List of bullpup firearms
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The following is a partial list of firearm
s designed in a bullpup
(i.e., magazine behind grip/trigger section) configuration:
Rifle
Assault rifle
Sniper rifle
Machine gun
Shotgun
Firearm
A firearm is a weapon that launches one, or many, projectile at high velocity through confined burning of a propellant. This subsonic burning process is technically known as deflagration, as opposed to supersonic combustion known as a detonation. In older firearms, the propellant was typically...
s designed in a bullpup
Bullpup
Bullpups are firearm configurations in which the action is located behind the trigger group and alongside the shooter's face, so there is no wasted space for the buttstock as in conventional designs. This permits a shorter firearm length for the same barrel length for improved maneuverability, and...
(i.e., magazine behind grip/trigger section) configuration:
RifleRifleA rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...
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Bushmaster M17S Bushmaster M17S The Bushmaster M17S is a semi-automatic bullpup rifle that was manufactured by Bushmaster Firearms International from 1992 until 2005.-History:... |
Bushmaster | Australia | 1992-2005 | |
KAL1 General Purpose Infantry Rifle KAL1 General Purpose Infantry Rifle The KAL1 General Purpose Infantry Rifle was an Australian bullpup rifle designed in the 1970s for jungle warfare following complaints about the weight and length of the L1A1 SLR rifles then in service with the Australian Army. The design never entered service however, with the bullpup configured,... |
SAF Lithgow | Australia | 1970-1973 | |
G22 Walther G22 The Walther G22 is a semi-automatic rifle chambered in the popular .22 Long Rifle cartridge. It is of bullpup design and constructed of polymer and steel.... |
Walther | Germany | ||
SLEM-1 SLEM-1 The SLEM-1 was a bullpup semi-automatic battle rifle of British origin. The weapon is gas-operated and uses a unique diverted recoil where the bolt slightly over the firers shoulder and is fed from the 10 round magazines from Lee-Enfield rifles and the grip section from Bren guns.-Development:The... |
United Kingdom | Prototype | ||
RFB Kel-Tec RFB The RFB is a gas-operated semi-automatic rifle, manufactured by Kel-Tec Industries of Florida. At the 2008 SHOT Show held from February 2 to 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada it was declared by Kel-Tec representatives that the RFB rifle would be made available to the public by the 4th quarter of 2008... |
Kel-Tec Kel-Tec Kel-Tec CNC Industries Inc. is a United States manufacturer of firearms. Founded in 1991 and based in Cocoa, Florida, the company has manufactured firearms since 1995, starting with small, affordable semi-automatic pistols and expanding to rifles. Kel-Tec is a privately-owned Florida corporation.... |
United States | ||
KBP-1 Kintrek Model KBP-1 .22 Caliber The Kintrek KBP-1 is a .22 LR Bullpup semi-automatic rifle chambered for the .22 LR cartridge. It was manufactured for only 1 year by Kintrek Incorporated in Owensboro, Kentucky. The KBP-1 is the only known model of firearm made by Kintrek, Incorporated.- Features :The KBP-1 has a black finish,... |
Kintrek, Inc. | United States | ||
MAS-54 MAS-54 rifle series The FA-MAS Type 62 was the result of 40 rifle prototypes designed by MAS between 1952 and 1962 for the French Army, including a Bullpup variant. All variants were designed to take the 7.62x51mm NATO round... |
MAS | Early Modern France | prototype | none |
AGM-1 Carbine AGM-1 Carbine The AGM-1 is a bullpup, semi-automatic carbine produced in Italy. The carbine is readily convertible from 9x19 to .45 ACP and .22LR. It features a set trigger and a heavy, target-type barrel. The magazines for the 9x19mm variant are interchangeable with the Browning Hi-Power pistol.-External... |
AL.GI.MEC.Srl | Italy | ||
SM-1 Hezi | ACS (Advanced Combat Systems) | Israel | ||
STG-556 STG-556 The STG-556 is a Steyr AUG A1 clone manufactured by Microtech Small Arms Research . It was introduced at the 2007 SHOT Show. The STG-556's working system features a bolt hold-open device as seen on the M16 rifle; otherwise, the STG-556 retains the original AUG features, such as feeding from... |
MSAR | United States | ||
AXR | TPD | Australia | ||
Shorty Hunting Rifle http://www.hermannsguns.com/Rifles/SoShorty/SoShortymain.html | Sommer + Ockenfuss | Germany |
Assault rifleAssault rifleAn assault rifle is a selective fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are the standard infantry weapons in most modern armies...
