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“Kbs wz. 1996 Beryl”,1996,”�Poland”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Poland”,”Designed to replace the older AK-47 and AK-74 models then in use, the Beryl quickly became the main service rifle of the Polish Armed Forces.”
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“LAPA FA-03″,”1970s”,”�Brazil”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Brazil (BOPE)”,”A Bullpup design far ahead of its times, produced with great usage of polymer materials, the LAPA FA-03 was manufactured only in few hundred samples. With both domestic military adoption and foreign sales crippled by Brazilian policy, this rifle is still today kept in stock by some Brazilian Police units.”
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“Leader Dynamics T2 MK5″,”1980s”,”�Australia”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Never in active service”,”The Leader Dynamics T2 MK5 represents an attempt to produce Australia’s first domestically designed and produced gas-operated auto-rifle for the Australian Army. The rifle was never brought into service.”
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“L64/65″,”1970s”,”�United Kingdom”,”4.85x49mm”,”Never in active service”,”The L64/65 was an intermediate step in the design of British bullpup style assault rifles. Though this rifle was never used by any military force, it helped lay the foundation for the successful SA80 series of weapons.”
“M4 Carbine”,1994,”�United States”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”United States, many others”,”A shorter, lighter version of the M16, the M4 is heavily used by the United States Armed Forces especially for close quarters combat, special operations, and other roles where small size is a major factor. The M4 and its many variants have also been exported to a number of nations around the world.”
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“M16 rifle”,1961,”�United States”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”United States, many others”,”The M-16 has been the primary service rifle of the United States Armed Forces since its introduction in 1961. The rifle has also been used, in one variation or another, by dozens of other nations making it one of the most popular assault rifle designs ever.”
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“MSSR”,1996,”�Philippines”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Philippine Marines, Philippine Navy Naval Special Warfare Group (NSWG)”,”The Marine Scout Sniper Rifle or MSSR is a semi-automatic sniper rifle developed from the Colt M16A1 rifle by the Philippine Marine Corps Scout Snipers due to the lack of a dedicated sniper rifle, which was used since the Armed Forces of the Philippines has been plagued with the issue of having the necessary funds needed to maintain their weapons and equipment.”
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“NIVA XM1970″,1970,”�Sweden”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Never in active service”,”The XM1970 was a combined Bullpup rifle / RPG launcher concept by SAAB Bofors.”
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“Pindad SS1″,1991,”�Indonesia”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Indonesia, Cambodia, Nigeria, and United Arab Emirates”,”The Pindad SS1 built in Indonesian is licensed built Belgian FN FNC The weapon is the main service rifle of the Indonesian armed forces.”
“Pindad SS2″,2006,”�Indonesia”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Indonesia”,”An updated version of the Pindad SS1, the SS2 is currently being phased in as the service rifle of the Indonesian armed forces.”
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“QBZ-95″,1997,”�China”,”5.8x42mm DBP87″,”People’s Republic of China, Cambodia, Sri Lanka QBZ-97 in service with the 911 Special Forces of Cambodia-champered for the 5.56x45mm NATO”,”A Bullpup design introduced to replace the aging Type 56 rifles in Chinese service, the QBZ-95 was first introduced when the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China. Fires the proprietary 5.8x42mm DBP87 cartridge solely intended for the Chinese military, but the QBZ-97 export variant chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO saw some foreign sales as well as civilian adaptations.”
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“QBZ-03″,2003,”�People’s Republic of China”,”5.8x42mm DBP87″,”People’s Republic of China, in limited service with the People’s Liberation Army”,
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“R4 assault rifle”,1980,”�South Africa”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”South Africa, Haitian police”,”Developed in 1980 for the South African Defence Force to replace the R1, which was a variant of the Belgian FN FAL, The R4 was first issued during the early 1980s. Its design can trace its ancestry back through the Israeli IMI Galil, and the Finnish Rk 62, back to the AK-47.”
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“RH-70″,1970,”�West Germany”,”5.56x45mm”,”Germany”,”The RH-70 was a bullpup rifle intended to supplement and eventually replace the H&K G3 in Bundeswehr service using the same action. It somewhat had a “”Thumbhole”" stock and the ambidextrous ability to enable left/right-handed shooters to fire it.”
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“Rk62″,1962,”�Finland”,”7.62x39mm”,”Finland”,”Based on the design of the AK-47, the Rk 62 is the service rifle of the Finnish Defence Forces.”
“Rk9TP”,”1990s”,”�Finland”,”7.62x39mm”,”Finland”,”The Rk 95 was accepted in limited numbers into the Finnish Defence Forces as a possible future replacement for the Rk 62, though this may or may not ultimately occur.”
