This is a list of service rifles of national armies.
| Country | Service Rifle |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | M16A4 AK-47 (and variants) M4A1 (Special forces) |
| Albania | Heckler & Koch G3 (peacekeeping operations) Type 56 |
| Algeria | AKM Type 81 Assault Rifle |
| Argentina | FN FAL (M16A4 for Naval Infantry) |
| Armenia | AK-47 AK-74 |
| Australia | F88 Austeyr (M4A1 Carbine for special forces) |
| Austria | Sturmgewehr 77 |
| Azerbaijan | AK-47 AK-74 (TAR-21 for special forces) |
| Bahamas | M16 (IMI Galil for commandos) |
| Bermuda | Ruger Mini-14 20GB |
| Bangladesh | Heckler & Koch G3 Type 81 assault rifle Daewoo K1 Daewoo K2 Steyr AUG (M4 Carbine for Army Special Forces Officers) |
| Belgium | FN FAL FN FNC FN F2000 (Special Forces use) |
| Bolivia | Heckler & Koch G3 Few in service (a3 and a4 types) FN FAL (Argentina) Sturmgewehr 57 M-16 A1 &A2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | M16A1/A2/A4 |
| Brazil | IMBEL MD-2 FN FAL (M16A2 for Naval Infantry) |
| Cambodia | Type 56 AKM M16A1 (reserved for secondary forces) QBZ-97A (Special Forces use) |
| Canada | Diemaco C7 Diemaco C8 Carbine |
| Chile | SIG SG 540 HK33(Marines) SIG SG 510 M4 Carbine(Army special forces) |
| China | QBZ-95 (presently mass inducting) Type 81 Type 56 (reserved for secondary forces) |
| Colombia | Heckler & Koch G3, IMI Galil |
| Croatia | VHS assault rifle |
| Cyprus | Heckler & Koch G3 Cypriot National Guard AK-74M Greek-Cypriot Special Forces |
| Czech Republic | VZ58 CZ-805 BREN (replacing Sa vz. 58 in service) |
| Denmark | M/95 (Diemaco C7A1) M/96 Carbine (Diemaco C8A2) |
| Egypt | Maadi MISR AKM M16 |
| El Salvador | Heckler & Koch G3 |
| Estonia | Ak 4, IMI Galil |
| Falkland Islands | Steyr AUG FN FAL |
| Fiji | Daewoo K2 M16A2 |
| Finland | Rynnäkkökivääri 62 Rynnäkkökivääri 95 |
| France | GIAT FAMAS F1 FAMAS G2 (Marine Nationale) |
| Georgia | M4 carbine (Georgian Armed Forces) AK-74M (Reserve forces) |
| Germany | Heckler & Koch G36 |
| Greece | Heckler & Koch G3 (Hellenic Army standard rifle) M16 rifle (Hellenic Navy and special forces) Heckler & Koch G36 (Purchase pending) |
| Hungary | AK-63 (Hungarian AKM copy) M4A1 (special forces) |
| India | INSAS 5.56 mm (Indian Armed Forces Standard Issue Rifle/CISF/counter insurgency) RFI SLR 1A1 & 1C (phased out of army and is being used by police/paramilitary) AKM (secondary rifle/Counter Insurgency) MPi-KM-72 (secondary rifle/counter insurgency ) Arsenal Co. AR (secondary rifle/Counter Insurgency) Sa Vz. 58 (secondary rifle/Counter Insurgency) IMI Tavor TAR-21 (Special Forces) M4A1 (Special forces) AK-47 (CISF) |
| Indonesia | SS-1 Pindad SS2 Heckler & Koch G3 M4 Carbine PM2-V1 V2 V3 |
| Iran | Heckler & Koch G3 AKM (and smaller numbers of AK-47, AK-102, and Type 56 rifles) Khaybar KH2002 |
| Iraq | AKM (and smaller numbers of AK-47, Type 56, and QBZ-95 rifles) M16 (to begin replacement of AK series of weapons) |
| Ireland | Steyr AUG A1 |
| Israel | IMI Tavor TAR-21 IMI Galil M4 Carbine M16 |
| Italy | Cei-Rigotti (out of service) Beretta BM59 (kept in reserve) Beretta AR70/90 M4 Carbine (special forces) Beretta ARX-160 (entering limited service) |
| Jamaica | L85 |
| Japan | Howa Type 89 Howa Type 64 |
