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.

Black Powder Rifles, Carbines and Pistols

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Charleville Charleville musket The Charleville muskets were .69 caliber French muskets used in the 18th century.- History :Marin le Bourgeoys created the first true flintlock weapons for King Louis XIII shortly after his accession to the throne in 1610. Throughout the 17th century, flintlock muskets were produced in a wide...  1717
Charleville Charleville musket The Charleville muskets were .69 caliber French muskets used in the 18th century.- History :Marin le Bourgeoys created the first true flintlock weapons for King Louis XIII shortly after his accession to the throne in 1610. Throughout the 17th century, flintlock muskets were produced in a wide...  1728
Charleville Charleville musket The Charleville muskets were .69 caliber French muskets used in the 18th century.- History :Marin le Bourgeoys created the first true flintlock weapons for King Louis XIII shortly after his accession to the throne in 1610. Throughout the 17th century, flintlock muskets were produced in a wide...  1746
Fusil de Grenadier Tulle
Fusil de Chasse Tulle
Queen Ann Musket		1702-1714
William III Carbine
Nock Carbine		1780-1790s
Elliot Carbine		1770s
Brown Bess Brown Bess Brown Bess is a nickname of uncertain origin for the British Army's Land Pattern Musket and its derivatives. This musket was used in the era of the expansion of the British Empire and acquired symbolic importance at least as significant as its physical importance. It was in use for over a hundred...  Long Land, Short Land, India Patterns
Lovells Pattern 1838 musket and Double Barrel Carbine
Pattern 1842 Musket
Pattern 1851 Rifle
Pattern 1853 Enfield Pattern 1853 Enfield The Enfield Pattern 1853 Rifle-Musket was a .577 calibre Minié-type muzzle-loading rifle-musket, used by the British Empire from 1853 to 1867, after which many Enfield 1853 Rifle-Muskets were converted to the cartridge-loaded Snider-Enfield rifle.-History &...
Lancaster Rifle
Baker rifle Baker rifle The Baker rifle was a flintlock rifle used by the Rifle regiments of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. It was the first standard-issue, British-made rifle accepted by the British armed forces....
Brunswick rifle Brunswick rifle The Brunswick rifle was a large caliber muzzle-loading percussion rifle manufactured for the British Army at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield in the early 19th century.-History:...

Service rifles and carbines

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Starr Carbine		US Civil War 1860s
Spencer rifle and carbine Spencer repeating rifle The Spencer repeating rifle was a manually operated lever-action, repeating rifle fed from a tube magazine with cartridges. It was adopted by the Union Army, especially by the cavalry, during the American Civil War, but did not replace the standard issue muzzle-loading rifled muskets in use at the...		US Civil War 1860s
Westley Richards Westley Richards Westley Richards is one of the oldest surviving traditional English gunmakers. It was founded in 1812 by William Westley Richards. Their inventions included the Anson & Deeley boxlock action and the Droplock, which equals in status James Purdey's self opening and Holland & Holland's removable...  Rifle
Peabody Peabody action The Peabody action was an early form of breechloading firearm action, where the heavy breechblock tilted downwards across a bolt mounted in the rear of the breechblock, operated by a lever under the rifle. The Peabody action most often used an external hammer to fire the cartridge.The Peabody...  Rifle
Snider Enfield		1860s-1901

Service Pistols

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Colt Model 1878	Revolver Revolver A revolver is a repeating firearm that has a cylinder containing multiple chambers and at least one barrel for firing. The first revolver ever made was built by Elisha Collier in 1818. The percussion cap revolver was invented by Samuel Colt in 1836. This weapon became known as the Colt Paterson...	1885-1902
Colt "New Service" Revolver	Revolver	1900-1928		Also used by the NWMP and RCMP from 1905-1954

Service Rifles

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Martini-Henry Martini-Henry The Martini-Henry was a breech-loading single-shot lever-actuated rifle adopted by the British, combining an action worked on by Friedrich von Martini , with the rifled barrel designed by Scotsman Alexander Henry...	Breech-Loading	1870s-1918
Winchester Winchester rifle In common usage, Winchester rifle usually means any of the lever-action rifles manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, though the company has also manufactured many rifles of other action types...	Repeater	1870s-1918
Martini-Metford	Breech-Loading	1894-whenever
Martini-Enfield Martini-Enfield Martini-Enfield rifles were, by and large, conversions of the Zulu War era .450/577 Martini-Henry, rechambering the rifle for use with the newly introduced .303 British cartridge...	Breech-Loading
Lee-Metford Lee-Metford The Lee-Metford rifle was a bolt action British army service rifle, combining James Paris Lee's rear-locking bolt system and ten-round magazine with a seven groove rifled barrel designed by William Ellis Metford...	Bolt Action	1895-whenever
Lee-Enfield Mk.I Lee-Enfield The Lee-Enfield bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century...	Bolt Action	1896-1905
Ross Mk.I and Mk.II Ross rifle The Ross rifle was a straight-pull bolt-action 0.303 inch calibre rifle produced in Canada from 1903 until the middle of the First World War....	Bolt Action	1905-1915

Service Pistols

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Colt "New Service" Revolver	Revolver	1900-1928		Also used by the NWMP and RCMP from 1905-1954
Colt Model 1911 Pistol	Semi-automatic pistol	1914-1945
Smith & Wesson 2nd Model "Hand Ejector" Revolver		1915-1951

Rifles

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Ross Ross rifle The Ross rifle was a straight-pull bolt-action 0.303 inch calibre rifle produced in Canada from 1903 until the middle of the First World War....  Mk.III		1913-1916		Withdrawn from service following poor performance in battlefield conditions. Replaced by the Lee-Enfield Mk.III.
Lee Enfield (SMLE) Mk.III		1916-1943

Machine Guns

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Colt Machine Gun		1914-1916
Vickers Machine Gun Vickers machine gun Not to be confused with the Vickers light machine gunThe Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a name primarily used to refer to the water-cooled .303 inch machine gun produced by Vickers Limited, originally for the British Army...		1914-1919
Lewis Machine Gun Lewis Gun The Lewis Gun is a World War I–era light machine gun of American design that was perfected and widely used by the British Empire. It was first used in combat in World War I, and continued in service with a number of armed forces through to the end of the Korean War...		1916-1939

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Armoured Autocar Autocar Company The Autocar Company is a Hagerstown, Indiana specialist manufacturer of cabover vocational trucks, mainly for refuse applications. Started in 1899 in Ardmore, Pennsylvania as a manufacturer of Brass Era automobiles, and from 1907, trucks. The last cars were produced in 1912, but the company...	Armoured Car		/	Commercial Autocar trucks covered with armour plate and armed with several machine guns.
Mk.V tank	Tank Tank A tank is a tracked, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility, tactical offensive, and defensive capabilities...	1918		Used by the Canadian Tank Corps in 1918. Never used in combat.