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Armtech C30R Armtech C30R The Armtech C30R was an assault rifle concept using 5.56mm similar to the H&K G11..-See also:*Heckler & Koch G11*Gyrojet*Steyr ACR... |
Armtech Pty Ltd | Australia | 1986 | |
AICW Advanced Individual Combat Weapon The Advanced Infantry Combat Weapon was a prototype assault rifle based on the F88 Austeyr being developed in Australia. The AICW combines a standard 5.56 mm assault rifle with a multiple-shot grenade launcher.... 5.56x45mm NATO |
DSTO Defence Science and Technology Organisation The Defence Science and Technology Organisation is a branch of the Australian Department of Defence which researches and develops technologies for use in the Australian defence industry.... , Metal Storm Metal Storm Metal Storm Limited is a Brisbane, Australia based research and development company that specializes in electronically initiated superposed load weapons technology and owns the proprietary rights to the electronic ballistics technology invented by J. Mike O'Dwyer. Metal Storm represents both the... , Tenix Defence Tenix Defence Tenix Defence was Australia's largest defence contractor with core capabilities in Aerospace, Land, Marine and Electronic Systems applications. BAE Systems announced its intention to acquire the company from Tenix in January 2008 and the acquisition was completed in June 2008 for A$775 million... |
Australia | prototype | none |
DAR-21 | S&T Daewoo S&T Daewoo S&T Daewoo is a South Korean firearms and auto parts manufacturer founded in 1981. Its firearms equip most frontline units of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.- History :... |
South Korea | ||
F2000 | FN Herstal | Belgium | ||
EM-2 rifle | Royal Small Arms Factory Royal Small Arms Factory The Royal Small Arms Factory was a UK government-owned rifle factory in the London Borough of Enfield in an area generally known as the Lea Valley. The factory produced British military rifles, muskets and swords from 1816... |
United Kingdom | ||
L64/65 L64/65 The L64 was an intermediate calibre British bullpup layout assault rifle developed in the 1970s. At one time it was known as the 4.85 Individual Weapon.... |
BAE Systems BAE Systems BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. BAE is among the world's largest military contractors; in 2009 it was the... |
United Kingdom | ||
L85 | United Kingdom | |||
Khaybar KH2002 Khaybar KH2002 Khaybar/KH-2002 is an Iranian designed assault rifle, derived from the DIO S 5.56 assault rifle and further developed by Iran's Defense Industries Organization... |
DIO Defense Industries Organization The Defense Industries Organization The Defense Industries Organization The Defense Industries Organization (DIO; Persian: Sasadjah (Sazemane Sanaye Defa) is a conglomerate of companies run by the Islamic Republic of Iran whose function is to provide the military of Iran with the necessary... |
Iran | ||
FAMAS FAMAS The FAMAS is a bullpup-styled assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS located in Saint-Étienne, which is now a member of the French government-owned Nexter group... |
Nexter Nexter Nexter is a French government-owned weapons manufacturer.-Products:... |
Early Modern France | ||
H&K G11 | Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch GmbH is a German defense manufacturing company that produces various small arms. Some of their products include the SA80, MP5 submachine gun, G3 automatic rifle, the G36 assault rifle, the HK 416, the MP7 personal defense weapon, the USP series of handguns, and the high-precision... |
West Germany | ||
MKR | Intratec Intratec Intratec was a firearm company based in Miami, Florida. The company's most famous product was the TEC-9.- History :Intratec began as Interdynamic USA, an offshoot of Swedish firearms manufacturer Interdynamic AB. Due to the lack of firearm market in Sweden, Interdynamic AB set up a subsidiary in... |
Sweden | ||
VHS VHS assault rifle The VHS is a 5.56x45mm NATO bullpup assault rifle designed and manufactured by HS Produkt of Croatia. The VHS rifle was first introduced at the 2007 iKA exhibition, the annual Croatian innovation display that takes place in the city of Karlovac... |
HS Produkt HS Produkt HS Produkt d.o.o. is a Croatian firearms manufacturing company, best known for design and production of the HS2000 and XDm, a semi-automatic pistol sold in the US market as the Springfield Armory XD.- History :... |
Independent State of Croatia | ||
Tavor TAR-21 | IMI Israel Military Industries Israel Weapons Industries , formerly the "Magen" division of the Israel Military Industries Ltd. is an Israeli firearms manufacturer. In 2005, the Small Arms Division of IMI was privatized.... |
