List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces

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This is a list of weapons served individually by the U.S. Armed Forces, sorted by type and current level of use. This does not include a number of weapons used by United States Special Operations Forces, as their specific equipment is mostly unknown and many Special Operations Forces weapons may only be used by a few operators.

Contents 1 Anti-tank/assault 2 Bayonets, knives, bayonet-knife models 3 Grenades 4 Handguns 5 Less-lethal 6 Rifles 6.1 Carbines 7 Shotguns 8 Submachine guns 9 Swords 10 Machine guns and sniper rifles 11 See also 12 References

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, 40x46mm)
• 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)
• FGM-148 Javelin (127mm Infrared Guided Shoulder Launched Anti-tank/Emplacement Missile)

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

• M32 MGL (Multiple-Shot Grenade Launcher, 40x46mm)
• M79 (Grenade Launcher, 40x46mm)
• M72A5/A6/A7 LAW (Disposable Rocket Launcher, 66 mm)

Out of service (obsolete)

• "Flash" (Multi-shot rocket launcher, 66 mm)
• M1/M2/M9 flame thrower
• XM148 (Grenade launcher, 40x46mm)
• M72/A1/A2/A3/A4 LAW (Disposable Rocket Launcher, 66 mm)
• M67 (Recoilless Rifle, 90 mm)
• M20 (Recoilless Rifle, 75 mm)
• (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, 40x46mm)
• XM25 Individual Airburst Weapon System (magazine-fed grenade rifle, 25 mm LV airburst)
• M320 Grenade Launcher Module (AG36 variant; single-shot grenade launcher, 40x46mm)
• (missile launcher)
• M72E8/E9/E10 LAW (single-shot rocket launcher, 66 mm)
• (multi-shot rocket launcher, 66 mm)

Bayonets, knives, bayonet-knife models

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

• ASEK (Army)
• M9 bayonet (M16 series)
• M11 Knife (EOD)
• OKC-3S Bayonet (Marine Corps only)
• Mk 2 Knife (Ka-Bar)
• Gerber Mark II
• (SEALs)
• (SEALs, Navy EOD, and USMC)^[1]
• Strider SMF (USMC)
• (SEALs)
• Sword bayonet
• Tomahawk (VTAC)

Out of service (obsolete)

• M7 bayonet (M16 series)
• M6 bayonet (M14)
• (M1 Garand)
• (M1 Carbine)
• M1 bayonet (M1 Garand/M1903)
• (Woodman's Pal)
• (Navy)
• (Navy)
• (Navy)
• M1942 Bayonet (M1903/M1 Garand)
• V-42 combat knife (Case V-42 'Stiletto')
• (USMC)
• Sykes-Fairbairn Commando Knife
• Marine Corps Raiders stiletto by Camillus
• M1917/M1918/Mark I Trench Knife
• M1917 Bayonet (M1917/Shotgun)
• P1913 Bayonet (M1917)
• M1905 Bayonet ((M1903/M1 Garand))
• (Krag)
• M1897/M1904/M1909/M1910/M1917 Bolo Knife
• (a.k.a Entrenching knife)
• Bowie knife
• Fascine knife

Grenades

See also: United States hand grenades and United States 40 mm grenades

In active service

• M14
• M18
• M67 grenade (Frag)
• M7A3
• M25A2
• M47

In active service (some branches 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 Grenade (Civil War era)

Experimental

• XM48/E1/E2/E3
• XM58
• EX 1 Mod 0
• EX 2 Mod 0
• Model 308-1 (Never standardized)
• T13 Beano Grenade

Handguns

In active service

• M9 (Beretta 92F/FS; Pistol ('Personal Defense Weapon', 9x19mm Parabellum)
• M11 (SIG Sauer P228; Pistol, 9x19mm NATO)

In active service (some branches limited roles)

• Kimber ICQB (.45 ACP) (M1911A1 variant developed for MCSOCOM Det-1)
• MEU(SOC) Pistol (.45 ACP) (M1911A1 modified by USMC armorers for MEU(SOC))
• Sig P229R DAK (.40 S&W) (USCG)
• Mk 23 Mod 0 (Heckler & Koch Mark 23; Pistol, .45 ACP) (Special Operations Forces)
• Heckler & Koch USP Tactical (Special Operation Forces)
• Mk 24 Mod 0 (SIG/Sauer P226; Pistol, 9x19mm Parabellum) (Navy SEALs and other special forces)
• M9A1 (Beretta 92FS w/ accessory rail; Pistol, 9x19mm Parabellum) (Limited purchase by USMC)
• High Standard HDM (Suppressed Pistol, .22 LR) (Navy SEALs and USMC Force Recon)
• Heckler & Koch P9S (HK; Suppressed Pistol, 9x19mm Parabellum) (only used by Navy SEALs)
• Heckler & Koch P11 ZUB (Underwater weapon) (Navy SEALs)

