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There are 50 Automatic Rifles in the Military Factory.

Armalite AR-18
With the AR-15 rifle design firmly entrenched as the M16 under production by Colt, Armalite turned to design and production of a similar yet simplified version of their AR-15 design, moreso to license this version out for pro...

Beretta SC70/90
The Beretta-produced SC70/90 is the carbine version of the AR70/90 rifle. The SC70/90 features a folding tubular metal butt and is also featured in another form known as the SCS70/90, that form accepting the mounting of an un...

Browning M1918 BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle)
The M1918 BAR ("Browning Automatic Rifle") was born out of the World War One idea of a single soldier armed with the power of a machine gun. Pushing the theory behind this concept were the French, whose own experience with th...

Ceska Zbrojovka CZ2000
The CZ2000 assault rifle follows the distinct designs of the Soviet-made Kalashnikov brand of rifles but is a Czech weapon altogether. Initially a 5.45mm design known as the "Lada" the system was remarketed as the CZ2000 and ...

Colt M16A2
The M16A2 is a follow up design to the much-maligned M16 that debuted in the Vietnam War. The M16A2 version features minor but much-needed improvements to the basic system and has spawned a whole slew of look-alike variants t...

Colt M16A4 MWS (Modular Weapon System)
The M16A4 is the fourth generation model of the successful M16 series of automatic assault rifles. The M16A4 system, and all the drawbacks contained therein, that debuted in the Vietnam War is now a more refined and consequen...

Colt M4 Carbine
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Diemaco C7
The C7 assault rifle stemmed from the Canadian decision to go with the NATO 5.56mm round as the standard ammunition round for the Canadian armed forces. The Colt-produced American-made M16 rifle became the base weapon of choi...

DIO KH-2002 Khaybar
The KH-2002 is an indigenously-produced assault rifle of Iranian origin. Based on the M16A1 series of American rifles, the KH-2002 represents the same system though modified through the Iranian-made conversion kit to become t...

Dragunov SVD
The Dragunov SVD sniper rifle is an automatic rifle based on the Kalashnikov rifle series. The weapon system was the standard sniper rifle issued to the Red Army and most Warsaw Pact nations during the cold war. The SVD u...

Enfield L1A1
The L1A1 was the standard British Army assault rifle from the mid-1950's on through the late 1980's, ultimately being replaced by the bullpup-configured L85A1. The L1A1 stemmed from a British military need to arm it's troops ...

Enfield L85A1 Individual Weapon (SA80)
The Enfield L85A1 Individual Weapon entered service with the British Army in 1985. The rifle first appeared in NATO assault rifle trials held in the late 1970's which saw this base form firing a 4.85mm cartridge. The weapon w...

Fabrique Nationale FN F2000
The FN F2000 is a next-generation weapon developed by the Belgium firm of Fabrique Nationale. It utilizes the proven bullpup configuration in the operation of both an assault rifle and grenade launcher elements and can be amb...

Fabrique Nationale FN FAL
The FN FAL (Fusil Automatique Legere) is regarded as the best of the FN automatic rifle designs to date. The FN FAL became the weapon of choice for NATO countries when the 7.62mm NATO round was accepted as the standard ammuni...

FA-MAS
The FA-MAS (nicknamed 'le clairon' or 'the Bugle' because of its shape) was designed and accepted to replace the MAS Modele 49 rifle. The FA-MAS system implements a plethora of modern engineering practices that have gone on t...

FG42 / FjG42 (Fallschirmjagergewehr 42)
The Fallschirmjagergewhr FG42 (sometimes FjG42) was a meshing of old-world ammunition with new world small arms engineering. Regarded as one of the best designs of small arms during the Second World War, the FG42 served well ...

Heckler & Koch HK 21
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Heckler & Koch HK 32KA1
The Heckler & Koch HK 32KA1 carbine was designed for the military market that revolved around the firing of the Soviet 7.62x39mm M1943 "short" cartridge - most notably any Soviet-supported or satellite state at the time. The ...

