List of common World War II infantry weapons
This is a list of weapons which were in mainstream use during WWII.
Albania
Handguns
Rifles and Long-ranged Weaponry
Submachine Guns
- Beretta Model 1918
- Beretta Model 38
Machine Guns
- Breda M30
- Breda M37
Argentina
Handguns
- Walther P38
- Ballester-Molina
- Browning HP
Rifles
- M1941 Johnson rifle
- M1 Carbine
- M1 Garand
Sub Machine Guns
- Beretta Model 1918
- M3 grease gun
Machine Guns
Australia
Handguns
Rifles
Submachine Guns
- Owen
- Austen submachine gun
- Thompson M1928A1
Machine Guns
- Lewis Gun
- Bren light machine gun
- Vickers machine gun
Anti-Tank Weapons
Grenades
Austria
Handguns
Rifles
- Steyr-Mannlicher M1895
Submachine Guns
Machine Guns
- MG 30
- Schwarzlose MG M.07/12
Belgium
Handguns
- Nagant M1895
- FN Model 1910/22
- Browning Hi-Power
Rifles
- Mauser M1936 (similar to Mauser 98)
Machine Guns
- Maxim Mo8
- MG 08/15
- M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
Brazil
Handguns
- Colt M1917 revolver
- Colt M1911
Rifles
- Mauser M1908 (similar to Gewehr 98)
- vz.24
- M1 Garand (U.S. Lend Lease)
- M1 Carbine (U.S. Lend Lease)
- Springfield M1903 (U.S. Lend Lease)
Submachine Guns
- Thompson submachine gun(U.S. Lend Lease)
- M3 grease gun(U.S. Lend Lease)
- MP18
Machine Guns
- Browning M1919(U.S. Lend Lease)
- Hotchkiss M1914
- M1941 Johnson machine gun(U.S. Lend Lease)
Bulgaria
Handguns
- Luger P08 pistol
Rifles
- Steyr-Mannlicher M1895
- Karabiner 98k
Submachine Guns
Machine Guns
- Madsen machine gun
- MG 08
- MG 30
- MG 34
- Schwarzlose MG 07/12
Republic of China
List of National Revolutionary Army weapons, including Chinese warlords and Communists.
Handguns
- Astra Model 900
- Mauser C96 (Chinese copy)
- Mauser M712
- Browning Hi-Power (Burma Campaign X-Forces and Y-Forces)
- Tokarev TT-30/TT-33
- FN M1900 (Chinese copy)
- FN Model 1922
- Type 14 (Captured from Japanese forces)
- Type 94 (Captured from Japanese forces)
- Type 26 Revolver (Captured from Japanese forces)
- Luger P08
- Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless (Issued to officers only)
- Nagant M1895
- Colt M1911A1 - provided by the U.S. through Lend Lease
- M1917 Revolver - provided by the U.S. through Lend Lease
Rifles
- Type 24 rifle- main service rifle (Chinese licensed copy of Gewehr 98)
- Hanyang Type 88
- Mosin-Nagant M1891/30, M1938, M1944
- Mauser Karabiner 98k (Mainly issued to the early German trained divisions)
- Gewehr 88
- Gewehr 98
- ZH-29
- Vz. 24
- FN 1924
- SVT-40 (only used by communist forces)
- Arisaka Type 30 rifle, Type 38 rifle, Type 44 carbine, and Type 99 rifle (Captured from Japanese forces)
- M1 Garand - provided by the U.S. through Lend Lease
- M1 Carbine - provided by the U.S. through Lend Lease
- Springfield M1903 - provided by the U.S. through Lend Lease
- Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk1 - provided by the U.S. through Lend Lease
- M1917 Enfield - provided by the U.S. through Lend Lease
- General Liu rifle
- Mondragón rifle
Submachine guns
- MP18
- M3 submachine gun (Provided by the U.S. through Lend Lease)
- Thompson SMG (U.S. Lend Lease and locally produced Chinese copies)
- Sten
- PPSh-41 (only used by communist forces)
- PPS (only used by communist forces)
- Type 100 submachine gun (captured from Japanese forces)
