Service 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, torches, 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.

History

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 "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-16/70, 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

Afghanistan

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
AK-47	Selective fire	7.62x39mm Soviet	1973-

Albania

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	.280 British	1960s-
Beretta ARX160	Selective fire	.280 British	2016-

Algeria

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
AKM	Selective fire	7.62x39mm Soviet	1962-
Beretta ARX160	Selective fire	7.62x39mm Soviet	2014-

America and United States

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Model 1795 Musket	Flintlock	.69 Ball	1795–1842
Model 1803 Rifle	Flintlock	.54 Ball	1803-1841
Model 1812 Musket	Flintlock	.69 Ball	1812–1842
Model 1814 Rifle	Flintlock	.54 Ball	1814-1841
Model 1816 Musket	Flintlock	.69 Ball	1816–1842
Model 1817 Rifle	Flintlock	.54 Ball	1817–1842
Model 1822 Musket	Flintlock	.69 Ball	1822–1865
Springfield Model 1842	Percussion cap	.69 Ball	1835–1842
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	1863–1865
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	1873–1892
Springfield Model 1884	Breech-loading	.45-70	1884–1894
Springfield Model 1892-99	Bolt-action	.30-40 Krag	1894–1907
M1895 Lee Navy	Bolt-action	6mm Lee Navy	1895-1907
M1903 Springfield	Bolt-action	.30-06 Springfield	1903–1975
M1916 Mosin–Nagant	Bolt-action	7.62×54R	1916–1919
M1917 Enfield	Bolt-action	.30-06 Springfield	1917–1953
SDI M-1/36	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1936–1963
NHDI M-2/45 Carbine	Semi-automatic	.30 Carbine	1942–1960s
SDI M-14/59	Selective fire	7.62x51mm American	1959-1970
FDI M-16/70	Selective fire	5.56x45mm American	1970-
FDI M-4/94	Selective fire	5.56x45mm American	1994-

Angola

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	.280 British	1961-

Arabia

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	.280 British	1968-
Steyr AUG	Selective fire	.280 British	1980-
Heckler & Koch G36	Selective fire	.280 British	2008-

Argentina

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Remington EN M1879	Rolling block	.43 Spanish	1879-1891
Mauser Modelo Argentino 1891	Bolt-action	7.65x53mm Argentine	1891-1909
Mauser Modelo Argentino 1909	Bolt-action	7.65x53mm Argentine	1909-1970s
M1903 Springfield	Bolt-action	.30-06 Springfield	1940s-1970s
FR M-16/70	Selective fire	5.56×45mm American	1978-

Australia

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1901-1950s
L1A1 SLR	Selective fire	.280 British	1957-1988
Steyr AUG	Selective fire	.280 British	1988-

Austria

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Lorenz Rifle	Rifled musket	.54	1854-1867
Wanzl Rifle	Trapdoor breechloader	14mm Wanzl rimfire	1854-1867
M1867 Werndl-Holub	Rotary block	11x42mm	1867-1886
M1886 Mannlicher	Bolt-action	11x42 mm/8x52 mm	1886-1895
Steyr-Mannlicher M1895	Straight-pull	8x50mm Mannlicher/8x56mm Steyr	1895-1938
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1950-1958
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1958-
Steyr AUG	Selective fire	.280 British	1978-

Belarus

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1948-1989
Kbk wz. 1988 Tantal	Selective fire	.280 British	1989-

Belgium

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Albini rifle	Hinged breechblock	11mm	1867-?
FN Mauser M1889	Bolt-action	7.65x53mm Argentine	1889-1940
FN Mauser M1936	Bolt-action	7.65x53mm Argentine	1936-1949
FN Model 1949	Semi-automatic	.303 British	1949-1956
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1953-1995
FN FNC	Selective fire	.280 British	1979-
FN SCAR	Selective fire	.280 British	2015-

Bolivia

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Vz. 24	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm	1932-1970s
FR M-16/70	Selective fire	5.56×45mm American	1978-

