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There is a bewildering array of weapons, far more than would be useful in list form. Therefore, a particular weapon is best found within one or more of the following sub-lists:

Lists of weapons by conflict or time period

• List of ancient weapons
• List of American Civil War weapons
• List of World War I weapons
• List of World War II weapons
• List of Korean War weapons
• List of Vietnam War weapons

Lists of weapons by type

• List of aircraft weapons
• List of service rifles of national armies
• List of antiaircraft weapons
• List of artillery
• List of flamethrowers
• List of firearms
  • List of bullpup firearms
  • List of multiple barrel firearms
  • List of pistols
  • List of submachine guns
  • List of shotguns
  • List of assault rifles
  • List of sniper rifles
  • List of recoilless rifles
  • List of battle rifles
  • List of carbines
  • List of machine guns
  • List of grenade launchers
    • List of blow forward firearms
    • List of delayed blowback firearms
• List of martial arts weapons
• List of Mêlée weapons
• List of premodern combat weapons
• List of missiles
• List of rockets
• List of nuclear weapons
• List of torpedoes

Lists of weapons by country

• List of artillery by country
• List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
• List of crew served weapons of the US Armed Forces
• List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps

Lists of weapons-related items

• List of aircraft
• List of armoured fighting vehicles
• List of handgun cartridges
• List of rifle cartridges
• List of modern armament manufacturers

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