This is a list of

weapon A weapon, arm or armament is any implement or device that can be used to deter, threaten, inflict physical damage, harm, or kill. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime, law enforcement, s ...

s served individually by the

United States armed forces The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. The armed forces consists of six service branches: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. The president of the United States is the ...

. 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 A squad automatic weapon (SAW), also known as a section automatic weapon or light support weapon (LSW), is a man-portable automatic firearm attached to infantry squads or sections as a source of rapid direct firepower. Weapons fulfilling this ...

s (SAW) and

sniper A sniper is a military/paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with high-precision r ...

rifle A rifle is a long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting, with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves ( rifling) cut into the bore wall. In keeping with their focus on accuracy, rifles are typically designed to be held with ...

s. Within the

Table of Organization and Equipment A table of organization and equipment (TOE or TO&E) is the specified organization, staffing, and equipment of Military unit, units. Also used in acronyms as 'T/O' and 'T/E'. It also provides information on the mission and capabilities of a unit as ...

for both the

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...

and the U.S. Marine Corps, these two classes of weapons are considered as crew-served; the operator of the weapon has an assistant who carries additional ammunition and associated equipment, acts as a spotter, and is also fully qualified in the operation of the weapon. These weapons are listed under the

List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. armed forces This list contains weapons that are classified as crew-served, as the term is used in the United States military. While the general understanding is that crew-served weapons require more than one person to operate them, there are important except ...

Bayonets, knives, bayonet-knife models

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

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 The ASEK replaced the "knife, hunting, surv ...

(

US Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...

Aircrew and

USMC The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through co ...

Aircrew) *

M9 bayonet The M9 Bayonet, officially known as the M9 Phrobis III, is a multi-purpose knife and bayonet officially adopted in 1986 by the United States. It has a blade and is issued with a sheath designed to double as a wire cutter. History The M9 bayon ...

(M16 series compatible) *

M7 bayonet The M7 bayonet (NSN 1095-00-017-9701) is a bayonet that was used by the U.S. military for the M16 rifle, it can also be used with the M4 carbine as well as many other assault rifles, carbines and combat shotguns. It can be used as a fighting knif ...

(M16 series compatible) * M11 knife ( EOD) * OKC-3S bayonet (

) * Ka-Bar combat knife (

) * Gerber Mark II dagger * Mk 3 knife ( USN SEALs) *Mission Knives MPK Knife ( USN SEALs, USN EOD, and

) * Strider SMF (

) *SEAL Knife 2000 ( USN SEALs) *

Tomahawk A tomahawk is a type of single-handed axe used by the many Indigenous peoples and nations of North America. It traditionally resembles a hatchet with a straight shaft. In pre-colonial times the head was made of stone, bone, or antler, and Europ ...

(VTAC) *

Entrenching tool An entrenching tool (U.K.), intrenching tool (U.S.), E-tool, or trenching tool is a digging tool used by military forces for a variety of military purposes. Survivalists, campers, hikers and other outdoors groups have found it to be indispensabl ...

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Out of service (obsolete)

*Knife LC-14-B/Type IV Survival Ax (Woodman's Pal) * Marine Corps Raiders stiletto by Camillus * Mk 1 Utility Knife (Navy) * Mk 2 Machete (Navy) * Mk 2 Utility Knife (Marine Corps/Navy) *

M1 bayonet The Model of 1905 bayonet was made for the U.S. M1903 Springfield rifle.Note: 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. Thi ...

(M1 Garand/M1903) *

M3 Trench Knife The M3 trench knife or M3 fighting knife was an American military combat knife first issued in March 1943. The M3 was originally designated for issue to soldiers not otherwise equipped with a bayonet.Trzaska, Frank, (1996), U.S. Fighting Knives ...

M4 Bayonet The M4 bayonet was introduced in 1944 for use with the M1 carbine. It was built on the M3 fighting knife. Description The M4 bayonet, like the M3 fighting knife that preceded it, was designed for rapid production using a minimum of strategic met ...

(M1 Carbine) * M5 Bayonet (M1 Garand) * M6 Bayonet (M14) * M1795 Bayonet * M1812 Bay * M1816 Bayonet * M1819 Hall Breech-Loading Rifle Socket Bayonet * M1841 Mississippi Rifle Bayonet * M1847 Musketoon Bayonet * M1849 Rifleman's Knife * M1855 Socket Bayonet * M1861 Navy Rifle Bayonet * M1868 Trowel Bayonet * M1873 Trowel Bayonet *

M1880 Hunting Knife M-188 is a Michigan State Trunkline Highway System, state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. It runs from Eaton Rapids, Michigan, Eaton Rapids to the Veterans of Foreign Wars#National Veterans Services, VFW National Home for Children ...

(a.k.a. Entrenching knife) * M1887 Hospital Corps Knife * M1898 Bolo Bayonet * M1898 Bowie Bayonet *

M1892 Bayonet M-189 is a north–south Michigan Highway System, state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It serves as the continuation of Highway 139 (Wisconsin), Highway 139 (WIS 139) from W ...

(Krag) *

M1895 Lee Rifle Bayonet M1895, or Model of 1895, can refer to: *Nagant M1895 - a revolver *Steyr-Mannlicher M1895 - an Austrian bolt-action rifle *M1895 Lee Navy - an American bolt-action rifle *Winchester Model 1895 - a lever-action rifle *M1895 Colt–Browning machine g ...

* M1904 Hospital Corps Knife * M1905 Bayonet (M1903/M1 Garand) * M1909 Bolo Knife *

M1917 Bayonet The M1917 bayonet was designed to be used with the US M1917 Enfield .30 caliber rifle, as well as with the seven different U.S. trench shotguns. The blade was long. It will not fit the M1903 .30 caliber (Springfield) or the M1 .30 caliber (Ga ...

(M1917 Rifle, M1897, M12 and M1200 Shotguns) * M1917 Bolo Knife * M1917/M1918/Mark I Trench Knife *

M1939 Machete The 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K) (russian: 37-мм автоматическая зенитная пушка образца 1939 года (61-К)) is a Soviet 37 mm calibre anti-aircraft gun developed during the late 1 ...

* M1942 Bayonet (

M1903 Springfield The M1903 Springfield, officially the United States Rifle, Caliber .30-06, Model 1903, is an American five-round magazine-fed, bolt-action service repeating rifle, used primarily during the first half of the 20th century. The M1903 was first u ...

M1 Garand The M1 Garand or M1 rifleOfficially designated as U.S. rifle, caliber .30, M1, later simply called Rifle, Caliber .30, M1, also called US Rifle, Cal. .30, M1 is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the U.S Army during World War ...

) * M1942 Bolo Knife (

United States Navy Hospital Corpsman A hospital corpsman (HM r corpsman is an enlisted medical specialist of the United States Navy, who may also serve in a U.S. Marine Corps unit. The corresponding rating within the United States Coast Guard is health services technician (HS) ...

) *

M1942 Machete M194 may refer to: * M-194 (Michigan highway), a state highway in Michigan * Mercedes-Benz M194 engine, an automobile engine * Minardi M194, a Formula One race car {{disambiguation ...

