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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.
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Colonial Era to Confederation (1604 - 1867) edit
Black powder rifles, carbines and pistols edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| Charleville 1717 | Flintlock | 1717-1840 |  Kingdom of France |
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| Charleville 1728 | Flintlock | 1728-1840 | Kingdom of France |
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| Charleville 1746 | Flintlock | 1746-1840 | Kingdom of France |
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| Fusil de Grenadier Tulle | Flintlock | 1690-???? | Kingdom of France |
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| Fusil de chasse Tulle | Flintlock | 1700s | Kingdom of France |
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| Queen Anne Musket | Flintlock | 1702-1840 |  British Empire |
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| William III Carbine | Flintlock | 1700s | British Empire |
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| Nock Carbine | Flintlock | 1780-1790s | British Empire |
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| Elliot Carbine | Flintlock | 1770s | British Empire |
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| Brown Bess Long Land, Short Land, India Patterns | Flintlock | 1722 | British Empire |
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| Baker rifle | Flintlock | 1801-1837 |  British Empire |
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| Lovells Pattern 1838 musket and Double Barrel Carbine | Caplock | 1883 | British Empire |
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| Pattern 1842 Musket | Caplock | 1842-1853 | British Empire |
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| Pattern 1851 Rifle | Caplock | 1851 | British Empire |
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| Pattern 1853 Enfield | Caplock | 1853 | British Empire |
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| Lancaster Rifle | Caplock | 1855-1869 | British Empire |
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| Brunswick rifle | Caplock | 1840-???? | British Empire |
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| Colt 1851 Navy Revolver | Caplock Revolver | 1856-1885 [1] |  United States |
255 revolvers marked Lower Canada (LC), 556 marked Upper Canada (UC), Issued to Cavalry |
Service rifles and carbines edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| Starr carbine | Breechloading | 1861-1860s |  United States |
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| Spencer rifle and carbine | Breechloading repeater | 1860-1860s | United States |
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| Westley Richards rifle | Breechloading | 1812-1871 | British Empire |
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| Peabody rifle | Breechloading | 1860s-1871 | United States |
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| Snider-Enfield | Breechloading | 1860s-1901 | British Empire |
Carbine version carried west by the N.W.M.P. in 1873 |
Confederation to First World War (1867 - 1914) edit
Service Pistols edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details | |
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| Colt Model 1878 Frontier | Revolver | 1885-1902 | United States |
Double Action in .45 Long Colt with 7.5" barrel, purchased initially for the Riel Rebellion [2] | |
| Colt "New Service" Revolver | Revolver | 1900-1928 | United States |
Double Action in .45 Long Colt [3] or .455 Eley[4] (as marked on 5.5" barrel), swing out cylinder for fast shell extraction and reloading. Also used by the RNWMP & RCMP from 1905 to 1954. |
Service Rifles edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| Martini–Henry | Breech-Loading | 1871-1888 | British Empire |
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| Winchester [clarification needed] | Repeating rifle | 1873-1918 | United States |
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| Martini–Metford | Breech-Loading | 1894-1902 | British Empire |
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| Martini–Enfield | Breech-Loading | 1878-1902 | British Empire |
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| Lee–Metford | Bolt Action | 1895-1926 | British Empire |
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| Lee–Enfield Mk.I | Bolt Action | 1896-1905 | British Empire |
