This is a list of advanced primer ignition blowback firearms (API).
Assault Rifles
editName/ designation |
Year of intro |
Country of origin |
Primary cartridge |
Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
APT | 1980s | Soviet Union | 5.45×39mm |
Anti Tank Rifles
editName/ designation |
Year of intro |
Country of origin |
Primary cartridge |
Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oerlikon SSG36 | 1940s | Switzerland | 20×105mmB | |
Solothurn S-18/100 | 1940s | Switzerland | 20×105mmB |
Grenade Launchers
editName/ designation |
Year of intro |
Country of origin |
Primary cartridge |
Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mk 19 | 1968 | United States | 40x53mm | |
Daewoo K4 | 1993 | South Korea | 40x53mm | |
Heckler & Koch GMG | 2000s | Germany | 40x53mm | |
Norinco LG5 | 2000s | China | 40x53mm | Hybrid of API Blowback and short-recoil |
QLU-11 | 2011 | China | 35x32mm | Hybrid of API Blowback and short-recoil |
Machine Guns
editName/ designation |
Year of intro |
Country of origin |
Primary cartridge |
Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
QJZ-171 | 2017 | China | 12.7×108mm | Hybrid of API Blowback and short-recoil |
Submachine Guns
editName/ designation |
Year of intro |
Country of origin |
Primary cartridge |
Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
TZ-45 | 1944 | Italy | 9×19mm Parabellum |
Shotguns
editName/ designation |
Year of intro |
Country of origin |
Primary cartridge |
Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
Atchisson Assault Shotgun | 1972 | United States | 12 Gauge |