* Sykes-Fairbairn Commando Knife * V-42 combat knife (Case V-42 ' Stiletto') * V44 Knife

Grenades

In active service

* M67 fragmentation grenade * AN/M14 thermite grenade * AN/M8 white smoke grenade * AN/M18 colored smoke grenade *M7A3 CS Gas Grenade *M25A2 Riot Control Grenade *M47 Riot Control Grenade File:M67b.jpg, M67 fragmentation grenade File:US Marines 100520-M-9232S-012 M18 green smoke grenade crop.jpg, Smoke billowing from a green M18

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

* AN/M83 White Smoke Grenade * M84 stun grenade * M116/A1 "Flash Crash" * Mk 141 Mod 0 * M100 Grenade Rifle Entry Munition (GREM) * Scalable Offensive Hand Grenade (SOCOM) File:M-84-Flash-Bang-Grenade.jpg

Out of service (obsolete)

* MK3/3A1/3A2 Concussion Grenade *M25/A1 *M7/A1/A2 *M6/A1 *Mk 1 Mod 0/1/2/3 *M34 *M16 *M15 *M8 *M33 * M61 *M26/A1 * Mk II/IIA1 (aka Mk 2/2A1) (Frag) *M1 Frangible *

Ketchum Grenade The Ketchum Hand Grenade was a type of grenade used in the American Civil War. It was patented on August 20, 1861 (U.S. Pat. #33,089) by William F. Ketchum, a mayor of Buffalo, New York, and was partially adopted in the Union Army. They were used ...

(Civil War era) *

V40 Mini-Grenade The V40 fragmentation grenade was manufactured in the Netherlands, and was in service in the Canadian Forces and the US Armed Forces. The V40 grenade is spherical in shape, high, and in diameter - approximately the size of a golf-ball. It has ...

*XM48/E1/E2/E3 *XM58 *EX 1 Mod 0 *EX 2 Mod 0 *Model 308-1 (Never standardized) *Kilgore/Schermuly Stun *

T13 Beano Grenade The BEANO T-13 hand grenade was an experimental grenade developed by the Office of Strategic Services (which later became the CIA), with assistance from Eastman Kodak Corporation, in the latter years of World War II. Concept The concept for th ...

* F1 (M1916 Billant Fuse)

Pistols & Revolvers

In active service

Beretta M9 The Beretta M9, officially the Pistol, Semiautomatic, 9mm, M9, is the designation for the Beretta 92FS semi-automatic pistol used by the United States Armed Forces. The M9 was adopted by the United States military as their service pistol in 1985 ...

(9×19mm) * SIG Sauer M11 (P228) (9×19mm) * SIG Sauer M17 Modular Handgun System (P320 Full-Size) (9×19mm) – Was selected by the US Army to replace the M9 after winning the

XM17 Modular Handgun System competition The XM17 Modular Handgun System (MHS) competition was a United States Army and United States Air Force competition for a new service pistol. The Modular Handgun System was solicited by a Request for Proposals in September 2015 and is anticipated ...

* SIG Sauer M18 Modular Handgun System (P320 Carry) (9×19mm) – Was selected by the US Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force to replace the M11 after winning the

. File:M9-pistolet.jpg,

File:M11 Pistol (7414627234).jpg, SIG Sauer M11 File:XM17-XM18 Modular Handgun.jpg,

SIG Sauer M17 The SIG Sauer M17 and M18 are service pistols derived from the SIG Sauer P320 in use with the United States Armed Forces. On January 19, 2017, the United States Army announced that a customized version of SIG Sauer's P320 had won the Army's XM17 ...

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

A1 (9×19mm) (

) *

Colt M1911A1 The M1911 (Colt 1911 or Colt Government) is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. The pistol's formal U.S. military designation as of 1940 was ''Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911'' for th ...

(.45 ACP) (as the M45A1 CQBP) *

Heckler & Koch P11 The HK P11 is a Heckler & Koch pistol designed as an underwater firearm that was developed in 1976. It has five barrels and each fires a 7.62 X 36mm dart electrically. Loading is by means of a five-round case. The design resembles that of a peppe ...

( Underwater Pistol) (7.62×36mm rocket-propelled darts) (

USSOCOM The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM or SOCOM) is the unified combatant command charged with overseeing the various special operations component commands of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force of the United States Ar ...

) * SIG Sauer P229R DAK (.40 S&W) (

USCG The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, military, mu ...

) * Glock Mk 26 Mod 0 (Glock 26) (9×19mm) (

) * Glock Mk 27 Mod 0 (Glock 19) (9×19mm) (

) * Glock Mk 28 Mod 0 (Glock 17) (9×19mm) (

) * Glock Mk 29 Mod 0 (Glock 34) (9×19mm) (

) * M45A1 CQBP (Close Quarters Battle Pistol) (.45 ACP) (

) * Heckler & Koch MK 23 Mod 0 (.45 ACP) (

) File:SIG SAUER P229R DAK (2011).jpg, P229R DAK File:GLOCK 19.JPG,

Glock 19 Glock is a brand of polymer- framed, short recoil-operated, locked-breech semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by Austrian manufacturer Glock Ges.m.b.H. The firearm entered Austrian military and police service by 1982 after it was the ...

Image:HK P11 mit pruefgeraet.jpg, P11 underwater pistol File:MEUSOCM45.jpg,

M1911A1 The M1911 (Colt 1911 or Colt Government) is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. The pistol's formal U.S. military designation as of 1940 was ''Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911'' for the ...

Out of service (obsolete)

* AAI QSPR (Quiet Special Purpose Revolver, .44 Magnum) (never issued) * Beretta 92SB (9×19mm) ( JSSAP winner) *

Browning Hi-Power The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, semi-automatic pistol available in the 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W calibers. It was based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning, and completed by Dieudonné Saive at FN Herstal. ...

(9×19mm) (Special Forces) *

Bavarian Model 1842 Musket The Bavarian Model 1842 (also referred to as the Bavarian M-1842 Rifled Musket) was a 19th-century Bavarian musket originally designed for the Bavarian Army. The musket was exported for foreign service, and saw limited use during the American Civ ...

* Colt Dragoon Revolver (1st/2nd/3rd) (.44) *

Colt M1900 The Colt Model 1900 is a short-recoil operated "self-loading", or semi-automatic .38 caliber handgun introduced by Colt's Manufacturing Company at the turn of the 20th century. It also marked the introduction of .38 ACP, the round for which it i ...

(

.38 ACP The .38 ACP ( Automatic Colt Pistol), also known as the .38 Auto or 9x23mmSR, is a semi-rimmed pistol cartridge that was introduced at the turn of the 20th century for the John Browning-designed Colt M1900. It was first used in Colt's Model ...

) (never issued) *

Colt M1902 The Model 1902 is a semi-automatic pistol developed by famous American firearms designer John Browning and produced by the Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company in the early 20th century. The Model 1902 was not a new design, but rather an ...

(.38 ACP) (never issued) * Colt M1903 (

.32 ACP .32 ACP ( Automatic Colt Pistol, also known as .32 Automatic) is a centerfire 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 pi ...

) (General Officers) *

Colt M1905 The Colt Model 1900 is a short-recoil operated "self-loading", or semi-automatic .38 caliber handgun introduced by Colt's Manufacturing Company at the turn of the 20th century. It also marked the introduction of .38 ACP, the round for which it i ...

(.45 ACP) (never issued) * Colt M1908 (

.380 ACP The .380 ACP (9×17mm) ( Automatic Colt Pistol) is a rimless, straight-walled pistol cartridge developed by firearms designer John Moses Browning. The cartridge headspaces on the mouth of the case.Wilson, R. K. ''Textbook of Automatic Pisto ...

) (General Officers) * Harpers Ferry Model 1805 (.54) *

High Standard HDM The High Standard HDM is a semiautomatic pistol equipped with an integral suppressor. Based on the High Standard HD model target pistol, it was adopted by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. OSS head Bill Donovan demonstra ...

(

.22 LR The .22 Long Rifle or simply .22 LR or 22 (metric designation: 5.6×15mmR) is a long-established variety of .22 caliber rimfire ammunition originating from the United States. It is used in a wide range of rifles, pistols, revolvers, smooth ...

) (Navy SEALs and USMC Force Recon) * Kimber ICQB (Interim Close Quarter Battle) (.45 ACP) (

MARSOC United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is a component command of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) that comprises the Marine Corps' contribution to SOCOM. Its core capabilities are direct action, spe ...

