Service rifle

"Infantry rifle" redirects here. For the British Baker rifle, officially known as the Infantry rifle, see Baker rifle.

The service rifle (also known as standard-issue rifle) of a given army or armed force is that which it issues as standard to its soldiers. In modern forces, this is typically a highly versatile and rugged assault rifle, battle rifle, carbine, or designated marksman rifle suitable for use in nearly all theatres and environments. Service rifles are also often selected for their upgradability (e.g., the addition of underslung grenade launchers, sights, flashlights, laser sights, etc.)

Although certain weapons issued to special forces units are rarely considered "service weapons" in the truest sense, certain specialist rifles and submachine guns are categorized as such if issued as per standing operating procedures upon entering special environments or scenarios. These may include urban warfare (FIBUA/MOUT) and jungle warfare environments.

Most armies also have service pistols/side arms.

History

The bolt-action M1903 Springfield was used as the USA's service rifle from 1905 to just before World War II, when it was replaced by the gas-operated M1 Garand. It was in limited use up to the Vietnam War.

Originally, rifles used in combat were not standard-issue weapons like the service rifles of today. Rifles were for specialist marksmen only, whilst the ordinary infantry were issued less accurate smoothbore muskets which had a higher rate of fire, with bore diameters as high as 19 mm, or 0.75 inch. By the middle of the 19th century, however, rifles were becoming more and more common on the battlefield, with muskets being phased out. Originally, these combat rifles were single-shot muzzle-loading weapons, but as technology advanced through the 18th and 19th centuries, so too did the technique of loading rounds. First, breech-loading firearms, like the Prussian Needle gun of the mid-19th century came to prominence, which then evolved into repeating weapons, such as the bolt-action Mosin-Nagant rifle used by Imperial Russia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the Soviet Union in World War II. By this time almost all prominent armies in the world had some sort of standard service rifle.

During the Second World War, there was yet another leap forward in rifle design which was to influence service rifles even today. That is, the use of a fired cartridge's gas emissions to automatically rechamber rounds into the breech once a bullet had been fired, as well as expelling the old cartridge. These weapons were known as gas-operated firearms. Some of the earliest examples of these were most prominent in the Second World War, and were usually semi automatic, such as the American-made M1 Garand, first brought into service with the United States in 1936. These "battle rifles", as they were called, usually fired a "full-sized" (as opposed to an intermediate) rifle cartridge, such as the .30-06 Springfield or .303 British. Another type of commonly issued rifle which was to become well known during this time was the assault rifle, a (usually) fully automatic rifle firing a lighter "intermediate" cartridge, as opposed to the full-sized cartridges used by battle rifles. The first of these was the Sturmgewehr 44, used by Nazi Germany in the later stages of the Second World War. The StG44 was not issued in large numbers, and was never adopted as Germany's service rifle. However, this weapon was to serve as the precursor to other assault rifles such as the Soviet AK-47, the American M-16, the Belgian FN FAL, the German G3 and the Swiss Sturmgewehr 57, which today supersede battle rifles as the service rifle of choice for militaries the world over.

Service rifles by nation

Angola

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
AK-47	Selective-Fire	7.62×39 mm	1950s-

Argentina

FARA 83

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Remington EN M1879	Rolling block	.43 Spanish (11.15×58 mmR)	1879-1891
Mauser Modelo Argentino 1891	Bolt action	7.65×53mm Argentine	1891-1909
Mauser Modelo Argentino 1909	Bolt action	7.65×53mm Argentine	1909-1960s
FN Model 1949	Semi-automatic	7.65×53mm Argentine, 7.62×51 mm NATO	1953-1980s
FN FAL	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1959–Present
FARA 83	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1983–Present

Australia

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-Action	.303 SAA Ball	1901-1950s
L1A1 SLR	Semi-automatic	7.62×51 mm NATO	1957-1980s
F88 Austeyr	Selective-Fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1988–Present

Austria

StG 58

StG 77

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Lorenz Rifle	Rifled musket	.54	1854-1867
Wanzl rifle	Trapdoor breechloader	14 mm Wanzl rimfire	1854-1867
M1867 Werndl-Holub	Rotary block	11×42 mm	1867-1886
M1886 Mannlicher	Bolt action	11×42 mm, 8×52 mmR	1886-1895
Steyr-Mannlicher M1895	Straight-pull	8×50mmR Mannlicher 8×56mmR	1895-1945
GM1	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1950-1958
Sturmgewehr 58	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1958–Present (limited use for drill/display)
Sturmgewehr 77	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1978–Present

