Danish soldiers carrying the G3A5 variant.
U.S. Marine with a G3.
Denmark: G3A5, as the Gevær Model 1966 (Gv M/66). Another variant, designated Gevær Model 1975 (Gv M/75) was leased from the German government. Almost all G3s in Danish service were replaced in the late 1990s by the Diemaco C7 rifle, designated Gv M/95, and the Diemaco C8 carbine, designated Gv M/96. Conscripts are sometimes still taught to operate the rifle, due to shortages of M/95 if the Total Defence force is to be activated. The Danish Home guard issued the Gv M/66 as late as 2006.
Estonia: Uses Swedish-made Ak 4s.[7]
France: Formerly made by MAS under contract from Heckler & Koch. Manufactured primarily for export to nations such as Lebanon. No longer produced.
Germany: Mostly replaced by the Heckler & Koch G36, but still large quantities in storage and sometimes used as DMRs.
Greece: Made under license by Ellinika Amyntika Systimata (EAS) (English - "Hellenic Defense Systems"),[8] formerly under Elliniki Biomihania Oplon (EBO) ("Hellenic Arms Industry"). It replaced the American M1 Garand in the late 1970s. It is still the main service rifle of the Hellenic Army.
Iceland: Used by the Coast Guard (replacing the Lee-Enfield bolt-action rifle) and the Icelandic Crisis Response unit (both the G3A5 and AG-3 variants).
Italy
Latvia: Mostly uses Swedish-made Ak 4s and some G3A3 models.
Lithuania: Uses Swedish-made Ak 4s.
Norway: AG-3, a modified G3A5 made by Norsk Forsvarsteknologi, later renamed to Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk. To be replaced by the Heckler & Koch HK416.
Netherlands
Portugal: Made under license by INDEP as the m/961 (G3) and m/963 (G3A3).
Turkey: Made under license by Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu (MKEK) ("Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation") as the G3A7.[9]
United Kingdom - The G3KA4 is designated L100A1 by the British. These were most likely fabricated from receivers produced locally under license, along with G3A3/4s at the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield. They have now been phased out. However, they are still in use with London's Metropolitan Police Service's CO19, and other police armed response units[citation needed].
[edit] Non-NATO
A Saudi soldier with the G3A4.
Albania: Used by the Albanian Special Police force RENEA and Albanian peacekeeping forces in Afghanistan.
Angola
Argentina: Used by special operations groups such as the Hawk Special Operations Brigade.
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh: Manufactured by the Bangladesh Ordnance Factory.[10]
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil: Used by many special operations groups like BOPE, and also by the Força Aérea Brasileira Infantry
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia: Used by the Khmer Republic during the Cambodian Civil War and also by the Royal Cambodian Army.
Chad
Chile: In use in limited numbers by the artillery troops, reserves and training units.
Colombia: Replaced by the Galil in 1993, both from IMI and Indumil.
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cyprus
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Ethiopia
Soldiers from the Portuguese Army, 2nd Mechanical Battalion in Bosnia-Herzegovina with INDEP-made G3's.
Gabon
Guyana
Haiti
Iran: Manufactured locally by Defense Industries Organization in two variants, the fixed stock G3-A4 and a bullpup variant known as the G3-A3.[11]
Indonesia: Employed by the Indonesian Air Force, special forces (the Korphaskhas) since the early 1960s during the campaign against the Dutch in West Irian. The gun is currently held in reserve and training formations.
Jordan
Kenya
Kuwait
Lebanon: Used in very limited numbers with the ISF (Internal Security Forces), and in the Lebanese Army.
Libya
Malawi
Malaysia: Both Malaysian Grup Gerak Khas, Paskal, VAT 69 and UTK special forces used the G3SG/1 as their primary sniping rifle since the early 1970s. In 1990 the G3 was replaced by the MSG-90 and PSG-1 as their primary precision rifles.
Mauritania
Mexico: Made under license by DIM (Departamento de la Industriá Militar) and DGFD (Dirección General de Fábricas de la Defensa), being phased out and replaced by the FX-05 assault rifle.
Morocco
Myanmar: Known as the Ka Pa Sa BA-63 (G3A3), BA-72 (G3K) and BA-100 (G3A3ZF) built at the Ka Pa Sa state factories.
Niger
Nigeria: Under license by Defense Industries Corporation[12].
Pakistan: Variants in use by the Pakistani military are locally produced by Pakistan Ordnance Factories in Wah Cantt. Manufactured are the G3A3 and a version of the G3A4, which carries the factory designation G3P4.[13]
Paraguay: The gun is currently held in reserve and training, while slowly being replaced by the M16 rifle.
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Rhodesia: Used by the Rhodesian army in select units, most notably by the Grey's Scouts during the Bush War.
Rhodesian troops during the final years of the Bush War protecting a convoy. In the foreground is a camouflage painted G3.
Saudi Arabia: Made under license by Al-Kharj Arsenal.
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa: The rifle saw limited use in the South African Border War.
Sri Lanka: Purchased a few thousand Pakistani-made G3A3s to fight against Tamil militants in the early 1980s and currently those rifles are being replaced by the Chinese Type 56 assault rifle.
Sudan: Made under license by Military Industry Corporation as the Dinar.[14]
Sweden: Made under license by Förenade Fabriksverken (FFV) as the Ak 4 (Automatkarbin 4).[15] Two sub-variants are known to exist, one equipped with a rail and Aimpoint sight (Ak 4B) and the other with a 4x magnifying optic (Ak 4OR). It has since been replaced by the Ak 5 (Automatkarbin 5; a modified version of the FN FNC) in the regular army. It is still in use in Hemvärnet ("Swedish Home Guard").
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Zaire
Zambia: Issued to Zambian paramilitary forces.
Zimbabwe
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