Know of any nicknames for FALs by users?

Itchingforaninchpattern · January 06, 2006, 14:51

I got to thinking of the nicknames used for U.S. small arms by the troops to which they were issued. 'Pig' (M60) and 'Matty Mattel gun' (M16) come to mind. What have FALs been called by the troops that carried them? I would also be interested in hearing of other nicknames for weapons that were issued to soldiers that did not serve in the U.S. armed forces. What have you heard?

**Rawles** · January 06, 2006, 15:20

Back during the U.S. Army T48 trials in the 1950s, the T48 FAL was known by soldiers as "The Idiot Stick" due to its protrudent barrel.

**Andy the Aussie** · January 06, 2006, 16:37

SLR.....but pronounced SLUUUUR...

Horseman · January 06, 2006, 20:37

I talked to an Aussie that said in his unit they called it "The Mighty Slur" as well as "Slur" and later the "Elephant Killer" after the AUG came onto the scene and they got used to that 5.56 bullshit.

Horseman · January 06, 2006, 20:42

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Originally posted by Rawles
Back during the U.S. Army T48 trials in the 1950s, the T48 FAL was known by soldiers as "The Idiot Stick" due to its protrudent barrel.

You hear all kinds of different things about guns. I read they called it an idiot stick due to the upsidedown (when compared to most gas op weaps of the day) gas system.

pb · January 07, 2006, 09:53

My Izzy HB is referred to as the "Palastinean Persuader."

Itchingforaninchpattern · January 07, 2006, 13:11

I do now remember reading in a couple of books that the cut down L1A1s used by Australian Task Force SAS teams in Vietnam were called 'bitches', which I think was because of the excessive muzzle flash and blast. I also saw a photo of an M14 that was abbreviated at the barrel to the gas system block that the SAS used, and now I wonder if that would be the 'yank bitch' to the SAS troops using it.

doubletap · January 07, 2006, 15:31

Most common name I've heard in the RSA or Rhodesia was "FN". When someone mentioned that they meant the FAL or SLR rifle. Wasn't until I was back in the US that I started hearing FN's referred to as "FAL's" or "fawles" phonetically.

Thor · January 08, 2006, 20:39

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My Izzy HB is referred to as the "Palastinean Persuader."

I like that. I think I'll call mine "the Hebrew Hammer".

Horseman · January 08, 2006, 22:51

My Brit is named "Mad Jack".

Pete_in_WA · January 09, 2006, 05:29

What?!?! No one named their FAL "Charlene" in honor of the M14 used by Pvt. Pyle in "Full Metal Jacket"? The shame.......

Mine is just my baby. I have thought of having "Mjolnir" (the name of Thor's Hammer) engraved on the receiver though.

redbear · January 09, 2006, 05:54

Mine is "La Garra del Oso"

**moses** · January 09, 2006, 14:11

I call my first and zinc parkerized FAL "the gray Ghost"

Snakeshot · January 09, 2006, 19:16

My first build, on a "South African" kit has "Vanessa IV" neatly scratched into the handguards.

Makes me wonder what happened to Vanessas I-III.

bill3542 · January 09, 2006, 19:59

i sometimes refer to my 4 FALS as (groucho,harpo,chico,and zeppo). what i find interesting on the one imbel is the 3 upside down crosses carved into the front handguard.

sorta makes me wonder what that ones seen.

Itchingforaninchpattern · January 09, 2006, 20:32

Perhaps I could name the upcoming Brit L1A1 build as 'Tommy Atkins', in honor of Kipling's everyman soldier serving in Army. How about a name for an Australian L1A1 build? How about 'Harry' (from Graham Kennedy's L1A1-carrying character in 'The Odd Angry Shot')?

wileycsg · January 09, 2006, 20:49

"Right arm of the free world".

wileycsg

zallen · January 11, 2006, 06:59

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Originally posted by Thor

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My Izzy HB is referred to as the "Palastinean Persuader."

I like that. I think I'll call mine "the Hebrew Hammer".

Good movie, check it out.

zallen · January 11, 2006, 09:50

My "Leetle Fren"

WiFAL · January 11, 2006, 13:05

Frankenhesse

alphadog58 · January 12, 2006, 09:19

Homeland Security Rifle
Larry

whirlibird · January 12, 2006, 15:12

Thanks to a semi-redneck friend my Franken-FAL has a new name....