Bangladesh

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Type 56 (Chinese Type 56)	Selective fire	7.62×39mm	1971–Present
Heckler & Koch G3A3	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm	1980–Present
M16	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm	1992–Present
BD-08 (Chinese Type 81)	Selective fire	7.62×39mm	2008–Present

Belgium

FN FAL

FN FNC

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Albini rifle	Hinged breechblock	11 mm	1867-?
FN Mauser M1889	Bolt action	7.65×53mm Argentine	1889-1940
FN Mauser M1936	Bolt-action	7.65×53 mm Argentine	1936-1949
FN SAFN-49	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1949-1956
FN FAL	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1953–present
FN FNC	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1979–present

Bolivia

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Vz. 24	Bolt-action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1932-1960s
SIG SG 510	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1957–Present
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1960s-Present

Brazil

IMBEL MD2

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
M1873 Brazilian Comblain	Falling block	11×53 mmR	1873-1892
M88 German Commission Rifle	Bolt action	7×57mm Mauser	1892-1894
Mauser M1894 Rifle	Bolt action	7×57 mm Mauser	1894-1908
Mauser M1908 (M1908/34, M1935)	Bolt action	7×57 mm Mauser	1908-1954
Itajuba M954 Mosquetão	Bolt action	.30-06 Springfield	1954-1968
FN Model 1949	Semi-auto	.30-06 Springfield	1950s-1968
FAL IMBEL LAR	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1964–Present
Itajuba M968 Mosquefal	Bolt action	7.62×51 mm NATO	1968–Present
IMBEL IA2	Selective fire	5.56×45mm NATO	2013-Present

Burma

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-Action	.303 British	1947-1961
Heckler & Koch G3 (BA72)	Semi-automatic	7.62×51 mm NATO	1961–Present
Burmese M1A1	Assault rifle	5.56×45 mm	1990s-Present

Cambodia

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Type 56 carbine

AK-47

Type 56 assault rifle & AKS-47

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Mosin Nagant	Bolt Action	7.62×54mm R	1940s-1979
MAS-36	Bolt Action	7.5×54 mm French	1940s-1975
Arisaka Type 38	Bolt-action	6.5×50mm Arisaka	1941-1945
Arisaka Type 99	Bolt-action	7.7×58mm Arisaka	1941-1945
M1903 Springfield	Bolt Action	.30-06 Springfield	1950s-1975
M1 Carbine	Semi-automatic rifle	.30 Carbine	1950s-1975
M1 Garand	Semi-automatic rifle	.30-06 Springfield	1950s-1975
FN FAL	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm	1960s-1975
M16	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1967–Present
SKS	Semi-automatic rifle	7.62×39 mm	1960s-Present (Mainly used today as a ceremonial arm, and reserve weapon)
Type 56 carbine	Semi-automatic rifle	7.62×39 mm	1960s-Present (Used by Cambodian Royal Guards and as a reserve weapon)
AK-47	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1960s-Present (Replaced by AKM rifle.)
AKM	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1960s-Present
Type 56	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1960s-Present
Pindad SS1	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1991–Present
QBZ-97	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	2005–Present

Canada

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Ross rifle Mk. II

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Ross rifle	Bolt Action	.303 British	1905-1916
Lee-Enfield	Bolt Action	.303 British	1916-1955
C1A1	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1955-1985
Colt C7	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1985–Present

Chile

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Mauser Model 1895	Bolt action, Contract: Germany	7×57 mm Mauser	1895-1970s
Mauser Model 1912	Bolt action, Contract: Steyr, Austria	7×57 mm Mauser	1912-1970s
SIG SG 510-4	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1960s-Present
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1970s-Present
SIG SG 542-1	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1980s-Present
SIG SG 540	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	2000s-Present
SIG SG 543	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	2000s-Present

People's Republic of China

Type 81-I & Type 81

QBZ-95

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Hanyang Type 88	Bolt Action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1888-1980s
Gewehr 98	Bolt-action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1927-1949
vz. 24	Bolt-action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1927-1980s
Karabiner 98k	Bolt-action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1935–Present
Type 24 rifle	Bolt-action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1935-1980s
Mosin-Nagant	Bolt-action	7.62×54mm R	1927–Present
SVT-40	Semi-automatic	7.62×54mm R	1938–Present
Type 53 Carbine	Bolt-action	7.62×54mm R	1953–Present
Type 56 Carbine	Semi-automatic	7.62×39mm	1956–Present
Type 56 assault rifle	Selective fire	7.62×39mm	1956–Present
Type 81	Selective fire	7.62×39mm	1981–Present
QBZ-95	Selective fire	5.8×42mm	1995–Present