Israel | ||
A-91 A-91 The A-91 is a Russian bullpup configuration assault rifle developed by KBP. The rifle features an integrated 40 mm grenade launcher, which is mounted under the barrel... |
KBP KBP Instrument Design Bureau KBP Instrument Design Bureau is a Russian developer and manufacturer of high-precision weapons. It was established in 1927 in Tula, USSR. Arkady Shipunov has been the Designer General since 1962... |
Russia | ||
LAPA FA-03 LAPA FA-03 The FA Modelo 03 rifle was an individual firearm of bullpup design developed by Nelmo Suzano at his own-funded company, LAPA - LABORATÓRIO DE PESQUISA DE ARMAMENTO AUTOMÁTICO Sc/Ltda, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... |
LAPA | Brazil | ||
Kbk wz. 2005 Jantar Kbk wz. 2005 Jantar The 5.56 mm Kbk wz. 2005 Jantar is a Polish experimental assault rifle. It is configured in a bullpup layout, and was designed by the state-owned Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna, based on the Kbk wz... |
Łucznik | Poland | ||
NA-2 NA-2 The NA-2 is an assault rifle that was used during the Abakan trials. It is of bullpup configuration with tilted pistol grips to improve ergonomics.-External links:****-See Also:* AN-94* Shkval* TKB-0146... (5.45 x 39 mm) |
Soviet Union | |||
NA-4 NA-4 The NA-4 is an assault rifle that was used during the Abakan trials. It is of bullpup configuration with tilted pistol grips to improve ergonomics.-External links:*http://www.militech.sownet.pl/bullpup/weapon/inne_01.html... (5.45 x 39 mm) |
Soviet Union | |||
QBZ-95 QBZ-95 The QBZ-95 is an assault rifle manufactured by Arsenal 266, part of Norinco and Arsenal 296, under Jianshe Corp, China South for the People's Liberation Army, the armed forces of the People's Republic of China, Chinese People's Armed Police , and Chinese law enforcement. This weapon uses a... |
Norinco Norinco The China North Industries Corporation , official English name Norinco, manufactures vehicles , machinery, optical-electronic products, oil field equipment, chemicals, light industrial products, explosives and blast materials, civil and military firearms and ammunition, etc... |
Mainland China | ||
PAPOP PAPOP The PAPOP is a French project to construct a computerised multi-usage infantry weapon for the FÉLIN system, capable of hitting hidden or protected targets... |
Nexter Nexter Nexter is a French government-owned weapons manufacturer.-Products:... |
Early Modern France | ||
Norinco Type 86S Norinco Type 86S The Norinco Type 86S is an AKM-type bullpup rifle and that was produced by Norinco. It operates the same way as other AKM-type rifles with a few exceptions. Many major parts are interchangeable with other standard Kalashnikov rifles.-Design:... |
Norinco Norinco The China North Industries Corporation , official English name Norinco, manufactures vehicles , machinery, optical-electronic products, oil field equipment, chemicals, light industrial products, explosives and blast materials, civil and military firearms and ammunition, etc... |
Mainland China | ||
Pindad SS2 Pindad SS2 The SS2 is an updated version of the Pindad SS1 created by PT Pindad, under license from Fabrique Nationale... |
Pindad | Indonesia | ||
Rheinmetall RH-70 Rheinmetall RH-70 The RH-70 was an experimental bullpup assault rifle developed in 1970 by Rheinmetall-Industrie-GmbH of West Germany. It was an entry for a possible 5.56x45mm replacement of the 7.62x51mm G3 battle rifle in German service... |
Rheinmetall Rheinmetall Rheinmetall AG is a German automotive and defence company with factories in Düsseldorf, Kassel and Unterlüß. The company has a long tradition of making guns and artillery pieces... |
West Germany | ||
FAD FAD assault rifle The Dual Automatic Rifle was designed by Salomón Braga Lozo from SIMA Electronica, a division of the state-owned SIMA shipyards, based in the port of Callao... 5.56mm |
SIMA Electronica | Peru | ||
Safir T-17 Safir T-17 The Safir T-17 is a Bullpup assault rifle of Turkish origin under development by Safir Arms. The weapon is basically an AR-15 derivative in the form of a bullpup.-External links:*... |
Safir arms | Turkey | ||
Shkval Shkval (rifle) The Shkval is a bullpup adaption of the well proven AK-74 rifle. It has the same performance and similar ergonomics apart from the grip/magazine areas reversed. The rifle also comes with a folding stock.-References:*... (5.45 x 39 mm) |
Soviet Union | |||
Steyr ACR Steyr ACR The Steyr ACR was a prototype flechette-firing assault rifle built for the US Army's Advanced Combat Rifle program of 1989/90. Although the Steyr design proved effective, as did most of the weapons submitted, the entire ACR program ended with none of the entrants achieving performance 100% better... |