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| Ross Mk.I and Mk.II | Straight-pull | 1905-1915 |  Canada |
First World War to Second World War (1914 - 1939) edit
Service pistols edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| Webley Mk IV | Revolver | 1887-1928 | British Empire |
Chambered in .455 Webley |
| Enfield No 2 | Revolver | 1932-1945 | British Empire |
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| Colt New Service | Revolver | 1900-1928 | United States |
Also used by the NWMP and RCMP from 1905 to 1954. Chambered in .455 Webley |
| Colt M1911 | Semi-automatic pistol | 1914-1945 | United States |
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| Smith & Wesson Model 44 | Revolver | 1915-1951 | United States |
2nd model. First orders were rechambered from .44 Special to .455 Webley |
Rifles edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| Ross Mk.III | Straight-pull | 1913-1916 | Canada |
Withdrawn from infantry service following poor performance in battlefield conditions. Replaced by the Lee–Enfield Mk.III. |
| Lee–Enfield (SMLE) Mk.III | Bolt Action | 1916-1943 | British Empire |
Machine Guns edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| Colt-Browning M1895 | Heavy machine gun | 1914-1916 |  United States |
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| Vickers Machine Gun | Medium machine gun | 1914-1919 | British Empire |
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| Lewis Machine Gun | Light machine gun | 1916-1939 | British Empire |
Armoured Fighting Vehicles edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| Armoured Autocar | Armoured Car | 1914-1918 | United States Canada |
2 ton commercial Autocar truck chassis covered with armour plate and armed with 2 Vickers machine guns. 20 purchased (8 machine gun carrier, 5 ammunition and supply carrier, 4 Officer Transport, 1 gasoline carrier, 1 repair vehicle, 1 ambulance) |
| Mk.V tank | Tank | 1918 | British Empire |
Used by the Canadian Tank Corps in 1918. Never used in combat. |
| Carden-Loyd tankette/MG Carrier | Tank | 1937, 1931 | British Empire |
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| Vickers Light Dragon Mk III | 1937 | British Empire |
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| GM armoured car | experimental light armoured car | 1935 |  Canada |
Built on General Motors of Canada Maple Leaf truck chassis |
| Ford armoured car | experimental light armoured car | 1935 | Canada |
Built on Ford Motor Company of Canada BB truck chassis |
| Triumph Model H | dispatch motorcycle | 1914-?? | British Empire |
Second World War to Cold War (1939 - 1946) edit
Infantry Weapons edit
Utility Vehicles edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| Willys Jeep | Light Utility Vehicle | 1941-1970s | United States |
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| Morris C8 | Artillery tractor | 1940-1945 | United Kingdom |
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| AEC Matador | Artillery tractor | 1940-1945 | United Kingdom |
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| Diamond T 4-Ton lorry | 4 ton truck | WWII | United States |
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| Ford F-8 | 1/2 ton truck | WWII | Canada |
Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada. Canadian Military Pattern truck |
| Ford F-15 | 3/4 ton truck | WWII | Canada |
Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada. |
| Ford F-30 | 1.5 ton truck | WWII | Canada |
Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada. |
| Ford F-60S, F-60L, F-60H, F-60T | 3 ton truck | WWII | Canada |
Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada. |
| Ford FGT | Artillery tractor | WWII | Canada |
Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada. |
| Chevrolet C-8, C-8A | 1/2 ton truck | WWII | Canada |
Built by General Motors Canada |
| Chevrolet C-15, C-15A | 3/4 ton truck | WWII | Canada |
Built by General Motors Canada |
| Chevrolet C15TA Armoured Truck | Armoured truck | WWII | Canada |
Built by General Motors Canada |
| Chevrolet C-30, C-60S, C-60L, C-60X | 1.5/3 ton truck | WWII | Canada |
Built by General Motors Canada |
| CMP FAT | Artillery tractor | 1940-???? | Canada |
Built by General Motors Canada |
| Harley-Davidson Motorcycle WLC | militarize motorcycle | 1941-1956 | United States |
Sometimes used with sidecars |
| Norton Motorcycle WD16H / 16H | militarize motorcycle | 1940-?? | United Kingdom |
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| Triumph Motorcycles TRW | motorcycle | 1940s-?? | United Kingdom |
