AK-47
Assault Rifle
Designer: Mikhail Kalashnikov
Year: 1947
Difficulty:
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- -Designed in 1947
- -Most produced firearm in history
- -7.62x39mm caliber
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M16
Assault Rifle
Designer: Eugene Stoner
Year: 1959
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- -Standard US military rifle since Vietnam War
- -5.56x45mm NATO caliber
- -Based on the AR-15 platform
Uzi
Submachine Gun
Designer: Uziel Gal
Year: 1950
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- -Named after its designer
- -Iconic compact submachine gun
- -9x19mm Parabellum
FN FAL
Battle Rifle
Designer: Dieudonne Saive
Year: 1953
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- -Known as 'The Right Arm of the Free World'
- -7.62x51mm NATO caliber
- -Used by over 90 countries
Heckler & Koch G36
Assault Rifle
Designer: Heckler & Koch
Year: 1996
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- -Standard German military rifle
- -Replaced the G3 in Bundeswehr service
- -5.56x45mm NATO caliber
FAMAS
Assault Rifle
Designer: Paul Tellie
Year: 1978
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- -French bullpup assault rifle
- -Nicknamed 'Le Clairon' (The Bugle)
- -5.56x45mm NATO caliber
Steyr AUG
Assault Rifle
Designer: Steyr-Daimler-Puch
Year: 1978
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- -Austrian bullpup rifle with integrated optic
- -Standard rifle of the Austrian military
- -5.56x45mm NATO caliber
SA80 / L85A2
Assault Rifle
Designer: Royal Small Arms Factory
Year: 1985
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- -British bullpup assault rifle
- -Standard issue for the British Armed Forces
- -5.56x45mm NATO caliber
QBZ-95
Assault Rifle
Designer: Norinco
Year: 1995
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- -Standard Chinese military rifle
- -Bullpup design
- -5.8x42mm DBP87 caliber
IMI Galil
Assault Rifle
Designer: Yisrael Galili
Year: 1972
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- -Based on the Finnish Valmet Rk 62
- -Standard Israeli military rifle before Tavor
- -5.56x45mm NATO caliber
FN P90
Personal Defense Weapon
Designer: FN Herstal
Year: 1990
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- -Compact personal defense weapon
- -Uses unique 5.7x28mm cartridge
- -Top-mounted horizontal magazine
Heckler & Koch MP5
Submachine Gun
Designer: Tilo Moller, Manfred Guhring
Year: 1966
Difficulty:
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- -World's most widely used submachine gun
- -Iconic among counter-terrorism units
- -9x19mm Parabellum
M1 Garand
Semi-automatic Rifle
Designer: John Garand
Year: 1928
Difficulty:
ww2
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- -Standard US rifle in WWII and Korea
- -Famous 'ping' sound when clip ejects
- -.30-06 Springfield caliber
Mosin-Nagant
Bolt-action Rifle
Designer: Sergei Mosin, Leon Nagant
Year: 1891
Difficulty:
ww1ww2
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- -One of the most mass-produced military bolt-action rifles
- -Served from 1891 through WWII
- -7.62x54mmR caliber
StG 44
Assault Rifle
Designer: Hugo Schmeisser
Year: 1943
Difficulty:
ww2
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- -Considered the first modern assault rifle
- -Introduced the concept of intermediate cartridge
- -7.92x33mm Kurz caliber
MP 40
Submachine Gun
Designer: Heinrich Vollmer
Year: 1940
Difficulty:
ww2
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- -Iconic WWII German submachine gun
- -Often incorrectly called 'Schmeisser'
- -9x19mm Parabellum
Luger P08
Semi-automatic Pistol
Designer: Georg Luger
Year: 1898
Difficulty:
ww1ww2
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- -Iconic toggle-locked recoil pistol
- -Standard German sidearm in both World Wars
- -9x19mm Parabellum (named after this gun)
MG 42
General-purpose Machine Gun
Designer: Werner Gruner
Year: 1942
Difficulty:
ww2
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- -Nicknamed 'Hitler's Buzzsaw'
- -Extremely high rate of fire (1200 rpm)
- -7.92x57mm Mauser caliber
PPSh-41
Submachine Gun
Designer: Georgy Shpagin
Year: 1941
Difficulty:
ww2
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- -Soviet WWII submachine gun with drum magazine
- -Over 6 million produced
- -7.62x25mm Tokarev caliber
Dragunov SVD
Designated Marksman Rifle
Designer: Yevgeny Dragunov
Year: 1963
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- -Soviet designated marksman rifle
- -Has a distinctive PSO-1 scope
- -7.62x54mmR caliber
Thompson
Submachine Gun
Designer: John T. Thompson
Year: 1919
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- -Nicknamed 'Tommy Gun'
- -Iconic gangster-era firearm
- -.45 ACP caliber
M1911
Semi-automatic Pistol
Designer: John Browning
Year: 1911
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- -Served the US military for over 70 years
- -Designed by John Moses Browning
- -.45 ACP caliber
Lee-Enfield
Bolt-action Rifle
Designer: James Paris Lee
Year: 1895
Difficulty:
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- -Standard British military rifle for half a century
- -Famous for rapid bolt-action fire
- -.303 British caliber
Sten Gun
Submachine Gun
Designer: Reginald Shepherd, Harold Turpin
Year: 1941
Difficulty:
ww2
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- -Cheap to produce British WWII submachine gun
- -Name from designers' initials + Enfield
- -9x19mm Parabellum
Beretta M9 / 92FS
Semi-automatic Pistol
Designer: Beretta
Year: 1975
Difficulty:
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- -Standard US military sidearm from 1985-2017
