This is a list of machine guns and their variants.
Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | Country | Year |
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7,62 ITKK 31 VKT | Valtion Kivääritehdas | 7.62×53mmR | Finland | 1931 | |
7.62 KVKK 62 | Valmet | 7.62×51mm NATO | Finland | 1950s | |
AA-52 | Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne | 7.50×54mm French 7.62×51mm NATO |
France | 1950 | |
UP 7.62 | MSN | — | 7.62×54mmR | Azerbaijan | 2011 |
HP 7.62 | MSN | — | 7.62×54mmR | Azerbaijan | 2011 |
AEK-999 | Kovrov Machinebuilding Plant | 7.62×54mmR | Russia | 2008 | |
Agar gun | .58 rifle cartridge | United States | 1861 | ||
Ares Shrike 5.56 | Ares Defence | — | 5.56×45mm NATO | United States | 2002 |
Bailey machine gun | .32 rifle cartridge | United States | 1875 | ||
Barnitzke machine gun | — | 7.92×57mm Mauser | Germany | ||
Beretta AS70/90 | Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta | — | 5.56×45mm NATO | Italy | |
Berezin UB | 12.7×108mm | Soviet Union | 1937 | ||
Bergmann MG 15nA machine gun | Theodor Bergmann Louis Schmeisser |
7.92×57mm Mauser | Germany | 1910 | |
Besa machine gun | Birmingham Small Arms Company | 7.92×57mm Mauser | United Kingdom | 1936 | |
Besal | Birmingham Small Arms Company | — | 7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) | United Kingdom | 1940 |
Blüm machine gun | Degtyarev plant | — | 5.60×15mmR (known as .22 Long Rifle) | Soviet Union | 1929 |
Breda 30 | Breda Meccanica Bresciana | 6.50×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano | Italy | 1930 | |
Breda 38 | Breda Meccanica Bresciana | 8.00×59mm RB Breda | Italy | 1938 | |
Breda M37 | Breda Meccanica Bresciana | 7.92×57mm Mauser 8.00×59mm RB Breda |
Italy | 1936 | |
Breda Mod. 5C | Breda Meccanica Bresciana | 6.50×52mm Carcano | Italy | ||
Breda-SAFAT machine gun | Società Italiana Ernesto Breda per Costruzioni Meccaniche Breda Meccanica Bresciana Società Italiana Ernesto Breda Società Anonima Fabbrica Armi Torino |
7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) 12.7×81mmSR |
Italy | 1935 | |
Bren light machine gun | Royal Small Arms Factory | 7.62×51mm NATO 7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) 7.92×57mm Mauser |
Czechoslovakia United Kingdom |
1935 | |
Browning wz.1928 | Państwowa Fabryka Karabinów | 7.92×57mm Mauser | Poland | 1928 | |
CETME Ameli | General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas | 5.56×45mm NATO | Spain | 1975 | |
Charlton Automatic Rifle | Charlton Motor Workshops | 7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) | New Zealand | 1941 | |
Chauchat | SIDARME Gladiator |
8.00×51mmR French | France | 1907 | |
Ckm wz. 30 | Państwowa Fabryka Karabinów | 7.92×57mm Mauser | Poland | 1930 | |
Colt Machine Gun | Colt's Manufacturing Company | — | 5.56×45mm NATO | United States | 1965 |
Colt Automatic Rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | United States | 1982 | ||
Darne machine gun | Hotchkiss et Cie | 7.50×54mm French 8.00×51mmR French |
France | 1916 | |
Degtyaryov machine gun | Degtyaryov Plant | 7.62×54mmR | Soviet Union | 1927 | |
DShK | Tula Arms Plant | 12.7×108mm | Soviet Union | 1938 | |
Dror light machine gun | Haganah Israel Military Industries |
7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) 7.92×57mm Mauser |
Israel | 1946 | |
DS-39 | Tula Arms Plant | 7.62×54mmR | Soviet Union | 1930 | |
EMER-K1 LMG | Myanmar Fritz Werner Industries | — | 5.56×45mm NATO | Burma | |
EPK (Pyrkal) Machine gun | Pyrkal | 7.92×36mm EPK | Greece | 1939 | |
Fallschirmjager 42 | Rheinmetall | 7.92x57mm Mauser | Germany | 1941 | |
Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914 | FIAT[1] | 6.50×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano | Italy | 1913[1] | |
