List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
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Individual weapons by type and current level of use. The list is weighted towards 20th and 21st century army weapons and is not complete.
Bayonets, knives, bayonet-knife models
- In active service (All branches)
- M9 Bayonet (M16 series)
- M7 Bayonet (M16 series)
- M6 Bayonet (M14)
- In active serivce (some branches, secondary or limited roles)
- ASEK (Army)
- M11 Knife (EOD)
- OKC-3S Bayonet (Marine Corps only)
- Mk 2 Knife (Ka-Bar)
- Gerber Mark II
- Mark 3 Knife (SEALs)
- Out of service
- Type IV Survival Ax
- M5/M5A1 Bayonet (M1 Garand)
- M4 Bayonet (M1 Carbine)
- M3 Fighting Knife
- Knife LC-14-B (Woodman's Pal)
- M1 Bayonet (M1 Garand/M1903)
- Mk 2 Machete (Navy)
- Mk 2 Knife (Navy)
- Mk 1 Knife (Navy)
- M1942 Bayonet (M1903/Garand)
- M1942 Machete
- V44 Knife
- V42 Knife (Case V-42 Stilletto)
- Sykes-Fairbairn Commando Knife
- M1917/M1918 Trench Knife
- Model 1917 Naval Cutlass (Navy only)
- M1917 Bayonet (M1917/Shotgun)
- P1913 Bayonet (M1917)
- M1913 Cavalry Sword 'Patton Saber'
- M1905/M1942 Bayonet ((M1 Garand/M1903))
- M1902 Officer Sabre
- M1892 Bayonet (Krag)
- M1897/M1904/M1909/M1910/M1917 Bolo Knife
- M1880 Hunting Knife
- M1873 Trowel Bayonet
- Model 1860/1872/1904 Light Cavalry Saber
- Model 1861 Naval Cutlass
- Model 1860 Saber
- M1855 Socket Bayonet
- Model 1852 Navy Officer Sword
- Model 1841 Naval Cutlass
- Model 1840 Saber
- Model 1833 Dragoon
- Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword
- Bowie Knife
- M1816 Bayonet
- M1812 Bayonet
- M1795 Bayonet
- Fascine Knife
- Tomahawk
Sidearms
- In active service (All branches)
- M9 (Beretta 92F/FS; Pistol ('Personal Defense Weapon'), 9 x 19 mm Parabellum)
- M11 (SIG Sauer P228; Pistol, 9 x 19 mm Parabellum)
- In active serivce (some branches, secondary or limited roles)
- Kimber MARSOC ICQB (M1911 Developed by Kimber, gradually replacing MEU(SOC))
- MEU(SOC)(.45CAP) (Marine M1911 made by Springfield Armory and has been modified for many times)
- Sig P229R DAK (USCG)
- Mk 23 Mod 0 (Heckler & Koch Mark 23; Pistol, .45 ACP) (special forces)
- Mk 24 Mod 0 (SIG/Sauer P226; Pistol, 9 x 19 mm Parabellum) (special forces)
- M9A1 (Beretta 92FS w/ accessory rail; Pistol, 9 x 19 mm Parabellum) (Limited purchase by USMC)
- M1911A1 (Colt Model 1911A1; Pistol, .45 ACP) (some special forces groups and USMC Force Recon)
- High Standard HD (Suppressed Pistol, .22 LR) (Navy SEALs and USMC Force Recon)
- P11 ZUB (Underwater weapon) (Navy SEALs)
- Out of Service 'Obsolete'
- Ruger Mk II (Integrally Suppressed variant; Automatic Pistol, .22 LR) (Navy SEALs)
