Encyclopedia of firearms and ammunition of the XX and XXI centuries

wz. 88 Tantal

wz. 88 Tantal

The 5.45mm Kbk Wz. 88 Tantal assault rifle was developed in Poland by the arms-making factory ZM Lucznik (code 11) as a replacement for the 7.62mm Kbk AKM ...

Manufrance Rapid

Manufrance Rapid

The Manufrance Rapid shotgun was produced by the Manufrance (former Manufacture Francaise d’Armes et Cycles de St.Etienne) company of St.Etienne, ...

EM-124

EM-124

The EM124 riot shotgun is manufactured in China and is exported through the state-owned China Jing An Import & Export Corporation. It is intended ...

QJB-201 / QJS-161

QJB-201 / QJS-161

The 5.8mm QJB-201 light machine gun (Chinese designation is QJB201 5.8毫米班用机枪) is a relatively new squad automatic weapon, designed and manufactured by ...

Beretta NARP

Beretta NARP

The Beretta NARP, or New Assault Rifle Platform, is the latest infantry rifle, developed by the famous Italian company Beretta. First displayed to the ...

SN7P

SN7P

The SN7P submachine gun is designed by the Vietnam Weapon Design Institute (Viện Vũ khí) of the Vietnam General Department of Defense Industry and is ...

Type 56 carbine

Type 56 carbine

The Type 56 carbine, also colloquially known as the Chinese SKS carbine or a Chicom SKS (used mostly in USA) was a license-built version of the Soviet ...

SKS Simonov

SKS Simonov

The Simonov SKS carbine was officially adopted by the Soviet Army in 1949, as a part of the new small arms system, built around the new 7.62mm Model 1943 ...

M.59 and M.59/66 carbine

M.59 and M.59/66 carbine

The Zastava M.59 carbine (the official designation was Poluautomatska puška 7,62 mm M.59, or Semi-automatic rifle M59) was a licensed copy of the Soviet ...

PZD 556

PZD 556

The PZD 556 light machine gun is a relatively new product from the Czech company DSS (Defense and Security Services) SA. Introduced in 2023, the only known ...

Pindad SB1

Pindad SB1

The Pindad SB1 assault rifle is a dedicated law enforcement weapon, produced by the PT Pindad (Perseo) company in Indonesia. It is used by the local police ...

Zastava M21

Zastava M21

The Zastava M21 assault rifle is a standard issue infantry rifle of the Serbian army. It was designed and manufactured by the Serbian gun making company ...