List of carbines

A carbine (/ˈkɑːrbiːn/ or /ˈkɑːrbaɪn/),[1] from French carabine,[2] is a long arm firearm but with a shorter barrel than a rifle or musket.[3] Many carbines are shortened versions of full-length rifles, shooting the same ammunition, while others fire lower-powered ammunition, typically ranging from pistol/PDW to intermediate rifle cartridges.

Below is the list of carbines:

The table is sortable for every column.
Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge length shortest state Country Production years
9A-91 KBP Instrument Design Bureau 9×39mm 594 mm 373 mm  Soviet Union 1994-present?[citation needed]
Q Honey Badger Q, LCC .300 AAC Blackout 650mm 508mm  United States 2011-2020
Aero Survival TNW Firearms .22LR
9x19mm
.45 ACP
.40 S&W
10mm Auto
.357 SIG
.460 Rowland 		 United States
AG-043 Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov 5.45×39mm 680 mm 420 mm  Soviet Union 1974-?
AGM-1 carbine AL.GI.MEC.Srl 9×19mm Parabellum
.45 ACP
.22LR 		670 mm 670 mm  Italy 1980s
Automatkarbin 5D Förenade Fabriksverken 5.56×45mm NATO  Sweden 1986–present
AK-9 Kalashnikov Concern 9×39mm 705 mm 465 mm  Russia 2000s[citation needed]
AK-102
AK-104
AK-105 		Kalashnikov Concern

