List of infantry weapons and equipment of the Canadian military

This is a list of Infantry weapons used by the Canadian Military throughout its history and military arms used by militaries in pre-Confederation conflicts in Canada.

Colonial Era to Confederation (1604 - 1867)

Black Powder Rifles, Carbines and Pistols

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Charleville 1717			France
Charleville 1728			France
Charleville 1746			France
Fusil de Grenadier Tulle			France
Fusil de Chasse Tulle			France
Queen Ann Musket		1702-1714	United Kingdom
William III Carbine			United Kingdom
Nock Carbine		1780-1790s	United Kingdom
Elliot Carbine		1770s	United Kingdom
Brown Bess Long Land, Short Land, India Patterns			United Kingdom
Lovells Pattern 1838 musket and Double Barrel Carbine			United Kingdom
Pattern 1842 Musket			United Kingdom
Pattern 1851 Rifle			United Kingdom
Pattern 1853 Enfield			United Kingdom
Lancaster Rifle			United Kingdom
Baker rifle			United Kingdom
Brunswick rifle			United Kingdom

Service rifles and carbines

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Starr Carbine		US Civil War 1860s	United States
Spencer rifle and carbine		US Civil War 1860s	United States
Westley Richards Rifle			United Kingdom
Peabody Rifle			United Kingdom
Snider Enfield		1860s-1901	United Kingdom

Confederation to First World War (1867 - 1914)

Service Pistols

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Colt Model 1878	Revolver	1885-1902	United States
Colt "New Service" Revolver	Revolver	1900-1928	United States	Also used by the NWMP and RCMP from 1905-1954

Service Rifles

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Martini-Henry	Breech-Loading	1870s-1918	United Kingdom
Winchester	Repeater	1870s-1918	United States
Martini-Metford	Breech-Loading	1894-whenever	United Kingdom
Martini-Enfield	Breech-Loading		United Kingdom
Lee-Metford	Bolt Action	1895-whenever	United Kingdom
Lee-Enfield Mk.I	Bolt Action	1896-1905	United Kingdom
Ross Mk.I and Mk.II	Bolt Action	1905-1915	Canada

First World War to Second World War (1914 - 1939)

Service Pistols

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Colt "New Service" Revolver	Revolver	1900-1928	United States	Also used by the NWMP and RCMP from 1905-1954. chambered in .455 Webley
Colt Model 1911 Pistol	Semi-automatic pistol	1914-1945	United States	.45 ACP chambering, Royal Navy also had .455 Webley Auto version.
Smith & Wesson 2nd Model "Hand Ejector" Revolver		1915-1951	United States	first orders were rechambered from .44 sepcial models to .455

Rifles

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Ross Mk.III		1913-1916	Canada	Withdrawn from service following poor performance in battlefield conditions. Replaced by the Lee-Enfield Mk.III.
Lee Enfield (SMLE) Mk.III		1916-1943	United Kingdom

Machine Guns

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Colt Machine Gun		1914-1916	United States
Vickers Machine Gun		1914-1919	United Kingdom
Lewis Machine Gun		1916-1939	United States

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Armoured Autocar	Armoured Car		United States/Canada	Commercial Autocar trucks covered with armour plate and armed with several machine guns.
Mk.V tank	Tank	1918	United Kingdom	Used by the Canadian Tank Corps in 1918. Never used in combat.

Second World War to Cold War (1939 - 1946)

