List of assault rifles

An assault rifle is a rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge, a detachable magazine, and can switch between semiautomatic/fully automatic fire. Assault rifles are currently the standard service rifles in most modern armies.

By strict definition, a firearm must have the following characteristics to be considered an assault rifle:^[1]^[2]^[3]

It must be an individual weapon;
It must be capable of selective fire, which means it has the capacity to switch between semiautomatic and burst/fully automatic fire;^[4]
It must have an intermediate-power cartridge: more power than a pistol but less than a standard rifle or battle rifle. For full-power automatic rifles, see List of battle rifles;
Its ammunition must be supplied from a detachable box magazine;
It should have an effective range of at least 300 metres (330 yards).

Name	Manufacturer	Cartridge	Manufacturing country	Years
AB-3	Kalashnikov Concern	5.6mm Caseless	Soviet Union	1970
Adaptive Combat Rifle	Remington Arms Bushmaster	5.56×45mm NATO 6.8mm Remington SPC	United States	2006
ADS amphibious rifle	KBP Instrument Design Bureau	5.45×39mm 5.45mm PSP	Russia	2007
AEK-971	Degtyarev plant	5.45×39mm	Soviet Union	1978
AG-043		5.45×39mm	Soviet Union	1974
Ak 5	Bofors Carl Gustaf	5.56×45mm NATO	Sweden	1982
AK-9	Kalashnikov Concern	9×39mm	Russia	2000s
AK-47	Kalashnikov Concern	7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	1946
AK-74	Kalashnikov Concern	5.45×39mm	Soviet Union	1974
AK-101	Kalashnikov Concern	5.56×45mm NATO	Russia	1994
AK-102	Kalashnikov Concern	5.56×45mm NATO	Russia	1990s
AK-103	Kalashnikov Concern	7.62×39mm	Russia	1994
AK-107	Kalashnikov Concern	5.45×39mm / 5.56×45mm NATO	Russia	1990s
AK-12	Kalashnikov Concern	5.45×39mm 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm 9×39mm 6.5mm Grendel 7.62×51mm NATO 12 Gauge	Russia	2010
AK-63	Fegyver- és Gépgyár	7.62×39mm	Hungary	1977
AKM	Izhmash Tula Arms Plant	7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	1950s
AMD-65	Fegyver- és Gépgyár	7.62×39mm	Hungary	1965
AMP-69	Fegyver- és Gépgyár	7.62×39mm	Hungary	1970-1985
AN-94	Izhmash	5.45×39mm	Russia	1994
AO-27 rifle		7.62 mm (3 mm flechette)	Soviet Union	1961
AO-31		5.45×39mm 7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	1962
AO-35 assault rifle		5.45×39mm 7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	1968?
AO-38 assault rifle	TsNIITochMash	5.45×39mm	Soviet Union	1965
APS-95	Končar-Arma d.o.o	5.56×45mm NATO	Croatia	1995
APS underwater rifle	Tula Arms Plant TsNIITochMash	5.66×39mm	Soviet Union	1970s
AS Val	TsNIITochMash	9×39mm	Soviet Union	1987
ASM-DT amphibious rifle	Tula Arms Plant	5.45×39mm	Soviet Union	1990s
Barrett REC7	Barrett Firearms Manufacturing	5.56×45mm NATO 6.8mm Remington SPC	United States	2007
Beretta AR70/90	Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta	5.56×45mm NATO	Italy	1985
Beretta ARX160	Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta	5.56×45mm NATO 5.45×39mm 6.8mm Remington SPC 7.62×39mm	Italy	2008
Beretta Rx4 Storm	Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta	5.56×45mm NATO .223 Remington	Italy	2005
BSA 28P	Birmingham Small Arms Company	.280 British	United Kingdom	1949
Bullpup Multirole Combat Rifle	ST Kinetics	5.56×45mm NATO 6.8mm Remington SPC 7.62×39mm	Singapore	2014
Chropi rifle	Chropei	7.62×39mm	Greece	1975
CEAM Modèle 1950	Atelier Mécanique de Mulhouse	.30 Carbine 7.92×33mm Kurz 7.65×35mm 7.5×38mm	France	1949
CETME Model L	Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara	5.56×45mm NATO	Spain	1981
Close Quarters Battle Receiver	Colt's Manufacturing Company	5.56×45mm NATO	United States	1999
C7 rifle	Colt Canada	5.56×45mm NATO	Canada	1982
Colt CM901	Colt Defense	5.56×45mm NATO 6.8mm Remington SPC 7.62×39mm 7.62×51mm NATO	United States	2010s
Conventional Multirole Combat Rifle	ST Kinetics	5.56×45mm NATO	Singapore	2014
CZ 805 BREN	Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod	5.56×45mm NATO	Czech Republic	2009
ČZ 2000	Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod	5.56×45mm NATO	Czechoslovakia	1990
