T48 rifle

Rifle, Caliber .30, T48
Type	Battle rifle
Place of origin	United States and Belgium
Service history
Wars	See conflicts
Production history
Designer	Dieudonné Saive
Designed	1947–1953 (FN FAL)
Manufacturer	Fabrique Nationale (FN) Harrington & Richardson (H&R) High Standard Company
No. built	~3,200
Variants	T48E1 HBAR
Specifications
Cartridge	7.62×51mm NATO[1]
Action	Gas-operated, tilting breechblock[1]
Feed system	20-round detachable box magazine

The T48 (marked as "Rifle, Caliber .30, T48") was a battle rifle tested by the U.S. military in the mid 1950s during trials to find a replacement for the M1 Garand. It was a license-produced copy of the Belgian FN FAL rifle. The rifle did not enter service, as the U.S. military decided to adopt the M14 rifle instead.