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Small arms
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Calibre | In Service | Notes |
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Handguns | ||||||
Fiorentini P-90 | ![]() |
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Pistol | 9mm Parabellum | 1990 | Standard sidearm of the armed forces. Also available as compact (PM90c) variant. |
Submachine guns | ||||||
Müller TP09 | ![]() |
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Machine pistol | 9mm Parabellum | 2009 | Used by pilots, vehicle crews and special operations operators |
Müller TP66 | ![]() |
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Submachine gun | 9mm Parabellum | 1971 | Standard-issue submachine gun, issued to special operations forces |
Fiorentini PM59 | ![]() |
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Submachine gun | 9mm Parabellum | 1959 | Previous standard-issue submachine gun, nowadays commonly issued for internal security or reserve duties |
Assault rifles | ||||||
Fiorentini FAM-87 | ![]() |
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Assault rifle | 6.8mm SPC | 1987 | Main assault rifle of all Van Luxemburger military forces, also used as carbine (FAM-87c) and designated marksman rifle (with 3–20×50 optical sight, as FAM-87s) |
Müller LG-6 | ![]() |
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Assault rifle | 6.8mm SPC, formerly 7.62x51mm | 1956 | Former assault rifle of the Arméi, currently used by municipal defence forces GVT. With the introduction of the FAM-87, LG-6 rifles were also rebarreled for the new standard 6.8mm cartridge in the late 1990's and early 2000's to simplify logistics. |
Light machine guns | ||||||
Fiorentini MG-78 | ![]() |
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Light machine gun | 6.8mm SPC | 1978 | Light machine gun commonly issued to all army units, also as mounted version for light vehicles |
Müller MG-61 | ![]() |
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General-purpose machine gun | 7.62x51mm | 1961 | General-purpose machine gun which prior to the introduction of the MG-78 was issued to infantry at the squad level, currently only to platoon-level MG teams and GVT units. Remains in use as the main vehicle and aircraft-mounted GPMG. |
Müller MG-39 | ![]() |
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Heavy machine gun | 12.7x99mm | 1939 | Heavy machine gun primarily used on vehicle and aircraft mounts. |
Fiorentini CAM-15 | ![]() |
Heavy machine gun | 15.5x106mm | 2002 | Heavy machine gun for anti-materiel purposes, used in some remote weapons stations such as on the Léiw MBT | |
Sniper rifles | ||||||
Artillerieinrichtingen (AI) SSG-15 | ![]() |
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Sniper rifle | .338 Lapua Magnum | 2018 | Standard sniper rifle |
Artillerieinrichtingen (AI) SSZ-19 | ![]() |
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Sniper rifle | 12.7x99mm | 2019 | Anti-materiel sniper rifle, part of the SSG-15 family |
Grenade launchers | ||||||
Artillerieinrichtingen (AI) GL-6 | ![]() |
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Grenade launcher | 40mm | 2009 | Grenade launcher, may either be used as standalone version (with stock) or as underslung launcher for the FAM-87 rifle |
Artillerieinrichtingen (AI) GW-A | ![]() |
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Automatic grenade launcher | 40mm | 2001 | Automatic grenade launcher, either on tripod mount, on vehicle mount or as mounted in a remote weapons station |