Infantry Weapons

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Smith & Wesson "Military & Police Victory model"	Handgun	1939-1964	United States
Inglis "High Power" Pistol	Semi-automatic pistol	1944-Present	Canada	Canadian re-engineering of the Browning Hi-Power
[Sig Sauer P226]	Pistol	Present	United States
Thompson M1928-M1A1	Submachine gun	1940-1945	United States
Sten MK.II	Submachine gun	1942-1958	United Kingdom
Lee-Enfield SMLE Mk.III	Service rifle	1916-1943	United Kingdom
Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I	Service rifle	1943-1955	United Kingdom	Still in use with the Canadian Rangers
Boys ATR	Anti-Tank rifle		United Kingdom
Bren LMG	Light machine gun	1939-1955	United Kingdom
M1941 Johnson Machine Gun	Light machine gun		United States	1st Special Service Force (Devil's Brigade) only
C5 GPMG	General purpose machine gun	1939?-1980s	United States	M1919 Browning
M2 HMG	Heavy machine gun	WWII-Present	United States
Bangalore torpedo	Obstacle Clearing Charge		United Kingdom
PIAT	Anti-tank weapon	1943-1950s	United Kingdom
3.5" Rocket Launcher		????-????	United States	In Reserve Force inventory as late as 1977
Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 "Ack-Pack"	Flamethrower		United Kingdom

Utility Vehicles

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Willys Jeep	Light Utility Vehicle	WWII-1970s	United States
Morris C8		WWII	United Kingdom
AEC Matador		WWII	United Kingdom
Diamond T 4-Ton lorry			United States
Ford F-8			Canada	Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada.
Ford F-15			Canada	Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada.
Ford F-30			Canada	Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada.
Ford F-60S, F-60L, F-60H, F-60T			Canada	Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada.
Ford F-GT			Canada
Chevrolet C-8, C-8A			Canada	Built by General Motors of Canada.
Chevrolet C-15, C-15A			Canada	Built by General Motors of Canada.
Chevrolet C15TA Armoured Truck			Canada	Built by General Motors of Canada.
Chevrolet C-30, C-60S, C-60L, C-60X			Canada	Built by General Motors of Canada.
Chevrolet C-GT			Canada	Built by General Motors of Canada.
Chevrolet Field Artillery Tractor			Canada	Built by General Motors of Canada.

Scout Vehicles

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Daimler Dingo		WWII	United Kingdom
Daimler Mk. I Armoured Car		WWII	United Kingdom
Humber Mk. I Scout Car		WWII	United Kingdom
Humber Mk. IV Armoured Car			United Kingdom
M3 Scout Car		WWII	United States
Otter Light Reconnaissance Car		WWII	Canada	Built by General Motors of Canada.
Staghound Armoured Car		WWII	United States
Fox Armoured Car		WWII	Canada
Lynx Scout Car		WWII	United Kingdom/Canada
M5 Reconnaissance Vehicle		WWII	United States	A turretless variant of the M5 light tank

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Armoured Carriers and Armoured Tractors

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Kangaroo		WWII	Canada	Converted Ram, Priest, and Sherman AFVs (See respective entries)
Loyd Carrier		WWII	United Kingdom
Universal Carrier		WWII-?	United Kingdom
Wasp		WWII-?	United Kingdom	Universal Carrier with flame-thrower equipment
T-16 Carrier		WWII-?	United States	Universal carrier produced under license and modified in the United States.
Windsor Carrier		1944-1945	United Kingdom	Elongated Universal Carrier
M3A1 Half-track		WWII	United States
Truck,15-cwt, Half-track			United States
M5 Half-track			United States
M9A1 Half-track			United States

Tanks

Combat Tanks

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Stuart tank	Light tank		United Kingdom
Churchill MkI-IV	Infantry tank		United Kingdom
Sherman I, III, V	Medium tank		United States	Sherman I (M4), III (M4A2 w/75 mm gun) and V (M4A4 w/75 mm gun) used.
Sherman IC (Firefly)	Medium Tank		United States/United Kingdom	M4 with a 17 pounder gun
Sherman VC (Firefly)	Medium tank		United States/United Kingdom	M4A4 with a 17 pounder gun
Grizzly	Medium tank		Canada	Canadian built and modified M4A1
Sherman V DD	Medium Tank		United States	M4A4 {75 mm} with Duplex Drive system and flotation screen for amphibious landings
Sherman Ib	Close Support Tank		United States	M4 with a 105 mm howitzer
Centaur IV	Close Support Tank	1944-1944	United Kingdom	In service for less than a month with the 1st Canadian Centaur Battery (formed Aug 6, 1944 - disbanded Aug 29, 1944), RCA, after landing in Normandy. Tanks returned to the Royal Marines.
Ram Badger	Flame tank	Early WW2	Canada
Churchill Oke	Flame tank		United Kingdom
Sherman Badger	Flame tank		United States
M10 Wolverine	Tank destroyer	WW2	United States	Modified Sherman hull with an open turret and 3in. gun
17pdr SP Achilles	Tank destroyer	WW2	United States/United Kingdom	M10 equipped with a 17pdr gun
17pdr SP Archer	Tank destroyer	WW2, Suez Crisis	United Kingdom	Built on a Valentine tank hull

