List of delayed-blowback firearms

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Below is a list of delayed-blowback firearms.

The table is sortable for every column.

Lever delayed blowback[edit]

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

Roller delayed blowback[edit]

Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Type Year
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
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
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[edit]

Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Type Year
Arsenal P-M02 Arsenal Firearms 9×19mm Parabellum  Bulgaria Semi-automatic pistol 1999
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
Steyr GB Steyr Mannlicher 9×19mm Parabellum  Austria Semi-automatic pistol 1968
Volkssturmgewehr Gustloff-Werke 7.92×33mm Kurz  Germany Semi-automatic rifle 1944
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[edit]

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

Hesitation lock[edit]

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
SIG MKMO SIG Sauer 9×19mm Parabellum   Switzerland Submachine gun 1930

Radial delayed blowback[edit]

Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Type Year
CMMG Mk 45 Guard 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

Toggle delayed blowback[edit]

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[edit]

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

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