- United Defense M42 (U.S. Lend Lease and locally produced Chinese copies)
Light machine guns
- Browning Automatic Rifle - provided by the U.S. through Lend Lease
- ZB vz.26 (purchased in large quantity from former Czechoslovakia)
- ZB-30
- Bren LMG
- Lahti-Saloranta M/26
- Degtyaryov machine gun
- Type 11 light machine gun (Captured from Japanese forces)
- Type 96 light machine gun (Captured from Japanese forces)
- Type 99 light machine gun (Captured from Japanese forces)
- Hotchkiss M1922 machine gun
- FM 24/29 light machine gun
- Madsen machine gun
Medium machine guns
- Browning M1919 Medium Machine Gun (Provided by the U.S. through Lend Lease)
- MG34 (Chinese copy)
Heavy machine guns'
- Japanese Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun (captured from Japanese forces)
- Chinese Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun (Chinese copy of MG 08)
- Chinese Type 30 Heavy Machine Gun (locally produced copies of Browning M1917 chambered for 7.92mm Mauser rounds)[1]
- PM M1910
Anti-tank weapons
- Boys anti tank rifle
- PTRD
- .60 or .75 caliber Jingal wall rifle
Grenades
- Model 24 grenade (Chinese copy)
Close quarters weapons
- Dadao
- Miao dao
- HY1935 bayonet
- Qiang (spear)
- Type 30 bayonet (captured from Japanese forces)
Colombia
Handguns
- Colt 1911(U.S. Lend Lease)
Light Machine guns
Czechoslovakia
Handguns
Rifles
Machine Guns
Denmark
Handguns
- Bergmann-Bayard pistol M10
- Danish M1885 Army Revolver
Rifles
Submachine guns
- Lettet-Forsøgs submachine gun
- Sten Gun
Machine Guns
- Madsen machine gun
- M29 medium machinegun (Heavybarrel version of the standard M24)
Anti-tank weapons
- Madsen 20 mm anti-aircraft cannon
- 37 mm Fodfolkskanon m1937 (Danish Bofors 37 mm)
Hand Grenades
- Danish M.1923
- Makeshift grenades and bombs
Dominican Republic
Handguns
- Colt 1911
Submachine guns
- M1A1 Thompson
Estonia
Handguns
Rifles
Machineguns
Submachine guns
Finland
Handguns
- Browning Hi-Power
- FN Model 1903
- FN Model 1910 (used by Home Guard)
- FN Model 1922
- Lahti L-35
- Luger pistol (used by Finnish officers)
- Mauser C96 (614 pistols used)
- Nagant M1895 (captured)
- Ruby pistol
- Pistole vz. 24
- TT-33 (captured)
- Beretta Modello 1934
- Beretta Modello 1935 (used by Home Guard)
Rifles
- Mosin-Nagant variants
- M28 rifle a.k.a. Pystykorva
- M39 rifle a.k.a. Ukko-Pekka
- m/96 Mauser a.k.a. Carl Gustav M96
- Carcano Special variant with rifle grenades
- Winchester 1895
Submachine Guns
- Suomi KP/-31
- PPD-40 (captured)
- PPSh-41 (Russian Lend Lease during Lapland War)
- MP 28 (and other variants of this weapon made is Zwitserland and Finland)
- MP 40 (Delivered with German vehicles)
Machine Guns
- Chauchat (mainly used in anti-aircraft role)
- Lahti-Saloranta M/26
- Maxim M/32-33
- DP machine gun (captured)
- Kg/1940 Light machine gun (used by Swedish volunteers)
- Madsen machine gun (used by Danish and Norwegian volunteers)
- MG 08
Anti-tank weapons
- Lahti L-39
- Boys anti-tank rifle (as 14 mm pst kiv/37)
- Panzerschreck
- Panzerfaust
- Solothurn S-18/100
- 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun
- Bofors 37 mm (as 37 PstK/36)
- Madsen 20 mm
Grenades
- Molotov cocktail
- Model 24
Anti-aircraft weapons
- 7,62 ITKK 31 VKT