UKG. ...... Ugly Killin' Gun.

Thor · January 13, 2006, 22:13

Originally posted by Zallen:

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Good movie, check it out.

I have. Loved it.

fal_762x51 · January 13, 2006, 22:38

The "California LEO Attracting Rifle."

**W.E.G.** · January 13, 2006, 23:00

I tell my wife all mine are named "The Last One."

critterflht · January 14, 2006, 18:26

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Originally posted by W.E.G.
I tell my wife all mine are named "The Last One."

LOL WEG, that's worked so far on all of mine for me too-

But I still remember James the GPG's answer to me once when buying one of his kits as to how to explain it to my SO- One word... "jewelry"

Back on topic, seems I remember one of our guys posting from Iraq saying that the locals over there referred to FALs as "NATOs".

robmac · January 16, 2006, 16:43

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Originally posted by W.E.G.
I tell my wife all mine are named "The Last One."

ME TOO!!!!! HA, HA

younggun · January 17, 2006, 15:58

the guy's at the range have named mine mikey's big 'ol cannon, gotta love those short combo's

Windustsearch · January 17, 2006, 19:44

I had alot of godamn nicknames for mine when it wasn't working right.

critterflht · January 18, 2006, 07:36

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Originally posted by Windustsearch
I had alot of godamn nicknames for mine when it wasn't working right.

LOL! Been there...

January 06, 2006, 14:51	#1
Itchingforaninchpattern Registered FALaholic #: 17687 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Upper Midwest Posts: 708	Know of any nicknames for FALs by users? I got to thinking of the nicknames used for U.S. small arms by the troops to which they were issued. 'Pig' (M60) and 'Matty Mattel gun' (M16) come to mind. What have FALs been called by the troops that carried them? I would also be interested in hearing of other nicknames for weapons that were issued to soldiers that did not serve in the U.S. armed forces. What have you heard?

January 06, 2006, 15:20	#2
Rawles Veteran Member Gold Contributor FALaholic #: 133 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: The Rawles Ranch--Somewhere in The American Redoubt Posts: 1,424	Back during the U.S. Army T48 trials in the 1950s, the T48 FAL was known by soldiers as "The Idiot Stick" due to its protrudent barrel. __________________ ~Jim Rawles~ Editor of www.SurvivalBlog.com FALFiles Member #133

January 08, 2006, 20:39	#9
Thor Registered FALaholic #: 12414 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeastern Kentucky Posts: 237	PHP Code: `My Izzy HB is referred to as the "Palastinean Persuader."` I like that. I think I'll call mine "the Hebrew Hammer". __________________ "Thor" "We few. We happy few. We band of brothers. For he this day who sheds his blood with me shall be my brother."

January 09, 2006, 05:54	#12
redbear Registered FALaholic #: 18443 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cincinnati Ohio Posts: 357	Mine is "La Garra del Oso" __________________ Red war will fall on my enemies...

January 09, 2006, 19:16	#14
Snakeshot Registered FALaholic #: 909 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Alfalfaville, NV Posts: 4,050	My first build, on a "South African" kit has "Vanessa IV" neatly scratched into the handguards. Makes me wonder what happened to Vanessas I-III. __________________ "When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that justifies it." Frederic Bastiat

January 06, 2006, 16:37	#3
Andy the Aussie Dinosaur Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 216 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Down Under Posts: 12,755	SLR.....but pronounced SLUUUUR...

January 06, 2006, 20:37	#4
Horseman Registered FALaholic #: 7704 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 419	I talked to an Aussie that said in his unit they called it "The Mighty Slur" as well as "Slur" and later the "Elephant Killer" after the AUG came onto the scene and they got used to that 5.56 bullshit.

January 07, 2006, 09:53	#6
pb Registered FALaholic #: 6163 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Goliad TX Posts: 336	My Izzy HB is referred to as the "Palastinean Persuader."

January 07, 2006, 13:11	#7
Itchingforaninchpattern Registered FALaholic #: 17687 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Upper Midwest Posts: 708	I do now remember reading in a couple of books that the cut down L1A1s used by Australian Task Force SAS teams in Vietnam were called 'bitches', which I think was because of the excessive muzzle flash and blast. I also saw a photo of an M14 that was abbreviated at the barrel to the gas system block that the SAS used, and now I wonder if that would be the 'yank bitch' to the SAS troops using it.

