FN Herstal SAFN-49 Model 1949 Egyptian Contract 8mm Mauser Semi-Auto Rifle, 23.2" Barrel, 10+1 (1950, Belgium)
This Belgian-made FN Herstal Model 1949 (SAFN-49) Egyptian Contract rifle is a post-WWII semi-automatic chambered in 8mm Mauser and manufactured in 1950. It carries the Egyptian royal crest and Arabic serial markings on the receiver, an adjustable short-stroke gas system with a tilting-bolt action, and a fixed 10-round magazine set up for charger-clip loading. A full-length hardwood stock with brass hardware, military iron sights, and a bayonet lug round out its service configuration.
Condition
Overall Condition: Good condition, showing some signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Condition: Good - Clean, well-maintained, minor wear marks.
Bore Rifling: Good Rifling - Intact, well-defined lands and grooves.
Specific Condition Notes: Handling wear is present throughout. There is finish wear on the receiver and barrel.
What’s Included
- FN Herstal Model 1949 (SAFN-49) Egyptian Contract rifle chambered in 8mm Mauser
The rifle uses a short-stroke gas piston with a tilting-bolt action and an adjustable gas system to tune operation. It retains its fixed 10-round internal magazine, intended for charger-clip loading through the receiver. The right-side ejection port and the gas system disassembly pin at the right front of the receiver ring are present.
Sighting equipment includes a protected front post and a tangent rear sight with protective wings and a sliding elevation ramp. The 23.2" barrel ends in a cylindrical muzzle cap at the crown, and a bayonet lug sits under the front sight base.
The full-length military stock is hardwood with an oil finish and a semi-pistol grip. It features a finger-groove forend, sling swivels, a brass buttplate with a trapdoor, and a brass stock disk. Matching hardwood handguards complete the service configuration. Length of pull measures 13.0".
Receiver construction is steel, and the rifle bears its original contract markings: the Egyptian royal crest and an Arabic serial on the receiver ring, plus an FN Herstal roll mark on the left receiver wall and an Arabic rack or assembly number on the rear sight base. Serial numbers are present in both Western and Arabic numerals. Manufactured in Belgium in 1950, this post-WWII Egyptian contract example represents FN's standard SAFN-49 pattern in 8mm Mauser.