Armorer

An armorer (British English armourer) was in former times a smith who specialized in manufacturing and repairing arms and armor. Its present usage designates a member of a modern military or police force who maintains and repairs weapons systems, with some duties resembling those of a civilian gunsmith.

United States Military

The title "armorer" was formerly part of several Military Occupational Specialty designations across the services. Even where the title has disappeared, those with duties similar to those of earlier armorers are often referred to as such.

Obsolete "Armorer" MOS Classifications

• Army of the United States (United States Army in WWII to the end of the war in Vietnam)
  • 511 Armorer
• United States Army Air Force (WWII-era successor to the United States Army Air Corps, precursor to the United States Air Force).
  • 911 Airplane Armorer
  • 612 Airplane Armorer-Gunner