Model |
Image |
Caliber |
Type |
Origin |
Details
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Pistols
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TT-33 |
|
7.62×25mm Tokarev |
Recoil operated
Semi-automatic pistol
|
Soviet Union |
Commonly used by rebels, captured from the Syrian Arab Army.
|
Makarov PM[5] |
|
9×18mm Makarov |
Blowback
Semi-automatic pistol
|
Soviet Union |
Commonly used by rebels, captured from the Syrian Arab Army. It is often seen with black grips intead of the reddish-brown one.[5]
|
Browning Hi-Power[5][6] |
|
9×19mm Parabellum |
Recoil operated tilting barrel
Semi-automatic pistol
|
Belgium United States |
Is an apparent popular pistol in Syria.
|
SIG P226[5]
|
|
9×19mm Parabellum
7.65mm Parabellum
9×21mm IMI
.357 SIG
.40 S&W
|
Recoil operated
DA/SA
Semi-automatic pistol
|
West Germany Switzerland
|
Seen in a video of Al-Jazeera where former members of the Syrian regime were surrendering their weapons.
|
M1911[5][7] |
|
.45 ACP |
Short-Recoil-Operated
Semi-automatic pistol
|
United States |
Previously it has been seen and used rarely but has in recent times appeared more often.
|
Walther PPK[5]
|
|
9×18mm Ultra
.22 Long Rifle
.25 ACP
.32 ACP
.380 ACP
|
Straight-Blowback
Semi-automatic pistol
|
Weimar Republic Nazi Germany West Germany Germany
|
Seen in a video of Al-Jazeera where former members of the Syrian regieme were surrendering their weapons.
|
Rifles and Carbines
|
Mosin–Nagant[8] |
|
7.62×54mmR |
Bolt-action rifle |
Soviet Union |
Seen common service by snipers, who usually put modern optics on it. The Mosin Nagant 1891/30 variant is used most but the M1944 (or Bulgarian 91/59 mosin nagant) carbine are also used, though to a lesser extent.
|
MAS-36[9] |
|
7.5×54mm French |
Bolt-action rifle |
French Third Republic |
Seen moderate usage by snipers through 2013–2014 in Aleppo when in July 2013, the FSA (probably the 16th Division or some other branch of the FSA. 16th Division did use MAS-36s.)[10] captured large amounts of stockpiled MAS-36s from the Syrian Arab Army. Other rebel groups such as the Al-Tawhid Brigade also captured and used large amounts of MAS-36s captured from the Syrian Arab Army. Most rebel groups stopped using the MAS-36 around 2015, probably because the ammo ran out.[citation needed]
|
Karabiner 98k[11] |
|
7.92×57mm |
Bolt-action rifle |
Nazi Germany |
|
SKS[12]
|
|
7.62×39mm
|
Semi-automatic rifle
|
Soviet Union
|
Somewhat uncommon usage. Usually when it is used, it is seen being used by marksmen attached with optics.
|
Heckler & Koch G3[13][14] |
|
7.62×51mm NATO |
Battle rifle |
West Germany Turkey |
Sourced from Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Used as a DMR. Used very rarely.
|
FN FAL[14][15][16] |
|
7.62×51mm NATO |
Battle rifle |
Belgium |
Often used as Marksman Rifle and Operations Specialist Weapon, sourced from Libya and UAE.
|
MK14 EBR[17] |
|
7.62×51mm NATO |
Battle rifle |
United States |
Rarely seen by the Free Syrian Army's Division 30[18][19]
|
Assault rifles and Carbines
|
StG 44[20][21] |
|
7.92×33mm Kurz |
Assault rifle |
Nazi Germany |
On 8 August 2012, the FSA captured around 5,000 from a Syrian Arab Army storage container.
|
AK-47 |
|
7.62×39mm |
Assault rifle |
Soviet Union |
Isn't the most common gun in the war, but is used. The AKS-47 variant is also used.[22]
|
AKM |
|
7.62×39mm |
Assault rifle |
Soviet Union |
One of the most common weapons used by Syrian rebels. The AKMS version is more often seen than the AKM.
|
Type 56 |
|
7.62×39mm |
Assault rifle |
People's Republic of China |
Chinese variant of the Russian AK-47 and AKM. The Type-56 has been seen in use by various rebel groups. The Type-56-1 and Type-56-2 are also seen.