Brazil

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
M1873 Brazilian Comblain	Falling block	11x53mm	1873-1892
M88 German Commission Rifle	Bolt-action	7x57mm Mauser	1892-1894
Mauser M1894 Rifle	Bolt-action	7x57mm Mauser	1894-1908
Mauser M1908	Bolt-action	7x57mm Mauser	1908-1954
Itajuba M954 Mosquetão	Bolt-action	.303 British	1954-1968
FN Model 1949	Semi-automatic	.303 British	1950s-1968
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1964-
Itajuba M968 Mosquefal	Bolt-action	7x57mm Mauser	1968-
IMBEL MD	Selective fire	.280 British	1985-
IMBEL MD97	Selective fire	.280 British	1997-
IMBEL IA2	Selective fire	.280 British	2013-

British Empire

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Brown Bess	Flintlock	.75 Ball	1722-1838
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	1895-1957
Pattern 1914 Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1914-1947
Remington Model 1901	Rolling block	7x57mm Mauser	1915-1918
L1A1 SLR	Semi-automatic	.280 British	1956-2014
C15 Grizzly	Selective fire	.280 Brtitish	2014-

Cambodia

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
MAS-36	Bolt-action	7.5x54mm French	1940s-1985
Arisaka Type 38	Bolt-action	6.5x50mm Arisaka	1941-1945
Arisaka Type 99	Bolt-action	6.5x50mm Arisaka	1941-1945
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1950s-1985
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1960s-1985
AK-47	Selective fire	7.62x39mm Soviet	1960s-1985
FN FNC	Selective fire	.280 British	1985-

Canada

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Ross Rifle	Bolt-action	.303 British	1905-1916
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1916-1954
C1A1 SLR	Selective fire	.280 British	1954-2014
C15 Grizzly	Selective fire	.280 British	2014-

Chile

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Fusil Gras mle 1874	Bolt-action	11x59mmR	1874-1905
Mauser Model 1895	Bolt-action	7x57mm Mauser	1895-1970s
Mauser Model 1912	Bolt-action	7x57mm Mauser	1912-1970s
SIG SG 510	Selective fire	.280 British	1960s-
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	.280 British	1970s-
SIG SG 540	Selective fire	.280 British	1980s-
IWI ACE	Selective fire	.280 British	2014-

People's Republic of China

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
SDI M-1/36	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1949-
FDI M-16/70	Selective fire	5.56×45mm American	1981-
QBZ-95	Selective fire	5.8x42mm DBP87	1995-
QBZ-03	Selective fire	5.8x42mm DBP87	2003-

Republic of China

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Hanyang Type 88	Bolt-action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1888–1949
Gewehr 98	Bolt-action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1911–1949
Vz. 24	Bolt-action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1924-1950s
Karabiner 98k	Bolt-action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1935–1950s
Chiang Kai-shek rifle	Bolt-action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1935–1950s
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1936-1968
L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle	Selective fire	.280 British	1968-2003
T65 assault rifle	Selective fire	.280 British	1976-
T91 assault rifle	Selective fire	.280 British	2003-

Croatia

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Karabiner 98k	Bolt-action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1941–1945
FN Model 24	Bolt-action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1941–1945
Zastava M70	Selective fire	7.62×39mm Soviet	1991–2015
HS Produkt VHS	Selective fire	.280 British	2008–

Cuba

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Spanish Mauser	Bolt-action	7×57mm Mauser	1902-1923
M1903 Springfield	Bolt-action	.30-06 Springfield	1923-1947
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1947-1958
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1958-1968
FN Model 1949	Semi-automatic	.303 British	1961-
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	.280 British	1962-

Czechia

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
vz. 24	Bolt-action	7.92×57mm Mauser	1924-1952
vz. 33	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1934-1945
vz. 52	Semi-automatic	7.62×45mm	1952-1959
vz. 58	Selective fire	7.62×45mm	1959-
CZ 805 BREN	Selective fire	7.62×45mm	2010-