Training Tanks

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Carden Loyd Mk IV tankette	Tankette		United Kingdom
Light Tank Mk VIA	Light tank		United Kingdom
Six Ton Tank Model 1917	Light tank		France
Ram tank I and II	Cruiser tank		Canada
Vickers Valentine Mark VI	Infantry tank		Canada	Canadian built version of the British Valentine IV
Matilda II	Infantry tank		United Kingdom
Lee/Grant	Medium tank		United States

Self-Propelled Artillery and Anti-Aircraft

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
M3 75mm Gun Motor Carriage	Self-propelled artillery		United States	M3 Half-track equipped with the M1A1 75 mm gun
Sexton	Self-propelled artillery	1943-1956	Canada	Open box superstructure on a Ram tank hull. Armed with a 25pdr gun
M7 Priest	Self-propelled artillery		Template:USA / Canada	Open box superstructure on a Sherman tank hull. Armed with a 105mm howitzer.
M14 SPAA	Self-propelled anti-aircraft		United States	Twin .50 mount on an M3 half-track
Crusader AA Mk.I and Mk.III	Self-propelled anti-aircraft	1944-????	United Kingdom	Mk.I armed with a Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun, Mk.III armed with twin Oerlikon 20mm guns
Skink anti-aircraft tank	Self-propelled anti-aircraft	1944	Canada	Enclosed turret on a Grizzly tank hull. Armed with 4 Polsten guns. Introduced late in the war and only saw use as an anti-infantry weapon.

Engineering Vehicles

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Ram ARV	Armoured Recovery Vehicle		Canada
M4A4 Sherman V ARV	Armoured Recovery Vehicle		United States
Valentine Bridgelayer	AVLB		United Kingdom
M416 trailers		1940s-1990s	United States
M101 trailers		1992-?	United States

Artillery

Field artillery

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
QF 25 pounder			United Kingdom
BL 4.5 inch Medium Field Gun			United Kingdom
BL 5.5 inch Medium Gun			United Kingdom
Land Mattress			United Kingdom

Anti-tank guns

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Ordnance QF 6 pounder			United Kingdom
Ordnance QF 17 pounder			United Kingdom

Anti-aircraft guns

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Bofors 40 mm gun			Sweden
QF 3.75 inch AA			United Kingdom
Polsten-Oerlikon gun			Poland

Cold War to Modern (1946 - Present)

This section is about equipment retired since 1946. For in-service equipment, see List of modern Canadian Army equipment.

Infantry Weapons

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
C1 SMG	Submachine gun	1958-1988	United Kingdom/Canada	License produced Sterling SMG
FN C1 and FN C1A1	Battle rifle	1955-1987	Belgium/Canada	License produced by Canadian Arsenals Limited
FN C2 and C2A1 SAW	Squad Automatic Weapon	1955-1987	Belgium/Canada	C1 modified for SAW role
Javelin surface-to-air missile	MANPAD	????-????	United Kingdom	No longer in service
106mm recoilless rifle	Recoilless rifle		United States	In Reserve Force inventory as late as 1985
C7/C7A2	Assault rifle		Canada