- -Italian manufacturer
- -9x19mm Parabellum
Glock 17
Semi-automatic Pistol
Designer: Gaston Glock
Year: 1982
Difficulty:
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- -Most popular police sidearm worldwide
- -Revolutionary polymer-framed pistol
- -9x19mm Parabellum
CZ 75
Semi-automatic Pistol
Designer: Frantisek Koucky
Year: 1975
Difficulty:
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- -One of the most copied pistol designs ever
- -Made in Uhersky Brod
- -9x19mm Parabellum
FN SCAR
Assault Rifle
Designer: FN Herstal
Year: 2004
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- -Used by US Special Operations forces
- -Comes in Light and Heavy variants
- -Modular combat rifle system
IWI Tavor TAR-21
Assault Rifle
Designer: Israel Weapon Industries
Year: 2001
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- -Israeli bullpup assault rifle
- -Standard issue for IDF since 2009
- -5.56x45mm NATO caliber
SIG SG 550
Assault Rifle
Designer: SIG (Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft)
Year: 1990
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- -Standard Swiss military rifle
- -Known for excellent accuracy
- -5.56x45mm NATO caliber
Vektor R4
Assault Rifle
Designer: Lyttleton Engineering Works
Year: 1980
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- -South African version of the Galil
- -Standard SANDF rifle
- -5.56x45mm NATO caliber
Type 56 Assault Rifle
Assault Rifle
Designer: Norinco (based on AK-47)
Year: 1956
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- -Chinese copy of the AK-47
- -Distinguished by its folding spike bayonet
- -7.62x39mm caliber
Howa Type 89
Assault Rifle
Designer: Howa Machinery
Year: 1989
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- -Standard JSDF assault rifle
- -One of few modern Japanese firearms
- -5.56x45mm NATO caliber
AK-74
Assault Rifle
Designer: Mikhail Kalashnikov
Year: 1974
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- -Successor to the AK-47
- -Uses smaller 5.45x39mm caliber
- -Distinctive muzzle brake
M14 Rifle
Battle Rifle
Designer: Springfield Armory
Year: 1959
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- -Briefly standard US rifle before the M16
- -7.62x51mm NATO caliber
- -Still used in marksman roles
Karabiner 98k
Bolt-action Rifle
Designer: Mauser
Year: 1935
Difficulty:
ww2
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- -Standard German infantry rifle of WWII
- -Based on the Mauser Gewehr 98
- -7.92x57mm Mauser caliber
Walther PPK
Semi-automatic Pistol
Designer: Carl Walther
Year: 1931
Difficulty:
ww2
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- -James Bond's iconic sidearm
- -Compact concealed carry pistol
- -.32 ACP or .380 ACP caliber
Makarov PM
Semi-automatic Pistol
Designer: Nikolay Makarov
Year: 1951
Difficulty:
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- -Standard Soviet/Russian military sidearm
- -Simple blowback design
- -9x18mm Makarov caliber
FN MAG
General-purpose Machine Gun
Designer: Ernest Vervier
Year: 1958
Difficulty:
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- -Used by over 80 countries
- -Known as the L7 in British service, M240 in US
- -7.62x51mm NATO caliber
RPG-7
Rocket-propelled Grenade Launcher
Designer: GSKB-47
Year: 1961
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- -Most widely used anti-tank weapon in the world
- -Shoulder-launched rocket
- -Iconic silhouette
Barrett M82
Anti-materiel Rifle
Designer: Ronnie Barrett
Year: 1982
Difficulty:
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- -Famous .50 caliber sniper rifle
- -Semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle
- -.50 BMG caliber
Desert Eagle
Semi-automatic Pistol
Designer: Magnum Research / IMI
Year: 1982
Difficulty:
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- -Iconic large-frame gas-operated pistol
- -Available in .50 AE
- -Popular in movies and video games
Heckler & Koch G3
Battle Rifle
Designer: Heckler & Koch / CETME
Year: 1958
Difficulty:
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- -Served over 40 countries' armed forces
- -Roller-delayed blowback action
- -7.62x51mm NATO caliber
vz. 58
Assault Rifle
Designer: Jiri Cermak
Year: 1958
Difficulty:
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- -Looks like an AK but is completely different internally
- -Short-stroke gas piston
- -7.62x39mm caliber
MAC-10
Machine Pistol
Designer: Gordon Ingram
Year: 1964
Difficulty:
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- -Compact open-bolt machine pistol
- -Popular in 1980s action movies
- -.45 ACP or 9mm caliber
Bren Gun
Light Machine Gun
Designer: Vaclav Holek
Year: 1935
Difficulty:
ww2
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- -British WWII light machine gun
- -Name from BRno + ENfield
- -.303 British caliber
INSAS Rifle
Assault Rifle
Designer: ARDE, Pune
Year: 1998
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- -Indian Small Arms System
- -Standard Indian military rifle
- -5.56x45mm NATO caliber
Daewoo K2
Assault Rifle
Designer: Agency for Defense Development
Year: 1984
Difficulty:
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- -Standard South Korean military rifle
- -Made by the same Daewoo that makes cars
- -5.56x45mm NATO caliber
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About the Gun Guesser Firearms Database
This database contains every firearm featured in Gun Guesser, the free online gun quiz game. Browse 700 firearms spanning from pre-1900 antiques to modern military weapons across every major arms-producing country in the world.
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