Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | length | shortest state | Country | Production years |
9A-91 | KBP Instrument Design Bureau | | 9×39mm | 594 mm | 373 mm | Soviet Union | 1994-present?[citation needed] |
Q Honey Badger | Q, LCC | | .300 AAC Blackout | 650mm | 508mm | US | 2011-2020 |
Aero Survival | TNW Firearms | | .22LR 9x19mm .45 ACP .40 S&W 10mm Auto .357 SIG .460 Rowland | | | US | |
AG-043 | Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov | | 5.45×39mm | 680 mm | 420 mm | Soviet Union | 1974-? |
AGM-1 carbine | AL.GI.MEC.Srl | | 9×19mm Parabellum .45 ACP .22LR | 670 mm | 670 mm | Italy | 1980s |
Automatkarbin 5D | Förenade Fabriksverken | | 5.56×45mm NATO | | | Sweden | 1986–present |
AK-9 | Kalashnikov Concern | | 9×39mm | 705 mm | 465 mm | Russian Federation | 2000s[citation needed] |
AK-102 AK-104 AK-105 | Kalashnikov Concern | | 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm 5.45×39mm | 824mm | 586mm | Russia | 1994-present |
AK-205 | Kalashnikov Concern | | 5.45×39mm | 850 mm | 605 mm | Russia | 2018-present? |
AKMSU | Disputed; presumed to been made by a gunsmith from Darra Adam Khel | | 7.62×39mm | 740 mm | 480 mm | Disputed; presumed Pakistan | 1980s (only one built)[4][5] |
AKS-74U | Izhmash | | 5.45×39mm | 730 mm | 490 mm | Soviet Union | 1979-1993[6] |
AM-17 | Kalashnikov Concern | | 5.45×39mm | 740 mm | 490 mm | RUS | circa 2015-present |
AMB-17 | Kalashnikov Concern | | 9×39mm | 840 mm | 600 mm | RUS | circa 2015-present |
Amogh carbine | Indian Ordnance Factory | | 5.56×30mm MINSAS | 800 mm | 575 mm | India | circa 2005-present[citation needed] |
AO-46 | TsNIITochMash | | 5.45×39mm | 655 mm | 458 mm | Soviet Union | 1969 (single prototype only) |
AR-57 | AR57 LLC | | FN 5.7×28mm | 762 mm | 762 mm | US | 2008 or 2016-present |
AM1 | Pindad | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 797 mm | 797 mm | IDN | 2023-present |
Barrett REC7 PDW | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing | | | | | US | 2008 |
Beretta Cx4 Storm Beretta Mx4 Storm | Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta | | 9×19mm Parabellum 9×21mm IMI .40 S&W .45 ACP | 755 mm | 755 mm | Italy | 2003-present |
B&T APC556 | Brügger & Thomet | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 838 mm | 220 mm | SWI | 2011–present |
Berthier carbine | | | 8×51mmR French | 945 mm | 945 mm | France | circa 1890-? |
BSA machine carbine | Birmingham Small Arms company[7][8] | | .30 carbine | n/a | n/a | UK | 1946 |
Burnside carbine | Bristol Firearms Company Burnside Rifle Company | | | 1000 mm | 1000 mm | US | 1858-1870 |
Bushmaster Arm Pistol | Gwinn Firearms Company, Bushmaster Firearms International | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 510 mm | 510 mm | US | 1972–1991 (rifle variant)[9] |
CETME Model LC carbine | CETME | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 860 mm | 665 mm | Spain | circa late 1980s to early 1990s |
CAR 816 / Caracal Sultan (191mm barrel version) | Caracal International | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 709 mm | 627 mm | United Arab Emirates | 2014–present |