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| Matchless G3L | motorcycle | 1940s | United Kingdom |
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| Welbike lightweight motorcycle | lightweight motorcycle | 1942-1945? | United Kingdom |
Scout Vehicles edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| Daimler Dingo | Armoured Car | 1940-1945 | United Kingdom |
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| Daimler Mk. I Armoured Car | Armoured Car | 1941-1945 | United Kingdom |
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| Humber Mk. I Scout Car | Armoured Car | 1942-1945 | United Kingdom |
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| Humber Mk. IV Armoured Car | Armoured Car | 1941-1945 | United Kingdom |
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| Fox Armoured Car | Armoured Car | 1939-1945 | Canada |
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| M3 Scout Car | Armoured Car | 1942-1945 | United States |
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| Otter Light Reconnaissance Car | Armoured Car | 1942-1945 | Canada |
Built by General Motors of Canada. Based on the C15 |
| Staghound Armoured Car | Armoured Car | 1942-1962 | United States |
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| Lynx Scout Car | Armoured Car | 1940-1968 | United Kingdom Canada |
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| M5 Reconnaissance Vehicle | Reconnaissance Vehicle | 1942-1945 | United States |
A turretless variant of the M5 light tank |
Armoured Carriers and Armoured Tractors edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| Kangaroo | 1943-1945 | Canada |
Converted Ram, Priest, and Sherman AFVs (See respective entries) | |
| Loyd Carrier | WWII | United Kingdom |
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| Universal Carrier | 1940-? | United Kingdom |
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| 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 | Canada |
Canadian-built universal carrier with a lengthened body | |
| M3A1 Half-track | WWII | United States |
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| M5 Half-track | United States |
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| M9 Half-track | United States |
Tanks edit
Combat Tanks edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| Stuart tank | Light tank | 1941-1945 | United States |
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| Churchill MkI-IV | Infantry tank | 1941-1945 | United Kingdom |
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| Sherman I, III, V | Medium tank | 1941-1970 | United States |
Sherman I (M4), III (M4A2 w/75 mm gun) and V (M4A4 w/75 mm gun) used. |
| Sherman IC (Firefly) | Medium Tank | 1941-1945 | United States/ United Kingdom |
M4 with a 17 pounder gun |
| Sherman VC (Firefly) | Medium tank | 1944-1945 | United States/ United Kingdom |
M4A4 with a 17 pounder gun |
| Grizzly | Medium tank | 1941-1945 | Canada |
Canadian built and modified M4A1 |
| Sherman V DD | Medium Tank | 1944-1945 | 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 | 1941-1944 | Canada |
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| Churchill Oke | Flame tank | United Kingdom |
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| Sherman Badger | Flame tank | United States |
Training Tanks edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details | |
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| Carden Loyd Mk IV tankette | Tankette | 1930-???? | United Kingdom |
Used for training | |
| Light Tank Mk VIA | Light tank | United Kingdom |
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| Six Ton Tank Model 1917 | Light tank | United States |
US built version of the Renault FT. | ||
| Ram tank I and II | Cruiser tank | Canada |
Never saw combat. Training only | ||
| Vickers Valentine Mark VI | Infantry tank | Canada |
Canadian built version of the British Valentine IV. 30 used for training. | ||
| Matilda II | Infantry tank | United Kingdom |
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| Lee/Grant | Medium tank | United States |
Self-Propelled Artillery and Anti-Aircraft edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| 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 | 1944-???? | United States/ 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 | |
| M10 "Wolverine" | Tank destroyer | WW2 | United States |
Modified Sherman hull with an open turret and 3in. gun |
| M10 17pdr | Tank destroyer | WW2 | United States/ United Kingdom |
