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Developed by Fabrique Nationale in the mid-1990s as a military and police cartridge capable of penetrating soft body armor, while fitting handily inside the magazine of a concept gun known as the Personal Defense Weapon. This is a firearm intended to offer a balance of terminal effectiveness between a handgun and an assault rifle.
Such a PDW is intended for specialized usage by special forces units, as well as providing a defensive capability to those soldiers not normally required to carry a full-size rifle. Two firearms in this chambering are currently available to US civilians - FN 5.7 pistol and the PS90 rifle.
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