Close Quarters Battle Receiver | Colt's Manufacturing Company | | 5.56×45mm | 762 mm | 679.4 mm | US | 2000-present[citation needed] |
Chapina carbine | Empresa Irmãos Chapina S/A. Industria Metalúrgica | | .32-20 Winchester | | | Brazil | 1964-1975 |
Colt model 1839 carbine | Colt's Manufacturing Company | | .525 in. lead ball | 1100 mm | 1100 mm | US | 1838-1841 |
Colt Advanced Piston Carbine | Colt Defense | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 840 mm | 760 mm | US | 2010s-present[citation needed] |
Colt 933 | Colt Defense | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 680mm | 762mm | US | 1995-present |
Diemaco C8 | Colt Canada | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 840 mm | 760 mm | Canada | Circa 1988-present[citation needed] |
Diemaco PDW | Diemaco | | 5.56×45mm NATO | | 530 mm | Canada | 1990s or 2000s (prototype only)[citation needed] |
ČZ 2000 carbine | Česká Zbrojovka Uherský Brod | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 675 mm | 435 mm | Czechoslovakia | 1986-1990 (LADA), 1990-1991 (ČZ 2000) (prototypes only, project terminated in 2007) |
Chauchat-Ribeyrolles 1918 submachine gun | Ribeyrolles, Sutter and Chauchat (RSC) | | 8×50mmR Lebel | 575 mm | 575 mm | France | 1918 (single prototype only) |
Dasan Machineries K16 | Dasan Machineries | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 760 mm | 760 mm | South Korea | Circa 2024 (has not been confirmed to be in production yet) |
Daewoo K1 | S&T Motiv |  | 5.56×45mm NATO | 838 mm | 653 mm | South Korea | 1980-present |
K2C | S&T Motiv | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 875 mm | 570 mm | South Korea | Circa 2013-present |
Desert Tech MDR-C | Desert Tech | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 508 mm | 508 mm | US | 2014 |
De Lisle carbine | Ford Dagenham Sterling | | .45 ACP | 900 mm | 900 mm | UK | 1942-1945 |
D-Max Industries 100 | P.G.W. Arms D-Max Industries | | 9×19mm Parabellum .38 Super .40 S&W 10mm Auto .41 AE .45 ACP | 977.9 mm | 977.9 mm | US | 1985 |
FAMAS Commando | GIAT Industries | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 555mm | 555 mm | France | |
Flint River Armory CSA45 | Flint River Armory | | .45 ACP | 889 mm | 762 mm | US | 2017 |
Floro PDW | Floro International Corporation | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 720mm | 450mm | Philippines | |
FR8 | Various, see article | | 7.62×51mm CETME 7.62×51mm NATO | 960 mm | 960 mm | Spain | 1950s |
FX-05 Xiuhcoatl carbine | Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 980 mm | 780 mm | Mexico | 2005 |
G13 carbine | Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 840 mm | 750 mm | Georgia | 2012 |
Grendel R31 | Grendel Inc. | | .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire | 425 mm | | US | |
GA Personal Defense Weapon | Government Arsenal | | 7.62×37mm Musang | 890 mm | 810 mm | Philippines | |
HK416C | Heckler & Koch | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 690 mm | 560 mm | Germany | 2004 |
HK437 Sneaker 9" | Heckler & Koch | | .300 Blackout | 745 mm | 487 mm | Germany | 2017 |
G36C | Heckler & Koch | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 720 mm | 500 mm | Germany | 2001 |