) *Misc. JSSAP/XM9/XM10 entrants (9×19mm) (never issued) * LeMat Revolver (.41/.63, .35/.5) *

M15 General Officers The M15 General Officers is a .45 ACP pistol developed by the U.S. Army's Rock Island Arsenal from stock M1911 pistols as a replacement for the aging Colt Model 1903 and Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless pistols. The pistol was issued to United States ...

(.45 ACP) *M1799 flintlock pistol (.69) *M1805 Harper's Ferry flintlock pistol (.54) *M1816 flintlock pistol (.54)

*M1836 flintlock pistol (.54) *M1842 Navy (.54) *M1842 Pistol (.54) * M1847 Revolver (.44) * M1848 Revolver (.44) * M1849 Pocket Revolver (.31) * M1851 Navy (.36) * M1860 Army Revolver (.44) * M1861 Navy Revolver (.36) * M1873 (

.45 Colt The .45 Colt (11.43×33mmR), is a rimmed, straight-walled, handgun cartridge dating to 1872. It was originally a black-powder revolver round developed for the Colt Single Action Army revolver. This cartridge was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1 ...

) * M1889 Navy (

.38 Long Colt The .38 Long Colt, also known as .38 LC, is a black powder cartridge introduced by Colt's Manufacturing Company in 1875. In 1892, it was adopted as a standard military pistol cartridge by the United States Army for the Colt M1892 revolver. The ...

) * M1892/M1894/M1896 Army (.38 Long Colt) *M1902 Revolver (.38 Long Colt) * M1900 (

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"American Eagle Luger"; 7.65×22mm, 9×19mm, .45 ACP) (never issued) *M1903 Army (.38 Special/.38 Long Colt) * M1905 Marine (.38 Long Colt) *M1908 Army (

.38 Special The .38 Special, also commonly known as .38 S&W Special (not to be confused with .38 S&W), .38 Smith & Wesson Special, .38 Spl, .38 Spc, (pronounced "thirty-eight special"), or 9x29mmR is a rimmed, centerfire cartridge designed by Smith & ...

) * M1909 Army (.45 Colt) * M1917 (.45 ACP) *

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. Similar to other underwater firearms, it fires a special metal dart as its projecti ...

(Mk 59 Mod 0) (Navy SEALs) * Mk 22 Mod 0 (9×19mm Parabellum) (Special Forces) * Objective Personal Defense Weapon (canceled) * Remington-Beals Revolver (.36) * Remington M1858 (.44) * Remington M53 (.45 ACP) (never issued) * Remington M1865/M1867 Navy (.50) *

Ruger MK II The Ruger Standard Model is a rimfire semi-automatic pistol introduced in 1949 as the first product manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Co., and was the founding member of a product line of .22 Long Rifle cartridge handguns, including its later ite ...

(.22 LR) (Navy SEALs) * Savage Arms .45 pistol (.45 ACP) (never issued) *Savage Figure Eight (.36) *

Schofield Model 3 The Smith & Wesson Model 3 is a single-action, cartridge-firing, top-break revolver produced by Smith & Wesson (S&W) from around 1870 to 1915, and was recently again offered as a reproduction by Smith & Wesson and Uberti. It was produced in sev ...

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.45 Schofield The .45 Schofield, also referred to as .45 Smith & Wesson is a revolver cartridge developed by Smith & Wesson for their S&W Model 3 Schofield top-break revolver. It is similar to the .45 Colt round though shorter and with a slightly larger ri ...

) *

Smith & Wesson Model 10 The Smith & Wesson Model 10, previously known as the Smith & Wesson .38 Hand Ejector Model of 1899, the Smith & Wesson Military & Police or the Smith & Wesson Victory Model, is a K-frame revolver of worldwide popularity. In production since 1899 ...

(.38 Special) * Smith & Wesson Model 12 (.38 Special) *

Smith & Wesson Model 15 The Smith & Wesson K-38 Combat Masterpiece, Revolver Model 15 is a six-shot double-action revolver, with adjustable open sights, built on the medium-size "K" frame. It is chambered for the .38 Special cartridge and is fitted with a barrel, thoug ...

(.38 Special) (USAF) *Smith & Wesson No. 2 (.32) *Spiller and Burr (.36) *Starr Model 1863 (.44) *

Steyr Mannlicher M1894 The Mannlicher M1894 was an early blow-forward semi-automatic pistol. General features The earliest Ferdinand Mannlicher pistol, manufactured by Fabrique D'Armes de Neuhausen, Switzerland, was designed to be self-loading and to use a special ...

(7.65×21mm) (never issued)

Canceled experiments and competitions

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 ...

and related (.45 ACP) (was suspended and later superseded by the

) *

Colt OHWS The Colt OHWS (also known as Colt SOCOM) was a semi-automatic pistol created by Colt to compete for the United States Special Operations Command (US SOCOM) Offensive Handgun Weapon System (OHWS) tender. The winner of this competition would becom ...

(.45 ACP) (never issued) *

Colt SCAMP The Colt SCAMP (Small CAliber Machine Pistol) was conceived in 1969 as a replacement to the aging Colt M1911A1 pistol. Design The resulting weapon, embodied in a single SCAMP prototype built in 1971, was designed to give an individual operator a ...

( .22 SCAMP) (never issued) * Gyrojet handgun (13mm) (never issued)

Less-lethal

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

FN 303 The FN 303 is a semi-automatic less-lethal riot gun designed and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal. The FN 303 uses compressed air to fire projectiles from a 15-round drum magazine. It is designed to incapacitate the target through b ...

semi-automatic less-lethal riot gun *M37 MRCD (Mid-size Riot Control Disperser) compressed air weapon

Out of service (obsolete)

* M234 Riot Control Launcher

Rifles

''Includes

musket A musket is a muzzle-loaded long gun that appeared as a smoothbore weapon in the early 16th century, at first as a heavier variant of the arquebus, capable of penetrating plate armour. By the mid-16th century, this type of musket gradually d ...

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 (25–63 mm). The musketoon ...

s, etc., as well as

s''

National Firearms Museum, Vietnam-era rifles

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

XM5 The XM5 is the U.S. Army variant of the SIG MCX Spear, a .277 Fury, 6.8×51mm (.277 in), gas-operated reloading, gas-operated, magazine (firearms), magazine-fed, assault rifle designed by SIG Sauer for the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program in ...

( 6.8 Common) (

) *

M16A4 The M16 rifle (officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16) is a family of military rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military. The original M16 rifle was a 5.56×45mm automatic rifle with a 20-roun ...

(5.56×45mm NATO) (

) *

M16A3 The M16 rifle (officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16) is a family of military rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military. The original M16 rifle was a 5.56×45mm automatic rifle with a 20-roun ...

(5.56×45mm NATO) (

Navy SEALs The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the United States Navy, U.S. Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the United States Naval Special Warfare Command, Naval Special Wa ...

and USN Seabees) *

M16A2 The M16 rifle (officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16) is a family of military rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military. The original M16 rifle was a 5.56×45mm automatic rifle with a 20-roun ...

(5.56×45mm NATO) (

USAF The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Sign ...

, and

Training/Reserve/National Guard) * M27 IAR (Infantry Automatic Rifle) (5.56×45mm NATO) (

Automatic Rifleman) * M38 SDMR (Squad Designated Marksman Rifle) (5.56×45mm NATO) (

Designated Marksmen) * Mk 14 EBR (Enhanced Battle Rifle) (7.62×51mm NATO) (

, US Army, USAF Designated Marksmen/EOD) *

M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle The M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle (EMR; formally Rifle, Caliber 7.62 mm, M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle; NSN 1005-01-553-5196) is a semi-automatic, gas-operated designated marksman rifle chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. It is a mod ...

