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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]]
<!-- Type selection -->
| is_ranged       = yes
<!-- Service history -->
| service         = 2000–present<ref name="gourley2003"/>
| used_by         = 40+ nations (see ''[[#Users|Users]]'')
| wars            =
* [[War in Afghanistan (2001–14)]]<ref name="lalibre2006"/>
* [[2003–04 Indonesian offensive in Aceh]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=BBAB&d_place=BBAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FF02F69C754DC1B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D |title=Indonesian troops kill seven rebels, seize weapons in Aceh |date=November 23, 2003 |publisher=[[Antara (news agency)|Antara]] |accessdate=November 19, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Mexican Drug War]]<ref name="byron2009"/>
* [[Libyan Civil War (2011)]]<ref name="lalibre2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.lalibre.be/actu/international/article/644046/des-armes-wallonnes-utilisees-pour-mater-les-manifestants-en-libye.html |title=Des armes wallonnes utilisées pour mater les manifestants en Libye? |date=February 21, 2011 |language=French |work=[[La Libre Belgique]] |accessdate=October 17, 2011}}</ref>
<!-- Production history -->
| designer        =
| design_date     = 1993–1998<ref name="gunzonetimeline1990"/><ref name="hogg2002"/>
| manufacturer    = [[FN Herstal]]
| unit_cost       = US$1,200
| production_date = 1998–present<ref name="hogg2002"/>
| number          =
| variants        = See ''[[#Variants|Variants]]'':
* ''Five-seven''
* ''Five-seven Tactical''
* ''Five-seven IOM''
* ''Five-seven USG''
* ''Five-seven FDE, ODG''
* ''Five-seven MK2''
<!-- General specifications -->
| spec_label      =
| weight          =
* {{convert|610|g|lb|abbr=on|1}} ''empty''<ref name="ownersmanual2009"/>
* {{convert|744|g|lb|abbr=on|1}} ''loaded''<ref name="detty2008"/>
| length          = {{convert|208|mm|abbr=on|1}}<ref name="ownersmanual2009"/>
| part_length     = {{convert|122|mm|abbr=on|1}}<ref name="ownersmanual2009"/>
| width           = {{convert|36|mm|abbr=on|1}}<ref name="ownersmanual2009"/>
| height          = {{convert|137|mm|abbr=on|1}}<ref name="detty2008"/>
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
| cartridge       = [[FN 5.7×28mm]]<ref name="ownersmanual2009"/>
| caliber         =
| barrels         =
| action          = [[Delayed blowback]]<ref name="ownersmanual2009"/>
| rate            = [[Semi-automatic firearm|Semi-automatic]]<ref name="ownersmanual2009"/>
| velocity        =
* 650&nbsp;m/s (2,130&nbsp;ft/s) (''SS190'')<ref name="fnhusacatalogammo08">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa1.com/PDF/FNH08ammunition.pdf |title=FNH USA 2008 Product Catalog – 5.7×28mm Ammunition |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |year=2008 |accessdate=January 30, 2010 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5rOfo5oje |archivedate=July 21, 2010}}</ref>
* 625&nbsp;m/s (2,050&nbsp;ft/s) (''SS195'')<ref name="fnhusacatalogammo08"/>
* 520&nbsp;m/s (1,700&nbsp;ft/s) (''SS197'')<ref name="fnhusacatalogammo08"/>
| range           = {{convert|100|m|yd|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="sterett2005"/>
| max_range       = {{convert|1510|m|yd|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="sterett2005"/>
| feed            = Detachable box [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine]]; capacities:
* 10 rounds (''[[Gun laws in the United States (by state)|restricted]]'')<ref name="ownersmanual2009"/>
* 20 rounds (''standard'')<ref name="ownersmanual2009"/>
* 30 rounds (''extended'')<ref name="dettyTL2008"/>
| sights          =
* [[iron sight#Contrast enhancements|"Three-dot" type]]: fixed or adjustable; {{convert|177.8|mm|abbr=on|0}} sight radius<ref name="sterett2005"/>
}}