Denmark

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Pattern 1853 Enfield	Percussion cap	.577 Ball	1853-1867
Remington Rolling Block rifle	Rolling block	11mm Danish	1867-1889
Gevær M. 1889	Bolt-action	8x58RD	1889-	In service with Sirius Dog Sled Patrol
Gevær M/75	Selective fire	.280 British	1975-
Gevær M/95	Selective fire	.280 British	1995-

Egypt

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1922-1967
FN Model 1949	Semi-automatic	7.92x57mm Mauser	1949-1967
Ag m/42	Semi-automatic	6.5x55mm	1950s-1967
Hakim Rifle	Semi-automatic	7.92x57mm Mauser	1950s-1967
Rasheed Carbine	Semi-automatic	.280 British	1950s-1967
vz. 58	Selective fire	7.62x45mm	1967-
CZ 805 BREN	Selective fire	7.62x45mm	2017-

Estonia

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Mosin-Nagant	Bolt-action	7.62x54mmR	1918-1966
Pattern 1914 Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1920-1966
RK 62	Selective fire	.280 British	1966-2000s
IMI Galil	Selective fire	.280 British	1994-
Ak 4	Selective fire	.280 British	2002-
IWI ACE	Selective fire	.280 British	2020-

Finland

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Mosin-Nagant	Bolt-action	7.62x54mmR	1891-1970
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1940-1970
RK 62	Selective fire	.280 British	1962-
RK 95 TP	Selective fire	.280 British	1995-

France

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Charleville musket	Flintlock	.65 Ball	1717-1840
Musket Model 1777	Flintlock	.69 Ball	1777-1826
Delvigne rifle	Flintlock	.69 Ball	1826-1846
Thouvenin Carabine à tige	Percussion cap	.69 Ball	1846-1851
Minié rifle	Percussion cap	.58 Minié	1848-1866
Tabatière rifle	Breech-loading	.58 Minié	1864-1870
Chassepot M1866	Bolt-action	11mm	1867-1874
Remington Rolling Block rifle	Rolling block	.43 Egyptian	c. 1870
Gras M1874	Bolt-action	11x59mmR	1874-1886
Lebel Model 1886 rifle	Bolt-action	8mm Lebel	1886-1940
Berthier rifle	Bolt-action	8mm Lebel	1902-1960s
MAS-36	Bolt-action	7.5x54mm French	1936-1964
MAS-49	Semi-automatic	7.5x54mm French	1949-1990
CEAM Modèle 1950	Selective fire	7.5x38mm	1958-1982
FAMAS	Selective fire	7.5x38mm	1981-2017
PAPOP-2	Selective fire	7.5x38mm	2017-

Germany

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Potsdam musket	Flintlock	.71 ball	1723-1839
Model 1839 Potsdam musket	Flintlock	15.4mm	1839-1861
Dreyse needle gun	Breech-loading	15.4mm	1842-1870
M1871 Mauser	Bolt-action	11x60mm Mauser	1871-1888
Gewehr 1888	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1888-1915
Gewehr 98	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1898-1935
Karabiner 98k	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1935-1949
StG 44	Selective fire	7.92x33mm Kurz	1943-1962
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	.280 British	1959-1997
Heckler & Koch G36	Selective fire	.280 British	1997-
Heckler & Koch HK416	Selective fire	.280 British	2018-

Greece

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Gras M1874	Bolt-action	11x59mmR	1877-1913
Mannlicher–Schönauer	Bolt-action	6.5x54mm	1903-1941
FN Model 1930	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1930s-1941
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1941-1965
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1965-2000
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	.280 British	1982-
SIG SG 550	Selective fire	.280 British	1993-

Guatemala

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
SDI M-1/36	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1950s-1977
NHDI M-2/45 Carbine	Semi-automatic	.30 carbine	1950s-1977
FDI M-16/70	Selective fire	5.56x45mm American	1977-