Republic of China

T86 assault rifle

T91 assault rifle

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Hanyang Type 88	Bolt action	7.92×57 mm Mauser	1888-1949
Gewehr 98	Bolt-Action	7.92×57 mm Mauser	1911-1949
vz. 24	Bolt-action	7.92×57 mm Mauser	1924-1950s
Karabiner 98k	Bolt-action	7.92×57 mm Mauser	1935–Present
Type Zhongzheng rifle	Bolt-action	7.92×57 mm Mauser	1935-1950s
M1 Garand	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1936-1968
Johnson M1941 rifle	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1941-1968
M1 Carbine	Semi-automatic	.30 Carbine	1942-1968
Type 57	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1968–Present
Type 65	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1976–Present
Type 91	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	2003–Present

Cuba

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Spanish Mauser	Bolt action	7×57 mm Mauser	1902-1923
M1903 Springfield	Bolt action	.30-06 Springfield	1923-1947
M1 Garand	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1947-1960
FN FAL	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm	1960-1968
SKS	Semi-automatic	7.62×39 mm	1961–present (Mainly used today as a ceremonial arm, and reserve weapon.)
AKM	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1962–present

Czech Republic

CZ-805 BREN

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Vz. 24	Bolt-action	8 mm Mauser	1924-1952
Vz. 33	Bolt-action	8 mm Mauser	1934-1945
Vz. 52	Semi-automatic	7.62×45 mm vz. 52, 7.62×39 mm M43	1952-1959
Sa vz. 58	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm M43	1959–Present
CZ-805 BREN	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO, 7.62×39 mm	2010–Present

Denmark

Gevær M/95

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Pattern 1853 Enfield	Rifled musket	577	1853-1867
Remington Rolling Block	Rolling block	11 mm Danish	1867-1889
1889 Geværet (Krag-Jørgensen)	Bolt-action	8×58mmR	1889-~1945
G M/50	Semi-automatic	.30-06	1945-1975
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	7.62×51mm NATO	1960s-Present
Heckler & Koch G3A5	Semi-automatic	7.62×51mm NATO	1975–Present
Gevaer M/95 (C7FT)	Automatic	5.56×45mm NATO	1995–Present

Egypt

Top to bottom: Ag m/42, Hakim Rifle, Rasheed Carbine

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Lee-Enfield	Bolt Action	.303 British	1922-1967
FN Model 1949	Semi-automatic	7.92×57mm Mauser	1949-1967
Ag m/42	Semi-automatic	6.5×55 mm	1950s-1967
Mosin Nagant	Bolt Action	7.62×54mm R	1956-1967
Hakim Rifle	Semi-automatic	7.92×57mm Mauser	1950s-1967
Rasheed Carbine	Semi-automatic	7.62×39mm	1950s-1967
SKS Carbine	Semi-automatic	7.62×39mm	1956-1967
Misr	Selective fire	7.62×39mm	1960s-Present

Finland

Rk 62

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Mosin Nagant	Bolt action	7.62×54R	1891–1962
SVT-40	Semi-automatic	7.62×54R	1940–1962
RK 62	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1962–Present
RK 95 TP	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1995–Present

France

Lebel Model 1886 rifle

MAS 49/56

FAMAS

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Delvigne rifle	Flintlock	Musket ball	1826-1846
Thouvenin Carabine à tige	Percussion cap	Musket ball	1846-1851
Minié rifle	Percussion cap	Minié ball	1848-1866
Tabatière rifle	Breech-loading	Minié ball	1864-1870
Chassepot M1866	Bolt action	11 mm	1867-1874
Gras M1874	Bolt-action	11×59mmR	1874-1886
Lebel Model 1886 rifle	Bolt-action	8 mm Lebel	1886-1936
Berthier rifle	Bolt-action	8 mm Lebel	1902-?
MAS-36	Bolt-action	7.5×54mm French	1936-1978
MAS-49 rifle	Semi-automatic	7.5×54 French	1949-1979
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1964-1979
FAMAS	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1978–Present

Germany

FN G1

MPi-KM

G3A3

Heckler & Koch G36

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Model 1839 Potsdam musket	Rifled musket	15.4 mm	1839-1861
Dreyse needle gun	Breech loading	15.4 mm	1842-1870
M1871 Mauser	Bolt action	11×60mm Mauser	1871-1888
Gewehr 1888	Bolt-action	7.92×57 mm Mauser	1888-1915
Gewehr 98	Bolt-action	7.92×57 mm Mauser	1898-1935 (German Army)
Mauser Kar 98k	Bolt-action	7.92×57 mm Mauser	1935–Present
Gewehr 41	Semi-automatic	7.92×57 mm Mauser	1941-1945
Gewehr 43	Semi-automatic	7.92×57 mm Mauser	1943-1945
Sturmgewehr 44	Selective fire	7.92×33mm Kurz	1944-1960s
G1	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1953-1965 (West Germany)
Karabiner-S	Semi-automatic	7.62×39 mm	1945-1949 (East Germany)
MPi-K	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1949-1990 (East Germany)
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1958–Present (West Germany) (now mostly for training/reserve)
Heckler & Koch G36	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1997–Present

