List of battle rifles

Last updated March 08, 2025

Battle rifles are full-length, semi-automatic or select fire rifles that are chambered for a full-power rifle cartridge,^[1] and have been adopted by a nation's military. The difference between a battle rifle and a designated marksman rifle is often only one of terminology with modifications to the trigger and accuracy enhancements; many of the weapons below are currently still in use and have been repurposed as designated marksman rifles. For intermediate-powered rifle cartridge firearms (e.g.: 5.45x39mm, 5.56×45mm, 5.8x42mm, and 7.62×39mm) see List of assault rifles.

Below is the list of automatic rifles and battle rifles.

The table is sortable for every column.

Name	Manufacturer	Cartridge	firing modes	Country	Year
Automatgevær 3	Kongsberg Gruppen	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Norway	1961
AK-308 ^[2]	Kalashnikov Concern	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Russia	2018
Automatkarbin 4 ^[3]	Husqvarna Vapenfabrik	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Sweden	1966
FN-49	FN Herstal	.30-06 Springfield	Select fire	Belgium	1947
Ag m/42	Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori	6.5×55mm	Semi-automatic	Sweden	1941
AVT-40		7.62×54mmR	Select fire	Soviet Union	1942
MAS-49	Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne	7.5×54mm French	Semi-automatic	France	1949
AR-10 ^[4]	ArmaLite	7.62×51mm NATO .308 Winchester	Select fire	United States and under contract in the Netherlands (Artillerie Inrichtingen)	1956
AVS-36		7.62×54mmR	Select fire	Soviet Union	1936
Beretta BM59 ^[5]	Beretta	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Italy	1959
Breda PG	Beretta	6.5×52mm Carcano 7×57mm Mauser	Select fire(burst, full-auto)	Italy	1935
Calzada Bayo CB-57		7.62×51mm NATO 7.92×33mm Kurz 7.92×40mm		Spain	1957
Cei-Rigotti		6.5×52mm Carcano 7.65×53mm Mauser	Select fire	Italy	1890s
CETME rifle	CETME	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Spain	1957
Charlton Automatic Rifle	Charlton Motor Workshops Electrolux	.303 British	Select fire	New Zealand	1942
Chauchat	SIDARME Gladiator	8×51mmR French	Select fire	France	1907
Chauchat-Ribeyrolles 1918	Ribeyrolles, Sutter and Chauchat (RSC)	8×51mmR French	Select fire	France	1918
Colt Modular 901	Colt Defense	7.62x51mm NATO	Select fire	United States	2013
CZ BREN 2	Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod	7.62x51mm NATO	Select fire	Czech Republic	2015
FA-MAS Type 62	Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	France	1962
Fedorov Avtomat	Degtyarev plant	6.5×50mmSR Arisaka	Select fire	Russia	1915
Fallschirmjager 42	Rheinmetall	7.92×57mm Mauser	Select fire	Germany	1941
FM57 rifle	N/A	7.62×51mm NATO	?	Sweden	1957
FN FAL	FN Herstal IMBEL Fabricaciones Militares	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Belgium	1947
FN SCAR-H	FN Herstal	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Belgium	2009
Gewehr 41	Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik	7.92×57mm Mauser	Semi-automatic	Germany	1941
Gewehr 43	Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik	7.92×57mm Mauser	Semi-automatic	Germany	1943
GRAM 61 battle rifle	Bofors Carl Gustaf	6.5×55mm	Select fire	Sweden
GRAM 63 battle rifle	Bofors Carl Gustaf	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Sweden	1963
G1		7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	West Germany	1957-1958
Heckler & Koch G3	Heckler & Koch MKEK	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	West Germany	1955
Heckler & Koch HK417	Heckler & Koch	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Germany	2005
Howa Type 64	Howa	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Japan	1964
IWI ACE 52	Israel Weapon Industries	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Israel	2008
L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle	Royal Small Arms Factory	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	United Kingdom	1952
Lmg 25	W+F Bern	7.5×55mm Swiss	Select fire	Switzerland	1925
M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle	Colt's Manufacturing Company	.30-06 Springfield .303 British 7.92×57mm Mauser	Select fire	United States	1917
M1 Garand	Springfield Armory	.30-06 Springfield	Semi-automatic	United States	1933
M14 rifle	Springfield Armory	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	United States	1954
Madsen LAR	Dansk Industri Syndikat	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Denmark	1959
Madsen machine gun	Dansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat A/S	8×58mmR Danish Krag 7×57mm Mauser 6.5×55mm 6.5×53mmR 6.5×52mm Carcano 7.92×57mm Mauser 7.65×53mm Argentine 7.62×54mmR 8×50mmR Lebel 8×50mmR Mannlicher Patrone 88 .303 British .30-06 7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Denmark	1902
Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle	Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	United States	2001
Model 45A	N/A	.30-06 Springfield	Select fire	United States Philippines	1945
MPT-76	MKEK Sarsılmaz Arms	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Turkey	2009
Ishapore 1A1	Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	India	1960
IMBEL IA2	IMBEL	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Brazil	2012
ParaFAL	IMBEL	7.62×51mm NATO	?	Brazil	2009
Pindad SS3	PT Pindad (Persero)	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Indonesia	2014
Rieder automatic rifle		.303 British	Select fire	South Africa	1941
MCX Spear	SIG Sauer	7.62x51mm NATO 6.5mm Creedmoor .277 FURY	Select fire	United States	2019
SIG SG 510	Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft	7.5×55mm Swiss 7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Switzerland	1956
SIG SG 542	Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft FAMAE	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Switzerland	1977
ShAK-12	Izhmash	12.7×55mm	Select fire	Russia	2010
SIG716	SIG Sauer	7.62x51mm 6.5mm Creedmoor	Select fire	United States	2010
SLEM-1	FN Herstal	7.92×57mm Mauser	Semi-automatic	Belgium	1944
SVT-40	Tula Arms Plant Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant	7.62×54mmR	Semi-automatic	Soviet Union	1938
Sturmgewehr 58	Fabrique Nationale de Herstal and Steyr-Daimler-Puch	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Belgium Austria	1956
T48 rifle	FN Herstal H&R Firearms High Standard Manufacturing Company	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Belgium	1947
Wz. 1928	Państwowa Fabryka Karabinów	7.92×57mm Mauser	Select fire	Poland	1928
Zastava M77 B1	Zastava Arms	7.62×51mm NATO	Select fire	Yugoslavia	1977