Out of service (obsolete)

• Ruger Mk II (Integrally Suppressed variant; Automatic Pistol, .22 LR) (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 M15 (K38 Combat Masterpiece; Revolver, .38 Special) (USAF)
• Mk 22 Mod 0 (Smith & Wesson Model 39; Suppressed Pistol, 9x19mm Parabellum) (special forces)
• Browning HP (Automatic Pistol, 9x19mm Parabellum) (special forces)
• 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)
• M1911A1 (Colt Model 1911A1; Pistol, .45 ACP)
• (Colt; Revolver, .45 Colt ('Long Colt'))
• (Colt; Revolver, .38 Special)
• M1905 Marine (Colt; Revolver, .38 Long Colt)
• (Colt; Revolver, S&W .38 Special/.38 Long Colt)
• (Smith & Wesson; Revolver, .38 Long Colt)
• (Colt; Revolver, .38 Long Colt)
• (Colt; Revolver, .38 Long Colt)
• (Colt; Revolver, .38 Long Colt)
• Schofield Model 3 (Smith & Wesson; Revolver, .45 S&W)
• M1873 (Colt Single Action Army; Revolver, .45 Colt)
• Remington M1865/M1867 Navy (Remington; Rolling Block Pistol, .50 cartridge)
• (Revolver, .32)
• (Savage; revolver, .36)
• (Star; Revolver, .44)
• M1861 Navy Revolver (Colt; Revolver, .36)
• M1860 Army Revolver (Colt; Revolver, .44)
• Remington Model 1858 "Old Model Army" and "New Model Army" (Remington; Revolver, .44)
• LeMat Revolver (Revolver, .41/.63, .35/.5)
• (Revolver, .36)
• (Revolver, .36)
• M1851 Navy (Colt; Revolver, .36)
• M1849 Pocket Pistol (Colt; Revolver)
• Colt Dragoon Revolver (1st/2nd/3rd) (Colt; Revolver, .44)
• M1847 Pistol (Walker Colt; Revolver, .44)
• ('Model 1842 Ames pistol'; Ames/Deringer; Percussion Pistol, .54)
• ('Model 1842 Aston pistol', Aston/Johnson; Percussion Pistol, .54)
• (.54)
• (.54)
• Harpers Ferry Model 1805 (Flintlock pistol, .54)
• (North & Cheney; .69)

Experimental

• Combat Pistol (.45 ACP)
• Joint Combat Pistol (.45 ACP) (Changed to 'Combat Pistol' program, 2006)
• SOF Combat Pistol (.45 ACP) (Merged to JCP, 2005)
• Future Handgun System (Merged to JCP, 2005)
• Colt OHWS (.45 ACP)
• Objective Personal Defense Weapon
• Beretta 92S-1 (JSSAP winner; Pistol, 9 x 19 mm NATO)
• Misc. JSSAP/XM9/XM10 entrants (9x19mm Parabellum)
• Colt SCAMP (.22 SCAMP)
• AAI QSPR (Quiet Special Purpose Revolver - "Tunnel Gun")
• Gyrojet handgun (13 mm)
• Remington Model 53 (.45 ACP)
• Savage Arms .45 pistol (.45 ACP)
• (Colt, Pistol, .45 ACP)
• (Colt; Pistol, .38 ACP)
• Colt Model 1900 (Colt; Pistol, .38 ACP)
• M1900 'American Eagle Luger' (DWM; Pistol, 7.65 mm, 9 mm; later .45 ACP test)
• Steyr Mannlicher M1894 (Pistol, )

Less-lethal

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

• XM303

Out of service (obsolete)

• M234 launcher

Rifles

Includes muskets, musketoons, etc., as well as rifles

In active service

• M16A2/A4 (Assault rifle, 5.56x45mm NATO)

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

• Mk 16 Mod 0 SCAR-L (Assault rifle, 5.56x45mm NATO)
• Mk 17 Mod 0 SCAR-H (Assault rifle, 7.62x51mm NATO)
• M14 (Selective Fire Rifle, 7.62x51mm NATO)
• M14 SMUD (Stand-off Munition Disruption rifle, M14 with scope, used to destroy unexploded ordnance)
• M16A3 (5.56x45mm NATO) (used by Navy Seabees)

