List of infantry weapons and equipment of the Canadian military
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This is a list of Infantry weapons used by the Canadian Military throughout its history and military arms used by militaries in pre-Confederation conflicts in Canada.


Colonial Era to Confederation (1604 - 1867)


Black powder rifles, carbines and pistols


Service rifles and carbines


Confederation to First World War (1867 - 1914)


Service Pistols


Service Rifles


First World War to Second World War (1914 - 1939)


Service pistols


Rifles


Machine Guns


Armoured Fighting Vehicles


Second World War to Cold War (1939 - 1946)


Infantry Weapons


Utility Vehicles


Scout Vehicles


Armoured Carriers and Armoured Tractors


Tanks


Combat Tanks


Training Tanks


Self-Propelled Artillery and Anti-Aircraft


Engineering Vehicles


Artillery


Field artillery


Anti-tank guns


Anti-aircraft guns


Cold War to Modern (Cold War and peace keeping weapons until 2003)


Infantry Weapons


Utility Vehicles


Armoured Fighting Vehicles


Unsorted


Approved private purchase and secondary side-arms


Grenades, mines and other explosives


Infantry mortars


Bayonets and Knives


Ammunition


Swords

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1897 Pattern British Infantry Officer's Sword The 1897 pattern infantry officers’ sword is a straight-bladed, three-quarter basket-hilted sword that has been the regulation sword for officers of the line infantry of the British Army from 1897 to the present day. History The curved, Gothi ...
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1908 and 1912 Pattern British Army Cavalry Swords The Pattern 1908 cavalry trooper's sword (and the 1912 Pattern, the equivalent for officers) was the last service sword issued to the cavalry of the British Army. It has been called the most effective cavalry sword ever designed, although its i ...
*1857 Artillery Officer Sword *1827 Navy Officer Sword *1926 Air Force Officer Sword


Uniforms, Load Bearing and Protective Equipment

Uniforms *Foreign Service Dress 1900-1903 *Service Dress 1903-1939 **Canadian Pattern and British Pattern *
Khaki Drill Khaki drill (KD) is the British military term for a type of fabric and the military uniforms made from them. History Khaki colour uniforms were first introduced in 1848 in the British Indian Army Corps of Guides. As well as the Corps of Gui ...
* Battle Dress 1939-1967 *
Denison smock The Denison smock was a coverall jacket issued to Special Operations Executive (SOE) agents, the Parachute Regiment, the Glider Pilot Regiment, Air Landing Regiments, Air Observation Post Squadrons, Commando units, and other Commonwealth air ...
Used by the Airborne *Canadian Para Smock *Bush Dress * Combat Dress -1968-2002 ** CADPAT camouflage Combat Dress 2002–present Load bearing equipment *Oliver Pattern Equipment 1898-19?? *1903 Pattern Bandolier Equipment *1937 Pattern Web Equipment *1942 Battle Jerkin *1951 Pattern Web Equipment *1964 Pattern Web Equipment *1982 Pattern Web Equipment *Tactical Vest (or just known as Tac Vest). 2003–Present Head dress * Canadian military fur wedge cap * Glengarry * Tam o'shanter *Field Service Cap *
Beret A beret ( or ; ; eu, txapela, ) is a soft, round, flat-crowned cap, usually of woven, hand-knitted wool, crocheted cotton, wool felt, or acrylic fibre. Mass production of berets began in 19th century France and Spain, and the beret rema ...
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Balmoral bonnet The Balmoral (more fully the Balmoral bonnet in Scottish English or Balmoral cap otherwise, and formerly called the Kilmarnock bonnet) is a traditional Scottish hat that can be worn as part of formal or informal Highland dress. Developed from t ...
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Brodie helmet The Brodie helmet is a steel combat helmet designed and patented in London in 1915 by Latvian inventor John Leopold Brodie ( lv, Leopolds Janno Braude). A modified form of it became the Helmet, Steel, Mark I in Britain and the M1917 Helmet in t ...
*Mk II helmet *
Mk III helmet The Mk III Helmet is a steel military combat helmet that was first developed for the British Army in 1941 by the Medical Research Council. First worn in combat by British and Canadian troops on D-Day, the Mk III and Mk IV were used alongside th ...
* M1 Helmet *
CG634 The CG634 is the Canadian Armed Forces' main combat helmet. It was introduced in 1997 and is based on the French Gallet TC-3 helmet. The helmet has protection equal to an NIJ Level 3a rating, being able to stop a shot from a .357 Magnum. History ...
Protective equipment *Fragmentation Protection Vest


Present day

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List of equipment of the Canadian Army The following is an extensive list of equipment currently in use by the Canadian Army and Primary Reserve. It also includes the land equipment in use by the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, the Canadian Joint Operations Command, the Roy ...


References


External links


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