- 20 ITK 40 VKT
- Madsen 20 mm anti-aircraft cannon
- 20 ITK 30
- 20 ITK 38K
- 20 ITK 35
- 75 ITK 37
- Vickers Model 1931(As 76 ITK 34)
- Knives
Mines
- Panssarimiina m/36
- Panssarimiina m/39
- Panssarimiina m/44
- Panssarimiina m/S-39
- m/S-40
France
Handguns
- Modèle 1892 revolver
- MAS 1873 revolver
- Modèle 1935 pistol
- Savage Model 1907
- Star Model 14
- Ruby pistol
- Union pistol
Rifles
- Berthier 1892m16 carbine
- Berthier 1907/15 rifle
- MAS-36
- Lebel Model 1886 rifle
- Semi-automatic rifle MAS 40 (project)
- Semi-automatic rifle R.S.C. Mle 1917-Mle 1918
Submachine Guns
- MAS-38
- Erma EMP
- Thompson M1928
- Sten
- Ribeyrolle 1918 automatic carbine
Light Machine Guns
Machine Guns
- Hotchkiss M1914
- Reibel machine gun
- Darne machine gun
- M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
Anti-Tank Weapons
Grenades
- F1 grenade (France)
- OF 37 offensive grenade
- VB rifle grenade
Nazi Germany
V-Weapons
- V-1 rocket
- V-2 rocket
- V-3 cannon
Pistols
- Walther P38
- Luger P08
- Walther PP, PPK
- Sauer 38H
- Mauser HSC
- Dreyse M1907
- Mauser C96
- Radom Pistolet wz.35 Vis (used as P645(p))
- Browning Hi-Power (as P640(b))
- Colt 1911 (as Pistole 660(a))
Rifles
- Gewehr 41
- Gewehr 43
- Kar98k
- Gewehr 98
- Volkssturmgewehr 1-5 (Possibly 10,000 of all designs)
- vz. 24 (used as G24(t))
- vz. 33 (used as G33/40(t))
- Krag-Jørgensen (was used by occupation troops in Denmark and Norway)
- Dutch Mannlicher (used as G211)
Sub-Machine Guns
Machine Guns
- VMG-27 - Light Machine Gun
- MG 08
- MG 13
- MG 15
- MG 17
- MG 30
- MG 34
- MG 42
- MG 131
- Madsen machine gun (taken into service after 1940)
- ZB vz.26 (used as MG26(t))
- ZB vz.24 (used as G24(t))
Assault Rifles
- StG44
- FG42 (used only by the Fallschirmjäger, few produced)
- Sturmgewehr 45
Sniper rifles
- Gewehr 43 (Scoped)
- Gewehr 98 (Scoped)
- Karabiner 98k (Scoped)
Shotguns
Anti-tank weapons
- Panzerfaust
- Panzerschreck (Approx 290,000)
- Panzerbüchse 38 & Panzerbüchse 39
- 8.8 cm Raketenwerfer 43 (3,000)
- Sturmpistole
- 37 mm Fodfolkskanon m1937 (Danish Bofors 37 mm. used as 3,7 cm PaK 157(d))
- wz.36 (Polish Bofors 37 mm.used as 3,7 cm PaK 36(p))
- PTRS-41 (used as PZB 784(K))
- Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle (used as Panzerbüchse 35(p))
- Solothurn S-18/100
- 13.9-mm Panzerabwehrbüchse 782(e) (Boys anti-tank rifle in German service)
- Madsen 20 mm anti-aircraft cannon (used in motorcycle sidecar and Armoured cars)
Flamethrowers
Grenades
- Model 24 Stielhandgranate
- Model 43 Stielhandgranate
- Model 39 Eiergranate -
- Splitterring
- S-mine (anti-personnel mine)
Grenade Launcher
- Schiessbecher (attach on Kar98k rifle only)
Close quarter weapons
- Kampfmesser 42
- S84/98 III Bayonet
- Luftwaffe Sword
- Hitler Youth Knife
Mortars or Granatwerfer
- 5 cm leGrW 36
- 8 cm Granatwerfer 34
- Kz 8 cm GrW 42
- Granatwerfer 42
Kingdom of Greece
Handguns
- Ruby pistol
- Nagant M1895
- FN Model 1910/22
- Colt Army Special
Rifles
- FN M1930 Mauser
- Mannlicher-Schönauer M1903/14/27/3
- Mannlicher M95/24
- Mannlicher M1888
- Lebel Model 1886 rifle
- Berthier Fusil Mle 1907/15
- Mousqueton Berthier Mle 1892/M16
- Gras rifle
- Lee-Enfield (used by exiled Greek forces)
Submachine guns
- Sten (used by exiled Greek forces)