Steyr Mannlicher Steyr Mannlicher Steyr Mannlicher is a firearms manufacturer based in the city of Steyr, Austria. Originally a part of the Steyr-Daimler-Puch manufacturing conglomerate, it became independent when the conglomerate was broken in 1990.-History:... |
Austria | ||
Steyr AUG Steyr AUG The AUG is an Austrian bullpup 5.56mm assault rifle, designed in the early 1970s by Steyr Mannlicher GmbH & Co KG . The AUG was adopted by the Austrian Army as the StG 77 in 1977, where it replaced the 7.62mm StG 58 automatic rifle... |
Steyr Mannlicher Steyr Mannlicher Steyr Mannlicher is a firearms manufacturer based in the city of Steyr, Austria. Originally a part of the Steyr-Daimler-Puch manufacturing conglomerate, it became independent when the conglomerate was broken in 1990.-History:... |
Austria | ||
TKB-011 2M (7.62 x 39 mm) | Soviet Union | |||
TKB-022P (7.62 x 39 mm) | Soviet Union | |||
TKB-022PM TKB-022PM TKB-022PM No. 1 , TKB-022PM No. 2 and TKB-022PM5 No. 1 were Soviet bullpup assault rifles, capable of fully automatic fire, chambered for the 7.62 x 39 mm round and the 5.6 x 39 mm round , developed by the small arms designer German A... (7.62 x 39 mm) |
Soviet Union | |||
TKB-059 TKB-059 TKB-059 was a Soviet three-barrel bullpup assault rifle, capable of fully automatic fire, chambered for the 7.62 x 39 mm round and manufactured by the Tula State Arsenal in 1966. It was based on the Pribor ZB assault rifle . Both weapons were developed by the small arms designer G. A... (7.62 x 39 mm) |
Tula Arms Plant | Soviet Union | ||
TKB-0146 TKB-0146 The TKB-0146 is a bullpup assault rifle that participated in the Russian Army's Project Abakan assault rifle trials. This weapon was considered more advanced than the AN-94 but was turned down due to its complexity of components.-References:... (5.45 x 39 mm) |
Soviet Union | |||
TKB-408 TKB-408 The TKB-408 was an early gas-operated bullpup assault rifle with a tilting bolt. It was created by German A. Korobov and submitted to a set of official trials conducted in 1946 to select an assault rifle for the Red Army... (7.62 x 39 mm) |
Soviet Union | |||
OTs-14 Groza | Tula Arms Plant | Russia | ||
Valmet M82 Valmet M82 The Valmet M82 is a bullpup assault rifle with a Valmet M76 internal design created by Finnish company Valmet.-History:The M82 was introduced in Finland in 1978 and discontinued production in 1986.... |
Valmet Valmet ' was a Finnish state-owned conglomerate. Valmet was formed in 1951, when the state of Finland decided to group their various factories working on war reparations to the Soviet Union under one company... |
Finland | ||
VB Berapi LP06 VB Berapi LP06 The VB Berapi LP06 is the first assault rifle designed and manufactured by Malaysia, and is not related to any previously licensed assault rifles made by VB Berapi. The LP06, is a bullpup assault rifle. It is chambered in the 5.56x45mm NATO round and is fed from a 30 round magazine... |
VB Berapi | Malaysia | ||
Vektor CR-21 Vektor CR-21 The Vektor CR-21 is a modern South African assault rifle chambered for 5.56x45mm NATO ammunition. It has been designed by Denel Land Systems as a possible replacement for the South African National Defence Force's current R4 assault rifle.The rifle is being marketed for export customers, but no... |
South Africa | |||
Grad Grad assault rifle The Grad assault rifle is a bullpup weapon of North Ossetian origin. The weapon is chambered in the 5.45x39mm round and can be fitted with a suppressor... |
North Ossetia-Alania | |||
Vepr Vepr The Vepr was announced in 2003 as the first indigenous Ukrainian assault rifle, designed by the National Space Agency of Ukraine. Note that on the Ukrainian Government Portal website , the Vepr is classed as a sub-machinegun... |
Ukraine | |||
Kbk wz. 2005 Jantar Kbk wz. 2005 Jantar The 5.56 mm Kbk wz. 2005 Jantar is a Polish experimental assault rifle. It is configured in a bullpup layout, and was designed by the state-owned Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna, based on the Kbk wz... |
Łucznik Arms Factory | Poland | prototype | |
SAR-21 SAR-21 The SAR 21 is a bullpup assault rifle designed and manufactured in Singapore. First revealed and subsequently adopted by the Singapore Armed Forces in 1999, it was designed & developed over a four year period and was intended to replace the locally license-built M16S1 by the Singaporean Ministry... |
ST Kinetics | Singapore |
Sniper rifleSniper rifleIn military and law enforcement terminology, a sniper rifle is a precision-rifle used to ensure more accurate placement of bullets at longer ranges than other small arms. A typical sniper rifle is built for optimal levels of accuracy, fitted with a telescopic sight and chambered for a military...