Haiti

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Krag–Jørgensen	Bolt-action	.30-40 Krag	1915-1930s
M1903 Springfield	Bolt-action	.30-06 Springfield	1930s-1950s
FN Model 1924	Bolt-action	.30-06 Springfield	1930s-1990s
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1950s-

Hungary

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
35M rifle	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1935-1960s
AK-63	Selective fire	7.62x39mm Soviet	1960-2018
AMD-65	Selective fire	7.62x39mm Soviet	1966-1990
AMP-69	Selective fire	7.62x39mm Soviet	1979-2018
CZ 805 BREN	Selective fire	7.62x45mm	2018-

Indonesia

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Arisaka Type 38	Bolt-action	6.5x50mm Arisaka	1940s-1950s
Arisaka Type 99	Bolt-action	7.7x58mm Arisaka	1940s-1950s
SDI M-1/36	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1945-1970s
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1958-1990s
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	.280 British	1961-
Pindad SS1	Selective fire	.280 British	1991-
Pindad SS2	Selective fire	.280 British	2006-

Iran

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Gewehr 98	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1900s-1950s
vz. 24	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1929-1960s
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	.280 British	1966-1994
AK-74	Selective fire	5.45x39mm	1991-
KH-2002	Selective fire	5.45x39mm	2002-
Fateh rifle	Selective fire	5.45x39mm	2016-

Iraq

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1930s-1950s
AK-47	Selective fire	7.62x39mm Soviet	1958-
AKM	Selective fire	7.62x39mm Soviet	1960s-
FDI M-16/70	Selective fire	5.56x45mm American	2007-

Ireland

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1924-1961
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1961-1989
Steyr AUG	Selective fire	.280 British	1989-

Israel

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1948-1958
Karabiner 98k	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1948-1974
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1955-1981
IMI Galil	Selective fire	.280 British	1974-
IWI Tavor	Selective fire	.280 British	2005-2009
IWI Tavor X95	Selective fire	.280 British	2009-
IWI Carmel	Selective fire	.280 British	2020-

Italy

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
M1870 Italian Vetterli	Bolt-action	10.4mm Vetterli	1870-1892
Carcano	Bolt-action	6.5x52mm Mannlicher-Carcano	1892-1959
Beretta BM-59	Selective fire	.280 British	1959-1990
Beretta AR70/90	Selective fire	.280 British	1990-
Beretta ARX160	Selective fire	.280 British	2008-

People's Republic of Japan

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
SDI M-1/36	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1954-1964
SDI M-14/59	Selective fire	7.62x51mm American	1964-1980
FDI M-16/70	Selective fire	5.56x45mm American	1979-

Republic of Japan

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Snider-Enfield	Breech-loading	.577 Snider	1868-1880
Murata rifle	Bolt-action	11x60mmR Murata	1880-1905
Type 30 rifle	Bolt-action	6.5x50mm Arisaka	1897-1905
Arisaka Type 38	Bolt-action	6.5x50mm Arisaka	1905-1947
Arisaka Type 99	Bolt-action	7.7x58mm Arisaka	1939-1964
Howa Type 64	Selective fire	.280 British	1964-
Howa Type 89	Selective fire	.280 British	1989-
Howa Type 20	Selective fire	.280 British	2020-

Korea

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Type 13 Murata	Bolt-action	11x60mmR Murata	1881-1897
Enfield Pattern 1853	Percussion cap	.577 Ball	1882-1897
Remington Rolling Block rifle	Rolling block	.50-70 Government	1884-1897
Berdan rifle	Bolt-action	10.75x58mm	1897-1907
Mauser Model 1871	Bolt-action	11x60mm Mauser	1897-1907
SDI M-1/36	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1948-1978
NHDI M-2/45 Carbine	Semi-automatic	.30 Carbine	1948-1978
FDI M-16/70	Selective fire	5.56x45mm American	1974-2017
K1 rifle	Selective fire	5.56x45mm American	1981-
K2 rifle	Selective fire	5.56x45mm American	1984-