- Thompson submachine gun (used by exiled Greek forces)
- M3 Submachine gun (used by exiled Greek forces)
Light machine guns
- Chauchat
- Hotchkiss M1922 machine gun
- Bren light machine gun (used by exiled Greek forces)
Machine guns
- EPK (Pyrkal) Machine gun
- Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun
- Hotchkiss M1926
- St. Étienne Mle 1907
- Schwarzlose MG M.07/12
Mortars
Hungary
Handguns
- FÉG 37M Pistol
- Frommer Stop
- FÉG 29M
- Frommer Lilliput
- 20M flare pistol
- 42M flare pistol
- 43M flare pistol
Rifles
- 35M rifle
- Steyr-Mannlicher M1895
- 95M Mannlicher
- 31M rifle
- 30M rifle
- 38M rifle
Submachine Guns
Machine Guns
- Solothurn 31M light MG
- Schwarzlose 7/31M heavy MG
- Madsen LMG (Madsen golyószóró)
- 1934M Stange (MG34)
- 1942M Grunov (MG42)
- 42M (MG131)
Anti-tank Weapons
- Solothurn 36M 20mm anti-tank rifle (S-18/100)
- Panzerschreck
- Kis Páncélököl (Panzerfaust Klein)
- Nagy Páncélököl (Panzerfaust 30)
- 43M kézi páncéltörő vető (Hungarian bazooka variant)
- 44M kézi páncéltörő vető (Hungarian panzerschreck variant)
- 36M mine
- 43M mine
Grenades
- L-28M Goldmann
- 31M Vesiczky
- 36M Vécsey
- 37M Demeter
- 42M Vecsey
- 39A/M fire Grenade (Molotov cocktail)
- 43M smoke grenade
- Lila füstgyertya
Kingdom of Italy
Pistols
- Beretta Modello 1923
- Beretta Modello 1934
- Beretta Modello 1935
- Glisenti M1910
- Roth-Steyr M1907
- Bodeo Model 1889
Sub-Machine Guns
- Moschetto Automatico Beretta 1938
- Beretta OVP
- FNAB-43
- TZ-45
- Beretta Model 1918
Rifles
- Carcano M1891
- Carcano M1891 Moschetto da Cavalleria (Cavalry Carbine)
- Carcano M1891TS Moschetto per Truppe Speciali (Special Troop Carbine)
- Carcano M1938 Carbine
- Steyr-Mannlicher M1895
- MTB 1925
Machine Guns
- Breda Modello 30
- Fiat-Revelli Modello 1914
- Fiat-Revelli Modello 1935
- Breda Modello 1937
- SIA Modello 1918
- Breda M31 (licensed copy of the 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun)
- FM 24/29 (ex-French)
Mortars
- Brixia Model 35 (Technically not a mortar, but a mine thower)
- Mortaio da 81/14 Modello 35
- Mortar da. 260/9 1916M (used in Spanish civil war)
Anti-tank Weapons
- Solothurn S-18/100
- Solothurn S-18/1000
- Solothurn S-18/1100
- Fucile controcarro 35(P) (captured Polish Wz. 35 anti-tank rifles sold to Italy)
- Cannone da 47/32 M35 (licensed version of Böhler gun)
- Panzerfaust
Hand Grenades
- Bomba a Mano mod.35
- Bomba a Mano mod.42
Anti-Aircraft Guns
- Cannone da 90/53
- Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34
- Breda Mod. 31 (licensed copy of the 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun)
- Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77
- Breda Model 35 (Also saw combat as an AT gun)
- Breda 37/54 Line of AA Guns
- 40/39 Vickers-Terni mod. 1915 (import and licensed production of "pom-pom" gun)
- 76/40 Mod 1916 RM (used in fixed AA positions from 1933)
- 76/45 Mod 1911 RM (licensed version of "76 mm Mle 1911 Schneider)
- Cannone da 90/50 (navalized Cannone da 90/53 version)
- 102/35 mod. 1914 (used by the navy and on armored trains, and on 102/35 on SPA 9000 SPG)
- 120/27 OTO 1924 (removed from submarines, re-used in Messina AA battery)
Empire of Japan
Pistols
- Nambu Type 14
- Type 26
- Nambu Type 94
Rifles
- Arisaka
- Type 38 Rifle
