List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
This is a list of weapons served individually by the United States armed forces. While the general understanding is that crew-served weapons require more than one person to operate them, there are important exceptions in the case for both squad automatic weapons (SAW) and sniper rifles. Within the Table of Organization and Equipment for both the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps, these two classes of weapons are considered as crew-served; the operator of the weapon has an assistant who carries additional ammunition and associated equipment, acts as a spotter, and is also fully qualified in the operation of the weapon. These weapons are listed under the List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. armed forces.
Bayonets, knives, and bayonet-knife models
In active service (some branches or limited roles)
Aircrew Survival Egress Knife (US Army Aircrew and USMC Aircrew)
M9 bayonet (M16 series compatible)
M7 bayonet (M16 series compatible)
M11 knife (EOD)
OKC-3S bayonet (USMC)
Ka-Bar combat knife (USMC)
Gerber Mark II dagger
Mk 3 knife (USN SEALs)
Mission Knives MPK Knife (USN SEALs, USN EOD, and USMC)
Strider SMF (USMC)
SEAL Knife 2000 (USN SEALs)
Tomahawk (VTAC)
Entrenching tool
Out of service (obsolete)
Knife LC-14-B/Type IV Survival Ax (Woodman's Pal)
Marine Corps Raiders stiletto by Camillus
Mk 1 Utility Knife (Navy)
Mk 2 Machete (Navy)
Mk 2 Utility Knife (Marine Corps/Navy)
M1 bayonet (M1 Garand/M1903)
M3 Trench Knife
M4 Bayonet (M1 Carbine)
M5 Bayonet (M1 Garand)
M6 Bayonet (M14)
M1795 Bayonet
M1812 Bay
M1816 Bayonet
M1819 Hall Breech-Loading Rifle Socket Bayonet
M1841 Mississippi Rifle Bayonet
M1847 Musketoon Bayonet
M1849 Rifleman's Knife
M1855 Socket Bayonet
M1861 Navy Rifle Bayonet
M1868 Trowel Bayonet
M1873 Trowel Bayonet
M1880 Hunting Knife (a.k.a. Entrenching knife)
M1887 Hospital Corps Knife
M1898 Bolo Bayonet
M1898 Bowie Bayonet
M1892 Bayonet (Krag)
M1895 Lee Rifle Bayonet
M1904 Hospital Corps Knife
M1905 Bayonet (M1903/M1 Garand)
M1909 Bolo Knife
M1917 Bayonet (M1917 Rifle, M1897, M12 and M1200 Shotguns)
M1917 Bolo Knife
M1917/M1918/Mark I Trench Knife
M1939 Machete
M1942 Bayonet (M1903 Springfield/M1 Garand)
M1942 Bolo Knife (United States Navy Hospital Corpsman)
M1942 Machete
Sykes-Fairbairn Commando Knife
V-42 combat knife (Case V-42 'Stiletto')
V44 Knife
Grenades
In active service
M67 fragmentation grenade
AN/M14 thermite grenade
AN/M8 white smoke grenade
AN/M18 colored smoke grenade
M7A3 CS Gas Grenade
M25A2 Riot Control Grenade
M47 Riot Control Grenade
In active service (some branches or limited roles)
AN/M83 White Smoke Grenade
M84 stun grenade
M116/A1 "Flash Crash"
Mk 141 Mod 0
M100 Grenade Rifle Entry Munition (GREM)
Scalable Offensive Hand Grenade (SOCOM)
Out of service (obsolete)
MK3/3A1/3A2 Concussion Grenade
M25/A1
M7/A1/A2
M6/A1
Mk 1 Mod 0/1/2/3
M34
M16
M15
M8
M33
M61
M26/A1
Mk II/IIA1 (aka Mk 2/2A1) (Frag)
M1 Frangible
Ketchum Grenade (Civil War era)
V40 Mini-Grenade
XM48/E1/E2/E3
XM58
EX 1 Mod 0
EX 2 Mod 0
Model 308-1 (Never standardized)
Kilgore/Schermuly Stun
T13 Beano Grenade
F1 (M1916 Billant Fuse)
Sidearms
In active service
Beretta M9 (9×19mm)
SIG Sauer M11 (P228) (9×19mm)
SIG Sauer M17 Modular Handgun System (P320 Full-Size) (9×19mm) – Was selected by the US Army to replace the M9 after winning the XM17 Modular Handgun System competition
SIG Sauer M18 Modular Handgun System (P320 Carry) (9×19mm) – Was selected by the US Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force to replace the M11 after winning the XM17 Modular Handgun System competition.
