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| [[St. Étienne Mle 1907]]||8x50mmR||25<br>300||1907 - 1916||Mitrailleuse Saint-Étienne modèle 1907||French Army||[[File:St 1907 mg.jpg|300px]] | | [[St. Étienne Mle 1907]]||8x50mmR||25<br>300||1907 - 1916||Mitrailleuse Saint-Étienne modèle 1907||French Army||[[File:St 1907 mg.jpg|300px]] | ||
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| [[Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun]]||8x50mmR Lebel||24<br>250||1914 - 1945||Mitrailleuse Hotchkiss modèle 1914||French Army<br>Free French Army<br>Vichy French<br>French Foreign Legion||[[File:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|300px]] | | [[Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun]]||8x50mmR Lebel||24<br>250||1914 - 1945||Mitrailleuse Hotchkiss modèle 1914||French Army<br>Free French Army<br>Vichy French<br>French Foreign Legion||[[File:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|300px]] |
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Handguns
In Service
Weapon | Caliber(s) | Capacity | Service Years | Designation | Used By: | Image |
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PAMAS G1 | 9x19mm | 15 | 1987 - Present | All Branches | ||
Glock 17 | 9x19mm | 17 | ???? - Present | French Army French Army Special Forces Brigade Naval Commandos Gendarmerie |
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MAC Mle 1950 | 9x19mm | 9 | 1953 - Present | MAC 50 | All Branches (Until 1978) French Army Special Forces Brigade |
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Manurhin MR-73 | .357 Magnum | 6 | 1973 - Present | Gendarmerie GIGN |
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Heckler & Koch USP Compact | 9x19mm | 13 | ???? - Present | French Navy | ||
Heckler & Koch USP Tactical | .45 ACP | 12 | ???? - Present | 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment | ||
SIG Pro SP 2022 | 9x19mm | 15 | ???? - Present | Gendarmerie |
Out of Service
Weapon | Caliber(s) | Capacity | Service Years | Designation | Used By: | Image |
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Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 | 11mm | 6 | 1873 - 1945 | MAS 1873 | French Army | |
Mle 1892 Revolver | 8x27mm SR | 6 | 1882 - 1960s | All Branches | ||
Savage 1907 | .32 ACP | 10 | 1914 - 1917 | French Army | ||
Star Model 1914 | .32 ACP | 9 | 1915 - 1939 | French Army | ||
Ruby Pistol | .32 ACP | 9 | 1914 - ???? | French Army | ||
FN Model 1910 | .380 ACP | 6 | ???? - ???? | French Army | ||
MAB Model D | .32 ACP | 9 | 1933-1988 | French Army Gendarmerie |
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SACM M1935A | 7.65mm Longue | 8 | 1937-1960s | Modèle 1935 pistol | French Army | |
MAS M1935S | 7.65mm Longue | 8 | 1937-1960s | Modèle 1935 pistol | French Army | |
Luger | 9x19mm | 8 | Indochina War (1946-1954) | French Army | ||
Walther P38 | 9x19mm | 8 | Indochina War (1946-1954) | French Army | ||
MAB PAP F1 | 9x19mm | 15 | ???? - ???? | French Air Force Gendarmerie |
Shotguns
In Service
Weapon | Caliber(s) | Capacity | Service Years | Designation | Used By: | Image |
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Browning BPS | 12 gauge | 7+1 | ???? - Present | BPS SGF | GIGN Gendarmerie |
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Mossberg 500 | 12 gauge | 5+1 | ???? - Present | French Army French Foreign Legion |
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Benelli M3 Super 90 | 12 gauge | 7+1 | ???? - Present | French Army Special Forces Brigade GIGN, GIPN, RAID... |