Hi-Point 995 | Hi-Point Firearms | | 9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W .45 ACP | 830 mm | 830 mm | US | |
HIW VSK | Hessische Industrie Werke | | 8×33mm Kurz | | | Nazi Germany | 1944 |
HK53 | Heckler & Koch | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 755 mm | 563 mm | Germany | |
H&R M16A1 | ArmaLite Harrington & Richardson | | 5.56×45mm NATO | Unknown | Unknown | US | 2015 |
Taurus T4 11,5" | Taurus | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 811mm | 716mm | Brazil | 2017 |
Vektor R6 | Denel Land Systems | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 805mm | 565mm | South Africa | 1990s |
"Jungle carbine" (Lee–Enfield, rifle No. 5 Mk I) | Royal Ordnance Factory Birmingham Small Arms Company | | .303 British | 1000 mm | 1000 mm | UK | 1944 |
Just Right Carbines | JR Carbines | | 9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W .357 SIG .45 ACP 10mm Auto | | | US | 2012 |
K31 | Waffenfabrik Bern | | 7.5×55mm Swiss | 1105 mm | 1105 mm | Switzerland | 1933 |
Kbk wz. 91/98/23 | Centralna Składnica Broni ARMA | | 7.92×57mm Mauser | 1000 mm | 1000 mm | Poland | 1923 |
Karabiner 98k | Mauser | | 7.92×57mm Mauser | 1110 mm | 1110 mm | Germany | 1935 |
Kbk wz. 1996 Mini-Beryl | Łucznik Arms Factory | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 730 mm | 525 mm | Poland | 1995 |
Kel-Tec SUB-2000 | Kel-Tec CNC Industries Inc. | | 9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W | 750 mm | 410mm | US | 2001 |
Knight's Armament Company PDW | Knight's Armament Company | | 6×35mm, .300 Whisper/.300 Blackout | 710 mm | 500 mm | United States | 2006 |
Krag–Jørgensen (M-1899 Carbine) | | | 6.5×55 Rimless | | | Norway | 1889 |
L22 Carbine | BAE Systems | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 565 mm | 565 mm | United Kingdom | 1985 |
M1 carbine | General Motors | | .30 Carbine | 900 mm | 900 mm | United States | 1938 |
M4/M4A1 | Colt Defense |  | 5.56×45mm NATO | 838 mm | 756 mm | United States | 1987 |
Magpul PDR | Magpul Industries | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 480 mm | 480 mm | United States | |
Marck-15 Hydra 10mm H21 | Hydra Weaponry | | 10mm Auto | | | United States | 1015 |
Marlin Model 1894 | Marlin Firearms | | .218 Bee .25-20 Winchester .32-20 Winchester .32 H&R Magnum .38 Special .357 Magnum .41 Remington Magnum .44-40 Winchester .44 Special .44 Magnum .45 Colt | | | United States | 1894 |
Maynard carbine | Maynard Factory | | .50 .52 | 1000 mm | 1000 mm | Confederate States | 1851 |
Mini-14 | Sturm, Ruger & Company | | .223 Remington 5.56×45mm | 917-965 mm | 917-965 mm | United States | 1967 |
Mini-30 | Sturm, Ruger & Company | | 7.62×39mm | 917-965 mm | 917-965 mm | United States | 1987 |
Modern Sub Machine Carbine | Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli | | 5.56×30mm MINSAS | 745 mm | 552 mm | India | 2006 |
Mosin–Nagant (M1907 Carbine) | Tula Arms Plant | | 7.62×54mmR | 1013 mm | 1013 mm | Russia | 1907 |
Mosin–Nagant (M1938 Carbine) | Tula Arms Plant | | 7.62×54mmR | 1013 mm | 1013 mm | Soviet Union | 1939 |
Mosin–Nagant (M1944 Carbine) | Tula Arms Plant | | 7.62×54mmR | 1013 mm | 1013 mm | Soviet Union | 1944 |
