What are the Irish Republican Army's weapons?

Answer 1

The IRA no longer exists and its weapons were all given up and put beyond use. They would have used many weapons including revolvers, nail bombs, semtex, petrol bombs, pipe bombs, rifles and anything they could get their hands on from the black market and supporters.

Answer 2

The following answer refers to the 'Provisional Irish Republican Army', which began as a splinter group of the 'Irish Republican Army' in 1969.

Libya has been the biggest single supplier of arms and funds to the IRA, donating large amounts: three shipments of arms in the early 1970s and another three in the mid 1980s, the latter reputedly enough to arm two regular infantry battalions.

The IRA has also received weapons and logistical support from Irish Americans in the United States, especially the NORAID group. Apart from the Libyan aid, this has been the main source of overseas IRA support.

In the United States in November 1982, five men were acquitted of smuggling arms to the IRA after they claimed the Central Intelligence Agency had approved the shipment, although the CIA denied this.

The IRA has received some training and support from the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). In 1977, the Provisionals received a 'sizeable' arms shipment from the PLO, including small arms, rocket launchers and explosives, but part of the shipment was intercepted at Antwerp after the Israeli intelligence alerted its European counterparts.

Answer 3

mostly the lee-enfield rifle and shotguns, but the gewehr 98, the vickers machine gun, Lewis guns, a mix of handguns, MP-18, the tompson submachine gun

Answer 4

violence. gunn-running. hope it helps.