Home›Small Arms And Sidearms›Caliber›7.62x54mmRBrowse By7.62x54mmRThis dimension groups weapon systems by their caliber. Wikipedia notes that weapons range "from simple implements such as clubs and swords to complicated modern firearms, tanks, missiles and biological weapons," firearms whose bore size is measured precisely as caliber. Browsing by caliber keeps weapon systems built to the same specification grouped together.Facts7.62x54mmRSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested950 17.62x54mmRFilter Results12 entriesWeapon ClassAllRifle (9)Small Arm (3)Weapon FamilyAllBolt-Action, Lever-Action and Historic Rifles (1)Rifles and Carbines (11)Semi-Automatic and Battle Rifles (4)Shotguns (1)Sniper, Designated Marksman and Anti-Materiel Rifles (6)Introduced EraAll1891 (1)1936 (1)1939 (1)1940 (1)1963 (1)1974 (1)1992 (2)1994 (1)1998 (1)2003 (1)2023 (1)ManufacturerAllAuto-Ordnance Company (1)Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (1)Kalashnikov Concern (5)KBP Instrument Design Bureau (1)Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault (1)Remington Arms (1)ROMARM (1)Sestroretsk arsenal (1)TsKIB SOO (1)Tula Arms Plant (1)Westinghouse Electric Corporation (1)Zastava Arms (1)OperatorAllEgyptian Armed Forces (1)Finnish Defence Forces (2)People's Liberation Army (2)Red Army (2)Russian Armed Forces (2)Soviet Armed Forces (2)Turkish Armed Forces (1)United States Army (1)Wehrmacht (2)Service StatusAllIn Service (10)Prototype or Experimental (1)Retired (2)Country of OriginAllRomania (1)Russia (5)Russian Empire (1)Serbia (1)Soviet Union (3)United States (1)Wars Used InAllAngolan Civil War (1)Boxer Rebellion (1)Cambodian Civil War (1)Chinese Civil War (1)Eritrean-Ethiopian War (1)First Balkan War (1)First Chechen War (2)First Indochina War (1)Gulf War (2)Iran-Iraq War (1)Iraq War (2)Korean War (3)Laotian Civil War (1)Ogaden War (1)Russian Civil War (1)Russo-Georgian War (1)Russo-Japanese War (1)Russo-Ukrainian War (4)Second Balkan War (1)Second Italo-Ethiopian War (1)Second Sino-Japanese War (1)Sino-Indian War (1)Soviet-Afghan War (1)Spanish Civil War (2)Syrian Civil War (5)Turkish War of Independence (1)Vietnam War (2)War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) (1)Winter War (3)World War I (1)World War II (3)Yemeni Civil War (1)Yugoslav Wars (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 12AVS-367.62x54mmRBerkut rifle7.62x54mmRChukavin sniper rifle7.62x54mmRDragunov Sniper Rifle7.62x54mmRDragunov SVU7.62x54mmRIZh-947.62x54mmRMosin-Nagant Rifle7.62x54mmRPSL (rifle)7.62x54mmRSV-987.62x54mmRSVT-407.62x54mmRThompson Autorifle7.62x54mmRZastava M917.62x54mmRSources1. Wikipedia: Firearmtier 2WikipediaFirearm, History, Early firearm models sectionQuote, Firearm, History, Early firearm models sectionThe first firearms originated in 10th-century Song dynasty China (see gunpowder weapons in the Song dynasty), when bamboo tubes containing gunpowder and pellet projectiles were mounted on spears to make the portable fire lanceView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.