Daewoo K2	S&T Motiv	5.56×45mm NATO	South Korea	1972
Desarrollos Industriales Casanave SC-2005	Desarrollos Industriales Casanave S.A	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO 7.62×39mm	Peru	2005
Dlugov assault rifle		7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	1953
EM-2 rifle	Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield	7 mm Mk1Z (7×43mm)	United Kingdom	1950
Excalibur rifle	Armament Research and Development Establishment	5.56×45mm NATO	India	2013–14
EMER K1	Myanmar Fritz Werner Industries	5.56×45mm NATO	Burma
FAMAS	Nexter	5.56×45mm NATO	France	1978
FARA 83	Fabrica Militar de Armas Portatiles Domingo Matheu	5.56×45mm NATO	Argentina	1981
FB Beryl	Łucznik Arms Factory	5.56×45mm NATO	Poland	1995
FB MSBS	FB "Łucznik" Radom	7.62×51mm NATO 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm	Poland	2016
FB Tantal	Łucznik Arms Factory	5.45×39mm	Poland	1981
FN CAL	Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal	5.56×45mm NATO	Belgium	1963
FN F2000	Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal	5.56×45mm NATO	Belgium	2001
FN FNC	Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal	5.56×45mm NATO	Belgium	1975
FN SCAR	Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal	5.56×45mm NATO	Belgium	2004
FX-05 Xiuhcoatl	Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército	5.56×45mm NATO	Mexico	2005
Grad AR	State Factories-North Ossetia	6×49mm 5.45×39mm	South Ossetia	2010
Grossfuss Sturmgewehr		7.92×33mm Kurz	Germany	1944
Heckler & Koch G11	Heckler & Koch	4.73 x33mm	West Germany	1968
Heckler & Koch G36	Heckler & Koch	5.56×45mm NATO	Germany	1995
Heckler & Koch G41	Heckler & Koch	5.56×45mm NATO	West Germany	1984
Heckler & Koch HK33	Heckler & Koch	5.56×45mm NATO	West Germany	1960s
Heckler & Koch HK36	Heckler & Koch	4.6×36 mm	West Germany	1970s
Heckler & Koch HK416	Heckler & Koch	5.56×45mm NATO	Germany	2004
Heckler & Koch HK433	Heckler & Koch	5.56×45mm NATO, others	Germany	2017
Howa Type 89	Howa	5.56×45mm NATO	Japan	1989
HS Produkt VHS	HS Produkt	5.56×45mm NATO	Croatia	2005
IMBEL MD	IMBEL	5.56×45mm NATO	Brazil	1983
IMBEL IA2	IMBEL	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO	Brazil	2009
IMI Galil	Israel Military Industries	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO	Israel	1960s
IWI Tavor	Israel Weapon Industries	5.56×45mm NATO	Israel	1991
IWI X95	Israel Weapon Industries	5.56×45mm NATO 5.45×39mm .300 AAC Blackout 9×19mm Parabellum 5.56×30mm MINSAS	Israel	2003
INSAS rifle^[5]	Ordnance Factories Board	5.56×45mm NATO	India	1998
Interdynamics MKS	Interdynamics	5.56×45mm NATO	Sweden	1979
IWI ACE	Israel Weapons Industries	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO 7.62×39mm	Israel	2008
Kbkg wz. 1960		7.62×39mm	Poland	1960
L64/65	RSAF Enfield	4.85×49mm	United Kingdom	1964
LSAT rifle	(To be announced)	LSAT caseless ammunition	United States	2008
Leader Dynamics Series T2 MK5	Leader Dynamics Australian Automatic Arms	5.56×45mm NATO	Australia	1978
LR-300	Z-M Weapons	5.56×45mm NATO	United States	2000
M16 rifle	Colt Defense	5.56×45mm NATO	United States	1956
Multi Caliber Individual Weapon System	Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm 6.8mm Remington SPC	India	2012
Nesterov assault rifle		7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	1961
Norinco CQ	Norinco	5.56×45mm NATO	China	1980s
OTs-12 Tiss	KBP Instrument Design Bureau	9×39mm	Russia	1990s
Pindad SS1	PT Pindad	5.56×45mm NATO	Indonesia	1991
Pindad SS2	PT Pindad	5.56×45mm NATO	Indonesia	2005
Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965	ROMARM	7.62×39mm	Romania	1963–1965
Pușcă Automată model 1986	ROMARM	5.45×39mm	Romania	1986
PVAR rifle	United Defense Manufacturing Corporation	5.56×45mm NATO	Philippines	2011
QBZ-95 / QBZ-97	Norinco	5.8×42mm DBP87 / 5.56×45mm NATO	China	1995
QBZ-03	Norinco	5.8×42mm DBP87 5.56×45mm NATO	China	2003
Remington GPC	Remington Arms	5.56×45mm NATO	United States	2010
Remington R5 RGP	Remington Arms	5.56×45mm NATO	United States	2006
Rk 62	Valmet SAKO	7.62×39mm	Finland	1962
Rk 95 TP	SAKO	7.62×39mm	Finland	1990
