Right Arm of the Free World

English The right arm of the Free World Proper noun - the Right Arm of the Free World en colloquial The FN-FAL, which was widely used by militaries of the Western Bloc during the Cold War. en 2017-02-16 Jason J. Brown w:National Rifle Association The FN FAL: ‘The Right Arm of the Free World’ https://www.nrablog.com/articles/2017/2/the-fn-fal-the-right-arm-of-the-free-world Even as the U.S. rapidly moved on from their M-14 to the famed M-16 rifle, the rest of the world’s efforts against the Soviets and their “Red reach” was at the muzzle end of the FAL, resulting in the rifle’s nickname, “the Right Arm of the Free World.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260415110159/https://www.nrablog.com/articles/2017/2/the-fn-fal-the-right-arm-of-the-free-world 15 April 2026 en Firearms Cold War