Fiat–Revelli Modello 1935 | Società Metallurgica Bresciana | 8.00×59mm RB Breda | Italy | 1934 | |
Fittipaldi machine gun | (Did not enter production) | 7.65×53mm Argentine | Argentina | 1912 | |
FM 24/29 light machine gun | Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault | 7.50×54mm French | France | 1923 | |
FN BRG-15 | Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal | — | 15.5×115mm | Belgium | 1980s |
FN EVOLYS | FN Herstal | File:Evolys 5.56 et 7.62.jpg | 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO |
Belgium | 2021 |
FN Minimi | FN Herstal | 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO |
Belgium | 1974 | |
FN MAG | Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal | 7.62×51mm NATO | Belgium | 1950 | |
Fokker-Leimberger | A.H.G. Fokker and Leimberger | — | 7.92×57mm Mauser | Germany | 1916 |
Furrer M25 | Waffenfabrik Bern | 7.5×55mm Swiss | Switzerland | 1925 | |
Gatling gun | United States | 1862 | |||
GAU-19 | General Dynamics | 12.7×99mm NATO | United States | 1983 | |
Gorgas machine gun | — | Confederate States | 1860s | ||
Heckler & Koch HK21
HK25 |
Heckler & Koch | 7.62×51mm NATO 5.56×45mm NATO |
West Germany | 1961 | |
Heckler & Koch MG4 | Heckler & Koch | 5.56×45mm NATO | Germany | 1990s | |
Heckler & Koch MG5 | Heckler & Koch | 7.62×51mm NATO | Germany | 2010 | |
Heckler & Koch 421 | Heckler & Koch | — | 7.62×51mm NATO | Germany | 2023 [2] |
HMG PK-16 | POF | 12.7×108mm | Pakistan | 2016 | |
Ho-103 | 12.7×81mmSR | Japan | 1941 | ||
Hotchkiss M1909 Benét–Mercié |
Hotchkiss et Cie | 7.62×63mm (known as.30-06 Springfield) 7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) 8.00×51mmR French |
France | 1901 | |
Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun | Hotchkiss et Cie | 6.50×50mm Arisaka 6.50×55mm 7.00×57mm Mauser 8.00×51mmR 11 mm Gras |
France | 1914 | |
Hotchkiss M1922 machine gun | Hotchkiss et Cie | 8.00×51mmR French | France | 1922 | |
Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun | Hotchkiss et Cie | 13.2×96mm | France | 1920s | |
Huot Automatic Rifle | (Did not enter production) | 7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) | Canada | 1916 | |
IMI Negev | Israel Weapon Industries | 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO |
Israel | 1985 | |
IP-2 | TsNIITochMash | 5.45×39mm | Soviet Union | 1971 | |
In-Line | AAI Corporation | — | 7.62×51mm NATO | United States | 1969 |
INSAS LMG | Ordnance Factories Board | 5.56×45mm NATO | India | 1998 | |
K12 | SNT Motiv | 7.62×51mm NATO | South Korea | 1981 | |
K3 | Daewoo Precision Industries | 5.56×45mm NATO | South Korea | 2021 | |
Kbkm wz. 2003 | 5.56×45mm NATO | Poland | 2003 | ||
Kg m/40 light machine gun | Svenska Automatvapen AB | 6.50×55mm | Sweden | 1940 | |
Kk 62 | Valmet | 7.62×39mm | Finland | 1950s | |
KMG556CL | Kalekalip | — | 5.56×45mm NATO | Turkey | 2020s |
Knight's Armament Company LMG | Knight's Armament Company | — | 5.56×45mm NATO | United States | 1986 |
Kord machine gun | Degtyaryov Plant | 12.7×108mm | Russia | 1990s | |
KPV heavy machine gun | Degtyaryov Plant | 14.5×114mm | Soviet Union | 1944 | |
Kulspruta m/39 | Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori | 6.50×55mm 7.62×51mm NATO 8×63mm patron m/32 |
Sweden | 1939 | |
Kulspruta m/42 | Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori | 6.50×55mm 7.62×51mm NATO 8×63mm patron m/32 |
Sweden | 1942 | |
L86 LSW | Royal Small Arms Factory | 5.56×45mm NATO | United Kingdom | 1970s | |
Lahti-Saloranta M/26 | Valtion kivääritehdas | 7.62×53mmR | Finland | 1925 | |
Lewis gun | Birmingham Small Arms Company | 7.62×63mm (known as.30-06 Springfield) 7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) 7.92×57mm Mauser |