M10 equipped with a 17pdr gun |
| 17pdr SP Archer | Tank destroyer | 1944-Suez Crisis | United Kingdom |
Built on a Valentine tank hull |
| 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. |
| Carrier, SP, 4x4 40mm, AA (Bofors) 30cwt | Self-propelled anti-aircraft | 1944-1945 | United Kingdom |
Morris Commercial four-wheel drive lorry armed with a Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun. |
Engineering Vehicles edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| Ram ARV | Armoured Recovery Vehicle | Canada |
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| M4A4 Sherman V ARV | Armoured Recovery Vehicle | United States |
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| Valentine Bridgelayer | AVLB | United Kingdom |
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| M416 trailers | 1940s-1990s | United States |
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| M101 trailers | 1992-? | United States |
Artillery edit
Field artillery edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| QF 25 pounder | howitzer/field gun | United Kingdom |
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| BL 4.5 inch Medium Field Gun | field gun | WWII | United Kingdom |
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| BL 5.5 inch Medium Gun | medium field gun | WWII | United Kingdom |
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| Land Mattress | multiple rocket launcher | WWII | United Kingdom |
Anti-tank guns edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| Ordnance QF 6 pounder | United Kingdom |
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| Ordnance QF 17 pounder | United Kingdom |
Anti-aircraft guns edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| Bofors 40 mm gun |  Sweden |
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| QF 3.75 inch AA | United Kingdom |
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| Polsten-Oerlikon gun |  Poland |
Cold War to Modern (Cold War and peace keeping weapons until 2003) edit
Infantry Weapons edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| 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 |
| C3 and C3A1 | Sniper rifle | 1972-2003 | United Kingdom |
Modified Parker Hale M82 |
| Heller anti-tank rocket | Anti-tank Rocket | 1954-1967 | Canada |
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| Blowpipe surface-to-air missile | MANPADS | 1980s-1991 | United Kingdom |
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| Javelin surface-to-air missile | MANPADS | 1991-2005 | United Kingdom |
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| 106mm recoilless rifle | Recoilless rifle | 1950s-1988 | United States |
Retired from the Regular Force in 1976 |
Utility Vehicles edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details | |
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| M151A2 Jeep | Light utility vehicle | 1974-1984 | United States |
935 purchased and retired in the 1980s[5] | |
| M37 | 3/4 ton cargo truck | 1951-1976 | United States/ Canada |
4500 built by Chrysler/Dodge in Windsor 1951-1955[6] | |
| M38/M38A1 Jeep | Light utility vehicle | 1950-1980s | United States/ Canada |
Built 1950-1952 and replaced by M151[7] for regular forces by 1974 and retired in the Reserves in 1980s | |
| M135 GMC Deuce and a Half | 2 1⁄2-ton 6x6 truck | 1950-1980s | United States/ Canada |
Cargo truck and numerous variants replaced by MLVW | |
| M54 (truck) | 5 ton heavy truck | 1950-1980s | United States/ Canada |
Cargo truck and numerous variants replaced by HLVW | |
| M43 Ambulance | utility vehicle | 1950s-? | United States/ Canada |
Variant of M37 built by Chrysler/Dodge in Windsor 1951-1955[8] | |
| M152 | utility truck | 1964-? | United States/ Canada |
Radio Command unit - 1038 produced by Chrysler in Windsor[9] | |
| 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 | |
| GM of Canada CUCV | Commercial utility Cargo vehicle | 1976-2004 | United States/ Canada |
2,848 1-1/4 ton replaced the M37 in 1976. More CUCV's were later ordered in the 1980s from GM Defense. Replaced by LSVW in regular army units then they were mostly used by the Army Reserve until replaced by the Milverado in 2004. | |
| Jeep CJ | Light utility vehicle | 1980's | United States/ Canada |
195 military CJ-7 versions put into service between the retirement of the M38A1 and the introduction of the Iltis | |
| Iltis | Light utility vehicle | 1984-2003 |  West Germany/ Canada |
Licensed produced version of the Volkswagen Iltis | |