In active service (some branches or limited roles)
Model 1822 Musket (Flintlock Musket) .69 (later percussion)
Model 1816 Musket (Flintlock musket; .69) (Later Percussion)
Springfield Model 1812 Musket (Flintlock musket; .69)
Model 1808 Contract Musket (Flintlock musket; .69)
Model 1795 Musket (Flintlock musket; .69)
Charleville musket (Flintlock musket; .69)
Brown Bess (Musket; .75)
Ferguson rifle (Flintlock breech-loader; .69)
Experimental
NGSW-R (Next Generation Squad Weapon - Rifle) (6.8 Common Cartridge) -- Sig Sauer MCX Spear rifle and cartridge selected and ordered by US Army as the XM7 rifle and 6.8 Common Cartridge.
MRGG-A (Mid-Range Gas Gun - Assaulter) (6.5mm Creedmoor) (USSOCOM)
Mk 17 Mod 1 (FN SCAR-H) (6.5mm Creedmoor) (USSOCOM)
Textron CT System (Olin Winchester CT 6.8mm polymer-cased telescoped cartridge) (US Army) - not selected for NGSW program.
General Dynamics RM277 (True Velocity .277 TVCM polymer-cased cartridge) (US Army) - not selected for NGSW program.
Desert Tech MDRx (PCP Ammunition 6.8mm polymer case-metal cartridge) (US Army) - not selected for NGSW program
LSAT rifle (not adopted, superseded by NGSW-R).
FN-America HAMR (Federal Cartridge Company 6.8mm cartridge) (United States Marine Corps) - not selected for IAR program
XM8 rifle - not adopted (5.56×45mm NATO)
XM29 (5.56×45mm NATO and 20 mm airburst munition (XM1018)(early)/25 mm airburst munition) - program canceled
Advanced Combat Rifle program entries (concluded 1991)
Misc. Future Rifle Program entries (canceled)
Special Purpose Individual Weapon (SPIW) program entries - concluded/canceled)
Carbines
In active service
M4A1 (5.56×45mm NATO)
XM7 (6.8×51mm) (US Army)
In active service (some branches or limited roles)
M4 (5.56×45mm NATO) (the U.S. Army was upgrading and retrofitting their existing stock of M4 carbines to the specifications of the M4A1, starting in 2014 and was predicted to be completed by 2020)
Mk 18 Mod 0 CQBR (Close Quarters Battle Receiver) (5.56×45mm NATO) (USMC Recon, USCG DSF, USN SEALs, USSOCOM, and USASOC)
M231 FPW (Firing Port Weapon) (5.56×45mm NATO) (US Army Bradley M2A3 Crew)
GAU-5A ASDW (Aircrew Self-Defence Weapon) (5.56×45mm NATO) (US Air Force)
Mk 16 Mod 0 (5.56×45mm NATO) (US Army Rangers)
SCAR-L (CQC, STD)(5.56×45mm NATO) (US Army Rangers, USSOCOM)
Heckler & Koch HK416 (5.56×45mm NATO) (JSOC)
Sig Sauer MCX Rattler (Reduced Signature Assault Rifle) (USSOCOM)
Low Visibility Assault Weapon (USSOCOM)
Out of service (obsolete)
Colt Model 723 (Carbine version of M16A2, 5.56×45mm NATO) (US Navy)
Model 1840 Army Noncommissioned Officers' Sword A modern version of this sword with steel scabbard is currently permitted for wear by US Army platoon sergeants and first sergeants; in practice it is rarely seen outside the 3rd Infantry Regiment and honor guards.
Model 1852 Navy Officers' Sword
Model 1860 Navy CPO Cutlass (authorized only for ranks of Chief to Master Chief)