List of hand weapons of the Bundeswehr

The Iron Cross - national emblem of the Bundeswehr

This list presents the current and discontinued hand weapons of the Bundeswehr . In some units of the Bundeswehr - such as the Special Forces Command - other handguns are in use in small numbers that are not listed here.

Explanation

Name: gives the name of the hand weapon
Image: Here is a picture of the hand weapon
Introduction in the year: states the time of introduction
Decommissioning: states the time of decommissioning
Caliber: Name the caliber of the ammunition used (projectile diameter × case length)
Use: states the purpose and the unit
User: Names the armed forces of the Bundeswehr ( air force / army / navy ) or the corresponding military organizational area in which the hand weapon is or was used.

Weapons still in use are highlighted in light green in the tables.

Bundeswehr rifles

designation	Introduction in the year	Decommissioning	caliber	use	user
Garand M1	1955	1962	7.62 × 63 mm	Part of the first basic equipment of the Bundeswehr.	Army Air Force Navy
Carabiner M1	1955	1962	7.62 x 33 mm	Part of the first basic equipment of the Bundeswehr.	Army Air Force Navy
Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk. I	1955	1958	7.7 × 56 mm rows	Part of the first basic equipment of the Bundeswehr. 18,000 rifles.	air force
Mauser model 98	1956	In use	7.92 x 57 mm	The Karabiner 98 is only used for the protocol service at the guard battalion at the Federal Ministry of Defense .	Army Air Force Navy
G1	1956	1962	7.62 × 51 mm NATO	This license replica of the Belgian FN FAL was the Bundeswehr's first standard rifle. Was later handed over to the Federal Border Police.	Army Air Force Navy
G2	-	-	7.62 × 51 mm NATO	Trial weapon. The original weapon is set up for caliber 7.5 × 55 mm Swiss (GP11)
G3	1959	In use	7.62 × 51 mm NATO	From 1959 the G3 replaced the FN FAL / G1 as the standard rifle. As a temporary solution until the introduction of the G28, selected G3s were converted to the G3A3ZF DMR version. Still used as a group sniper rifle.	Army Air Force Navy
G4	-	-	7.62 × 51 mm NATO	Licensed production of the Armalite AR-10 from artillery facilities in Hembrug, NL. Trial weapon.
G11	1990	1993	4.73 x 33 mm	The standard G3 assault rifle was to be replaced by the G11. Its suitability for troops was determined in 1990, but a decision was made in 1993 against its introduction.	BWB
AK-74	1990	??	5.45 x 39 mm	The Soviet AK-74 assault rifle was taken over from NVA stocks in the Bundeswehr after reunification and is only used in small numbers as a training and enemy display weapon during exercises. Remaining stocks were destroyed or sold abroad.	army
G36 / G36K	1997	In use	5.56 × 45 mm NATO	Successor to the G3. Planned for a service life of 20 years, the weapon has been improved several times over the years and supplemented with accessories. The troops are currently (as of 2019) the versions G36A0 to G36A4 and the short versions G36kA1 to G36kA4 in use. The versions A3 and kA3 are part of the kit for the Infantryman of the Future - Extended System (IdZ-ES) . The A4 largely correspond to the A3, but without the IdZ's push-to-talk buttons. As part of maintenance, all defective G36s are upgraded to version A4.	Army Air Force Navy
G95k	2019	In use	5.56 × 45 mm NATO	In the variant HK416A7 with 14.5 inch pipe length for the special forces command (KSK) and combat swimmers of the Bundeswehr. In testing since November 2017. The start of the introduction is planned for the first half of 2019. The special forces command received an EXPS 3-0 NV Eotech reflex sight with a G33 Booster magnification attachment. The combat swimmers use a different aimpoint sight. Rheinmetall's VTAL serves as the laser light module. A total of 1,745 sets are procured. Another procurement authority designation for variant HK416A5 is G38C; however, it is not used by the armed forces.	Army Navy