Infantry Weapons

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Smith & Wesson "Military & Police" Smith & Wesson M&P The Smith & Wesson Model 10, previously known as the Smith & Wesson Military & Police or the Smith & Wesson Victory Model, is a .38-caliber revolver developed from the Smith & Wesson .38 Hand Ejector Model of 1889. In production since 1899, it is a fixed-sight, six-shot handgun with a fluted...	Handgun Handgun A handgun is a firearm designed to be held and operated by one hand. This characteristic differentiates handguns as a general class of firearms from long guns such as rifles and shotguns ....	1939-1964
Inglis John Inglis and Company John Inglis and Company was a Canadian firm which made weapons for the United Kingdom and British Commonwealth military forces during the World War II era, then became a major appliance company....  "High Power" Pistol	Semi-automatic pistol	1944-Present		Canadian re-engineering of the Browning Hi-Power Browning Hi-Power The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, 9 mm semi-automatic handgun. It is based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning, and completed by Dieudonné Saive at Fabrique Nationale of Herstal, Belgium. Browning died in 1926, several years before the design was finalized...
Thompson M1928-M1A1 Thompson submachine gun The Thompson is an American submachine gun, invented by John T. Thompson in 1919, that became infamous during the Prohibition era. It was a common sight in the media of the time, being used by both law enforcement officers and criminals...	Submachine gun Submachine gun A submachine gun is an automatic carbine, designed to fire pistol cartridges. It combines the automatic fire of a machine gun with the cartridge of a pistol. The submachine gun was invented during World War I , but the apex of its use was during World War II when millions of the weapon type were...	1940-1945
Sten MK.II Sten The STEN was a family of British 9 mm submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and the Korean War...	Submachine gun	1942-1958
Lee-Enfield SMLE Mk.III	Service rifle Service rifle The service rifle of a given army or armed force is that which it issues as standard to its soldiers. In modern forces, this is typically a highly versatile and rugged assault rifle suitable for use in nearly all theatres and environments...	1916-1943
Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I	Service rifle	1943-1955		Still in use with the Canadian Rangers Canadian Rangers The Canadian Rangers are a sub-component of the Canadian Forces reserve that provide a military presence in Canada's sparsely settled northern, coastal, and isolated areas. Formally established on May 23, 1947, a primary role of this part-time force is to conduct surveillance or sovereignty...
Boys ATR Rifle, Anti-Tank, .55 in, Boys The Rifle, Anti-Tank, .55in, Boys commonly known as the "Boys Anti-tank Rifle" , was a British anti-tank rifle in use during World War II....	Anti-Tank rifle
Bren LMG Bren The Bren, usually called the Bren Gun, was a series of light machine guns adopted by Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1991...	Light machine gun Light machine gun A light machine gun is a machine gun designed to be employed by an individual soldier, with or without an assistant, as an infantry support weapon. Light machine guns are often used as squad automatic weapons.-Characteristics:...	1939-1955
M1941 Johnson Machine Gun	Light machine gun			1st Special Service Force (Devil's Brigade) Devil's Brigade The Devil's Brigade , was a joint World War II American-Canadian commando unit organized in 1942 and trained at Fort William Henry Harrison near Helena, Montana in the United States...  only
C5 GPMG M1919 Browning machine gun The M1919 Browning is a .30 caliber medium machine gun that was widely used during the 20th century. It was used as a light infantry, coaxial, mounted, aircraft, and anti-aircraft machine gun by the U.S. and many other countries, especially during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War...	General purpose machine gun General purpose machine gun A general-purpose machine gun is a multi-purpose weapon: it is a machine gun firing a full-power rifle cartridge and which can be used in a variety of roles, from a bipod- or tripod-mounted infantry support weapon to a helicopter door gun or a vehicle-mounted support weapon...	1939?-1980s		M1919 Browning
M2 HMG	Heavy machine gun Heavy machine gun The heavy machine gun or HMG is a larger class of machine gun generally recognized to refer to two separate stages of machine gun development. The term was originally used to refer to the early generation of machine guns which came into widespread use in World War I...	WWII-Present
Bangalore torpedo Bangalore torpedo A Bangalore torpedo is an explosive charge placed on the end of a long, extendible tube. It is used by combat engineers to clear obstacles that would otherwise require them to approach directly, possibly under fire...	Obstacle Clearing Charge
PIAT PIAT The Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank was a British hand-held anti-tank weapon developed during the Second World War. The PIAT was designed in 1942 in response to the British Army's need for a more effective infantry anti-tank weapon, and entered service in 1943.The PIAT was based on the spigot...	Anti-tank weapon	1943-1950s
3.5" Rocket Launcher		????-????		In Reserve Force inventory as late as 1977
Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 "Ack-Pack" Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 The Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 , also known as the Ack Pack, was a British design of flamethrower for infantry use in the Second World War...	Flamethrower Flamethrower A flamethrower is a mechanical device designed to project a long controllable stream of fire.Some flamethrowers project a stream of ignited flammable liquid; some project a long gas flame. Most military flamethrowers use liquids, but commercial flamethrowers tend to use high-pressure propane and...

Utility Vehicles

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Willys Jeep Willys MB The Willys MB US Army Jeep and the Ford GPW, were manufactured from 1941 to 1945. These small four-wheel drive utility vehicles are considered the iconic World War II Jeep, and inspired many similar light utility vehicles. Over the years, the World War II Jeep later evolved into the "CJ" civilian...	Light Utility Vehicle Light Utility Vehicle Light utility vehicle is a general term for small, jeep-like military trucks for tactical use. They are generally short, relatively light compared to other trucks and cars, unarmored with 4-wheel drive and short body overhangs for all-terrain mobility and at least 4 passenger capacity...	WWII-1970s
Morris C8 Morris C8 The Morris Commercial C8 FAT commonly known as a Quad was an artillery tractor of the British and Commonwealth forces during World War II....		WWII
AEC Matador AEC Matador The AEC Matador was an artillery tractor built by the Associated Equipment Company for British and Commonwealth forces during the Second World War.AEC had already built a 4 x 2 lorry, also known as the Matador ....		WWII
Diamond T 4-Ton lorry
Ford F-8				Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada Ford Motor Company of Canada Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited was founded in 1904 for the purpose of manufacturing and selling Ford automobiles in Canada and the British Empire. The Ford Motor Company in Detroit transferred the patent and selling rights to the Walkerville Wagon Company, in order to avoid the tariff rates... .
Ford F-15				Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada.
Ford F-30				Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada.
Ford F-60S, F-60L, F-60H, F-60T				Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada.
Ford F-GT
Chevrolet C-8, C-8A				Built by General Motors of Canada.
Chevrolet C-15, C-15A				Built by General Motors of Canada.
Chevrolet C15TA Armoured Truck C15TA Armoured Truck The C15TA Armoured Truck was an armoured vehicle produced by Canada during the Second World War.-History:The C15TA Armoured Truck was developed by General Motors Canada along a concept lines of the American M3 Scout Car. The vehicle utilized the chassis of the Chevrolet C15 CMP truck. Between 1943...				Built by General Motors of Canada.
Chevrolet C-30, C-60S, C-60L, C-60X				Built by General Motors of Canada.
Chevrolet C-GT				Built by General Motors of Canada.
Chevrolet Field Artillery Tractor				Built by General Motors of Canada.

