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Handguns

In Service

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Service Years Designation Used By: Image
PAMAS G1 9x19mm 15 1987 - Present All Branches Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Glock 17 9x19mm 17 ???? - Present French Army
French Army Special Forces Brigade
Naval Commandos
Gendarmerie
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAC Mle 1950 9x19mm 9 1953 - Present MAC 50 All Branches (Until 1978)
French Army Special Forces Brigade
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Manurhin MR-73 .357 Magnum 6 1973 - Present Gendarmerie
GIGN
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Heckler & Koch USP Compact 9x19mm 13 ???? - Present French Navy Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Heckler & Koch USP Tactical .45 ACP 12 ???? - Present 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment Error creating thumbnail: File missing
SIG Pro SP 2022 9x19mm 15 ???? - Present Gendarmerie Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Out of Service

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Service Years Designation Used By: Image
Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 11mm 6 1873 - 1945 MAS 1873 French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
FN Model 1900 .32 ACP 7 ???? - ???? FN M1900 French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
FN Model 1910 .380 ACP 6 ???? - ???? French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAB Model D .32 ACP 9 1933-1988 French Army
Gendarmerie
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Mle 1892 Revolver 8x27mm SR 6 1882 - 1960s All Branches Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Ruby Pistol .32 ACP 9 1914 - ???? French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
SACM M1935A 7.65mm Longue 8 1937-1960s Modèle 1935 pistol French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAS M1935S 7.65mm Longue 8 1937-1960s Modèle 1935 pistol French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Savage 1907 .32 ACP 10 1914 - 1917 French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Shotguns

In Service

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Service Years Designation Used By: Image
Browning BPS 12 gauge 7+1 ???? - Present BPS SGF GIGN
Gendarmerie
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Mossberg 500 12 gauge 5+1 ???? - Present French Army
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Benelli M3 Super 90 12 gauge 7+1 ???? - Present French Army Special Forces Brigade
GIGN, GIPN, RAID...
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Benelli M4 12 gauge 7+1 ???? - Present French Army Special Forces Brigade
GIGN, GIPN, RAID...
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Benelli Supernova Tactical 12 gauge 6+1 2022 - Present Error creating thumbnail: File missing
SPAS-12 12 gauge 7+1 ???? - Present GIGN Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Valtro PM5 Shotgun 12 gauge 7+1 ???? - Present French Navy Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Armsan RS-S1 12 gauge 12 2014 - Present GIGN, GIPN, RAID,... Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Beretta M3P 12 gauge 5 ???? - Present GIGN, GIPN, RAID... Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Remington 870 12 gauge 8 ???? - Present GIGN, GIPN, RAID... Error creating thumbnail: File missing
FN Tactical Police 12 gauge 7 ???? - Present French Air Force Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Out of Service

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Service Years Designation Used By: Image
Manufrance Rapid
(Sawed-Off)
12 gauge 4+1 1970s - ???? ??? GIGN Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Submachine Guns

In Service

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Service Years Designation Used By: Image
FN P90 5.7x28mm 50 ???? - Present P90 Troupes de marine
1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment
Special Operations Command
French Army Special Forces Brigade
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
FN P90 TR 5.7x28mm 50 ???? - Present P90 TR GIGN Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9x19mm 30 ???? - Present French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Heckler & Koch MP5A5 9x19mm 30 ???? - Present French Army
French Army Special Forces Brigade
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Heckler & Koch MP5SD 9x19mm 30 ???? - Present French Army Special Forces Brigade Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Heckler & Koch UMP9 9x19mm 30 ???? - Present GIGN Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAT-49 9x19mm 20
32
1949 - Present French Army (Until 1979)
French Army Special Forces Brigade
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
IMI Mini Uzi 9x19mm 20 ???? - Present French Army Commandos Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Heckler & Koch MP7A1 4.6x30mm 20, 40 ???? - Present French Army Special Forces Brigade Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Out of Service

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Service Years Designation Used By: Image
Bergmann MP18/I 9x19mm 32 ???? - ???? French Army (very limited) Error creating thumbnail: File missing
SIG M1920 9x19mm 50 ???? - ???? French Army (very limited) Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Haenel MP28/II 9x19mm 20, 32 ???? - ???? French Army (limited) Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Steyr MP34 9x19mm 20, 32 ???? - ???? French Army (limited) Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Erma EMP 9x19mm 32 ???? - ???? French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Suomi KP/-31 9x19mm various ???? - ???? French Army (limited) Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M1921 Thompson .45 ACP 20
50
1939 - ???? French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M1928 Thompson .45 ACP 20
50
1939 - ???? French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M1928A1 Thompson .45 ACP 20
30
50
1942 - ???? French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M1A1 Thompson .45 ACP 20
30
1942 - ???? French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAS-38 7.65mm Longue 32 1939 - 1946 French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Sten Mk II 9x19mm 32 1942 - ???? French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Sten Mk V 9x19mm 32 1944 - ???? French Army (esp. commandos) Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MP40 9x19mm 32 Indochina War (1946-1954) French Army (esp. marines, commandos) Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M3A1 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP 30 Indochina War (1946-1954) French Army (esp. commandos) Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Rifles