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DSR-1 AMP Technical Services DSR-1 The DSR-1 is a compact bolt-action rifle designed, manufactured and marketed by the German company DSR-Precision GmbH and was marketed also by the German company AMP Technical Services as a specialized sniper rifle for police sharpshooters... 7.62x51mm NATO .300 Winchester Magnum .300 Winchester Magnum The .300 Winchester Magnum is a popular, belted, bottlenecked magnum rifle cartridge that was introduced by Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1963 as a member of the family of Winchester Magnum cartridges. The .300 Winchester Magnum is a magnum cartridge designed to fit in a standard length... .338 Lapua Magnum |
DSR-precision GmbH | Germany | ||
DSR-50 DSR-50 The DSR-50 is a bolt-action anti-materiel rifle developed and marketed by DSR-precision GmbH, and is essentially an upscaled DSR-1 chambered in .50 BMG .-DSR-50:... .50 BMG .50 BMG The .50 Browning Machine Gun or 12.7×99mm NATO is a cartridge developed for the Browning .50 caliber machine gun in the late 1910s. Entering service officially in 1921, the round is based on a greatly scaled-up .30-06 cartridge... |
DSR-precision GmbH | Germany | ||
AWC G2 AWC G2 The AWC G2 is a bullpup sniper rifle configuration produced in the early 1990s by two distinguished American gun designers.-History:Lynn McWilliams, owner of AWC Systems Technologies selected the M14/M1A weapon platform to develop a sniper bullpup he designated the G2 Compact series... |
AWC Systems Technology | United States | ||
Barrett M90 Barrett M90 The Barrett M90 is a bolt-action, bullpup sniper rifle, chambered in .50 BMG , and designed by Barrett Firearms Company.-Overview:... |
Barrett Firearms Manufacturing | United States | ||
Barrett M95 Barrett M95 The Barrett M95 is a bolt-action sniper rifle chambered in .50 BMG , and manufactured by Barrett Firearms Company.-Overview:The M95 is an improved version of the earlier Barrett M90. It is a bolt-action sniper rifle in a bullpup design... |
Barrett Firearms Manufacturing | United States | ||
Barrett XM500 Barrett XM500 The Barrett XM500 is a gas-operated, semi-automatic sniper rifle/anti-materiel rifle currently in development by the Barrett Firearms Company. It is fed by a 10-round detachable box magazine situated behind the trigger in bullpup configuration.... |
Barrett Firearms Manufacturing | United States | ||
SRS Desert Tactical Arms Stealth Recon Scout The Stealth Recon Scout is bolt-action sniper rifle developed by the American firearm manufacturer Desert Tactical Arms. It was unveiled at the 2008 SHOT Show.- Design details :... |
Desert Tactical Arms | United States | ||
Dragunov SVU Dragunov SVU The OTs-03 SVU is a bullpup configuration of the SVD sniper rifle. The SVU was developed to meet the needs of the security forces of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, such as OMON. The SVU was first seen in usage in the First Chechen War... |
Central Design Research Bureau of Sporting and Hunting Arms | Russia | ||
KSVK 12.7 KSVK 12.7 The KSVK 12.7 is a large caliber anti-materiel sniper rifle developed in Russia for the purpose of counter sniping and penetrating thick walls, as well as light armored vehicles.-Development:... |
Degtyarev plant Degtyarev plant The Degtyarev plant is one of the most important weapon-producing enterprises of Russia... |
Russia | ||
QBU-88 QBU-88 The QBU-88 sniper rifle is a designated marksman/sniper rifle deployed by the Chinese People's Liberation Army.- History :The QBU-88 rifle was the first weapon of the newest generation of Chinese small arms, chambered for proprietary 5.8 x 42 mm ammunition... |
norinco Norinco The China North Industries Corporation , official English name Norinco, manufactures vehicles , machinery, optical-electronic products, oil field equipment, chemicals, light industrial products, explosives and blast materials, civil and military firearms and ammunition, etc... |