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Benelli M4 | 12 gauge | 7+1 | ???? - Present | French Army Special Forces Brigade GIGN, GIPN, RAID... |
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Benelli Supernova Tactical | 12 gauge | 6+1 | 2022 - Present | |||
SPAS-12 | 12 gauge | 7+1 | ???? - Present | GIGN | ||
Valtro PM5 Shotgun | 12 gauge | 7+1 | ???? - Present | French Navy | ||
Armsan RS-S1 | 12 gauge | 12 | 2014 - Present | GIGN, GIPN, RAID,... | ||
Beretta M3P | 12 gauge | 5 | ???? - Present | GIGN, GIPN, RAID... | ||
Remington 870 | 12 gauge | 8 | ???? - Present | GIGN, GIPN, RAID... | ||
FN Tactical Police | 12 gauge | 7 | ???? - Present | French Air Force |
Out of Service
Weapon | Caliber(s) | Capacity | Service Years | Designation | Used By: | Image |
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Manufrance Rapid (Sawed-Off) |
12 gauge | 4+1 | 1970s - ???? | ??? | GIGN |
Submachine Guns
In Service
Weapon | Caliber(s) | Capacity | Service Years | Designation | Used By: | Image |
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FN P90 | 5.7x28mm | 50 | ???? - Present | P90 | Troupes de marine 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment Special Operations Command French Army Special Forces Brigade |
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FN P90 TR | 5.7x28mm | 50 | ???? - Present | P90 TR | GIGN | |
Heckler & Koch MP5A3 | 9x19mm | 30 | ???? - Present | French Army | ||
Heckler & Koch MP5A5 | 9x19mm | 30 | ???? - Present | French Army French Army Special Forces Brigade |
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Heckler & Koch MP5SD | 9x19mm | 30 | ???? - Present | French Army Special Forces Brigade | ||
Heckler & Koch UMP9 | 9x19mm | 30 | ???? - Present | GIGN | ||
MAT-49 | 9x19mm | 20 32 |
1949 - Present | French Army (Until 1979) French Army Special Forces Brigade |
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IMI Mini Uzi | 9x19mm | 20 | ???? - Present | French Army Commandos | ||
Heckler & Koch MP7A1 | 4.6x30mm | 20, 40 | ???? - Present | French Army Special Forces Brigade |
Out of Service
Weapon | Caliber(s) | Capacity | Service Years | Designation | Used By: | Image |
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Bergmann MP18/I | 9x19mm | 32 | ???? - ???? | French Army (very limited) | ||
SIG M1920 | 9x19mm | 50 | ???? - ???? | French Army (very limited) | ||
Haenel MP28/II | 9x19mm | 20, 32 | ???? - ???? | French Army (limited) | ||
Steyr MP34 | 9x19mm | 20, 32 | ???? - ???? | French Army (limited) | ||
Erma EMP | 9x19mm | 32 | 1939 - ???? | French Army | ||
Suomi KP/-31 | 9x19mm | various | 1939 - ???? | French Army (limited) | ||
M1921 Thompson | .45 ACP | 20 50 |
1939 - ???? | French Army | ||
M1928 Thompson | .45 ACP | 20 50 |
1939 - ???? | French Army | ||
M1928A1 Thompson | .45 ACP | 20 30 50 |
1942 - ???? | French Army | ||
M1A1 Thompson | .45 ACP | 20 30 |
1942 - ???? | French Army | ||
MAS-38 | 7.65mm Longue | 32 | 1939 - 1946 | French Army | ||
Sten Mk II | 9x19mm | 32 | 1942 - ???? | French Army | ||
Sten Mk V | 9x19mm | 32 | 1944 - ???? | French Army (esp. commandos) | ||
MP40 | 9x19mm | 32 | Indochina War (1946-1954) | French Army (esp. marines, commandos) | ||
M3A1 "Grease Gun" | .45 ACP | 30 | Indochina War (1946-1954) | French Army (esp. commandos) |
Rifles
In Service
Weapon | Caliber(s) | Capacity | Service Years | Designation | Used By: | Image |
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FAMAS F1 | 5.56x45mm | 25 | 1975 - Present (being phased out by the HK416F) | FAMAS | All Branches | |
FAMAS G2 | 5.56x45mm | 30 | 1995 - Present | FAMAS G2 | Naval Fusiliers Naval Commandos |