5.56×45mm NATO
7.62×39mm
5.45×39mm 		824mm 586mm  Russia 1994-present
AK-205 Kalashnikov Concern 5.45×39mm 850 mm 605 mm  Russia 2018-present?
AKMSU Disputed; presumed to been made by a gunsmith from Darra Adam Khel 7.62×39mm 740 mm 480 mm Disputed; presumed Pakistan 1980s (only one built)[4][5]
AKS-74U Izhmash 5.45×39mm 730 mm 490 mm  Soviet Union 1979-1993[6]
AM-17 Kalashnikov Concern 5.45×39mm 740 mm 490 mm  Russia circa 2015-present
AMB-17 Kalashnikov Concern 9×39mm 840 mm 600 mm  Russia circa 2015-present
Amogh carbine Indian Ordnance Factory 5.56×30mm MINSAS 800 mm 575 mm  India circa 2005-present[citation needed]
AO-46 TsNIITochMash 5.45×39mm 655 mm 458 mm  Soviet Union 1969 (single prototype only)
AR-57 AR57 LLC FN 5.7×28mm 762 mm 762 mm  United States 2008 or 2016-present
AM1 Pindad 5.56×45mm NATO 797 mm 797 mm  Indonesia 2023-present
Barrett REC7 PDW Barrett Firearms Manufacturing  United States 2008
Beretta Cx4 Storm
Beretta Mx4 Storm 		Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta 9×19mm Parabellum
9×21mm IMI
.40 S&W
.45 ACP 		755 mm 755 mm  Italy 2003-present
B&T APC556 Brügger & Thomet 5.56×45mm NATO 838 mm 220 mm  Switzerland 2011–present
Berthier carbine 8×51mmR French 945 mm 945 mm  France circa 1890-?
BSA machine carbine Birmingham Small Arms company[7][8] .30 carbine n/a n/a  United Kingdom 1946
Burnside carbine Bristol Firearms Company
Burnside Rifle Company 		1000 mm 1000 mm  United States 1858-1870
Bushmaster Arm Pistol Gwinn Firearms Company, Bushmaster Firearms International 5.56×45mm NATO 510 mm 510 mm  United States 1972–1991 (rifle variant)[9]
CETME Model LC carbine CETME 5.56×45mm NATO 860 mm 665 mm  Spain circa late 1980s to early 1990s
CAR 816 / Caracal Sultan (191mm barrel version) Caracal International 5.56×45mm NATO 709 mm 627 mm  United Arab Emirates 2014–present
Close Quarters Battle Receiver Colt's Manufacturing Company 5.56×45mm 762 mm 679.4 mm  United States 2000-present[citation needed]
Chapina carbine Empresa Irmãos Chapina S/A. Industria Metalúrgica .32-20 Winchester  Brazil 1964-1975
Colt model 1839 carbine Colt's Manufacturing Company .525 in. lead ball 1100 mm 1100 mm  United States 1838-1841
Colt Advanced Piston Carbine Colt Defense 5.56×45mm NATO 840 mm 760 mm  United States 2010s-present[citation needed]
Colt 933 Colt Defense 5.56×45mm NATO 680mm 762mm  United States 1995-present
Diemaco C8 Colt Canada 5.56×45mm NATO 840 mm 760 mm  Canada Circa 1988-present[citation needed]
Diemaco PDW Diemaco 5.56×45mm NATO 530 mm  Canada 1990s or 2000s (prototype only)[citation needed]
ČZ 2000 carbine Česká Zbrojovka Uherský Brod 5.56×45mm NATO 675 mm 435 mm  Czechoslovakia 1986-1990 (LADA), 1990-1991 (ČZ 2000) (prototypes only, project terminated in 2007)
Chauchat-Ribeyrolles 1918 submachine gun Ribeyrolles, Sutter and Chauchat (RSC) 8×50mmR Lebel 575 mm 575 mm  France 1918 (single prototype only)
Dasan Machineries K16 Dasan Machineries 5.56×45mm NATO 760 mm 760 mm  South Korea Circa 2024 (has not been confirmed to be in production yet)
Daewoo K1 S&T Motiv 5.56×45mm NATO 838 mm 653 mm  South Korea 1980-present
K2C S&T Motiv 5.56×45mm NATO 875 mm 570 mm  South Korea Circa 2013-present
Desert Tech MDR-C Desert Tech 5.56×45mm NATO 508 mm 508 mm  United States 2014
De Lisle carbine Ford Dagenham
Sterling 		.45 ACP 900 mm 900 mm  United Kingdom 1942-1945
D-Max Industries 100 P.G.W. Arms
D-Max Industries 		9×19mm Parabellum
.38 Super
.40 S&W
10mm Auto
.41 AE
.45 ACP 		977.9 mm 977.9 mm  United States 1985
FAMAS Commando GIAT Industries 5.56×45mm NATO 555mm 555 mm  France
Flint River Armory CSA45 Flint River Armory .45 ACP 889 mm 762 mm  United States 2017
Floro PDW Floro International Corporation 5.56×45mm NATO 720mm 450mm  Philippines
FR8 Various, see article 7.62×51mm CETME
7.62×51mm NATO 		960 mm 960 mm  Spain 1950s
FX-05 Xiuhcoatl carbine Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército 5.56×45mm NATO 980 mm 780 mm  Mexico 2005
G13 carbine Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing 5.56×45mm NATO 840 mm 750 mm  Georgia 2012
Grendel R31 Grendel Inc. .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire 425 mm  United States
GA Personal Defense Weapon Government Arsenal 7.62×37mm Musang 890 mm 810 mm  Philippines
HK416C Heckler & Koch 5.56×45mm NATO 690 mm 560 mm  Germany 2004
HK437 Sneaker 9" Heckler & Koch .300 Blackout 745 mm 487 mm  Germany 2017
G36C Heckler & Koch 5.56×45mm NATO 720 mm 500 mm  Germany 2001
Hi-Point 995 Hi-Point Firearms 9×19mm Parabellum
.40 S&W
.45 ACP 		830 mm 830 mm  United States
HIW VSK Hessische Industrie Werke 8×33mm Kurz  Germany 1944
HK53 Heckler & Koch 5.56×45mm NATO 755 mm 563 mm  Germany
Taurus T4 11,5" Taurus 5.56×45mm NATO 811mm 716mm  Brazil 2017