January 07, 2006, 15:31	#8
doubletap Registered FALaholic #: 1426 Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Northern Taiga-land Posts: 830	Most common name I've heard in the RSA or Rhodesia was "FN". When someone mentioned that they meant the FAL or SLR rifle. Wasn't until I was back in the US that I started hearing FN's referred to as "FAL's" or "fawles" phonetically.

January 08, 2006, 22:51	#10
Horseman Registered FALaholic #: 7704 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 419	My Brit is named "Mad Jack".

January 09, 2006, 05:29	#11
Pete_in_WA Unregistered FALaholic #: 18857 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 189	What?!?! No one named their FAL "Charlene" in honor of the M14 used by Pvt. Pyle in "Full Metal Jacket"? The shame....... Mine is just my baby. I have thought of having "Mjolnir" (the name of Thor's Hammer) engraved on the receiver though.

January 09, 2006, 14:11	#13
moses One of the original 400 Contributor FALaholic #: 392 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: charlotte nc usa Posts: 5,494	I call my first and zinc parkerized FAL "the gray Ghost"

January 09, 2006, 19:59	#15
bill3542 Registered FALaholic #: 5675 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Co.PA Posts: 1,727	i sometimes refer to my 4 FALS as (groucho,harpo,chico,and zeppo). what i find interesting on the one imbel is the 3 upside down crosses carved into the front handguard. sorta makes me wonder what that ones seen. __________________ BILL H

January 09, 2006, 20:32	#16
Itchingforaninchpattern Registered FALaholic #: 17687 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Upper Midwest Posts: 708	Perhaps I could name the upcoming Brit L1A1 build as 'Tommy Atkins', in honor of Kipling's everyman soldier serving in Army. How about a name for an Australian L1A1 build? How about 'Harry' (from Graham Kennedy's L1A1-carrying character in 'The Odd Angry Shot')?

January 09, 2006, 20:49	#17
wileycsg Registered FALaholic #: 9921 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Masachusetts Posts: 593	"Right arm of the free world". wileycsg

January 11, 2006, 09:50	#19
zallen Registered FALaholic #: 17173 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 549	My "Leetle Fren" __________________ "If someone is so fearful that they are going to start using their weapons to protect their rights, it makes me very nervous that these people have weapons at all." ~Rep. Henry Waxman "Banning guns addresses a fundamental right of all Americans to feel safe." ~Senator Diane Feinstein, 1993 The Supreme Court has chosen not to hear any 2nd amendment cases since 1939.

January 11, 2006, 13:05	#20
WiFAL Registered FALaholic #: 2823 Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Franklin, WI Posts: 949	Frankenhesse

January 12, 2006, 09:19	#21
alphadog58 Duke of Yankeedom Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 9405 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: SE CT Posts: 2,394	Homeland Security Rifle Larry __________________ "I aim to make mischief." Nathan Fillion in "Serenity". "Man, I know. Ever'body funny, you funny, too." George Thorogood

January 12, 2006, 15:12	#22
whirlibird Registered FALaholic #: 5039 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Plains of Colorado Posts: 895	Thanks to a semi-redneck friend my Franken-FAL has a new name.... UKG. ...... Ugly Killin' Gun. __________________ Don't leave til tomorrow, that which you can gleefully blast into inexistence now.

January 13, 2006, 22:38	#24
fal_762x51 Registered FALaholic #: 16310 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 549	The "California LEO Attracting Rifle." __________________ When greater leakage is needed, go 7.62.

January 13, 2006, 23:00	#25
W.E.G. Administrator Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 1211 Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Virginia Posts: 31,109	I tell my wife all mine are named "The Last One." __________________ . . . Ask me about the Mason-Dixon FAL Collectors Association.

January 17, 2006, 15:58	#28
younggun Registered FALaholic #: 18437 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: nc Posts: 1,581	the guy's at the range have named mine mikey's big 'ol cannon, gotta love those short combo's __________________ [This space for rent, PM for details]

January 17, 2006, 19:44	#29
Windustsearch Registered FALaholic #: 10219 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Seattle,Wa Posts: 5,702	I had alot of godamn nicknames for mine when it wasn't working right.

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