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FN SCAR-H | 7.62x51mm NATO | 20 | ???? - Present | French Army Special Forces Brigade | ||
Heckler & Koch G36V | 5.56x45mm | 30 | ???? - Present | French Army Special Forces Brigade Gendarmerie |
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Heckler & Koch HK416 | 5.56x45mm | 30 | ???? - Present | French Army Special Forces Brigade | ||
Heckler & Koch HK416F | 5.56x45mm | 30 | 2017 - Present | All Branches (HK416F variant) | ||
M16A2 | 5.56x45mm | 30 | ???? - Present | French Army Special Forces Brigade | ||
Colt Model 727 | 5.56x45mm | 30 | ???? - Present | French Army Special Forces Brigade | ||
M4 Carbine | 5.56x45mm | 30 | ???? - Present | French Army Special Forces Brigade | ||
SIG SG 550 | 5.56x45mm | 20 30 |
???? - Present | French Naval Commandos | ||
SIG SG 551 | 5.56x45mm | 20 30 |
???? - Present | French Naval Commandos | ||
SIG SG 552/553 | 5.56x45mm | 20 30 |
???? - Present | French Naval Commandos | ||
CZ BREN 2 | 7.62x39mm | 30 | 2017 - Present | GIGN |
Out of Service
Weapon | Caliber(s) | Capacity | Service Years | Designation | Used By: | Image |
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Charleville Musket | .69 Calibre | 1 | 1717 - 1840 | Fusil Charleville | French Army | |
Charleville Model 1766 | .69 Calibre | 1 | 1776 - 1840 | Fusil Charleville Modèle 1766 | French Army | |
St. Etienne Model 1842 | .69 Calibre | 1 | 1842 - 1870s | Fusil d'infanterie modèle 1842 | French Army French Foreign Legion |
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Tabatière Rifle | 17.8mm 18mm |
1 | 1864 - 1870s | Fusil Tabatière | French Army French Foreign Legion |
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Chassepot 1866 | 11mm | 1 | 1866 - 1874 | Fusil d'infanterie mm modèle 1866 Chassepot | French Army French Foreign Legion |
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Joslyn Rifle | 50-70 | 1 | 1871-???? | French Army | ||
Gras Model 1874 | 11x59mm Gras. | 1 | 1874 - 1886 | Fusil d'infanterie Gras modèle 1874 | French Army French Foreign Legion |
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Lebel 1886 | 8x50Rmm | 8 | 1887 - 1940s | Fusil modèle 1886 dit Lebel | Free French Army Vichy French French Navy French Air Force French Foreign Legion |
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Berthier Mle 1907-15 | 8x50Rmm | 3 | 1915 - 1940s | Fusil d'infanterie modèle 07/15, Berthier | French Army French Navy French Air Force French Foreign Legion |
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Winchester Model 1894 | 30-30 Winchester | 6 | 1914 - 1918 | French Army French Air Force |
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Berthier Mle 1907-16 | 8x50Rmm | 5 | 1916 - 1940s | Fusil d'infanterie 1916, Berthier | French Army French Navy French Air Force French Foreign Legion |
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Berthier Mle 1916 | 8x50Rmm | 5 | 1916 - 1960s | Mousqueton Berthier Mle 1892/M16 | French Army French Foreign Legion |
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Winchester Model 1907 | .351 WSL | 10 | 1915 - ???? | Winchester 1907 | French Air Forces French Army (probably, limited) |
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Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* | .303 British | 5 10 |
???? - ???? | Free French Army French Foreign Legion |
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Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I | .303 British | 10 | ???? - ???? | Free French Army French Foreign Legion |
