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Military Firearms Timeline

85+ service weapons across every major military. 1860 to present. Country swimlanes, year snapshot, or browse the full set.

This timeline covers 85+ service weapons issued across major militaries from 1860 to the present, including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, France, Israel, and others. Weapons are organized by role: service rifle, battle rifle, pistol, submachine gun, light machine gun, and general-purpose machine gun.

Browse by country swimlane to see how each military's standard-issue weapons evolved over 160 years, jump to a specific year for a global snapshot, or search the full catalog by weapon name, caliber, or country of origin. Notable weapons include the Springfield Model 1903, M1 Garand, M16, M4 Carbine, AK-47, AKM, AK-74, FN FAL, G3, L85, SIG SG 550, and the XM7 / SIG MCX-SPEAR.

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Service Rifle Service Pistol Machine Gun LMG / SAW Submachine Gun Sniper Rifle Anti-Materiel
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