List of hand weapons of the armed forces
This list presents the current and abolished hand weapons of the armed forces. The names of the weapons under which they were carried in the armed forces are used. Officially so-called “non-imported” weapons such as the Browning pistol or the Tokarev pistol are not listed.
Rifles
designation | image | Introduction in the year | Decommissioning | caliber | use |
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M1 rifle | 1955 | circa 1960 | 7.62 × 63 mm | Part of the first basic equipment of the armed forces. Taken over by the B-Gendarmerie . | |
Carabiner M1 | 1955 | - | 7.62 x 33 mm | Part of the first basic equipment of the armed forces. Taken over by the B-Gendarmerie . Still part of the armed forces. | |
Lee-Enfield rifle | 1955 | 1958 | 7.7 × 56 mm rows | Part of the first basic equipment of the armed forces. Taken over by the B-Gendarmerie . | |
Rifle 44 | 1955 | circa 1960 | 7.62 × 54 mm rows | Part of the first basic equipment of the armed forces. Taken over by the B-Gendarmerie . | |
Assault rifle 58 | 1958 | circa 1980 | 7.62 × 51 mm NATO | The first standard rifle of the armed forces. Still in use as a drill weapon by the Guard and the Theresian Military Academy. Licensed production by Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG . | |
Assault rifle 77 | 1977 | - | 5.56 × 45 mm NATO | In use in different versions A1 - A3. | |
Sniper rifle 98k | 1958 | circa 1970 | 7.92 x 57 mm and 7.62 x 51 mm NATO | Converted carabiner 98k with Kahles ZF58 4 × 31. | |
Sniper rifle 69 | 1969 | - | 7.62 × 51 mm NATO | The first sniper rifle of the federal army. |
Machine guns
designation | image | Introduction in the year | Decommissioning | caliber | use |
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Machine gun BAR | 1955 | 7.62 × 63 mm | Part of the first basic equipment of the armed forces. Taken over by the B-Gendarmerie . | ||
Machine gun M1919 | 1955 | 7.62 × 63 mm | Part of the first basic equipment of the armed forces. Taken over by the B-Gendarmerie . | ||
Oversized machine gun M2 | 1955 | 12.7 × 99 mm NATO | Part of the first basic equipment of the armed forces. Taken over by the B-Gendarmerie . Still in use. | ||
Machine gun 42 | 1959 | 7.62 × 51 mm NATO | MG42 of non-German manufacture (Steyr, Beretta) in caliber 7.62 × 51 mm NATO. | ||
Machine gun 74 | 1974 | - | 7.62 × 51 mm NATO | Further development of the MG42 . Among other things, the rate of fire was reduced to 850 rounds / min. |
Pistols
designation | image | Introduction in the year | Decommissioning | caliber | use |
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Pistol 08 | 1955 | 1964 | 9 × 19 mm | Part of the first basic equipment of the armed forces. Taken over by the B-Gendarmerie . | |
Pistol 11 | 1955 | circa 1985 | 11.43 x 23 mm | Part of the first basic equipment of the armed forces. Taken over by the B-Gendarmerie . | |
Pistol 38 | 1955 | 1986 | 9 × 19 mm | Part of the first basic equipment of the armed forces. Taken over by the B-Gendarmerie . | |
PPK pistol | 1956 | 7.65 x 17 mm | Special armament for the air force, in the intelligence service area and for department heads in the BMLV. | ||
Gun 80 | 1983 | - | 9 × 19 mm | Replacement for the P38. |
Submachine guns
designation | image | Introduction in the year | Decommissioning | caliber | use |
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Submachine gun 40 | 1955 | 9 × 19 mm | Part of the first basic equipment of the armed forces. Taken over by the B-Gendarmerie . | ||
Submachine gun 41 | 1955 | 7.62 × 25 mm Tokarev | Part of the first basic equipment of the armed forces. Taken over by the B-Gendarmerie . | ||
Submachine gun 69 | 1969 | 9 × 19 mm | For commando units and tank crews. Modernized variant under the name "MPi 81". |
Anti-tank weapons
designation | image | Introduction in the year | Decommissioning | ammunition | use |
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Anti-tank tube Bazooka | 1955 | 1966 | Caliber 89 mm | Part of the first basic equipment of the armed forces. Taken over by the B-Gendarmerie . | |
Anti-tank tube 66/79 | 1966 | - | Caliber 84 mm | Replacement for the bazooka. | |
Anti-tank tube 70 | 1970 | - | Caliber 74 mm | Swedish “miniman”. Disposable weapon. | |
Anti-tank guided missile 2000 BILL | 1999 | - | Guided missile with launch tube |
literature
- Retired Colonel Karl Ruef: Service in the armed forces. Verlag Carl Ueberreuter, 1967
- Wollert / Lidschun / Copenhagen: Rifle weapons today, volumes 1 + 2. , Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, 1993
- Rolf M. Urrisk: The arming of the Austrian army. H. Weishaupt Verlag