An assault rifle is a select fire rifle that uses an intermediate-rifle cartridge and a detachable magazine. Assault rifles were first put into mass production and accepted into widespread service dur
The first successfully deployed assault rifle, the StG 44 was adopted by the German army in 1944. It fires the 7.92×33mm Kurz round.
The M16 was first introduced into service in 1964 with the U.S. Military, It fires the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge and is the most produced assault rifle in its caliber.
An automatic rifle is a type of autoloading rifle that is capable of fully automatic fire. Automatic rifles are generally select-fire weapons capable of firing in semi-automatic and automatic firing m
2nd Lt. Val A. Browning with a M1918 Browning automatic rifle in France during World War I
M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle