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List of service rifles of national armies
This is a list of
service rifles
of national
armies
.
Country
Service Rifle
Afghanistan
M16
AK-47
(and variants)
M4
(Special forces)
Albania
Heckler & Koch G3
(peacekeeping operations)
Type 56
Algeria
AKM
Type 81 Assault Rifle
Argentina
FN FAL
(
M16A2
for Naval Infantry)
Australia
F88 Austeyr
(
M4 Carbine
for special forces)
Austria
Sturmgewehr 77
Bahamas
M16
(
IMI Galil
for commandos)
Bermuda
Ruger Mini-14 20GB
Bangladesh
Heckler & Koch G3
Type 81 assault rifle
Steyr AUG
(
M4 Carbine
for Army Special Forces Officers)
Belgium
FN FAL
FN FNC
FN F2000
(Special Forces use and future standard service)
Bolivia
Heckler & Koch G3
Few in service (a3 and a4 types)
FN FAL (Argentina)
Sturmgewehr 57
M-16 A1 &A2
Brazil
IMBEL MD-2
FN FAL
(
M16A2
for Naval Infantry)
Cambodia
Type 56
AKM
M16A1
(reserved for secondary forces)
QBZ-97A
(Special Forces use)
Canada
Diemaco C7
Diemaco C8 Carbine
Chile
SIG SG 540
HK33
(Marines)
China
QBZ-95
(presently mass inducting)
Type 81
(reserved for secondary forces)
Colombia
Heckler & Koch G3
,
IMI Galil
Cyprus
Heckler & Koch G3
Czech Republic
VZ58
Denmark
M/95
(
Diemaco C7A1
)
M/96 Carbine
(
Diemaco C8A2
)
Egypt
Maadi MISR
AKM
M16
El Salvador
Heckler & Koch G3
Estonia
Ak 4
,
IMI Galil
Falkland Islands
Steyr AUG
Fiji
Daewoo K2
M16A2
Finland
Rynnäkkökivääri 62
Rynnäkkökivääri 95
France
GIAT
FAMAS F1
FAMAS G2
(
Marine Nationale
)
Germany
Heckler & Koch G36
Greece
Heckler & Koch G3
(Hellenic Army standard rifle)
M16 rifle
(Hellenic Navy and special forces)
Heckler & Koch G36
(Purchase pending)
Hungary
AK-63
(Hungarian AKM copy)
India
INSAS 5.56 mm
(Indian Armed Forces Standard Issue Rifle)
AKM
(Counter Insurgency)
MPi-KM-72
(Counter Insurgency)
Arsenal Co. AR
(Counter Insurgency)
AK-103
Sa Vz. 58
(Special Forces)
IMI Tavor TAR-21
(Special Forces)
RFI SLR 1A1 & 1C
(currently being phased out)
Indonesia
SS-1
Pindad SS2
Heckler & Koch G3
M4 Carbine
PM2-V1 V2 V3
Iran
Heckler & Koch G3
AKM
(and smaller numbers of
AK-47
and
Type 56
rifles)
Khaybar KH2002
Iraq
AKM
(and smaller numbers of
AK-47
,
Type 56
, and
AMD-65
rifles)
M16
(to begin replacement of AK series of weapons)
Ireland
Steyr AUG A1
Israel
IMI Tavor TAR-21
IMI Galil
M4 Carbine
M16
Italy
Cei-Rigotti
(out of service)
Beretta BM59
(kept in reserve)
Beretta AR70/90
M4 Carbine
(special forces)
Beretta ARX-160
(entering limited service)
Jamaica
L85
Japan
Howa Type 89
Howa Type 64
Kenya
Heckler & Koch G3
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Type 88
(AK-74 clone)
Type 68
Republic of Korea
M16A1
limited and reserve only
Daewoo K1A
Daewoo K2
Daewoo K11
Laos
Type 56
AK-47
M16 rifle
Latvia
Heckler & Koch G3
Heckler & Koch G36
Lithuania
Heckler & Koch G3
Heckler & Koch G36
Luxembourg
Steyr AUG
Malaysia
M4 Carbine
Steyr AUG
(to be discharged)
Mexico
Heckler & Koch G3
(To be replaced by FX-05)
FX-05
M16A2
(
Mexican Marines
)
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Myanmar
Heckler & Koch G3
M16S1
MA series rifle
Netherlands
Diemaco C7
Diemaco C8
Nepal
M16 rifle
CAR-15
New Zealand
F88 Austeyr
Nigeria
Heckler & Koch G3
Norway
Automatgevær 3
(
Heckler & Koch G3
)
Heckler & Koch G36
E(limited)
Heckler & Koch HK416
/
HK 417
(To replace AG-3 starting 2008)
Diemaco C7
(limited)
Diemaco C8
(limited)
Pakistan
Heckler & Koch G3
AKM
Type 56 assault rifle
Type 81 assault rifle
Peru
Heckler & Koch G3
Philippines
M16A1 and M16A2
M14 Rifle
Pneumatic Valve And Rod(NAVSOG)
M14
M4 Carbine
M1 Garand
(used by some CAFGU units)
Steyr AUG
(used by the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment)
Poland
AKM/AKMS
Beryl wz.96
Portugal
Heckler & Koch G3
IMI Galil
(Paratroopers)
Heckler & Koch G36
(Air Force and Navy Special Forces)
Republic of China
T91 assault rifle
T86 assault rifle
(limited)
T65 assault rifle
Russia
AK-74M
AN-94
and
AK-103
rifles in service with specialised units
Saudi Arabia
G36C
Steyr AUG
Heckler & Koch G3
M4 carbine
Singapore
ST Kinetics
SAR-21
and
M16S1
Slovakia
VZ58
Slovenia
FN F2000
Zastava M70
(contract reserve troops)
Serbia
Zastava M77
Zastava M21
South Africa
R4
Spain
Heckler & Koch G36
E
Sri Lanka
Type 56
Type 81
M16
Sudan
Heckler & Koch G3
Type 56
Sweden
Ak 4
Ak 5
Heckler & Koch G36
(Used by
Särskilda Skyddsgruppen
in Afghanistan)
Switzerland
Sturmgewehr 90 / Fusil d'assault 90
Sturmgewehr 57
SIG 552
Historical rifles: see Rifles of Switzerland
Thailand
M16A2
M4 Carbine
/
Colt Commando
Heckler & Koch HK33
IMI Tavor TAR-21
Tonga
IMI Galil
M4 (carbine)
M16 assault rifle
FN FNC
Tunisia
Steyr AUG
M4 (carbine)
(Special forces)
FN FAL
(Border Guards)
Turkey
Heckler & Koch HK33
Heckler & Koch G3
M16A2
and
M4 carbine
(special forces and marines)
Ukraine
AK-74
(mostly AKS-74 variant)
AKM
Vepr
United Kingdom
L85A2 (SA80)
Diemaco C8 SFW
(In use with special forces)
United States
M14
M16A4
M4 Carbine
HK416
(Special forces)
FN SCAR
(used by
US Army Rangers
, replacement to the
M4
)
Venezuela
FN FAL
AK-103
(Replacing most FALs)
Vietnam
AKM
Type 56
AK-74
(Naval Infantry)
Zimbabwe
L85
AKM
This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by
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References
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http://www.semar.gob.mx/sitio_2/armada-de-méxico/fuerza-de-infanteria-de-marina/equipamiento/equipo-individual.html
(Spanish)
.