Greece

Mannlicher-Schönauer

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Fusil Gras mle 1874	Bolt action	11×59mm R Gras	1877-1903
Mannlicher-Schönauer	Bolt action	6.5×54mm	1903-1941
FN Model 1930	Bolt action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1930s-1945
Lee-Enfield	Bolt action	.303 British	1939-1945
M1 Garand	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1945-1977
FN FAL	Selective fire	7.62×51mm NATO	1960s-1999
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	7.62×51mm NATO	1977–present

Guatemala

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
M1 Garand	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1950s-1977
M1/M2 Carbine	Semi-automatic	.30 Carbine	1950s-1977
IMI Galil AR/SAR	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1974–present
M16A2	Assault Rifle	5.56×45 mm NATO	1988–Present
IMI Tavor TAR-21	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	2006–present (778 purchased from Israel for police use)

Hungary

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
35M rifle	Bolt-action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1935-1950s
AK-47	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1956-1990
AMMSz	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1960-1990
AMD-65	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1966-1990
AMP-69	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm, 40 mm grenade	1979–present
AK-63D	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1989–Present

Indonesia

Pindad SS1-V1

Pindad SS2-V1

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Arisaka	Bolt-action	6.5×50mm Arisaka 7.7×58mm Arisaka	1940s-1950s
M1 Garand	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1945-middle 1970s
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1961–Present
M16 rifle	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1980s-Present
Pindad SS1	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1991–Present
Pindad SS2	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	2006–Present

Iran

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Mauser 98	Bolt-action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1900s-1950s
Vz. 24	Bolt-action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1929-1960s
M1 Garand	Semi-automatic	30-06	1950s-Present
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1960s-Present
G3A6	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1980–Present
AK-103	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1991–Present

Iraq

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Lee-Enfield	Bolt action	.303 British	1930s-1950s
AK-47	Assault Rifle	7.62×39 mm	1950s-Present
M16A2	Assault Rifle	5.56×45 mm NATO	2007–Present

Ireland

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-Action	.303 SAA Ball	1922-1960s
FN FAL	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1960s-1988
Steyr AUG	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1988–Present

Israel

IMI Galil

IMI Tavor TAR-21

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Lee-Enfield No 4	Bolt action	.303 British	1948-1958
Mauser Kar98k	Bolt-action	7.62×51 mm NATO	1948-1974
FN FAL	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1955-1981
M16	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1973–present
Galil AR	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1974–present
IMI Tavor TAR-21	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	2005–present

Italy

Beretta BM-59

Firearm	Type	Caliber	Service
M1870 Italian Vetterli	Bolt-action	10.4 mm Vetterli	1870-1887
M1870 Italian Vetterli	Bolt action	10.4 mm Vetterli	1892-1950
Carcano	Bolt action	6.5×52mm Mannlicher-Carcano	1892-1950
M1 Garand	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1945-1959
Beretta BM-59	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1959-1990
Beretta AR70/90	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1990–present
Beretta ARX-160	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	2008–present

Jamaica

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
L1A1 SLR	Semi-automatic	7.62×51 mm NATO	1957–Present
M16A2	Assault Rifle	5.56×45 mm NATO	1980s?-Present
SA80	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1992–Present

Japan

Howa Type 64

Howa Type 89

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Snider-Enfield	Breech-loading	.577 Snider	1868-1880
Murata rifle	Bolt action	11x60mm R Murata	1880-1905
Type 30 rifle	Bolt action	6.5×50mm Arisaka	1897-1905
Arisaka Type 38	Bolt-action	6.5×50mm Arisaka	1905-1945
Arisaka Type 99	Bolt-action	7.7×58mm Arisaka	1939-1945
M1 Garand	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1954-1964
Howa Type 64	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1964–Present
Howa Type 89	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1989–Present