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MAS-36 | 7.5x54mm French | 5 | 1936 - 1978 | Fusil MAS 36 | French Army Vichy French French Navy French Air Force French Foreign Legion Gendarmerie |
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MAS-36 CR39 | 7.5x54mm French | 5 | 1946-1957 | Fusil MAS 36 CR39 | French Army Paratroopers | |
MAS-44 | 7.5x54mm French | 10 | 1944 - 1950s (Army)/1980s (Navy) | Fusil semi-automatique MAS Mle 1944 | French Army (limited) French Navy (limited) |
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MAS-49 | 7.5x54mm French | 10 | 1949 - 1979 | Fusil semi-automatique MAS Mle 1949 | French Army French Navy French Air Force French Foreign Legion Gendarmerie |
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MAS-49/56 | 7.5x54mm French | 10 | 1957 - 1979 | Fusil semi-automatique MAS Mle 1949/56 | French Army French Navy French Air Force French Foreign Legion Gendarmerie |
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M1903 Springfield | .30-06 | 5 | 1943 - ???? | Free French Army | ||
M1917 Enfield | 30-06 Springfield | 5 | 1940s - ???? | Free French Army French Foreign Legion |
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M1 Garand | .30-06 Springfield | 8 | 1940s - 1964 | French Army | ||
M1 Carbine | .30 Carbine | 15 | 1940s - 1962 | French Army French Foreign Legion |
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Gewehr 43 | 7.92x57mm Mauser | 10 | Indochina War (1946-1954) | French Army | ||
Sturmgewehr 44 | 7.92x33mm Kurz | 30 | Indochina War (1946-1954) | French Army | ||
M2 Carbine | .30 Carbine | 15 30 |
???? - 1962 | French Army French Foreign Legion |
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CETME Model B | 7.62x51mm | 20 | 1961- 1978 | French Naval Commandos | ||
SIG Manurhin | 5.56x45mm | 20, 30 | 197?- 19?? | French Naval Commandos French Foreign Legion |
Machine Guns
In Service
Weapon | Caliber(s) | Capacity | Service Years | Designation | Used By: | Image |
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Browning M2 Heavy Barrel | .50 BMG | 100 | ???? - Present | M2 | All Branches | |
DEFA Cannon | 30mm | 125 | 1973 - Present | DEFA 553 | French Air Force | |
FN Minimi Para | 5.56x45mm 7.62x51mm NATO |
100 200 |
???? - Present | All Branches | ||
FN MAG 58 | 7.62x51mm NATO | 100 | 2011 - Present | French Army | 300px | |
GIAT 30 | 30mm | Varies | 2003 - Present | French Army French Air Force French Navy |
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MAS AA-52 | 7.5x54mm French | 50 200 |
1952 - Present | ANF1 | All Branches | |
Mauser BK-27 | 27mm | Varies | 1977 - Present | French Air Force |
Out of Service
Weapon | Caliber(s) | Capacity | Service Years | Designation | Used By: | Image |
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Montigny Mitrailleuse | 11mm, 13mm | 18??? - ???? | French Army | |||
Reffye Mitrailleuse | 11mm, 13mm | 1866 - 1908 | Mitrailleuse de Reffye | French Army | ||
Gatling Gun | 1871- ???? | French Army | ||||
Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon | ????- ???? | French Navy | ||||
Chauchat | 8x50mmR Lebel | 20 | 1908 - 1940 | Fusil Mitrailleur Modele 1915 CSRG | French Army | |
Colt 1895 Automatic Machine Gun | .30-40 Krag | ???? - ???? | French Army | |||
Puteaux APX Mle 1905 | 8x50mmR | 25 | 1905 - 1916 (limited use) |
Mitrailleuse Puteaux APX modèle 1905 | French Army | |
St. Étienne Mle 1907 | 8x50mmR | 25 300 |
1907 - 1916 | Mitrailleuse Saint-Étienne modèle 1907 | French Army | |
Hotchkiss M1909 | 8x50mmR | 30 | 1909 - 19?? | French Air Forces French Army |
