List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
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This is a list of weapon
Weapon
A weapon, arm, or armament is a tool or instrument used with the aim of causing damage or harm to living beings or artificial structures or systems...

s served individually
Personal weapon
A personal weapon or ordnance weapon is a weapon that is issued to an individualmember of a military or paramilitary unit, e.g. to individual infantry soldiers, but also side arms carried by officers or other personnel....

 by the United States armed forces
United States armed forces
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.The United States has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military...

, sorted by type and current level of use. This list does not include a number of weapons used by Special Operations Forces
United States Special Operations Forces
United States Special Operations Forces under United States Special Operations Command are active and reserve component forces of U.S. Military...

, as their specific equipment is mostly unknown and some Special Operations Forces weapons are only used by a few operators.

While the general understanding is that crew-served weapons require more than one person to operate them, there are important exceptions in the case of both squad automatic weapon
Squad automatic weapon
A squad automatic weapon is a weapon used to give infantry squads or sections a portable source of automatic firepower. Weapons used in this role are selective-fire rifles, usually fitted with a bipod and heavier barrel to perform as Light machine guns...

s (SAW) and sniper
Sniper
A sniper is a marksman who shoots targets from concealed positions or distances exceeding the capabilities of regular personnel. Snipers typically have specialized training and distinct high-precision rifles....

 rifle
Rifle
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...

s. Within the Table of Organization and Equipment
Table of Organization and Equipment
A table of organization and equipment is a document published by the U.S. Department of Defense which prescribes the organization, staffing, and equippage of units. Also used in acronyms as 'T/O' and 'T/E'....

 for both the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

 and the U.S. Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...

, these two classes of weapons are understood to be crew-served, as the operator of the weapon (identified as a sniper or as a SAW gunner) has an assistant, who carries additional ammunition and associated equipment, acts as a spotter
Sniper team
A sniper team typically consists of a sniper and a spotter as described in military doctrines of the United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Both members can perform either role and often rotate between the two...

, and is also fully qualified in the operation of the weapon. Hence, the above weapons are listed under List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. armed forces. See also Equipment of the United States Coast Guard
Equipment of the United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard uses cutters and small boats on the water, and fixed- and rotary wing aircraft in the air. The Coast Guard employs various small arms including handguns, shotguns, rifles, and machine guns.-Cutters:...

 for a more detailed list of their small arms.

In active service

  • M2 Browning machine gun
  • M60 machine gun
    M60 machine gun
    The M60 is a family of American general-purpose machine guns firing 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links...

  • M240 machine gun
  • M249 light machine gun
    M249 light machine gun
    The M249 light machine gun , previously designated the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon , and formally written as Light Machine Gun, 5.56 mm, M249, is an American version of the Belgian FN Minimi, a light machine gun manufactured by the Belgian company FN Herstal . The M249 is manufactured in the...


Experimental

  • XM312
    XM312
    The XM312 is a heavy machine gun derived from the XM307 25 mm autocannon and chambered for the .50 BMG cartridge. It was designed in response to a request by the U.S...

  • Ford Aerospace XM234
    M249 light machine gun
    The M249 light machine gun , previously designated the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon , and formally written as Light Machine Gun, 5.56 mm, M249, is an American version of the Belgian FN Minimi, a light machine gun manufactured by the Belgian company FN Herstal . The M249 is manufactured in the...

  • Rodman Laboratories XM235
    M249 light machine gun
    The M249 light machine gun , previously designated the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon , and formally written as Light Machine Gun, 5.56 mm, M249, is an American version of the Belgian FN Minimi, a light machine gun manufactured by the Belgian company FN Herstal . The M249 is manufactured in the...

  • XM806
  • Johnston Model D1918 machine gun
  • T24 machine gun
    T24 machine gun
    The T24 was a copy of the MG42 during the war as a possible replacement for the Browning Automatic Rifle & M1919A4 for infantry squads, the new version being adapted for the .30-06 cartridge. Saginaw Steering Gear constructed a working prototype designated as the T24 machine gun which could also be...


In active service

  • FGM-172 Short-Range Assault Weapon (Disposable missile launcher, 140 mm)
  • M136 (Bofors AT4; Disposable recoilless rifle, 84 mm)
  • M72/A1/A2/A3/A4 LAW
    M72 LAW
    The M72 LAW is a portable one-shot 66 mm unguided anti-tank weapon, designed in the United States by Paul V. Choate, Charles B. Weeks, and Frank A. Spinale et al...

     (Disposable rocket launcher, 66 mm) (USMC)
  • M202 FLASH (Incendiary rocket launcher, 66mm)
  • M203/A1/A2
    M203 grenade launcher
    The M203 is a single shot 40 mm grenade launcher designed to attach to a rifle. It uses the same rounds as the older M79 break-action grenade launcher, which utilize the High-Low Propulsion System to keep recoil forces low. Though versatile, and compatible with many rifle models, the M203 was...

     (Grenade launcher, 40x46mm
    40 mm grenade
    The 40mm grenade is a military grenade caliber for grenade launchers in service with many armed forces. There are two main types in service: the 40×46mm, which is a low-velocity round used in hand-held grenade launchers; and the high-velocity 40×53mm, used in mounted and crew-served weapons. The...

    )

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

  • M32 Multi-Shot Grenade Launcher
    Milkor MGL
    The MGL is a lightweight 40 mm semi-automatic, 6-shot grenade launcher developed and manufactured in South Africa by Milkor Ltd. The MGL was demonstrated as a concept to the South African Defence Force in 1981. The operating principle was immediately accepted and subjected to a stringent...

     (Grenade launcher, 40x46mm) (USMC)
  • M320 grenade launcher (Grenade launcher, 40x46mm
    40 mm grenade
    The 40mm grenade is a military grenade caliber for grenade launchers in service with many armed forces. There are two main types in service: the 40×46mm, which is a low-velocity round used in hand-held grenade launchers; and the high-velocity 40×53mm, used in mounted and crew-served weapons. The...

    , Army)
  • M72A5/A6/A7/A8/A9/A10 Light Anti-Tank Weapon
    M72 LAW
    The M72 LAW is a portable one-shot 66 mm unguided anti-tank weapon, designed in the United States by Paul V. Choate, Charles B. Weeks, and Frank A. Spinale et al...

     (Disposable rocket launcher, 66 mm) (Army)
  • M79
    M79 grenade launcher
    The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, shoulder-fired, break-action grenade launcher that fires a 40x46mm grenade which used what the US Army called the High-Low Propulsion System to keep recoil forces low, and first appeared during the Vietnam War...

     (Grenade launcher, 40x46mm) (Special Forces, Navy SEALs
    United States Navy SEALs
    The United States Navy's Sea, Air and Land Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command as well as the maritime component of the United States Special Operations Command.The acronym is derived from their...

    , United States Marine Corps
    United States Marine Corps
    The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...

    )

Out of service (obsolete)

  • XM148 (Grenade launcher, 40x46mm)
  • M7 grenade launcher
    M7 grenade launcher
    The M7 grenade launcher, formally Rifle Grenade Launcher, M7 was a 22 mm rifle grenade launcher attachment for the M1 Garand rifle which saw widespread use throughout World War II and the Korean War. The M7 was a tube-shaped device, one end that slotting over the barrel of the rifle, the other end...

     (Rifle grenade launcher attachment)
  • China Lake Grenade Launcher (Limited issue to special forces)

Experimental

  • Mk 13 Mod 0 EGLM
    FN SCAR
    The Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle, or SCAR, is a modular rifle made by FN Herstal for the United States Special Operations Command to satisfy the requirements of the SCAR competition. This family of rifles consist of two main types...

     (Grenade launcher, 40x46mm)
  • XM25 Individual Airburst Weapon System (Magazine-fed grenade launcher, 25 mm LV airburst)
  • EX 41 grenade launcher
    EX 41 grenade launcher
    The EX 41 grenade launcher, also called the Shoulder-Fired Weapon , was a prototype multi-shot grenade launcher that was never adopted by the United States military. Most of its development was at Naval Ordnance Station, Louisville for the US Marine Corps in order to replace the single-shot M203...

     (Pump-action 40mm grenade launcher)

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

  • ASEK
    Aircrew Survival Egress Knife
    The Aircrew Survival Egress Knife or ASEK is a U.S. Army aircrew survival knife, designed and initially manufactured by the Ontario Knife Company, and entered service in 2003.-Development and Adoption:...

     (Army)
  • M9 bayonet
    M9 Bayonet
    The M9 Bayonet is a multi-purpose knife and bayonet officially adopted in 1984 by the United States. It has a blade and is issued with a sheath designed to double as a wire cutter. It was designed and developed by Charles A. "Mickey" Finn at his R&D company, Qual-A-Tec. He later produced it under...

     (M16 series)
  • M11 Knife
    M9 Bayonet
    The M9 Bayonet is a multi-purpose knife and bayonet officially adopted in 1984 by the United States. It has a blade and is issued with a sheath designed to double as a wire cutter. It was designed and developed by Charles A. "Mickey" Finn at his R&D company, Qual-A-Tec. He later produced it under...

     (EOD
    Bomb disposal
    Bomb disposal is the process by which hazardous explosive devices are rendered safe. Bomb disposal is an all encompassing term to describe the separate, but interrelated functions in the following fields:*Military:...

    )
  • OKC-3S Bayonet
    OKC-3S Bayonet
    The OKC-3S is a bayonet developed by the United States Marine Corps to replace the M7 bayonet as its service bayonet for the M16 family of rifles. This multi-purpose bayonet provides greater durability than the M7 and also functions as a fighting knife....

     (Marine Corps
    Marine corps
    A marine is a member of a force that specializes in expeditionary operations such as amphibious assault and occupation. The marines traditionally have strong links with the country's navy...

     only)
  • Mk 2 Knife
    KA-BAR
    KA-BAR is the contemporary popular name for the combat knife first adopted by the United States Marine Corps in November 1942 as the 1219C2 Combat Knife , and subsequently adopted by the United States Navy as the U.S. Navy Utility Knife, Mark 2...