Vektor R6 Denel Land Systems 5.56×45mm NATO 805mm 565mm  South Africa 1990s
"Jungle carbine"
(Lee–Enfield, rifle No. 5 Mk I) 		Royal Ordnance Factory
Birmingham Small Arms Company 		.303 British 1000 mm 1000 mm  United Kingdom 1944
Just Right Carbines JR Carbines 9×19mm Parabellum
.40 S&W
.357 SIG
.45 ACP
10mm Auto 		 United States 2012
K31 Waffenfabrik Bern 7.5×55mm Swiss 1105 mm 1105 mm   Switzerland 1933
Kbk wz. 91/98/23 Centralna Składnica Broni ARMA 7.92×57mm Mauser 1000 mm 1000 mm  Poland 1923
Karabiner 98k Mauser 7.92×57mm Mauser 1110 mm 1110 mm  Germany 1935
Kbk wz. 1996 Mini-Beryl Łucznik Arms Factory 5.56×45mm NATO 730 mm 525 mm  Poland 1995
Kel-Tec SUB-2000 Kel-Tec CNC Industries Inc. 9×19mm Parabellum
.40 S&W 		750 mm 410mm  United States 2001
Knight's Armament Company PDW Knight's Armament Company 6×35mm, .300 Whisper/.300 Blackout 710 mm 500 mm  United States 2006
Krag–Jørgensen (M-1899 Carbine) 6.5×55 Rimless  Norway 1889
L22 Carbine BAE Systems 5.56×45mm NATO 565 mm 565 mm  United Kingdom 1985
M1 carbine General Motors .30 Carbine 900 mm 900 mm  United States 1938
M4/M4A1 Colt Defense 5.56×45mm NATO 838 mm 756 mm  United States 1987
Magpul PDR Magpul Industries 5.56×45mm NATO 480 mm 480 mm  United States
Marlin Model 1894 Marlin Firearms .218 Bee
.25-20 Winchester
.32-20 Winchester
.32 H&R Magnum
.38 Special
.357 Magnum
.41 Remington Magnum
.44-40 Winchester
.44 Special
.44 Magnum
.45 Colt 		 United States 1894
Maynard carbine Maynard Factory .50
.52 		1000 mm 1000 mm  Confederate States 1851
Mini-14 Sturm, Ruger & Company .223 Remington
5.56×45mm 		917-965 mm 917-965 mm  United States 1967
Mini-30 Sturm, Ruger & Company 7.62×39mm 917-965 mm 917-965 mm  United States 1987
Modern Sub Machine Carbine Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli 5.56×30mm MINSAS 745 mm 552 mm  India 2006
Mosin–Nagant (M1907 Carbine) Tula Arms Plant 7.62×54mmR 1013 mm 1013 mm  Russia 1907
Mosin–Nagant (M1938 Carbine) Tula Arms Plant 7.62×54mmR 1013 mm 1013 mm  Soviet Union 1939
Mosin–Nagant (M1944 Carbine) Tula Arms Plant 7.62×54mmR 1013 mm 1013 mm  Soviet Union 1944
Mosin–Nagant (M1891/59 Carbine) Tula Arms Plant 7.62×54mmR 1013 mm 1013 mm  Soviet Union 1959
OTs-12 Tiss KBP Instrument Design Bureau 9×39mm
7.62×39mm 		730 mm 490 mm  Russia 1994
OTs-14-4A-02 TsKIB SOO 9×39mm 500 mm 500 mm  Russia 1992
PAWS ZX-7[10] Police Automatic Weapons Systems .45 ACP  United States
Pistola Herval Fábrica de Armas da Conceição  Brazil 1879
PM md. 90 ROMARM 7.62×39mm 870 mm 640 mm  Romania 1963
QBZ-95B Norinco 5.8×42mm DBP87
5.56×45mm NATO 		609 mm 609 mm  China 1997
QBZ-192 Norinco 5.8×42mm 266 mm  China 2019
Remington R4 Remington Arms 5.56×45mm NATO  United States 2010
SS2-V5 Pindad 5.56×45mm NATO 770 mm 520 mm  Indonesia 2008
Sa 81 KRÁSA[11] VVÚ ZVS 7.62x39mm
5.45x39mm 		562 mm 315 mm  Czechoslovakia 1980
San Cristobal Carbine Armería San Cristóbal Weapon Factory .30 Carbine 945 mm 945 mm  Dominican Republic 1950
SCAR PDW Fabrique Nationale Herstal 5.56×45mm NATO 536mm  Belgium
SCAR SC Fabrique Nationale Herstal 5.56×45mm NATO, .300 Blackout 650mm 540mm  Belgium 2018
SG 443 Carbine Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft 5.56×45mm NATO 805 mm 569 mm   Switzerland
SIG552 Swiss Arms AG 5.56x45mm NATO/5.6mm GP Pat 90 730 mm 504 mm   Switzerland 1998
SIG553 SB Swiss Arms AG 5.56x45mm NATO/5.6mm GP Pat 90 733 mm 503 mm   Switzerland 2008
SIG MCX Rattler SIG Sauer 5.56×45mm NATO .300 Blackout 597 mm 432 mm  United States 2008
Skbk wz. 1989 Onyks Łucznik Arms Factory 5.45×39mm 720 mm 519 mm  Poland 1987
SKS 7.62×39mm 1020 mm 1020 mm  Soviet Union 1944
Smith & Wesson Model 1940 Light Rifle Smith & Wesson 9×19mm Parabellum 810 mm 810 mm  United States 1940
STV-215/-022 Z111 Factory 7.62×39mm  Vietnam 2019
STC-16 SNT Motiv 5.56×45mm NATO  South Korea 2021
SR-3 Vikhr Tula Arms Plant 9×39mm 640 mm 396 mm  Soviet Union 1990s
Stoner 63/63A Carbine Cadillac Gage 5.56×45mm NATO 931.7 mm 675.6 mm  United States 1964
Swiss Mannlicher M1893 carbine Sig Holding AG
Waffenfabrik Bern 		7.5×53.5mm Swiss 1000 mm 1000 mm   Switzerland 1893
Thorneycroft carbine .303 British  United Kingdom 1901
Type 38 cavalry rifle 6.5×50mm Arisaka 966 mm 966 mm  Japan 1906
Type 44 carbine 6.5×50mm Arisaka 966 mm 966 mm  Japan 1911
IWI Tavor X95 330 Israel Weapon Industries(IWI) 5.56×45mm NATO
.300 AAC Blackout
5.45×39mm
9×19mm 		580 mm 580 mm  Israel 2009
Micro Galil IMI Systems 5.56×45mm NATO 706 mm 465 mm  Israel 1994
Zastava M85 Zastava Arms 5.56×45mm NATO 800 mm 540 mm  Yugoslavia
XM177E1 Colt Defense 5.56×45mm NATO 790 mm 720 mm  United States 1966-1994

See also

References

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