List of weapons

There is a bewildering array 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, far more than would be useful in list form. Therefore, a particular weapon is best found within one or more of the following sub-lists:

Lists of weapons by conflict or time period

• List of ancient weapons
• List of medieval weapons
• List of American Civil War weapons
• List of World War I weapons
• List of World War II weapons
• List of Korean War weapons
• List of Vietnam War weapons
  Weapons of the Vietnam War
  A wide variety of weapons were used by the different armies operating in the Vietnam War. Combatants included:* the army of the Republic of South Viet Nam ;...
  
  

Lists of weapons by type

• List of aircraft weapons
• List of service rifles of national armies
• List of antiaircraft weapons
• List of artillery
• List of flamethrowers
• List of firearms
  • List of bullpup firearms
  • List of multiple barrel firearms
  • List of pistols
  • List of submachine guns
  • List of shotguns
  • List of assault rifles
  • List of sniper rifles
  • List of recoilless rifles
  • List of battle rifles
  • List of carbines
  • List of machine guns
  • List of grenade launchers
    • List of blow forward firearms
    • List of delayed blowback firearms
• List of martial arts weapons
• List of Mêlée weapons
• List of premodern combat weapons
• List of missiles
• List of rockets
• List of nuclear weapons
• List of torpedoes

Lists of weapons by country

• List of artillery by country
• List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
• List of crew served weapons of the US Armed Forces
• List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps

Lists of weapons-related items

• List of aircraft
• List of armoured fighting vehicles
• List of handgun cartridges
• List of rifle cartridges
• List of modern armament manufacturers