Utility Vehicles

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
M151A2 Jeep	Light utility vehicle	1974-1984	United States	935 purchased
M38A1CDN Jeep	Light utility vehicle	1952-1984	United States/Canada	Built by Ford of Canada
M38A1CDN2 Jeep	Light utility vehicle	1967-1984	United States/Canada	Built by Ford of Canada
M38A1CDN3 Jeep	Light utility vehicle	1970-1984	United States/Canada	Built by Ford of Canada
Iltis	Light utility vehicle	1984-2003	Germany/Canada	Licensed produced version of the Volkswagen Iltis
G Wagon LUV(W)	Light utility vehicle	???? - present	Germany
Light Support Vehicle Wheeled (LSVW)	Light utility vehicle	1993 - present	Canada
Medium Logistic Vehicle Wheeled (MLVW)	Medium utility vehicle	1982 - present	Canada
Heavy Logistic Vehicle Wheeled (HLVW)	Heavy utility vehicle	1992 - present	Canada
BV 206	Al terrain utility vehicle	1983 - present	Sweden

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Sherman M4A2 (76)W HVSS	Medium tank	1946-1970	United States	Kept in the reserves until 1970.
Sherman M4A3 (76)W HVSS	Medium tank	1950-1953?	United States	Acquired from US stocks for use during the Korean War.
Centurion Mk.3	Main Battle Tank	1952-????	United Kingdom	Acquired to replace the Shermans
Centurion Mk.5	Main Battle Tank	????-????	United Kingdom
Centurion Mk.11	Main Battle Tank	????-1979	United Kingdom
Leopard C1	Main Battle Tank	1978-2000	Germany	127 Acquired to replace the Centurions. 114 of these 'Canadianized' Leopard 1A3 were used in active service.
Leopard C2	Main Battle Tank	2000-present	Germany	Leopard C1 upgraded and refitted with Leopard 1A5 turret. 66 remain active.
Leopard 2A6M CAN	Main Battle Tank	2007-Present	Germany	20 leopard 2s were loaned from Germany. Then Canada acquired 80 tanks from the Netherlands.
Lynx C&R	Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle	1968-1993	United States
M109A4+	Self-propelled artillery	????-2000s	United States	Replaced with towed M777 guns
AVGP Cougar	Wheeled light armoured vehicle	1976 - present	Canada	6x6 vehicle based on the MOWAG Piranha with a Scorpion tank turret.
AVGP Grizzly	Wheeled Armoured personnel carrier	1976 - present	Canada	6x6 vehicle based on the MOWAG Piranha with a Cadillac-Gage 1 metre turret, designed to carry a section of infantry.
AVGP Husky	Wheeled Armoured recovery/repair variant	1976 - present	Canada	6x6 vehicle based on the MOWAG Piranha.
Ferret Scout Car	Wheeled reconnaissance vehicle	1954-1981	United Kingdom
Mamba	Wheeled Armoured personnel carrier	???? - present	South Africa
Nyala	Wheeled Armoured personnel carrier	???? - present	South Africa
M113	Tracked Armoured personnel carrier	mid 1960s - present	United States	Current in service variants: M113A3 Personnel carrier with Remote Weapon System (RWS), M113A3 Personnel carrier with One Metre Turret, M113A3 Mobile Repair Team, M577A3 Command Post, MTVL Basic Personnel Carrier / Light Re-supply, MTVC Heavy Re-supply, MTVE Engineer Vehicle, MTVF Fitter (Repair) Vehicle, MTVR Recovery Vehicle
Lynx	Tracked reconnaissance vehicle	1968 - 1993	United States
Coyote	Wheeled reconnaissance vehicle	1996 - present	Canada
Bison	Wheeled Armoured personnel carrier	1990 - present	Canada	Converted to supporting variants.
LAV III	Wheeled Armoured personnel carrier	1999 - present	Canada

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Unsorted

Approved private purchase and secondary side-arms

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Webley Mark VI Revolver			United Kingdom
Enfield No. 2 MkI Revolver			United Kingdom
Colt Police Positive - 1941-present			United States
Colt Model 1911A1 - 1942-1945			United States