     (Ka-Bar)
  • Gerber Mark II
    Gerber Mark II
    The Gerber Mark II is a fighting knife manufactured by Gerber Legendary Blades from 1967 to 2000, with an additional limited run of 1500 in 2002, and full production resuming as of July 2008...

  • Machete
    Machete
    The machete is a large cleaver-like cutting tool. The blade is typically long and usually under thick. In the English language, an equivalent term is matchet, though it is less commonly known...

  • Mark 3 Knife
    Mark 3 Knife
    Ontario Mark 3 Navy History and DurabilityThe Mark 3 is the standard knife for the US Navy and Navy SEALs. The knife made its first debut in World War II, and is known as a KA-BAR era knife. It features a 6 1/2" 440 stainless steel blade. It has a saw tooth back and a black oxide finish, with high...

     (SEALs
    United States Navy SEALs
    The United States Navy's Sea, Air and Land Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command as well as the maritime component of the United States Special Operations Command.The acronym is derived from their...

    )
  • Mission Knives MPK Knife (SEALs
    United States Navy SEALs
    The United States Navy's Sea, Air and Land Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command as well as the maritime component of the United States Special Operations Command.The acronym is derived from their...

    , Navy EOD
    United States Navy EOD
    United States Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians render safe all types of ordnance, including improvised, chemical, biological, and nuclear. They perform land and underwater location, identification, render-safe, and recovery of foreign and domestic ordnance...

    , and USMC
    United States Marine Corps
    The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...

    )
  • Strider SMF
    Strider SMF
    The Strider MARSOC SMF is a framelock folding knife that was specifically developed for Detachment 1, the first SOCOM unit of the United States Marine Corps...

     (USMC
    United States Marine Corps
    The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...

    )
  • SEAL Knife 2000 (SEALs
    United States Navy SEALs
    The United States Navy's Sea, Air and Land Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command as well as the maritime component of the United States Special Operations Command.The acronym is derived from their...

    )
  • Tomahawk
    Tomahawk (axe)
    A tomahawk is a type of axe native to North America, traditionally resembling a hatchet with a straight shaft. The name came into the English language in the 17th century as a transliteration of the Powhatan word.Tomahawks were general purpose tools used by Native Americans and European Colonials...

     (VTAC)

Out of service (obsolete)

  • M7 Bayonet
    M7 Bayonet
    The M7 Bayonet is a bayonet that was used by the U.S. military for the M16 rifle, it can also be used for the AR-15 rifle. It was introduced in 1964, when the M16 entered service during the Vietnam War....

     (M16 series)
  • M6 Bayonet
    M6 Bayonet
    The M6 Bayonet is a bayonet used by the U.S. military for the M14 rifle. It was introduced in 1957, at the same time as the rifle itself. It is the only type of bayonet made for the M14, and the only other rifle it fits is the civilian version of the M14, the M1A.Like its predecessor, the M5...

     (M14)
  • M5 Bayonet
    M5 Bayonet
    The M5 Bayonet was adopted by the U.S. Military in 1953 to replace other bayonets for the M1 Garand. It uses the M8A1 scabbard.-Background:During the Korean War, the M1 bayonet and M1905 bayonet which mount to the M1 Garand, were proven difficult to remove with gloves on. As a result the U.S. M5...

     (M1 Carbine)
  • M4 Bayonet (M1 Carbine)
  • M3 Trench Knife
    Trench knife
    A Trench knife is a combat knife designed to kill or gravely incapacitate an enemy soldier at close quarters, as might be encountered in a trenchline or other confined area. It was developed in response to a need for a close combat weapon for soldiers conducting assaults and raids on enemy...

  • M1 bayonet
    M1 Bayonet
    The M1 Bayonet was designed to be used with the .30 caliber U.S. Rifle M1. The blade is 10 inches long, and the handle is 4 inches long....

     (M1 Garand/M1903)
  • Knife LC-14-B/Type IV Survival Ax (Woodman's Pal)
  • Mk 2 Machete (Navy)
  • Mk 2 Utility Knife (Marine Corps/Navy)
  • Mk 1 Utility Knife (Navy)
  • M1939 Machete
  • M1942 Bayonet
    M1942 Bayonet
    The M1942 Bayonet was designed to be used with the .30 caliber U.S. Rifle M1, or M1 Garand. The blade is 16 inches long and the handle is 4 inches long....

     (M1903/M1 Garand)
  • M1942 Machete
  • V44 Knife
  • V-42 combat knife (Case V-42 'Stiletto
    Stiletto
    A stiletto is a knife or dagger with a long slender blade and needle-like point, intended primarily as a stabbing weapon. The stiletto blade's narrow cross-section and acuminated tip reduces friction upon entry, allowing the blade to penetrate deeply...

    ')
  • M1942 Bolo Knife (United States Navy Hospital Corpsman
    United States Navy Hospital Corpsman
    A Hospital Corpsman is an enlisted medical specialist for the United States Navy who serves with Navy and United States Marine Corps units. The Hospital Corpsman works in a wide variety of capacities and locations, including shore establishments such as naval hospitals and clinics, aboard ships,...

    )
  • Sykes-Fairbairn Commando Knife
  • Marine Corps Raiders stiletto
    U.S. Marine Raider Stiletto
    The U.S. Marine Raider Stiletto was a stiletto and combat knife issued to the Marine Raiders and 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion during World War II.-Background:At the start of World War II, the Mark I Trench Knife was the only knife issued to Marines...

     by Camillus
    Camillus Cutlery Company
    The Camillus Cutlery Company was one of the oldest knife manufacturers in the United States. The Company, which has its roots dating back to 1876, produced millions of knives until it filed for bankruptcy in 2007 due to fierce overseas competition...

  • M1917/M1918/Mark I Trench Knife
    Trench knife
    A Trench knife is a combat knife designed to kill or gravely incapacitate an enemy soldier at close quarters, as might be encountered in a trenchline or other confined area. It was developed in response to a need for a close combat weapon for soldiers conducting assaults and raids on enemy...

  • M1917 Bayonet
    M1917 Bayonet
    The M1917 bayonet was designed to be used with the US M1917 Enfield .30 caliber rifle, as well as with the Winchester Model 1897 and M12 trench shotguns. The blade was 16 inches long...

     (M1917/Shotgun)
  • P1913 Bayonet
    M1917 Enfield rifle
    The M1917 Enfield, the "American Enfield" , formally named "United States Rifle, cal .30, Model of 1917" was an American modification and production of the British .303 caliber P14 rifle developed and manufactured during the period 1917-1918.-History:Before World War I developed, the British had as...

     (M1917)
  • M1917 Bolo Knife
  • M1909 Bolo Knife
  • M1905 Bayonet
    M1905 Bayonet
    The M1905 Bayonet was designed to be used with the .30 caliber U.S. M1903 Springfield rifle. Variants of the M1903 rifle were produced during World War I and World War II by Springfield Armory, Remington Arms, Rock Island Arsenal, and Smith-Corona Typewriter. The blade is 16 inches long, and the...

     (M1903/M1 Garand)
  • M1904 Hospital Corps Knife
  • M1898 Bolo Bayonet
  • M1898 Bowie Bayonet
  • M1895 Lee Rifle Bayonet
  • M1892 Bayonet (Krag)
  • M1887 Hospital Corps Knife
  • M1880 Hunting Knife (a.k.a Entrenching knife)
  • M1873 Trowel Bayonet
  • M1868 Trowel Bayonet
  • M1861 Navy Rifle Bayonet
  • M1855 Socket Bayonet
  • M1847 Musketoon Bayonet
  • M1841 Mississippi Rifle Bayonet
  • M1819 Hall Breech-Loading Rifle Socket Bayonet
  • M1812 Bayonet|M1816 Bayonet
  • M1812 Bayonet
  • M1795 Bayonet
  • M1849 Rifleman's Knife

In active service

  • AN/M8 white smoke grenade
    AN M8
    -Army/Navy Model 8 HC Smoke Grenade :This US Army grenade is used as a ground-to-ground or ground-to-air signaling device, a target or landing zone marking device, or a screening device for unit movements.-Warning:...

  • AN/M14 thermite grenade
  • AN/M18 colored smoke grenade
    AN M18
    The AN-M18 Colored Smoke Grenade is a US Army grenade used as a ground-to-ground or ground-to-air signaling device, a target or landing zone marking device, or a screening device for unit movements.-Warning:...

  • M67 fragmentation grenade
    M67 grenade
    The M67 grenade is a fragmentation hand grenade used by the United States Military and Canadian Forces, where it is referred to as the C13. The M67 is a replacement for the M61 grenade used during Vietnam and the older Mk 2 "pineapple" grenade used since World War II.-Composition:The M67 Grenade...

     (Fragmentation)
  • M7A3 CS Gas Grenade
  • M25A2 Riot Control Grenade
  • M47 Riot Control Grenade

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

  • M84
    M84 stun grenade
    The M84 is the currently issued stun grenade of the United States Army. Upon detonation, it emits an intensely loud "bang" and blinding flash of more than one million candela and 170–180 dB within five feet of initiation, sufficient to cause immediate flash blindness, deafness, tinnitus,...

  • Mk.141 Mod 0
  • M116/A1 Flash-Crash Grenade
  • M83 White Smoke Grenade

Out of service (obsolete)

  • M25/A1
  • M7/A1/A2
  • M6/A1
  • Mk 1 Mod 0/1/2/3
  • M34
  • M16
  • M15
  • M8
  • M33
  • M61
    M61 grenade
    -Description:The M26 is a fragmentation grenade developed by the United States military. Its distinct lemon shape led it to being nicknamed the "lemon grenade"....

  • M26/A1
  • Mk III/IIIA1/IIIA2 (aka Mk 3/A1/A2)
  • Mk II/IIA1
    Mk 2 grenade
    The Mk 2 defensive hand grenade is a fragmentation hand grenade used by the U.S. armed forces during World War II and in later conflicts including the Vietnam War. The Mk II was standardized in 1920 replacing the Mk I of 1917. It was phased out gradually, the U.S. Navy being the last users...

     (aka Mk 2/2A1) (Frag)
  • M1 Frangible
  • Ketchum Grenade
    Ketchum Grenade
    The Ketchum Hand Grenade was a grenade used in the American Civil War. It was patented on August 20, 1861 by William F. Ketchum, and was partially adopted in the Union Army...