Lebanon

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
MAS-49 rifle	Semi-automatic	7.5x54mm French	1950-1958
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1956-1990
FDI M-16/70	Selective fire	5.56x45mm American	1975-

Liberia

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
NHDI M-2/45 Carbine	Semi-automatic	.30 Carbine	1950s-1990s
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1950s-1990s
FDI M-16/70	Selective fire	5.56x45mm American	1970s-
AK-47	Selective fire	7.62x39mm Soviet	1990s-

Libya

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1960s-
AK-47	Selective fire	7.62x39mm Soviet	1960s-

Luxembourg

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Mauser M 98	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1898-1940
Karabiner 98k	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1945-1949
Ross rifle	Bolt-action	.303 British	1945-1949
Pattern 1914 Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1945-1949
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1945-1952
FN Model 1949	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1951-1956
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1956-1996
Steyr AUG	Selective fire	.280 British	1996-

Mexico

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Springfield Model 1873	Breech-loading	.45-70	1873-1890s
Winchester Model 1895	Lever-action	.30-06 Springfield	1895-1920s
Mauser Model 1985	Bolt-action	7x57mm Mauser	1895-1902
Gewehr 98	Bolt-action	7x57mm Mauser	1902-1954
SDI M-1/36	Semi-automatic	.30-06 Springfield	1954-1963
SDI M-14/59	Selective fire	7.62x51mm American	1963-1978
FDI M-16/70	Selective fire	5.56x45mm American	1971-
FX-05 Xiuhcoatl	Selective fire	5.56x45mm American	2006-

Netherlands

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Dutch Snider	Breech-loading	17.5x29mmR	1867-1871
Dutch Beaumont M71	Bolt-action	11.3x50mmR	1871-1888
Dutch Beaumont-Vital M1871/88	Bolt-action	11.3x50mmR	1888-1895
Geweer M. 95	Bolt-action	6.5x53mmR	1895-1949
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1945-1961
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1961-1995
Heckler & Koch G36	Selective fire	.280 British	1995-

New Zealand

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1900s-1950s
L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle	Selective fire	.280 British	1950s-1980s
Steyr AUG	Selective fire	.280 British	1980s-
C15 Grizzly	Selective fire	.280 British	2017-

Norway

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Kammerlader	Breech-loading	.69 Ball	1842-1894
Remington M1867	Rolling block	12.17x42mm RF	1867-1895
Jarmann M1884	Bolt-action	10.15x61mmR	1884-1900
Krag–Jørgensen	Bolt-action	6.5x55mm	1894-1949
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1940-1952
Karabiner 98k	Bolt-action	7.92x75mm Mauser	1945-1968
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	.280 British	1968-2020
Heckler & Koch HK416	Selective fire	.280 British	2008-

Peru

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
SDI M-14/59	Selective fire	7.62x51mm American	1959-2014
Fusil Automático Doble	Selective fire	5.56x45mm American	2008-

Philippines

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Remington Rolling Block rifle	Rolling block	.43 Spanish	1896-1901
Mauser Model 1893	Bolt-action	7x57mm Mauser	1898-1901
M1903 Springfield	Bolt-action	.30-06 Springfield	1906-1951
M1917 Enfield	Bolt-action	.30-06 Springfield	1920s-1960s
Model 45A	Selective fire	.30-06 Springfield	1951-1978
Steyr AUG	Selective fire	.280 British	1978-
Special Operations Assault Rifle	Selective fire	.280 British	2004-

Poland

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Mosin-Nagant	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1918-1950s
Gewehr 98	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1918-1939
Kbsp wz. 1938M	Semi-automatic	7.92x57mm Mauser	1938-1939
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1940-1960s
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1952-1989
Kbk wz. 88 "Tantal"	Selective fire	.280 British	1989-2005
Kbk wz. 96 "Beryl"	Selective fire	.280 British	1997-
MSBS "Grot"	Selective fire	.280 British	2018-

