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Small arms1994–present
Assault rifle Carbine
M4 carbine is a assault rifle Carbine originating in United States. It was built by Colt's Manufacturing Company FN Herstal Remington Arms. Reported operators include Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belize, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bolivia, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kurdistan Region, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, Hamas, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Yemen.
United StatesM4 carbine
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Assault rifle Carbine
United States
1994–present
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1982–1993
Colt's Manufacturing Company FN Herstal Remington Arms
$700 (avg. cost) in 2012 $647 per unit in 2015
1987–present
500,000 (as of 2021)
See Variants
6.43 lb (2.92 kg) empty 7.75 lb (3.52 kg) with 30 rounds loaded magazine and sling
33 in (838 mm) ( stock extended) 29.75 in (756 mm) (stock retracted)
14.5 in (368 mm)
5.56×45mm NATO
Gas-operated , closed rotating bolt , Stoner bolt and carrier piston
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.838 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.838 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
700–970 rounds/min cyclic
2,970 ft/s (910 m/s) ( M855A1 round) 2,887 ft/s (880 m/s) (M855 round) 2,986 ft/s (910 m/s) (M193 round)
500 m (550 yd) (individual/point targets) 600 m (660 yd) (area targets)
3,600 m (3,900 yd)
30-round detachable STANAG magazine
Iron sights or various optics
Albania
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Belize
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bolivia
Brazil
Croatia
Czech Republic
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
France
Georgia
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Kurdistan Region
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Lebanon
Malaysia
Morocco
Nepal
New Zealand
North Macedonia
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Palestinian Authority
Hamas
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Romania
Russia
Senegal
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Sweden
Taiwan
Thailand
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
Uruguay
Yemen
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
M4 carbine equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belize
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Cambodia
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Czechia
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
France
Georgia
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
ItalyApproximate count for M4 "SOPMOD Variant". Service scope: Italian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: ~ 2,000. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Libya
Malaysia
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco
Nepal
New Zealand
North Macedonia
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Somalia
SwedenReported count for Automatkarbin M4A. Service scope: Swedish Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 15,000. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Syria
Taiwan
Thailand
The Bahamas
Tonga
Tunisia
Türkiye
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates United States
Uruguay
YemenAlbania, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belize, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bolivia, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kurdistan Region, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, Hamas, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Yemen
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