Mainland China | ||
RT-20 RT-20 (rifle) The RT-20 is a Croatian anti-materiel sniper rifle developed by Metallic in Rijeka in the mid-1990s and marketed by RH-Alan. It was developed to shoot the thermal sights on Serbian M-84 and T-72 tanks. The name itself is actually an acronym of the Croatian word Ručni Top 20 , or "Hand Cannon 20mm"... |
Independent State of Croatia | |||
POLY-Technologies M-99B | Poly Technologies Poly Technologies The Poly Technologies , a subsidiary of China Poly Group Corporation, is a defense manufacturing company with headquarters in Beijing, China. The company deals with missiles and other military products... |
Mainland China | ||
SDK carbine | Nazi Germany | |||
Solothurn S-18/100 Solothurn S-18/100 The Solothurn S-18/100 20 mm Anti-Tank Cannon was a Swiss & German anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had a semi-automatic action in a bullpup configuration. As a result of its large, powerful ammunition the gun had a tremendous recoil, and its size made portability difficult... |
Switzerland | |||
Steyr SSG P2 | Steyr Mannlicher Steyr Mannlicher Steyr Mannlicher is a firearms manufacturer based in the city of Steyr, Austria. Originally a part of the Steyr-Daimler-Puch manufacturing conglomerate, it became independent when the conglomerate was broken in 1990.-History:... |
Austria | ||
Steyr IWS 2000 Steyr IWS 2000 The Steyr IWS 2000 is an Austrian semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle, produced by Steyr Mannlicher. IWS stands for Infantry Weapon System. It is actually a smoothbore weapon, like many modern tank guns, and not a true rifle but this can help accelerate projectiles and increase ballistic effectiveness... |
Steyr Mannlicher Steyr Mannlicher Steyr Mannlicher is a firearms manufacturer based in the city of Steyr, Austria. Originally a part of the Steyr-Daimler-Puch manufacturing conglomerate, it became independent when the conglomerate was broken in 1990.-History:... |
Austria | ||
WKW Wilk/Tor WKW Wilk The WKW Tor or Wilk is a modern anti-materiel and/or sniper rifle which is being produced in Poland by factory Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów. WKW Tor stands for Wielkokalibrowy Karabin Wyborowy or Large Caliber Sniper Rifle. Its military designation in Polish army is known as the Tor... |
Poland | |||
VSSK Vykhlop VSSK Vykhlop VKS is a Russian bullpup, straight-pull bolt-action, magazine-fed sniper rifle chambered for the 12.7 x 54 mm subsonic round. The weapon is also known by the name VSSK and the additional name Vykhlop, which comes from the development program... |
Russia | |||
Walther WA 2000 Walther WA 2000 The WA 2000 is a semi-automatic bullpup sniper rifle that was produced by the Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen company. It was produced in three different calibers. Production of the rifle was limited and it was shortly stopped because it was too expensive to achieve widespread sales... |
Walther | West Germany | ||
Falcon Falcon (sniper rifle) The Falcon is a Czech 12.7 mm caliber bolt action sniper rifle developed by Zbrojovka Vsetín Inc. . The gun is designed for ground troops and special forces for operations against distant targets to 1,600 meters, such as armored vehicles or technical equipment.Rifle is available in two... |
Zbrojovka Vsetín Inc. | Czech Republic | ||
SVN-98 (KSVK) | Russia | |||
M89-SR | Technical Equipment International | Israel | ||
Leader 50 MICOR Leader 50 The MICOR Leader 50 is a heavy sniper rifle of US origin. The weapon has a bullpup layout.... |
MICOR | United States | ||
Machine gunMachine gunA machine gun is a fully automatic mounted or portable firearm, usually designed to fire rounds in quick succession from an ammunition belt or large-capacity magazine, typically at a rate of several hundred rounds per minute....