- P9S (HK; Suppressed Pistol, 9 x 19 mm Parabellum) (Navy SEALs)
- M15 General Officers (RIA compact conversion of M1911A1; Pistol, .45 ACP)
- Mk 1 Mod 0 Underwater Defense Gun (Pistol, Mk 59 Mod 0) (Navy SEALs)
- S&W M66 (Revolver, .357 Magnum) (Navy SEALs)
- S&W M686 (Revolver, .357 Magnum) (Navy SEALs)
- S&W M10 (2" and 4" models; Revolver, .38 Special)
- S&W M15 (K38 Combat Masterpiece; Revolver, .38 Special) (Navy SEALs)
- S&W M36 (Chief's Special; Revolver, .38 Special) (Navy SEALs)
- S&W M38 (Airweight Bodyguard; Revolver, .38 Special) (Navy SEALs)
- Mk 22 Mod 0 (Smith & Wesson Model 39; Suppressed Pistol, 9 x 19 mm Parabellum) (special forces)
- Browning HP (Automatic Pistol, 9 x 19 mm Parabellum) (special forces)
- FP-45 Liberator (Pistol, .45 ACP)
- Colt M1903 (Colt; Pistol, .32 ACP) (General Officers)
- Colt M1908 (Colt; Pistol, .380 ACP) (General Officers)
- M1917 (Colt and Smith & Wesson; Revolver, .45 ACP)
- M1911 (Colt Model 1911; Pistol, .45 ACP)
- M1909 (Colt; Revolver, .45 Colt ('Long Colt'))
- M1908 Army (Colt; Revolver, .38 Special)
- M1905 Marine (Colt; Revolver, .38 Long Colt)
- M1903 Army (Colt; Revolver, .38 Long Colt)
- M1899/M1901/M1902 Revolver (Smith & Wesson; Revolver, .38 Long Colt)
- M1896 Revolver (Colt; Revolver, .38 Long Colt)
- M1892/M1894 Army (Colt; Revolver, .38 Long Colt)
- M1889 Navy (Colt; Revolver, .38 Long Colt)
- M1873 (Colt Single Action Army; Revolver, .45 Colt)
- M1865/M1867 Navy (Remington; Rolling Block Pistol, .50 cartridge)
- Smith and Wesson No. 2 (Revolver, .32)
- Savage Figure Eight (Savage; revolver, .36)
- Star Model 1863 (Star; Revolver, .44)
- M1861 Navy Revolver (Colt; Revolver, .36)
- M1860 Army Revolver (Colt; Revolver, .44)
- New Model Army (Remington; Revolver, .44)
- LeMat Revolver (Revolver, .41/.63, .35/.5)
- Spiller and Burr (Revolver, .36)
- Remington New Model Revolver (Revolver, .44)
- Remington Model 1861 ('Old Model'; Revolver, .44)
- Remington-Beals Revolver (Revolver, .36)
- M1851 Navy (Colt; Revolver, .36)
- M1849 Pocket Pistol (Colt; Revolver)
- Colt Dragoon Revolver (1st/2nd/3rd) (Colt; Revolver, .44)
- M1847 Pistol (Colt; Revolver, .44)
- M1842 Navy ('Model 1842 Ames pistol'; Ames/Deringer; Percussion Pistol, .54)
- M1842 Pistol ('Model 1842 Aston pistol', Aston/Johnson; Percussion Pistol, .54)
- M1836 flintlock pistol (.54)
- M1816 flintlock pistol (.54)
- Harpers Ferry Model 1805 (Flintlock pistol, .54)
- M1799 flintlock pistol (North & Cheney; .69)
- Experimental
- Joint Combat Pistol (Active program)
- Colt OHWS (.45 +P)
- Objective Personal Defense Weapon