Korea

Daewoo Precision Industries K2 with K201 grenade launcher

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service	Notes
Kingdom of Joseon (1392-1897)
Type 13 Murata	Bolt action	11×60mm R Murata	1881-1897
Enfield Pattern 1853	Percussion cap	.577 Ball	1882-1897
Remington Rolling Block	Rolling block	.50-70 Government	1884-1897
Korean Empire (1897-1910)
Berdan II	Bolt action	10.75×58mm	1897-1907
Mauser Model 1871	Bolt action	11×60mm Mauser	1897-1907
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1948–present)
Mosin-Nagant M1891/30	Bolt action	7.62×54mm R	1948-1960s	Currently used by reserve forces
Mosin-Nagant M1944	Bolt action	7.62×54mm R	1948-1960s	Currently used by reserve forces
SKS	Semi-automatic	7.62×39mm	1948-1970s?	Currently used by reserve forces
Type 30	Bolt action	7.62×54mm R	1950s-1960s	Local produced version of Mosin-Nagant M1891/30 Currently used by reserve forces
Type 53	Bolt action	7.62×54mm R	1953-1960s	Local produced version of Mosin-Nagant M1944 Currently used by reserve forces
Type 63	Semi-automatic	7.62×39mm	1963-1970s?	Local produced version of SKS Currently used by reserve forces
Type 58	Selective fire	7.62×39mm	1958–Present	Local produced version of AK-47
Type 68	Selective fire	7.62×39mm	1968–Present	Local produced version of AKM
Type 88	Selective fire	5.45×39mm	1988–Present	Local produced version of AK-74
Republic of Korea (1948–present)
M1 Garand	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1948-1978
M1 Carbine	Semi-automatic	.30 Carbine	1948-1978
M16A1	Selective fire	.223 Remington	1968–Present	Colt Model 603K; produced under license by Daewoo Precision Industries
Daewoo Precision Industries K1A	Selective fire	.223 Remington	1981–Present	Standard submachine gun
Daewoo Precision Industries K2	Selective fire	5.56×45mm NATO	1984–Present	Standard assault rifle

Luxembourg

FN Model 1949

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Karabiner 98k	Bolt action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1945
Ross rifle	Bolt action	.303 British	1945
Pattern 1914 Enfield	Bolt action	.303 British	1945
Lee-Enfield	Bolt action	.303 British	1945-1952
FN Model 1949	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1951-1963
FN FAL	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1963-1996
Steyr AUG	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1996–Present

Mexico

FX-05 Xiuhcoatl

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Springfield Model 1873	Breech-loading	.45-70	1873-1890s
Winchester Model 1895	Lever Action	.30-06	1895-1920s
Mauser 1895 FMM 1895	Bolt action	7×57 mm Mauser	1895-1902
Mauser 1898 FMM 1902/07/10/12/24/36	Bolt action	7×57 mm Mauser	1902-1954
Mauser 1898 FMM 1954	Bolt action	.30-06 Springfield	1954-?
FN FAL	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1950s-1965
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1965–Present (Slowly Replaced by FX-05 Xiuhcoatl)
M-16	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1971–Present
Heckler & Koch G36	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1999–Present
FX-05 Xiuhcoatl	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	2006–Present

Netherlands

Dutch Mannlicher M.95

FN FAL

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Dutch Snider	Breech loading	17.5x29Rmm	1867-1871
Dutch Beaumont M71	Bolt-Action	11.3×50Rmm	1871-1888
Dutch Beaumont-Vital M1871/88	Bolt-Action	11.3×52Rmm	1888-1895
Dutch Mannlicher	Bolt-Action	6.5×53.55 mm	1895-1945
Lee-Enfield No. 4	Bolt-Action	.303 British	1945-1954
M1 Garand	Semi-automatic rifle	.30-06 Springfield	1945-1954
FN FAL	Semi-automatic rifle	7.62×51 mm NATO	1961-1995
Diemaco C7	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1995–Present
Diemaco C8	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1995–Present

New Zealand

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-Action	.303 SAA Ball	1900s-1950s
L1A1 SLR	Semi-automatic	7.62×51 mm NATO	1950s-1980s
Steyr AUG	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1980s-Present

Norway

A collection of Norwegian rifles from the Fram museum. Showing from the top:Krag-Jørgensen (civilian M1894 with carved stock), Krag-Petersson, Jarmann M1884, Remington M1867

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Kammerlader	Breech-loading	Minié ball	1842-1870
Remington M1867	Rolling block	12.17×44 mm	1867-1908
Jarmann M1884	Bolt action	10.15x61 mmR	1884-1900
Krag-Jørgensen M1894	Bolt-action	6.5×55 mm	1894-1945
Lee-Enfield No 4	Bolt-action	.303 British	1940-1952
Mauser M98	Bolt-action	7.92×57 mm Mauser (Navy)/.30-06 Springfield (Army, Air Force)	1945-1968
Selvladegevær M1	Semi-Automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1951–Present (limited use for drill/display)
US-Karabin	Semi-automatic	.30 Carbine	1951-1970 (used by police until early 90s)
AG-3	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1964–Present (now mostly for training/reserve)
Heckler & Koch HK416	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	2008–Present
Heckler & Koch HK417	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	2008–Present