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“Robinson Armament XCR”,2006,”�United States”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”United States”,”The Robinson Armament Co. XCR is a multi-caliber, gas piston weapon system developed by Robinson Armament Co. for U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to satisfy the requirements of the SOF Combat Assault Rifle, or SCAR competition, but was disqualified on a technicality due to late delivery of blank firing adapters. Robinson Armament continued development and the XCR is now being offered to law enforcement, the military and general public.”
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“Rung Paisarn RPS-001″,1986,”�Thailand”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Thailand”,”A development of the Czechoslovak Sa vz. 58 assault rifle chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO with components from the M16A2.”
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“Sa vz.58“,1958,”�Czechoslovakia”,”7.62x39mm”,”Czechoslovakia and others”,”Easily mistaken for the oft-copied AK-47, the Sa vz. 58 is a unique design that has seen service with several nations’ armies including the present day Czech Republic, and Slovakia.”
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“SA80″,1985,”�United Kingdom”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”United Kingdom, Jamaica, Zimbabwe, Nepal”,”The SA80 is the primary service rifle of the United Kingdom. Its bullpup design is a repackaging of the AR-18.”
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“SAR-80“,”1980s”,”�Singapore”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Singapore and others”,”Born in the early 1980s out of the cooperation between the Sterling Armament Company of United Kingdom and Chartered Industries of Singapore, the SAR-80 was a conventional design based upon the American Armalite AR-18 fed by STANAG magazines. Saw very little rear-line use in its homeland, but has since been spotted in conflicts and civil wars in eastern Europe, Asia and Middle East.”
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“SAR-21″,1999,”�Singapore”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Singapore and others”,”Unveiled in 1999, the SAR-21 is now the service rifle of the Singapore Armed Forces. It is also in service with the armed forces of Brunei, Indonesia, and Morocco, as well as the special forces of Bangladesh.”
“Safir T-16″,”2000s”,”�Turkey”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Not yet in service”,”The T-16 is a full-auto variant of the T-15 rifle manufactured by Safir Arms.”
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“Safir T-17″,2009,”�Turkey”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Not yet in service”,”The T-17 is a bullpup variant of the latest Turkish assault rifle concept by Safir Arms.”
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“San Cristobal”,1950,”�Dominican Republic”,”.30 Carbine”,”Cuba, Dominican Republic”,”A derivative of the Danuvia 43 submachine gun chambered in the .30 carbine round. This weapon is still in use with the Dominican Military Academy.”
“SIG SG 540″,”1970s”,”�Switzerland”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Chad, Chile, Ecuador, France, Indonesia, Jordan, and others”,”The SG 540 series, consisting of the SG 540 and SG 543 Carbine in 5.56x45mm NATO and the SG 542 chambered for the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge, has entered service with the armed forces of several countries in Africa, Asia and South America as well as numerous law enforcement and security agencies. Most notably the SG 540 served as the basis for the SG 541 prototype, which would later become the SIG SG 550.”
“SIG SG 550″,1986,”�Switzerland”,”5.6 mm Gw Pat 90″,”Switzerland and others”,”Built as a successor to the SIG SG 510, the SG 550 is the standard service rifle of the Swiss Army based on the earlier design of the SIG SG 540. The rifle has been exported for use by the armies of Chile, France, Indonesia, and Spain, and counter-terrorism units in Germany and Serbia. The SG 550 is also used by some federal agencies in the United States and by the Papal Swiss Guard at the Vatican.”
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“SOAR”,”2006�present”,”�Philippines”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”The Special Operations Assault Rifle was used by Special Action force (SAF).”,
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“SOCIMI AR-831″,”1980s”,”�Italy”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”n/a”,”The SOCIMI AR-831 is an assault rifle of Italian origin based on the AR-15 platform. The weapon is gas operated and is chambered in the 5.56x45mm NATO round.”
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“Sterling SAR-87″,1987,”�United Kingdom”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Never in active service”,”The SAR-87 was a derivative of the Armalite AR18, It was a reliable design but rejected as the SA80 was selected by the British Forces so it remained as a prototype but formed the basis of various Singapore produced weapons like the SR-88.”
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“Steyr ACR”,1987,”�Austria”,”5.56x45mm flechette”,”Never in active service”,”The Steyr ACR was an entry in the United States Army’s Advanced Combat Rifle program. The experimental flechette firing weapon was not adopted by the US Army and the rifle has not seen active service.”
