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If we're going to count all the variations of the M1816 musket as a single service weapon, then we really should count all the variations of the AR-15 as a single weapon.
The M16 series (including the M4 series) is the king of service life, 1966 to 2022 or 56 years.
56 and counting since the M7 roll-out has not been smooth by any measure and many units, INFANTRY battalions, not support units, are still rocking the M4A1.
If we count each variation as its own weapon the M1865 is still the shortest in service, but the average number if years we stick to a specific design drops precipitously.
Even within some very short lived designs, like the Krag, there's several sub-versions.
Sometimes it's hard to tell how long a weapon was the primary infantry arm because they didn't replace the old ones, just stopped issuing them in favor of the new one.
This is true of the M1816 series and the Krag. Units might have all the same gun, they might have a few of each.
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