Sniper rifles of the Bundeswehr

designation	Introduction in the year	Decommissioning	caliber	use	user
G22	1997	In use	7.62 × 67 mm	Use against man targets up to 800 meters; Use against tactical targets such as radar systems , helicopters or unarmored vehicles up to 1000 meters. According to the operational principles, the G22 is intended for defensive or reactive use (“counter-sniping”). However, an offensive use of the weapon is also possible.	Army Navy Air Force
G23	1997	??	7.62 × 67 mm	Mission-related immediate need (for SFOR) of 58 sniper rifles of the type AWM-F (without modifications) before the actual introduction as G22.	army
G24	??	??	12.7 × 99 mm NATO	Sniper rifle from Accuracy International Ltd. procured for the special forces before the introduction of the G82.	Army Navy
G25	??	In use	7.62 × 51 mm NATO	Sniper rifle from Accuracy International Ltd. for the special forces. Can be transported disassembled in a hard case and has a longer silencer that completely encloses the barrel.	Army Navy
G27	??	In use	7.62 × 51 mm NATO	Introduced in small numbers as a DMR in the Bundeswehr as part of the immediate need for deployment . Since the test requirements were not met, there was no introduction to the regular troops.	army
G28 (DMR 762)	2012	In use	7.62 × 51 mm NATO	Procurement of 560 copies. The basis is the HK MR308, a civil version of the HK417. The special forces command used the DMR 762 was procured in a military version as the DMR G28.	army
G29	2016	In use	8.6 × 70 mm	Sniper rifle RS9 from CG Haenel for the special forces.	Army Navy
G82	2005	In use	12.7 × 99 mm NATO	The rifle was introduced to the Bundeswehr as a long-range rifle as part of the Infantryman of the Future project and is an alternative when the G36 and G22 reach their limits.	Army Navy Air Force

Machine guns of the Bundeswehr

designation	Introduction in the year	Decommissioning	caliber	use	user
lMG BAR	1955	1957	7.62 × 63 mm	Automatic assault rifle in the first basic equipment of the infantry.	army
MG M1919	1955	1957	7.62 × 63 mm	The M1919 was the Bundeswehr's first light machine gun.	Army Air Force Navy
MG1 / MG2	1957	1969	7.62 × 51 mm NATO	MG1; Post-war production of the MG42 for the German Armed Forces, converted to NATO caliber from 1959. The further development MG1A3 with a new recoil amplifier was the basic version of the MG3. MG2; War production of the MG42 from stocks of the Wehrmacht or from American and French booty stocks.	Army Air Force Navy
MG3	1969	In use	7.62 × 51 mm NATO	The MG3 is a further development of the MG42 from the Second World War and is still used in the Bundeswehr today. Since production ended in the 1970s, several thousand new housings are currently planned to be milled. The tried-and-tested machine gun with the high rate of 1,200 rounds / minute is to remain in use in the medium term, especially on combat vehicles as an anti-aircraft machine, but also as a blind machine gun. (Status: 2019)	Army Air Force Navy
MG4	2005	In use	5.56 × 45 mm NATO	The MG4 was developed and introduced as part of the Infantryman of the Future project. There are currently five versions for different purposes. These are to be harmonized in three versions in the future, but already today have a high level of logistical equality (123 transfer parts) as well as similar usability and the same security concept.	Army Air Force Navy
MG5	2015	In use	7.62 × 51 mm NATO	Gradually replaces the proven MG3. The MG5A1 can be integrated on the remote-controlled weapon stations FLW100 and in the mechanical mounts KMW1530. Adapters are also to be introduced for the MG5A2 so that it can be used in an infantry manner on the MG3 mounts.	Army Air Force Navy
G8	??	In use	7.62 × 51 mm NATO	The G8 is used by the KSK and the combat swimmers.	Army Navy

Bundeswehr pistols

designation	Introduction in the year	Decommissioning	caliber	use	user
P1 / P38	1955	In use	9 × 19 mm	The Walther P1 is based on the Wehrmacht's P38 . The P1 is only used in the protocol service. It is subject to a waiver of use.	Army Air Force Navy Joint Support
P2	1955	??	9 × 19 mm	Swiss SIG P210-4. Taken from holdings of the BGS.	army
P3	1955	??	9 × 19 mm	Spanish Astra 600/43. Taken from holdings of the BGS.	army
P4	-	-	9 × 19 mm	Variant of the Walther P1: barrel shortened by 15 mm; Handle reinforced with steel hexagon; high-contrast sights; short cockspur; Completely sprung release lever instead of the old fuse. Trial weapon.
P5	-	-	9 × 19 mm	Walther P5. Trial weapon.
P6	-	-	9 × 19 mm	SIG Sauer P225. Trial weapon.
P51 / P52	1955	??	11.43 x 23 mm	Original equipment, 13,378 pistols were supplied by the USA in 1955/56. The variant M1911 served as P51, the variant M1911A1 as P52.	Army Air Force Navy
P21	1956	In use	7.65 x 17 mm	7,457 Walther PPK pistols. 5,568 with steel handle and 1,889 with light metal handle. The weapons procured for pilots from the Luftwaffe were later also used by military police, naval commanders and wall masters. Currently (2019) it is only used in military attaché service.	Air Force Joint Support
P11	1976	In use	7.62 × 36 mm	The P11 is only used as an underwater pistol by combat swimmers .	marine
P7	1985	??	9 × 19 mm	The P7 was only for military personnel protection from the military police used. The P7 has now been replaced by the P30.	Force Base
P8	1994	In use	9 × 19 mm	Current standard service pistol of the Bundeswehr. In the meantime, the pistol has been upgraded to the P8A1 version with a reinforced breech. Another variant is the P8 Combat, which differs from the P8 in that it lacks a safety lever.	Army Air Force Navy
P9	??	In use	9 × 19 mm	First introduced as the P9M, a 3rd generation Glock 17, and since 2014 also the P9A1, a 4th generation Glock 17	marine
P10	-	-	9 × 19 mm	Shortened P8. Trial weapon.
P12	1998	In use	11.43 x 23 mm	Corresponds to the P8 in caliber 11.43 × 23 mm. The P12 is run by the specialized forces.
P30	??	In use	9 × 19 mm	The P30 replaces the P7 in the personal protection forces of the military police	Army Force Base