Out of service (obsolete)/Canceled experiments

• XM8 (Lightweight Assault Rifle system, 5.56x45mm NATO) (never issued)
• XM29 (Kinetic Energy and Airburst Launcher System; 5.56x45mm NATO and 20 mm airburst munition ()(early)/25 mm airburst munition) (experiment canceled)
• Misc. Advanced Combat Rifle entries (concluded 1991)
• Misc. entries (canceled)
• Misc. Special Purpose Individual Weapon (SPIW) entries (concluded/canceled)
• M16/A1 (5.56x45mm NATO rifle) (early version of currently used M16)
• M14E1 (Selective Fire Rifle, 7.62x51mm NATO) (never standardized)
• AR-15/Colt Model 601/602 (5.56x45mm NATO rifle) (USAF and SOF use only)
• XM22/E1 Rifle (Selective Fire Rifle, 5.56x45mm NATO)
• Mk 4 Mod 0 (Suppressed Rifle, 5.56x45mm NATO)
• Misc. M1 Garand Variants (E1-E6 and E9-E14) (Semi-Automatic Rifle, .30-'06) (never used in active duty)
• 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)
• Gyrojet rifle (13 mm) (never issued)
• Pedersen Rifle (.276) (competed unsuccessfully with M1 Garand to become primary service rifle)
• Pedersen Device (attachment for Springfield M1903, .30 conversion)
• M1918 BAR (.30-06)
• M1903/A1/A3 (Bolt-action rifle; .30-03, .30-06)
• M1917 Enfield Rifle (Bolt-action rifle)
• 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)
• (Bolt-action rifle; .45-70 Gov)
• M1882 Short Rifle (.45-70 Gov.)
• (Bolt-action rifle; .45-70 Gov.)
• (Bolt-action rifle; .45-70 Gov.)
• M1877/M1879/M1884/M1886 Carbine (.45-70 Gov.: .45-55-405 & .45-70-500)
• 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.)
• M1865/M1866/M1868/M1869/M1870 Springfield (a/k/a Trapdoor Springfield; .50-70 Government)
• Sharps carbine/rifle (Breech-loader; .42-60-410) (.52 caliber issued to Berdan's 1st and in the US Civil War)
• Henry rifle (Lever-action; .44-26-200)
• Spencer rifle (Lever-action; 56-56 (.52-45-350))
• M1863 Springfield
• M1861 Springfield (.58)
• Colt revolving rifle (Colt Model 1855; 6/5-shot revolver rifle;.44/.56)
• (Bolt-action breech-loader)
• P53 Enfield (.577 (.58))
• P51 Enfield Musketoon ("Artillery Carbine"; 24" barrel, .69)
• (Rifle-musket, .54, .58)
• M1859 Sharps ('New model 1859', breech loader; .52, .56)
• M1855 Rifle-Musket
• M1855 Rifle (Percussion muzzle-loader; 58-60-500)
• (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)
• ('Common rifle';Derringer, Johnson, North and Starr; Flintlock rifle, .54) (later percussion)
• (Deringer; Flintlock rifle)
• Springfield Model 1812 Musket (Flintlock musket; .69)
• (Flintlock musket; .69)
• (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 breech-loader; .69)

Carbines

In active service

• M4/A1 Carbine (Automatic carbine, 5.56x45mm NATO)

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

• M231 FPW (Firing Port Weapon, 5.56x45mm NATO)
• Mk 18 Mod 0 CQBR (CQB assault rifle, 5.56x45mm NATO)
• Colt Model 723/725/727 (M16A2 carbine, 5.56x45mm NATO)
• GUU-5/P (Automatic carbine, 5.56x45mm NATO, USAF only)
• HK416 (Automatic carbine, 5.56x45mm NATO), (formerly used by U.S. Army's Asymmetric Warfare Group, currently used by Delta Force)

Out of service (obsolete)/Canceled experiments

• XM8 Compact Carbine (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 (Selective Fire Carbine, 5.56x45mm NATO)
• ("Arm Gun," .221 Remington Fireball)
• CAR-15 SMG (CAR-15 w/ 10" barrel, 5.56 mm)
• CAR-15 Carbine (M16 w/ 15" barrel, 5.56x45mm)
• AR-7 (.22 LR)
• M1/A1 Carbine (Semi-Automatic Carbine, .30 Carbine)
• M2 Carbine (Full-Automatic Carbine, .30 Carbine)
• M3 Carbine (Scoped Full-Automatic Carbine, .30 Carbine)
• (Survival Rifle; .22 Hornet)
• (Survival Rifle; .22 Hornet/.410 Gauge)
• MA-1 (AR-5 Survival Rifle; .22 Hornet)
• (Breech-loader (break-open); .50-50-360)
• Burnside carbine (Breech-loader, .58-60-500)
• (Breech-loader, .54)

