The KAR98k was used as the standard-issue rifle of the German army in WWII. They used it for close-range and long range shooting and for snipers. It was the most used gun in combat for the Germans.
The Ariska was the main rifle used by Japanese soldiers in WW2
1887. The Mexican Army equipped solders with the Mondragon rifle- a semi or full auto rifle- in 1901.
No. The first gas-operated rifle to be adopted by a military was the Mondragon rifle used by the Mexican army.
"Swiss Miss army rifle
The British used the standard British Army rifle and the Zulu's used the short assegai.
Th XM8 rifle was developed by the US Army from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. It is a lightweight assault rifle. The US Army collaborated with Heckler & Koch to design the XM8 rifle.
The US Army's M16 was considered a "light rifle" for jungle warfare in 1963. While troops used the M14 service rifle thru-out the world, only Vietnam used the "light rifle."
Most commonly used rifle is a .22
Susanns butler
The Greene rifle, a bolt action rifle that still used percussion caps and combustible cartridges. It was made during the US Civil War in 1863. It was of VERY limited service, but was the first.
It originates from India and is still used in parts of the British Army that has served in India.