Submachine guns of the Bundeswehr

designation	Introduction in the year	Decommissioning	caliber	use	user
MP1	1955	1959	9 × 19 mm	740 pieces were taken over by the BGS.	Army Air Force Navy
Thompson M1A1	1955	1959	11.43 x 23 mm	8,188 Thompson Guns were supplied by the USA in 1955/56 and given out to tank crews and combat swimmers.	Army Air Force Navy
MP2A1 ("Uzi")	1959	In use	9 × 19 mm	A variant with a rigid wooden shoulder rest (MP2) was also used in the Bundeswehr. The MP2 is to be completely replaced by another procurement of the MP7 (status: 2019)	Army Air Force Navy
MP5	1985	In use	9 × 19 mm	The weapon is only used by the KSK, combat swimmers, military police and remote scouts within the Bundeswehr in different versions. It used to be part of the standard equipment of the boarding team.	Army Navy
MP5 K	??	In use	9 × 19 mm	The weapon is only used by soldiers of the KSK and the military police.	army
MP7	2001	In use	4.6 x 30 mm	The MP7 is used in the Infantryman of the Future concept and in the derived project “Soldier in Action - SiE”, as well as by the military police. It should continue to be procured and completely replace the MP2 (as of 2019)	Army Air Force Navy

Anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons of the Bundeswehr

designation	Introduction in the year	Decommissioning	ammunition	use	user
Bazooka M20A1B1	1955	1961	Caliber 3.5 ″ (89 mm)	Part of the basic equipment of the Bundeswehr	Army Air Force
Panzerfaust 44 (light bazooka)	1963	from 1992	Caliber 60 mm	The Panzerfaust 44 was called a light bazooka and is no longer used today.	Army Air Force Navy
Panzerfaust Carl Gustaf (Panzerfaust heavy)	??	In use	Caliber 84 mm	The Panzerfaust Carl Gustaf is still used for battlefield lighting.	Army Air Force Navy
Anti-tank guided missile MILAN	1977	In use	Guided missile with launch tube	Deployed in the armored infantry troops as well as paratroopers, hunters, Gerbirgsjäger and engineer troops. In the case of the Panzergrenadier, it is also integrated on the Marder 1 infantry fighting vehicle. The MILAN is not a hand weapon in the classic sense, but can be carried by two soldiers (MILAN troop leader and gunner).	Army Navy
Panzerfaust 3	1992	In use	Caliber 110 mm	The Panzerfaust 3 replaces the light Panzerfaust and largely the heavy Panzerfaust Carl Gustaf.	Army Air Force Navy
Fliegerfaust 1 "East" Strela 2	1990	2012	Missiles	The Strela 2 is one of the anti-aircraft weapons and was taken over from NVA stocks.	Army Air Force
Fliegerfaust 1 "Redeye"	1973	1992	Missiles	The FIM-43 Redeye was the first single-soldier-operated anti-aircraft missile (MANPADS) introduced by the German Armed Forces in 1973.	Army Air Force Navy
Aviator fist 2	1992	In use	Missiles	The FIM-92 Stinger is one of the air defense weapons.	Army Air Force Navy
Multi-role light guided missile system	2009	In use	Guided missile with launch tube	Successor to MILAN. Used in the Spike-LR variant, the guided missile has a range of four kilometers and is used by infantry and special forces as well as on the Puma infantry fighting vehicle.	Army Navy
RGW 90	2012	In use	Caliber 90 mm	Introduced to combat targets behind soft, resilient clay walls.	army