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“Steyr AUG”,1978,”�Austria”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Austria and others”,”The Austrian Army’s main service rifle, the AUG uses a bullpup design that is modular and very adaptable. The same gun can be quickly fitted with an assortment of barrels and switched for left or right-handed operation. The AUG is used by a number of military forces and government agencies worldwide.”
“Stoner 63″,1963,”�United States”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”United States (limited, no longer in service)”,”The Stoner 63 was a family of infantry weapons including assault rifles and light machine guns produced in the 1960s for the United States Armed Forces. The US Navy SEALs and the US Marine Corps field tested the rifles in limited numbers, but the weapons system was never widely used and had been completely phased out by the late 1980s.”
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“Sturmgewehr 44″,1944,”�Germany”,”7.92x33mm Kurz”,”Nazi Germany (WWII)”,”Considered by many to be the first true assault rifle, the StG44 was the first weapon to see widespread action that combined the portability and powerful cartridge of a rifle with the automatic firing rate of a machine gun. Previous, similar designs such as the American Thompson submachine gun and M3 submachine gun had fired less powerful pistol cartridges and were, therefore, not true assault rifles.”
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“StG45″,1945,”�Germany”,”7.92x33mm Kurz”,”Nazi Germany (WWII)”,”This was the last attempt for Nazi Germany to produce an assault rifle but cheaper and easier to produce/maintain etc. Like the previous and similar Sturmgewehr 44, It retained the same ammunition/ergonomics/magazines but instead used a roller-locking system that later became used in the CETME/Heckler & Koch series of weapons.”
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“TKB-022PM”,1962,”�Soviet Union”,”7.62x39mm”,”Never in active service”,”The TKB-022PM was a prototype bullpup carbine designed for Armoured Vehicle crew members. It has also been one of the most unusual designs to draw mass attention to firearms enthusiasts as its external layout was bakelite and has the magazine at the very far back it required a vertically moving bolt and a separate rammer/extractor to cycle its operation. Apart from this, Russian Generals thought this weapon was complicated and far ahead of its time and didn’t trust if it could withstand harsh battlefield conditions and years of storage.”
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“TKB-059″,1966,”�Soviet Union”,”7.62x39mm”,”Never in active service”,”The TKB-059 assault rifle was a bullpup weapon with rapid burst capabilities. It had a unique recoil operation with the spent brass ejecting downwards behind the magazine area enabling the weapon to be used ambidextrously. The TKB-059 recoil operation was used as the basis of the AN-94.”
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“TKB-517″,”1950s”,”�Soviet Union”,”7.62x39mm”,”Never in active service”,”Designed to be an easier to produce, more accurate and reliable alternative to the externally similar AK-47, the TKB-517 was never adopted by the Soviet military.”
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“T65 assault rifle”,1976,”�Republic of China”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Taiwan, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Panama”,”The T65 was the main service rifle of Taiwan’s ROC Army from 1976 through the mid-1990s when it was phased out in favour of the newer T86 and T91 models.”
“T86 assault rifle”,1998,”�Republic of China”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Taiwan, Jordan”,”Similar in design to the American M16, the T86 was slated to replace the older T65 model as the service rifle of Taiwan’s ROC Army, but the intended replacement was delayed and the T86 was superseded by the T91 and was only deployed in limited numbers.”
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“T91 assault rifle”,2003,”�Republic of China”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Taiwan, Jordan, Kuwait”,”A continuation of the T86 assault rifle’s design, the T91 incorporated more features from other existing weapons such as the M16 and the Heckler & Koch G36. The T91 is currently the primary service rifle of Taiwan’s ROC Army.”
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“Truvelo Raptor”,”2000s”,”�South Africa”,”7.62x39mm/5.56x45mm NATO”,”Not in service yet”,”The Truvelo Raptor is an assault rifle concept from South Africa based on the Vektor R4.”
“TVGK”,”2000s”,”�Ukraine”,”4.92x34mm”,”Not in service yet”,”The TVGK is a combined Assault rifle/ Airburst grenade launcher concept from Ukraine. It is of Bullpup configuration and is developed by KB Shar.”
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“Type 11″,”2000s”,”�Thailand”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Thailand”,”The Type 11 is a bullpup assault rifle of Thai origin, manufactured by the Ministry of National Defence. The weapon is a derivative of the Heckler & Koch HK33 assault rifle.”
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“Type 56 assault rifle”,”1970s”,”�China”,”7.62x39mm”,”China, many others”,”The Type 56 assault rifle is a Chinese copy of the Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle, which has been manufactured since 1956. The Type 56 is likely the most widely proliferated AK-47 type rifle in the world having shown up on battlefields in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, South America, etc.”
