Dienstwaffen der französischen Streitkräfte

Eine Auflistung in internationaler verständlicher Sprache. Die Liste ist ständig in Bearbeitung und wird immer aktualisiert.

Handguns

In Service

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Service Years	Designation	Used By:
PAMAS G1	9x19mm	15	1987 – Present		All Branches
Glock 17	9x19mm	17	???? – Present		French Army French Army Special Forces Brigade Naval Commandos Gendarmerie
MAC Mle 1950	9x19mm	9	1953 – Present	MAC 50	All Branches (Until 1978) French Army Special Forces Brigade
Manurhin MR-73	.357 Magnum	6	1973 – Present		Gendarmerie GIGN
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:
Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873	11mm	6	1873 – 1945	MAS 1873	French Army
FN Model 1900	.32 ACP	7	???? – ????	FN M1900	French Army
FN Model 1910	.380 ACP	6	???? – ????		French Army
MAB Model D	.32 ACP	9	1933-1988		French Army Gendarmerie
Mle 1892 Revolver	8x27mm SR	6	1882 – 1960s		All Branches
Ruby Pistol	.32 ACP	9	1914 – ????		French Army
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
Savage 1907	.32 ACP	10	1914 – 1917		French Army

Shotguns

In Service

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Service Years	Designation	Used By:
Browning BPS	12 gauge	7+1	???? – Present	BPS SGF	GIGN Gendarmerie
Mossberg 500	12 gauge	5+1	???? – Present		French Army French Foreign Legion
Benelli M3 Super 90	12 gauge	7+1	???? – Present		French Army Special Forces Brigade GIGN, GIPN, RAID…
Benelli M4	12 gauge	7+1	???? – Present		French Army Special Forces Brigade GIGN, GIPN, RAID…
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
Manufrance Rapid (Sawed-Off)	12 gauge	4+1	1970s – ????	???	GIGN

Submachine Guns

In Service

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Service Years	Designation	Used By:
FN P90	5.7x28mm	50	???? – Present	P90	Troupes de marine 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment Special Operations Command French Army Special Forces Brigade
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
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
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	Used By:
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	???? – ????	French Army
Suomi KP/-31	9x19mm	various	???? – ????	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:
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
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
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:
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
Tabatière Rifle	17.8mm 18mm	1	1864 – 1870s	Fusil Tabatière	French Army French Foreign Legion
Chassepot 1866	11mm	1	1866 – 1874	Fusil d’infanterie mm modèle 1866 Chassepot	French Army French Foreign Legion
Gras Model 1874	11x59mm Gras.	1	1874 – 1886	Fusil d’infanterie Gras modèle 1874	French Army French Foreign Legion
Lebel 1886	8x50Rmm	8	1887 – 1940s	Fusil modèle 1886 dit Lebel	Free French Army Vichy French French Navy French Air Force French Foreign Legion
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
Berthier Mle 1907-16	8x50Rmm	5	1916 – 1940s	Fusil d’infanterie 1916, Berthier	French Army French Navy French Air Force French Foreign Legion
Berthier Mle 1916	8x50Rmm	5	1916 – 1960s	Mousqueton Berthier Mle 1892/M16	French Army French Foreign Legion
Winchester Model 1907	.351 WSL	10	1915 – ????	Winchester 1907	French Air Forces French Army (probably, limited)
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*	.303 British	5 10	???? – ????		Free French Army French Foreign Legion
Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I	.303 British	10	???? – ????		Free French Army French Foreign Legion
MAS-36	7.5x54mm French	5	1936 – 1978	Fusil MAS 36	French Army Vichy French French Navy French Air Force French Foreign Legion Gendarmerie
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)
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
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
M1903 Springfield	.30-06	5	1943 – ????		Free French Army
M1917 Enfield	30-06 Springfield	5	1940s – ????		Free French Army French Foreign Legion
M1 Garand	.30-06 Springfield	8	1940s – 1964		French Army
M1 Carbine	.30 Carbine	15	1940s – 1962		French Army French Foreign Legion
M2 Carbine	.30 Carbine	15 30	???? – 1962		French Army French Foreign Legion

Machine Guns

In Service

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Service Years	Designation	Used By:
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
GIAT 30	30mm	Varies	2003 – Present		French Army French Air Force French Navy
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:
Mitrailleuse Machine Gun	11mm, 13mm		1866 – 1908	Mitrailleuse de Reffye	French Army
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 M1914 Machine Gun	8x50mmR Lebel	24 250	1914 – 1945	Mitrailleuse Hotchkiss modèle 1914	French Army Free French Army Vichy French French Foreign Legion
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
Browning M1919A4	.30-06 Springfield	250	???? – ????		French Army French Foreign Legion
Bren Gun	.303 British	30	1940s – ????		French Army Free French Army French Foreign Legion
Browning Automatic Rifle	.30-06 Springfield	20	???? – 1960s		French Army Free French Army French Foreign Legion

Launchers

In Service

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Service Years	Designation	Used By:
ERYX	137mm	1	1994 – Present		French Army French Army Special Forces Brigade
FGM-148 Javelin	127mm	1	2010 – Present		French Army
M136 AT4	84mm	1	???? – Present	Anti Blindé Léger	French Army French Army Special Forces Brigade
M203 Grenade Launcher	40x46mm	1	???? – Present		French Army French Army Special Forces Brigade
MILAN	115mm	1	???? – Present		French Army French Army Special Forces Brigade

Out of Service

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Service Years	Used By:
M1A1 Bazooka	2.36 inch	1	???? – ????	French Army French Foreign Legion
M9A1 Bazooka	2.36 inch	1	???? – ????	French Army French Foreign Legion
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:
Heckler & Koch G3SG/1	7.62x51mm NATO	20	???? – Present		French Army French Army Special Forces Brigade
Heckler & Koch HK417	7.62x51mm NATO	10 20	???? – Present	HK417	French Army French Army Special Forces Brigade
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	Used By:
Lebel 1886	8x50mmR Lebel	8	1916 – 1940s	All Branches
MAS-49	7.5x54mm	10	1949 – 1979	All Branches
FR F1	7.5×54 mm Mle.1929	10	1966 – 1980s	All Branches

Grenades

Out of Service

Weapon	Service Years	Designation	Used By:
Pétard Grenade	1890s – 19??	Pétard de la IIIe Armée	French Army
Model 1914 Ball Grenade	1914 – 1920s	Grenade Modèle 1914	French Army
F1 Hand Grenade	1915 – 1940s	Grenade F1	French Army Free French Army French Foreign Legion
OF-15 Hand Grenade	1915 – 1940s	Grenade OF1	French Army Free French Army French Foreign Legion
Citron Foug Grenade	1916 – 19??	Grenade Foug ‘Citron’ modèle 1916	French Army
DF 37 hand grenade	1937 – 1950s		French Army Free French Army French Foreign Legion
OF 37 hand grenade	1937 – 1950s		French Army Free French Army French Foreign Legion
Mk 2 hand grenade	1940 – 1950s		French Army Free French Army French Foreign Legion

Experimental

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Service Years	Designation	Used By:
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
Hotchkiss “Type Universal”	9x19mm	32	1949 – 1952		French Army
FAMAS FELIN	5.56x45mm	30	2010 – Present	FÉLIN	French Army