Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne.
The study
of this weapon began in 1967, its initial version named F1 will be sold to more
than 400,000 copies in France and in some foreign countries.
Too
complex and especially too expensive to maintain, it was never massively
purchased by any other country (the price was almost double that of an American
M16 assault rifle).
The
production of the FAMAS ceased in 1992.
Its
maintenance is today ensured by the Nexter Mechanics factory in Tulle, formerly
the Manufacture d'armes de Tulle.
This one
is a rather rare model, it is in .223, not a remodified .222.
And here's another one!
