The Vektor R4 is a South African 5.56×45mm assault rifle. It entered service as the standard service rifle of the South African Defence Force (SADF) in 1980. In South African service, the R4 replaced the R1, a variant of the 7.62×51mm FN FAL. It was produced by Lyttelton Engineering Works, now Denel Land Systems.
A South African soldier, part of the UN peacekeeping force, armed with an R4 during a training exercise in 2013
The LM5, a semi-automatic version of the R5 carbine
The FN FAL is a battle rifle designed in Belgium in 1953 by Dieudonné Saive and manufactured by FN Herstal.
A standard FAL (50.00 model) produced by FN
StG-58 with DSA Type I receiver
A British Army patrol crossing a stream during the Mau Mau rebellion, the front soldier carrying an X8E1 (Belgian-made 7.62mm FN FAL)
Dutch Marine with FN FAL fitted with a rifle grenade.