- Beretta 92SB (JSSAP winner; Pistol, 9 x 19 mm Parabellum)
- Misc. JSSAP/XM9/XM10 entrants (9 x 19 mm Parabellum)
- Colt SCAMP (.22)
- Gyrojet handgun (13 mm)
- Remington Model 53 (.45 ACP)
- Savage Arms .45 pistol (.45 ACP)
- Colt Model 1905 (Colt, Pistol, .45 ACP)
- Colt Model 1902 (Colt; Pistol, .38 ACP)
- Colt Model 1900 (Colt; Pistol, .38 ACP)
- M1900 'American Eagle Luger' (DWM; Pistol, 7.65mm, 9mm)
- Steyr Mannlicher M1894 (Pistol, 7.65 x 21mm)
Shotguns
- In active service
- M1014 (Benelli M4 Super 90; Semi-Auto 12 Gauge)
- Mossberg 590 (Pump-Action 12 Gauge)
- Remington 870 (Pump-Action 12 Gauge)
- Mossberg 500 (Pump-Action 12 Gauge)
- Winchester 1200 (Pump-Action 12 Gauge)
- Out of service 'Obsolete'
- Remington 7188 (Full-Auto 12 Gauge) (SEAL only)
- Ithaca M37 (Pump-Action 12 Gauge)
- Remington Model 10 Trench/Riot gun (Pump-Action 12 Gauge)
- Winchester M1897 Riot Gun (Pump-Action 12 Gauge)
- Winchester M1897 Trench Gun (Pump-Action 12 Gauge w/ bayonet attachment)
- Winchester M1897 (M97; Pump-Action 12 Gauge)
- Winchester Model 1912 (M12) Riot gun (Pump-Action 12 Gauge)
- Winchester Model 1912 (M12) Trench gun (Pump-Action 12 Gauge)
- Springfield Model 1881 Forager (20 Gauge)
- Misc. Civil War Shotguns
- Experimental
Submachine guns
- In active service
- In active serivce (some branches, secondary or limited roles)
- MP5K/MP5K-N (9 x 19 mm Parabellum)
- MP5SD3/5/6 (Suppressed SMG; 9 x 19 mm Parabellum)
- Out of Service 'Obsolete'
- Walther MPL/MPK (9 x 19 mm Parabellum)
- Mk 24 Mod 0 (Smith & Wesson Model 76; 9 x 19 mm Parabellum)
- Uzi (9 x 19 mm Parabellum)
- Carl Gustaf M/45 (9 x 19 mm Parabellum)
- MAC-10 (.45 ACP / 9 x 19 mm Parabellum)
- M3/M3A1 Grease Gun (.45 ACP/ 9 x 19 mm Parabellum)
- Model 50/55 Reising (.45 ACP)
- M2 submachine gun (Hyde-Inland M2, .45 ACP)
- M42 submachine gun (United Defense M42, .45 ACP/ 9 x 19 mm Parabellum)
- M1/M1A1 Thompson (.45 ACP)
- M1928 Thompson (.45 ACP)
- M1921 Thompson (.45 ACP) (not type classified)
- Experimental
Compact carbine
- In active serivce (some branches, secondary or limited roles)
- Mk 18 Mod 0 CQBR (CQB Assault Rifle, 5.56 x 45 mm NATO)
- XM231/M231 FPW (Firing Port Weapon, 5.56 x 45 mm NATO)
- Colt Model 733 (5.56 x 45 mm NATO) (USMC Force Recon)
- Out of Service
- XM177/E1/E2 ("SMG," 5.56 x 45 mm)
- GAU-5/A and A/A ("SMG," 5.56 x 45 mm) (USAF only)
- GUU-4/P ("Arm Gun," .221 Remington Fireball)
- CAR-15 SMG (Colt Commando w/ 10" barrel, 5.56 mm) (Army and Navy SEALs only)
- AR-7 Survival Rifle (.22)
- T38/M4 (Survival Rifle; .22 Hornet)
- T39/M6 (Survival Rifle; .22 Hornet/.410 Gauge)
- MA-1 (AR-5 Survival Rifle; .22 LR/.22 Hornet)
- Experimental