Edged weapons and pocket knives of the Bundeswehr

designation	Introduction in the year	Decommissioning	Blade length	use	user
Pocket knife GAK 1	1976	2009	82 mm	The pocket knife GAK 1 ( G erman A rmy K nife) from Victorinox was nicknamed BW Stumpf among soldiers . On the other hand, as a certain " curiosity " (at least at that time the only military pocket knife with a corkscrew ) it had a very high value on NATO maneuvers (with international troop participation) as a barter item / souvenir.	Army Air Force Navy
Pocket knife GAK 4	2009	In use	85 mm	The GAK 4 pocket knife from Victorinox replaced the old one used by the Bundeswehr in 2009. Its possible use as a one- hand knife caused legal irritation (at least in the early days). The knife was therefore not allowed to be used outside of working hours and had to be kept under lock and key in the barracks.	Army Air Force Navy
Board knife	-	-	85 mm	The board knife is part of the equipment every Marines, it also features a marlin spike .	marine
Paratrooper knife * Model 1956	1956	1963	100 mm	The first parachute knife of the Bundeswehr was issued in two versions to the paratroopers and armored forces. The Bundeswehr was unsatisfied with the quality of the drop knives, so they were replaced in 1963.	army
Paratrooper knife model 1963	1963	-	140 mm	This is only given to soldiers of the paratrooper troops as a close combat weapon and safety knife for parachute jump.	army
Combat knife *	1968	1992	-	Despite the name, the Bundeswehr combat knife is not primarily suitable as a close combat weapon and was not intended for it. That is why the Gerber Mark 2 and then the Böker KSK were later introduced to special units. Procurement was stopped in 1992 and the knife was later replaced by the KM 2000 .	Army Air Force Navy
KM 2000	2003	In use	172 mm	The KM 2000 from Eickhorn is the standard combat knife of the Bundeswehr.	Army Air Force Navy
Bayonet AKM type I	around 1993	-	145 mm	The bayonet of the AKM (modernized Kalashnikov) is a close combat weapon from NVA stocks. After the reunification, the weapon was heavily introduced to infantry units under the designation combat knife . It served as a combat knife, saw and wire cutter, but not as a bayonet because it was incompatible.	army
Bayonet AKM type II	around 1993, partially modified in 1997	-	145 mm	The bayonet of the AKM and AK-74 is a close combat weapon from NVA stocks. Modified versions can be planted on the G36 assault rifle. The bayonet had to be modified on the retaining ring in order to be able to be planted. For this purpose, the original retaining ring was cut off and another with a larger diameter was welded on. In addition, the leather belt holder was replaced by a new one made of synthetic fibers and plastic, which is compatible with the West German belt. This change was not made officially, but in limited numbers as a private initiative. The bayonet also served as a combat knife, saw and wire cutter.	army
Bayonet G3	-	-	170 mm	The bayonet was never issued to the troops, but was in the so-called "barracks inventory" in the early 1980s. The blade is blunt on the sides, so it has no cutting edge, and was designed as a pure stabbing weapon. Sanding or removing the matt black paintwork had to be avoided (light reflection / glare effect). The bayonet was occasionally issued / procured by some units (e.g. floating bridge pioneers / M-boaters) on their own initiative in order to cut ropes and ropes (then with a sharpened blade).	Army Air Force Navy
Paring knife	1967	-	156 mm	Issued to aircrew as part of survival equipment. Delivered by Puma until 1983. Then from the Hirschkrone company. There are models for the airport fire department that have a notch on the back of the blade as a belt cutter.	air force

* Edged weapons are partially considered weapons and are subject to an armory or may not be taken out of service, and must be kept under lock and key in the barracks by the soldier out of service.

Further weapons of the Bundeswehr

designation	Introduction in the year	Decommissioning	ammunition	use	user
Remington 870	??	In use	Caliber 12	Repeating shotgun for shotgun barrels - used by KSK, military police, combat swimmers and boarding teams.	Army Navy
AG36	1997	In use	40mm grenade	The AG36 grenade pistol can be mounted on the G36 assault rifle .	Army Air Force Navy
Grenade pistol 40 mm	1974	In use	40 × 46 mm grenade	The 40 mm grenade pistol is an independent secondary weapon.	Army Air Force Navy
HK P2A1	??	In use	26.5 mm light bullets	Flare pistol for signaling and battlefield lighting	Army Air Force Navy
FHK 19	1970s	In use	Signal, light, DM13A2B2, 19 mm, PT, single star	Emergency signal device for aircraft crews	Army Air Force Navy
DM 34 hand flame cartridge	1965	2001	no	This weapon is one of the incendiary weapons	Army Air Force Navy
DM41	1955	??	no	This fragmentation hand grenade was one of the standard hand weapons of the Bundeswehr. The training hand grenade of the DM41 is called DM48.	Army Air Force Navy
DM51	1975	In use	no	The DM51 is the standard hand grenade of the Bundeswehr. The training hand grenade of the DM51 is called DM58.	Army Air Force Navy

literature

Hans-Joachim Drost: yellow olive - the equipment of the construction period 1956-1958. Military publishing house Drost, 2008
Wollert / Lidschun / Copenhagen: Rifle weapons today, volumes 1 + 2. , Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, 1993