(7.62 NATO) (

Designated Marksmen/Scout Snipers) * Mk 11 (KAC SR-25) (7.62×51mm NATO) (USMC, US Army, USAF,

, USSOCOM, USN SEALs, Designated Marksmen) *

M110 SASS The M110 Semi Automatic Sniper System (M110 SASS) is an American Semi-automatic firearm, semi-automatic precision rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO round. It is manufactured by Knight's Armament Company, developed from the Knight' ...

( 7.62x51mm NATO) (SAF Designated Marksmen/EOD) * M110K1 SASS ( 7.62x51 NATO,

6.5mm Creedmoor The 6.5mm Creedmoor (6.5×48 mm), designated 6.5 Creedmoor by SAAMI, 6.5 Creedmoor by the C.I.P. or 6.5 CM or 6.5 CRDMR for short, is a centerfire rifle cartridge introduced by Hornady in 2007. It was developed by Hornady senior ballistics ...

(US Navy Designated Marksman) * M110A1 CSASS ( 7.62x51 NATO,

(US Army, USMC Designated Marksman) *

HK417 The Heckler & Koch HK417 is a battle rifle designed and manufactured by Heckler & Koch. Being the larger caliber version of the Heckler & Koch HK416, and chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO rifle cartridge, it is intended for use where the penetra ...

( 7.62x51mm NATO) (

Naval Special Warfare Development Group The Naval Special Warfare Development Group (NSWDG), abbreviated as DEVGRU ("Development Group") and commonly known as SEAL Team Six, is the United States Navy component of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). The unit is often referre ...

)) * SIG Sauer 716 G2 (7.62×51mm NATO) ( JSOC) * Mk 17 Mod 0 (FN SCAR-H) (7.62×51mm NATO) (

Automatic Rifleman) * Mk 20 Sniper Support Rifle (FN SCAR-H TPR) ( 7.62x51 NATO,

6.5 Creedmoor The 6.5mm Creedmoor (6.5×48 mm), designated 6.5 Creedmoor by SAAMI, 6.5 Creedmoor by the C.I.P. or 6.5 CM or 6.5 CRDMR for short, is a centerfire rifle cartridge (firearms), cartridge introduced by Hornady in 2007. It was developed by Horn ...

) (USSOCOM, USMC Designated Marksmen) *

M24 Sniper Weapon System The M24 Sniper Weapon System (SWS) or M24 is the military and police version of the Remington Model 700 rifle, ''M24'' being the model name assigned by the United States Army after adoption as their standard sniper rifle in 1988. The M24 is ref ...

(

Remington Model 700 The Remington Model 700 is a series of bolt-action centerfire rifles manufactured by Remington Arms since 1962. It is a development of the Remington 721 and 722 series of rifles, which were introduced in 1948. The M24 and M40 military sniper ...

(

7 mm Remington Magnum The 7mm Remington Magnum rifle cartridge was introduced as a commercially available round in 1962, along with the new Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle. It is a member of the belted magnum family that is directly derived from the venerable . ...

.300 Winchester Magnum The .300 Winchester Magnum (also known as .300 Win Mag or .300 WM) (7.62×67mmB, 7.62x66BR) is a belted, bottlenecked magnum rifle cartridge that was introduced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1963. The .300 Winchester Magnum is a m ...

.300 Remington Ultra Magnum The .300 Remington Ultra Magnum, also known as the .300 Ultra Mag, 7.62×72mm or .300 RUM is a 7.62 mm (.308 inch) rifle cartridge introduced by Remington Arms in 1999. The .300 Remington Ultra Magnum is one of the largest commercially ava ...

, and

.338 Lapua Magnum The .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6×70 mm or 8.58×70 mm) is a rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge. It was developed during the 1980s as a high-powered, long-range cartridge for military snipers. It was used in the War in Afghanistan and ...

) (

Designated Marksmen) *

M40 sniper rifle The M40 rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle used by the United States Marine Corps. It has had four variants: the M40, M40A1, M40A3, and M40A5. The M40 was introduced in 1966. The changeover to the A1 model was completed in the 1970s, the A3 i ...

(

, and

) (

Designated Marksmen, Scout Snipers) *

M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle The M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle (ESR), formerly known as the XM2010 and M24 Reconfigured Sniper Weapon System, is a sniper rifle developed by PEO Soldier for the United States Army. It is derived from and replaced the M24 Sniper Weapon System, an ...

(

) (US Army) * Mk 13 Sniper rifle (

) (SOCOM, USMC, MARSOC) * Mk 21 Precision Sniper Rifle ( Remington Modular Sniper Rifle) (

) (

Designated Marksmen, Scout Snipers) * Mk 22 Advanced Sniper Rifle (Barret MRAD) ( 7.62x51 NATO,

.300 Norma Magnum The .300 Norma Magnum, also known as .300 NM or "300 Norma" for short, is a centerfire magnum rifle cartridge developed by Swedish ammunition manufacturer Norma Precision. The .300 Norma Magnum uses a .338 Norma Magnum case necked down to the ...

.338 Norma Magnum The .338 Norma Magnum is a cartridge first introduced in 2008 and came into production in 2009, designed by Norma of Sweden. Design history The .338 Norma Magnum was originally developed as a long-range sport shooting wildcat cartridge by the A ...

) (USSOCOM, US Army, USMC) * M82A1M/A3 (.50 BMG) (US Army) * M107 ( .50 BMG) (

Scout Snipers) File:M16a2-final.png, M16A2 File:USMC-120427-M-SR181-035.jpg, A U.S. Marine armed with an M27 IAR affixed with ACOG Squad Day Optic.

Out of service (obsolete)

Semi and fully automatic

FN FAL The FAL (a French acronym for (English: "Light Automatic Rifle")), is a battle rifle designed in Belgium by Dieudonné Saive and manufactured by FN Herstal (simply known as FN). During the Cold War the FAL was adopted by many countries of th ...

(battle rifle, trialled as T48 against the T44 and T47 to replace the M1: lost to the former) *Olin/Winchester Salvo Rifle (battle rifle, 5.56mm duplex) * M14E1 (Selective Fire Rifle, 7.62×51mm NATO) (never standardized) *

M16A1 The M16 rifle (officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16) is a family of military rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military. The original M16 rifle was a 5.56×45mm automatic rifle with a 20-roun ...

(5.56×45mm NATO) * M16 (5.56×45mm NATO) * XM16E1 (5.56×45mm NATO) *

(5.56×45mm NATO) (

) *

Heckler & Koch HK33 The Heckler & Koch HK33 is a 5.56mm assault rifle developed in the 1960s by West German armament manufacturer Heckler & Koch GmbH (H&K), primarily for export. Building on the success of their G3 design, the company developed a family of smal ...

(Selective Fire Rifle, 5.56×45mm NATO) (Used by the

United States Navy Seals The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the Naval Special Warfare Command. Among the SEALs' main functions are conducting sma ...

during the

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...

) * Armalite/Colt Model 601/602 (5.56×45mm NATO rifle) (USAF and SOF use only) * XM22/E1 Rifle (Selective Fire Rifle, 5.56×45mm NATO) * Mk 4 Mod 0 (Suppressed Rifle, 5.56×45mm NATO) *Misc. M1 Garand Variants (E1-E6 and E9-E14) (Semi-Automatic Rifle, .30-06) * Mk 2 Mod 0/1/2 (Semi-Automatic Rifle, 7.62×51mm NATO) *

(Semi-automatic rifle, .30-06) * M1941 Johnson rifle (Semi-Automatic Rifle, .30-06) *

Model 45A The Model 45A was a .30 caliber bullpup 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. The rifle was sparsely documente ...