Scout Vehicles

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Daimler Dingo Daimler Dingo -external links :*** has a Daimler Dingo in its exposition.* wwiivehicles.com**...		WWII
Daimler Mk. I Armoured Car Daimler Armoured Car The Daimler Armoured Car was a British armoured car of the Second World War.-History:The Daimler Armoured Car was a parallel development to the Daimler Dingo "Scout car", a small armoured vehicle for scouting and liaison roles. It was another Birmingham Small Arms design...		WWII
Humber Mk. I Scout Car Humber Scout Car Humber Scout Car was a British light armoured car used in the Second World War.-History:Although at the outbreak of the Second World War the British Army already had the excellent Daimler Dingo, the need for scout cars could not be met by Daimler alone, so other companies were required to produce...		WWII
Humber Mk. IV Armoured Car Humber Armoured Car The Humber Armoured Car was one of the most widely produced British armoured cars of the Second World War. It supplemented the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car and remained in service until the end of the war.-Development:...
M3 Scout Car M3 Scout Car The M3 Scout Car was an armored car in U.S. service during World War II. It was also known as the White Scout Car, after its manufacturer, the White Motor Company. It was used in various roles including patrol, scouting, command vehicle, ambulance and gun tractor.-History:Design of the vehicle...		WWII
Otter Light Reconnaissance Car Otter Light Reconnaissance Car The Otter Light Reconnaissance Car was an armoured car produced by Canada during the Second World War.-History:The Otter Light Reconnaissance Car was developed by General Motors Canada as a replacement for the Humber LRC. Between 1942 and 1945, 1761 units were produced in Oshawa, Ontario. The...		WWII		Built by General Motors of Canada.
Staghound Armoured Car T17 Armored Car The T17 and the T17E1 were American armored cars produced during the Second World War. They did not see service with frontline US forces but the latter was supplied via the United Kingdom to British and Commonwealth forces during the war and received the service name Staghound...		WWII
Fox Armoured Car Fox Armoured Car The Fox Armoured Car was a wheeled armoured fighting vehicle produced by Canada in the Second World War.- History :Built by General Motors, Canada, based on the British Humber Armoured Car. The four man crew consisted of the vehicle commander, the driver, a gunner and a wireless operator. 1506...		WWII
Lynx Scout Car Daimler Dingo -external links :*** has a Daimler Dingo in its exposition.* wwiivehicles.com**...		WWII	/
M5 Stuart tank The M3 Stuart, formally Light Tank M3, was an American light tank of World War II and supplied to British and Commonwealth forces under lend-lease prior to the entry of the U.S. into the war—and used thereafter by U.S...  Reconnaissance Vehicle		WWII		A turretless variant of the M5 light tank

Armoured Carriers and Armoured Tractors

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Kangaroo Kangaroo (armoured personnel carrier) A Kangaroo was a World War II Commonwealth or British armoured personnel carrier , created by conversion of a tank chassis. Created as an expedient measure by the Canadian Army, the Kangaroos were so successful that they were soon being used by British forces as well...		WWII		Converted Ram Ram tank The Tank Cruiser, Ram was a cruiser tank designed and built by Canada in the Second World War, based on the U.S. M3 Medium tank. Due to the entrance of the United States into the war and the superior design of the American Sherman, it was used exclusively for training purposes and was never used in... , Priest M7 Priest The 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 was an American self-propelled artillery vehicle produced during World War II. It was given the official service name 105 mm Self Propelled Gun, Priest by the British Army, due to the pulpit-like machine gun ring, and following on from the Bishop and... , and Sherman AFVs (See respective entries)
Loyd Carrier Loyd Carrier The Loyd Carrier was one of a number of small tracked vehicles used by the British and Commonwealth forces in the Second World War to transport equipment and men about the battlefield...		WWII
Universal Carrier Universal Carrier The Universal Carrier, also known as the Bren Gun Carrier is a common name describing a family of light armoured tracked vehicles built by Vickers-Armstrong. Produced between 1934 and 1960, the vehicle was used widely by British Commonwealth forces during the Second World War...		WWII-?
Wasp		WWII-?		Universal Carrier with flame-thrower equipment
T-16 Carrier		WWII-?		Universal carrier produced under license and modified in the United States.
Windsor Carrier Universal Carrier The Universal Carrier, also known as the Bren Gun Carrier is a common name describing a family of light armoured tracked vehicles built by Vickers-Armstrong. Produced between 1934 and 1960, the vehicle was used widely by British Commonwealth forces during the Second World War...		1944-1945		Elongated Universal Carrier
M3A1 Half-track		WWII
Truck,15-cwt, Half-track
M5 Half-track
M9A1 Half-track