     (Civil War era)
  • V40 Mini-Grenade
    V40 Mini-Grenade
    The V40 fragmentation grenade was manufactured in the Netherlands, and was in service in the Canadian Forces and the US Armed ForcesThe V40 grenade is spherical in shape, 6.5 cm high, and 4 cm in diameter - approximately the size of a golf-ball...


Experimental

  • XM48/E1/E2/E3
  • XM58
  • EX 1 Mod 0
  • EX 2 Mod 0
  • Model 308-1 (Never standardized)
  • Kilgore/Schermuly Stun
  • T13 Beano Grenade
    T13 Beano Grenade
    This page concerns the BEANO T-13 hand grenade, for other uses, see Beano The BEANO T-13 hand grenade was an experimental hand grenade developed by the Office of Strategic Services in the latter years of World War II.- Concept :The concept for the BEANO hand grenade was that a spherical grenade...


In active service

  • M9
    M9 Pistol
    The Beretta M9, formally Pistol, Semiautomatic, 9mm, M9, is a 9×19mm Parabellum pistol of the United States military adopted in 1985. It is essentially a military specification Beretta 92F, later the 92FS....

     (Beretta 92FS
    Beretta 92
    The Beretta 92 is a series of semi-automatic pistols designed and manufactured by Beretta of Italy. The model 92 was designed in 1972 and production of many variants in different calibers continues today...

    , 9x19mm)
  • M11 (SIG P228, 9x19mm)

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

  • Mk 24 Mod 0 (SIG P226 Navy, 9x19mm) (Naval Special Warfare)
  • M9A1
    M9 Pistol
    The Beretta M9, formally Pistol, Semiautomatic, 9mm, M9, is a 9×19mm Parabellum pistol of the United States military adopted in 1985. It is essentially a military specification Beretta 92F, later the 92FS....

     (9x19mm) (USMC)
  • MEU(SOC) pistol
    MEU(SOC) pistol
    The MEU pistol, officially designated the M-45 MEUSOC, is a magazine-fed, recoil-operated, single-action, semiautomatic pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. It is based on the original M1911 design by John Browning, and has been the standard-issue side arm for the Force Recon Element of the...

     (.45 ACP) (MEU(SOC)
    Marine Expeditionary Unit
    A Marine expeditionary unit , formerly called Marine amphibious unit , is the smallest Marine air-ground task force in the United States Fleet Marine Force...

    )
  • Mk 23 Mod 0
    Heckler & Koch Mark 23
    The Heckler & Koch MK23 is a handgun consisting of a match grade semi-automatic pistol, a laser aiming module , and suppressor. It was adopted by the United States Special Operations Command for special operations units in the 1990s....

     (.45 ACP) (USSOCOM)
  • SIG P229R DAK (.40 S&W
    .40 S&W
    The .40 S&W is a rimless pistol cartridge developed jointly by major American firearms manufacturers Winchester and Smith & Wesson. The .40 S&W was developed from the ground up as a law enforcement cartridge designed to duplicate performance of the FBI's reduced velocity 10mm cartridge which could...

    ) (USCG
    United States Coast Guard
    The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...

    )
  • M1911A1 (.45 ACP) (Army)
  • Heckler & Koch HK45
    Heckler & Koch HK45
    The Heckler & Koch HK45 is a semi-automatic pistol designed by the German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch.-Overview:...

     (.45 ACP) (Naval Special Warfare)
  • Glock 19 (9x19mm) (USSOCOM)

Out of service (obsolete)/Canceled experiments)

  • AAI QSPR (Quiet Special Purpose Revolver, .44 Magnum
    .44 Magnum
    The .44 Remington Magnum, or simply .44 Magnum, is a large-bore cartridge originally designed for revolvers. After introduction, it was quickly adopted for carbines and rifles...

    ) (never issued)
  • Beretta 92SB (9x19mm) (JSSAP
    Joint Service Small Arms Program
    The Joint Service Small Arms Program, abbreviated JSSAP, was created to coordinate weapon standardization between the various U.S. armed service branches....

     winner)
  • Browning Hi-Power
    Browning Hi-Power
    The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, 9 mm semi-automatic handgun. It is based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning, and completed by Dieudonné Saive at Fabrique Nationale of Herstal, Belgium. Browning died in 1926, several years before the design was finalized...

     (9x19mm) (Special Forces)
  • Colt Dragoon Revolver (1st/2nd/3rd)
    Colt Dragoon Revolver
    The Colt Model 1848 Percussion Army Revolver is a .44 caliber revolver designed by Samuel Colt for the U.S. Army's Mounted Rifles, also known as "Dragoons". This revolver was designed as a solution to numerous problems encountered with the Walker Colt...

     (.44)
  • Colt M1900
    Colt M1900
    The Colt Model 1900 was a self-loading semi-automatic .38 caliber handgun introduced by Colt at the turn of the 20th century. It also marked the introduction of .38 ACP, the round for which it is chambered ....

     (.38 ACP
    .38 ACP
    The .38 ACP also known as the .38 Auto was introduced at the turn of the 20th century for the Browning designed Colt M1900. The cartridge headspaces on the rim. It had first been used in his Model 1897 prototype, which Colt did not produce...

    ) (never issued)
  • Colt M1902
    Colt M1900
    The Colt Model 1900 was a self-loading semi-automatic .38 caliber handgun introduced by Colt at the turn of the 20th century. It also marked the introduction of .38 ACP, the round for which it is chambered ....

     (.38 ACP) (never issued)
  • Colt M1903
    Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
    The Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless is .32 ACP caliber, self-loading, semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and built by Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut...

     (.32 ACP
    .32 ACP
    .32 ACP , also known as the .32 Automatic is a pistol cartridge. It is a semi-rimmed, straight-walled cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning, initially for use in the FN M1900 semi-automatic pistol...

    ) (General Officers)
  • Colt M1905 (.45 ACP) (never issued)
  • Colt M1908
    Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
    The Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless is .32 ACP caliber, self-loading, semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and built by Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut...

     (.380 ACP
    .380 ACP
    The .380 ACP pistol cartridge is a rimless, straight-walled pistol cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning. The cartridge headspaces on the mouth of the case. It was introduced in 1908 by Colt, and has been a popular self-defense cartridge ever since...

    ) (General Officers)
  • Colt OHWS
    Colt OHWS
    The Colt OHWS was a semi-automatic pistol created by Colt to compete for the United States Special Operations Command Offensive Handgun Weapon System tender. The winner of this competition would become the standard-issue handgun for most US special forces groups...

     (.45 ACP) (never issued)
  • Colt SCAMP
    Colt SCAMP
    The Colt SCAMP was conceived in 1969 as a replacement to the aging Colt M1911A1 pistol. The resulting weapon, embodied in a single SCAMP prototype built in 1971, was designed to give an individual operator a huge increase in firepower, with only a slight bump in weight and bulk...

     (.22 SCAMP
    .221 Remington Fireball
    The .221 Remington Fireball was created by Remington Arms Company in 1963 for use in their single-shot bolt-action pistol called the XP-100. This was a special round designed for an experimental pistol, and has the highest velocity of any commercial pistol cartridge.-History:In the early 1960s...

    ) (never issued)
  • Joint Combat Pistol
    Joint Combat Pistol
    The Joint Combat Pistol was the name for a former US program for a new military sidearm to replace the M9 Pistol, extant from late 2005 to early 2006. The program was started in 2005 and run by USSOCOM. It is the result of a merger of two earlier programs, the Army's Future Handgun System and the...

     and related (.45 ACP) (suspended indefinitely)
  • Gyrojet handgun
    Gyrojet
    The Gyrojet is a family of unique firearms developed in the 1960s named for the method of gyroscopically stabilizing its projectiles. Gyrojets fire small rockets, rather than inert bullets, which have little recoil and do not require a heavy barrel to resist the pressure of the combustion gases. ...

     (13mm) (never issued)
  • Harpers Ferry Model 1805
    Harpers Ferry Model 1805
    The model 1805 U.S. Marshall "Harper's Ferry" flintlock pistol, manufactured at the Harpers Ferry Armory in Virginia , was the first pistol manufactured by a national armory....

     (.54)
  • High Standard HDM (.22 LR
    .22 Long Rifle
    The .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge is a long established variety of ammunition, and in terms of units sold is still by far the most common in the world today. The cartridge is often referred to simply as .22 LR and various rifles, pistols, revolvers, and even some smoothbore shotguns have...

    ) (Navy SEALs and USMC Force Recon)
  • Misc. JSSAP
    Joint Service Small Arms Program
    The Joint Service Small Arms Program, abbreviated JSSAP, was created to coordinate weapon standardization between the various U.S. armed service branches....

    /XM9/XM10 entrants (9x19mm) (never issued)
  • Kimber ICQB (.45 ACP) (MEU(SOC))
  • LeMat Revolver
    LeMat Revolver
    The LeMat revolver was a .42 or .36 caliber cap & ball black powder revolver invented by Dr. Jean Alexandre LeMat of New Orleans, which featured a rather unusual secondary 16 gauge smoothbore barrel capable of firing buckshot, and saw service with the armed forces of the Confederate States of...

     (.41/.63, .35/.5)
  • M15 General Officers (.45 ACP)
  • M1799 flintlock pistol (.69)
  • M1816 flintlock pistol (.54)
  • M1836 flintlock pistol (.54)
  • M1842 Navy (.54)
  • M1842 Pistol (.54)
  • M1847 Pistol
    Walker Colt
    The Colt Walker is a single action revolver with a revolving cylinder holding six charges of black powder behind six bullets. It was designed in 1846 as a collaboration between Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker and American firearms inventor Samuel Colt....

     (.44)
  • M1849 Pocket Pistol
    Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers
    The family of Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers evolved from the earlier commercial revolvers marketed by the Paterson Arms Company of Paterson, NJ. The smaller versions of Colt's first revolvers are also called "Baby Patersons" by collectors and were produced in .24 to .31 calibers...