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L86A1 SA80 The SA80 is a British family of 5.56mm small arms. It is a selective fire, gas-operated assault rifle. SA80 prototypes were trialled in 1976 and production was completed in 1994.... |
BAE Systems BAE Systems BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. BAE is among the world's largest military contractors; in 2009 it was the... |
United Kingdom | ||
Steyr AUG HBAR Steyr AUG The AUG is an Austrian bullpup 5.56mm assault rifle, designed in the early 1970s by Steyr Mannlicher GmbH & Co KG . The AUG was adopted by the Austrian Army as the StG 77 in 1977, where it replaced the 7.62mm StG 58 automatic rifle... |
Steyr Mannlicher Steyr Mannlicher Steyr Mannlicher is a firearms manufacturer based in the city of Steyr, Austria. Originally a part of the Steyr-Daimler-Puch manufacturing conglomerate, it became independent when the conglomerate was broken in 1990.-History:... |
Austria | ||
Norinco QBB-95 QBB-95 The QBB-95 is the light support weapon variant of the Chinese Type 95 family. Based on the QBZ-95, the standard issue to most PLA units, most parts and ammunition of them are interchangeable... |
Norinco Norinco The China North Industries Corporation , official English name Norinco, manufactures vehicles , machinery, optical-electronic products, oil field equipment, chemicals, light industrial products, explosives and blast materials, civil and military firearms and ammunition, etc... |
Mainland China |
ShotgunShotgunA shotgun is a firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder, which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number of small spherical pellets called shot, or a solid projectile called a slug...
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KSG | Kel-Tec Kel-Tec Kel-Tec CNC Industries Inc. is a United States manufacturer of firearms. Founded in 1991 and based in Cocoa, Florida, the company has manufactured firearms since 1995, starting with small, affordable semi-automatic pistols and expanding to rifles. Kel-Tec is a privately-owned Florida corporation.... |
United States | ||
High Standard Model 10 High Standard Model 10 The High Standard Model 10 is a recoil operated, semi-automatic shotgun that was manufactured by the High Standard Manufacturing Company of Hamden, CT... |
High Standard Manufacturing Company High Standard Manufacturing Company High Standard Manufacturing Company Inc. is an American manufacturer of firearms, based in Houston, Texas. The company was originally founded in Hamden, Connecticut in 1926 as a supplier to the numerous firearms companies in the Connecticut Valley.-History:... |
United States | ||
H&K CAWS | Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch GmbH is a German defense manufacturing company that produces various small arms. Some of their products include the SA80, MP5 submachine gun, G3 automatic rifle, the G36 assault rifle, the HK 416, the MP7 personal defense weapon, the USP series of handguns, and the high-precision... |
West Germany | ||
Mossberg 500 | O.F. Mossberg & Sons O.F. Mossberg & Sons O.F. Mossberg & Sons is an American firearms manufacturer, specializing in shotguns, rifles, scopes and firearm accessories. From the 1940s through the 1960s, it also produced a line of .22 caliber target and sporting rifles.... |
United States | ||
NeoStead 2000 NeoStead 2000 The NeoStead 2000 is a combat shotgun developed by Truvelo Armoury of South Africa.The NS2000 has been used in trial runs for a few years by special forces like the British SAS and there are hopes at NeoStead that larger weapons manufacturers will license the production rights... |
Truvelo Armoury Truvelo Armoury Truvelo Armoury is a South African firearms manufacturer. It is a division of Truvelo Manufacturers Ltd and was established in 1994. The company produces a range of rifles and other small arms for military, law enforcement and civilian users.-Products:... |
South Africa | ||
Pancor Jackhammer Pancor Jackhammer The Pancor Corporation Jackhammer is a 12-gauge, gas-operated automatic shotgun. It is one of very few fully automatic shotguns, and although patented in 1987, it never entered full-scale production. Only a few working prototypes of the Jackhammer were ever built; some sources state that only two... |
Pancor Corporation | United States |
Submachine Guns/Personal Defense Weapons
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FN P90 FN P90 The FN P90 is a selective fire personal defense weapon designed and manufactured by FN Herstal in Belgium. The P90's name is taken from 1990, the year it was introduced... |
FN Herstal | Belgium | ||
QCW-05 QCW-05 The QCW-05 is a suppressed submachine gun... |
China South Industries Group China South Industries Group China South Industries Group Corporation is a manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, vehicle components, and optical-electronic products and other special products in China and internationally. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in No.10, Chedaogou, Haidian District, Beijing,... |