Combat Tanks

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Stuart tank Stuart tank The M3 Stuart, formally Light Tank M3, was an American light tank of World War II and supplied to British and Commonwealth forces under lend-lease prior to the entry of the U.S. into the war—and used thereafter by U.S...	Light tank Light tank A light tank is a tank variant initially designed for rapid movement, and now primarily employed in low-intensity conflict. Early light tanks were generally armed and armored similar to an armored car, but used tracks in order to provide better cross-country mobility.The light tank was a major...
Churchill Churchill tank The Tank, Infantry, Mk IV was a heavy British infantry tank used in the Second World War, best known for its heavy armour, large longitudinal chassis with all-around tracks with multiple bogies, and its use as the basis of many specialist vehicles. It was one of the heaviest Allied tanks of the war...  MkI-IV	Infantry tank Infantry tank The infantry tank was a concept developed by the British and French in the years leading up to World War II. Infantry tanks were tanks designed to support the infantry in the attack. To achieve this they were generally heavily armoured compared to the cruiser tanks, to allow them to operate in...
Sherman I, III, V M4 Sherman The M4 Sherman, formally Medium Tank, M4, was the primary tank used by the United States during World War II. Thousands were also distributed to the Allies, including the British Commonwealth and Soviet armies, via lend-lease...	Medium tank Medium tank Medium tank was a classification of tanks; the medium being intermediate in size and weight and armament between heavy tanks and light tanks.The medium tank concept has been eclipsed by the main battle tank.-History:...			Sherman I (M4), III (M4A2 w/75 mm gun) and V (M4A4 w/75 mm gun) used.
Sherman IC (Firefly) Sherman Firefly The Sherman Firefly was a World War II British variant of the American Sherman tank, fitted with the powerful British 17 pounder anti-tank gun as its main weapon...	Medium Tank		/	M4 with a 17 pounder gun Ordnance QF 17 pounder The Ordnance Quick-Firing 17 pounder was a 76.2 mm gun developed by the United Kingdom during World War II. It was used as an anti-tank gun on its own carriage, as well as equipping a number of British tanks. It was the most effective Allied anti-tank gun of the war...
Sherman VC (Firefly) Sherman Firefly The Sherman Firefly was a World War II British variant of the American Sherman tank, fitted with the powerful British 17 pounder anti-tank gun as its main weapon...	Medium tank		/	M4A4 with a 17 pounder gun
Grizzly Grizzly I cruiser The Grizzly I was a Canadian built M4A1 Sherman tank with some modifications, it had thicker, more sloping armour, had a longer range, and, most notably was fitted with Canadian Dry Pin tracks.-History:...	Medium tank			Canadian built and modified M4A1
Sherman V DD DD tank DD tanks , were a type of amphibious swimming tank developed by the British during the Second World War...	Medium Tank			M4A4 {75 mm} with Duplex Drive system and flotation screen for amphibious landings
Sherman Ib M4 Sherman The M4 Sherman, formally Medium Tank, M4, was the primary tank used by the United States during World War II. Thousands were also distributed to the Allies, including the British Commonwealth and Soviet armies, via lend-lease...	Close Support Tank			M4 with a 105 mm howitzer
Centaur IV	Close Support Tank	1944-1944		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 Ram tank The Tank Cruiser, Ram was a cruiser tank designed and built by Canada in the Second World War, based on the U.S. M3 Medium tank. Due to the entrance of the United States into the war and the superior design of the American Sherman, it was used exclusively for training purposes and was never used in...	Flame tank	Early WW2
Churchill Oke	Flame tank Flame tank A flame tank is a type of tank equipped with a flamethrower, most commonly used to supplement combined arms attacks against fortifications, confined spaces, or other obstacles...
Sherman Badger M4 Sherman The M4 Sherman, formally Medium Tank, M4, was the primary tank used by the United States during World War II. Thousands were also distributed to the Allies, including the British Commonwealth and Soviet armies, via lend-lease...	Flame tank
M10 Wolverine	Tank destroyer Tank destroyer A tank destroyer is a type of armored fighting vehicle armed with a gun or missile launcher, and is designed specifically to engage enemy armored vehicles...	WW2		Modified Sherman hull with an open turret and 3in. gun
17pdr SP Achilles 17pdr SP Achilles The 17 pounder, Self Propelled, Achilles was a British variant of the American M10 Tank destroyer armed with the powerful British Ordnance QF 17 pounder anti-tank gun in place of the standard 3" Gun M7...	Tank destroyer	WW2	/	M10 equipped with a 17pdr gun
17pdr SP Archer Archer (tank destroyer) The SP 17pdr, Valentine, Mk I, Archer was a British self propelled anti-tank gun of the Second World War based on the Valentine infantry tank chassis fitted with a Ordnance QF 17 pounder gun.-Design and development:...	Tank destroyer	WW2, Suez Crisis		Built on a Valentine tank Valentine tank The Tank, Infantry, Mk III, Valentine was an infantry tank produced in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. More than 8,000 of the type were produced in 11 different marks plus various purpose-built variants, accounting for approximately a quarter of wartime British tank production...  hull

Training Tanks

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Carden Loyd Mk IV tankette Carden Loyd tankette The Carden Loyd tankettes were a series of British pre-World War II tankettes, the most successful of which was the Mark VI, the only version built in significant numbers...	Tankette Tankette A tankette is a tracked combat vehicle resembling a small tank roughly the size of a car, mainly intended for light infantry support or reconnaissance. Colloquially it may also simply mean a "small tank"....
Light Tank Mk VIA	Light tank Light tank A light tank is a tank variant initially designed for rapid movement, and now primarily employed in low-intensity conflict. Early light tanks were generally armed and armored similar to an armored car, but used tracks in order to provide better cross-country mobility.The light tank was a major...
Six Ton Tank Model 1917 Renault FT-17 The Renault FT, frequently referred to in post-WWI literature as the "FT-17" or "FT17" , was a French light tank; it is among the most revolutionary and influential tank designs in history...	Light tank
Ram tank Ram tank The Tank Cruiser, Ram was a cruiser tank designed and built by Canada in the Second World War, based on the U.S. M3 Medium tank. Due to the entrance of the United States into the war and the superior design of the American Sherman, it was used exclusively for training purposes and was never used in...  I and II	Cruiser tank Cruiser tank The cruiser tank was a British tank concept of the inter-war period. This concept was the driving force behind several tank designs which saw action during the Second World War....
Vickers Valentine Mark VI Valentine tank The Tank, Infantry, Mk III, Valentine was an infantry tank produced in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. More than 8,000 of the type were produced in 11 different marks plus various purpose-built variants, accounting for approximately a quarter of wartime British tank production...	Infantry tank Infantry tank The infantry tank was a concept developed by the British and French in the years leading up to World War II. Infantry tanks were tanks designed to support the infantry in the attack. To achieve this they were generally heavily armoured compared to the cruiser tanks, to allow them to operate in...			Canadian built version of the British Valentine IV
Matilda II Matilda tank The Infantry Tank Mark II known as the Matilda II was a British infantry tank of the Second World War. It was also identified from its General Staff Specification A12....	Infantry tank
Lee/Grant M3 Lee The Medium Tank M3 was an American tank used during World War II. In Britain the tank was called "General Lee", named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and the modified version built with a new turret was called the "General Grant", named after U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant.Design commenced...	Medium tank Medium tank Medium tank was a classification of tanks; the medium being intermediate in size and weight and armament between heavy tanks and light tanks.The medium tank concept has been eclipsed by the main battle tank.-History:...

Self-Propelled Artillery and Anti-Aircraft

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
M3 75mm Gun Motor Carriage M3 Half-track The Carrier, Personnel Half-track M3 was an armored vehicle used by the United States, the British Empire and the other Allies during World War II and the Cold War. Nearly 43,000 were produced, and supplied to the U.S...	Self-propelled artillery Self-propelled artillery Self-propelled artillery vehicles are combat vehicles armed with artillery. Within the term are covered self-propelled guns and rocket artillery...			M3 Half-track equipped with the M1A1 75 mm gun
Sexton Sexton (artillery) The 25pdr SP, tracked, Sexton was a self-propelled artillery vehicle of World War II, based on an American tank hull design, built by Canada for the British Army, and associated Commonwealth forces, and some of the other Allies....	Self-propelled artillery	1943-1956		Open box superstructure on a Ram tank Ram tank The Tank Cruiser, Ram was a cruiser tank designed and built by Canada in the Second World War, based on the U.S. M3 Medium tank. Due to the entrance of the United States into the war and the superior design of the American Sherman, it was used exclusively for training purposes and was never used in...  hull. Armed with a 25pdr gun Ordnance QF 25 pounder The Ordnance QF 25 pounder, or more simply, 25-pounder or 25-pdr, was introduced into service just before World War II, during which it served as the major British field gun/howitzer. It was considered by many to be the best field artillery piece of the war, combining high rates of fire with a...
M7 Priest M7 Priest The 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 was an American self-propelled artillery vehicle produced during World War II. It was given the official service name 105 mm Self Propelled Gun, Priest by the British Army, due to the pulpit-like machine gun ring, and following on from the Bishop and...	Self-propelled artillery			Open box superstructure on a Sherman tank hull. Armed with a 105mm howitzer M101 howitzer The 105 mm M2A1 howitzer was the standard light field howitzer for the United States in World War II, seeing action in both European and Pacific theaters. Entering production in 1941, it quickly entered the war against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Pacific, where it gained a reputation... .
M14 SPAA M3 Half-track The Carrier, Personnel Half-track M3 was an armored vehicle used by the United States, the British Empire and the other Allies during World War II and the Cold War. Nearly 43,000 were produced, and supplied to the U.S...	Self-propelled anti-aircraft			Twin .50 mount on an M3 half-track
Crusader AA Mk.I and Mk.III Crusader tank The Tank, Cruiser, Mk VI or A15 Crusader was one of the primary British cruiser tanks of the early part Second World War and perhaps the most important British tank of the North African Campaign...	Self-propelled anti-aircraft	1944-????		Mk.I armed with a Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun, Mk.III armed with twin Oerlikon 20mm guns Oerlikon 20 mm cannon The Oerlikon 20 mm cannon is a series of autocannons, based on an original design by Reinhold Becker of Germany, very early in World War I, and widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and others...
Skink anti-aircraft tank Skink anti-aircraft tank The Tank AA, 20 mm Quad, Skink was a Canadian self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. It was also designated as "Project 47" by the Canadian Army....	Self-propelled anti-aircraft	1944		Enclosed turret on a Grizzly tank hull. Armed with 4 Polsten Polsten The Polsten was a low cost Polish development of the 20 mm Oerlikon gun. The Polsten was designed to be simpler and much cheaper to build than the Oerlikon without reducing effectiveness.-Development:...  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 Ram tank The Tank Cruiser, Ram was a cruiser tank designed and built by Canada in the Second World War, based on the U.S. M3 Medium tank. Due to the entrance of the United States into the war and the superior design of the American Sherman, it was used exclusively for training purposes and was never used in...	Armoured Recovery Vehicle Armoured recovery vehicle An armoured recovery vehicle is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to repair battle- or mine-damaged as well as broken-down armoured vehicles during combat, or to tow them out of the danger zone for more extensive repairs...
M4A4 Sherman V ARV	Armoured Recovery Vehicle
Valentine Valentine tank The Tank, Infantry, Mk III, Valentine was an infantry tank produced in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. More than 8,000 of the type were produced in 11 different marks plus various purpose-built variants, accounting for approximately a quarter of wartime British tank production...  Bridgelayer	AVLB Armoured vehicle-launched bridge An armoured vehicle-launched bridge is a combat support vehicle, sometimes regarded as a subtype of combat engineering vehicle, designed to assist militaries in rapidly deploying tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles across rivers. The AVLB is usually a tracked vehicle converted from a tank...
M416 trailers		1940s-1990s
M101 trailers		1992-?

Field artillery

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
QF 25 pounder
BL 4.5 inch Medium Field Gun BL 4.5 inch Medium Field Gun The BL 4.5 inch Medium Gun was a British gun used by field artillery in the Second World War. It had nothing in common with the QF 4.5 inch Howitzer or the QF 4.5 inch AA Gun.- History :...
BL 5.5 inch Medium Gun BL 5.5 inch Medium Gun The BL 5.5 inch Gun was a British artillery gun introduced during the middle of the Second World War to equip medium batteries.-History:In January 1939 a specification was issued for a gun to replace the 6 inch 26 cwt howitzers in use with most medium batteries...
Land Mattress Land Mattress Mattress was the term applied to ground-based Allied multiple rocket launchers during World War II. Compared with the German and Soviet forays into this area the Allies developed and deployed these weapons late in the war...

Anti-tank guns

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Ordnance QF 6 pounder Ordnance QF 6 pounder The Ordnance Quick-Firing 6-pounder 7 cwt, or just 6 pounder, was a British 57 mm gun, their primary anti-tank gun during the middle of World War II, as well as the main armament for a number of armoured fighting vehicles...
Ordnance QF 17 pounder Ordnance QF 17 pounder The Ordnance Quick-Firing 17 pounder was a 76.2 mm gun developed by the United Kingdom during World War II. It was used as an anti-tank gun on its own carriage, as well as equipping a number of British tanks. It was the most effective Allied anti-tank gun of the war...

Anti-aircraft guns

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Bofors 40 mm gun Bofors 40 mm gun The Bofors 40 mm gun is an anti-aircraft autocannon designed by the Swedish defence firm of Bofors Defence...
QF 3.75 inch AA
Polsten-Oerlikon gun Polsten The Polsten was a low cost Polish development of the 20 mm Oerlikon gun. The Polsten was designed to be simpler and much cheaper to build than the Oerlikon without reducing effectiveness.-Development:...

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 Sterling submachine gun The Sterling submachine gun is a British submachine gun which was in service with the British Army from 1944 until 1994, when it was phased out with the introduction of the L85A1 assault rifle.-History:...	Submachine gun Submachine gun A submachine gun is an automatic carbine, designed to fire pistol cartridges. It combines the automatic fire of a machine gun with the cartridge of a pistol. The submachine gun was invented during World War I , but the apex of its use was during World War II when millions of the weapon type were...	1958-1988	/	License produced Sterling SMG
FN C1 FN FAL The Fusil Automatique Léger or FAL is a self-loading, selective fire battle rifle produced by the Belgian armaments manufacturer Fabrique Nationale de Herstal . During the Cold War it was adopted by many North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries, with the notable exception of the United States...  and FN C1A1	Battle rifle Battle rifle A battle rifle is a military service rifle that fires a full power rifle cartridge, such as 7.62x51mm NATO. While the designation of battle rifle is usually given to post-World War II select fire infantry rifles such as the H&K G3, the FN FAL or the M14, this term can also apply to older military...	1955-1987	/	License produced by Canadian Arsenals Limited
FN C2 and C2A1 SAW	Squad Automatic Weapon Squad automatic weapon A squad automatic weapon is a weapon used to give infantry squads or sections a portable source of automatic firepower. Weapons used in this role are selective-fire rifles, usually fitted with a bipod and heavier barrel to perform as Light machine guns...	1955-1987	/	C1 modified for SAW role
Javelin surface-to-air missile Javelin surface-to-air missile Javelin is a British, man-portable surface-to-air missile, formerly used by the British Army and Canadian Army. It can be fired from the shoulder, or from a dedicated launcher known as Javelin LML—Lightweight Multiple Launcher...	MANPAD	????-????		No longer in service
106mm recoilless rifle M40 recoilless rifle The M40 recoilless rifle was a lightweight, portable, crew-served 105 mm weapon intended primarily as an anti-tank weapon made in the United States...	Recoilless rifle			In Reserve Force inventory as late as 1985
C7/C7A2	Assault rifle

