Types

Military

Long gun

o Arquebus

o Blunderbuss

o Musket

Musketoon

Wall gun

Grenade launcher

o Submachine gun

Personal defense weapon

o Rifle

Lever-action rifle

Bolt-action rifle

Assault rifle

Battle rifle

Carbine

Service rifle

Sniper rifle

o Shotgun

Combat shotgun

Semi-automatic shotgun
 Automatic shotgun

Machine guns

Gatling gun

o Minigun

The Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine gun is widely used by law enforcement tactical teams and
military forces.

Nordenfelt gun

Metal Storm

Mitrailleuse

Submachine gun

o Machine pistol

Machine gun

o General-purpose machine gun

o Light machine gun

Squad Automatic Weapon

Infantry Automatic Rifle

o Medium machine gun

o Heavy machine gun

Handguns

Handgun
 o Service pistol

o Revolver

IOF .32 Revolver chambered in .32 S&W Long

Smith & Wesson "Military and Police" revolver

Service revolver

o Machine pistol

Autocannon

Autocannon

Chain gun

Revolver cannon

Artillery

Artillery gun

o Cannon

o Carronade
 o Falconet

o Field gun

o Howitzer

Tank

Tank gun

Hunting

Elephant gun

Express rifle

Shotgun

Varmint rifle

Rescue equipment

Flare gun

Lyle gun

Training and entertainment

Air gun

Airsoft gun

BB gun

Drill Purpose Rifle

Paintball gun

Potato cannon

Spud gun

Cap gun
 Water gun

Nerf gun

Energy

Directed-energy weapon

See also
History of the firearm

Gun culture

Gun politics

Gun safety

Railgun

Gauss gun

Stun gun

Gun Quarter

Notes
1. Jump up ^ The Chambers Dictionary, Allied Chambers - 1998, "gun", page 717

2. ^ Jump up to: a b Judith Herbst, The History Of Weapons, Lerner Publications, 2005, page 8

3. Jump up ^ Merriam-Webster, Inc. (1990). The Merriam-Webster's New Book of Word Histories.
Basic Books. pg.207

4. Jump up ^ Buchanan 2006, p. 2 "With its ninth century AD origins in China, the knowledge of
gunpowder emerged from the search by alchemists for the secrets of life, to filter through the channels of
Middle Eastern culture, and take root in Europe with consequences that form the context of the studies in
this volume."