If you have seen headlines announcing that Rockstar has "confirmed 16 weapons" for its next game, treat them with caution. As of July 2026, roughly four months out from the November 19, 2026 launch, Rockstar Games has never published an official GTA 6 weapons list. Every specific gun name you have read is built on two trailers, leaked footage, and educated guesses about the returning arsenal.
That does not mean you are flying blind. You can see real firearms in Rockstar's own footage, and the series carries a two-decade arsenal that almost always returns. The problem is that most published lists blur those tiers together, presenting datamined guesses as facts. This guide does the opposite: every entry is labeled Confirmed (visible in an official trailer or screenshot), Leaked (from datamines or unverified footage), or Expected (est., based on series history).
Has Rockstar actually confirmed a GTA 6 weapons list?
No. Rockstar has released two trailers and a set of official screenshots for Grand Theft Auto VI, and none of them included a menu, a spec sheet, or a single named weapon. The studio confirmed the release date on its Newswire, but it has said nothing about combat systems or a full arsenal.
So when a list calls a specific gun "confirmed," ask what that word is doing. In practice there are three very different levels of certainty, and mixing them is exactly how misinformation spreads before a launch:
Confirmed — a weapon or weapon type visibly appears in an official Rockstar trailer or screenshot. You can point at it on screen.
Leaked — a name or item surfaced through datamines, the 2022 source-code breach, or unverified footage. Plausible, but not official.
Expected (est.) — not seen and not leaked, but close to a certainty based on what every modern GTA has shipped with.
Keeping those tiers separate matters for you. If you are deciding how hyped to get, or which leaks to trust, the label tells you how much weight each claim can actually hold.
Which weapons have you actually seen in the trailers?
These are the safest bets on the entire list, because they come straight from Rockstar's own footage. The trailers show weapon types rather than named guns, so treat the real-world models below as visual identifications, not official in-game titles.
Category | What you can see | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
Handguns | A Beretta 92FS-style pistol wielded by Jason in Trailer 2, plus a smaller pistol in Trailer 1's liquor-store robbery | Confirmed |
SMG | An MP5-style submachine gun used by Lucia and Jason during the bank robbery | Confirmed |
Pump shotgun | A Mossberg 590-style pump-action shotgun across multiple robbery scenes | Confirmed |
Assault / carbine rifles | An AK-pattern rifle and an M4/AR-style carbine carrying Duke Arms markings | Confirmed |
Light machine gun | An M249-style belt-fed LMG | Confirmed |
Grenade launcher | A Milkor-style multi-shot grenade launcher fired by Lucia in Trailer 2 | Confirmed |
That is six weapon categories you can literally point to. The trailers also show these guns in context: shooting from vehicle windows, and switching between Jason and Lucia mid-action. Everything past this line, however, requires more caution.
What weapons have leaked but are not confirmed?
The 2022 Rockstar source-code breach and the datamines that followed produced a long list of internal weapon names and gear items. Some are almost certainly real; others may be placeholders or cut content. Rockstar has confirmed none of them, so file this entire section under Leaked.
Leaked in-game weapon names circulating in the community include (real-world basis in brackets):
Handguns such as a Girardi ES9 [Beretta 92FS] and a Klose K17 [Glock/SIG-style striker pistol], plus revolvers
A double-barrel shotgun alongside the confirmed pump-action
Compact and micro SMGs in the vein of the classic Uzi and Scorpion
Multiple carbine variants, echoing GTA Online's Mk II weapon tiers
The more interesting leaks are about how you fight, not just what you fire:
A Speargun built specifically for underwater combat — something GTA 5 never allowed. Leaked footage suggests firearms function while you swim.
Tactical gear items: zip ties, a trauma kit, a tracker jammer, a loot/duffel bag, binoculars, a cut-off tool, and a flashlight.
Treat every proper noun here as provisional. Rockstar has renamed weapons between reveal and release before, and datamined strings are not promises. If your only source for a "confirmed" gun is a spreadsheet of internal names, it belongs in this tier, not the one above.
What is the expected returning arsenal?
Some weapons have not appeared in a trailer or a credible leak, yet skipping them would be a mistake. These are the staples that every modern Grand Theft Auto has shipped with, so mark them (est.) — expected, not evidenced.
Melee (est.) — a knife, baseball bat, golf club, hammer, crowbar, and your fists. Melee has appeared in every GTA, and Trailer 2 already hints at expanded hand-to-hand animations.
Thrown and explosive (est.) — fragmentation grenades, Molotov cocktails, and very likely a rocket launcher. A grenade launcher is already confirmed on screen, so the explosive family is a safe expectation.
Sniper rifles (est.) — a bolt-action marksman rifle is a GTA constant, even though the trailers have not clearly shown one yet.
Weapon customization (est.) — GTA Online built an entire economy on attachments, tints, and liveries. Expect magazines, optics, suppressors, and cosmetic finishes to carry over in some form.
How does the GTA 6 weapon system change how you carry weapons?
This is where the leaks get genuinely new. Multiple leaked breakdowns describe a weapon system closer to Red Dead Redemption 2 than to GTA 5's bottomless pockets. Rockstar has documented none of this, so read it as leaked analysis, not fact.
A redesigned weapon wheel reportedly splits into three tiers — Weapons, Equipment, and Gear — that you cycle with a shoulder button.
A limited carry system: rather than hauling an army's worth of guns, you allegedly carry roughly two rifles and two pistols on your body, with the rest stored in your vehicle trunk.
Jason and Lucia are said to share an inventory, adding a planning layer before each heist.
If accurate, this reframes the whole GTA 6 weapons list: your loadout becomes a decision you make before a job rather than an afterthought. But until Rockstar publishes a proper gameplay reveal, keep every mechanic in this section clearly labeled.
Bottom line: six weapon categories are confirmed on screen, a deep bench of names and gear has leaked, and the rest of the arsenal is an educated guess grounded in twenty years of series history.
FAQ
Q. Has Rockstar released an official GTA 6 weapons list? No. As of July 2026, Rockstar has confirmed only the November 19, 2026 release date and shown weapons within two trailers. There is no official arsenal document.
Q. How many weapons will GTA 6 have? Officially unknown. Six weapon categories are visible in the trailers, and leaks point to dozens of individual guns and gear items, but no confirmed total exists.
Q. Can you use weapons underwater in GTA 6? Leaked footage suggests yes, including a dedicated speargun. It is not officially confirmed by Rockstar.
Q. Will GTA 5 weapons return in GTA 6? Expect it. Melee weapons, grenades, Molotovs, and a rocket launcher are series staples, though only a grenade launcher is confirmed on screen so far.
Q. Is the limited weapon carry system real? It comes from leaks and analysis, not Rockstar. The reported limit is around two rifles and two pistols, with extras stored in your vehicle trunk.