Grenades, mines and other explosives

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Mills bomb			United Kingdom
No 68 AT Grenade			United Kingdom
No 69 Bakelite Percussion Grenade			United Kingdom
No 73 Grenade			United Kingdom
No. 74 Sticky bomb			United Kingdom
No. 75 AT Hawkins Mine			United Kingdom
No. 82 Gammon			United Kingdom
Clam Magnetic Mine			United Kingdom
GS.MV Anti-tank Mine
GS.MkII Anti-tank Mine
M61 grenade			United States
M67 grenade			United States
V40 Mini-Grenade			Netherlands

Infantry Mortars

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
2 inch Mortar		WWII	United Kingdom
3 inch Mortar		WWII	United Kingdom
4.2 inch Mortar		WWII
60 mm M19 CAN Light Mortar		WWII-present	United States
81 mm C3 Medium Mortar		1967-present	United Kingdom

Bayonets and Knives

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Pattern 1888 Bayonet	Bayonet
Pattern 1907 Bayonet	Bayonet
Pattern 1913 Bayonet	Bayonet
Ross Bayonet	Bayonet		Canada
No. 4 Rifle Bayonets	Bayonet
Mk I Spike Bayonet	Bayonet
Mk II Spike Bayone	Bayonet
Mk III Spike Bayonet	Bayonet
No. 5 Mk II Knife Bayonet	Bayonet
No. 7 Knife Bayonet	Bayonet
No. 9 Socket Knife Bayonet	Bayonet
C1 Bayonet	Bayonet
Nella C7 Bayonet	Bayonet
Bayonet 2000	Bayonet
Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife	Combat knife
Grohmann #3 CAF Knife	Combat knife	1967-present
C-5 pocket knife/ utility knife	Utility knife	1973-2004
Gerber multi-tool knife	Utility knife	2001-present	United States

Ammunition

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
.303 British			United Kingdom	only in service with Canadian Rangers
.455 Webley			United Kingdom	no longer in service
7.62 × 51 mm NATO			United States/Canada
5.56 x 45 mm NATO		1984-present	United States/Canada
9 x 19mm Parabellum		1944-present	German Empire
.50 BMG			United States	Used by Canadian snipers to set the previous longest distance kill record
12 Gauge			United States
5.7x28 mm			Belgium	only in use by Canadian Special Forces
.338 Lapua Magnum		2005-present	Finland

Swords

• 1897 Pattern British Infantry Officer's Sword
• 1908 and 1912 Pattern British Army Cavalry Swords
• 1857 Artillery Officer Sword
• 1827 Navy Officer Sword
• 1926 Air Force Officer Sword

Uniforms, Load Bearing and Protective Equipment

Uniforms

See also: Battledress, Uniforms of the Canadian Forces

• Foreign Service Dress 1900-1903
• Service Dress 1903-1939
  • Canadian Pattern and British Pattern
• Khaki Drill
• Battle Dress 1939-1967
• Denison smock Used by the Airborne
• Canadian Para Smock
• Bush Dress
• Combat Dress -1968-2002
  • CADPAT camouflage Combat Dress 2002-present

Load bearing equipment

• Oliver Pattern Equipment 1898-19??
• 1903 Pattern Bandolier Equipment
• 1937 Pattern Web Equipment
• 1942 Battle Jerkin
• 1951 Pattern Web Equipment
• 1964 Pattern Web Equipment
• 1982 Pattern Web Equipment
• Tactical Vest (or just known as Tac Vest). 2003- Present

Head dress

• Canadian military fur wedge cap
• Glengarry
• Tam o'shanter
• Field Service Cap
• Beret

• Brodie helmet
• Mk II helmet
• Mk III helmet
• M1 Helmet
• CG634

Protective equipment

• Fragmentation Protection Vest

External links

• canadiansoldier.com