In Service

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Service Years Designation Used By: Image
FAMAS F1 5.56x45mm 25 1975 - Present (being phased out by the HK416F) FAMAS All Branches Error creating thumbnail: File missing
FAMAS G2 5.56x45mm 30 1995 - Present FAMAS G2 Naval Fusiliers
Naval Commandos
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
FN SCAR-H 7.62x51mm NATO 20 ???? - Present French Army Special Forces Brigade Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Heckler & Koch G36V 5.56x45mm 30 ???? - Present French Army Special Forces Brigade
Gendarmerie
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Heckler & Koch HK416 5.56x45mm 30 ???? - Present French Army Special Forces Brigade Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Heckler & Koch HK416F 5.56x45mm 30 2017 - Present All Branches (HK416F variant) Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M16A2 5.56x45mm 30 ???? - Present French Army Special Forces Brigade Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 727 5.56x45mm 30 ???? - Present French Army Special Forces Brigade Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M4 Carbine 5.56x45mm 30 ???? - Present French Army Special Forces Brigade Error creating thumbnail: File missing
SIG SG 550 5.56x45mm 20
30
???? - Present French Naval Commandos Error creating thumbnail: File missing
SIG SG 551 5.56x45mm 20
30
???? - Present French Naval Commandos Error creating thumbnail: File missing
SIG SG 552/553 5.56x45mm 20
30
???? - Present French Naval Commandos Error creating thumbnail: File missing
CZ BREN 2 7.62x39mm 30 2017 - Present GIGN Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Out of Service

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Service Years Designation Used By: Image
Charleville Musket .69 Calibre 1 1717 - 1840 Fusil Charleville French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Charleville Model 1766 .69 Calibre 1 1776 - 1840 Fusil Charleville Modèle 1766 French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
St. Etienne Model 1842 .69 Calibre 1 1842 - 1870s Fusil d'infanterie modèle 1842 French Army
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Tabatière Rifle 17.8mm
18mm
1 1864 - 1870s Fusil Tabatière French Army
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Chassepot 1866 11mm 1 1866 - 1874 Fusil d'infanterie mm modèle 1866 Chassepot French Army
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Gras Model 1874 11x59mm Gras. 1 1874 - 1886 Fusil d'infanterie Gras modèle 1874 French Army
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Lebel 1886 8x50Rmm 8 1887 - 1940s Fusil modèle 1886 dit Lebel Free French Army
Vichy French
French Navy
French Air Force
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
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
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Berthier Mle 1907-16 8x50Rmm 5 1916 - 1940s Fusil d'infanterie 1916, Berthier French Army
French Navy
French Air Force
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Berthier Mle 1916 8x50Rmm 5 1916 - 1960s Mousqueton Berthier Mle 1892/M16 French Army
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Winchester Model 1907 .351 WSL 10 1915 - ???? Winchester 1907 French Air Forces
French Army (probably, limited)
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* .303 British 5
10
???? - ???? Free French Army
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I .303 British 10 ???? - ???? Free French Army
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAS-36 7.5x54mm French 5 1936 - 1978 Fusil MAS 36 French Army
Vichy French
French Navy
French Air Force
French Foreign Legion
Gendarmerie
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAS-36 CR39 7.5x54mm French 5 1946-1957 Fusil MAS 36 CR39 French Army Paratroopers Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAS-44 7.5x54mm French 10 1944 - 1950s (Army)/1980s (Navy) Fusil semi-automatique MAS Mle 1944 French Army (limited)
French Navy (limited)
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
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
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
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
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M1903 Springfield .30-06 5 1943 - ???? Free French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M1917 Enfield 30-06 Springfield 5 1940s - ???? Free French Army
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M1 Garand .30-06 Springfield 8 1940s - 1964 French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M1 Carbine .30 Carbine 15 1940s - 1962 French Army
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M2 Carbine .30 Carbine 15
30
???? - 1962 French Army
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Machine Guns

