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

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

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See also: Equipment of the United States Coast Guard

This is a list of weapons served individually by the United States armed forces, sorted by type and current level of service. While the general understanding is that crew-served weapons require more than one person to operate them, there are important exceptions in the case of both squad automatic weapons (SAW) and sniper rifles. Within the Table of Organization and Equipment for both the United States Army and the U.S. Marine Corps, these two classes of weapons are understood to be crew-served, as the operator of the weapon (identified as a sniper or as a SAW gunner) has an assistant who carries additional ammunition and associated equipment, acts as a spotter, and is also fully qualified in the operation of the weapon. These weapons are listed under the List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. armed forces.

Bayonets, knives, bayonet-knife models[edit]

In active service (some branches or limited roles)[edit]

  • ASEK

  • M9 Bayonet and M10 Scabbard ‘product improved’ sheath

  • OKC-3S bayonet

  • Ka-Bar knife

  • Gerber Mark II

  • Strider SMF

Out of service (obsolete)[edit]

Grenades[edit]

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

In active service[edit]

  • M67 fragmentation grenade

  • Smoke billowing from a green M18

In active service (some branches or limited roles)[edit]

  • M84 stun grenade

Out of service (obsolete)[edit]

Handguns[edit]

The M1911A1 and M9 pistol.

In active service[edit]

In active service (some branches or limited roles)[edit]

Out of service (obsolete)/Cancelled experiments[edit]

Experimental[edit]

Less-lethal[edit]

In active service (some branches or limited roles)[edit]

Out of service (obsolete)[edit]

Rifles[edit]

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

Weapons from Vietnam and Desert Storm at the National Firearms Museum.[13]

In active service[edit]

  • M16A4, (5.56x45mm NATO)

  • M16A4 assault rifle

In active service (some branches or limited roles)[edit]

  • M16A2

  • FN SCAR Mk 17

Out of service (obsolete)/Canceled experiments[edit]

Experimental[edit]

Carbines[edit]

In active service[edit]

  • M4 carbine

In active service (some branches or limited roles)[edit]

  • M4A1 carbine (5.56x45mm NATO) (USSOCOM, US Army, USAF, SEALs and select USMC units)
  • Mk 18 Mod 0 CQBR (CQB assault rifle, 5.56x45mm NATO) (USMC Force Recon, Coast Guard, and US Navy SEALs)
  • GUU-5/P (Automatic carbine, 5.56x45mm NATO) (USAF)
  • M231 FPW (Firing Port Weapon, 5.56x45mm NATO) (US Army)
  • SCAR-L Mk 16 Mod 0 (Assault rifle, 5.56x45mm NATO) (NAVSOC)
  • HK416 (Automatic carbine, 5.56x45mm NATO) (Delta Force,SEALs, JSOC units)

  • M4A1 Carbine “Flat-Top”

  • Mk 18 CQBR

  • GUU-5/P carbine

  • M231 line drawing

  • FN SCAR Mk 16

  • HK416

Out of service (obsolete) including canceled experiments[edit]

Shotguns[edit]

In active service[edit]

  • M500 (pump-action 12 Gauge)
  • M590 (pump-action 12 Gauge)
  • M590A1 (pump-action 12 Gauge)

  • Mossberg 590 with 20-inch (510 mm) barrel

In active service (some branches or limited roles)[edit]

  • Remington M870 Modular Combat Shotgun (MCS)

  • Benelli M1014

  • Stand-alone M26 MASS

Out of service/Canceled[edit]

Experimental[edit]

  • AA-12 Combat shotgun with magazine

  • MAUL shotgun, mounted under an M4 carbine

Submachine guns[edit]

In active service (some branches or limited roles)[edit]

  • MP5

  • MP5K

  • MP7

  • Colt 9mm SMG

Out of service (obsolete)[edit]

Anti-tank/assault[edit]

In active service[edit]

  • AT4

  • M72 LAW in extended position

  • M202 FLASH

  • M203 (dismounted)

In active service (some branches or limited roles)[edit]

  • M72 LAW

  • U.S. Marine with an M32

  • Standalone M320 with detachable buttstock

  • Mk 13 Mod 0

  • M79 with leaf-type sight unfolded

Out of service (obsolete)[edit]

Experimental[edit]

  • XM25 in use by a U.S. Army soldier

Mines[edit]

In active service[edit]

  • M18A1 Claymore mine with the M57 firing device and M4 electric blasting cap assembly

  • Five M15 landmines

  • M19 mine

Swords[edit]

Five U.S. Marine Corps privates with fixed bayonets under the command of their noncommissioned officer, who displays his M1859 Marine NCO sword.

In active service[edit]

Out of service[edit]

  • Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword
  • Model 1840 Light Artillery Saber
  • Model 1872 Mounted Artillery Officers’ Saber
  • Model 1840 Army Musicians’ Sword
  • Model 1812/13 Starr Cavalry Saber
  • Model 1818 Starr Cavalry Saber
  • Model 1833 Dragoon Saber
  • Model 1840 Heavy Cavalry Saber
  • Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber
  • Model 1872 Light Cavalry Saber
  • Model 1906 Light Cavalry Saber
  • Model 1913 “Patton” Cavalry Saber
  • Model 1832 Army Foot Officers’ Sword
  • Model 1832 Army General & Staff Officers’ Sword
  • Model 1832 Army Medical Staff Officers’ Sword
  • Model 1839 Army Topographical Engineer Officers’ Sword
  • Model 1840 Army Foot Officers’ Sword
  • Model 1840 Army General & Staff Officers’ Sword
  • Model 1840 Army Medical Staff Officers’ Sword
  • Model 1840 Army Pay Department Officers’ Sword
  • Model 1840 Army Engineer Officers’ Sword
  • Model 1850 Army Foot Officers’ Sword
  • Model 1850 Army Staff & Field Officers’ Sword
  • Model 1860 Army Field & Staff Officers’ Sword
  • Model 1872 Army Line & Staff Officers’ Sword
  • Model 1830 Navy Officers’ Sword
  • Model 1841 Navy Officers’ Sword
  • Model 1834 Revenue Cutter Service Officers’ Sword
  • Model 1870 Revenue Cutter Service Officers’ Sword
  • Model 1797 Starr Naval Cutlass
  • Model 1808 Starr Naval Cutlass
  • Mayweg & Nippes “Baltimore” Naval Cutlass, c. 1810
  • Model 1816 Starr Naval Cutlass
  • Model 1826 Starr Naval Cutlass
  • Model 1841 Naval Cutlass
  • Model 1861 Naval Cutlass
  • Model 1917 Naval Cutlass
  • Marine Noncommissioned Officers’ Sword, c.1832–1859
  • Marine Officers’ Mameluke Sword, 1826–59
  • West Point Cadets’ Sword, Model 1872
  • West Point Cadets’ Sword, c. 1837

See also[edit]

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