United States United Kingdom |
1914 | |
Leichtes Maschinengewehr Modell 1925 | W+F Bern | 7.50×55mm Swiss | Switzerland | 1925 | |
LSAT light machine gun | 5.56×45mm NATO | United States | 2003 | ||
M2 Browning | General Dynamics | 12.7×99mm NATO | United States | 1933 | |
M27 IAR | Heckler & Koch | 5.56×45mm NATO | Germany | 2008 | |
M60 | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance |
7.62×51mm NATO | United States | 1957 | |
M60E3 | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance |
7.62×51mm NATO | United States | 1986 | |
M73 | General Electric | 7.62×51mm NATO | United States | 1959 | |
M85 | General Electric | 12.7×99mm NATO | United States | 1959 | |
M134 Minigun | General Electric | 7.62×51mm NATO | United States | 1960 | |
M240 Medium Machine Gun | Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal | 7.62×51mm NATO | United States | 1950s | |
M249 Machine Gun | Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal | 5.56×45mm NATO | United States | 1976 | |
M1895 Colt–Browning | Colt's Manufacturing Company Marlin Firearms |
6.00mm Lee Navy 6.50×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano 7×57mm Mauser 7.62×54mmR 7.62×63mm (known as.30-06 Springfield) 7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) 7.82×58.8mm (known as.30-40 Krag) |
United States | 1889 | |
M1917 Browning | 7.62×63mm (known as .30-06 Springfield) | United States | 1917 | ||
M1918 Browning | Winchester Repeating Arms Company | 6.50×55mm 7.62×63mm (known as.30-06 Springfield) 7.92×57mm Mauser |
United States | 1917 | |
M1919 Browning | 6.50×55mm 7.50×54mm French 7.62×51mm NATO 7.62×54mmR 7.62×63mm (known as.30-06 Springfield) 7.65×53mm Argentine 7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) 7.92×57mm Mauser 8×63mm patron m/32 |
United States | 1919 | ||
M1921 Browning | 12.7×99mm NATO | United States | 1929 | ||
M1926 | SAFAT | — | 7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) | Italy | 1926 |
M1941 Johnson | Melvin Johnson | 7.62×63mm
(known as.30-06 Springfield) |
United States | 1940 | |
MAC-58 | Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne | — | 12.7×99mm NATO | France | 1958 |
MAC 1931 | Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault | 7.50×54mm French | France | 1931 | |
MAC 1934 | Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault | — | 7.50×54mm French | France | 1934 |
Madsen machine gun | Compagnie Madsen | 6.50×55mm 7×57mm Mauser 7.62×51mm NATO 7.62×54mmR 7.65×53mm Argentine 7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) 7.92×57mm Mauser |
Denmark | 1896 | |
Madsen-Saetter machine gun | DISA[3] | 7.62×63mm
(known as.30-06 Springfield) |
Denmark | 1952 | |
Mark 48 machine gun | FN Herstal | 7.62×51mm NATO | Belgium | 2003 | |
Maxim gun | Maxim Gun Company, Vickers | 7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) | United Kingdom | 1883 | |
Maxim-Tokarev | Tula Arms Plant | 7.62×54mmR | Soviet Union | 1923 | |
McCrudden light machine rifle | (Did not enter production) | — | 7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) | Australia | 1919 |
Mendoza C-1934 | Productos Mendoza | 7×57mm Mauser | Mexico | 1928 | |
Mendoza RM2 | Productos Mendoza | 7.62×63mm
(known as.30-06 Springfield) |
Mexico | 1928 | |
MG 3 | Rheinmetall | 7.62×51mm NATO | West Germany | 1959 | |
MG 08 | Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken | 7.92×57mm Mauser | Germany | 1908 | |
MG 11 | Waffenfabrik Bern | 7.50×55mm Swiss | Switzerland | 1911 | |
MG 13 | Simson | 7.92×57mm Mauser | Germany | 1928 | |
MG 15 | Bergmann Rheinmetall |
7.92×57mm Mauser | Germany | 1920s | |
MG 17 machine gun | Rheinmetall | 7.92×57mm Mauser | Germany | 1934 | |
MG 30 | Steyr-Daimler-Puch | 7×57mm Mauser 7.92×57mm Mauser 8×56mmR |
