This is an index of lists of weapons.

By time period

List of medieval weapons The following is a list of Wikipedia articles of the types of weapons that were in use during the post-classical historical period (roughly between the mid 1st to mid 2nd millennia AD). Offensive weapons Melee weapons Trauma and cleaving ...

List of premodern combat weapons This is a list of historical pre- modern weapons grouped according to their uses, with rough classes set aside for very similar weapons. Some weapons may fit more than one category (e.g. the spear may be used either as a polearm or as a project ...

* List of American Civil War weapons * List of World War I weapons *

List of World War II weapons World War II saw rapid technological innovation in response to the needs of the various combatants. Many different weapons systems evolved as a result. Note: This list does not consist of all weapons used by all countries in World War II. By coun ...

* List of Korean War weapons * List of Vietnam War weapons *

List of 20th-century weapons {{lead too short, date=September 2020 This is a list of small arms used during the 20th century. Sidearms * Mauser C96 * Luger pistol * Walther P38 * PPK * Beretta 92 * Beretta 93R * Jericho 941 * Daewoo K5 * Desert Eagle * M1911 * Mo ...

By type

* List of anti-aircraft weapons *

List of aircraft weapons This is a list of weapons (aircraft ordnance) carried by aircraft. Guns In World War I, aircraft were initially intended for aerial reconnaissance, however some pilots began to carry rifles in case they spotted enemy planes. Soon, planes were fi ...

List of artillery Artillery has been one of primary weapons of war since before the Napoleonic Era. Several countries have developed and built artillery systems, while artillery itself has been continually improved and redesigned to meet the evolving needs of the ...

List of firearms This is an extensive list of small arms—including pistols, revolvers, submachine guns, shotguns, battle rifles, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, personal defense weapons, carbines, designated marksman rifles, flamethrowe ...

List of assault rifles An assault rifle is a rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge, a detachable magazine, and can switch between semi-automatic/ fully automatic fire. Assault rifles are currently the standard service rifles in most modern armies. Some rifles lis ...

List of battle rifles Battle rifles are full-powered rifles, full-length, fully automatic or semi-automatic rifles that have been adopted by a nation's military. The difference between a battle rifle and a designated marksman rifle is often only one of terminology wit ...

List of blow forward firearms Below is the list of blow-forward weapons References {{Reflist Firearm actions blow forward ...

** List of bolt-action rifles **

List of bullpup firearms The following is a list of firearms designed in a bullpup (i.e., action behind firecontrol/trigger group) configuration. References {{Bullpup Firearms, Rifles=Pindad SS2 Bullpup Bullpup firearms A bullpup firearm is one with its fi ...

List of carbines A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby uni ...

** List of delayed blowback firearms **

List of grenade launchers This article lists all forms of grenade launchers around the world, that is to say weapons that launch grenades with more accuracy, a higher velocity and to greater distances than a soldier could.''Small Arms Illustrated'', 2010 Below is the ...

List of machine guns This is a list of machine guns and their variants. The tables are sortable. See also *List of firearms This is an extensive list of small arms—including pistols, revolvers, submachine guns, shotguns, battle rifles, assault rifle ...

** List of multiple-barrel firearms ** List of pistols ** List of recoilless rifles ** List of revolvers ** List of rifles ** List of rocket launchers ** List of semi-automatic pistols ** List of semi-automatic rifles ** List of shotguns **

List of sniper rifles This article is a listing of major precision rifle variants used by snipers from around the world. A hunting or precision rifle equipped with a telescopic optic has been long described as a sniper rifle. Below is the list of precision rifles us ...

** List of submachine guns *

List of flamethrowers This page is a list of flamethrowers of all forms from all around the world.Small arms illustrated, 2010 Human portable Vehicle mounted Static See also * List of pistols * List of revolvers * List of assault rifles * List of sniper rif ...

List of magical weapons This is a list of magical weapons from fiction and folklore. A magical weapon is one that is directly described as such in the work, or one that has obvious fantastic or supernatural qualities. In folklore * Trident – Weapon usually attribut ...

* List of martial arts weapons *

List of missiles Below is a list of missiles, sorted alphabetically into large categories and subcategories by name and purpose. Other missile lists Types of missiles: * Conventional guided missiles ** Air-to-air missile ** Air-to-surface missile ** Anti-radia ...

* List of mythological weapons * List of practice weapons * List of rockets *

Lists of swords Lists of swords: * List of historical swords * List of Japanese swords ** List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords) ** List of Wazamono * List of mythological swords * List of fictional swords * List of types of swords * Classification o ...

* List of types of spears *

List of torpedoes __NOTOC__ The list of torpedoes by name includes all torpedoes operated in the past or present. See also * List of lists of weapons Notes References * Boyne, Walter J. ''Clash of Titans.'' (1995) Simon and Schuster, NY, NY. . * Morison, Sa ...

By country

* List of artillery by country * List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces * List of service rifles of national armies * List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps

Weapons-related

List of aircraft The lists of aircraft are sorted in alphabetical order. Further reading The following reference sources, among many others, have been used to compile this list: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...

* List of armoured fighting vehicles * List of chemical warfare agents *

List of handgun cartridges List of handgun cartridges, approximately in order of increasing caliber. Table of handgun cartridges {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" , - ! Cartridge name , , Bulletdiameter , , Caselength , , Cartridgelength , , Type ...

List of rifle cartridges List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, calibre and name. File:Cartridge Sample 2.jpg, 350px, From left to right: 1 .17 HM2,2 .17 HMR, 2.5 .17 wsm, 3 .22LR, 4 .22 WMR, 5 .17/23 SMc, 6 5mm/35 SMc, 7 .22 Hornet, 8 .223 Remington, 9 .223 WSS ...