| G Wagon LUV(W) | Light utility vehicle | 1996–present | West Germany |
for more details see List of modern Canadian Army equipment | |
| LSVW | Light Support Vehicle Wheeled | 1993–present | Canada |
for more details see List of modern Canadian Army equipment | |
| Medium Logistic Vehicle Wheeled (MLVW) | Medium utility vehicle | 1982–2019 | Canada |
for more details see List of modern Canadian Army equipment | |
| Heavy Logistic Vehicle Wheeled (HLVW) | Heavy utility vehicle | 1992–present | Canada |
Licensed version of Steyr 1491 Percheron by Bombardier -for more details see List of modern Canadian Army equipment | |
| BV 206 | All terrain utility vehicle | 1983–present | Sweden |
for more details see List of modern Canadian Army equipment | |
| Humvee M1113 and M1117 | Light Utility Vehicle | ~ 2010 | United States |
used by Canadian Special Operations Regiment and Joint Task Force 2 and since replaced by Jackal MWMIK |
Armoured Fighting Vehicles edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| M5A1 Stuart VI | Light tank | 1946-1956 | United States |
90 purchased in 1946 and sold on to Portugal in 1956, three of which served with distinction in Angola from 1967 to 1972. |
| M24 Chaffee | Light tank | 1946-1958 | United States |
32 were purchased in 1946 for armoured reconnaissance and retired in April 1958. |
| Sherman M4A2E8 | Medium tank | 1946-1970 | United States |
Kept in the reserves until 1970. |
| Sherman M4A3E8 | Medium tank | 1951-1954 | United States |
Acquired from US stocks for use during the Korean War. |
| Centurion Mk.3 | Main Battle Tank | 1952-1979 | United Kingdom |
Acquired to replace the Shermans with 84mm main gun. |
| Centurion Mk.5 | Main Battle Tank with 105mm gun | 1952-1979 | United Kingdom |
Canada Initially ordered 274 Mk 3 Tanks, plus 9 Armoured Recovery Vehicles and 4 Bridge-layers and additional orders followed. The Mk 5 (upgunned to 105 mm) were used later. From 1969 to 1970 the Canadian Army lists 77 tanks based in Germany (mostly Mk 5 and Mk 11's) and the remainder in Canada (60 at CFB Wainwright AB, 59 at CFSD Longpointe PQ, 46 at CFB Gagetown NB, 30 at CFB Borden, 29 at CFB Meaford ON, 27 at CFB Calgary AB, 12 at CFB Petawawa ON, 6 at RCEME School Kingston ON and 1 at the LETE Test Establishment Orleans, CFB Ottawa ON) for a total of 347 Tanks (including 120 Mk 5's, 3 Mk 5 Recovery tanks and some Mk 11's with IR and ranging guns fitted). Replaced by Leopard C1. Many of the tanks were sold to Israel which converted them to diesel. Some are still in use as variants. |
| Centurion Mk.11 | Main Battle Tank | 1952-1979 | United Kingdom |
with 105mm, IR and ranging gun |
| Leopard C1 | Main Battle Tank | 1978-2000 | West Germany |
127 Acquired to replace the Centurions. 114 of these 'Canadianized' Leopard 1A3 were used in active service. |
| Leopard C2 | Main Battle Tank | 2000–2017 | West Germany |
66 Leopard C1 upgraded and refitted with Leopard 1A5 turret. Retired in 2017 with 11 sent to museums and 45 designated as range targets. 3 were destroyed during service in Afghanistan and 15 damaged, 7 beyond repair and thus written off. |
| 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 |
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| M109A4+ | Self-propelled artillery | 1964-2005 | United States |
Replaced with towed M777 guns in 2007. |
| 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 vehicle | 1976–present | Canada |
6x6 vehicle based on the MOWAG Piranha. |
| Ferret Scout Car | Wheeled reconnaissance vehicle | 1954-1981 | United Kingdom |
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| Mamba | Wheeled Armoured personnel carrier | ???? - 2012[10] |  South Africa |
APC retired by 2012 |
| 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, TUA (TOW Under Armour) |
| Lynx | Tracked reconnaissance vehicle | 1968 - 1993 | United States |
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| Coyote | Wheeled reconnaissance vehicle | 1996–present | Canada |
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| Bison | Wheeled Armoured personnel carrier | 1990–present | Canada |
Converted to supporting variants. |
| LAV III | Wheeled Infantry Fighting Vehicle | 1999–present | Canada |
can also be used as an Armoured personnel carrier |
| RG-31 Nyala | Infantry mobility vehicle | 2006–present | South Africa |
111 units delivered for use in Afghanistan[11] |
Unsorted edit
Approved private purchase and secondary side-arms edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| Webley Mark VI Revolver | British Empire |