     (.31)
  • M1851 Navy
    Colt 1851 Navy Revolver
    The Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber , later known as the Colt 1851 Navy or Navy Revolver, is a cap and ball revolver. It was designed by Samuel Colt between 1847 and 1850. It remained in production until 1873, when revolvers using fixed metallic cartridges came into widespread use...

     (.36)
  • M1860 Army Revolver
    Colt Army Model 1860
    The Colt Army Model 1860 is a muzzle-loaded cap & ball .44-caliber revolver used during the American Civil War, made by Colt's Manufacturing Company. It was used as a side arm by cavalry, infantry, artillery troops, and naval forces....

     (.44)
  • M1861 Navy Revolver
    Colt M1861 Navy
    The Colt Model 1861 Navy cap & ball .36-caliber revolver was a six-shot, single-action percussion weapon produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1861 until 1873. It incorporated the "creeping" or ratchet loading lever and round barrel of the .44-caliber Army Model of 1860 but had a barrel one...

     (.36)
  • M1873
    Colt Single Action Army
    The Colt Single Action Army is a single action revolver with a revolving cylinder holding six metallic cartridges. It was designed for the U.S...

     (.45 Colt
    .45 Colt
    The .45 Colt cartridge is a handgun cartridge dating to 1872. It began as a black powder revolver round developed for the Colt Single Action Army revolver, but is offered as a magnum level handgun hunting round in modern usage. This cartridge was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1873 and served as the...

    )
  • M1889 Navy
    Colt M1889
    The Colt Model 1889 was a revolver type pistol produced by the Colt Manufacturing Company in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.-History:...

     (.38 Long Colt
    .38 Long Colt
    The .38 Long Colt is a cartridge introduced by Colt's Manufacturing Company in 1875, and was adopted as a standard military pistol cartridge by the United States Army in 1892 for the Colt New Army M1892 Revolver. It is slightly more powerful than the .38 Short Colt, or .38 SC. The .38 Long Colt...

    )
  • M1892/M1894 Army
    Colt M1892
    The M1892 Colt Army & Navy was the first general issue double-action with a swing-out cylinder revolver used by the U.S. military.-Overview:In 1892 the gun was adopted by the Army in .38 Long Colt caliber, and the revolver was given the appellation New Army and Navy. Initial experience with the gun...

     (.38 Long Colt)
  • M1896 Revolver (.38 Long Colt)
  • M1902 Revolver (.38 Long Colt)
  • M1900 (DWM
    Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken
    Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken Aktien-Gesellschaft , known as DWM, was an arms company in Imperial Germany created in 1896 when Ludwig Loewe & Company united its weapons and ammunition production facilities within one company...

     "American Eagle Luger"; 7.65x22mm, 9x19mm, .45 ACP) (never issued)
  • M1903 Army (.38 Special/.38 Long Colt)
  • M1905 Marine
    Colt M1905 New Marine
    The Colt Model of 1905 Marine Corps Revolver was a .38 revolver issued by the United States Marine Corps during the period 1905 to 1909. It is a variation of the Colt M1892 with a rounded grip frame. A small number are known to have been issued under military contract...

     (.38 Long Colt)
  • M1908 Army (.38 Special
    .38 Special
    The .38 Smith & Wesson Special is a rimmed, centerfire cartridge designed by Smith & Wesson. It is most commonly used in revolvers, although some semi-automatic pistols and carbines also use this round...

    )
  • M1909 Army
    Colt New Service
    The Colt New Service was a double-action revolver made by Colt from 1898 until c.1940. It was adopted by the U.S. Armed Forces in .45 Colt as the Model 1909 U.S. Army, Marine Corps Model 1909, Model 1909 U.S. Navy and in .45 ACP as the Model 1917 U.S. Army...

     (.45 Colt)
  • M1917
    M1917 revolver
    The M1917 Revolver was a U.S. six-shot revolver of .45 ACP caliber. It was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1917 to supplement the standard M1911 .45 ACP semi-automatic pistol during World War I. Afterwards, it was primarily used by secondary and non-deployed troops...

     (.45 ACP)
  • Mk 1 Underwater Defense Gun
    Mk 1 Underwater Defense Gun
    The M1 Underwater Defense Gun, also called the Underwater Defense Gun Mark 1 Mod 0, is an underwater firearm developed by the United States during the Cold War...

     (Mk 59 Mod 0) (Navy SEALs)
  • Mk 22 Mod 0 (9x19mm Parabellum) (Special Forces)
  • Objective Personal Defense Weapon (canceled)
  • Remington-Beals Revolver
    Remington Model 1858
    The Remington New Model, was a percussion revolver manufactured by Eliphalet Remington & Sons in .36- or .44- caliber revolver used during the American Civil War. Known as it was used primarily by Union soldiers, and widely favored over the standard issue Colt Army Model 1860...

     (.36)
  • Remington M1858
    Remington Model 1858
    The Remington New Model, was a percussion revolver manufactured by Eliphalet Remington & Sons in .36- or .44- caliber revolver used during the American Civil War. Known as it was used primarily by Union soldiers, and widely favored over the standard issue Colt Army Model 1860...

     (.44)
  • Remington M53
    Remington 51
    The Remington 51 is a small pocket pistol designed by John Pedersen and manufactured by Remington Arms in the early 20th century for the American civilian market...

     (.45 ACP) (never issued)
  • Remington M1865/M1867 Navy
    Rolling block
    A rolling block is a form of firearm action where the sealing of the breech is done with a specially shaped breechblock able to rotate on a pin. The breechblock is shaped like a section of a circle....

     (.50)
  • Ruger MK II
    Ruger MK II
    The Ruger MK II is a rimfire single-action semi-automatic pistol chambered in .22 Long Rifle and manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Company. Ruger rimfire pistols are some of the most popular handguns made, with over three million sold.-Models:...

     (.22 LR) (Navy SEALs)
  • Savage Arms .45 pistol
    Savage Arms
    The Savage Arms Company is a firearms manufacturing company based in Westfield, Massachusetts, with a division located in Canada. The company makes a variety of rimfire and centerfire rifles, as well as marketing the Stevens single-shot rifles and shotguns...

     (.45 ACP) (never issued)
  • Savage Figure Eight (.36)
  • Schofield Model 3 (.45 Schofield
    .45 Schofield
    The .45 Schofield or .45 Smith & Wesson is a revolver cartridge developed by Smith & Wesson for their S&W Model 3 American top-break revolver. It is similar to the .45 Colt round though shorter and with a slightly larger rim, and will generally work in revolvers chambered for that cartridge...

    )
  • Smith & Wesson Model 12 (.38 Special)
  • Smith & Wesson Model 15 (.38 Special) (USAF)
  • Smith & Wesson No. 2 (.32)
  • Spiller and Burr (.36)
  • Star Model 1863 (.44)
  • Steyr Mannlicher M1894
    Steyr Mannlicher M1894
    The M1894 Steyr Mannlicher blow-forward, semi-automatic pistol was an early semi-automatic pistol.-General features:This earliest Steyr Mannlicher pistol, manufactured by FAB.D'ARMES Neuhausen, Switzerland, was designed to be self loading and to use a special rimmed cartridge in 6.5 mm caliber...

     (7.65x21mm) (never issued)

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

  • FN 303
    FN 303
    The FN 303 is a semi-automatic non-lethal riot gun designed and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal. The FN 303's projectiles have been specifically designed to break up on impact, reducing risks of penetrating injuries...

  • M37 Mid-size Riot Control Disperser

Rifles

Includes musket
Musket
A musket is a muzzle-loaded, smooth bore long gun, fired from the shoulder. Muskets were designed for use by infantry. A soldier armed with a musket had the designation musketman or musketeer....

s, musketoon
Musketoon
The musketoon is a shorter barrelled version of the musket, and served in the roles of a shotgun or carbine. Musketoons could be of the same caliber as the issue musket, or of a much larger caliber, 1.0-2.5 inches . The musketoon is most commonly associated with naval use, and pirates in...

s, etc., as well as rifle
Rifle
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...

s


In active service (some branches or limited roles)

  • Mk 17 Mod 0
    FN SCAR
    The Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle, or SCAR, is a modular rifle made by FN Herstal for the United States Special Operations Command to satisfy the requirements of the SCAR competition. This family of rifles consist of two main types...

     (Selective Fire rifle
    Battle rifle
    A battle rifle is a military service rifle that fires a full power rifle cartridge, such as 7.62x51mm NATO. While the designation of battle rifle is usually given to post-World War II select fire infantry rifles such as the H&K G3, the FN FAL or the M14, this term can also apply to older military...

    , 7.62x51mm NATO) (US SOCOM)
  • Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle,
  • M14
    M14 rifle
    The M14 rifle, formally the United States Rifle, 7.62 mm, M14, is an American selective fire automatic rifle firing 7.62x51mm NATO  ammunition. It was the standard issue U.S. rifle from 1959 to 1970. The M14 was used for U.S...

     (Selective Fire rifle, 7.62x51mm NATO)
  • M14 SMUD (Stand-off Munition Disruption rifle, 7.62x51mm NATO)
  • M16A2 (5.56x45mm NATO)
  • M16A3 (5.56x45mm NATO) (Navy Seabee
    Seabee
    Seabees are members of the United States Navy construction battalions. The word Seabee is a proper noun that comes from the initials of Construction Battalion, of the United States Navy...

    s)
  • Mk 16 Mod 0
    FN SCAR
    The Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle, or SCAR, is a modular rifle made by FN Herstal for the United States Special Operations Command to satisfy the requirements of the SCAR competition. This family of rifles consist of two main types...

     (Assault rifle, 5.56x45mm NATO) (Non-standard, in use by select US SOCOM units)

Out of service (obsolete)/Canceled experiments

  • XM8
    XM8 rifle
    The XM8 was a developmental U.S. Military designation and project name for a lightweight assault rifle system that was under development by the United States Army from the late 1990s to early 2000s...

     (Lightweight Assault Rifle system, 5.56x45mm NATO) (never issued)
  • XM29
    XM29 OICW
    The XM29 OICW was a series of prototypes of a new type of battle rifle that fired 20 mm HE airbursting projectiles. The prototypes were developed as part of the Objective Individual Combat Weapon program in the 1990s...