Utility Vehicles

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
M151A2 Jeep M151 The M151 MUTT was the successor to the Korean War M38 and M38A1 jeep Light Utility Vehicles. It was produced from 1959 through 1982 and served in the Vietnam War. The M151 utilized a monocoque design making it roomier than previous jeep designs, and incorporated an independent suspension with coil...	Light utility vehicle Light Utility Vehicle Light utility vehicle is a general term for small, jeep-like military trucks for tactical use. They are generally short, relatively light compared to other trucks and cars, unarmored with 4-wheel drive and short body overhangs for all-terrain mobility and at least 4 passenger capacity...	1974-1984		935 purchased
M38A1CDN Jeep	Light utility vehicle	1952-1984	/	Built by Ford of Canada
M38A1CDN2 Jeep	Light utility vehicle	1967-1984	/	Built by Ford of Canada
M38A1CDN3 Jeep	Light utility vehicle	1970-1984	/	Built by Ford of Canada
Iltis Volkswagen Iltis The Volkswagen Type 183, more commonly known as the Iltis , is a military vehicle built by Volkswagen for use by the German military and under licence by Bombardier for the Canadian Forces and Belgian Army...	Light utility vehicle	1984-2003	/	Licensed produced version of the Volkswagen Volkswagen Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...  Iltis
G Wagon LUV(W) Mercedes-Benz G-Class The original 460-series Geländewagen went on sale for civilian buyers in 1979, after having debuted in February of that year. It was offered with two wheelbases, a short wheelbase of 2,400 mm and a long one of 2,850 mm. One could choose between three body styles: A two-door short...	Light utility vehicle	???? - present
Light Support Vehicle Wheeled (LSVW)	Light utility vehicle	1993 - present
Medium Logistic Vehicle Wheeled (MLVW)	Medium utility vehicle	1982 - present
Heavy Logistic Vehicle Wheeled (HLVW)	Heavy utility vehicle	1992 - present
BV 206	Al terrain utility vehicle	1983 - present

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Sherman M4A2 (76)W HVSS	Medium tank Medium tank Medium tank was a classification of tanks; the medium being intermediate in size and weight and armament between heavy tanks and light tanks.The medium tank concept has been eclipsed by the main battle tank.-History:...	1946-1970		Kept in the reserves until 1970.
Sherman M4A3 (76)W HVSS	Medium tank	1950-1953?		Acquired from US stocks for use during the Korean War Korean War The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union... .
Centurion Mk.3 Centurion tank The Centurion, introduced in 1945, was the primary British main battle tank of the post-World War II period. It was a successful tank design, with upgrades, for many decades...	Main Battle Tank Main battle tank A main battle tank , also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the heavy direct fire role of many modern armies. They were originally conceived to replace the light, medium, heavy and super-heavy tanks. Development was spurred onwards in the Cold War with the development...	1952-????		Acquired to replace the Shermans
Centurion Mk.5 Centurion tank The Centurion, introduced in 1945, was the primary British main battle tank of the post-World War II period. It was a successful tank design, with upgrades, for many decades...	Main Battle Tank	????-????
Centurion Mk.11 Centurion tank The Centurion, introduced in 1945, was the primary British main battle tank of the post-World War II period. It was a successful tank design, with upgrades, for many decades...	Main Battle Tank	????-1979
Leopard C1	Main Battle Tank	1978-2000		127 Acquired to replace the Centurions. 114 of these 'Canadianized' Leopard 1A3 were used in active service.
Leopard C2	Main Battle Tank	2000-present		Leopard C1 upgraded and refitted with Leopard 1A5 turret. 66 remain active.
Leopard 2A6M CAN	Main Battle Tank	2007-Present		20 leopard 2s were loaned from Germany. Then Canada acquired 80 tanks from the Netherlands.
Lynx C&R Lynx reconnaissance vehicle The Lynx reconnaissance vehicle is a United States-built tracked armoured fighting vehicle, which was employed by the armed forces of the Netherlands and Canada....	Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle	1968-1993
M109A4+ M109 howitzer The M109 is an American-made self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. It was upgraded a number of times to today's M109A6 Paladin...	Self-propelled artillery Self-propelled artillery Self-propelled artillery vehicles are combat vehicles armed with artillery. Within the term are covered self-propelled guns and rocket artillery...	????-2000s		Replaced with towed M777 guns
AVGP Cougar AVGP The AVGP is a series of three armoured fighting vehicles ordered by the Canadian military in 1977.The three vehicles are the Cougar, Grizzly and Husky....	Wheeled light armoured vehicle	1976 - present		6x6 vehicle based on the MOWAG Piranha Mowag Piranha The MOWAG Piranha is a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed by the Swiss MOWAG , corporation....  with a Scorpion tank FV101 Scorpion The FV101 Scorpion is a British armoured reconnaissance vehicle. It was the lead vehicle and the fire support type in the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance , CVR, family of seven armoured vehicles...  turret.
AVGP Grizzly AVGP The AVGP is a series of three armoured fighting vehicles ordered by the Canadian military in 1977.The three vehicles are the Cougar, Grizzly and Husky....	Wheeled Armoured personnel carrier Armoured personnel carrier An armoured personnel carrier is an armoured fighting vehicle designed to transport infantry to the battlefield.APCs are usually armed with only a machine gun although variants carry recoilless rifles, anti-tank guided missiles , or mortars...	1976 - present		6x6 vehicle based on the MOWAG Piranha Mowag Piranha The MOWAG Piranha is a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed by the Swiss MOWAG , corporation....  with a Cadillac-Gage 1 metre turret Cadillac-Gage 1 metre turret Cadillac-Gage manufactures a Cadillac-Gage 1 metre turret for armored vehicles.The turret mounts on a 1-meter turret ring.They were originally armed with a 7.62 mm machine gun, and a 12.7 mm machine gun.One variant of the Canadian AVGP mounts this turret.... , designed to carry a section of infantry.
AVGP Husky AVGP The AVGP is a series of three armoured fighting vehicles ordered by the Canadian military in 1977.The three vehicles are the Cougar, Grizzly and Husky....	Wheeled Armoured recovery/repair variant	1976 - present		6x6 vehicle based on the MOWAG Piranha Mowag Piranha The MOWAG Piranha is a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed by the Swiss MOWAG , corporation.... .
Ferret Scout Car Ferret armoured car The Ferret armoured car, also commonly called the Ferret Scout car, is a British armoured fighting vehicle designed and built for reconnaissance purposes. The Ferret was produced between 1952 and 1971 by the UK company, Daimler...	Wheeled reconnaissance vehicle	1954-1981
Mamba Mamba APC The Mamba is a South African armoured personnel carrier that offers protection against small arms fire and land mines. The vehicle, which uses a Unimog chassis and is powered by a Mercedes Benz engine, is suited for rough terrain and can carry up to 10 passengers plus the driver...	Wheeled Armoured personnel carrier Armoured personnel carrier An armoured personnel carrier is an armoured fighting vehicle designed to transport infantry to the battlefield.APCs are usually armed with only a machine gun although variants carry recoilless rifles, anti-tank guided missiles , or mortars...	???? - present
Nyala RG-31 The RG-31 Nyala is a 4×4 multi-purpose mine-protected armoured personnel carrier  manufactured in South Africa by Land Systems OMC, a division of BAE Systems. It is based on the Mamba APC of TFM Industries...	Wheeled Armoured personnel carrier Armoured personnel carrier An armoured personnel carrier is an armoured fighting vehicle designed to transport infantry to the battlefield.APCs are usually armed with only a machine gun although variants carry recoilless rifles, anti-tank guided missiles , or mortars...	???? - present
M113 M113 armored personnel carrier The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier that has formed the backbone of the United States Army's mechanized infantry units from the time of its first fielding in Vietnam in April 1962. The M113 was the most widely used armored vehicle of the U.S...	Tracked Armoured personnel carrier Armoured personnel carrier An armoured personnel carrier is an armoured fighting vehicle designed to transport infantry to the battlefield.APCs are usually armed with only a machine gun although variants carry recoilless rifles, anti-tank guided missiles , or mortars...	mid 1960s - present		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 Lynx reconnaissance vehicle The Lynx reconnaissance vehicle is a United States-built tracked armoured fighting vehicle, which was employed by the armed forces of the Netherlands and Canada....	Tracked reconnaissance vehicle	1968 - 1993
Coyote Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle The Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle is a lightly armoured fighting vehicle built by General Dynamics Land Systems Canada for the Canadian Forces, for use in the reconnaissance role....	Wheeled reconnaissance vehicle	1996 - present
Bison Bison (armoured personnel carrier) The Bison is an armoured personnel carrier based on the 8x8 MOWAG Piranha II platform, and was produced by General Motors Diesel Division in London, Ontario...	Wheeled Armoured personnel carrier Armoured personnel carrier An armoured personnel carrier is an armoured fighting vehicle designed to transport infantry to the battlefield.APCs are usually armed with only a machine gun although variants carry recoilless rifles, anti-tank guided missiles , or mortars...	1990 - present		Converted to supporting variants.
LAV III LAV III The LAV III armoured vehicle is the latest in the Generation III Light Armoured Vehicle series built by General Dynamics Land Systems, entering service in 1999. It is based on the Swiss MOWAG Piranha IIIH 8x8....	Wheeled Armoured personnel carrier Armoured personnel carrier An armoured personnel carrier is an armoured fighting vehicle designed to transport infantry to the battlefield.APCs are usually armed with only a machine gun although variants carry recoilless rifles, anti-tank guided missiles , or mortars...	1999 - present