* M1946 rifle (never used in active duty) * M1947 Johnson auto carbine (Semi-Automatic Rifle, .30-06) *

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 (arms designer), John Pedersen that was made in small numbers for testing by the United States Army during the ...

(.276) (competed unsuccessfully with M1 Garand to become primary service rifle) *

Pedersen Device The Pedersen device was an experimental weapon attachment for the M1903 Springfield bolt action rifle that allowed it to fire a 7.62 mm caliber, .30 caliber (7.62 mm) pistol-type cartridge in semi-automatic rifle, semi-automatic mode.Military ...

(attachment for Springfield M1903, .30 conversion) *

M1918 BAR The Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) is a family of American automatic rifles and machine guns used by the United States and numerous other countries during the 20th century. The primary variant of the BAR series was the M1918, chambered for the . ...

(.30-06) *

ArmaLite AR-18 The ArmaLite AR-18 is a gas-operated assault rifle chambered for 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition. The AR-18 was designed at ArmaLite in California by Arthur Miller, Eugene Stoner, George Sullivan, and Charles Dorchester in 1963 as an alternative t ...

(Trial purposes only) * Mk 12 Mod 0/1 Special Purpose Rifle (5.56×45mm NATO) (US Navy, USMC, SOCOM)

Bolt action

* M1903/A1/A3 (Bolt-action rifle; .30-03, .30-06) *

M1917 Enfield The M1917 Enfield, the "American Enfield", formally named "United States Rifle, cal .30, Model of 1917" is an American modification and production of the .303-inch (7.7 mm) Pattern 1914 Enfield (P14) rifle (listed in British Service as Rifle No. ...

(Bolt-action rifle) *Model 1907/15

Berthier rifle The Berthier rifles and carbines were a family of bolt-action small arms in 8mm Lebel, used in the French Army, and French Colonial Forces, from the 1890s to the beginning of World War II (1940). After the introduction of the Lebel rifle in 1886 ...

(Bolt-action rifle) * M1895 Navy (Navy Lee, 6 mm Navy) * M1892/M1896/M1898 Rifle (a/k/a Krag Bolt Action Rifle;

.30-40 Krag The .30-40 Krag (also known as .30 U.S. and .30 Army) 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 1 ...

) *

M1885 Remington-Lee Model 1885 (M1885) may refer to: * 3.2-inch gun M1885, a rifled breech-loading fieldgun * M1885 Remington–Lee, a bolt-action box-magazine repeating rifle longgun * Mannlicher M1885, a prototype predecessor to the bolt-action rifle longgun Mannli ...

(Bolt-action rifle; .45-70 Gov) * M1882 Short Rifle (.45-70 Gov.) *M1882 Remington-Lee (Bolt-action rifle; .45-70 Gov.) *M1879 Remington-Lee (Bolt-action rifle; .45-70 Gov.) *

Remington–Keene rifle The Remington–Keene is an early bolt-action rifle with a tubular magazine. Remington manufactured prototypes of Keene's patents for consideration by the United States Army Ordnance Department Magazine Gun Board convened in 1878. Although the A ...

(Bolt-action rifle; .45-70 Gov.)

Breech loading

* M1875 Officers' Rifle (.45-70 Gov.) * M1873/M1879/M1880/M1884/M1888/M1889 Springfield (a/k/a Trapdoor Springfield;.45-70 Gov..: .45-55-405 & .45-70-500) * M1872 Springfield (a/k/a Rolling Block Springfield; .50-70 Gov.) * 1867 Rolling Block Remington .50-45 centerfire * M1865/M1866/M1868/M1869/M1870 Springfield (a/k/a Trapdoor Springfield and Allin conversions;

.50-70 Government The .50-70 Government (also called the .50-70 Musket and .50 Government) is a black powder cartridge adopted in 1866 for the Springfield Model 1866 trapdoor rifle. Description Derived from the .50-60-400 Joslyn, the cartridge was developed af ...

) * Sharps carbine/rifle (Breech-loader; .42-60-410) (.52 caliber issued to Berdan's 1st and 2nd US Sharpshooters in the

US Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

) *

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 Gov. and General Ambrose Burnside, who resigned his commission in the U.S. Army to devote ...

(Breech loader, .54 Burnside, percussion lock) third most common Union cavalry carbine in the

Lever action

* Henry rifle (Lever-action; .44-26-200) *

Spencer rifle The Spencer repeating rifles and carbines were 19th-century American lever-action firearms invented by Christopher Spencer. The Spencer was the world's first military metallic-cartridge repeating rifle, and over 200,000 examples were manufacture ...

(Lever-action; 56-56 (.52-45-350))

Rifled muskets

* M1863 Springfield * M1861 Springfield (.58) *

Colt revolving rifle The Colt New Model Revolving rifles were early repeating rifles produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1855 until 1864. The design was essentially similar to revolver type pistols, with a rotating cylinder that held five or six rounds i ...

(Colt Model 1855; 6/5-shot revolver rifle;.44/.56) *Greene rifle (Bolt-action breech-loader) * P53 Enfield (.577) * P51 Enfield Musketoon ("Artillery Carbine"; 24" barrel, .69) * Model 1854 Lorenz rifle (Rifle-musket, .54, .58) * M1859 Sharps ('New model 1859', breech loader; .52, .56) * M1855 Rifle-Musket * M1855 Rifle (Percussion muzzle-loader; 58-60-500) * M1841 Rifle "Mississippi Rifle" (percussion muzzle-loader;.54, .58) *

M1819 Hall rifle The M1819 Hall rifle was a single-shot breech-loading rifle (also considered something of a hybrid breech and muzzle-loading design) designed by John Hancock Hall, patented on May 21, 1811, and adopted by the U.S. Army in 1819. It was preceded ...

(Harper's Ferry;Breech-loader) * Model 1817 Rifle ('Common rifle';Derringer, Johnson, North and Starr; Flintlock rifle, .54) (later percussion) * Model 1814 Common Rifle (Deringer, Johnson; Flintlock rifle; later percussion; .54) *

Harper's Ferry Model 1803 Rifle The Harper's Ferry M1803 rifle was the first standard rifle (as opposed to a smoothbore musket), made by an American armory. History Rifles existed long before the 17th century, but were rarely used by military forces. In order to be effective, ...

(Flintlock rifle; .54) *

1792 contract rifle The 1792 contract rifle is not a specific model of gun, rather it is a modern way to categorize a collection of rifles bought by the United States government in that year. United States 1792 contract rifles are Pennsylvania-Kentucky rifles with a ...

(Flintlock rifle; .49) *

Kentucky Rifle The long rifle, also known as the longrifle, Kentucky rifle, Pennsylvania rifle, or American longrifle, a muzzle-loading firearm used for hunting and warfare, was one of the first commonly-used rifles. The American rifle was characterized by a ...

(Flintlock rifle)

Smoothbore muskets

* M1847 Musketoon (Springfield, .69) * M1842 Musket (Percussion musket, .69) * M1840 Musket (flintlock musket;.69)(later percussion) * M1835 Springfield (flintlock musket; .69 cal) *

Model 1822 Musket The Springfield Model 1822 was a .69 caliber flintlock musket manufactured by the United States in the early 19th century. The Model 1822 was an improvement to the Springfield Model 1816. Some documents refer to the Model 1822 as its own sepa ...

(Flintlock Musket) .69 (later percussion) *

Model 1816 Musket The Springfield Model 1816 was a .69 caliber flintlock musket manufactured in the United States during the early 19th century. History The War of 1812 had revealed many weaknesses in American muskets. The Springfield Model 1812 was created ...

(Flintlock musket; .69) (Later Percussion) *

Springfield Model 1812 Musket The Springfield Model 1812 Musket is a .69 caliber, flintlock musket manufactured 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 ...