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“Type 63 assault rifle”,”1970s”,”�China”,”7.62x39mm”,”China, Albania, Cambodia, Vietnam”,”Externally similar to the Chinese SKS rifle, the mechanism is more closely related to the AK-47. The Type 68 is currently no longer in service with the Chinese armed forces; during the Cold War, it has been given in quantities to Albania, Cambodia, and Vietnam.”
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“Type 81 assault rifle”,”1980s”,”�China”,”7.62x39mm”,”China and others”,”The Type 81 combines elements of several earlier rifles to create a design that is externally similar to the AK-47 family of rifles, but with significant internal differences. The Type 81 was the service rifle of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army from the mid-1980s until 1995.”
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“Valmet M82″,1978,”�Finland”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Never in active service”,”Only about 2,000 M82s were built during its brief life. The bullpup style rifle was tested in small numbers by Finnish paratroopers, but found to be unsuitable.”
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“VB Berapi LP06″,2006,”�Malaysia”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Not yet in service”,”The VB Berapi LP06 is the first assault rifle designed and manufactured indigenously in Malaysia. The weapon is of bullpup form and can be fitted with an optical sight.”
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“Vektor CR-21″,1997,”�South Africa”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Never in active service”,”The CR-21 is a bullpup design of assault rifle introduced as a proposed successor to the South African Army’s current R4 assault rifle. The rifle has not yet been selected by any military force and remains a prototype.”
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“Vepr”,2003,”�Ukraine”,”5.45x39mm”,”Ukraine (not yet in service)”,”The Vepr is the first assault rifle designed and built in the Ukraine. The weapon�a bullpup modification of the AK-74–is listed by the Ukrainian government as a sub-machinegun, but it fires a rifle cartridge and is, therefore, an assault rifle. The Vepr is slated to be introduced into service with the Ukrainian Ground Forces by 2010.”
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“VHS Assault Rifle”,2007,”�Croatia”,”5.56x45mm”,”Croatia, Kuwait, Venezuela”,”The VHS assault rifle was first introduced in Karlovac in 2007. In October 2008, it was published into the ground force of Croatia. It is currently the service rifle of Croatia. Venezuela and Kuwait have shown interest for the rifle.”
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“W+F Bern C42″,”2000s”,”�Switzerland”,”5.56x45mm NATO / 6.8 mm Remington SPC”,”Not in active service”,”The C42 is an Assault rifle manufactured by the Government owned W+F Bern of Switzerland. It is chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO and 6.8mm SPC.”
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“W+F Bern StG-52″,1952,”�Switzerland”,”7.5mm Kurzpatrone”,”Never in active service”,”The Sturmgewehr 52 was an assault rifle heavily patterned after the German FG42 as it was fed from the side from a 30 or 40 round magazine, also fitted with a muzzle attachment capable of launching rifle grenades. It was also chambered in the 7.5x55mm Swiss service round as the StG-54 fed from the right hand side.”
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“Wimmersperg Spz-kr”,1945,”�Germany”,”7.92x33mm Kurz”,”Nazi Germany (WWII)”,”One of the desperate attempts by the Third Reich to manufacture an assault rifle from existing firearm parts, most notably from Sten MKII and StG-44 components.”
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“XM8 rifle”,2002,”�United States”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Never in active service”,”Jointly designed by German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch, the United States Army, and the US company General Electric, the XM8 was intended to be the next generation of light assault rifle for the US Army; the project was formally cancelled in 2005, but the prototypes are sometimes still used for comparative testings with other rifle designs.”
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“Z-M Weapons LR 300″,,”�United States”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Never in active service”,”The LR 300 is a variation on the general design of the M16; it has never been used in military service.”
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“Zastava M21″,2004,”�Serbia”,”5.56x45mm NATO”,”Serbia and others”,”The Zastava M21 is based on the ubiquitous AK-47 family of weapons, but chambered for the 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge. It is currently in service with the military of Serbia.”
“Zastava M70″,,”�Serbia”,”7.62x39mm”,”Serbia and others”,”The Zastava M70 is very closely related to the famous AK-47. The rifle has seen service with several armies including that of Serbia, its producer.”
“ZB-530″,1954,”�Czechoslovakia”,”7.62x45mm vz. 52″,”Never in active service.
Czechoslovakia,Zastava M70,AK-47,Serbia,Zastava
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M21,Z-M Weapons LR 300,manufacturer Heckler & Koch,Wimmersperg Spz-kr,1945,Germany,Sturmgewehr 52 assault rifle,W+F Bern StG-52″,1952,,Switzerland,7.5mm,
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