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| Enfield No 2 Revolver | British Empire |
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| Colt Police Positive - 1941–present | United States |
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| Colt Model 1911A1 - 1942-1945 | United States |
Grenades, mines and other explosives edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| Mills bomb | United Kingdom |
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| No 68 AT Grenade | United Kingdom |
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| No 69 Bakelite Percussion Grenade | United Kingdom |
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| No 73 Grenade | United Kingdom |
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| No. 74 Sticky bomb | United Kingdom |
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| No. 75 AT Hawkins Mine | United Kingdom |
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| No. 82 Gammon | United Kingdom |
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| Clam Magnetic Mine | United Kingdom |
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| GS.MV Anti-tank Mine | ||||
| GS.MkII Anti-tank Mine | ||||
| M61 grenade | United States |
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| M67 grenade | United States |
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| C19 claymore | United States/ Canada |
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| V40 Mini-Grenade |  Netherlands |
Infantry mortars edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| 2 inch mortar | WWII | United Kingdom
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| 3 inch mortar | WWII | United Kingdom
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| 4.2 inch mortar[citation needed] | WWII | |||
| 60 mm M19 CAN light mortar | WWII-present | United States |
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| 81 mm C3 medium mortar | 1967–present | United Kingdom |
Bayonets and Knives edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details |
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| Pattern 1888 Bayonet | Bayonet | |||
| Pattern 1907 Bayonet | Bayonet | |||
| Pattern 1913 Bayonet | Bayonet | |||
| Ross Bayonet | Bayonet | Canada |
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| 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 | Canada |
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| Nella C7 Bayonet | Bayonet | 1984-2004 | Canada |
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| Bayonet 2000 | Bayonet | 2004-present | Canada |
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| Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife | Combat knife | United Kingdom |
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| Grohmann #3 CAF Knife | Combat knife | 1967–present | Canada |
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| C-5 pocket knife/ utility knife | Utility knife | 1973-2004 | ||
| Gerber multi-tool knife | Utility knife | 2001–present | United States |
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| V-42 stiletto | Combat knife | 1942-1944 | United States |
Used by the 1st Special Service Force |
Swords edit
- 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 edit
Uniforms
- 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
- Balmoral bonnet
- Brodie helmet
- Mk II helmet
- Mk III helmet
- M1 Helmet
- CG634
Protective equipment
- Fragmentation Protection Vest
Ordnance edit
Ammunition edit
| Model | Type | Service period | Origin | Details | |
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| .280 Ross | 1914-1918 | Canada |
limited Commonwealth use as a sniper's cartridge | ||
| .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 |
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| 5.56×45mm NATO | 1984–present | Belgium |
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| 9×19mm Parabellum | 1944–present |  Austria-Hungary |
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| .50 BMG | United States |
Used by Canadian snipers to set the longest distance kill record | |||
| 12 Gauge | United States |
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| 5.7×28 mm | Belgium |
only in use by Canadian Special Forces | |||
| .338 Lapua Magnum | 2005–present |  Finland |
Present day edit
References edit
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- ^ Canadian Military Handguns 1855-1985 by Clive M. Law, p.29 & 30
- ^ Canadian Military Handguns 1855-1985 by Clive M. Law, p.107
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