Experimental

• EX 16 Mod 0 SCAR-L (CQC) (Multipurpose Rifle, 5.56x45mm NATO) (SOCOM only) (Active program)
• EX 17 Mod 0 SCAR-H (CQC) (Multipurpose Rifle, 7.62x51mm NATO) (SOCOM only) (Active program)

Shotguns

In active service

• KAC Masterkey (Remington 870 modified to be attached to assault rifle)
• M590 (Pump-action 12 gauge)^[2]
• M870 (Pump-action 12 gauge)^[3]

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

• M1014 (Benelli M4 Super 90; semi-automatic 12 gauge, only used by Marines)
• M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System (Accessory shotgun; pump-action 12 gauge, in low-rate production)

Out of service (obsolete)

• Ithaca M37 (Pump-action 12 gauge)
• (Full-auto 12 gauge) (SEALs only)
• (Pump-action 12 gauge)
• Remington Model 11 (Semi-automatic 12 gauge)
• Remington Model 31 (Pump-action 12 gauge)
• (20 gauge)
• (Pump-action 12 gauge)
• (Pump-action 12 gauge)
• Winchester 1200 (Pump-action 12 gauge)
• (Pump-action 12 gauge)
• Winchester M12 (Pump-action 12 gauge)
• Winchester M97 (Pump-action 12 gauge)
• Various

Experimental

• Misc. entrants (canceled), such as the HK CAWS

Submachine guns

In active service (some branches or limited roles)

• MP5/MP5N/MP5K/MP5SD (9x19mm Parabellum, special operations only, not standardized^[4][5])

Out of service (obsolete)

• M3/M3A1 Grease Gun (.45 ACP/9x19mm Parabellum)
• Madsen M50 (9x19mm Parabellum)
• Walther MPL/MPK (9x19mm Parabellum)
• (Smith & Wesson Model 76; 9x19mm Parabellum)
• Carl Gustaf M/45 (9x19mm Parabellum)
• Model 50/55 Reising (.45 ACP)
• M2 submachine gun (Hyde-Inland M2, .45 ACP)
• MAC-10 (.45 ACP / 9x19mm Parabellum)
• M42 submachine gun (United Defense M42, .45 ACP/9x19mm Parabellum)
• M1/M1A1 Thompson (.45 ACP)
• M1928/M1928A1 Thompson (.45 ACP)
• M1921 Thompson (.45 ACP) (not type classified)
• Uzi/Mini Uzi (9x19mm Parabellum)^[6]

Experimental

• (9x19mm Parabellum)
• (9x19mm Parabellum)
• HK MP2000 (9x19mm Parabellum)

Swords

In active service

• Coast Guard Officers' Sword
• Marine Noncommissioned Officers' Sword, 1859–Present
• Marine Officers' Mameluke Sword, 1875–present
• , c. 1955–present
• West Point Cadets' Sword, c. 1922–present

Out of service

• Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword
• Model 1840 Light Artillery Saber
• Model 1840 Army Noncommissioned Officers' Sword
• Model 1840 Heavy Cavalry Saber
• Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber
• Model 1913 "Patton" Cavalry Saber
• Model 1850 Army Staff & Field Officers' Sword
• , c. 1810
• , c.1832–1859
• Marine Officers' Mameluke Sword, 1826–59
• West Point Cadets' Sword, c. 1850
• West Point Cadets' Sword, Model 1872

Machine guns and sniper rifles

Main article: List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces

While some machine guns like the M249 SAW have over time 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.

See also

• List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps
• List of firearms
• List of modern weapons

References

1. ^ "Titanium Knives, Military Survival Knives, Scuba Knives". Missionknives.com. Retrieved on 2008-09-08.
2. ^ MOSSBERG 590 SHOTGUN
3. ^ REMINGTON M870 SHOTGUN
4. ^ Weapons and Equipment of the Infantry and Special Ops (Page 2)
5. ^ HECKLER AND KOCH MP5 SMG
6. ^ US Air Force Material Command. Air Force Instruction 36-2226, Combat Arms Program, Supplement 1. Wright-Patterson AFB: US Air Force Material Command, 2004.

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