Robinson Armament XCR	Robinson Armament Co	5.56×45mm NATO 5.45×39mm 7.62×39mm 6.8mm Remington SPC 6.5mm Grendel 7.62×51mm NATO .260 Remington	United States	2004
S&T Daewoo K11	S&T Motiv	5.56×45mm NATO	South Korea	2006
Sa vz. 58	Česká zbrojovka	7.62×39mm M43	Czechoslovakia	1956
SA80	BAE Systems	5.56×45mm NATO	United Kingdom	1970s
SAR 80	Chartered Industries of Singapore (now known as ST Kinetics)	5.56×45mm NATO	Singapore	1976
SAR-21	ST Kinetics	5.56×45mm NATO	Singapore	1996
SIG MCX	SIG Sauer	5.56×45mm NATO 300 AAC Blackout	Switzerland	2010s
SIG Sauer SIG516	Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft	5.56×45mm NATO .223 Remington 7.62×39mm	United States	2000s
SIG SG 530	Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft	5.56×45mm NATO	Switzerland	1960s
SIG SG 540	Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft	5.56×45mm NATO	Switzerland	1970s
SIG SG 550	Swiss Arms AG	5.6 mm Gw Pat 90	Switzerland	1970s
SOCIMI AR-831	Società Costruzioni Industriali Milano Luigi Franchi S.p.A.	5.56×45mm NATO	Italy	1985
Special Operations Assault Rifle	Ferfrans Specialties	5.56×45mm NATO	Philippines	2004
SR-3 Vikhr	Tula Arms Plant	9×39mm	Soviet Union	1990s
SR-47		7.62×39mm	United States
SR 88	Chartered Industries of Singapore (now known as ST Kinetics)	5.56×45mm NATO	Singapore	1978
Sterling SAR-87	Sterling Armaments Company	5.56×45mm NATO	United Kingdom	1980s
Steyr AUG	Steyr Mannlicher	5.56×45mm NATO 9×19mm Parabellum	Austria	1970s
Stoner 63	Cadillac Gage	5.56×45mm NATO	United States	1962
StG 44	C. G. Haenel Waffen und Fahrradfabrik	7.92×33mm Kurz	Germany	1942
StG 45(M)	Mauser	7.92×33mm Kurz	Germany	1944
T65 assault rifle	205th Armory	5.56×45mm NATO	Republic of China	1976
T86 assault rifle	205th Armory	5.56×45mm NATO	Republic of China	1992
T91 assault rifle	205th Armory	5.56×45mm NATO	Republic of China	2002
TKB-072	Tula Arms Plant	5.45×39mm	Soviet Union	1975
TKB-517	Tula Arms Plant	7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	1952
Type 56 assault rifle	Norinco	7.62×39mm M43	China	1956
Type 58 assault rifle		7.62×39mm	North Korea	1958
Type 63 assault rifle		7.62×39mm	China	1968
Type 81 assault rifle		7.62×39mm	China	1971
Norinco Type 86S	Norinco	7.62×39mm	China	1980s
VAHAN (firearm)		5.45×39mm	Armenian SSR And Now conneted Armenia	1952
Valmet M76	Valmet	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm	Finland	1970s
Valmet M82	Valmet	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm	Finland	1978
Vektor CR-21	Denel	5.56×45mm NATO	South Africa	1997
Vektor R4	Denel Land Systems	5.56×45mm NATO	South Africa	1970s
Vepr	National Space Agency's R&D Center for precision engineering	5.45×39mm	Ukraine	2010
Wieger StG-940		5.56×45mm NATO 5.45×39mm	East Germany	1980s
Wimmersperg Spz		7.92×33mm Kurz	Germany	1944
XM8 rifle	Heckler & Koch	5.56×45mm NATO	Germany / United States	2003
XT-97 Assault Rifle	205th Armory	5.56×45mm NATO 9×19mm Parabellum	Republic of China	2008
Zastava M21	Zastava Arms	5.56×45mm NATO	Serbia	2004
Zastava M70	Zastava Arms	7.62×39mm	Yugoslavia	1959
Zastava M80	Zastava Arms	5.56×45mm NATO	Yugoslavia	Early 1980s–1990
Zastava M90	Zastava Arms	5.56×45mm NATO	Serbia	1990

References

↑ Taylor, C. The Fighting Rifle: A Complete Study of the Rifle in Combat. ISBN 0-87947-308-8.
↑ Moyer, F.A. Special Forces Foreign Weapons Handbook. ISBN 0-87364-009-8.
↑ Scroggie, R.J.; Moyer, Frank A. Special Forces Combat Firing Techniques. ISBN 0-87364-010-1.
↑ Assault rifle at Encyclopædia Britannica
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2010-05-20.

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[1] Taylor, C. The Fighting Rifle: A Complete Study of the Rifle in Combat. ISBN 0-87947-308-8.

[2] Moyer, F.A. Special Forces Foreign Weapons Handbook. ISBN 0-87364-009-8.

[3] Scroggie, R.J.; Moyer, Frank A. Special Forces Combat Firing Techniques. ISBN 0-87364-010-1.

[4] Assault rifle at Encyclopædia Britannica

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2010-05-20.

List of assault rifles

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