- EX 16 Mod 0 SCAR-L (CQC) (Multipurpose Rifle, 5.56 x 45 mm NATO) (SOCOM only) (Active program)
- EX 17 Mod 0 SCAR-H (CQC) (Multipurpose Rifle, 7.62 x 51 mm NATO) (SOCOM only) (Active program)
- XM8 Compact Carbine (Cancelled)
- CAR-15 Survival Rifle (5.56 x 45 mm)
Rifles
- In active service (All branches)
- M4/M4A1 Carbine (Automatic Carbine, 5.56 x 45 mm NATO)
- M16A2/A3/A4 (Automatic Rifle, 5.56 x 45 mm NATO)
- In active serivce (some branches, secondary or limited roles)
- Colt M723/M725 (M16A2 Carbine, 5.56 x 45 mm NATO)
- M14 (Selective Fire Rifle, 7.62 x 51 mm NATO)
- M14 SMUD (Stand-off MUnition Disruption rifle, 7.62 x 51 mm NATO)
- GUU-5/P (Automatic Carbine, 5.56 x 45 mm NATO) (USAF Only)
- M16/A1 (5.56 x 45 mm NATO rifle) (limited numbers remain in use/inventory)
- Out of Service 'Obsolete'
- Colt Model 653 (M16A1 Carbine, 5.56 x 45 mm NATO)
- AR-15/Colt Model 601/602 (5.56 x 45 mm NATO rifle) (USAF and SOF use)
- Heckler & Koch G3 (7.62 x 51 mm NATO rifle) (Navy SEALs only (not 'nam))
- Harrington & Richardson T223 (HK33; Select Fire Rifle, 5.56 x 45mm NATO) (Navy SEALs only)
- CAR-15 Carbine (M16 w/ 16" barrel, 5.56 x 45 mm )(limited to special operations units)
- AK-47/AKS-47/AKM/AKMS (Automatic Rifle, 7.62 x 39 mm) (Limited use by special operations units)
- Type 56 (Automatic Rifle, 7.62 x 39 mm) (Limited use by special operations units)
- SKS (Semi-Automatic Carbine, 7.62 x 39 mm) (Limited use by special operations units)
- XM23 Carbine (Selective Fire Carbine, 5.56 x 45 mm NATO)
- XM22/E1 Rifle (Selective Fire Rifle, 5.56 x 45 mm NATO)
- Mk 4 Mod 0 (Suppressed Rifle, 5.56 x 45 mm NATO)
- M1/A1 Carbine (Semi-Automatic Carbine, .30 Carbine)
- M2 Carbine (Full-Automatic Carbine, .30 Carbine)
- M3 Carbine (Scoped Full-Automatic Carbine, .30 Carbine)
- M1 Garand (Semi-Automatic Rifle, .30-'06)
- Mk 2 Mod 0/2 (Semi-Automatic Rifle, 7.62 x 51mm NATO)
- Johnson M1941 (Semi-Automatic Rifle, .30-'06)
- M1918 BAR (.30-'06)
- M1917 (a/k/a Enfield Bolt Action Rifle; .30-'06)
- M1903/A1/A3 (a/k/a Springfield Bolt Action Rifle; .30-'03, .30-'06)
- M1895 Navy (Navy Lee, 6 mm Navy)
- M1892/M1896/M1898 Rifle (a/k/a Krag Bolt Action Rifle; .30-40 Krag)
- M1892/M1896/M1898/M1899 Carbine (a/k/a Krag Bolt Action Carbine; .30-40 Krag)
- M1885 Remington-Lee (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.)
- M1877/M1879/M1884/M1886 Carbine (.45-70 Gov. (.45-55-405, .45-70-500)
- M1875 Officer's Rifle (.45-70 Gov.)
- M1873/M1879/M1880/M1884/M1888/M1889 Springfield (a/k/a Trapdoor Springfield;.45-70 Gov. (.45-70-405, .45-70-500))
- M1872 Springfield (a/k/a Rolling Block Springfield; .50-70 Gov.)
