Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) are defined by the International Tracing Instrument / ITI (International Instrument to Enable States to Identify and Trace, in a Timely and Reliable Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons) as “any man-portable lethal weapon that expels or launches, is designed to expel or launch, or may be readily converted to expel or launch a shot, bullet or projectile by the action of an explosive, excluding antique small arms and light weapons or their replicas.”
The categories and types of weapons in this Guide follow those listed in the ITI.