List of delayed-blowback firearms

Below is a list of delayed-blowback firearms.

The table is sortable for every column.

Lever delayed blowback

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Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Type Year
AA-52 machine gun Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne   7.62×51mm NATO
7.5×54mm French
  France General-purpose machine gun 1952
Danuvia 43M Danuvia Gepgyar   9×25mm Mauser   Hungary Submachine gun 1939
FAMAS Nexter   5.56×45mm NATO   France Bullpup assault rifle 1978
FNAB-43 Fabbrica Nazionale d'Armi di Brescia   9×19mm Parabellum   Italian Social Republic Submachine gun 1943
Garanin general-purpose machine guns 7.62×54mmR   Soviet Union General-purpose machine gun 1957
MAC-58 Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne .50 BMG   France Heavy machine gun 1958
San Cristobal Carbine Armería San Cristóbal Weapon Factory   .30 Carbine   Dominican Republic Carbine 1950
ST Kinetics CPW ST Kinetics 9×19mm Parabellum
FN 5.7×28mm
HK 4.6×30mm
  Singapore Submachine gun Personal defense weapon 2008
TKB-517 Tula State Plant   7.62×39mm   Soviet Union Assault rifle 1952
VAHAN   7.62×39mm   Armenia Assault rifle 1952

Roller delayed blowback

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Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Type Year
BW20 Pakistan Ordnance Factories 7.62x51mm NATO   Pakistan Assault rifle 2021
BW21 Pakistan Ordnance Factories 7.62x51mm NATO   Pakistan Assault rifle 2021
Calico M960 Calico Light Weapons Systems   9×19mm Parabellum   United States Submachine gun Carbine 1990
CEAM Modèle 1950 Centre d'Etudes et d'Armement de Mulhouse   .30 Carbine
7.92×33mm Kurz
  France Assault rifle 1949
CETME Ameli CETME   5.56×45mm NATO   Spain Light machine gun 1974
CETME Model L CETME   5.56×45mm NATO   Spain Assault rifle 1981
CETME rifle CETME 7.62×51mm CETME   Spain Battle rifle 1957
CW56 Pakistan Ordnance Factories 5.56×45mm NATO   Pakistan Assault rifle 2022
Heckler & Koch G3 Heckler & Koch   7.62×51mm NATO   West Germany Battle rifle 1959
Heckler & Koch G41 Heckler & Koch 5.56×45mm NATO   West Germany Assault rifle 1984
Heckler & Koch HK21 Heckler & Koch   7.62×51mm NATO   West Germany General-purpose machine gun 1961
Heckler & Koch HK33 Heckler & Koch   5.56×45mm NATO   West Germany Assault rifle 1968
Heckler & Koch MP5 Heckler & Koch   9×19mm Parabellum   Germany Submachine gun 1964
Heckler & Koch P9 Heckler & Koch   9×19mm Parabellum
.45 ACP
7.65×21mm Parabellum
  West Germany Semi-automatic pistol 1965
Heckler & Koch PSG1 Heckler & Koch   7.62×51mm NATO   West Germany Semi-automatic sniper rifle 1972
Korth PRS Korth .45 ACP   Germany Semi-automatic Pistol 2010s
MDP-9 Angstadt Arms 9×19mm Parabellum   United States Submachine gun Carbine
REAPR Ohio Ordnance   United States Medium machine gun 2023
SIG 510 Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft   7.62×51mm NATO    Switzerland Battle rifle 1957
SIG MG 710-3 Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft   7.62×51mm NATO    Switzerland General-purpose machine gun 1955
SRM Arms Model 1216[1] SRM Arms   12 gauge   United States Semi-automatic shotgun 2011
Sturmgewehr 45 Mauser 7.92×33mm Kurz   Germany Assault rifle 1944
Grand Power Stribog SP9A3

Gas delayed blowback

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Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Type Year
Arsenal P-M02 Arsenal Firearms 9×19mm Parabellum   Bulgaria Semi-automatic pistol 1999
BFD 1911 Better Firearms Designs .45 ACP   United States Semi-automatic pistol
Grossfuss Sturmgewehr Grossfuss   7.92×33mm Kurz   Germany Assault rifle 1945
Heckler & Koch P7 Heckler & Koch   9×19mm Parabellum
.22 Long Rifle
.32 ACP
.380 ACP
.40 S&W
.45 ACP
  West Germany Semi-automatic pistol 1976
Krag–Jørgensen pistol 9×19mm Parabellum   Norway Semi-automatic pistol
PCC Sureshot Armament Group .45 ACP   United States Semi-automatic pistol
Steyr GB Steyr Mannlicher   9×19mm Parabellum   Austria Semi-automatic pistol 1968
Volkssturmgewehr Gustloff-Werke   7.92×33mm Kurz   Germany Semi-automatic rifle 1944
W+F P47 Waffenfabrik Bern 9×19mm Parabellum    Switzerland Semi-automatic pistol 1947
Walther CCP Walther   9×19mm Parabellum   Germany Semi-automatic pistol 2014
Kevin ZP98 Zbrojovka Brno   .380 ACP   Czech Republic Semi-automatic pistol 2000
Laugo Alien Ján Lučanský 9×19mm Parabellum   Czech Republic Semi-automatic pistol 2019

Flywheel delayed blowback

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Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Type Year
Barnitzke machine gun 7.92×57mm Mauser   Germany General purpose machine gun 1944

Hesitation lock

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Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Type Year
M50 Reising H & R Firearms   .45 ACP   United States Submachine gun 1940
Remington Model 51 Remington Arms   .32 ACP
.380 ACP
  United States Semi-automatic pistol 1917
Remington R51 Remington Arms   9×19mm Parabellum   United States Semi-automatic pistol 2014
Rudd Arms AR-180 Rudd Arms 5.56×45mm NATO   Canada Assault rifle
SIG MKMO SIG Sauer   9×19mm Parabellum    Switzerland Submachine gun 1930

Radial delayed blowback

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Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Type Year
CMMG MkG CMMG .45 ACP   United States Submachine gun 2017
CMMG Banshee CMMG 9×19mm
.40 S&W
.45 ACP
FN 5.7×28mm
10mm Auto
  United States Semi-automatic pistol 2021
MP-A2 A Squared Armament 9x19mm Parabellum   United States Submachine gun 2020
NPC-9 9x19mm Parabellum   United States Submachine gun 2020
PGS15 Preppers Gun Shop MFG 9x19mm Parabellum   United States Submachine gun 2020

Toggle delayed blowback

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Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Type Year
Pedersen rifle Frankford Arsenal   .276 Pedersen   United States Semi-automatic rifle 1926
Schwarzlose machine gun Steyr   8×50mmR Mannlicher   Austria-Hungary Medium machine gun 1907

Vector delayed blowback

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Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Type Year
Jatimatic Tampereen Asepaja Oy   9×19mm   Finland Submachine gun 1983–1986
KRISS Vector KRISS USA, Inc.   9×19mm
9×21mm
.357 SIG
.40 S&W
10mm Auto
.45 ACP
  United States Submachine gun 2006

References

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