- M1865/M1866/M1868/M1869/M1870 Springfield (a/k/a Trapdoor Springfield; .50-70 Gov.)
- M1863 Rifle-Musket (rifle-musket)
- Berdan Sharps rifle/Sharps carbine (Breach-loader; .42-60-410)
- Smith Carbine (Breach-loader (break-open); .50-50-360)
- Henry rifle (Lever-action; .44-26-200)
- Spencer rifle (Lever-action; 56-56 (.52-45-350))
- M1863 Springfield
- M1861 Springfield (.58)
- Burnside Carbine (Breech-loadeer, .58-60-500)
- Star Carbine (Breach-loader, .54)
- Colt revolving rifle (Colt Model 1855; 6/5-shot revolver rifle;.44/.56)
- Greene rifle (Bolt-action breach-loader)
- P53 Enfield (.577 (.58))
- P51 Enfield Musketoon ("Artillery Carbine"; 24" barrel, .69)
- Model 1854 Lorenz rifle (Rifle-musket, .54, .58)
- M1859 Sharps ('New model 1859', breach-loader; .52, .56)
- M1855 Rifle-Musket
- M1855 Rifle (Percussion muzzle-loader; 58-60-500)
- M1847 Musketoon (Springfield, .69)
- M1842 Musket (Percussion musket, .69)
- M1841 Rifle "Mississippi Rifle" (percussion muzzle-loader;.54 , .58)
- M1840 Musket (flintlock musket;.69)(later percussion)
- M1835 Springfield (flintlock musket; .67 cal)
- M1819 Hall rifle (Harper's Ferry;Breech-loader)
- Model 1822 Musket (Flintlock Musket) .69 (later percussion)
- Model 1816 Musket (Flintlock musket; .69) (Later Percussion)
- Model 1817 Rifle ('Common rifle';Derringer, Johnson, North and Starr; Flintlock rifle, .54) (Later Percussion)
- Model 1814 Rifle (Deringer; Flintlock rifle)
- Springfield Model 1812 Musket (Flintlock musket; .69)
- Model 1808 Contract Musket (Flintlock musket; .69)
- Harper's Ferry Model 1803 Rifle (Flintlock rifle; .54)
- Model 1795 Musket (Flintlock musket; .69)
- Charleville musket (Flintlock musket; .69)
- Brown Bess (Musket; .75)
- Kentucky Rifle (Flintlock rifle)
- Ferguson rifle (Flintlock breach-loader; .69)
- Experimental
- EX 16 Mod 0 SCAR-L (Multipurpose Rifle, 5.56 x 45 mm NATO) (Active program)
- EX 17 Mod 0 SCAR-H (Multipurpose Rifle, 7.62 x 51 mm NATO) (Active program)
- XM8 (Lightweight Assault Rifle system, 5.56 x 45 mm NATO)
- XM29 (Kinetic Energy and Airburst Launcher System; 5.56 x 45 mm NATO and 20 mm airburst munition (XM101825)(early)/25 mm airburst munition) (Cancelled)
- M4E2 Carbine (Automatic Carbine, 5.56 x 45 mm NATO) (never standardized)
- Gyrojet rifle (13 mm)
- M14E1 (Selective Fire Rifle, 7.62 x 51 mm NATO) (never standardized)
- Misc. Garand Variants (E1-E6 and E9-E14) (Semi-Automatic Rifle, .30-'06)
- Misc. Advanced Combat Rifle entries (Cancelled)
- Misc. Future Rifle Program entries (Cancelled)
- Misc. Special Purpose Individual Weapon (SPIW) entries (Cancelled)
- Pedersen rifle (.276) (Not Pedersen device)
- Pedersen Device (.30)
Squad automatic weapon/automatic rifle and Sniper/marksman rifles
These two sub-lists are maintained at List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces due to the complicated nature of firearm categorization.