Austria Switzerland |
1930s | |
MG 34 | Mauser Steyr-Daimler-Puch Waffenwerke Brünn |
7.92×57mm Mauser | Germany | 1934 | |
MG 39 Rh | Rheinmetall | — | 7.92×57mm Mauser | Germany | 1937 |
MG 42 | Mauser Wilhelm-Gustloff-Stiftung Steyr-Daimler-Puch Metall-und Lackierwarenfabrik Johannes Großfuß MAGET |
7.92×57mm Mauser | Germany | 1942 | |
MG 45 | Mauser | 7.92×57mm Mauser | Germany | 1944 | |
MG 51 | Waffenfabrik Bern | 7.50×55mm Swiss 7.62×51mm NATO |
Switzerland | 1951 | |
MG 60 | Rheinmetall | — | 7.62×51mm NATO | West Germany | 1960 |
MG 81 | Mauser | 7.92×57mm Mauser | Germany | 1939 | |
MG 131 | Rheinmetall | 13×64mmB | Germany | 1938 | |
Mini-SS | Denel Land Systems | — | 5.56×45mm NATO | South Africa | 1990s |
Nikonov machine gun | Izhmash | — | 5.45×39mm | Soviet Union | 1977 |
NSV machine gun | Metallist Uralsk Kazakh SSR |
12.7×108mm | Soviet Union | 1971 | |
Parabellum MG 14 | Karl Heinemann | 7.92×57mm Mauser | Germany | 1913 | |
Perino Model 1908 | 6.50×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano | Italy | 1901 | ||
Pindad SM-2 | PT Pindad | 7.62×51mm NATO | Indonesia | 2003 | |
Pindad SM-3 | Pindad | 5.56×45mm NATO | Indonesia | 2003 | |
Pindad SM-5 | Pindad | 12.7×108mm | Indonesia | 2003 | |
PK
PKP Pecheneg |
Degtyaryov Plant, TsNITTochMash | 7.62×54mmR | Soviet Union, Russia | 1961-2001 | |
PM M1910 | 7.62×54mmR | Russia | 1909 | ||
PMT-76 | Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation | — | 7.62×51mm NATO | Turkey | 2019 |
Puteaux APX Machine Gun | 8.00mm Lebel | France | 1905 | ||
QBB-95 | China North Industries Corporation | 5.56×45mm NATO 5.80×42mm DBP87 |
China | 1997 | |
QJY-88 | China North Industries Corporation | 5.80×42mm | China | 1980s | |
Rheinmetall RMG.50 | Rheinmetall | — | 12.7×99mm NATO | Germany | 2008 |
Rolls-Royce Experimental Machine Gun | — | 12.7×99mm NATO | United Kingdom | 1940 | |
RPD | 7.62×39mm | Soviet Union | 1943 | ||
RPK | Molot plant | 7.62×39mm M43 | Soviet Union | 1961 | |
RPK74 | Molot plant | 5.45×39mm M74 | Soviet Union | 1961 | |
RPK16 | Kalashnikov Concern | 5.45x39mm M74 | Russia | 2016 | |
RPL-20 | Kalashnikov Concern | 5.45x39mm M74 | Russia | 2020 | |
Salvator-Dormus M1893 | Škoda Works | 8.00×50mmR Mannlicher | Austrian Empire Kingdom of Hungary |
1893 | |
Schwarzlose MG M.07/12 | Škoda Works | 7.92×57mm Mauser 8.00×50mmR Mannlicher |
Austrian Empire Kingdom of Hungary |
1905 | |
SG-43 Goryunov | 7.62×54mmR | Soviet Union | 1940 | ||
SIG KE7 | Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft | 7.00×57mm Mauser | Switzerland | 1929 | |
SIG MG 50 | Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft | — | 7.00×57mm Mauser | Switzerland | 1951 |
SIG MG 710-3 | Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft | 7.62×51mm NATO | Switzerland | 1955 | |
SIG Sauer MG 338 | SIG Sauer | 8.60×63mm (known as .338 Norma Magnum) | United States | 2018 | |
Sterling 7.62 | Sterling Armaments Company | — | 7.62×51mm NATO | United Kingdom | |
St. Étienne Mle 1907 | Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne | 8.00×51mmR French | France | 1908 | |
STK 50MG | ST Kinetics | 12.7×99mm NATO | Singapore | 1991 | |
Stoner 63/63A Light Machine Gun | Cadillac Gage | 5.56×45mm NATO | United States | 1962 | |
Sumitomo Minimi | Sumitomo Heavy Industries | 5.56×45mm NATO | Japan | 1975 | |
Sumitomo Type 62 | Sumitomo Heavy Industries | 7.62×51mm NATO | Japan | 1954 | |
SureFire MGX | SureFire LLC | — | 5.56×45mm NATO | United States | 2002 |
T24 machine gun | Saginaw Steering Gear | 7.62×63mm
(known as.30-06 Springfield) |
United States | 1944 | |
Taden gun | Royal Small Arms Factory | — | 7.00mm Mk 1 Z | United Kingdom | 1951 |
Type 1 heavy machine gun | — | 7.70×58mm Arisaka | Japan | 1941 | |