References

↑ Charles Karwan (December 1999). "Military Guns Of The Century". Guns Magazine.
↑ Neville, L. (2019). The Elite: The A–Z of Modern Special Operations Forces. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 231. ISBN 978-1-4728-2430-1.
↑ Fagerholm, M.; Johnson, M.; Appelberg, M. (2012). Havet : Fyra lyriska essäer (in Finnish). Albert Bonniers Förlag. p. 36. ISBN 978-91-0-013343-6.
↑ Rupley, J.; Vickers, L.; Watters, D.; Bartocci, C. (2020). Vickers Guide: AR-15 (Volume 1). Mott Lake Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9965032-7-3.
↑ Johnston, G.P.; Nelson, T.B. (2016). The World's Assault Rifles. Ironside International Publishers, Inc. p. 1069. ISBN 978-1-61984-601-2.

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[1] Charles Karwan (December 1999). "Military Guns Of The Century". Guns Magazine.

[2] Neville, L. (2019). The Elite: The A–Z of Modern Special Operations Forces. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 231. ISBN 978-1-4728-2430-1.

[3] Fagerholm, M.; Johnson, M.; Appelberg, M. (2012). Havet : Fyra lyriska essäer (in Finnish). Albert Bonniers Förlag. p. 36. ISBN 978-91-0-013343-6.

[4] Rupley, J.; Vickers, L.; Watters, D.; Bartocci, C. (2020). Vickers Guide: AR-15 (Volume 1). Mott Lake Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9965032-7-3.

[5] Johnston, G.P.; Nelson, T.B. (2016). The World's Assault Rifles. Ironside International Publishers, Inc. p. 1069. ISBN 978-1-61984-601-2.

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