While some SAW-type firearms over time have been individually used in infantry crew-served weapons, modern ones are classified as crew-served only and normally used as such. The same is true for sniper rifles. In both cases, some have been used as the reverse of official classifications, and for many, there is no historical classification.
Anti-tank/assault
Some of these are crew-served.
- In active service
- M3 MAAWS (Recoilless Rifle, 84 mm)
- M136 (Bofors AT4; Disposable Recoilless Rifle, 84 mm)
- M141 SMAW-D (Disposable Rocket Launcher, 83 mm)
- M203A1/A2 (Grenade Launcher, 40 x 46 mm)
- Mk 153 Mod 0 SMAW (Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon; Rocket Launcher, 83 mm)
- Mk 40 Mod 0 SRAW "Predator" (Short Range Assault Weapon; Missile Launcher)
- M18 Claymore
- In active serivce (some branches, secondary or limited roles)
- M79 (Grenade Launcher, 40 x 46 mm)
- M72A5/A6/A7 LAW (Disposable Rocket Launcher, 66 mm)
- Out of Service 'Obsolete'
- M202/A1 "Flash" (Multi-shot Rocket Launcher, 66 mm)
- M203 (Grenade Launcher, 40 x 46 mm)
- M1/M2/M9 Flame Thrower
- XM148 (Grenade Launcher, 40 x 46 mm)
- M72/A1/A2/A3/A4 LAW (Disposable Rocket Launcher, 66 mm)
- M67 (Recoilless Rifle, 90 mm)
- M20 (Recoilless Rifle, 75 mm)
- M18 (Recoilless Rifle, 57 mm)
- M20A1/M20A1B1 (Recoilless Rocket Launcher, 3.5 inch)
- M9/A1 (Recoilless Rocket Launcher, 2.36 inch)
- M1/A1 (Recoilless Rocket Launcher, 2.36 inch)
- Experimental
- EX 13 Mod 0 EGLM (Grenade Launcher, 40 x 46 mm)
- XM25 Advanced Airburst Weapon (Grenade Launcher System, 25 mm LV Airburst)
- XM320 (HK AG-C; Grenade Launcher, 40 x 46 mm)
- MPIM (Missile Launcher)
- M72E8/E9/E10 LAW (Disposable Rocket Launcher, 66 mm)
- XM191 (Multi-shot Rocket Launcher, 66 mm)
Grenades (Hand and Launched)
See Survey of Modern US Hand Grenades for grenades without links.
Also see Survey of Modern US 40mm Grenades for information on launched grenades.
- In active service
- M14
- M18
- M67 grenade (Frag)
- M7A3
- M25A2
- M47
- In active serivce (some branches, secondary or limited roles)
- M84
- Mk 141 Mod 0
- M116/A1
- M83
- V40 Mini-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
- M26/A1
- Mk III/IIIA1/IIIA2 (aka Mk 3/A1/A2)
- Mk II/IIA1 (aka Mk 2/2A1) (Frag)
- M1 Frangible
- Ketchum grenades (Civil War era)
- Experimental
- XM48/E1/E2/E3
- XM58
- EX 1 Mod 0
- EX 2 Mod 0
- Model 308-1 (Never standardized)
- Kilgore/Schermuly Stun
- T13 'Beano'
Sensors/Lasers/Designators
Some of these are crew-served
- AN-PEQ-2/A
- AN/PEQ-6
- AN/PAQ-3
- AN/PAQ-4A/C (Infrared Aiming Light)
- AN/PAS-13 (TWS)
- AN/PVS-10 (SNS)
- AN/PEM-1 (LBS)
- AN/PVS-4
- AN/PVS-5 (NVG)
- AN/PVS-7B(NVG)
- AN/TVS-5
Less-lethal / Non-lethal
- In active service (some branches, secondary or limited roles)
- Out of Service 'Obsolete'
See also
- List of crew served weapons of the US Armed Forces
- List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps
- List of firearms
- List of modern weapons
- Marksmanship Ribbon