Battle Rifles and Carbines
58 entries in the Battle Rifles and Carbines compendium.
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AK-205Modernized carbine of the AK-200 series, adopted by Rosgvardia.ArmaLite AR-10The lightweight battle rifle that spawned the AR-15 platform.Automatkarbin 4Swedish license-built G3 battle rifle, adopted 1965.AVS-36Early Soviet selective-fire rifle with a complex gas system.
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Battle rifleFull-powered cartridge service rifle, prominent mid-20th century.Benelli MR1A semi-automatic carbine from Benelli, originally the Beretta RX4 Storm.Beretta BM 59Italian battle rifle derived from the M1 Garand.Berthier rifleA French bolt-action family using en-bloc clips for faster reloading.Burnside carbineA Civil War carbine with a unique gas-sealing cartridge.
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Calzada Bayo CB-57Spanish battle rifle prototype derived from the StG-44.CarbineA shortened long gun for high-mobility and non-infantry troops.CETME rifleSpanish battle rifle that became the basis for the Heckler & Koch G3.Cristóbal CarbineDominican carbine designed by Hungarian engineer Pál Király.
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FG 42A selective-fire paratrooper rifle combining rifle and light machine gun roles.FN FALA widely adopted NATO battle rifle known as the right arm of the free world.FN Model 1949A well-built autoloading rifle that arrived too late for widespread adoption.FN SCARModular battle rifle family developed for U.S. Special Operations Command.Frank Wesson RiflesEarly breech-loading rifle using self-contained rimfire metallic cartridges.
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Hi-Point carbineInexpensive pistol-caliber carbine with a distinctive polymer stock.Howa Type 64Japanese battle rifle used by JSDF and Coast Guard.
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IMBEL IA2Brazilian service rifle family replacing FN FAL, M16A2 and HK33.IWI GalilIsraeli battle rifle family based on the Finnish RK 62.IWI Tavor 7Bullpup battle rifle in 7.62×51mm NATO with ambidextrous controls.
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Karabiner 98kStandard German service rifle from 1935 through World War II.KelTec SUB-2000A folding pistol-caliber carbine for compact storage and transport.KS-23The largest-bore shotgun in modern use, originally a Soviet riot-control carbine.
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L1A1 Self-Loading RifleBritish inch-pattern FAL serving Commonwealth forces for decades.LF-58Italian selective fire carbine chambered in .30 Carbine.LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle SystemModular ambidextrous rifle system with interchangeable barrel and operating systems.
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M1 carbineLightweight semi-automatic carbine used by U.S. forces in three wars.M14 rifleAmerican battle rifle adopted in 1957, still in limited service.M2 CarbineSelective-fire variant of the M1 Carbine.M231 Firing Port WeaponA modified M16 for firing from inside the M2 Bradley.M4 carbineShortened M16A2 variant adopted by over 60 countries.Marlin Camp carbineA utility carbine sharing ammunition and magazines with common handguns.Marlin Model 1894Lever-action rifle with solid-top receiver and side ejection.Marlin Model 336A lever-action rifle with side ejection and solid-top receiver.Maynard carbineA breech-loaded carbine used by cavalry in the American Civil War.Mk 14 Enhanced Battle RifleModernized M14 variant for special operations designated marksman use.MKE MPTTurkish AR-15–style battle rifle family replacing G3 and HK33.
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Pindad SS1Indonesian service rifle based on the FN FNC, adopted in 1991.Pindad SS2Indonesian assault rifle replacing the SS1 since 2005.
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Sako ARGFinnish family of assault and battle rifles designed with Finnish and Swedish forces.Sako M23Finnish precision rifle family replacing Dragunov and TKIV 85.SIG MCX SpearMulti-caliber rifle selected as the U.S. Army's M7.SIG SG 510Export variant of the Swiss Stgw. 57 battle rifle.SIG SG 540Swiss-designed 5.56mm assault rifle built for export and reliability.SKSSoviet semi-automatic carbine, widely exported and used by insurgent forces.Special Operations Assault RifleImproved M4 carbine with reduced cyclic rate for better full-auto control.SVT-40Soviet semi-automatic battle rifle of World War II.
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Winchester Model 1894The first commercial American repeating rifle built to be used with smokeless powder.Winchester rifleLever action repeating rifles among the earliest repeaters.
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Zastava M77 B1A Yugoslavian battle rifle derived from the AKM in 7.62×51mm.Zastava M85Yugoslavian AK-pattern carbine chambered in 5.56×45mm.Zastava M92A compact 7.62×39mm carbine derived from the Zastava M70.
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