List of grenade launchers

This is a list of grenade launchers.

## Single grenade launcher

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AG-40 |  |  | 40 mm grenade | Romania  | 1986  | Designed to mount on the PA md. 86 rifle
ARDE 40 mm UBGL | Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli |  | 40 mm grenade | India  | 2010  |
Bren CZ 805 G1 | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod |  | 40 mm grenade | Poland  | 2011  | Developed for the Bren 805 A1/A2 rifle
BS-1 Tishina | TsNIITochMash |  | 30×29mm grenade | Soviet Union  | 1970  |
China Lake Grenade Launcher | China Lake Naval Weapons Center |  | 40 mm grenade | United States  | 1967  |
Davidson Hand Howitzer[1] | Sirocco Engineering Works
Munitions Inventions Departments  |  |  | United Kingdom  | 1917  |
EAGLE grenade launcher | Colt Canada |  | 40 mm grenade | Canada  | 2016  |
Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module | FN Herstal |

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| 40 mm grenade | Belgium  | 2004  | Updated version of the GL1 for use with the FN SCAR family of rifles and stand-alone use
GL06 | Brügger & Thomet |  | 40 mm grenade | Switzerland  | 2006  |
GL1 grenade launcher | FN Herstal |  | 40 mm grenade | Belgium  | 2001  | Designed for use with the FN F2000 rifle
GL 40 | Steyr Arms |  | 40 mm grenade | Austria  | 2009[2] | SL40 variant adopted by the Australian Defence Force
GLX 160 | Beretta S.p.A. |  | 40 mm grenade | Italy  | 2008  |
GM-94 | KBP Instrument Design Bureau |  | 43 mm grenade | Russia  | 1990s  |
GP-25 | KBP Instrument Design Bureau |

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| 40 mm grenade | Soviet Union  | 1966  |
GP-30

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GP-34 | KBP Instrument Design Bureau  |

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| 40 mm grenade | Soviet Union  | 1989  |
HK AG36 | Heckler & Koch |  | 40 mm grenade | Germany  | 2002  | Grenade launcher for the HK G36
HK AG-C/EGLM | Heckler & Koch |  | 40 mm grenade | Germany  | 2000s  | Used with the Diemaco C7 and C8 in the Netherlands Army, with the SA80 (named L123) in the British Army
HK69A1 | Heckler & Koch |  | 40 mm grenade | West Germany  | 1960s  | Grenade launcher usable on its own or with the H&K G3 (named HK79 in this configuration)
IWI X95 GL40 | Israel Weapon Industries |  | 40 mm grenade | Israel  | 2009  | Grenade launcher for the X95 and Galil ACE rifles
K201 (grenade launcher) | SNT Motiv |  | 40 mm grenade | South Korea  | 1990s  |
HK269 | Heckler & Koch |  | 40 mm grenade | Germany  | 2000s  | Variant of the AG-C with a shorter barrel for the HK 416 and the HK 417
M79 grenade launcher | Springfield Armory
Action Manufacturing Company
Kanarr Corporation[3]
Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge |  | 40 mm grenade | United States  | 1953  |
M203 grenade launcher | Colt's Manufacturing Company |

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| 40 mm grenade | United States  | 1967  |
M203XX RAMBO (Rapid Additively Manufactured Ballistics Ordnance) | ARDEC / Picatinny Arsenal |  | 40 mm grenade | United States  | 2017  | 3D-Printed prototype by the US Army[4]
M320 Grenade Launcher Module | Heckler & Koch |  | 40 mm grenade | Germany  | 2008  | Replaces the M203 in the US Army
M7/M8 grenade launcher | Springfield Armory |  |  | United States  | 1943  | M7 and variants for the M1 Garand rifle, M8 for the M1 carbine
MAHG K 218  | —  |  | —  | —  | 18th century  |
Milkor 37/38mm and 40mm Stopper | Milkor (Pty) Ltd |  | 37 mm flare
38 mm grenade
40 mm grenade (All less-lethal rounds)  | South Africa  | 1981  |
Milkor 40 mm UBGL grenade launcher | Milkor (Pty) Ltd |  | 40 mm grenade | South Africa  | 2010s  |
Northover Projector | —  |  | 2.5-inch  | United Kingdom  | 1940  |
OPL-40M | Z111 Factory |  | 40×46mm NATO |  Vietnam | 2010  |
Pallad wz. 1974 | Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów |  | 40 mm grenade |  Poland | 1968  |
Pallad wz. 1983 | Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów |  | 40 mm grenade |  Poland | 1968  |
Pindad SPG-1 | Pindad |  | 40 mm grenade | Indonesia  | 2005(?)  |
QLG-10 |  |  | 35 mm grenade | China  | 2010s  |
RGM-40 | V.N. Teles  |  | 40 mm grenade | Russia  | 1997[5] | Stand-alone version of the GP-30
RGS-50M | Degtyaryov Plant |  | 50mm grenade | Soviet Union  | 1990s  |
RWGŁ-3 | Łucznik Arms Factory |  | UGŁ-200 canister |  Poland | 1970s  |
Schiessbecher |  |  | 30mm  | Germany  | 1942  | For the Karabiner 98k rifle
Shorty 40  | LMT (Lewis Machine & Tool Company) |  | 40 mm grenade | United States  | 2024  | [6]
SIG GL 5040 | Swiss Arms |  | 40 mm grenade | Switzerland  | 1997  | Usable with the Sig 550 family
T85 grenade launcher | Combined Logistics Command |  | 40 mm grenade | Taiwan (Republic of China) | 1992  | Usable on T65, T86 and T91 assault rifles
Type 2 rifle grenade launcher |  |  | 40mm  | Japan  | 1940s  | For the Type 38 and Type 99 rifles
Type 91 grenade launcher | Norinco

