Encyclopedia of firearms and ammunition of the XX and XXI centuries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
HK G8
The HK G8 sniper rifle was developed and manufactured during 1980s by the famous German gun-making company Heckler und Koch Gmbh. It was designed upon ...
Colt IAR
The Colt IAR light machine gun / squad automatic weapon was developed by the famous American gun-making company Colt for the Infantry Automatic Rifle ...
STV-380, STV-215
The STV-380 assault rifle is a standard issue infantry weapon of the People’s Army of Vietnam. Adopted in 2020, it is produced locally by the Z111 ...
Mk.20
The Mk.20 mod.0 automatic grenade launcher was developed upon request from US Navy by its own Naval Ordnance Station Louisville, as a short-range area ...