Peru

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
AKM	Selective-Fire	7.62×39 mm	1970s-Present
FN FAL	Selective-Fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1960s-Present

Philippines

M1 Garand

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CAR-15

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
M1903 Springfield[citation needed]	Bolt action	.30-03 Springfield	1912-1951
M1917 Enfield	Bolt Action	.30-06 Springfield	1920s-1945
M1 Garand	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1951-1975
M14	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm	1960s-Present
M16	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm	1970s-Present
CAR-15	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm	1970s-Present
SOAR	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm	2006–Present

Poland

Kbs. wz. 1996 Beryl

Kbs wz. 2004 Beryl

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service	Notes
Mosin–Nagant	Bolt Action	7.62×54mmR	1898-1950s	Some chambered to 7.92×57 mm and used during Invasion of Poland
Mauser 98k	Bolt Action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1918-1939	produced in Poland from 1929 as Mauser Carbine Kbk wz. 1929
Lee-Enfield	Bolt Action	.303 British	1940-1945	Used by Polish Armed Forces in the West
AK-47	Selective fire	7.62×39mm	1950s-Present
AKM	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1960s-Present	still used to train and reserve services
Kbk wz. 1988 Tantal	Selective fire	5.45×39mm	1989-2005	1000 sold to Iraq
M4 Bushmaster	Selective fire	5.56×45mm NATO	?-?	GROM, also with Bushmaster M203 grenade launcher
96 Beryl	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1997–present	along with Mini-Beryl sub-carbine and in different variants

Portugal

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Mauser-Vergueiro m/1904/39

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Mauser m/937

AR-10

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Enfield m/1859	Percussion cap	14 mm Minié	1859-1872
Snider-Enfield m/1872	Breech-loading	14 mm Snider	1872-1910 (after 1886 limited use with colonial troops)
Kropatschek m/1886	Bolt action	8x60 mm Guedes	1886-1961 (after 1904 limited use with colonial troops)
Mauser-Vergueiro m/1904	Bolt-action	6.5×58 mm Vergueiro	1904-1960s
Mauser m/937	Bolt-action	7.92×57 mm Mauser	1937-1960s-Present (limited use for drill/display in the GNR)
AR-10	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1960-1970s
FN m/962	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1962-1970s
G3 m/961	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1961–Present
Heckler & Koch G36	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	2000s-Present

Romania

Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
M1868 Romanian Peabody	Falling block	.45 Romanian	1868-18??
M1879 Romanian Martini-Henry	Falling block	.45 Romanian	1879-18??
Steyr-Mannlicher M1893	Bolt action	6.5×53mm R	1893-1938
Mosin-Nagant	Bolt action	7.62×54mm R	1917-1960s
vz. 24	Bolt action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1938-1960s
AK-47	Selective fire	7.62×39mm	1950s-1963
Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965	Selective fire	7.62×39mm	1963–Present (reserve since 1990s)
Puşcă Automată model 1986	Selective fire	5.45×39 mm	1986–Present

Russia and Soviet Union

AK-74

AK-74M

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Model 1857 Six Line	Rifled musket	.60 calibre	1857-1867
M1867 Russian Krnka	Trapdoor breechloader	15 mm	1867-1869
Berdan rifle	Bolt action	10.75×58 mm	1869-1891
Mosin-Nagant	Bolt-action	7.62×54mmR	1891–1951 (today as a reserve sniper rifle)
SVT-40	Semi-automatic	7.62×54mmR	1940–1955
SKS	Semi-automatic	7.62×39mm	1945–Present (as ceremonial arm and a reserve service rifle)
AK-47	Selective fire	7.62×39mm	1949–Present (as a reserve service rifle)
AKM	Selective fire	7.62×39mm	1959–Present (reserve and active rear-echelon forces)
AK-74	Selective fire	5.45×39mm	1974–Present
AK-74M	Selective fire	5.45×39 mm	1991–Present
AK-103	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1991–Present

Serbia

Zastava M21

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
M48 Mauser and other Mauser Model 98 pattern rifles M24, M24/47	Bolt action	7.92×57 mm	1924-1959
SKS	Semi-automatic	7.62×39 mm	1959-1970
AK-47	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1950s-Present
Zastava M70	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1970–Present
Zastava M21	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	2004–Present

