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...rporates several innovations such as the top-mounted [[magazine]] and FN's high velocity [[5.7x28mm]] ammunition. The P90 was developed between 1986 and 19 ...onjunction with the [[5.7x28mm]] cartridge. FN's goal was to replace the [[pistol]]-caliber submachine guns which were in use at the time by military and law

... interest in Germany for a modern [[service rifle]] chambered for the NATO-standard 5.56 mm cartridge led H&K to offer the German armed forces the G41 rifle, w In July 1998, it was announced that the G36 had been selected as the standard rifle for the Spanish Armed Forces, replacing the 5.56 mm [[CETME Model L]]

... (Short Assault Rifle), a compact '''MAR''' (Micro Assault Rifle) version, standard-length '''AR''' (Assault Rifle) and an '''ARM''' (Assault Rifle and Machine ...lil also includes a selector switch on the receiver's left side, above the pistol grip, designed to be manipulated by the thumb of the firing hand.

...e 264. Arms & Militaria Press, 2007</ref> In its many versions, it was the standard army service rifle for the first half of the 20th century, and was adopted ... fire, when, in fact, it was simply a group of trained riflemen armed with standard-issue SMLE Mk III rifles.<ref>Skennerton, Ian: ''The Lee-Enfield'', page 15

|name= United States Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911. |image= M1911 Pistol US.jpg

...weight [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] [[carbine]] that became a standard firearm in the U.S. military during World War II and the Korean War, and wa ...would eventually be chambered for the same powerful [[.30-06 Springfield]] standard round used in other service weapons of the time, such as the [[M1903 Spring

...MC service, concerns about the M60's reliability, the system's weight, and high round counts of many M60s in service prompted the adoption of the M60E3 to ... feed from the [[MG42]] with a single pawl), quick barrel replacement, a [[pistol grip]] and [[stock]], and a semi-bull pup design similar to the [[FG42]] (m

...rifle]] manufactured by [[Valmet]] and [[Sako]]. It is the [[Service rifle|standard issue]] infantry weapon of the Finnish Defence Forces. ...ly modified and adopted as the '''7.62 Rk 62'''. The Rk 62 is considered a high quality AK-47 variant. This is apparent especially in its accuracy, as it c

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] }}The '''SIG P226''' is a full-sized, service-type pistol made by [[SIG Sauer]]. It is chambered for the [[9x19mm Parabellum]], [[.40

The SKS has a conventional [[carbine]] layout, with a wooden stock and no pistol grip. Most versions are fitted with an integral folding bayonet which hinge A standard SKS is semi-automatic and has a fixed/hinged 10 round magazine which is loa

...nt models, from all steel skeleton and tubular stocks to wooden stocks and pistol grips. The sights were fixed, consisting of a rear peep and front blade, ze ...oblem. If a Sten failed to feed due to jammed cartridges in the magazine, standard practice to clear it was as follows: remove magazine from Sten, tap the bas

...e back for more. And that was why the Mark 1 Vickers gun was to remain the standard medium machine-gun from [[1912]] to [[1968]]."</ref> ...machine gun]] (a Czech design), which eventually became the British Army's standard tank-mounted machine gun. However, the Vickers remained in service with the

|barrel= 20 in (508 mm) standard<br>16 in (406 mm)<br>14.5 in (368 mm) ...others, 10, 20, or 30 round box magazines, or 100 round drums), and have a pistol grip that protrudes beneath the stock. AR-15 rifles are highly configurable

[[Image:AKMS vs AK-47.JPEG|right|thumb|An AKMS (top) compared to a standard Soviet AK-47 (bottom).]] ... sight, the weapon uses a slotted [[flash suppressor]], which replaces the standard recoil compensator. The AKML can also be deployed in the prone position wit

...s an in-line stock, an aluminum alloy receiver and a reinforced fiberglass pistol grip, handguard, and buttstock. While mostly an original design, the AR-10 ...ed the shooter's eye well above the barrel the rifle's sights were mounted high, with the rear sight contained in a carrying handle that also protected the

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] [[File:M9 DA-SN-91-11017.jpg|thumb|right|M9 pistol partially field stripped]]

|image= Browning High-Power 9mm IMG 1526.jpg |type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]]