     (Kinetic Energy and Airburst Launcher System; 5.56x45mm NATO and 20 mm airburst munition (XM1018)(early)/25 mm airburst munition) (experiment canceled)
  • Misc. Advanced Combat Rifle
    Advanced Combat Rifle
    The Advanced Combat Rifle was a United States Army program to find a replacement for the M16 assault rifle. The program's total cost is approximately US$300 million...

     entries (concluded 1991)
  • Misc. Future Rifle Program entries (canceled)
  • Misc. Special Purpose Individual Weapon
    Special Purpose Individual Weapon
    The Special Purpose Individual Weapon was a long-running United States Army program to develop, in part, a workable flechette-based "rifle", though other concepts were also involved...

     (SPIW) entries (concluded/canceled)
  • FN FAL
    FN FAL
    The Fusil Automatique Léger or FAL is a self-loading, selective fire battle rifle produced by the Belgian armaments manufacturer Fabrique Nationale de Herstal . During the Cold War it was adopted by many North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries, with the notable exception of the United States...

     (battle rifle, trialled as T48 against the T44 and T47 to replace the M1: lost to the former)
  • Olin/Winchester Salvo Rifle
    Olin/Winchester Salvo Rifle
    The Olin/Winchester Salvo Rifle is an experimental double-barreled 5.56mm automatic rifle created for the U.S. Army's Project SALVO in the 1950s. Developed in hopes of increasing the hit probability of soldiers in combat, the Salvo Rifle was designed by Stefan K. Janson, who had previously created...

     (battle rifle, 5.56mm duplex)
  • M14E1
    M14 rifle
    The M14 rifle, formally the United States Rifle, 7.62 mm, M14, is an American selective fire automatic rifle firing 7.62x51mm NATO  ammunition. It was the standard issue U.S. rifle from 1959 to 1970. The M14 was used for U.S...

     (Selective Fire Rifle, 7.62x51mm NATO) (never standardized)
  • M16A1 (5.56x45mm NATO)
  • AR-15/Colt Model 601/602
    M16 rifle
    The M16 is the United States military designation for the AR-15 rifle adapted for both semi-automatic and full-automatic fire. Colt purchased the rights to the AR-15 from ArmaLite, and currently uses that designation only for semi-automatic versions of the rifle. The M16 fires the 5.56×45mm NATO...

     (5.56x45mm NATO rifle) (USAF and SOF use only)
  • XM22/E1 Rifle
    Stoner 63
    The Stoner 63, also known as the XM22/E1, is an American modular weapons system designed by Eugene Stoner in the early 1960s. It was produced by Cadillac Gage and used in very limited numbers in Vietnam by members of the United States Navy SEALs and several law enforcement...

     (Selective Fire Rifle, 5.56x45mm NATO)
  • Mk 4 Mod 0
    M16 rifle
    The M16 is the United States military designation for the AR-15 rifle adapted for both semi-automatic and full-automatic fire. Colt purchased the rights to the AR-15 from ArmaLite, and currently uses that designation only for semi-automatic versions of the rifle. The M16 fires the 5.56×45mm NATO...

     (Suppressed Rifle, 5.56x45mm NATO)
  • Misc. M1 Garand Variants (E1-E6 and E9-E14) (Semi-Automatic Rifle, .30-'06)
  • Mk 2 Mod 0/1/2 (Semi-Automatic Rifle, 7.62x51mm NATO)
  • M1 Garand (Semi-automatic rifle, .30-06)
  • M1941 Johnson rifle (Semi-Automatic Rifle, .30-'06)
  • Model 45A
    Model 45A
    The Model 45A was a battle rifle / light machine gun developed by the United States Army in the Philippines in 1945. The weapon existed in prototype or mockup form, but never entered production...

  • M1946 rifle
    M1946 Sieg automatic rifle
    The M1946 Sieg automatic rifle was a bullpup battle rifle / light machine gun designed by James E. Sieg of the US Coast Guard. The weapon, introduced to the public in 1946, was chambered in the .30-06 round, fed from 20 round magazines and is capable of firing around 650-700RPM in full automatic...

     (never used in active duty)
  • M1947 Johnson auto carbine
    M1947 Johnson auto carbine
    The M1947 Johnson auto carbine is a semi automatic derivative of the actual machine gun. It was intended as a replacement of the M1 rifle but not accepted....

     (Semi-Automatic Rifle, .30-'06)
  • Gyrojet rifle
    Gyrojet
    The Gyrojet is a family of unique firearms developed in the 1960s named for the method of gyroscopically stabilizing its projectiles. Gyrojets fire small rockets, rather than inert bullets, which have little recoil and do not require a heavy barrel to resist the pressure of the combustion gases. ...

     (13 mm) (never issued)
  • Pedersen Rifle
    Pedersen rifle
    The Pedersen Rifle, officially known in final form as the T1E3 rifle, was a United States semi-automatic rifle designed by John Pedersen that was made in small numbers for testing by the United States Army during the 1920s as part of a program to standardize and adopt a replacement for the M1903...

     (.276) (competed unsuccessfully with M1 Garand to become primary service rifle)
  • Pedersen Device
    Pedersen device
    The Pedersen Device is an attachment developed during World War I for the M1903 Springfield rifle that allowed it to fire a short .30 Caliber intermediate cartridge in semi-automatic mode...

     (attachment for Springfield M1903, .30 conversion)
  • M1918 BAR (.30-06)
  • M1903/A1/A3 (Bolt-action rifle; .30-03
    .30-03
    The .30-03 was a short-lived cartridge developed by the United States in 1903, to replace the .30-40 Krag in the new Springfield 1903 rifle. The .30-03 was also called the .30-45, since it used a 45 grain powder charge; the name was changed to .30-03 to indicate the year of adoption. It used a...

    , .30-06)
  • M1917 Enfield (Bolt-action rifle)
  • Model 1907/15 Berthier rifle
    Berthier rifle
    The Berthier rifles and carbines were a family of bolt-action small arms in 8mm Lebel, used in the French Army from the 1890s to the beginning of World War II...

     (Bolt action rifle)
  • M1916 Mosin Nagant (Bolt-action rifle)
  • M1895 Navy (Navy Lee, 6 mm Navy)
  • M1892/M1896/M1898 Rifle
    Krag-Jørgensen
    The Krag-Jørgensen is a repeating bolt action rifle designed by the Norwegians Ole Herman Johannes Krag and Erik Jørgensen in the late 19th century. It was adopted as a standard arm by Denmark, the United States of America and Norway...

     (a/k/a Krag Bolt Action Rifle; .30-40 Krag
    .30-40 Krag
    The .30-40 Krag was a cartridge developed in the early 1890s to provide the U.S. armed forces with a smokeless powder cartridge suited for use with modern small-bore repeating rifles to be selected in the 1892 small arm trials...

    )
  • M1885 Remington-Lee
    M1885 Remington-Lee
    The M1885 Remington-Lee is a bolt action, box magazine repeating rifle designed principally by James Paris Lee. It first appeared in 1879, manufactured by the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company. Eventually Remington took over production and produced the famous Model 1885 Remington Lee Navy Rifle...

     (Bolt-action rifle; .45-70 Gov
    .45-70
    The .45-70 rifle cartridge, also known as .45-70 Government, was developed at the U.S. Army's Springfield Armory for use in the Springfield Model 1873...

    )
  • M1882 Short Rifle
    Springfield Model 1882
    The Springfield Model 1882 Short Rifle was a trapdoor rifle based on the design of the Springfield Model 1873. It is usually referred to as a "short rifle" but is sometimes called a "carbine"....

     (.45-70 Gov.)
  • M1882 Remington-Lee (Bolt-action rifle; .45-70 Gov.)
  • M1879 Remington-Lee (Bolt-action rifle; .45-70 Gov.)
  • Remington-Keene rifle
    Remington-Keene rifle
    The Remington-Keene is an early bolt action rifle with a tube magazine. Remington manufactured prototypes of Keene's patents for consideration by the United States Army Ordnance Department Magazine Gun Board convened in 1878...

     (Bolt-action rifle; .45-70 Gov.)
  • M1875 Officers' Rifle
    Springfield Rifle
    The term Springfield Rifle may refer to any one of several types of small arms produced by the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the United States armed forces....

     (.45-70 Gov.)
  • M1873/M1879/M1880/M1884/M1888/M1889 Springfield
    Springfield Rifle
    The term Springfield Rifle may refer to any one of several types of small arms produced by the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the United States armed forces....

     (a/k/a Trapdoor Springfield;.45-70 Gov..: .45-55-405 & .45-70-500)
  • M1872 Springfield
    Springfield Rifle
    The term Springfield Rifle may refer to any one of several types of small arms produced by the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the United States armed forces....

     (a/k/a Rolling Block Springfield; .50-70 Gov.)
  • M1865/M1866/M1868/M1869/M1870 Springfield
    Springfield Rifle
    The term Springfield Rifle may refer to any one of several types of small arms produced by the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the United States armed forces....

     (a/k/a Trapdoor Springfield; .50-70 Government
    .50-70 Government
    The .50-70 Government cartridge was a black powder round adopted in 1866 for the Springfield Model 1866 Trapdoor Rifle. The cartridge was developed after the unsatisfactory results of the .58 rimfire cartridge for the Springfield Model 1865 Trapdoor Rifle....

    )
  • Sharps carbine/rifle
    Sharps Rifle
    Sharps rifles were those of a series begun with a design by Christian Sharps. Sharps rifles were renowned for long range and high accuracy in their day.-History:Sharps's initial rifle was patented September 17, 1848 and manufactured by A. S...

     (Breech-loader; .42-60-410) (.52 caliber issued to Berdan's
    Hiram Berdan
    Hiram Berdan was an American engineer, inventor and military officer, world-renowned marksman, and guiding force behind and commanding colonel of the famed United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiments during the American Civil War...

     1st and 2nd US Sharpshooters in the US Civil War
    American Civil War
    The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

    )
  • Henry rifle
    Henry rifle
    The Henry repeating rifle was a lever-action, breech-loading, tubular magazine rifle.-History:The original Henry rifle was a .44 caliber rimfire, lever-action, breech-loading rifle designed by Benjamin Tyler Henry in the late 1850s. The Henry rifle was an improved version of the earlier Volcanic...