(Flintlock musket; .69) *Model 1808 Contract Musket (Flintlock musket; .69) *

Model 1795 Musket The Springfield Model 1795 was a .69 caliber flintlock musket manufactured in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the United States. The Model 1795 was the first musket to be produced in the United States by Eli Whitney at both the Spring ...

(Flintlock musket; .69) *

Charleville musket The Charleville musket was a .69 caliber standard French infantry musket used in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was made in 1717 and was last produced during the 1840s. However, it still saw limited use in conflicts through the mid-19th century ...

(Flintlock musket; .69) *

Brown Bess "Brown Bess" is a nickname of uncertain origin for the British Army's muzzle-loading smoothbore flintlock Land Pattern Musket and its derivatives. The musket design remained in use for over a hundred years with many incremental changes in its ...

(Musket; .75) *

Ferguson rifle The Ferguson rifle was one of the first breech-loading rifles to be put into service by the British military. It fired a standard British carbine ball of .615" calibre and was used by the British Army in the American Revolutionary War at the Battle ...

(Flintlock breech-loader; .69)

Experimental

LSAT rifle The LSAT rifle, of the LSAT (Lightweight Small Arms Technologies) program, is a developmental assault rifle. Design began in 2008, four years after the beginning of the LSAT program. Like the LSAT light machine gun, LSAT LMG, the rifle is design ...

* NGSW-R (Next Generation Squad Weapon - Rifle) ( 6.8 Common) (

) * Sig Sauer MCX Spear (

.277 Fury The .277 Fury or 6.8×51mm Common Cartridge, (designated as the .277 SIG Fury by the SAAMI) is a centerfire rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge announced by SIG Sauer in late 2019. Its hybrid three-piece cartridge case has a steel case head an ...

) (

) *

General Dynamics RM277 A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...

(True Velocity .277 TVCM polymer-cased cartridge) (

) * Desert Tech MDRx (PCP Ammunition 6.8mm polymer case-metal cartridge) (

) * Textron CT System (Olin Winchester CT 6.8mm polymer-cased telescoped cartridge) (

) * FN-America HAMR (Federal Cartridge Company 6.8mm cartridge) (

) * MRGG (Mid-Range Gas Gun) (

) (

) * Mk 17 Mod 1 (FN SCAR-H) (

) (

) * LMT MARS-H 6.5 DMR (

) (

) * LaRue Tactical PredatOBR 6.5 Creedmoor (

) (

)

Canceled experiments

XM8 rifle The Heckler & Koch XM8 is a lightweight assault rifle system developed from the late 1990s to early 2000s. The rifle was designed by German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch (H&K), and shares design and engineering with their G36 rifle. T ...

(Lightweight Assault Rifle system) - never issued) (5.56×45mm NATO) *

XM29 The XM29 OICW (''Objective Individual Combat Weapon'') was a series of prototypes of a new type of assault rifle that fired 20 mm HE airbursting projectiles. The prototypes were developed as part of the Objective Individual Combat Weapon p ...

(Kinetic Energy and Airburst Launcher System; 5.56×45mm NATO and 20 mm airburst munition (XM1018)(early)/25 mm airburst munition) - experiment canceled *

Advanced Combat Rifle The Advanced Combat Rifle (ACR) was a United States Army program, started in 1986, to find a replacement for the M16 assault rifle. Under the stress of battle the average soldier with an M16 may shoot a target at 45 meters, but hit probability i ...

program entries (concluded 1991) *Misc. Future Rifle Program entries (canceled) *

Special Purpose Individual Weapon The Special Purpose Individual Weapon (SPIW) was a long-running United States Army program to develop, in part, a workable flechette-firing "rifle", though other concepts were also involved. The concepts continued to be tested under the Future Ri ...

(SPIW) program entries - concluded/canceled)

Carbines

In active service

M4A1 The M4 carbine (officially Carbine, Caliber 5.56 mm, M4) is a 5.56×45mm NATO, gas-operated, magazine-fed carbine developed in the United States during the 1980s. It is a shortened version of the M16A2 assault rifle. The M4 is extensively ...

(5.56×45mm NATO) *

( 6.8 Common) (

) File:Coltm4a1.jpeg, M4A1

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

* M4 (5.56×45mm NATO) (the U.S. Army was upgrading and retrofitting their existing stock of M4 carbines to the specifications of the M4A1, starting in 2014 and was predicted to be completed by 2020) * Mk 18 Mod 0 CQBR (Close Quarters Battle Receiver) (5.56×45mm NATO) ( USMC Recon,

, USN SEALs,

, and

USASOC The United States Army Special Operations Command (Airborne) (USASOC ( )) is the command charged with overseeing the various special operations forces of the United States Army. Headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, it is the largest ...

) * M231 FPW (Firing Port Weapon) (5.56×45mm NATO) (US Army Bradley M2A3 Crew) * GAU-5A ASDW (Aircrew Self-Defence Weapon) (5.56x45mm NATO) (

US Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...

) * Mk 16 Mod 0 (5.56x45mm NATO) (

US Army Rangers United States Army Rangers, according to the US Army's definition, are personnel, past or present, in any unit that has the official designation "Ranger". The term is commonly used to include graduates of the US Army Ranger School, even if t ...

) * SCAR-L (CQC, STD)(5.56x45mm NATO) (

) *

Heckler & Koch HK416 The Heckler & Koch HK416 is a gas-operated assault rifle chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge. It is designed and manufactured by the German company Heckler & Koch. Although the design is based on the AR-15 class of firearm (specifical ...

(5.56×45mm NATO) (

) * Sig Sauer MCX Rattler conversion kit to M4A1 (5.56×45mm NATO and .300 AAC Blackout) (

) File:M4A1 ACOG.png, M4 File:CQBR-alone.png, Mk 18 Mod 0 CQBR Image:GAU and GUU.jpg, GUU-5/P Image:M231 1.svg, M231 FPW File:HK416N.png, HK416

Out of service (obsolete)

* Colt Model 723 (Carbine version of M16A2, 5.56×45mm NATO) (US Navy) * M4E2 Carbine (Automatic Carbine, 5.56×45mm NATO) (never standardized) * CAR-15 Survival Rifle (5.56×45mm) * Colt Model 653 (Carbine version of M16A1, 5.56×45mm NATO) * GAU-5/A and A/A ("SMG," 5.56×45mm) * XM177E1 and XM177E2 ("SMG," 5.56×45mm) * Colt Model 733 (5.56×45mm NATO) ( USMC Force Recon) * XM23 Carbine (Selective Fire Carbine, 5.56×45mm NATO) *GUU-4/P ("Arm Gun,"

.221 Remington Fireball The .221 Remington Fireball, often simply referred to as .221 Fireball, is a centerfire cartridge created by Remington Arms Company in 1963 as a special round for use in their experimental single-shot bolt-action pistol, the XP-100. A shortened v ...

) * CAR-15 SMG (CAR-15 w/ 10" barrel, 5.56 mm) * CAR-15 Carbine (M16 w/ 15" barrel, 5.56×45mm) *

AR-7 The ArmaLite AR-7 Explorer is a semi-automatic firearm in .22 Long Rifle caliber, developed in 1959 from the AR-5 that was adopted by the U.S. Air Force as a pilot and aircrew survival weapon. The AR-7 was adopted and modified by the Israeli A ...

(

) * M1/M1A1 Carbine (Semi-Automatic Carbine,

.30 Carbine The .30 Carbine (7.62×33mm) is a rimless carbine/rifle cartridge used in the M1 carbine introduced in the 1940s. It is a light rifle round designed to be fired from the M1 carbine's 18-inch (458 mm) barrel. History Shortly before World W ...

) *

M2 Carbine The M1 carbine (formally the United States Carbine, Caliber .30, M1) is a lightweight semi-automatic carbine that was a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The M1 carbine was produced ...