Rolf Abresch, Ralph Wilhelm: Modern hand weapons of the Bundeswehr. Report, Bonn 1999

Lothar Schuster: The equipment required for members of the Bundeswehr 1955–2010. Armory, 2011

Weisswange, Jan-Phillipp: Hand weapons and anti-tank hand weapons of the Bundeswehr. History - technology - tactics. , ES Mittler & Sohn, Hamburg 2011

Web links

Commons : Waffen der Bundeswehr - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k European Security & Technology: Harmonization of the hand weapons of the Bundeswehr. European Security & Technology, March 6, 2019, accessed March 9, 2019 .
↑ Jan-P. Weisswange: Bundeswehr assault rifle special forces light - G95K will join the troops in 2019. STRATEGIE & TECHNIK, December 20, 2018, accessed January 3, 2019 .
↑ Jan-P. Weisswange: New in the catalog: G38 alias HK416A5. STRATEGIE & TECHNIK, August 28, 2014, accessed December 8, 2018 .
↑ armyrecognition.com: G28 Marksman rifle Heckler & Koch in detail
↑ Info Brief Heer, p. 7 ( Memento from November 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Jan-Phillipp Weisswange: From Suhl to the special forces: RS9 becomes G29. In: STRATEGIE & TECHNIK Blog. February 5, 2016, accessed February 12, 2016 .
↑ G82 rifle on bundeswehr.de
↑ MG5 vs. MG3! Which Bundeswehr machine gun is better? Bundeswehr editorial staff, September 19, 2019, accessed on October 20, 2019 .
^ The Walther P 38th story. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; accessed on March 18, 2019 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) @1@ 2
↑ Jan-Phillipp Weisswange: Taucher-Glock: German Navy procures P9A1. In: STRATEGIE & TECHNIK Blog. August 25, 2014, accessed September 12, 2015 .
↑ Adapted to the requirements: The new Panzerfaust RGW 90. In: www.deutschesheer.de. Retrieved September 12, 2012 .
↑ https://www.lawblog.de/index.php/archives/2009/06/25/soldaten-lösungen-taschenmesser/
↑ http://worldbayonets.com/ - Modified AKM Type II bayonet for the HK G36
↑ worldbayonets: Germany - G36 Bayonet

[Harmonisierung_bei_den_Handwaffen_der_Bundeswehr-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k European Security & Technology: Harmonization of the hand weapons of the Bundeswehr. European Security & Technology, March 6, 2019, accessed March 9, 2019 .

[2] Jan-P. Weisswange: Bundeswehr assault rifle special forces light - G95K will join the troops in 2019. STRATEGIE & TECHNIK, December 20, 2018, accessed January 3, 2019 .

[3] Jan-P. Weisswange: New in the catalog: G38 alias HK416A5. STRATEGIE & TECHNIK, August 28, 2014, accessed December 8, 2018 .

[4] rmyrecognition.com: G28 Marksman rifle Heckler & Koch in detail

[5] Info Brief Heer, p. 7 ( Memento from November 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive )

[6] Jan-Phillipp Weisswange: From Suhl to the special forces: RS9 becomes G29. In: STRATEGIE & TECHNIK Blog. February 5, 2016, accessed February 12, 2016 .

[7] G82 rifle on bundeswehr.de

[8] MG5 vs. MG3! Which Bundeswehr machine gun is better? Bundeswehr editorial staff, September 19, 2019, accessed on October 20, 2019 .

[wkur-9] The Walther P 38th story. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; accessed on March 18, 2019 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) @1@ 2

[10] Jan-Phillipp Weisswange: Taucher-Glock: German Navy procures P9A1. In: STRATEGIE & TECHNIK Blog. August 25, 2014, accessed September 12, 2015 .

[RGW90-11] Adapted to the requirements: The new Panzerfaust RGW 90. In: www.deutschesheer.de. Retrieved September 12, 2012 .

[12] ttps://www.lawblog.de/index.php/archives/2009/06/25/soldaten-lösungen-taschenmesser/

[13] ttp://worldbayonets.com/ - Modified AKM Type II bayonet for the HK G36

[14] worldbayonets: Germany - G36 Bayonet