Singapore

SAR 21

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
AR-15	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1968-1973
M16S1 rifle	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1973–present
SAR 80	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1980s-unknown
SR 88	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1988-unknown
SAR 21	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1999–present

South Africa

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R4 assault rifle

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Lee-Enfield	Bolt Action	.303 SAA Ball	1910-1960s
R1	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1950s-Present
Vektor R4	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1982–Present

Spain

CETME L

Heckler & Koch G36

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Model 1857 rifle musket	Rifled musket	?	1857-1867
M1857/67 Berdan	Trapdoor breechloader	15×41 mmR	1867-1868
M1868 Spanish Peabody	Falling block	.56-50R Spencer, 11.15×58 mmR (.43 Spanish)	1868-1870
M1870 Remington	Rolling block	11.15×58 mmR	1870-1893
M1893 Mauser	Bolt action	7×57 mm Mauser	1893-1945
M43 La Coruña	Bolt-action	7.92×57 mm Mauser	1942-1958
CETME	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1958-1997
CETME Model L	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1984-1999
Heckler & Koch G36	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	2000–Present

Sweden

Ak 5C

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
M1867 Remington	Rolling block	12.17×42 mm RF	1867- ~1900
M1896 Swedish Mauser	Bolt-action	6.5×55 mm	1896-1995
Ag m/42	Semi-automatic	6.5×55 mm	1942-1964
Ak 4	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1964–Present
Ak 5	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1985–Present

Switzerland

Sturmgewehr 57

Sturmgewehr 90

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Infanteriegewehr Modell 1842	Muzzle-loading percussion	18 mm	1842-1867
Eidgenössischer Stutzer 1851	Muzzle-loading percussion	18 mm	1851-1863
M1842/59/67 Swiss Milbank-Amsler	Breechloader	18x25 mmR Rimfire	1869-1869
M1867 Swiss Peabody	Falling block	10.4×38 mmR Rimfire (.41 Swiss rimfire)	1867-1869
Vetterli rifle	Bolt-action	10.4×38Rmm Rimfire	1869-1890
Schmidt-Rubin	Bolt-action	7.5×55mm Swiss	1889-1957
K31	Bolt-action	7.5×55mm Swiss	1933-1958
Sturmgewehr 57	Selective fire	7.5×55mm Swiss	1957–Present
Sturmgewehr 90	Selective fire	5,6 mm Gw Pat 90	1990–Present

Thailand

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Type 45 Siamese Mauser	Bolt action	8x50mmR Type 45, 8x52mmR Type 66	1903-1960s
Vz. 24	Bolt Action	7.92×57mm Mauser	Early 1940s-1960s
M1903 Springfield	Bolt Action	.30-06 Springfield	1944-1970 (Used for training by Government agents of Ministry of Interior at present.)
M1 Carbine	Semi-automatic rifle	.30 Carbine	1944-1970 (Used for training by Army ROTC at present.)
M1 Garand	Semi-automatic rifle	.30-06 Springfield	1944-1970 (Used for training by Army ROTC at present.)
Mosin-Nagant	Bolt Action	7.62×54mmR	During Vietnam War (Limited and used by Ranger Sniper)
M16	Selective fire	5.56×45mm NATO	1980s-present
Type 11	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1968–present
IMI Tavor TAR-21	Selective fire	5.56×45mm NATO	2008–present

Turkey

Heckler & Koch HK33A2

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
M1887	Bolt action	9.5x60R	1887
1890 Turkish Mauser	Bolt action	7.65×53 mm Argentine	1890
1893 Ottoman Mauser	Bolt action	7.65x53 mm Argentine (1893), 8x57 mm Mauser (1930s)	1893
Mauser 1898	Bolt action	7×57 mm Mauser	1900s-1954
Gewehr 1888	Bolt action	8x57 mm Mauser	1915-1930s
M1 Garand	Semi Automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1953-1980s (Still used as a ceremonial rifle)
FN FAL	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1950s-1970s
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1960s-Present
Heckler & Koch HK33	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1997–Present

Ukraine

AK-47

AKM

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Model 1857 Six Line	Rifled musket	.60 calibre	1857-1867
M1867 Russian Krnka	Trapdoor breechloader	15 mm	1867-1869
Berdan rifle	Bolt action	10.75×58 mm	1869-1891
Mosin-Nagant	Bolt-action	7.62×54 mmR	1891-1946
SVT-40	Semi-automatic	7.62×54 mmR	1940-1945
SKS	Semi-automatic	7.62×39 mm	1945–Present (mainly used as ceremonial arm)
AK-47	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1949–Present
AKM	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1959–Present
AK-74	Selective fire	5.45×39 mm	1974–Present

