Name Country of origin Type Quantity Notes Makarov PM Soviet Union East Germany Semi-automatic pistol Nagant M1895[6] Soviet Union Revolver Imported in small numbers and saw little use PPSh-41 Soviet Union Submachine gun FB PM-63 Poland Submachine gun Mauser Kar98k Nazi Germany Bolt-action rifle In use by the Combat Groups of the Working Class and remained in standard use until the 1960s and continued its service in limited circumstances Mosin–Nagant Soviet Union Bolt Action Rifle In use by the Combat Groups of the Working Class and in remained standard use until the 1960s and continued its service in limited circumstances STG44 Nazi Germany Assault rifle Left over from World War II, used until the early 1960s SKS Soviet Union Semi-automatic carbine AKM Soviet Union Poland East Germany Assault rifle Manufactured by the state arsenal as the MPi-KM (fixed stock, later variants were distinctive stippled plastic) and MPi-KMS-72 (AKMS) with a single strut "coathanger" side-folding stock. AK-74 Soviet Union East Germany Assault rifle MPi-AK-74N, MPi-AKS-74N, MPi-AKS-74NK variants made by the state arsenal for a short period of time starting in 1983 (withdrawn from service after German reunification) RPD Soviet Union Poland Light machine gun RPK Soviet Union Light machine gun PKM Soviet Union General-purpose machine gun Dragunov SVD Soviet Union Designated marksman rifle RPG-7D Soviet Union light AT-weapon RPG-18 Soviet Union light AT-weapon