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
In active service (some branches or limited roles)
M9 Bayonet and M10 Scabbard 'product improved' sheath
Out of service (obsolete)
Grenades
In active service
M67 fragmentation grenade
Smoke billowing from a green M18
In active service (some branches or limited roles)
Out of service (obsolete)
Handguns
The M1911A1 and M9 pistol.
In active service
In active service (some branches or limited roles)
HK45C with an extended threaded barrel
Out of service (obsolete)/Cancelled experiments
Experimental
Less-lethal
In active service (some branches or limited roles)
Out of service (obsolete)
Rifles
Includes muskets , musketoons , etc., as well as rifles
In active service
In active service (some branches or limited roles)
Out of service (obsolete)/Canceled experiments
XM8 (Lightweight Assault Rifle system) (never issued) (5.56×45mm NATO)
XM29 (Kinetic Energy and Airburst Launcher System; 5.56×45mm NATO and 20 mm airburst munition (XM1018)(early)/25 mm airburst munition) (experiment canceled)
Misc. Advanced Combat Rifle entries (concluded 1991)
Misc. Future Rifle Program entries (canceled)
Misc. Special Purpose Individual Weapon (SPIW) entries (concluded/canceled)
FN FAL (battle rifle, trialled as T48 against the T44 and T47 to replace the M1: lost to the former)
Olin/Winchester Salvo Rifle (battle rifle, 5.56mm duplex)
M14E1 (Selective Fire Rifle, 7.62×51mm NATO) (never standardized)
M16A1 (5.56×45mm NATO)
AR-15/Colt Model 601/602 (5.56×45mm NATO rifle) (USAF and SOF use only)
XM22/E1 Rifle (Selective Fire Rifle, 5.56×45mm NATO)
Mk 4 Mod 0 (Suppressed Rifle, 5.56×45mm NATO)
Misc. M1 Garand Variants (E1-E6 and E9-E14) (Semi-Automatic Rifle, .30-'06)
Mk 2 Mod 0/1/2 (Semi-Automatic Rifle, 7.62×51mm NATO)
M1 Garand (Semi-automatic rifle, .30-06)
M1941 Johnson rifle (Semi-Automatic Rifle, .30-'06)
Model 45A
M1946 rifle (never used in active duty)
M1947 Johnson auto carbine (Semi-Automatic Rifle, .30-'06)
Gyrojet rifle (13 mm) (never issued)
Pedersen Rifle (.276) (competed unsuccessfully with M1 Garand to become primary service rifle)
Pedersen Device (attachment for Springfield M1903, .30 conversion)
M1918 BAR (.30-06)
M1903/A1/A3 (Bolt-action rifle; .30-03 , .30-06)
M1917 Enfield (Bolt-action rifle)
Model 1907/15 Berthier rifle (Bolt-action rifle)[ 15]
M1916 Mosin–Nagant (Bolt-action rifle)[ 16]
M1895 Navy (Navy Lee, 6 mm Navy)
M1892/M1896/M1898 Rifle (a/k/a Krag Bolt Action Rifle; .30-40 Krag )
M1885 Remington-Lee (Bolt-action rifle; .45-70 Gov )
M1882 Short Rifle (.45-70 Gov.)
M1882 Remington-Lee (Bolt-action rifle; .45-70 Gov.)
M1879 Remington-Lee (Bolt-action rifle; .45-70 Gov.)
Remington-Keene rifle (Bolt-action rifle; .45-70 Gov.)[ 17]
M1875 Officers' Rifle (.45-70 Gov.)
M1873/M1879/M1880/M1884/M1888/M1889 Springfield (a/k/a Trapdoor Springfield;.45-70 Gov..: .45-55-405 & .45-70-500)
M1872 Springfield (a/k/a Rolling Block Springfield; .50-70 Gov.)