|
Zastava M70[23] |
|
7.62×39mm |
Assault rifle |
Yugoslavia |
Yugoslavian variant of the Russian AK-47 and AKM.
|
PM md. 63 |
|
7.62×39mm |
Assault rifle |
Socialist Republic of Romania |
Used commonly in the early part of the war. Isn't seen too commonly now.
|
AMD 65[24][25] |
|
7.62×39mm |
Assault rifle |
Hungarian People's Republic |
Has seen occasional use in both the beginning and the end of the fall of the Assad regieme.
|
vz. 58[26] |
|
7.62×39mm |
Assault rifle |
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic |
In 2016, the Czech Republic donated 6,600 vz. 58 assault rifles to Iraqi and Kurdish regional governments to aid in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syira.[27]
|
AK-74 AKS-74[28] |
|
5.45×39mm |
Assault rifle |
Soviet Union |
Mostly used by opposition special forces and elite units. Isn't too common elsewhere.
|
AK-74M |
|
5.45×39mm |
Assault rifle |
Russia |
Unknown quantity, captured during the Syrian Civil War.[28]
|
AK-103 |
|
7.62×39mm |
Assault rifle |
Russia |
Unknown quantity, captured during the Syrian Civil War.[28]
|
AK-105[5]
|
|
5.45×39mm
|
Assault rifle
|
Russia
|
Seen in a video of Al-Jazeera where former members of the Syrian regieme were surrendering their weapons.
|
MPi KM-72[29]
|
|
7.62×39mm
|
Assault rifle
|
East Germany
|
Possibly weapons from the PLO[30]
|
MPi KMs-72[31]
|
|
7.62×39mm
|
Assault rifle
|
East Germany
|
Possibly weapons from the PLO[30]
|
AK-9 |
|
9×39mm |
Assault rifle |
Russia |
Unknown quantity, captured during the Syrian Civil War.[28]
|
FB Tantal |
|
5.45×39mm |
Assault rifle |
Poland |
Unknown quantity, captured during the Syrian Civil War.[28]
|
M16A1 M16A2[25] |
|
5.56×45mm NATO |
Assault rifle |
United States |
Used by Division 30, the New Syrian Army, Al-Moutasem Brigade and Euphrates Shield rebels. The M16A1 was used commonly as a marksman rifle in the early parts of the war.
|
M4[32] |
|
5.56×45mm NATO |
Carbine |
United States |
Really, really rare. Used in the late stages of the Civil War.
|
Norinco CQ[33] |
|
5.56×45mm NATO |
Assault rifle |
People's Republic of China |
"Where they are coming from is not certain. Iran is known to have purchased CQ rifles and produce it under license, but rifles similar to those seen in the Middle East have been seen and manufactured under license in Sudan, the National Interest report said." said by the Asia times.
|
FAMAS[34][35] |
|
5.56×45mm NATO |
Assault rifle |
France |
Seen once in 2013, possibly smuggled out of Lebanon.
|
Steyr AUG[15][36] |
|
5.56×45mm NATO |
Assault rifle |
Austria |
Origin unclear; serial numbers removed. Used by Syrian Opposition special forces.[37][38] Sometimes used by Syrian rebels as a marksman rifle.[39]
|
IMI Galil[25] |
|
5.56×45mm NATO |
Assault rifle |
Israel |
Limited usage.
|
Sniper rifles and anti-material rifles
|
Steyr SSG 69[40] |
|
7.62×51mm NATO |
Sniper rifle |
Austria |
Is a common bolt-action rifle used by Syrian rebels.
|
Dragunov SVD |
|
7.62×54mmR |
Designated marksman rifle |
Soviet Union |
The most common sniper rifle in the war.
|
Zastava M91 |
|
7.62×54mmR |
Designated marksman rifle |
Yugoslavia |
|
PSL |
|
7.62×54mmR 7.62×51mm NATO |
Designated marksman rifle |
Socialist Republic of Romania |
|
OSV-96[41] |
|
12.7×108mm |
Anti-materiel rifle |
Russia |
|
M99[42] |
N/A |
12.7×108mm |
Anti-materiel rifle |
People's Republic of China |
Supplied by Qatar.[43] Is one of the most common anti-material rifles used by Syrian rebels.
