The French Army uses a variety of small arms ranging from pistols to anti-tank weapons that were designed between 1918 and 2005. Some of the notable weapons mentioned include the MAC MLE 50 and Manurhin MR 73 pistols from the 1950s and 70s, the FAMAS assault rifle from 1967, the HK416 and G36 assault rifles from 2005 and 1990, the PGM Ultima Ratio and Sako TRG bolt-action sniper rifles, the MAT 49 and HK MP5 submachine guns, the AA52 and M2HB general purpose and heavy machine guns, and anti-tank weapons such as the APILAS, AT4 and ERYX systems.

1. FRENCH ARMY
WEAPONS

2. MAC MLE 50

3. LOCK BREECHED Semi Automated Pistol designed in 1950

4. MANURHIN MR 73
DOUBLE ACTIONED MR 73 Gendarmerie variant DESIGNED IN
1973

5. GIAT BM92 G1
SEMI AUTOMIC PISTOL DESIGNED IN 1975

6. HECKLER AND
KOCH USP
SHORT RECOILED PISTOL DESIGNED BY HELMUT WELDLE IN 1989

7. FAMAS F1
LEVER DELAYED BLOWBACK ASSAULT RIFLE DESIGNED IN 1967

8. SIG SG 550
GAS OPERATED SERVICE RIFLE DESINGED IN 1970

9. HECKLER AND
KOCH HK416
SHORT STROKE PISTONED ASSAULT RIFLE DESIGNED IN 2005

10. HK GREWEHR 36E

11. SHORT STROKE PISTONED ASSAULT RIFLE DESIGNED IN 1990
M4 CARBINE 15

12. GAS OPERATED ASSAULT RIFLE DESIGNED IN 1994
M16 RIFLE
DIRECT IMPINGMENTED ASSAULT RIFLE DESIGNED IN 1957

13. GIAT FR F2

14. BOLT ACTIONED SNIPER RIFLE DESIGNED IN 1984
PGM ULTIMA RATIO

15. BOLT ACTIONED SNIPER RIFLE DESIGNED BY PGM PRECISION
SAKO TRG

16. BOLT ACTIONED SNIPER RIFLE DESIGNED IN 1999

17. PGM HECATE II
BOLT ACTIONED ANTI- MATERIAL RIFLE DESIGNED IN 1992

18. MAT 49
BLOWBACK SUBMACHINE GUN DESIGNED IN 1949

19. HECKLER AND
KOCH MP5
ROLLER DELAY BLOWBACKED SUBMACHINE GUN DESIGNED IN 1964

20. IMI UZI

21. OPEN BOLTED SUBMACHINE GUN DESIGNED IN 1948
LG MLE F1

22. LANCE GRENADE LAUNCHING ASSAULT RIFLE
FN MINIMI

23. GAS OPERATED LIGHT MACHINE GUN DESIGNED IN 1974
AA 52

24. GENERAL PURPOSED MACHINE GUN DESIGNED IN 1952
MAG

25. GAS OPERATED GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINE GUN
M2HB

26. SHORT RECOIL OPERATED HEAVY MACHINE GUN DESIGNED IN 1918
APILAS

27. ARMOR PIERCING INFANTRY LIGHT ARM SYSTEM WOTH £ 2000
AT4

28. ANTI TANK WEAPON USED BY MARINES
ERYX

29. ANTI TANK MISSILE LAUNCHER DESIGNED IN 1985
MILAN

30. ANTI TANK MISSILE LAUNCHER DESIGNED IN 1970

31. HECKLER
ANDKOCH G36
SHORT STROKE PISTONED ASSAULT RIFLE DESIGNED IN 1990

32. FR F1
BOLT ACTIONED SNIPER RIFLE DESIGNED IN 1966

33. HK UMP45
BLOWBACK SUBMACHINE GUN DESIGNED IN 1990

35. Presented
By
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