(China North Industries Corporation)

|  | 35 mm grenade (Non-lethal round)  | China  | 1991  | Usable on Type 56, Type 81 and QBZ-95 Chinese rifles[7]
UBGL-1 | Arsenal JSCo. |  | 40 mm caseless grenade | Bulgaria  |  |
VB rifle grenade | Viven-Bessières (VB)  |  | —  | France  | 1916  |
Verrou Mortier 2.5 pouces  | —  |  | 2.5 inches  | France  | 16th century or 17th century  | Brass grenade launcher with a trigger lock
VHS-BG grenade launcher | HS Produkt |  | 40 mm grenade | Croatia  | 2007  | Designed for the HS Produkt VHS rifle
XM148 grenade launcher | Colt's Manufacturing Company |

| 40 mm grenade | United States  | 1964  |

## Multiple-grenades launcher

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### Automatic

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6S19  | Pribor Research and Production Association  |  | 40 mm caseless grenade | Russia  | 2022[8] |
AGS-17 | Molot plant |  | 30×29mm grenade | Soviet Union  | 1967  |
AGS-30 | Degtyarev plant |  | 30×29mm grenade | Russia  | 1995  |
AGS-40 Balkan | Tecmash Research and Production Association  |  | 40 mm caseless grenade | Russia  | 2017  |
Daewoo Precision Industries K4 | S&T Motiv |  | 40 mm grenade | Republic of Korea  | 1985  |
Howa Type 96 | Howa |  | 40 mm grenade | Japan  | 1996  |
Heckler & Koch GMG | Heckler & Koch |  | 40 mm grenade | Germany  | 1992  |
Indumil IMC-40 | INDUMIL |  | 40 mm grenade | Colombia  |  |
KBA-117  | kbmia  |  | 40 mm grenade | Ukraine  | [9] |
M75 grenade launcher | Springfield Armory |  | 40 mm grenade | United States  | 1961  |
M129 grenade launcher | Ford Aerospace |  | 40 mm grenade | United States  | 1966  |
Metal Storm 3GL | Metal Storm |  | 40mm (electronically fired)  | Australia  | 2007  |
Mk 18 Mod 0 grenade launcher | Honeywell Corporation and Aeronautical Products Division |  | 40 mm grenade | United States  | 1962  |
Mk 19 | Saco Defense Industries
Combined Service Forces |  | 40 mm grenade | United States  | 1960s  |
Mk 20 | NOS Louisville |  | 40 mm grenade | United States  |  |
Mk 47 Striker | General Dynamics |  | 40 mm grenade | United States  | 2000s  |
PAK-40 AGL | Daudsons  |  | 40 mm grenade | Pakistan  | 2022  |
QLZ-04 grenade launcher | Norinco |  | 35 mm grenade | China  | 2000s  |
QLZ-87 grenade launcher | Norinco |  | 35×32mmSR | China  | 1980s  |
QLU-11 / LG5 | Norinco |  | 35 mm grenade | China  | 2010s  |
RDS40-AGL[10] | Repkon Defence |  | 40 mm grenade | Turkey  | 2022  |
SB LAG 40 | Santa Bárbara Sistemas |  | 40 mm grenade | Spain  | 1984  |
Squad Support Automatic Grenade Launcher(LG-02)  | CJAIE (China Jing An Import & Export Corp.)  |  | 40 mm grenade | China  |  |
STK 40 AGL or SPG-3 | ST Kinetics or Pindad under licence  |  | 40 mm grenade | Singapore or Indonesia  | 1991  |
Type 87 grenade launcher | Norinco |  | 35 mm grenade | China  | 1980s  |
UAG-40  |  |  | 40 mm grenade | Ukraine  |  |
Vektor Y3 AGL | Denel |  | 40 mm grenade | South Africa  | 1992  |
XM174 grenade launcher | Aerojet Ordnance Manufacturing Company |  | 40 mm grenade | United States  | 1968  |
XM307 Advanced Crew Served Weapon | General Dynamics Armament
Technical Products |  | 25 mm grenade | United States  |  |