M1865/M1866/M1868/M1869/M1870 Springfield (a/k/a Trapdoor Springfield; .50-70 Government )
Sharps carbine/rifle (Breech-loader; .42-60-410) (.52 caliber issued to Berdan's 1st and 2nd US Sharpshooters in the US Civil War )
Henry rifle (Lever-action; .44-26-200)
Spencer rifle (Lever-action; 56-56 (.52-45-350))
M1863 Springfield
M1861 Springfield (.58)
Colt revolving rifle (Colt Model 1855; 6/5-shot revolver rifle;.44/.56)
Greene rifle (Bolt-action breech-loader)
P53 Enfield (.577 (.58))
P51 Enfield Musketoon ("Artillery Carbine"; 24" barrel, .69)
Model 1854 Lorenz rifle (Rifle-musket, .54, .58)
M1859 Sharps ('New model 1859', breech loader; .52, .56)
M1855 Rifle-Musket
M1855 Rifle (Percussion muzzle-loader; 58-60-500)
M1847 Musketoon (Springfield, .69)
M1842 Musket (Percussion musket, .69)
M1841 Rifle "Mississippi Rifle" (percussion muzzle-loader;.54, .58)
M1840 Musket (flintlock musket;.69)(later percussion)
M1835 Springfield (flintlock musket; .67 cal)
M1819 Hall rifle (Harper's Ferry;Breech-loader)
Model 1822 Musket (Flintlock Musket) .69 (later percussion)
Model 1816 Musket (Flintlock musket; .69) (Later Percussion)
Model 1817 Rifle ('Common rifle';Derringer, Johnson, North and Starr; Flintlock rifle, .54) (later percussion)
Model 1814 Common Rifle (Deringer, Johnson; Flintlock rifle; later percussion; .54)
Springfield Model 1812 Musket (Flintlock musket; .69)
Model 1808 Contract Musket (Flintlock musket; .69)
Harper's Ferry Model 1803 Rifle (Flintlock rifle; .54)
Model 1795 Musket (Flintlock musket; .69)
1792 contract rifle (Flintlock rifle; .49)
Charleville musket (Flintlock musket; .69)
Brown Bess (Musket; .75)
Kentucky Rifle (Flintlock rifle)
Ferguson rifle (Flintlock breech-loader; .69)
Experimental
Carbines
In active service
In active service (some branches or limited roles)
Out of service (obsolete) including canceled experiments
Individual Carbine (US Army)
XM8 Compact Carbine (5.56×45mm) (never issued)
Colt Model 723 (M16A2 carbine, 5.56×45mm NATO) (US Navy)
M4E2 Carbine (Automatic Carbine, 5.56×45mm NATO) (never standardized)
CAR-15 Survival Rifle (5.56×45mm)
Colt Model 653 (M16A1 Carbine, 5.56×45mm NATO)
GAU-5/A and A/A ("SMG," 5.56×45mm)
XM177/E1/E2 ("SMG," 5.56×45mm)
Colt Model 733 (5.56×45mm NATO) (USMC Force Recon )
XM23 Carbine (Selective Fire Carbine, 5.56×45mm NATO)
GUU-4/P ("Arm Gun," .221 Remington Fireball )
CAR-15 SMG (CAR-15 w/ 10" barrel, 5.56 mm)
CAR-15 Carbine (M16 w/ 15" barrel, 5.56×45mm)
AR-7 (.22 LR )
M1/M1A1 Carbine (Semi-Automatic Carbine, .30 Carbine )
M2 Carbine (Full-Automatic Carbine, .30 Carbine)
M3 Carbine (Scoped Full-Automatic Carbine, .30 Carbine)
Thompson Light Rifle (Full-Automatic Carbine, .30 Carbine)
M50 Reising
T38/M4 (Survival Rifle; .22 Hornet )
T39/M6 (Survival Rifle; .22 Hornet/.410 Gauge)
MA-1 (AR-5 Survival Rifle; .22 Hornet)
M1892/M1896/M1898/M1899 Carbine (a/k/a Krag Bolt Action Carbine; .30-40 Krag)
M1873/M1877/M1879/M1884/M1886 Carbine (.45-70 Gov.: .45-55-405 & .45-70-500)
Smith carbine (Breech-loader (break-open); .50-50-360)
Burnside carbine (Breech-loader, .58-60-500)
Starr Carbine (Breech-loader, .54)
Springfield Model 1863 (Breech-barrel carbine, .52-cal.)
Shotguns
In active service
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)
M870 MCS Modular Combat Shotgun
M26 MASS Modular Accessory Shotgun System
Out of service/Canceled
Experimental
Metal Storm MAUL (Multi-shot Accessory Underbarrel Launcher)
Submachine guns
In active service (some branches or limited roles)
Out of service (obsolete)
Anti-tank/assault
In active service
M72 LAW in extended position
In active service (some branches or limited roles)
Standalone M320 with detachable buttstock
M79 with leaf-type sight unfolded
Out of service (obsolete)
Experimental
XM25 in use by a US Army soldier
Mines
In active service
M18A1 Claymore mine with the M57 firing device and M4 electric blasting cap assembly
Swords
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
Out of service
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
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