Mosin–Nagant (M1891/59 Carbine) | Tula Arms Plant | | 7.62×54mmR | 1013 mm | 1013 mm | Soviet Union | 1959 |
OTs-12 Tiss | KBP Instrument Design Bureau | | 9×39mm 7.62×39mm | 730 mm | 490 mm | Russia | 1994 |
OTs-14-4A-02 | TsKIB SOO | | 9×39mm | 500 mm | 500 mm | Russia | 1992 |
PAWS ZX-7[10] | Police Automatic Weapons Systems | | .45 ACP | | | US | |
PC-80 | Bertil Johansson[11][12] | | .221 Fireball | | | Sweden | 1980 |
Pistola Herval | Fábrica de Armas da Conceição | | | | | Brazil | 1879 |
PM md. 90 | ROMARM | | 7.62×39mm | 870 mm | 640 mm | Romania | 1963 |
QBZ-95B | Norinco |  | 5.8×42mm DBP87 5.56×45mm NATO | 609 mm | 609 mm | China | 1997 |
QBZ-192 | Norinco | | 5.8×42mm | | 266 mm | China | 2019 |
Remington R4 | Remington Arms | | 5.56×45mm NATO | | | United States | 2010 |
SS2-V5 | Pindad |  | 5.56×45mm NATO | 770 mm | 520 mm | Indonesia | 2008 |
Sa 81 KRÁSA[13] | VVÚ ZVS | | 7.62x39mm 5.45x39mm | 562 mm | 315 mm | Czechoslovakia | 1980 |
San Cristobal Carbine | Armería San Cristóbal Weapon Factory | | .30 Carbine | 945 mm | 945 mm | Dominican Republic | 1950 |
SCAR PDW | Fabrique Nationale Herstal | | 5.56×45mm NATO | | 536mm | Belgium | |
SCAR SC | Fabrique Nationale Herstal | | 5.56×45mm NATO, .300 Blackout | 650mm | 540mm | Belgium | 2018 |
SG 443 Carbine | Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 805 mm | 569 mm | Switzerland | |
SIG552 | Swiss Arms AG | | 5.56x45mm NATO/5.6mm GP Pat 90 | 730 mm | 504 mm | Switzerland | 1998 |
SIG553 SB | Swiss Arms AG | | 5.56x45mm NATO/5.6mm GP Pat 90 | 733 mm | 503 mm | Switzerland | 2008 |
SIG MCX Rattler | SIG Sauer | | 5.56×45mm NATO .300 Blackout | 597 mm | 432 mm | US | 2008 |
Skbk wz. 1989 Onyks | Łucznik Arms Factory | | 5.45×39mm | 720 mm | 519 mm | Poland | 1987 |
SKS | | | 7.62×39mm | 1020 mm | 1020 mm | Soviet Union | 1944 |
Smith & Wesson Model 1940 Light Rifle | Smith & Wesson | | 9×19mm Parabellum | 810 mm | 810 mm | US | 1940 |
STV-215/-022 | Z111 Factory | | 7.62×39mm | | | Vietnam | 2019 |
STC-16 | SNT Motiv | | 5.56×45mm NATO | | | South Korea | 2021 |
SR-3 Vikhr | Tula Arms Plant | | 9×39mm | 640 mm | 396 mm | Soviet Union | 1990s |
Stoner 63/63A Carbine | Cadillac Gage | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 931.7 mm | 675.6 mm | United States | 1964 |
Swiss Mannlicher M1893 carbine | Sig Holding AG Waffenfabrik Bern | | 7.5×53.5mm Swiss | 1000 mm | 1000 mm | Switzerland | 1893 |
Thorneycroft carbine | | | .303 British | | | United Kingdom | 1901 |
Type 38 cavalry rifle | | | 6.5×50mm Arisaka | 966 mm | 966 mm | Japan | 1906 |
Type 44 carbine | | | 6.5×50mm Arisaka | 966 mm | 966 mm | Japan | 1911 |
Wesco Ordnance Mark IV | Wesco Ordnance, Lynwood CA | | 9x19mm Parabellum .45 ACP | | | United States | 1964-2007 |
IWI Tavor X95 330 | Israel Weapon Industries(IWI) | | 5.56×45mm NATO .300 AAC Blackout 5.45×39mm 9×19mm | 580 mm | 580 mm | Israel | 2009 |
Micro Galil | IMI Systems | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 706 mm | 465 mm | Israel | 1994 |
Zastava M85 | Zastava Arms | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 800 mm | 540 mm | Yugoslavia | |
XM177E1 | Colt Defense | | 5.56×45mm NATO | 790 mm | 720 mm | United States | 1966-1994 |