Portugal

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Pattern 1853 Enfield	Percussion cap	.577 Minié	1859-1872
Snider-Enfield	Breech-loading	.577 Snider	1872-1910
Kropatschek rifle	Bolt-action	8x60mm Guedes	1886-1961
Mauser-Vergueiro	Bolt-action	6.5x58mm Vergueiro	1904-1960s
Karabiner 98k	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1937-1960s
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	.280 British	1961-1997
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1961-1997
Heckler & Koch G36	Selective fire	.280 British	1997-
FN SCAR	Selective fire	.280 British	2019-

Romania

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
M1868 Romanian Peabody	Falling block	.45 Romanian	1868-1893
Martini-Henry	Falling block	.45 Romanian	1879-1893
Mannlicher M1893	Bolt-action	6.5x53mmR	1893-1938
Mosin-Nagant	Bolt-action	7.62x54mmR	1917-1963
vz. 24	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1938-1963
PM md. 63	Selective fire	.280 British	1963-1990s
PA md. 86	Selective fire	.280 British	1986-
Beretta ARX160	Selective fire	.280 British	2019-

Slovenia

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Zastava M70	Selective fire	7.62x39mm Soviet	1970-2006
SAR 80	Selective fire	.280 British	1990s-2006
FN F2000	Selective fire	.280 British	2006-

South Africa

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1910-1960s
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1960-1982
Vektor R4	Selective fire	.280 British	1982-1998
Vektor CR-21	Selective fire	.280 British	1998-

Soviet Union and Russia

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Model 1857 Six Line	Percussion cap	.60 calibre	1857-1867
M1867 Russian Krnka	Breech-loading	15mm	1867-1869
Berdan rifle	Bolt-action	10.75×58mm	1869-1891
Mosin-Nagant	Bolt-action	7.62×54mmR	1891–1951
SVT-40	Semi-automatic	7.62×54mmR	1940–1955
SKS	Semi-automatic	7.62×39mm Soviet	1945–1956
AK-47	Selective fire	7.62×39mm Soviet	1949–1974
AKM	Selective fire	7.62×39mm Soviet	1959–1974
AK-74	Selective fire	5.45×39mm	1974–2012
AN-94	Selective fire	5.45×39mm	1994-
AK-12	Selective fire	5.45×39mm	2012-

Spain

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
M1752 Musket	Flintlock	.69 Ball	1752-1850
Model 1857 rifled musket	Percussion cap	.57 Ball	1857-1867
Berdan rifle	Breech-loading	15x41mmR	1867-1868
M1868 Spanish Peabody	Falling block	.43 Spanish	1868-1870
Remington Rolling Block rifle	Rolling block	11.15x58mmR	1870-1893
Mauser Model 1893	Bolt-action	7x57mm Mauser	1893-1945
Karabiner 98k	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1942-1958
CETME Model 58	Selective fire	.280 British	1958-1997
CETME Model L	Selective fire	.280 British	1984-1999
Heckler & Koch G36	Selective fire	.280 British	2000-

Sweden

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Remington Rolling Block rifle	Rolling block	12.17x42mm RF	1867-1900s
Gevär m/96	Bolt-action	6.5x55mm	1896-1995
Automatgevär m/42	Semi-automatic	6.5x55mm	1942-1965
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	.280 British	1965-
Ak 5	Selective fire	.280 British	1986-

Switzerland

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Infanteriegewehr Modell 1842	Percussion cap	18mm	1842-1867
Eidgenössischer Stutzer 1851	Percussion cap	18mm	1861-1863
M1867 Swiss Peabody	Falling block	10.4x38mmR	1867-1869
M1842 Swiss Milbank-Amsler	Breech-loading	18x25mmR	1869
Vetterli rifle	Bolt-action	10.4x38mmR	1869-1890
Schmidt-Rubin	Bolt-action	7.5x55mm Swiss	1889-1957
K31	Bolt-action	7.5x55mm Swiss	1933-1958
SIG SG 510	Selective fire	7.5x55mm Swiss	1957-1990
SIG SG 550	Selective fire	.280 British	1988-