Type 2 machine gun | — | 13×64mmB | Japan | 1942 | |
Type 3 heavy machine gun | Koishikawa Arsenal | 6.50×50mm Arisaka | Japan | 1914 | |
Type 11 light machine gun | 6.50×50mm Arisaka | Japan | 1922 | ||
Type 67 machine gun | China North Industries Corporation | 7.62×54mmR | China | 1959 | |
Type 77 heavy machine gun | China North Industries Corporation | 12.7×108mm | China | 1977 | |
Type 80 machine gun | China North Industries Corporation | 7.62×54mmR | China | 1980 | |
Type 81 squad machine gun | 7.62×39mm | China | 1971 | ||
Type 85 heavy machine gun | China North Industries Corporation | 12.7×108mm | China | 1985 | |
Type 89 fixed aircraft machine gun | 7.70x58mmSR Type 89 | Japan | 1929 | ||
Type 89 machine gun flexible type | 7.70x58mmSR Type 89 | Japan | 1929 | ||
Type 90 machine gun | 205th Armory | 12.7×99mm NATO | Republic of China | 2001 | |
Type 92 machine gun | 7.70x56mmR Type 87 | Japan | 1932 | ||
Type 92 heavy machine gun | 7.70×58mm Arisaka | Japan | 1932 | ||
Type 93 heavy machine gun | Yokosuka Naval Yard | 13.2×99mm Hotchkiss | Japan | 1933 | |
Type 96 light machine gun | Kokura Arsenal Nagoya Arsenal Mukden |
6.50×50mm Arisaka | Japan | 1936 | |
Type 97 light machine gun | 7.70×58mm Arisaka | Japan | 1937 | ||
Type 97 aircraft machine gun | 7.70x56mmR Type 87 | Japan | 1937 | ||
Type 99 light machine gun | Kokura Arsenal Nagoya Arsenal |
7.70×58mm Arisaka | Japan | 1939 | |
UKM-2000 | Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów | 7.62×51mm NATO | Poland | 2000 | |
Ultimax 100 | ST Kinetics | 5.56×45mm NATO | Singapore | 1977 | |
Uk vz. 59 | Zbrojovka Vsetín | 7.62×51mm NATO 7.62×54mmR |
Czechoslovakia | 1956 | |
Vektor SS-77 | Denel Land Systems | 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO |
South Africa | 1977 | |
Vickers .50 machine gun | Vickers-Armstrongs | 12.7×81mm[4] | United Kingdom | 1932 | |
Vickers-Berthier | Vickers-Armstrong Rifle Factory Ishapore |
7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) | United Kingdom | 1932 | |
Vickers K machine gun (VGO) | Vickers-Armstrong | 7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) | United Kingdom | 1935 | |
Vickers machine gun | Vickers Limited | 7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) | United Kingdom | 1912 | |
VMG 1927 | 7.92×57mm Mauser | Germany | 1927 | ||
W85 heavy machine gun | Norinco | 12.7×108mm | China | 1980 | |
Weibel M/1932 | Dansk Industri Syndikat | — | 7.00×44mm Danrif | Denmark | 1932 |
XM133 Minigun | General Electric Garwood Industries Dillon Aero DeGroat Tactical Armaments McNally Industries LLC |
— | 7.62×51mm NATO | United States | |
XM250 Next Generation Machine Gun | SIG Sauer | 6.80×51mm Common Cartridge (known as .277 Fury) | Switzerland | 2022 | |
XM312 (Cancelled project)[5] |
Project Manager Soldier Weapons General Dynamics |
12.7×99mm NATO | United States | 2000 | |
XM806 (Cancelled project) |
General Dynamics | 12.7×99mm NATO | United States | 2009 | |
Zastava M02 Coyote | Zastava Arms | 12.7×108mm | Serbia and Montenegro | ||
Zastava M72 | Zastava Oružja | 7.62×39mm | Yugoslavia | 1972 | |
Zastava M77 | Zastava Oružja | 7.62×51mm NATO | Yugoslavia | 1977 | |
Zastava M84 | Zastava Arms | 7.62×54mmR | Yugoslavia | 1984 | |
Zastava M87 | Zastava Arms | — | 12.7×108mm | Yugoslavia | 1987 |
ZB-50 | Zbrojovka Brno | — | 7.92×57mm Mauser | Czechoslovakia | 1932 |
ZB-60 | Zbrojovka Brno | 15×104mm Brno | Czechoslovakia | 1935 | |
ZB-53 | Zbrojovka Brno | 7.92×57mm Mauser | Czechoslovakia | 1930 | |
ZB vz. 26 | Zbrojovka Brno | 7.92×57mm Mauser | Czechoslovakia | 1923 | |
ZB vz. 30 | Zbrojovka Brno | 7.92×57mm Mauser | Czechoslovakia | 1930 |
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