|
Sayad-2 |
|
.50 BMG |
Anti-materiel rifle |
Austria Iran |
Unlicensed Iranian produced copy of the Steyr HS .50. Captured from the Syrian Army.[44]
|
PTRS-41[45] |
|
14.5×114mm |
Anti-tank rifle |
Soviet Union |
Used by rebels as an anti-material rifle . Has seen very limited use.
|
Submachine guns
|
Sterling submachine gun[46]
|
|
9×19mm Parabellum
|
Submachine gun
|
United Kingdom
|
Rare. Unknown how it got there.
|
Sten[47][25]
|
|
9×19mm Parabellum
|
Submachine gun
|
United Kingdom
|
Possibly leftover from the 1948 arab-israeli war
|
Sa vz. 23[25][48] |
|
7.62×25mm Tokarev |
Submachine gun |
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic |
|
MAB 38[49] |
|
9×19mm Parabellum |
Submachine gun |
Kingdom of Italy |
Only one has been seen in the war. As of 2017.[49]
|
MP-40[50] |
|
9×19mm Parabellum |
Submachine gun |
Nazi Germany |
"Few MP-40s have been seen during the Syrian civil war, and of those that have, they appeared a year or two into the conflict.” “The Saudi-Croatian deal is one possibility” “as is Libya, which had bought some WWII-vintage MP-40s from Yugoslavia in the 1980s."[citation needed]
|
Beretta M12[25] |
|
9×19mm Parabellum |
Submachine gun |
Italy |
|
Machine guns
|
RPD[51][52] |
|
7.62×39mm |
Light machine gun |
Soviet Union |
Uncommon usage by the 16th Division.
|
RPK[53] |
|
5.45×39mm |
Light machine gun |
Soviet Union |
Common usage.
|
PKM |
|
7.62×54mmR |
General-purpose machine gun |
Soviet Union |
|
PKP Pecheneg |
|
7.62×54mmR |
General-purpose machine gun |
Russia |
Unknown quantity, captured during the Syrian Civil War.
|
MG-34[54] |
|
7.92×57mm Mauser |
General-purpose machine gun |
Nazi Germany |
Captured from some Syrian stockpiles. Very rare usage but was one of the FSA's first machine guns looted from Syrian army warehouses.[citation needed]
|
M240B[55] |
|
7.62×51mm NATO |
General-purpose machine gun |
United States |
Used by the SNA and Al-Moutasem Brigade and Euphrates Shield forces.
|
FN MAG[56] |
|
7.62×51mm |
General-purpose machine gun |
Belgium |
|
Ksp 58[25] |
|
7.62×51mm |
General-purpose machine gun |
Belgium Sweden |
|
DShK[3] Type 54 HMG[citation needed] |
|
12.7×108mm |
Heavy machine gun |
Soviet Union People's Republic of China |
Often mounted on technicals. Sometimes is planted in holes in walls or on flat surfaces when in lack of a tripod. Chinese copy of DShK.
|
NSV[57] Coyote M02[58]
|
|
12.7×108mm |
Heavy machine gun |
Soviet Union |
Often seen being used behind cover mounted on a wall, jersey barrier or on some kind of improvised bipod.
|
W85[33][59] |
|
12.7×108mm |
Heavy machine gun |
People's Republic of China |
Used very commonly.[33] Sometimes is planted in holes in walls or on flat surfaces when in lack of a tripod.[60][61]
|
KPV[62] |
|
14.5×114mm |
Heavy machine gun |
Soviet Union |
Often mounted on technicals.
|
M2 Browning[63][64][55] |
|
12.7×99mm NATO |
Heavy machine gun |
United States |
Used by US-backed FSA groups, including the al-Mu'tasim Brigade and the Hamza Division.
|
M1919 Browning[25][47] |
|
.30-06 Springfield |
Medium machine gun |
United States |
Seen at least once in the war. It's possible it was taken off a disabled Israeli vehicle during the Yom Kippur War or the 1980s fighting in Lebanon.[citation needed]
|
Vickers machine gun[47] |
|
.303 British |
Heavy machine gun |
British Empire |
Seen at least once in the war. May or may not be usable.
|