What are the weird looking rifles that French soldiers carry?

[blockfort]

I'm in France on vacation and in the train stations and airports, the French soldiers walk around with some strange looking rifles. The magazines are behind the grip, sticking out from the bottom of the stock. There's also a 10" long "handle" that goes from the base of the barrel to the base of the stock. What gun is that?

[osis32]

Sounds lime a famas to me.

[21SF]

Sounds like an AUG....

[chicoredneck]

FAMAS

[Vacaville]

My guess would be a Steyr AUG too. Would help if you posted a photo. Does it look like this?



AUG

or this?



FAMAS

[osis32]

The famas is made by the french and fits that description. I highly doubt it's an aug.

[Black Majik]

Ah, gotta get some Counterstrike in your life.

[soopafly]

Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de S

[fishnbeer]

why dontcha just go up and ask them. they would just surrender and hand all the guns over to you, thats the easy way with the french. flippin fig eaters

[Us3rName]

I love figs

[CSACANNONEER]

Can't wait until they turn up on the surplus market. It's always good to find old military guns that were never fired and only dropped once.

[cxr]

Can't wait until they turn up on the surplus market. It's always good to find old military guns that were never fired and only dropped once.

LOL

[zfields]

Can't wait until they turn up on the surplus market. It's always good to find old military guns that were never fired and only dropped once.

+1


On a serious note, I really dig the looks of it also.

[tonelar]

The Famas has been in use for quite some time, now. Wouldnt it be neat if we could get the AWB thrown out in time to buy up French Mil Surp?

[supersonic]

I hear the French are good chefs. And their restaurants/bistros & coffeshops are second to none. That's about all I care about with regards to France.