Thailand

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Type 46 rifle	Bolt-action	8x52mmR	1903-1960s
vz. 24	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1940s-1960s
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1961-1980s
Heckler & Koch HK33	Selective fire	.280 British	1968-
IWI Tavor	Selective fire	.280 British	2008-
IWI Galil ACE	Selective fire	.280 British	2018-
FN SCAR	Selective fire	.280 British	2020-

Tibet

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1914-1959
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1959-

Turkey

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Mauser Model 1871	Bolt-action	9.5x60mmR	1887-1938
Gewehr 1888	Bolt-action	7.65x53mm Argentine	1890-1938
Mauser Model 1893	Bolt-action	7.65x53mm Argentine	1893-1938
Gewehr 98	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1903-1970s
Karabiner 98k	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1945-1970s
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1950s-1970s
Heckler & Koch G3	Selective fire	.280 British	1970s-
AK-47	Selective fire	7.62x39mm Soviet	1989-
Heckler & Koch HK33	Selective fire	.280 British	1997-
MKEK MPT	Selective fire	.280 British	2015-

Ukraine

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
SKS	Semi-automatic	7.62x39mm Soviet	1949-
AKM	Selective fire	7.62x39mm Soviet	1959-
AK-74	Selective fire	5.45x39mm	1974-
Vepr	Selective fire	5.45x39mm	2010-
IWI Tavor	Selective fire	.280 British	2014-

Uruguay

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Mauser Model 1908	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1908-1958
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1950s-2009
AK-101	Selective fire	.280 British	2002-
AK-102	Selective fire	.280 British	2002-
Heckler & Koch G36	Selective fire	.280 British	2008-
Steyr AUG	Selective fire	.280 British	2009-

Venezuela

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Gewehr 98	Bolt-action	7x57mm Mauser	1898-1960s
FN Model 1949	Semi-automatic	7x57mm Mauser	1950-1960s
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1954-2006
FDI M-16/70	Selective fire	5.56x45mm American	2006-

Vietnam

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Musket Model 1777	Flintlock	.69 Ball	1810s-1860s
Fusil Gras mle 1874	Bolt-action	11x59mmR Gras	1880s-1950s
Lebel Model 1886 rifle	Bolt-action	8x50mmR Lebel	1910s-1950s
Mosin-Nagant	Bolt-action	7.62x54mmR	1920s-1960s
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1940s-1975
FN FAL	Selective fire	.280 British	1960s-2012
IWI Tavor	Selective fire	.280 British	2012-
IWI Galil ACE	Selective fire	.280 British	2015-

Yugoslavia

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service
Minié rifle	Percussion cap	.58 Minié	1856-1880s
Green M1867	Percussion cap	14.9mm	1867-1880s
Peabody M1870	Percussion cap	14.9mm	1870-1880s
Mauser-Koka	Bolt-action	10.15x63mmR	1880-1916
Mauser Model 1895	Bolt-action	7x57mm Mauser	1900-1930s
Mauser M910	Bolt-action	7x57mm Mauser	1910-1930s
Mannlicher M1895	Bolt-action	8x50mmR	1913-1930s
Mosin-Nagant	Bolt-action	7.62x54mmR	1914-1920s
Berthier rifle	Bolt-action	8x50mmR Lebel	1916-1930s
FN Model 24	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1928-1949
Karabiner 98k	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1941-1949
Lee-Enfield	Bolt-action	.303 British	1941-1949
Zastava M48	Bolt-action	7.92x57mm Mauser	1949-1966
Zastava M59/66	Semi-automatic	7.62x39mm Soviet	1966-1980s
Zastava M70	Selective fire	7.62x39mm Soviet	1970-2006
Zastava M90	Selective fire	5.45x39mm	1991-
Zastava M21	Selective fire	5.45x39mm	2008-