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Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun | 8x50mmR Lebel | 24 250 |
1914 - 1945 | Mitrailleuse Hotchkiss modèle 1914 | French Army Free French Army Vichy French French Foreign Legion |
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Lewis Gun | .303 British | 47 97 |
1914 - 1918 | French Air Force | ||
Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun | .303 British | 250 | 1914 - 1918 | French Air Force | ||
Darne machine gun | 8x50mmR Lebel | ??? | 1922 - 1945 | Mitrailleuse Darne mle 1922 ou 1933 | French Army | |
Hotchkiss Model 1922 | 7x57mm Mauser | 20 | ???? - ???? | Mitrailleuse Hotchkiss mle 1922 | French Army | |
Hotchkiss Model 1922 | 7x57mm Mauser | 15 24 30 |
???? - ???? | Mitrailleuse Hotchkiss mle 1922 | French Army | |
Chatellerault M1924/29 | 7.5x54mm | 25 | 1925 - 1950s 1930s - 2006 (Gendarmerie) |
Fusil-mitrailleur MAC 24/29 | French Army Free French Army French Foreign Legion Gendarmerie |
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Browning M1919A4 | .30-06 Springfield | 250 | ???? - ???? | French Army French Foreign Legion |
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Bren Gun | .303 British | 30 | 1940s - ???? | French Army Free French Army French Foreign Legion |
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Browning Automatic Rifle | .30-06 Springfield | 20 | ???? - 1960s | French Army Free French Army French Foreign Legion |
Launchers and Flamethrowers
In Service
Weapon | Caliber(s) | Capacity | Service Years | Designation | Used By: | Image |
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ERYX | 137mm | 1 | 1994 - Present | French Army French Army Special Forces Brigade |
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FGM-148 Javelin | 127mm | 1 | 2010 - Present | French Army | ||
M136 AT4 | 84mm | 1 | ???? - Present | Anti Blindé Léger | French Army French Army Special Forces Brigade |
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M203 Grenade Launcher | 40x46mm | 1 | ???? - Present | French Army French Army Special Forces Brigade |
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MILAN | 115mm | 1 | ???? - Present | French Army French Army Special Forces Brigade |
Out of Service
Weapon | Caliber(s) | Capacity | Service Years | Designation | Used By: | Image |
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P3 Flamethrower | 3.7 gallons | 1917 - 19?? | French Army | |||
M1A1 Bazooka | 2.36 inch | 1 | ???? - ???? | French Army French Foreign Legion |
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M9A1 Bazooka | 2.36 inch | 1 | ???? - ???? | French Army French Foreign Legion |
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M20 "Super Bazooka" | 3.5 inch | 1 | ???? - ???? | French Army French Foreign Legion |
Marksman, AMR, and Sniper Rifles
In Service
Weapon | Caliber(s) | Capacity | Service Years | Designation | Used By: | Image |
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Heckler & Koch G3SG/1 | 7.62x51mm NATO | 20 | ???? - Present | French Army French Army Special Forces Brigade |
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Heckler & Koch HK417 | 7.62x51mm NATO | 10 20 |
???? - Present | HK417 | French Army French Army Special Forces Brigade |
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Heckler & Koch MSG90 | 7.62x51mm NATO | 5 10 20 |
???? - Present | 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment | ||
FR F2 | 7.62x51mm NATO | 10 | 1984 - Present | All Branches | ||
PGM Ultima Ratio | 7.62x51mm NATO | 5 10 |
???? - Present | All Branches | ||