Mainland China | ||
Magpul PDR Magpul PDR The Magpul PDR is a compact bullpup-style 5.56x45mm carbine being developed by Magpul Industries. Although still in development, it has garnered some attention, largely due to its "futuristic" appearance... |
Magpul Industries Magpul Industries Magpul Industries Corporation is a designer and manufacturer of polymer firearms accessories and concept firearms. The company is based in Erie, Colorado in the United States... |
United States | ||
Colt IMP | CMC Colt's Manufacturing Company Colt's Manufacturing Company is a United States firearms manufacturer, whose first predecessor corporation was founded in 1836 by Sam Colt. Colt is best known for the engineering, production, and marketing of firearms over the later half of the 19th and the 20th century... |
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Bushmaster Arm Pistol | Gwinn Firearms | United States | Pistol Pistol When distinguished as a subset of handguns, a pistol is a handgun with a chamber that is integral with the barrel, as opposed to a revolver, wherein the chamber is separate from the barrel as a revolving cylinder. Typically, pistols have an effective range of about 100 feet.-History:The pistol... |
Solothurn S-18/1100 Solothurn S-18/1100 The Solothurn S-18/1100 20 mm Anti-Tank Cannon was a Swiss anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War, and was a variant of the S-18/1000 with modifications for automatic fire.... |
Government | Switzerland | Anti-tank rifle Anti-tank rifle An anti-tank rifle is a rifle designed to penetrate the armour of vehicles, particularly tanks. The usefulness of rifles for this purpose ran from the introduction of tanks in World War I and until the Korean War... |
XM25 XM25 The XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System, also known as the Punisher, Individual Semiautomatic Air Burst System, and the Bowling Tube is an air burst grenade launcher derived from the XM29 OICW... Grenade launcher |
Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch GmbH is a German defense manufacturing company that produces various small arms. Some of their products include the SA80, MP5 submachine gun, G3 automatic rifle, the G36 assault rifle, the HK 416, the MP7 personal defense weapon, the USP series of handguns, and the high-precision... |
Germany | Grenade launcher Grenade launcher A grenade launcher or grenade discharger is a weapon that launches a grenade with more accuracy, higher velocity, and to greater distances than a soldier could throw it by hand.... |
M85 (AKS-74U) | YUGOIMPORT Yugoimport SDPR Yugoimport SDPR is a Serbian state-owned defence company and represents the Government and military industrial complex of Serbia in the sphere of importation and exportation cooperation of defence equipment and related services... |
Serbia | Conversion |
XM29 OICW XM29 OICW The XM29 OICW was a series of prototypes of a new type of battle rifle that fired 20 mm HE airbursting projectiles. The prototypes were developed as part of the Objective Individual Combat Weapon program in the 1990s... |
Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch GmbH is a German defense manufacturing company that produces various small arms. Some of their products include the SA80, MP5 submachine gun, G3 automatic rifle, the G36 assault rifle, the HK 416, the MP7 personal defense weapon, the USP series of handguns, and the high-precision... , Alliant Techsystems Alliant Techsystems Alliant Techsystems Inc., most commonly known by its ticker symbol, ', is one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the United States with more than 18,000 employees in 22 states, Puerto Rico and internationally, and 2010 revenues in excess of an estimated... |
United States Germany |
Grenade launcher Grenade launcher A grenade launcher or grenade discharger is a weapon that launches a grenade with more accuracy, higher velocity, and to greater distances than a soldier could throw it by hand.... for assault rifle Assault rifle An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are the standard infantry weapons in most modern armies... |
K11 | S&T Daewoo S&T Daewoo S&T Daewoo is a South Korean firearms and auto parts manufacturer founded in 1981. Its firearms equip most frontline units of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.- History :... |
South Korea | Grenade launcher Grenade launcher A grenade launcher or grenade discharger is a weapon that launches a grenade with more accuracy, higher velocity, and to greater distances than a soldier could throw it by hand.... for assault rifle Assault rifle An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are the standard infantry weapons in most modern armies... |