     (Lever-action; .44-26-200)
  • Spencer rifle
    Spencer repeating rifle
    The Spencer repeating rifle was a manually operated lever-action, repeating rifle fed from a tube magazine with cartridges. It was adopted by the Union Army, especially by the cavalry, during the American Civil War, but did not replace the standard issue muzzle-loading rifled muskets in use at the...

     (Lever-action; 56-56 (.52-45-350))
  • M1863 Springfield
    Springfield Model 1863
    The Springfield Model 1863 rifled musket is a .58 caliber rifled musket produced by the Springfield Armory between 1863 and 1865.The Model 1863 was only a minor improvement over the Springfield Model 1861. As such, it is sometimes classified as just a variant of the Model 1861. The Model 1861, with...

  • M1861 Springfield
    Springfield Model 1861
    The Springfield Model 1861 was a Minié-type rifled musket shoulder arm used by the United States Army and Marine Corps during the American Civil War. Commonly referred to as the "Springfield" , it was the most widely used U.S...

     (.58)
  • Colt revolving rifle
    Colt revolving rifle
    The Colt Revolving Rifle Model 1855 was an early repeating rifle produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company.-History:Revolving rifles were an attempt to increase the rate of fire of rifles by combining them with the revolving firing mechanism that had been developed earlier for revolving pistols...

     (Colt Model 1855; 6/5-shot revolver rifle;.44/.56)
  • Greene rifle (Bolt-action breech-loader)
  • P53 Enfield
    Pattern 1853 Enfield
    The Enfield Pattern 1853 Rifle-Musket was a .577 calibre Minié-type muzzle-loading rifle-musket, used by the British Empire from 1853 to 1867, after which many Enfield 1853 Rifle-Muskets were converted to the cartridge-loaded Snider-Enfield rifle.-History &...

     (.577 (.58))
  • P51 Enfield Musketoon
    Pattern 1861 Enfield Musketoon
    The Pattern 1861 Enfield Musketoon was an alteration to the Pattern 1853 Enfield Musketoon. The alteration gave the Pattern 1861 a faster twist, which gave it more accuracy than the longer infantry rifle. In the British Army, it was issued to artillery units, who required a weapon for personal...

     ("Artillery Carbine"; 24" barrel, .69)
  • Model 1854 Lorenz rifle (Rifle-musket, .54, .58)
  • M1859 Sharps
    Sharps Rifle
    Sharps rifles were those of a series begun with a design by Christian Sharps. Sharps rifles were renowned for long range and high accuracy in their day.-History:Sharps's initial rifle was patented September 17, 1848 and manufactured by A. S...

     ('New model 1859', breech loader; .52, .56)
  • M1855 Rifle-Musket
    Springfield Model 1855
    The Model 1855 Springfield was a rifled musket used in the mid 19th century. It was produced by the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts.Earlier muskets had mostly been smooth bore flintlocks. In the 1840s, the unreliable flintlocks had been replaced by much more reliable and weather resistant...

  • M1855 Rifle (Percussion muzzle-loader; 58-60-500)
  • M1847 Musketoon (Springfield, .69)
  • M1842 Musket (Percussion musket, .69)
  • M1841 Rifle
    M1841 Mississippi Rifle
    The M1841 Mississippi Rifle is a muzzle loading percussion rifle used in the Mexican–American War & the American Civil War.-History:When Eli Whitney Blake took over management of the Harpers Ferry Armory in 1842, he set about tooling up under his new contract from the U.S. government for making the...

     "Mississippi Rifle" (percussion muzzle-loader;.54 , .58)
  • M1840 Musket
    Springfield Model 1840 Flintlock Musket
    The Model 1840 Flintlock Musket was produced at Springfield Armory. The .69 caliber Musket had a 42" barrel, an overall length of 58", and a weight of 9.8 lbs...

     (flintlock musket;.69)(later percussion)
  • M1835 Springfield
    Springfield Model 1835
    The US Model 1835 Musket was a .69 caliber flintlock musket used in the United States during the early 19th Century.The Model 1835 was produced by the Springfield Armory, and was also produced by the Harper's Ferry Armory and other contractors. It was a smooth bore musket and fired a .69 caliber...

     (flintlock musket; .67 cal)
  • M1819 Hall rifle
    M1819 Hall rifle
    The M1819 Hall rifle was a single-shot breech loading rifle designed by John Harris Hall, patented on May 21, 1811, and adopted by the U.S. Army in 1819. It used a pivoting chamber breech design and was made with either flint-lock or percussion cap ignition systems. The main years of production...

     (Harper's Ferry;Breech-loader)
  • Model 1822 Musket
    Model 1822 Musket
    The Springfield Model 1822 Musket is a .69 caliber, flintlock musket produced by the Springfield Armory.The Model 1822 was an improvement to the Model 1816 Musket...

     (Flintlock Musket) .69 (later percussion)
  • Model 1816 Musket
    Model 1816 Musket
    thumbThe US Model 1816 Musket was a .69 caliber flintlock musket used in the United States during the early 19th century.-History:The War of 1812 had revealed many weaknesses in American muskets. The Model 1812 Musket was created in an attempt to improve both the design and manufacture of the...

      (Flintlock musket; .69) (Later Percussion)
  • Model 1817 Rifle
    Model 1817 Common Rifle
    The M1817 Common Rifle was a flintlock muzzle-loaded weapon issued due to the Dept. of Ordinance's order of 1814, produced by Henry Deringer and used from 1820s to 1840s at the American frontier...

     ('Common rifle';Derringer, Johnson, North and Starr; Flintlock rifle, .54) (later percussion)
  • Model 1814 Rifle (Deringer; Flintlock rifle)
  • Springfield Model 1812 Musket
    Springfield Model 1812 Musket
    The Springfield Model 1812 Musket is a .69 caliber, flintlock musket produced by the Springfield Armory.The war of 1812 revealed many weaknesses in the earlier Model 1795 Musket. The Model 1812 was an attempt to improve both the design and manufacturing process of the musket. The design borrowed...

     (Flintlock musket; .69)
  • Model 1808 Contract Musket (Flintlock musket; .69)
  • Harper's Ferry Model 1803 Rifle (Flintlock rifle; .54)
  • Model 1795 Musket
    Model 1795 Musket
    thumbThe Model 1795 Musket was a .69 caliber flintlock musket produced in the late 18th and early 19th century at both the Springfield and Harper's Ferry US Armories.The Model 1795 was the first musket to be produced in the United States...

     (Flintlock musket; .69)
  • Charleville musket
    Charleville musket
    The Charleville muskets were .69 caliber French muskets used in the 18th century.- History :Marin le Bourgeoys created the first true flintlock weapons for King Louis XIII shortly after his accession to the throne in 1610. Throughout the 17th century, flintlock muskets were produced in a wide...

     (Flintlock musket; .69)
  • Brown Bess
    Brown Bess
    Brown Bess is a nickname of uncertain origin for the British Army's Land Pattern Musket and its derivatives. This musket was used in the era of the expansion of the British Empire and acquired symbolic importance at least as significant as its physical importance. It was in use for over a hundred...

     (Musket; .75)
  • Kentucky Rifle (Flintlock rifle)
  • Ferguson rifle
    Ferguson rifle
    The Ferguson rifle was one of the first breech loading rifles to be widely tested by the British military. Other breech loaders were experimented with in various commands, including earlier versions of the Ordnance rifle by Patrick Ferguson when he was in the "Fever Islands" . It was often...

     (Flintlock breech-loader; .69)

In active service

  • M4 carbine
    M4 carbine
    The M4 carbine is a family of firearms tracing its lineage back to earlier carbine versions of the M16, all based on the original AR-15 designed by Eugene Stoner and made by ArmaLite. It is a shorter and lighter variant of the M16A2 assault rifle, with 80% parts commonality.It is a gas-operated,...

     (5.56x45mm NATO
    5.56x45mm NATO
    5.56×45mm NATO is a rifle cartridge developed in the United States and originally chambered in the M16 rifle. Under STANAG 4172, it is a standard cartridge for NATO forces as well as many non-NATO countries. It is derived from, but not identical to, the .223 Remington cartridge...

    )
  • M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (5.56x45mm NATO
    5.56x45mm NATO
    5.56×45mm NATO is a rifle cartridge developed in the United States and originally chambered in the M16 rifle. Under STANAG 4172, it is a standard cartridge for NATO forces as well as many non-NATO countries. It is derived from, but not identical to, the .223 Remington cartridge...

    ) (USMC)

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

  • Colt Model 723/725/727 (M16A2 carbine, 5.56x45mm NATO) (US Navy)
  • GUU-5/P (Automatic carbine, 5.56x45mm NATO) (USAF)
  • Mk 17 Mod 0
    FN SCAR
    The Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle, or SCAR, is a modular rifle made by FN Herstal for the United States Special Operations Command to satisfy the requirements of the SCAR competition. This family of rifles consist of two main types...

     (Selective Fire rifle
    Battle rifle
    A battle rifle is a military service rifle that fires a full power rifle cartridge, such as 7.62x51mm NATO. While the designation of battle rifle is usually given to post-World War II select fire infantry rifles such as the H&K G3, the FN FAL or the M14, this term can also apply to older military...

    , 7.62x51mm NATO) (United States SOCOM)
  • HK416 (Automatic carbine, 5.56x45mm NATO) (JSOC units)
  • M231 FPW (Firing Port Weapon, 5.56x45mm NATO) (US Army)
  • M4A1 carbine (5.56x45mm NATO) (USSOCOM, USARMY and select USMC units)
  • Mk 18 Mod 0 CQBR
    CQBR
    The Close Quarters Battle Receiver is a replacement upper receiver for the M4A1 Carbine. The CQBR replaces the M4 with a barrel 10.3 in length making it the modern equivalent of the Colt Commando short-barrel M16 variants of the past....

