List of infantry weapons and equipment of the Canadian military

This is a list of Infantry weapons used by the Canadian Military throughout its history and military arms used by militaries in pre-Confederation conflicts in Canada.

Black Powder Rifles, Carbines and Pistols

*Charleville 1717 FRA
*Charleville 1728 FRA
*Charleville 1746 FRA
*Fusil de Grenadier Tulle FRA
*Fusil de Chasse Tulle FRA
*Queen Ann Musket 1702-1714 UK
*William III Carbine UK
*Nock Carbine UK - 17th Century
*Elliot Carbine UK 1770s
*Brown Bess UK:*Long Land Pattern UK:*Short Land Pattern UK:*India Pattern UK
*Lovells Pattern 1838 musket and Double Barrel Carbine UK
*Pattern 1842 Musket UK
*Pattern 1851 Rifle UK
*Pattern 1853 Enfield UK
*Lancaster Rifle UK
*Baker rifle UK
*Brunswick rifle UK

ervice Rifles and Carbines

*Starr Carbine - United States Civil War period
*Spencer rifle and carbine USA
*Westley Richards Rifle UK
*Peabody Rifle USA
*Snider Enfield UK
*Martini Henry UK
*Winchester rifle USA

.303 rifles
**Martini-Metford - 1894-? UK
**Martini-Enfield UK
**Lee-Metford - 1895-? UK
**Lee-Enfield UK
***Lee Enfield Mk I - 1896-1905 UK
***Lee Enfield (SMLE) Mark III - 1916-1943 UK
***Lee Enfield Number 4 Mk I - 1943-1955, Still in use with the Canadian Rangers UK
**Ross rifle CAN
***Ross Mark I and Ross Mark II - 1905-1913 CAN
***Ross Mark III - 1913-1916 CAN

*FN C1 and FN C1A1 -1955-1985 flagicon|Belgium
*C7, C7A1 and C7A2- 1985-present CAN
*C8 Carbine, C8A1 (Carbine version of the C7 issued to mostly to AFV crews), C8A2 - ? -present CAN
*C3A1 sniper rifle - 1970s-present CAN
*C14, Timberwolf .338 Cal Medium Range Sniper Rifle - ? - present CAN
*C15, 12.7mm McMillan TAC-50 Sniper Rifle - 2000 - present CAN

ervice Pistols

*Colt Model 1878 Revolver - 1885-1902 USA
*Colt "New Service" Revolver - 1900-1928 (also used by the NWMP and RCMP from 1905-1954) USA
*Colt Model 1911 Pistol - 1914-1945 USA
*Smith & Wesson 2nd Model "Hand Ejector" Revolver - 1915-1951 USA
*Smith & Wesson "Military & Police" Revolver - 1939-1964 USA
*Inglis "High Power" Pistol - 1944-present (Canadian re-engineering of the Browning Hi-Power) CAN
*Browning Hi-Power - 1970-present USA
*SIG-Sauer P225(Close Protection Teams, Military Police and Naval Boarding Parties) - 1991-present flagicon|Switzerland
*SIG-Sauer P226 (JTF-2) chambered for the .357 SIG cartridge flagicon|Switzerland

approved private purchase and secondary side-arms

*Webley Mark VI Revolver UK
*Enfield No. 2 MkI Revolver CAN
*Colt Police Positive - 1941-present USA
*Colt Model 1911A1 - 1942-1945 USA

ubmachine Guns

*Thompson Submachine Gun - 1940-1945
*Sten Gun - 1942-1958
*C1 Submachine Gun - 1958-1988
*Heckler & Koch MP5 JTF2 and naval boarding parties -

Machine Guns, Light Machine Guns and Misc. Weapons

*Colt Machine Gun 1914-1916
*Vickers Machine Gun 1914-1919
*Lewis Machine Gun - 1916-1939
*C5 General Purpose Machine Gun - 1939?-1980s
*Bren Light Machine Gun - 1939-1955
*Bangalore torpedo
*FN C2 Light Machine Gun - 1955-1985
*C6 General Purpose Machine Gun 1978-present
*C9 Light Machine Gun - 1985-present
*M2 Heavy Machine Gun - WWII-present
*Remington 870 Tactical Shotgun -????-????
*Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 "Ack-Pack"
*Javelin surface-to-air missile

Infantry Anti-Tank Weapons

*Boys Anti-Tank Rifle
*PIAT-1943-1950s
*3.5" Rocket Launcher (in Reserve Force inventory as late as 1977)
*Carl Gustav-1965-present
*M72 SRAAW
*TOW
*ERYX

Grenades, mines and other explosives

*Mills bomb
*No 68 AT Grenade
*No 69 Bakelite Percussion Grenade
*No 73 Grenade
*No. 74 Sticky bomb
*No. 75 AT Hawkins Mine
*No. 82 Gammon
*Clam Msgnetic Mine
*GS.MV Anti-tank Mine
*GS.MkII Anti-tank Mine
*M61 grenade
*M67 grenade
*V40 Mini Fragmentation Grenade

Infantry Mortars

*2 inch Mortar-WWII-????-???? (WWII)
*3 inch Mortar-????-???? (WWII)
*4.2 inch Mortar-????-???? (WWII)
*60 mm M19 CAN Light Mortar - WWII-present
*81 mm C3 Medium Mortar - 1967-present

Bayonets, Combat Knives and Swords

Bayonets
*Pattern 1888 Bayonet
*Pattern 1907 Bayonet
*Pattern 1913 Bayonet
*ROSS Bayonet
*"No. 4 Rifle Bayonets"
**Mk I Spike Bayonet
**Mk II Spike Bayone
**Mk III Spike Bayonet
*No. 5 Mk II Knife Bayonet
*No. 7 Knife Bayonet
*No. 9 Socket Knife Bayonet
*C1 Bayonet
*Nella C7 Bayonet

Combat knives
*Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife
*Grohmann #3 CF Survival Knife

Cavalry Swords
*1908 and 1912 Pattern British Army Cavalry Swords

Ammunition

*.303 British
*.455 Webley
*7.62 × 51 mm NATO
*5.56 x 45 mm NATO
*9 x 19mm Parabellum
*12 Gauge Shotgun

Uniforms, Load Bearing and Protective Equipment

Uniforms

"See also: Battledress, Uniforms of the Canadian Forces"
*Foreign Service Dress 1900-1903
*Service Dress 1903-1939
**Canadian Pattern and British Pattern
*Khaki Drill
*Battle Dress 1939-1967
*Denison smock Used by the Airborne
*Bush Dress
*Combat Dress -1968-2002
**CADPAT camouflage Combat Dress 2002-present

Load bearing equipment
*Oliver Pattern Equipment 1898-19??
*1903 Pattern Bandolier Equipment
*1937 Pattern Web Equipment
*1942 Battle Jerkin
*1951 Pattern Web Equipment
*1964 Pattern Web Equipment
*1982 Pattern Web Equipment
*Tactical Vest (or just known as Tac Vest). 2003- Present

Head dress
*Glengarry
*Tam o'shanter
*Field Service Cap
*Beret
*Brodie helmet
*Canadian military fur wedge cap

Protective equipment
*Fragmentation Protection Vest

External links

* [http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/mediawiki-1.5.5/index.php?title=Main_Page canadiansoldier.com]
* [http://www.sfu.ca/casr/101-army-smallarm-4.htm Canadian American Strategic Review page on Weapons used in the Canadian Forces]