Northeast FAMAS F1 GBBRNORTHEAST FAMAS F1 Ordered and commissioned by the French Army back in the 1970s, the FAMAS (Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint Etienne) met the desire for an all purpose, capable and powerful tactical weapon, small in size but also easy to operate and maintain. The first version of the FAMAS, called the F1, sold more than 400,000 units in France and in some other countries like Senegal and the UAE and was sometimes given to allied