     (CQB assault rifle, 5.56x45mm NATO) (Navy and Coast Guard)

Out of service (obsolete) including canceled experiments

  • Mk 16 Mod 0
    FN SCAR
    The Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle, or SCAR, is a modular rifle made by FN Herstal for the United States Special Operations Command to satisfy the requirements of the SCAR competition. This family of rifles consist of two main types...

     (Assault rifle, 5.56x45mm NATO) (canceled program)
  • XM8 Compact Carbine
    XM8 rifle
    The XM8 was a developmental U.S. Military designation and project name for a lightweight assault rifle system that was under development by the United States Army from the late 1990s to early 2000s...

     (5.56x45mm) (never issued)
  • M4E2 Carbine (Automatic Carbine, 5.56x45mm NATO) (never standardized)
  • CAR-15 Survival Rifle (5.56x45mm)
  • Colt Model 653 (M16A1 Carbine, 5.56x45mm NATO)
  • GAU-5/A and A/A ("SMG," 5.56x45mm)
  • XM177/E1/E2 ("SMG," 5.56x45mm)
  • Colt Model 733 (5.56x45mm NATO) (USMC Force Recon)
  • XM23 Carbine
    Stoner 63
    The Stoner 63, also known as the XM22/E1, is an American modular weapons system designed by Eugene Stoner in the early 1960s. It was produced by Cadillac Gage and used in very limited numbers in Vietnam by members of the United States Navy SEALs and several law enforcement...

     (Selective Fire Carbine, 5.56x45mm NATO)
  • GUU-4/P ("Arm Gun," .221 Remington Fireball
    .221 Remington Fireball
    The .221 Remington Fireball was created by Remington Arms Company in 1963 for use in their single-shot bolt-action pistol called the XP-100. This was a special round designed for an experimental pistol, and has the highest velocity of any commercial pistol cartridge.-History:In the early 1960s...

    )
  • CAR-15 SMG (CAR-15 w/ 10" barrel, 5.56 mm)
  • CAR-15 Carbine (M16 w/ 15" barrel, 5.56x45mm)
  • AR-7
    AR-7
    The ArmaLite AR-7 Explorer, designed by M-16 inventor Eugene Stoner, is a semi-automatic .22 Long Rifle rifle developed from the AR-5 adopted by the U.S. Air Force as a pilot and aircrew survival weapon. Its intended markets today are backpackers and other recreational users as a take-down utility...

      (.22 LR
    .22 Long Rifle
    The .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge is a long established variety of ammunition, and in terms of units sold is still by far the most common in the world today. The cartridge is often referred to simply as .22 LR and various rifles, pistols, revolvers, and even some smoothbore shotguns have...

    )
  • M1/M1A1 Carbine
    M1 Carbine
    The M1 carbine is a lightweight, easy to use semi-automatic carbine that became a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and was produced in several variants. It was widely used by U.S...

     (Semi-Automatic Carbine, .30 Carbine
    .30 Carbine
    The .30 Carbine is the cartridge used in the M1 Carbine introduced in the 1940s. It is an intermediate round designed to be fired from the M1 carbine's 18-inch barrel.-History:...

    )
  • M2 Carbine
    M1 Carbine
    The M1 carbine is a lightweight, easy to use semi-automatic carbine that became a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and was produced in several variants. It was widely used by U.S...

     (Full-Automatic Carbine, .30 Carbine)
  • M3 Carbine
    M1 Carbine
    The M1 carbine is a lightweight, easy to use semi-automatic carbine that became a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and was produced in several variants. It was widely used by U.S...

     (Scoped Full-Automatic Carbine, .30 Carbine)
  • Thompson Light Rifle
    Thompson Light Rifle
    The Thompson Light Rifle was an attempt by Auto-Ordnance to manufacture a light rifle for the US Armed Forces. The overall weapon was based on their well proven .45 ACP submachine gun...

     (Full-Automatic Carbine, .30 Carbine)
  • M50 Reising
  • T38/M4
    M4 Survival Rifle
    The M4 Survival Rifle was developed during World War II as part of the survival gear stored under the seat of military aircraft, to give downed aircrew a survival weapon for foraging wild game for food.- History :...

     (Survival Rifle; .22 Hornet
    .22 Hornet
    The .22 Hornet is a low-end vermin, small-game and predator centerfire rifle cartridge. It is considerably more powerful than the .22 WMR and the .17 HMR, achieving higher velocity with a bullet twice the weight. The Hornet also differs very significantly from these in that it is not a rimfire...

    )
  • T39/M6
    M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon
    The M6 Air Crew Survival Weapon was a specially made firearm issued to the United States Air Force aircraft crews to help forage for food in the event of a plane crash....

     (Survival Rifle; .22 Hornet/.410 Gauge)
  • MA-1
    AR-5
    The AR-5 was the basis of the MA-1 aircrew survival rifle, adopted by the USAF in 1956, as a replacement for the M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon. The M6 is a superposed combination weapon with a .22 Hornet rifle barrel over a .410 shotgun barrel...

     (AR-5 Survival Rifle; .22 Hornet)
  • M1892/M1896/M1898/M1899 Carbine
    Krag-Jørgensen
    The Krag-Jørgensen is a repeating bolt action rifle designed by the Norwegians Ole Herman Johannes Krag and Erik Jørgensen in the late 19th century. It was adopted as a standard arm by Denmark, the United States of America and Norway...

     (a/k/a Krag Bolt Action Carbine; .30-40 Krag)
  • M1873/M1877/M1879/M1884/M1886 Carbine
    Springfield Rifle
    The term Springfield Rifle may refer to any one of several types of small arms produced by the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the United States armed forces....

     (.45-70 Gov.: .45-55-405 & .45-70-500)
  • Smith carbine
    Smith carbine
    The Smith Carbine was patented by Gilbert Smith on June 23, 1857 and successfully completed the Military Trials of the late 1850's.-Service history:Units known to have received the Smith carbine include:* 3rd West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment...

     (Breech-loader (break-open); .50-50-360)
  • Burnside carbine
    Burnside carbine
    The Burnside carbine was a breech-loading carbine that saw widespread use during the American Civil War.-Design:The carbine was designed and patented by Ambrose Burnside, who resigned his commission in the U.S. Army to devote himself full time to working on the weapon. The carbine used a special...

     (Breech-loader, .58-60-500)
  • Starr Carbine
    Starr Carbine
    The Starr carbine was a breechloading single-shot rifle used by the United States Army. Designed in 1858, the Starr was primarily used by cavalry soldiers in the American Civil War.-History:...

     (Breech-loader, .54)
  • Springfield Model 1863
    Springfield Model 1863
    The Springfield Model 1863 rifled musket is a .58 caliber rifled musket produced by the Springfield Armory between 1863 and 1865.The Model 1863 was only a minor improvement over the Springfield Model 1861. As such, it is sometimes classified as just a variant of the Model 1861. The Model 1861, with...

     (Breech-barrel carbine, .52-cal.)

In active service

  • M500
    Mossberg 500
    Mossberg 500 is a series of shotguns manufactured by O.F. Mossberg & Sons. The 500 series comprises widely varying models of hammerless, pump action repeaters, all of which share the same basic receiver and action, but differ in bore size, barrel length, choke options, magazine capacity, and...

      (Pump-action 12 Gauge)
  • M590  (Pump-action 12 Gauge)
  • M590A1
    Mossberg 500
    Mossberg 500 is a series of shotguns manufactured by O.F. Mossberg & Sons. The 500 series comprises widely varying models of hammerless, pump action repeaters, all of which share the same basic receiver and action, but differ in bore size, barrel length, choke options, magazine capacity, and...

      (Pump-action 12 Gauge)

In active service (Some Branches or limited roles)

  • M870
    Remington 870
    The Remington Model 870 is a U.S.-made pump-action shotgun manufactured by Remington Arms Company, Inc. It is widely used by the public for sport shooting, hunting, and self-defense. It is also commonly used by law enforcement and military organizations worldwide.-Development:The Remington 870 was...

     (Pump-action 12 gauge)
  • M1014
    Benelli M4 Super 90
    The Benelli M4 Super 90 is an Italian semi-automatic shotgun manufactured by Benelli Armi S.P.A.-History:On May 4, 1998, the U.S. Army Armaments Research, Development and Engineering Center at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ issued Solicitation #DAAE30-98-R-0401, requesting submissions for a new 12 gauge,...

      (Semi-automatic 12 Gauge) (Marines and Army)
  • M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System (Bolt-action 12 gauge attachment) (Army)

Out of Service

  • Ithaca M37 (Pump-action 12 gauge)
  • Remington 7188 (Full-auto 12 gauge) (Navy SEALs)
  • Remington Model 10
    Remington Model 10
    The Remington Model 10 is a pump-action shotgunwith an internal hammer and tube magazine. It was offered in 12 gauge with barrel lengths from 20 to 32 inches .-Military use:...

     (Pump-action 12 gauge)
  • Remington Model 11 (Semi-automatic 12 gauge)
  • Remington Model 31
    Remington model 31
    The Remington Model 31 was a slide-action shotgun that competed with the Winchester Model 1912 for the American sporting arms market. Produced from 1931 to 1949, it superseded the John Pedersen-designed Model 10 and Model 17 and was replaced by the less expensive Remington 870.-History:While the...

     (Pump-action 12 gauge)
  • Springfield Model 1881 Forager (20 gauge)
  • Stevens Model 520-30 (Pump-action 12 gauge)
  • Stevens Model 620 (Pump-action 12 gauge)
  • Winchester 1200
    Winchester 1200
    The Model 1200 and Model 1300 were two American pump-action shotguns that were manufactured by the Winchester-Western Division of Olin Corporation. It was produced in 12-, 16- and 20-gauge. The 1200 has the ability to have a bayonet fixed on the end of the barrel to be used in close quarter combat...

     (Pump-action 12 gauge)
  • Winchester Model 1912
    Winchester Model 1912
    The Winchester Model 1912 is a hammerless slide-action, i.e., pump-action, shotgun with an external tube magazine. Popularly-named the Perfect Repeater at its introduction, it largely set the standard for pump action shotguns over its 51 year high-rate production life...