United Kingdom, British Empire & Commonwealth of Nations

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Rifle No. 1 Mk. III

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Rifle No. 4

L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle

SA80 L85A1

Main article: British military rifles

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Ferguson rifle	Breech-loading	.650 Ball	1776
Baker rifle	Flintlock	.615 Ball	1801-1837
Brunswick rifle	Percussion cap	.704 Ball	1837-1851
Pattern 1853 Enfield	Percussion cap	.577 Ball	1853-1867
Snider-Enfield	Breech-loading	.577 Snider	1866-1901
Martini-Henry	Breech-loading	.577/450 Martini-Henry	1871-1888
Lee-Metford	Bolt action	.303 British	1888-1926
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1895–Present (Limited Use)
Ross rifle (Canada)	Straight Pull	.303 British	1905-1916
L1A1 SLR	Semi-automatic	7.62×51 mm NATO	1956–Present
Ishapore 2A/2A1 (India)	Bolt action	7.62×51 mm NATO	1963–Present (Limited Use)
C7 rifle (Canada)	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1984–Present
SA80 (UK)	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1985–Present

United States

M1 Garand and M1 Carbine

M14 rifle

M16A1 rifle

M4 carbine

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FN SCAR-L and SCAR-H

Krag jorganson 1897- early 1900s

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service	Notes
Kentucky Long rifle	Flintlock	.36 ball	1776-1816
Model 1795 Musket	Flintlock	.69 Ball	1795-1816
Springfield Model 1835	Flintlock	.69 Ball	1835-1842
Springfield Model 1842	Percussion cap	.69 Ball	1842-1854
Springfield Model 1855	Percussion cap	.58 Minié	1854-1861
Spencer Repeating Rifle	Lever Action	56-56 Spencer	1860-1873
Springfield Model 1861	Percussion cap	.58 Minié	1861-1867
Henry Repeating Rifle	Lever Action	.44 Henry	1862-1873
Springfield Model 1863	Percussion cap	.58 Minié	1863-1867
Springfield Model 1865	Breech-loading	.58 Musket Rimfire	1865-1867
Springfield Model 1866	Breech-loading	.50-70 Government	1866-1873
Springfield Model 1868	Breech-loading	.50-70 Government	1869-1873
Springfield Model 1873	Breech-loading	.45-70	1873-1884
Springfield Model 1884	Breech-loading	.45-70	1884-1894
Springfield Model 1892-99	Bolt action	.30-40 Krag	1894-early 1900s
M1895 Lee Navy (Navy/Marines)	Straight-pull	6 mm Lee Navy	1895-early 1900s
M1903 Springfield	Bolt-action	.30-06 Springfield	1903-1957
M1916 Mosin-Nagant	Bolt-action	7.62×54R	1918-c.1921
M1917 Enfield	Bolt-action	.30-06 Springfield	1917-1943
M1 Garand	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1936-1963 (some used into 1970s)
M1 Carbine	Semi-automatic	.30 Carbine	1942-1960s
M2 Carbine	Selective fire	.30 Carbine	1945-1960s
M14	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1957–Present	Currently used as a marksman rifle
M16	Selective fire	5.56×45mm NATO	1961–Present	Standard rifle of USMC
M4 carbine	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	1994–Present	Standard carbine of US Army
MK 17 Mod 0 (FN SCAR-H)	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	2009–present	Used by all branches of USSOCOM

Uruguay

AK-101

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Gewehr 98	Bolt Action	7.92×57 mm Mauser	1898-1958
FN FAL	Selective fire	7.62×51 mm NATO	1950s-Present
AK-101	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	200?-Present
Steyr AUG	Selective fire	5.56×45 mm NATO	2008–Present

Venezuela

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AK-103

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Gewehr 98	Bolt-action	7×57mm Mauser	1898-1960s
FN Model 1949	Semi-automatic	7×57mm Mauser	1949-1960s
FN FAL 50.63	Selective fire	7.62×51mm NATO	1950s-Present
AK-103	Selective fire	7.62×39mm	2006–Present

Vietnam

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SKS

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Musket Model 1777	Flintlock	Musket ball	1790s-1884
Mosin-Nagant	Bolt-action	7.62×54 mm	1920s-1960s
SKS	Semi-automatic	7.62×39 mm	1960s-1975
Type 56 carbine	Semi-automatic	7.62×39 mm	1960s-1975
AK-47	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1960s-2000s
Type 56 Assault Rifle	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1960s-2000s
AKM	Selective fire	7.62×39 mm	1960s-Present

See also

• Rifle
• Battle rifle
• List of assault rifles
• List of service rifles of national armies
• Service pistol