Frontier Armory is a leading source of African firearm parts. In addition to their array of imported parts, they are also creating a US-made reproduction Halbek device. What is a Halbek device, exactly? The legendary Ian McCollum at Forgotten Weapons made a great video explaining what it was and how it worked.

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If you didn’t watch the video, the Halbek device was used in Rhodesia on their FAL rifles. It is a steel muzzle brake that slips over the flash hider of the FAL. A locking mechanism secures it in place by locking around the barrel. Frontier Armory has tested and verified the fit on the DSA SA58, which is the main FAL option on the US market. There have been many, many different FAL muzzle devices made over the years though, and some may have fitment issues if they were not manufactured to spec.

Actual Halbeks are both rare and expensive, so most Rhodesian FAL clones lack one. Frontier Armory’s version is made in the USA and costs $169.99. They are in stock and available for purchase now. It also features a lifetime warranty for manufacturing issues.

From the manufacturer:

US-made Halbek device. They are based off the original Halbek device. Picture 3 shows the device mounted on a FAL rifle. The Halbek device pictured is a prototype, the final one will look more refined.

Specs:

1:1 copy of the original Halbek device.

made out of steel

coated in grey

will fit FAL rifles that do not have a 16″ bipod-cut barrel

Made in the US

All images from Frontier Armory