Approved private purchase and secondary side-arms

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Webley Webley Revolver The Webley Revolver was, in various marks, the standard issue service pistol for the armed forces of the United Kingdom, the British Empire, and the Commonwealths from 1887 until 1963.The Webley is a top-break revolver with automatic extraction...  Mark VI Revolver
Enfield No. 2 MkI Enfield revolver Enfield Revolver is the name applied to two totally separate models of self-extracting British handgun designed and manufactured at the government-owned Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield; initially the .476 calibre Revolver Enfield Mk I/Mk II revolvers , and later the .38/200 calibre Enfield No...  Revolver
Colt Police Positive - 1941-present
Colt Model 1911A1 - 1942-1945

Grenades, mines and other explosives

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Mills bomb Mills bomb Mills bomb is the popular name for a series of prominent British hand grenades. They were the first modern fragmentation grenades in the world.-Overview:...
No 68 AT Grenade
No 69 Bakelite Percussion Grenade No. 69 grenade The British No 69 was an offensive hand grenade developed and used during World War II. It was adopted into service due to the need for a grenade with smaller destructive radius than the No 36M "Mills bomb". This allowed the thrower to use a grenade even when there was little in the way of...
No 73 Grenade
No. 74 Sticky bomb Sticky bomb The Grenade, Hand, Anti-Tank No. 74, commonly known as the sticky bomb, was a British hand grenade designed and produced during the Second World War. The grenade was one of a number of anti-tank weapons developed for use by the British Army and Home Guard as an ad hoc solution to a lack of...
No. 75 AT Hawkins Mine Hawkins grenade The Grenade, Hand, Anti-tank, No. 75, also known as the Hawkins grenade was a British anti-tank hand grenade used during World War II. It was one of a number of grenades developed for use by the British Army and Home Guard in the aftermath of the Dunkirk evacuation...
No. 82 Gammon Gammon bomb The Gammon bomb, officially known as the No. 82 grenade was a British hand grenade used during World War II.-Overview:Designed by Capt. R.S. Gammon MC of the 1st Parachute Regiment, the Gammon bomb was developed as a replacement for the temperamental and highly dangerous "sticky bomb" grenade...
Clam Magnetic Mine
GS.MV Anti-tank Mine
GS.MkII Anti-tank Mine
M61 grenade M61 grenade -Description:The M26 is a fragmentation grenade developed by the United States military. Its distinct lemon shape led it to being nicknamed the "lemon grenade"....
M67 grenade M67 grenade The M67 grenade is a fragmentation hand grenade used by the United States Military and Canadian Forces, where it is referred to as the C13. The M67 is a replacement for the M61 grenade used during Vietnam and the older Mk 2 "pineapple" grenade used since World War II.-Composition:The M67 Grenade...
V40 Mini-Grenade V40 Mini-Grenade The V40 fragmentation grenade was manufactured in the Netherlands, and was in service in the Canadian Forces and the US Armed ForcesThe V40 grenade is spherical in shape, 6.5 cm high, and 4 cm in diameter - approximately the size of a golf-ball...

Infantry Mortars

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
2 inch Mortar British 2 inch mortar The Ordnance SBML 2-inch mortar, or more commonly just "2-inch mortar", was a British mortar issued to the British Army and the Commonwealth armies that saw use during the Second World War and later....		WWII
3 inch Mortar Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar The Ordnance ML 3-inch mortar was the United Kingdom's standard mortar used by the British Army from the late 1920s to the late 1960s, superseding the Stokes Mortar.-History:...		WWII
4.2 inch Mortar		WWII
60 mm M19 CAN Light Mortar M19 Mortar The M19 Mortar is a very light and simple smoothbore, muzzle loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon for light infantry support developed and produced in the United States....		WWII-present
81 mm C3 Medium Mortar L16 81mm Mortar The United Kingdom's L16 81 mm mortar is the standard mortar used by the British armed forces. It originated as a joint design by UK and Canada. The version produced and used by Australia is named the F2 81mm Mortar, whilst the version used by the U.S...		1967-present

