These bayonets were also used by Argentina, Belgium, Colombia, (Belgian) Congo, and Egypt.īrazil used the M1924/49 Short bayonet and, Indonesia and Venezuela used the M1924/49 Long bayonet with their Model 1949 rifles. and Oswald's possible ownership of a second rifle. It has the classic Belgian hollow-ground double-edged blade, patterned after the Belgian M1935 bayonet. The Model 1949 bayonet was the result of a request by Egypt, the second Model 1949 rifle export purchaser, who wanted a shorter, thinner blade than the M1924/49 Long bayonet which had been produced for Venezuela. 'S.A 30' stands for Semi-Automatic 30 caliber.Īccording to research published in 2019 by Wayne Johnson in the revised and expanded second edition of his book, The FN-49, the this example is the highest Luxembourg contract bayonet serial number reported. The 'AL' serial number prefix is an abbreviation for Armee Luxembourg. Luxembourg received 6,303 Model 1949 production rifles 1951-52. 30-06 Fabrique Nationale (FN) Model 1949 self-loading rifle.

Fn 49 rifle serial numbers