     (Pump-action 12 gauge)
  • Winchester Model 1897
    Winchester Model 1897
    The Winchester Model 1897, also known as the Model 97, M97, or Trench Gun, was a pump-action shotgunwith an external hammer and tube magazine manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The Model 1897 was an evolution of the Winchester Model 1893 designed by John Browning. From 1897...

     (Pump-Action 12 Gauge)
  • CAWS entrants, specifically HK CAWS

Experimental

  • AA-12
    Atchisson Assault Shotgun
    The Auto Assault-12 , originally designed and known as the Atchisson Assault Shotgun, is a shotgun developed in 1972 by Maxwell Atchisson. The current 2005 version has been developed over 18 years since the patent was sold to Military Police Systems, Inc. The original design was the basis of...

     (Semi-automatic/Full-automatic 12 gauge) (Special forces, primarily Navy SEALS)

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

  • MP5N
    Heckler & Koch MP5
    The Heckler & Koch MP5 is a 9mm submachine gun of German design, developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from the German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch GmbH of Oberndorf am Neckar....

     (9x19mm Parabellum), special operations only, not standardized

Out of service (obsolete)

  • M3/M3A1 Grease Gun
    M3 submachine gun
    The M3 was an American .45-caliber submachine gun adopted for U.S. Army service on 12 December 1942, as the United States Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M3. The M3 was designed as a more cost-effective alternative to the Thompson, optimized for mass production...

     (.45 ACP/9x19mm Parabellum)
  • Madsen M50 (9x19mm Parabellum)
  • Walther MPL/MPK
    Walther MP
    The Walther MP series is a family of 9x19mm Parabellum submachine guns produced in West Germany from 1963 to 1985 by Walther.-Variants:...

     (9x19mm Parabellum)
  • HK SMG II (9x19mm Parabellum) (never issued)
  • HK 54A1
    Heckler & Koch MP5
    The Heckler & Koch MP5 is a 9mm submachine gun of German design, developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from the German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch GmbH of Oberndorf am Neckar....

     (9x19mm Parabellum) (never issued)
  • HK MP2000
    HK MP2000
    The Heckler & Koch MP2000 was an attempt to improve the MP5 series. Prototypes of the gun showed similarities to the UMP. An interesting feature of this gun was that it featured a silencing system which prevented the bullet from reaching supersonic speeds by venting some of the propellant gases....

     (9x19mm Parabellum) (never issued)
  • Mk 24 Mod 0
    Smith & Wesson M76
    The Smith & Wesson M76 submachine gun was produced by Smith & Wesson from 1967 to 1974. It is a clone of the Carl Gustav M/45.-History:In 1966, the Swedish government blocked the sale of firearms to the United States because it opposed the Vietnam War...

     (Smith & Wesson Model 76; 9x19mm Parabellum)
  • Carl Gustaf M/45 (9x19mm Parabellum)
  • Model 50/55 Reising (.45 ACP)
  • M2 submachine gun
    M2 Hyde
    The Hyde-Inland M2 was the highest-rate United States submachine gun design submitted for trials at Aberdeen Proving Ground in February, 1941. Work was undertaken by General Motors Inland Manufacturing Division to develop workable prototypes of Hyde's design. The design was designated U.S...

     (Hyde-Inland M2, .45 ACP)
  • MAC-10
    MAC-10
    The MAC-10 is a highly compact, blowback operated machine pistol developed by Gordon B. Ingram in 1964.-Design:The M-10 was built predominantly from steel stampings...

     (.45 ACP
    .45 ACP
    The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S...

     / 9x19mm Parabellum)
  • M42 submachine gun
    United Defense M42
    The United Defense M42 was an American submachine gun in World War II. It was produced from 1942 to 1943 by United Defense Supply Corp. for possible issue as a replacement for the Thompson submachine gun and was used by agents of the Office of Strategic Services .-History:The M42 was developed by...

     (United Defense M42, .45 ACP/9x19mm Parabellum)
  • M1/M1A1 Thompson
    Thompson submachine gun
    The Thompson is an American submachine gun, invented by John T. Thompson in 1919, that became infamous during the Prohibition era. It was a common sight in the media of the time, being used by both law enforcement officers and criminals...

     (.45 ACP)
  • M1928/M1928A1 Thompson
    Thompson submachine gun
    The Thompson is an American submachine gun, invented by John T. Thompson in 1919, that became infamous during the Prohibition era. It was a common sight in the media of the time, being used by both law enforcement officers and criminals...

     (.45 ACP)
  • M1921 Thompson
    Thompson submachine gun
    The Thompson is an American submachine gun, invented by John T. Thompson in 1919, that became infamous during the Prohibition era. It was a common sight in the media of the time, being used by both law enforcement officers and criminals...

     (.45 ACP) (not type classified)
  • Uzi/Mini Uzi
    Uzi submachine gun
    The Uzi is a family of Israeli open bolt, blowback-operated submachine guns. Smaller variants are considered to be machine pistols. The Uzi was one of the first weapons to use a telescoping bolt design which allows for the magazine to be housed in the pistol grip for a shorter weapon.The first Uzi...

     (9x19mm Parabellum)

Swords

In active service

  • Model 1902 Army Officers' Sword
  • Model 1852 Navy Officers' Sword
  • Coast Guard Officers' Sword
    Coast Guard Officers' Sword
    The Coast Guard Officers' Sword is identical to the US Model 1852 Navy Officer's Sword in all manners except that the Coast Guard Officers' Sword has "US Coast Guard" inscribed on it instead of US Navy....

  • Marine Noncommissioned Officers' Sword
    Marine Noncommissioned Officers' Sword, 1859-Present
    -Description:The sword adopted in 1859 and subsequently carried by noncommissioned officers of the United States Marine Corps is patterned after the United States Army’s foot officers’ sword of 1850, with minor differences...

    , 1859–Present
  • Marine Officers' Mameluke Sword
    Mameluke Sword
    A Mameluke sword is a cross-hilted, curved, scimitar-like sword historically derived from sabres used by Mamluk warriors of Mamluk Egypt from whom the sword derives its name. It is related to the shamshir, which had its origins in Persia from where the style migrated to India, Egypt and North...

    , 1875–present
  • Air Force Academy Cadets' Sword, c. 1955–present
  • West Point Cadets' Sword, c. 1922–present
  • Model 1840 Army Noncommissioned Officers' Sword
    Model 1840 Army Noncommissioned Officers' Sword
    The Model 1840 Noncommissioned Officers' Sword was based on a German version of the infantry sword used by British troops during the Napoleonic Wars...

     A modern version of this sword with steel scabbard is currently permitted for wear by US Army platoon sergeants and first sergeants; in practice it is rarely seen outside the 3d Infantry Regiment and honor guards. Some Army NCOs have this sword and wear it for social occasions.

Out of service

  • Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword
    Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword
    The Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword was a shortsword with a straight, double-edged blade and brass-mounted leather scabbard.-History:The U.S. Model 1832 foot artillery shortsword has a solid brass hilt, a crossguard, and a blade usually in length. This model was the first sword contracted by...

  • Model 1840 Light Artillery Saber
  • Model 1872 Mounted Artillery Officers' Saber
  • Model 1840 Army Musicians' Sword
  • Model 1812/13 Starr Cavalry Saber
  • Model 1818 Starr Cavalry Saber
  • Model 1833 Dragoon Saber
  • Model 1840 Heavy Cavalry Saber
  • Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber
    Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber
    The Model 1860 Light Cavalry Sabre was used by US cavalry from the American Civil War until the end of the Indian wars; some were still in use during the Spanish-American War...

  • Model 1872 Light Cavalry Saber
  • Model 1906 Light Cavalry Saber
  • Model 1913 "Patton" Cavalry Saber
  • Model 1832 Army Foot Officers' Sword
  • Model 1832 Army General & Staff Officers' Sword
  • Model 1832 Army Medical Staff Officers' Sword
  • Model 1839 Army Topographical Engineer Officers' Sword
  • Model 1840 Army Foot Officers' Sword
  • Model 1840 Army General & Staff Officers' Sword
  • Model 1840 Army Medical Staff Officers' Sword
  • Model 1840 Army Pay Department Officers' Sword
  • Model 1840 Army Engineer Officers' Sword
  • Model 1850 Army Foot Officers' Sword
  • Model 1850 Army Staff & Field Officers' Sword
    Model 1850 Army Staff & Field Officers' Sword
    The Model 1850 Army Staff and Field Officers' Sword was carried by all members of staff departments,Field Grade officers of Artillery and Infantry, Company Grade Officers of Light Artillery, Staff Officers and...

  • Model 1872 Army Line & Staff Officers' Sword
  • Model 1830 Navy Officers' Sword
  • Model 1841 Navy Officers' Sword
  • Model 1834 Revenue Cutter Service Officers' Sword
  • Model 1870 Revenue Cutter Service Officers' Sword
  • Model 1797 Starr Naval Cutlass
  • Model 1808 Starr Naval Cutlass
  • Mayweg & Nippes "Baltimore" Naval Cutlass, c. 1810
  • Model 1816 Starr Naval Cutlass
  • Model 1826 Starr Naval Cutlass
  • Model 1841 Naval Cutlass
  • Model 1861 Naval Cutlass
  • Model 1917 Naval Cutlass
  • Marine Noncommissioned Officers' Sword, c.1832–1859
  • Marine Officers' Mameluke Sword
    Mameluke Sword
    A Mameluke sword is a cross-hilted, curved, scimitar-like sword historically derived from sabres used by Mamluk warriors of Mamluk Egypt from whom the sword derives its name. It is related to the shamshir, which had its origins in Persia from where the style migrated to India, Egypt and North...

    , 1826–59
  • West Point Cadets' Sword
    West Point Cadets' Sword
    West Point Cadets' Swords are swords traditionally worn by cadet NCOs and Officers of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. They are issued only to NCOs and Officers for official ceremonies such as parades, formations, and drills...

    , Model 1872
  • West Point Cadets' Sword
    West Point Cadets' Sword
    West Point Cadets' Swords are swords traditionally worn by cadet NCOs and Officers of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. They are issued only to NCOs and Officers for official ceremonies such as parades, formations, and drills...

    , c. 1837

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