Heckler & Koch HK 33E
NOTE: Specifications shown below cover the HK33E with fixed butt. The HK33E series was a direct replacement of the earlier HK33 automatic rifles and is basiclaly the 5.56mm equivalent of the HK G3 rifle (detailed elsewhere...

Heckler & Koch HK G11 Caseless
The Heckler & Koch HK G11 Caseless rifle design was in every way a revolutionary weapon departing from several traditional design forms. Chief among these was the idea of �caseless� ammunition fired from a 50-round box and of...

Heckler & Koch HK G3
The HK G3 (or Gewehr 3) is a successful assault rifle design produced by the German firm of Heckler & Koch with the Federal Republic of Germany in 1961. The G3 itself was based on the Spanish CETME rifle which in turn was bas...

Heckler & Koch HK G36
The Heckler & Koch-produced HK G36 is the official frontline assault rifle of the German Army and is also featured in a shorter-barrel version as the HK G36K to German special forces elements. The G36 development stemmed dire...

Heckler & Koch HK G41
The HK G41 was based on the pre-existing HK G33E system but fitted with a three-round burst capability to compliment the full automatic fire mode. Nearly replacing the aging G3 in German Army service, the G41 was instead drop...

Heckler & Koch HK PSG-1
The PSG in the designation of the PSG-1 stands for 'Prazisionsschutzengewehr' which roughly translates to 'Precision Rifle'. The PSG-1 Sniping Rifle was put into production 1985, and primarily developed for police and militar...

Heckler & Koch HK XM8
The Heckler & Koch XM8 is currently under trials with the prospect of it replacing the M4 weapon system among others. The XM8 is based on the development of the XM29 OICW system appearing years earlier but never furthered upo...

Heckler & Koch HK XM-8
The XM-8 is an experimental assault rifle currently undergoing trials with the US Military. It was designed and built by the German weapons firm of Heckler & Koch to replace the aging M-16 assault rifle and M-4 carbine. Altho...

Howa Type 89
The Japanese Type 89 was developed by the Howa Machinery Company of Japan for the Japanese Defense Agency and first fielded in 1989. The Type 89 features a variety of unique design elements, which promote a smooth motion o...

IMI Galil ARM
The Galil-series of assault rifle began development in 1967, with the goal of replacing the solid (if unspectacular but heavier) Fabrique Nationale-produced FN FAL assault rifle (detailed elsewhere on this site). The Israelis...

Kalashnikov AK-103
The AK-103 represents the latest - and modernized - incarnation of the legendary Ak-47 assault rifle introduced in the Soviet Union following World War Two. Visually, the AK-103 retains many of the elements that have made the...

Kalashnikov AK47 (AK-47)
The Kalashnikov AK series of assault rifles has been the Soviet / Russian standard assault rifle since the early 1950's whose design is rooted in the German MP44 submachine gun of the Second World War. The rifle seems to have...

Kalashnikov AK74 (AK-74) / M1974
The Kalashnikov AK74 was a derivative of the AK47 series assault rifle, but more closely associated with the AKM, and was a smaller caliber system utilizing the Soviet 5.45x39.5mm round. Basically retaining the major features...

Kalashnikov AKM (AK-M)
The AKM was a modified version of the original AK-47 assault rifle, incorporating new steel stampings instead of a machined receiver, making it more economical to produce in large numbers. The "M" in the designation dictated ...

Kalashnikov AKMS (AKM-S)
The AKMS was nothing more than a direct copy of the AKM, a "modernized" version of the base AK47 system which re-incorporated steel stamping into the production process, effectively making the system more economical to produc...

Kalashnikov AKS (AK-S)
The AKS was derived from the base AK47 assault rifle though produced with a folding steel butt instead of the fixed wood stock found in the original. Despite this change, the AKS was a visual mirror of it's predecessor. The f...

M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine series is often regarded as one of the most prolific American firearms developed during and for the Second World War. Designed primarily for light duty in the hands of logistical military participants such as c...

M1 Garand
Little discussion can be had on the subject of American infantrymen in World War Two without the mention of the highly-acclaimed M1 Garand rifle. As the standard infantry rifle of the Second World War GI, the Garand saw comba...

