List of 20th-century weapons

This is a list of small arms used during the 20th century.

Battle rifles

 * M1 Garand rifle (the standard rifle of the USA during the Second World War)
 * M1941 Johnson rifle (a very rare rifle issued to marine raiders early during the war)
 * M1903 Springfield rifle (the standard issue rifle of the U.S in World War I it became a sniper weapon in the next world war)
 * M1917 Enfield rifle (a supplement for the M1903 during World War I)
 * MAS 36 (standard rifle of the French in World War II)
 * Ross rifle
 * Gewehr 98 (standard Rifle of Germany in World War I)
 * mauser Karabiner98k (standard rifle of Germany in World War II, is the smaller version of the Gewehrkarabiner98(Gewehr98))
 * Lee Enfield SMLE (the standard rifle of the British Empire during the first half of the 20th century)
 * Carcano M91
 * Arisaka type 38
 * Arisaka type 99
 * Mosin-Nagant (the standard Issue Russian/Soviet rifle for almost the entire first half of the 20th century)
 * K31 (standard Swiss rifle from 1933 to 1958)
 * SAFN 49
 * ZH29
 * Hakim Rifle (Egyptian rifle produced during the 1950s and 60s)
 * Rasheed Carbine (Egyptian carbine derived from the Hakim)
 * RSC M1917
 * MAS 49
 * FG42 (an automatic rifle built for German paratroopers)
 * Gewehr 43 (a fairly successful semi-automatic German gun compared to the others, was design from captured SVT40)
 * SVT40 (a widely issued Soviet semi-automatic rifle)
 * SVT 38 (see SVT-40)
 * FN FAL (commonly mistaken as an assault rifle it fires a heavy 7.62 NATO
 * Heckler & Koch G3 (used by the German military before the adoption of the G36)
 * M14 rifle
 * SKS

Assault rifles

 * AK47- A famous Soviet assault rifle whose derivatives have been used in almost every conflict since its invention in 1947.
 * AKM- an upgraded version AK47. The stamped receiver drastically cut down production times, which allowed just about any country to manufacture it. The most common variant of this weapon; most rifles that are referred to as AK-47s are in fact AKM's.
 * AKMS- a Paratroop model of the AKM with a folding stock
 * AK74- A newer model of the AK series, it fired a newer smaller round, the 5.45mm
 * AKS74- Paratroop model of AK74
 * AK74M- updated version of AK74
 * FARA 83- Argentinian assault rifle
 * Steyr AUG- an Austrian bullpup rifle
 * Steyr ACR
 * FN FNC
 * IMBEL MD-2
 * IMBEL MD-97
 * Diemaco C7- a Canadian copy of the M16
 * Type 56- Chinese AK47 clone
 * Type 68
 * Chinese Type 81 Assault Rifle
 * Type 86
 * Type 95
 * Daewoo K1- Korean assault rifle.
 * Daewoo K2- standard rifle of South Korean army
 * APS-95
 * GIAT FAMAS bullpup rifle, standard issue of France
 * Sturmgewehr 44 A WWII German assault rifle, was only used in the defend of France 1944
 * Heckler & Koch HK33
 * Heckler & Koch HK41
 * Heckler & Koch G36- standard rifle of German Army
 * Heckler & Koch G11
 * Enfield EM2- prototype British assault rifle that was never adopted
 * L85- standard bullpup of the British Army
 * IMI Galil
 * Howa Type 89
 * AR-10
 * M16 rifle - standard issue assault rifle of USA
 * CAR-15
 * M4 carbine- standard carbine of USA
 * Stoner 63
 * Mini 14
 * AR-18
 * FN SCAR
 * AN-94
 * Ak 4
 * Ak 5
 * Rk 62
 * INSAS
 * SAR-21
 * A-91
 * AAI ACR
 * XM29 OICW
 * AAI SBR
 * AAA Leader Dynamics SAC
 * AAI XM70
 * AEK-971
 * Ak 5
 * AL-7
 * AMD 65
 * AMP-68
 * AN11 TISS
 * AN-94
 * APS Underwater Assault Rifle
 * AR-11
 * AR-16
 * Arms-Tech COMPAK-16
 * Arsenal AKSU
 * Arsenal SLR-95
 * Bernardelli VB-SR

Machine guns

 * Steyr AUG/HBAR
 * FN Minimi
 * FN MAG
 * Type 67 GPMG
 * MG34
 * MG42
 * MG3
 * Bren light machine gun
 * DPM
 * RPD
 * RPK
 * RPK
 * PK machine gun
 * IMI Negev
 * Daewoo K3
 * M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
 * M60 machine gun
 * M2 Browning Machine Gun
 * M249 light machine gun
 * Stoner 63
 * Mk 48 Mod 0 machine gun
 * M2HB
 * Type 52
 * AAT Mod 52
 * MG36
 * Vickers machine gun

Sniper rifles

 * Dragunov SVD
 * M21 rifle
 * M40 rifle
 * L96A1
 * M82 Barrett rifle
 * Heckler & Koch PSG1
 * M24 Sniper Weapon System
 * Steyr Scout
 * Tabuk Sniper Rifle

Submachine guns

 * Owen gun (1939)
 * F1 submachine gun (1962)
 * Daewoo K7- Korean submachine gun with permanent silencer
 * Steyr AUG 9 mm (1977)
 * FN P90- FN's new PDW (1986)
 * MP18-
 * MP28-
 * MP35- German Submachine gun. Used by the German police before and during WWII. Designed like the British submachine gun sten
 * MP38- German Submachine gun
 * MP40- German Submachine gun
 * MPL
 * HK MP5-The most widely used SMG of the later half of the 20th century
 * MP5K- a compact version of the MP5
 * UZI- isriaeli SMG
 * PM-63 Rak
 * Sten
 * Sterling submachine gun
 * PPD-40
 * PPSh-41- Russian SMG distinctive for its high rate of fire
 * PPS-43- Russian SMG
 * Thompson submachine gun A WWII American submachine gun. only used by squad leaders
 * M3 submachine gun- A Lighter version of the Thompson.
 * MAC 10
 * MAC-11
 * American 180
 * FN P90

Handguns

 * Mauser C96
 * Luger pistol A WWII German pistol. Was Replaced by the walter p38
 * Walther P38 A better WWII German pistol. was only used by German milltary offices and soldiers
 * PPK
 * Beretta 92
 * Beretta 93R
 * Jericho 941
 * Daewoo K5
 * Desert Eagle
 * M1911
 * Model 1902 Sporting
 * Beretta 8000
 * Colt M1900
 * Colt Model 1902 Military
 * Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
 * Model 1905 Military
 * Model 1907 Military
 * Model 1909
 * Model 1910
 * Glock 17
 * Makarov PM
 * Heckler & Koch USP
 * Browning Hi-Power
 * Five-seveN
 * Steyr M Series
 * M9 Pistol

Explosive devices

 * Panzerfaust
 * Panzerschreck
 * M79 grenade launcher
 * M203 grenade launcher
 * M67
 * Bazooka
 * FGM-148 Javelin
 * RPG-7