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{{Infobox Weapon
| name            = FN Five-seveN
| image           = [[File:FN5701.jpg|300px|alt=Photo of an all-black Five-seven USG pistol surrounded by 5.7×28mm SS197SR cartridges]]
| caption         = ''Five-seven USG'' with twenty [[5.7×28mm]] cartridges
| origin          = [[Belgium]]
| type            = [[Semi-automatic pistol]]
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| is_ranged       = yes
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Sales of the Five-seven were originally restricted by FN to military and law enforcement customers, but since 2004, the pistol has also been offered to civilian shooters for [[self-defense|personal protection]], [[target shooting]], and similar uses.<ref name="fnmfgdao">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnmfg.com/products/fivesevn/fivesevn.htm |title=Five-seveN Pistol |year=2001 |publisher=[[FN Manufacturing LLC]] |accessdate=April 20, 2010 |archiveurl=http
s://web.archive.org/web/20011003224904/http://www.fnmfg.com/products/fivesevn/fivesevn.htm |archivedate=October 3, 2001}}</ref><ref name="fnhusa57">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa.com/l/products/commercial/handguns/five-seven |title=The Five-seveN |year=2012 |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |accessdate=August 31, 2012}}</ref> Although offered only with sporting ammunition, the Five-seven's introduction to civilian shooters was met with vocal opposition from [[Gun politics|gun control(contracted; show full), 2009 |edition=35th |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5}}</ref> In the years since the pistol's introduction to the civilian market in the United States, it has also become increasingly popular with civilian shooters.<ref name="grevillius2006">Grevillius, Nils (September 11, 2006). "One Hot Number". [[Guns & Ammo]], '''Vol. 50''' (No. 10): pp 48-53.</ref>

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