(Full-Automatic Carbine, .30 Carbine) * M3 Carbine ( Infrared Scoped, Full-Automatic Carbine, .30 Carbine) * Thompson Light Rifle (Full-Automatic Carbine, .30 Carbine) *

M50 Reising The .45 Reising submachine gun was manufactured by Harrington & Richardson (H&R) Arms Company in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, and was designed and patented by Eugene Reising in 1940. The three versions of the weapon were the Model 50, the fold ...

* T38/M4 (Survival Rifle; .22 Hornet) * T39/M6 (Survival Rifle; .22 Hornet/.410 Gauge) * MA-1 (AR-5 Survival Rifle; .22 Hornet) * M1892/M1896/M1898/M1899 Carbine (a/k/a Krag Bolt Action Carbine; .30-40 Krag) * M1873/M1877/M1879/M1884/M1886 Carbine (.45-70 Gov.: .45-55-405 & .45-70-500) * Smith carbine (Breech-loader (break-open); .50-50-360) *

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 Gov. and General Ambrose Burnside, who resigned his commission in the U.S. Army to devote ...

(Breech-loader, .58-60-500) *

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 In January 1858, Ebenzer Starr submitted his design for ...

(Breech-loader, .54) *

Springfield Model 1863 The Springfield Model 1863 was a .58 caliber rifled musket manufactured by the Springfield Armory and independent contractors between 1863 and 1865. The Model 1863 was only a minor improvement over the Springfield Model 1861. As such, it is s ...

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

Canceled experiments and competitions

Individual Carbine The Individual Carbine was a competition to select the planned successor to the M4 carbine in the United States Army. The U.S. Army conducted an open competition for a carbine to replace the M4. This competition was for the Army only—the Uni ...

(US Army) * XM8 Compact Carbine (5.56×45mm) (never issued)

Shotguns

In active service

* M500 (pump-action 12 Gauge) * M590 (pump-action 12 Gauge) * M590A1 (pump-action 12 Gauge) *

Saiga-12 The Saiga-12 () is a shotgun available in a wide range of configurations, patterned after the Kalashnikov series of rifles and named after the Saiga antelope native to Russia. Like the Kalashnikov rifle variants, it is a rotating bolt, long- ...

(

, various U.S. Military Police units) Image:Shotgun Mossberg 590.jpg, Mossberg 590 with barrel

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

* M870 (pump-action 12 gauge) (

and

) * M1014 (semi-automatic 12 gauge) (

and

) * M26 (Modular Accessory Shotgun System) (bolt-action 12 gauge attachment) (

) File:M870mcs.jpg, M870 MCS Modular Combat Shotgun File:Benelli m4 2.jpg, M1014 File:PEO M26 MASS Stand-alone.jpg, M26 MASS Modular Accessory Shotgun System

Out of service/Canceled

* Ithaca Model 37 (pump-action 12 gauge) *

Pancor Jackhammer The Pancor Corporation Jackhammer is a 12-gauge, blow-forward gas-operated bullpup automatic shotgun designed in 1984 and patented in 1987. Only three working prototypes of the Jackhammer were built. Nonetheless, its distinctive aesthetics and futu ...

(gas-operated 12 gauge) * Remington 7188 (full-auto 12 gauge) (Navy SEALs) *

Remington Model 10 The Remington Model 10 is a pump-action shotgun designed by John Pedersen for Remington Arms. It has an internal striker within the bolt and a tube magazine which loaded and ejected from a port in the bottom of the receiver.Bruce N. Canfield "Gi ...

(pump-action 12 gauge) * Remington Model 11 (semi-automatic 12 gauge) *

Remington Model 31 The Remington Model 31 is a pump-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 Models 10 and 29, and the John Browning-de ...

(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 (pump-action 12 gauge) *

Winchester Model 1912 The Winchester Model 1912 (also commonly known as the Model 12, or M12) is an internal-hammer pump-action shotgun with an external tube magazine. Popularly named the ''Perfect Repeater'' at its introduction, it largely set the standard for pump-a ...

(pump-action 12 gauge) *

Winchester Model 1897 The Winchester Model 1897, also known as the Model 97, M97, or Trench Gun, is a pump-action shotgun with an external hammer and tube magazine manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The Model 1897 was an evolution of the Winchest ...

(pump-action 12 gauge) *CAWS entrants, specifically

HK CAWS The Heckler & Koch HK CAWS (Close Assault Weapon System) is a prototype automatic shotgun—designed as a combat shotgun—co-produced by Heckler & Koch and Winchester/ Olin during the 1980s. It was Heckler & Koch's entry into the U.S military's ...

Experimental

* Maxwell Atchisson AA-12 (semi-automatic/Full-automatic 12 gauge) (

, primarily USN SEALs) File:AA-12.jpg, Maxwell Atchisson AA-12

Submachine guns

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

* B&T APC9 Pro-K Sub Compact Weapon (SCW) (9x19mm) (

Military Police Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In wartime operations, the military police may support the main fighting force with force protection, convoy security, screening, rear recon ...

) * Heckler & Koch MP5-N/MP5K-N/MP5SD-N (9×19mm) (

) *

Heckler & Koch MP7 The Heckler & Koch MP7 (German: ''Maschinenpistole 7'') is a personal defense weapon chambered for the HK 4.6×30mm armor-piercing cartridge designed by German defence manufacturer Heckler & Koch. It was designed (together with the new cartri ...

A1 (4.6×30mm) (

DEVGRU The Naval Special Warfare Development Group (NSWDG), abbreviated as DEVGRU ("Development Group") and commonly known as SEAL Team Six, is the United States Navy component of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). The unit is often referre ...

, JSOC) *

SIG Sauer MPX The SIG MPX is a gas operation, gas-operated submachine gun designed and manufactured by SIG Sauer, and is primarily chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge. It is a gas-operated firearm featuring a closed bolt, closed, rotating bolt, rotating ...

(9×19mm) (US Army, JSOC) * Colt RO635 SMG (9×19mm) (

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Out of service (obsolete)

*HK SMG II (9×19mm Parabellum) (never issued) * HK 54A1 (9×19mm Parabellum) (never issued) * HK MP2000 (9×19mm Parabellum) (never issued) * M3/M3A1 Grease Gun (.45 ACP/9×19mm Parabellum) *

Madsen M50 The Madsen M-50 or M/50 is a submachine gun introduced in 1950. It was produced by the Danish company Dansk Industri Syndikat of Copenhagen, Denmark. The company was colloquially known as ''Madsen'' after its founder Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen. ...

(9×19mm Parabellum) * Walther MPL/MPK (9×19mm Parabellum) * Mk 24 Mod 0 (Smith & Wesson Model 76; 9×19mm Parabellum) *

Carl Gustav M/45 The Kulsprutepistol m/45 (Kpist m/45), also known as the Carl Gustaf M/45 and the Swedish K SMG, is a 9×19mm Swedish submachine gun (SMG) designed by Gunnar Johansson, adopted in 1945 (hence the m/45 designation), and manufactured at the Carl ...

(9×19mm Parabellum) * Model 50/55 Reising (.45 ACP) * M2 submachine gun (Hyde-Inland M2, .45 ACP) * M42 submachine gun (United Defense M42, .45 ACP/9×19mm Parabellum) * M1/M1A1 Thompson (.45 ACP) * M1928/M1928A1 Thompson (.45 ACP) * M1921 Thompson (.45 ACP) (not type classified) * Uzi/Mini Uzi (9×19mm Parabellum)

Machine guns

In active service

M249 The M249 light machine gun (LMG), also known as the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), which continues to be the manufacturer's designation, and formally written as Light Machine Gun, 5.56 mm, M249, is the American adaptation of the Belgian F ...