Maschinenpistole 44 (MP44) / Sturmgewehr 44 (StG44)
The Maschinenpistole 44, or MP44, or still further the StG 44, is more commonly associated as being the father of the modern assault rifle design. This was, in truth, a revolutionary weapon developed by a Germany facing defea...

Ruger AC-556
While the Ruger Mini-14 shared some common lineage to the World War Two-era M1 Garand rifle, the Ruger AC-556 system is based on the Mini-14 itself. In fact, the AC-556 can be viewed as a militarized version of the highly suc...

Ruger Mini-14
The Ruger Mini-14 is based on the successful World War Two rifle known as the M1 Garand. In fact, most of the inner workings of the Mini-14 are mechanically the same as that of its predecessor. The exception with the Mini-14 ...

SG 542 (Sturmgewehr Model 542)
The SG 542 was a fixed stock assault rifle development in the SG 540 rifle series, though chambered to fire the 7.62x51mm NATO round. Though an adequate weapon in it's own right, the system never found the favor of export ord...

SKS
The Soviet-produced SKS, or the Samozaryadniy Karabin sistemi Simonova, was the design of Sergei Gavrilovish Simonov and is sometimes designated as the Simonov SKS. The system is a simple self-loading, short-stroke gas piston...

Springfield M14
The M-14, for all intents and purposes, was basically a modernized version of the highly successful infantry rifle of the Second World War known universally as the M1 Garand. The M-14, however, featured refinements throughout...

Springfield M21
The M21 sniper rifle is based on the M14 semi-automatic system, which itself is based on the World War 2-era M1 Garand with a few minor refinements to internal components and a 20-shot detachable box magazine. The M21 saw com...

Steyr AUG
The Steyr AUG, despite its outward appearance from some weapon in the future, is nearing its thirty-year birthday. The AUG (Armee Universal Gewehr) features a bullpup configuration, meaning that the ammunition cartridge is in...

Tabuk
The Tabuk is a Soviet-inspired assault rifle design taking after the AKM. At first glance, the physical features of the Iraqi-produced Tabuk appear nearly identical to the Russian counterpart yet there are enough subtle featu...

Type 56
The Type-56 assault rifle is the Chinese manufactured version of the Soviet AK-47 assault rifle....

Type 85
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Walther WA2000
The Walther-produced WA2000 is sometimes thought of as the 'Cadillac of Sniper Rifles' due to its attention to detail, high production cost and high construction value. Instead of the system relying on an existing military-ba...

XM-29 OICW
The XM-29 OICW (Objective Individual Combat Weapon) was a proposed replacement for the aging M-16 Assault Rifle for the United States Army. The system was designed and produced jointly by Alliant Techsystems and Heckler & Ko...

Zaklady wz/88 (Tantal)
Though appearing as nothing more than a copy of the Russian-made Kalashnikov AK-74S rifle, the wz/88 sports some features that differentiate it from it's Russian heritage. Foremost, the system if generally produced with a syn...

The German Army gave birth to the modern day assault rifle with the development of their World War Two-era MP44 - often regarded as the "father of assault rifles". In fact, the system would be directly responsible for the design of the hugely successful Soviet Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifles that are still found - and in many cases copied - throughout the world. The advent of the automatic rifle would make the assault rifle the principle infantry weapon for the next century, incorporating facets of pistol, submachine gun and machine gun design into on complete and lethal package. Automatic rifles have evolved to a high level in today's markets. Systems that solely relied on man-stopping rounds, high rates of fire or large ammunition capacities are now melded together into complete products that can still be furthered in their lethality with the addition of grenade launchers, laser sights and telescopic lenses. Automatic rifles, without a doubt, have taken center stage in any conflict the world over. Below is a listing of such weapons throughout history and from the various armed forces of the world. From their pedigree as bolt-action rifles in World War One, to squad support systems in World War Two and into the modern wars of found throughout the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe, the the automatic takes center stage in any power struggle regardless of the type of forces involved.

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