le ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁for ▁ 6 0 0 0 ▁rif les ▁in ▁cal iber ▁. 3 0 - 0 6 ▁Spring field . ▁The ▁Bel gi ans ▁designated ▁the ▁rif le ▁as ▁the ▁A BL ▁S AF N - 4 9 , ▁A BL ▁is ▁an ▁ac ron ym ▁for ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Army ▁in ▁both ▁French ▁and ▁Dutch ; ▁" AB " ▁for ▁the ▁French ▁" Arm ée ▁Bel ge " ▁and ▁" BL " ▁for ▁the ▁Dutch ▁" Bel g isch ▁Leg er ". ▁ ▁The ▁contract s ▁for ▁the ▁S AF N ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁rif le ▁made ▁by ▁F N ▁for ▁Belg ium ▁tot aled ▁ 8 7 , 7 7 7 ▁rif les ▁total , ▁compos ing ▁almost ▁half ▁of ▁all ▁F N - 4 9 ▁rif les ▁ever ▁produced . ▁ ▁A ▁fully ▁automatic , ▁select ive ▁fire ▁version , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁AF N ▁was ▁produced ▁for ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁military . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁sometimes ▁stated ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁A BL ▁weapons ▁were ▁either ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁select ive ▁fire ▁automatic ▁rif le ▁or ▁that ▁all ▁could ▁be ▁readily ▁convert ible ▁to ▁select ive ▁fire ▁automatic ▁rif le . ▁The ▁AF N ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Mar ines ▁of ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Navy ▁or ▁Z M - F N . ▁( Ze em acht ▁- ▁Force ▁Nav ale ). ▁ ▁Luxemb ourg ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁country ▁to ▁order ▁the ▁S AF N ▁