* Mk48 Mod 1 (

) *

M240 The M240 – officially the Machine Gun, 7.62 mm, M240 – is the U.S. military designation for the FN MAG, a family of belt-fed, gas-operated medium machine guns that chamber the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. The M240 has been used by the ...

* M60 *

SIG MG 338 Sig used as a name may refer to: *Sig (given name) *Sig, Algeria, a city on the banks of the Sig River *Sig Alert, an alert for traffic congestion in California, named after Loyd Sigmon *Sig River, a river of Algeria also known as Mekerra sig (lo ...

(

) * M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun

Experimental

* Mk48 Mod 2 * NGSW-AR *

Knight's Armament Company LAMG The Knight's Armament Company Light Assault Machine Gun (LAMG) is a light machine gun system developed by Eugene Stoner and manufactured by Knight's Armament Company (KAC). It was previously known as the Knight's Armament Company LMG. It is the ...

LSAT light machine gun The LSAT light machine gun is a component of the Lightweight Small Arms Technologies (LSAT) program. The purpose of the program was to develop a lighter, yet highly reliable light machine gun (LMG). The program was initiated in 2004, when the ...

FN EVOLYS The FN EVOLYS is a general purpose machine gun designed by FN Herstal, chambered for 5.56×45mm NATO and 7.62×51mm NATO ammunition. It is produced since 2021. The EVOLYS was designed to be lighter and more ergonomic than other machine guns, su ...

XM250 The XM250 is the US military designation for the SIG-LMG a 6.8×51mm, gas-operated, belt-fed, light machine gun designed by SIG Sauer for the U.S. Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon Program in 2022 to replace the M249 light machine gun. The X ...

LWMMG The Lightweight Medium Machine Gun (LWMMG) is a prototype machine gun being developed first by General Dynamics, later by LoneStar Future Weapons, now by True Velocity Design The LWMMG is designed to fill the gap between 7.62 mm and .50 BMG mac ...

Anti-tank/Assault

In active service

* M136 AT4 (Disposable Anti-Tank Weapon) (84 mm) (

and

) * M141 BDM (Bunker Defeat Munition) (83 mm) (

and

) * M202 FLASH (FLame Assault SHoulder Weapon) (66 mm Incendiary rockets) (

) * M203/A1/A2 Grenade launcher (40×46 mm) * M3 MAAWS (Multi-role Anti-armor Anti-tank Weapon System) (84 mm) (

) * Mk 153 Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) (83.5 mm) * M72/A1/A2/A3/A4 LAW (Light Anti-Tank Weapon) (66 mm) (

and

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In active service (some branches or limited roles)

* M72A5/A6/A7/A8/A9/A10 LAW (Light Anti-Tank Weapon) (66 mm) (

) * M32 MGL (Multi-Shot Grenade Launcher) (40×46mm) (

) * M320 GLM (Grenade Launcher Module) (40×46mm) (

) * Mk 13 Mod 0 EGLM (Enhanced Grenade Launching Module) (40×46mm) (

, either paired with a Mk16 or 17 or as a stand-alone weapon system) *

M79 Grenade launcher The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, shoulder-fired, break-action grenade launcher that fires a 40×46mm grenade, which uses what the US Army calls the High-Low Propulsion System to keep recoil forces low, and first appeared during the V ...

(40×46mm) (

US Army Special Forces The United States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, are a special operations force of the United States Army. The Green Berets are geared towards nine doctrinal mis ...

, USN SEALs) * AirTronic

RPG-7 The RPG-7 (russian: link=no, РПГ-7, Ручной Противотанковый Гранатомёт, Ruchnoy Protivotankoviy Granatomyot) is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank, rocket-propelled grenade launcher. ...

(

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Out of service (obsolete)

* FGM-172 SRAW (Short-Range Assault Weapon) (140 mm) (

) * XM148 (Grenade launcher, 40×46mm) *

M7 grenade launcher The M7 grenade launcher, formally rifle grenade launcher, M7, was a 22 mm grenade, 22 mm rifle grenade launcher attachment for the M1 Garand rifle that saw widespread use throughout World War II and the Korean War. The M7 was a tube-shaped device, ...

(Rifle grenade launcher attachment) * China Lake Grenade Launcher (Limited issue to special forces) * EX 41 grenade launcher (Pump-action 40mm grenade launcher)

Canceled experiments

* XM25 CDTE (Counter Defilade Target Engagement) (25 mm LV airburst) (

) (Cancelled) File:XM25 July 2009.jpg, XM25 in use by a US Army soldier

Mines

In active service

M18A1 Claymore The Claymore mine is a directional anti-personnel mine developed for the United States Armed Forces. Its inventor, Norman MacLeod, named the mine after a claymore, large medieval Scottish sword. Unlike a conventional land mine, the Claymore is c ...

Anti-Personnel mine *

MM-1 Minimore The MM-1 "Minimore" is a small-sized version of the M18A1 claymore mine, currently manufactured by Arms Tech Limited, Arms-Tech Ltd. of Phoenix, Arizona. The company literature refers to it either as the "MM-1 Directional Command Detonated Mine" or ...

Anti-Personnel mine *

M15 M15 or M-15 may refer to: In science * Messier 15 (M15), a globular cluster in the constellation Pegasus In firearms and military equipment * M15 mine, a United States anti-tank mine * M15 rifle, a variant of the M14, a United States military rif ...

Anti-Tank mine * M19 Anti-Tank mine * M21 Anti-Tank mine Image:US M18a1 claymore mine.jpg, M18A1 Claymore mine with the M57 firing device and M4 electric blasting cap assembly Image:Defense.gov News Photo 970710-N-2240H-004.jpg, Five M15 landmines Image:M19 anti-tank mine.jpg, M19 mine

Swords

In active service

* Model 1840 Army Noncommissioned Officers' Sword 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 3rd Infantry Regiment and honor guards. * Model 1852 Navy Officers' Sword *Model 1860 Navy

CPO CPO may refer to: Occupations * Certified Professional Organizer * Certified Protection Officer, a professional certification for security officers from the International Foundation for Protection Officers * Chief people officer, a corporate of ...

Cutlass A cutlass is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword, with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge, and a hilt often featuring a solid cupped or basket-shaped guard. It was a common naval weapon during the early Age of ...

(authorized only for ranks of Chief to Master Chief) * Model 1902 Army Officers' Sword * Coast Guard Officers' Sword * Marine Noncommissioned Officers' Sword, 1859–Present * Marine Officers' Mameluke Sword, 1825–present (discontinued shortly from 1859 to 1875) * Air Force Academy Cadets' Sword, c. 1955–present *

West Point Cadets' Sword The West Point Cadets' Sword is issued to cadet officers of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York for wear when the uniform is designated as "under arms," to include formal functions, drill, parades, inspections and graduation. ...

, c. 1922–present

Out of service

* Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword * 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 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 1860 Army Field & Staff Officers' Sword *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, 1826–59 *

, Model 1872 *

, c. 1837

References

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Bayonets, knives, bayonet-knife models

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

Out of service (obsolete)

Grenades

In active service

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

Out of service (obsolete)

Pistols & Revolvers

In active service

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

Out of service (obsolete)

Canceled experiments and competitions

Less-lethal

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

Out of service (obsolete)

Rifles

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

Out of service (obsolete)

Semi and fully automatic

Bolt action

Breech loading

Lever action

Rifled muskets

Smoothbore muskets

Experimental

Canceled experiments

Carbines

In active service

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

Out of service (obsolete)

Canceled experiments and competitions

Shotguns

In active service

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

Out of service/Canceled

Experimental

Submachine guns

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

Out of service (obsolete)

Machine guns

In active service

Experimental

Anti-tank/Assault

In active service

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

Out of service (obsolete)

Canceled experiments

Mines

In active service

Swords

In active service

Out of service

See also

References