| Kenya | Heckler & Koch G3 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Type 56 (AK-47 clone) Type 68 |
| Republic of Korea | M16A1 limited and reserve only Daewoo K1A Daewoo K2 Daewoo K11 |
| Laos | Type 56 AK-47 M16 rifle |
| Latvia | Heckler & Koch G3 Heckler & Koch G36 |
| Lithuania | Heckler & Koch G3 Heckler & Koch G36 |
| Luxembourg | Steyr AUG |
| Malaysia | M4 Carbine Steyr AUG (to be discharged) |
| Mexico | Heckler & Koch G3 (To be replaced by FX-05) FX-05 M16A2 (Mexican Marines) |
| Mongolia | AK-47 AK-74 |
| Myanmar | Heckler & Koch G3 M16S1 MA series rifle |
| Netherlands | Diemaco C7 Diemaco C8 Heckler & Koch HK416 D10RS Heckler & Koch HK417 D14.5RS (used by sniper spotters) |
| Nepal | M16 rifle CAR-15 |
| New Zealand | F88 Austeyr |
| Nigeria | Heckler & Koch G3 AK-105 AK-104 |
| Norway | Automatgevær 3 (Heckler & Koch G3) Heckler & Koch G36E(limited) Heckler & Koch HK416/HK 417 (To replace AG-3 starting 2008) Diemaco C7(limited) Diemaco C8(limited) |
| Pakistan | Heckler & Koch G3 AKM Type 56 assault rifle Type 81 assault rifle |
| Peru | Heckler & Koch G3 |
| Philippines | M16A1 and M16A2 M14 Rifle UDMC PVAR Rifle (NAVSOG) M4 Carbine CAR-15 M1 Garand (used by some CAFGU units) Steyr AUG (used by the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment) M1903 Springfield |
| Poland | AKM/AKMS Beryl wz.96 |
| Portugal | Heckler & Koch G3 IMI Galil (Paratroopers) Heckler & Koch G36 (Air Force and Navy Special Forces) |
| Republic of China | T91 assault rifle T86 assault rifle (limited) T65 assault rifle |
| Romania | PA md. 86 Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965 (Romanian AKM copy) Heckler & Koch G36 (special forces only) |
| Russia | AK-74M AK-47 AK-101 AK-103 rifles in service with specialised units |
| Saudi Arabia | G36C Steyr AUG Heckler & Koch G3 M4 carbine |
| Singapore | ST Kinetics SAR-21 and M16S1 |
| Slovakia | VZ58 |
| Slovenia | FN F2000 Zastava M70 (contract reserve troops) |
| Serbia | Zastava M70 Zastava M21 |
| South Africa | R4 |
| Spain | Heckler & Koch G36E |
| Sri Lanka | Type 56 Type 81 M16 |
| Sudan | Heckler & Koch G3 Type 56 |
| Sweden | Ak 4 Ak 5 Heckler & Koch G36 (Used by Särskilda Skyddsgruppen in Afghanistan) |
| Switzerland | Sturmgewehr 90 / Fusil d'assault 90 Sturmgewehr 57 SIG 552 Historical rifles: see Rifles of Switzerland |
| Thailand | M16A2 M4 Carbine/Colt Commando Heckler & Koch HK33 SAR-21 |
| Tonga | IMI Galil M4 (carbine) M16 assault rifle FN FNC |
| Tunisia | Steyr AUG M4 (carbine) (Special forces) FN FAL (Border Guards) |
| Turkey | Heckler & Koch HK33 Heckler & Koch G3 M16A2 and M4 carbine (special forces, marines and land forces aviators.) |
| Turkmenistan | AK-74 ARX-160 (In use with special forces) |
| Ukraine | AK-74 (mostly AKS-74 variant) AKM Vepr |
| United Kingdom | L85A2 (SA80) Diemaco C8 SFW (In use with special forces) |
| United States | M14 M16A4 M4 carbine HK416 (Special forces) FN SCAR SOCOM units only. |
| Uzbekistan | AK-74 |
| Venezuela | FN FAL AK-104 (Replacing most FALs) |
| Vietnam | AKMS AKM AK-101 AK-103 AK-74 TAR-21 (Naval Infantry) |
| Zimbabwe | L85 AKM |
- This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
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