### Semi-Automatic

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DP-64 | Degtyaryov Plant |  | 45 mm  | Russia  | 1989
Hawk MM-1 | Hawk Engineering Co.  |  | 40 mm grenade | United States  | 1970
Milkor MGL | Milkor (Pty) Ltd |  | 40 mm grenade | South Africa  | 1980
Neopup PAW-20 | Gemaco Elbree PTY LTD |  | 20×42mm | South Africa  | 1999
RDS40-MGL[11] | Repkon Defence |  | 40 mm grenade | Turkey  | 2023
RG-6 grenade launcher[12][13] | TsKIB SOO |  | 40 mm grenade | Russia  | 1993
RGA-86 | Military University of Technology |  | 26.7 mm  |  Poland | 1986
RGP-40 | Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów |  | 40 mm grenade |  Poland | 2017
SSW 40

"Squad Support Weapon 40"

| Rheinmetall |  | 40 mm grenade | Germany  | 2022[14][15]
XRGL[16] | Rippel Effect |  | 40 mm grenade | South Africa  | 2007

### Dual-use weapons

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QTS-11 |  |  | 20mm grenade  | China  | 2011
S&T Daewoo K11 | S&T Motiv |  | 20×30mm grenade | Republic of Korea  | 2000
Scicon IW | SD Scicon Ltd[17] |  | 10 mm grenade  | United Kingdom  | 1984
XM25 CDTE | Heckler & Koch
Alliant Techsystems |  | 25 mm grenade | United States  | 2010
XM29 OICW | Heckler & Koch
Alliant Techsystems |  | 20 mm grenade | United States
Germany  | 1996

## Rocket propelled grenades

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Bazooka |  |  |  | United States  | 1942
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle | Saab Bofors Dynamics |  | 84×246mmR | Sweden  | 1946
MRO-A | State Research
Bazalt |  | 72.5mm warhead | Russia  | 2003
Navy 8 cm Rocket Launcher / 八糎噴進砲[18] |  |  | 80mm  |  Japan | 1944
Northover Projector |  |  | 63.5mm warhead  | United Kingdom  | 1940
Panzerfaust |  |  | 149mm warhead | Germany  | 1942
PIAT | Imperial Chemical Industries |  |  | United Kingdom  | 1942
Rifleman's Assault Weapon | Brunswick Corporation |  | 100mm warhead | United States  | 1977
RPG-2 | State Factories |  | 80mm warhead | Soviet Union  | 1949
RPG-7 | Bazalt
Degtyarev plant |  | 40mm warhead | Soviet Union  | 1961
RPG-16 |  |  | 58.3mm warhead | Soviet Union  | 1968
RPG-18 |  |  | 64mm warhead | Soviet Union  | 1972
RPG-22 |  |  | 72.5mm warhead | Soviet Union  | 1985
RPG-26 | State Research
Bazalt |  | 72.5mm warhead | Soviet Union  | 1980s
RPG-27 | State Research
Bazalt |  | 105mm warhead | Soviet Union  | 1980s
RPG-28 | State Research
Bazalt |  | 125mm warhead | Russia  | 2000s
RPG-29 | Bazalt |  | 65mm warhead
105mm warhead | Soviet Union  | 1980s
RPG-30 | State Research
Bazalt |  | 105mm warhead | Russia  | 2008
RPG-32 | JARDANA |  | 72mm warhead
105mm warhead | Russia  | 2005
RPG-76 Komar | Zakład Sprzętu Precyzyjnego |  | 40mm warhead |  Polish People's Republic | 1985
RPO-A Shmel | KBP Instrument Design Bureau |  | 93mm warhead |  Soviet Union | 1980s
Sturmpistole | Walther |  | 26-61mm warheads | Germany  | 1942
Type 4 |  |  | 72x359mm  |  Empire of Japan | 1944
Type 5 45mm recoilless rifle  |  |  | 45mm (80mm warhead)  |  Empire of Japan | 1944
Type 69 RPG | China North Industries Corporation |  | 40mm warhead | China  | 1970
Yasin (RPG) | Hamas |  | 40mm warhead | Palestine  | 2004

## See also

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* List of weapons
* List of firearms
* List of machine guns
* List of multiple-barrel firearms
* List of pistols
* List of revolvers
* List of sniper rifles
* List of flamethrowers

## References

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