An infantry [[rifle]] designed for combat, with selective fire capability. The German [[StG44]] was the very first mass-produced assault rifle ever designed and introduced in battle.

In the strictest of definitions for a [[gun|firearm]] to be considered an assault rifle, it must at least follow these characteristics:
* It must be an individual weapon with provision to fire from the shoulder (i.e. a buttstock);
* It must be capable of selective fire (semi and full auto, some models may feature burst fire mode);
* It must have an [[rifle cartridge|intermediate-power cartridge]], which has more power and velocity than a pistol round but less than a standard full-power ones (i.e. 5.56×45mm NATO);
* Its [[ammunition]] must be supplied from a detachable box [[magazine (weapon)|]].

[expand= List of assault rifles]
* [[AN-94]]
* [[AR-18]]
* [[Beretta AR70/90]]
* [[CETME Model L]]
* [[Colt Commando]] (XM177)
* [[Daewoo K1]]
* [[Daewoo K11]]
* [[Daewoo K2]]
* [[FN CAL]]
* [[FN FNC]]
* [[FN SCAR]]
* [[H&K G36]], [[H&K G36C]], [[H&K G36K]]
* [[H&K G41]]
* [[H&K HK33]]
** [[H&K HK53]]
* [[H&K HK416]]
* [[H&K HK433]]
* [[Howa Type 20]]
* [[Howa Type 89]]
* [[IMI Galil]]
** [[Galil ACE]]
* [[IWI Tavor]]
* [B][[M16]][/B], [[M16A1]], [[M16A2]], [[M16A4]], [[M16A5]] ([[AR-15]] pattern rifle)
* [[M4 Carbine]]
* [[MKb42]]
* [[Pindad SS2]]
* [[Rk62]]
* [[SIG 516]]
* [[SIG 556]]
* [[SIG SG550]]
** [[SIG SG552]]
* [[StG44]]

h4. [[kalashnikov rifle|Kalashnikov]] pattern assault rifles
* [[AK-47]]
** [[AKS-47]]
* [[AKM]]
** [[AKMS]]
** [[MPi-KM]]
** [[MPi-KMS]]
* [[AK-74]]
** [[AKS-74]]
** [[AKS-74U]]
** [[AK-74M]]
** [[MPi-AKS-74]]
* [[AMD-65]]
* [[Type 56 assault rifle]]
* [[Vz. 58]]
* [[Wz.96 Beryl]]
* [[Zastava M21]]
* [[Zastava M70]]
* [[Zastava M92]]

h4. [[Bullpup]] assault rifles
* [[EM-2]]
* [[FAMAS]]
* [[FN F2000]]
* [[H&K G11]]
* [[L85]]
* [[OTs-14 Groza]]
* [[QBZ-95]]
* [[Steyr ACR]]
* [[Steyr AUG]]
* [[TKB-022]]
* [[TKB-408]]
* [[Valmet M82]]
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h4. See also
* [[battle rifle]]
* [[light machine gun]]
* [[List of Weapons]]
アサルトライフル 突撃銃 Sturmgewehr