In Service

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Service Years Designation Used By: Image
Browning M2 Heavy Barrel .50 BMG 100 ???? - Present M2 All Branches Error creating thumbnail: File missing
DEFA Cannon 30mm 125 1973 - Present DEFA 553 French Air Force Error creating thumbnail: File missing
FN Minimi Para 5.56x45mm
7.62x51mm NATO
100
200
???? - Present All Branches Error creating thumbnail: File missing
FN MAG 58 7.62x51mm NATO 100 2011 - Present French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
GIAT 30 30mm Varies 2003 - Present French Army
French Air Force
French Navy
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAS AA-52 7.5x54mm French 50
200
1952 - Present ANF1 All Branches Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Mauser BK-27 27mm Varies 1977 - Present French Air Force Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Out of Service

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Service Years Designation Used By: Image
Mitrailleuse Machine Gun 11mm, 13mm 1866 - 1908 Mitrailleuse de Reffye French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Chauchat 8x50mmR Lebel 20 1908 - 1940 Fusil Mitrailleur Modele 1915 CSRG French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 1895 Automatic Machine Gun .30-40 Krag ???? - ???? French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Puteaux APX Mle 1905 8x50mmR 25 1905 - 1916
(limited use)
Mitrailleuse Puteaux APX modèle 1905 French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
St. Étienne Mle 1907 8x50mmR 25
300
1907 - 1916 Mitrailleuse Saint-Étienne modèle 1907 French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun 8x50mmR Lebel 24
250
1914 - 1945 Mitrailleuse Hotchkiss modèle 1914 French Army
Free French Army
Vichy French
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Lewis Gun .303 British 47
97
1914 - 1918 French Air Force Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun .303 British 250 1914 - 1918 French Air Force Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Darne machine gun 8x50mmR Lebel ??? 1922 - 1945 Mitrailleuse Darne mle 1922 ou 1933 French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Hotchkiss Model 1922 7x57mm Mauser 20 ???? - ???? Mitrailleuse Hotchkiss mle 1922 French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Hotchkiss Model 1922 7x57mm Mauser 15
24
30
???? - ???? Mitrailleuse Hotchkiss mle 1922 French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
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
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Browning M1919A4 .30-06 Springfield 250 ???? - ???? French Army
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Bren Gun .303 British 30 1940s - ???? French Army
Free French Army
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Browning Automatic Rifle .30-06 Springfield 20 ???? - 1960s French Army
Free French Army
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Launchers

In Service

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

Out of Service

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Service Years Designation Used By: Image
M1A1 Bazooka 2.36 inch 1 ???? - ???? French Army
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M9A1 Bazooka 2.36 inch 1 ???? - ???? French Army
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
M20 "Super Bazooka" 3.5 inch 1 ???? - ???? French Army
French Foreign Legion
Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Marksman, AMR, and Sniper Rifles

In Service

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Service Years Designation Used By: Image
Heckler & Koch G3SG/1 7.62x51mm NATO 20 ???? - Present French Army
French Army Special Forces Brigade
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Heckler & Koch HK417 7.62x51mm NATO 10
20
???? - Present HK417 French Army
French Army Special Forces Brigade
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Heckler & Koch MSG90 7.62x51mm NATO 5
10
20
???? - Present 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment Error creating thumbnail: File missing
FR F2 7.62x51mm NATO 10 1984 - Present All Branches Error creating thumbnail: File missing
PGM Ultima Ratio 7.62x51mm NATO 5
10
???? - Present All Branches Error creating thumbnail: File missing
PGM Hécate II .50 BMG 7 1993 - Present All Branches Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Sako TRG 42 .300 Winchester
.338 Lapua Magnum
5
7
???? - Present No. 10 (Air Parachute) Commando Error creating thumbnail: File missing
FN SCAR-H PR 7.62x51mm NATO 10
20
2020 - Present FPSA
(Fusil de Précision Semi-Automatique)
French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Out of Service

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Service Years Designation Used By: Image
Lebel 1886 8x50mmR Lebel 8 1916 - 1940s All Branches Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAS-49 7.5x54mm 10 1949 - 1979 All Branches Error creating thumbnail: File missing
FR F1 7.5x54 mm Mle.1929 10 1966 - 1980s All Branches Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Grenades

Out of Service

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

Experimental

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Service Years Designation Used By: Image
Fusil Automatique Modèle 1917 8x50R mm 5 1917 - 1926 French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Fusil Automatique Modèle 1918 8x50R mm 5 1918 - 1926 French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Ribeyrolles 1918 Automatic Carbine 8x35mm Ribeyrolles 25 1916 - 1920 French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Hotchkiss "Type Universal" 9x19mm 32 1949 - 1952 French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing
FAMAS FELIN 5.56x45mm 30 2010 - Present FÉLIN French Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing

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)