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Assault rifle

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The standard personal weapon of the modern soldier: a rifle that can fire single shots or bursts. The Kalashnikov (AK-47) family and its copies, such as the Chinese Type 56 long used in Sri Lanka, are the most produced firearms in history.
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Well-known examples

AK-47
AK-47Desconhecido · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type 56
Type 56Unknown authorUnknown author · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
M16
M16Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
M4 carbine
M4 carbineUS Army · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
HK416
HK416Ministère des armées et des anciens combattants · Licence Ouverte · Wikimedia Commons
FN SCAR
FN SCARDefense Technical Information Center · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
INSAS
INSASAdvanced Weapons and Equipment India · GODL-India · Wikimedia Commons
QBZ-191
QBZ-191颐园居 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Well-known examples — All

AK-47 / AKM / AK-74 (USSR/Russia) Type 56 (China) M16 / M4 (USA) HK416 & G36 (Germany) FN SCAR (Belgium) INSAS (India) QBZ-95/191 (China)

All models of this type (1,662)

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AK-47AK-47 M16 rifleM16 rifle UziUzi Heckler & Koch MP5Heckler & Koch MP5 AK-74AK-74 MP40MP40 SVD DragunovSVD Dragunov M4M4 Thompson submachine gunThompson submachine gun MG 42MG 42 Luger pistolLuger pistol Colt M1911Colt M1911

Countries with the most — Active personnel

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  1. 1China2,035,000
  2. 2India1,500,700
  3. 3United States1,340,150
  4. 4Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1,280,000
  5. 5Russian Federation1,264,000
  6. 6Ukraine677,000
  7. 7Pakistan660,000
  8. 8Iran, Islamic Rep.610,000
  9. 9Ethiopia503,000
  10. 10Korea, Rep.450,000