PGM Hécate II | .50 BMG | 7 | 1993 - Present | All Branches | ||
Sako TRG 42 | .300 Winchester .338 Lapua Magnum |
5 7 |
???? - Present | No. 10 (Air Parachute) Commando | ||
FN SCAR-H PR | 7.62x51mm NATO | 10 20 |
2020 - Present | FPSA (Fusil de Précision Semi-Automatique) |
French Army |
Out of Service
Weapon | Caliber(s) | Capacity | Service Years | Designation | Used By: | Image |
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Lebel 1886 | 8x50mmR Lebel | 8 | 1916 - 1940s | All Branches | ||
MAS-49 | 7.5x54mm | 10 | 1949 - 1979 | All Branches | ||
FR F1 | 7.5x54 mm Mle.1929 | 10 | 1966 - 1980s | All Branches |
Grenades
Out of Service
Weapon | Service Years | Designation | Used By: | Image |
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Pétard Grenade | 1890s - 19?? | Pétard de la IIIe Armée | French Army | |
Grenade Mle 1915 "Bertrand" | 1915 - 19?? | French Army | ||
Model 1914 Ball Grenade | 1915 - 1920s | Grenade Modèle 1914 | French Army | |
F1 hand grenade | 1915 - 1940s | Grenade F1 | French Army Free French Army French Foreign Legion |
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OF-15 hand grenade | 1915 - 1940s | Grenade OF1 | French Army Free French Army French Foreign Legion |
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Citron Foug Grenade | 1916 - 19?? | Grenade Foug 'Citron' modèle 1916 | French Army | |
Grenade Antichar Mle 1918 | 1918 - 19?? | Grenade Antichar modèle 1918 | French Army | |
DF 37 hand grenade | 1937 - 1950s | French Army Free French Army French Foreign Legion |
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OF 37 hand grenade | 1937 - 1950s | French Army Free French Army French Foreign Legion |
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Mk 2 hand grenade | 1940 - 1950s | French Army Free French Army French Foreign Legion |
Experimental
Weapon | Caliber(s) | Capacity | Service Years | Designation | Used By: | Image |
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No. 2 Rifle Grenade "Hale" | 1914 | French Army | ||||
Fusil Automatique Modèle 1917 | 8x50R mm | 5 | 1917 - 1926 | French Army | ||
Fusil Automatique Modèle 1918 | 8x50R mm | 5 | 1918 - 1926 | French Army | ||
Ribeyrolles 1918 Automatic Carbine | 8x35mm Ribeyrolles | 25 | 1916 - 1920 | French Army | ||
Pistolet-mitrailleur Chauchat-Ribeyrolles 1918 | 8x50mmR Lebel | 8, 20 | 1918 - 1919 | French Army | ||
Hotchkiss "Type Universal" | 9x19mm | 32 | 1949 - 1952 | French Army | ||
FAMAS FELIN | 5.56x45mm | 30 | 2010 - Present | FÉLIN | French Army |
Discussion
Does anyone know which hand grenades are used by the French Army in current-day? -- Crackshot (talk), 19:19, 1 March 2013 (EST)
- I'm not really sure, but this website may be of help: http://www.lexpev.nl/grenades/europe/france/index.html
- If I'm reading it right, it's either the LU 213, LU 216 or X F1. Or maybe a combination of those.Jimmoy (talk) 10:14, 1 March 2013 (EST)
- And according to this: http://www.pmulcahy.com/hand_grenades/french_hg.htm, all the grenades on that list are in service in some fashion, either with the French military, or former colonies (assuming that source is accurate). Jimmoy (talk) 10:23, 1 March 2013 (EST)
- Also, I'm pretty sure that the R.S.C. 1917 and (possibly) 1918 don't belong in the Experimental section, as they were actually used. Pyr0m4n14c (talk) 21:54, 17 November 2016 (EST)
- And according to this: http://www.pmulcahy.com/hand_grenades/french_hg.htm, all the grenades on that list are in service in some fashion, either with the French military, or former colonies (assuming that source is accurate). Jimmoy (talk) 10:23, 1 March 2013 (EST)