The '''FN Five-seven''', trademarked as the '''Five-seveN''', is a [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] [[pistol]] designed and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale d’Armes de Guerre-Herstal ([[FN Herstal]]) in Belgium.<ref name="ownersmanual2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa.com/index.php/download_file/view/873 |title=FNH USA Five-seveN Autoloading Pistol Owner's Manual |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |year=2009 |accessdate=August 31, 2012}}</ref> The pistol is named for its 5.7-mm (.224&nbsp;in) bullet diameter, and the trademark capitalization style is intended to emphasize the manufacturer's initials—''FN''.<ref name="jbwood">{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/exclusives/fnh-usa-five-seven-pistol-57x28mm |title=FNH USA Five-seveN Pistol 5.7×28mm |author=Wood, J.B. |work=Tactical Life |accessdate=October 18, 2009}}</ref>

The Five-seven pistol was developed in conjunction with the [[FN P90]] [[personal defense weapon]] and the [[FN 5.7×28mm]] cartridge.<ref name="arsmechanica">{{cite book |editor1-first=Auguste |editor1-last=Francotte |editor2-first=Gaier |editor2-last=Claude |editor3-first=Karlshausen |editor3-last=Robert |title=Ars Mechanica – The Ultimate FN Book |date=January 2008 |publisher=Herstal Group |location=Vottem |isbn=978-2-87415-877-3}}</ref> The P90 was introduced in 1990, and the Five-seven was introduced in 1998 as a pistol using the same 5.7×28mm ammunition.<ref name="hogg2002">{{cite book |first=Ian |last=Hogg |year=2002 |title=Jane's Guns Recognition Guide |series=Jane's Recognition Guides |publisher=Jane's Information Group and Collins Press |location=Glasgow |isbn=978-0-00-712760-3}}</ref> Developed as a companion pistol to the P90, the Five-seven shares many of its design features: it is a lightweight [[polymer]]-based weapon with a large [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] capacity, [[ambidextrous]] controls, low [[recoil]], and the ability to penetrate [[ballistic vest|body armor]] when using certain cartridge types.<ref name="bahde2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/combat-handguns/fnh-five-seven-odg-57x28mm |title=FNH Five-seveN ODG 5.7×28mm |author=Bahde, Dave |work=Combat Handguns |date=November 2009 |accessdate=November 28, 2009}}</ref>

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://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]] organizations such as the [[Brady Campaign]], and the pistol has been subject to ongoing controversy in the United States.<ref name="brady2005">{{cite web |url=http://www.bradycampaign.org/media/press/view/626 |title=Police Officers at Risk from Cop-Killer Gun |publisher=[[Brady Campaign]] |date=February 17, 2005 |accessdate=October 19, 2009 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5rzTCu3ty |archivedate=August 15, 2010}}</ref><ref name="ayoob01">{{cite web |url=http://www.ontargetmagazine.com/content/defensive-handguns-0 |title=Defensive Handguns – The FN Five-seveN |author=[[Massad Ayoob]] |date=April 16, 2010 |work=On Target |accessdate=January 28, 2010}}</ref>

The Five-seven is currently in service with military and police forces in over 40 nations, including Canada, France, Greece, India, Poland, Spain, and the United States.<ref name="milrev">Tirans, Ivars (2009). "Baltic Defence Research and Technology 2009 Conference Proceedings". Military Review: Scientific Journal for Security and Defence ({{ISSN|1407-1746}}), Nr. 3/4 (132/133), p 103.</ref><!--NOTE: See the Users section of this article for additional references for each individual country.--> In the United States, the Five-seven is in use with numerous law enforcement agencies, including the [[U.S. Secret Service]].<ref name="jbwood"/><ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |editor1-first=Richard D. |editor1-last=Jones |editor2-first=Leland S. |editor2-last=Ness |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 |date=January 27, 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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