Bayonets and Knives

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
Pattern 1888 Bayonet	Bayonet Bayonet A bayonet is a knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped weapon designed to fit in, on, over or underneath the muzzle of a rifle, musket or similar weapon, effectively turning the gun into a spear...
Pattern 1907 Bayonet	Bayonet
Pattern 1913 Bayonet	Bayonet
Ross Bayonet	Bayonet
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 Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife is a double-edged fighting knife resembling a dagger or poignard with a foil grip developed by William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric Anthony Sykes in Shanghai based on concepts which the two men initiated before World War II while serving on the Shanghai Municipal...	Combat knife Combat knife A combat knife is a fighting knife designed solely for military use and primarily intended for hand-to-hand or close combat fighting.Since the end of trench warfare, most military combat knives have been secondarily designed for utility use in addition to their original role as close-quarter combat...
Grohmann #3 CAF Knife	Combat knife	1967-present
C-5 pocket knife/ utility knife	Utility knife	1973-2004
Gerber Gerber Legendary Blades Gerber Legendary Blades is a maker of consumer knives and multitools headquartered in Tigard, Oregon, United States, within the Portland metropolitan area. Currently Gerber is a sub-division of Fiskars Brands Inc, owned by the Fiskars company of Finland...  multi-tool knife	Utility knife	2001-present

Ammunition

Model	Type	Service Period	Origin	Details
.303 British .303 British .303 British, or 7.7x56mmR, is a .311 inch calibre rifle and machine gun cartridge first developed in Britain as a blackpowder round put into service in December 1888 for the Lee-Metford rifle, later adapted to use smokeless powders...
.455 Webley .455 Webley .455 Webley is a British handgun cartridge, most commonly used in the Webley top break revolvers Marks I through VI.The .455 cartridge was a service revolver cartridge, featuring a rimmed cartridge firing a .45 bullet at the relatively low velocity of 650 ft/s...
7.62 × 51 mm NATO
5.56 x 45 mm NATO 5.56 x 45 mm NATO 5.56×45mm NATO is a rifle cartridge developed in the United States and originally chambered in the M16 rifle. Under STANAG 4172, it is a standard cartridge for NATO forces as well as many non-NATO countries. It is derived from, but not identical to, the .223 Remington cartridge...

• 9 x 19mm Parabellum
• 12 Gauge Shotgun
• 5.7x28 mm
• 8.6x70mm

Swords

• 1897 Pattern British Infantry Officer's Sword
  1897 Pattern British Infantry Officer's Sword
  The 1897 Pattern Infantry Officers’ Sword is a straight-bladed, three-quarter basket hilted sword that has been the regulation sword for officers of the line infantry of the British Army from 1897 to the present day.-History:...
  
  
• 1908 and 1912 Pattern British Army Cavalry Swords
  1908 and 1912 Pattern British Army Cavalry Swords
  The 1908 Pattern Cavalry Trooper's Sword was the last service sword issued to the cavalry of the British Army...
  
  
• 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

Uniforms of the Canadian Forces

The Uniforms of the Canadian Forces are the official dress worn by members of Canada's military while on duty.Prior to unification in 1968, the uniforms of the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force were similar to their counterparts in the forces of the United Kingdom...

• Foreign Service Dress 1900-1903
• Service Dress
  Service dress
  Service Dress may refer to any of several military uniforms:*Service Dress *Service Dress, a uniform of the United States Navy*Service Dress, a uniform of the United States Air Force...
  
   1903-1939
  • Canadian Pattern and British Pattern
• Khaki Drill
  Khaki drill
  Khaki drill or KD was the term for a type of fabric and the British military uniforms made from them. Khaki Drill was worn as a combat uniform from 1900 to 1949 but is a variant, still referred to a Khaki Drill or KD's is worn by the UK Armed Forces, in non combatatant warm weather countries where...
  
  
• Battle Dress
  Battle Dress
  Battle Dress was the specific title of a military uniform adopted by the British Army in the late 1930s and worn until the 1960s. Several other nations also introduced variants of Battle Dress during the Second World War, including Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa, and the...
  
   1939-1967
• Denison smock
  Denison smock
  The Denison smock was a coverall jacket issued to Special Operations Executive agents, the Parachute Regiment, the Glider Pilot Regiment, Air Landing Regiments, and other Commonwealth airborne units, to wear over their Battle Dress uniform during the Second World War.The smock was initially worn...
  
   Used by the Airborne
• Canadian Para Smock
  Canadian Para Smock
  The Canadian Parachutist Smock was issued to the Canadian Airborne Regiment from 1975 until the regiment was disbanded in 1995 and to all units of 1 SSF Brigade including the 1st Battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment based in London, Ontario. Made of 'Reverse DPM' camouflage, it is very similar...
  
  
• Bush Dress
• Combat Dress
  Combat Dress
  Combat Dress was the name of the uniform worn by members of Land Force Command of the Canadian Forces from 1968 to 2002.The combat uniform was olive-drab colour pants and shirt replacing the old Battle Dress from the British. This pattern was adopted by NATO members in the 1960s, but abandoned for...
  
   -1968-2002
  • CADPAT camouflage Combat Dress
    CADPAT
    Canadian Disruptive Pattern is the computer-generated digital camouflage pattern currently used by the Canadian Forces . CADPAT is designed to reduce the likelihood of detection by night vision devices. The basic uniform consists of a wide brim combat hat, helmet cover, shirt, jacket, trousers,...
    
     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
  Canadian military fur wedge cap
  The Canadian military fur wedge cap, "envelope busby", or Astrakhan busby is a uniform hat worn by the Canadian military and RCMP. The outside of the cap is entirely covered in real or synthetic fur and is shaped like a wedge. When not being worn the cap folds flat...
  
  
• Glengarry
  Glengarry
  The glengarry bonnet is a traditional boat-shaped hat without a peak made of thick-milled woollen material with a toorie on top, a rosette cockade on the left, and ribbons hanging down behind...
  
  
• Tam o'shanter
  Tam o'shanter (hat)
  A Tam o' Shanter is a Scottish style hat originally worn by men. The hat is named after a character in a poem written by Robert Burns in 1790...
  
  
• Field Service Cap
• Beret

• Brodie helmet
  Brodie helmet
  The Brodie helmet, called Helmet, steel, Mark I helmet in Britain and the M1917 Helmet in the U.S., was a steel combat helmet designed and patented in 1915 by the Briton John Leopold Brodie...
  
  
• Mk II helmet
• Mk III helmet
• M1 Helmet
  M1 Helmet
  The M1 helmet is a combat helmet that was used by the American military from World War II until it was succeeded by the PASGT helmet beginning in 1985. For over forty years, the M1 was standard issue for the U.S...
  
  
• CG634
  CG634
  The CG634 are the Canadian Forces' main combat helmet. Introduced in 1997 and based on the French SPECTRA helmet.-History:The Canadian military sought a replacement for the steel M1 Helmet in the 1980s. It trialled the American PASGT and the related French SPECTRA helmets, before deciding to adopt...
  
  

Protective equipment

• Fragmentation Protection Vest

External links

• canadiansoldier.com