- Type 2 Rifle
- Type 38 Cavalry Rifle
- Arisaka Type 99
- Type 97 Sniper Rifle
- Type 44 Cavalry Rifle
- Type I Rifle
- Type 5 Rifle
Sub-Machine guns
- Nambu Type 100
- MP18
Assault Rifles
- Shisei Type Hei
Anti-tank Weapons
- Type 97 20 mm anti-tank rifle
- Type 99 mine
- Lunge AT mine (Suicide mine. Last years of the war)
Machine Guns
- Type 11 Light Machine Gun
- Type 92 machine gun
- Type 96 Light Machine Gun
- Type 97 Light Machine Gun
- Nambu Type 99
- Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun
- Type 1 Heavy Machine Gun
- Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun
Grenades
- Type 4 Grenade
- Type 10 Fragmentation Hand/Discharger Grenade
- Type 91 Fragmentation Hand/Discharger Grenade
- Type 97 Fragmentation Hand Grenade
- Type 98 Grenade
- Type 99 Hand/Rifle Fragmentation Grenade
Flamethrowers
- Type 93 / Type 100
Grenade Dischargers
- Type 10
- Type 89
Swords
- Shin guntō
- Type 30 bayonet
- Type 42 bayonet
Latvia
Rifles
Machine Guns
- Vickers-Berthier
- Lewis Gun
- Vickers machine gun
Lithuania
Handguns
- Luger P08
- M1895 Nagant
Submachine Guns
Rifles
- Mauser 24L
- Mauser 98
- Gewehr 88
- Pattern 1914 Enfield
- Mosin–Nagant
Machineguns
- ZB vz.26
- MG 08/15
- Madsen machine gun
- MG 08
- PM M1910
Luxembourg
Rifles
- Gewehr 98
- Pattern 1914
- Ross Rifle
Machine Guns
Malaya
Pistols
- Webley Mk IV
- Colt M1911A1
- Browning HP
- S&W Model 10
- Nambu Type 14
- Luger P-08
Shotguns
- Winchester M1897
- Winchester Model 12
- Remington Model 11
Sub-Machine Guns
- Owen
- Sten Mk II
- L2A3 Sterling
- Thompson M1928
- M3
- M50 Reising
- MP40
- MP18
- Nambu Type 100/42
- Nambu Type 100/44
Rifles
- Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III
- Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I
- Lee-Enfield No.5 Mk I
- M1 Carbine
- Arisaka Type 38
- Arisaka Type 99
Machine Guns
- Bren Mk I
- Bren Mk II
- Lewis Mk I
- Vickers Mk I
- Browning M1917A1
- Browning M1918A2
- Browning M1919A4
- Browning M2HB
- MG08
- Nambu Type 96
- Nambu Type 99
- Nambu Type 92
Anti-Tank Weapons
- PIAT
- Boys Anti-Tank Rifle
Grenades
- Type 97 Grenade
- No.36M Mk.I
- Mk.2 Fragmentation Hand Grenade
- Molotov Cocktail
Knives
Mexico
Handguns
- Obregón pistol
- Colt M1911
Rifles
- Mauser 1898 FMM 1902/07/10/12/24/36
- Mondragón rifle
Sub Machine Guns
Machineguns
- Mendoza Model 45
- Mendoza C-1934
Sniper Rifles
- Mondragón rifle(scoped)
Mongolia
Rifles
- Mosin-Nagant
Submachineguns
- PPSh-41
- PPS-43
Machineguns
- Russian M1910 Maxim
- SG-43 Goryunov
- DShK
Netherlands
Handguns
- FN Model 1903
- FN Model 1910/22
- Mauser C96 (used by the KNIL)
- Borchardt-Luger
- Sauer M30
Rifles
- M.95
- Lee Enfield
- M1941 Johnson rifle (By the KNIL)
Submachine Guns
- MP 28 (By the KNIL)
- Thompson M1928 (By the KNIL)
Machine Guns
- Schwarzlose MG M.07/12
- Lewis Gun
- Vickers machine gun
- Madsen machine gun (By the KNIL in carbine version)
- MG08
Anti-Tank Weapons
- Solothurn S-18/1100 (By the KNIL)
New Zealand
Handguns
Rifles
- Lee Enfield
Submachine Guns
- Owen submachine gun
- Thompson submachine gun
- Sten
Machine Guns
Anti-tank Weapons
Grenades
Norway
Handguns
Rifles
Machine Guns
Poland
Handguns
- Nagant M1895
- Radom Pistolet wz.35 Vis
- TT pistol (used by Polish Armed Forces in the East)
Rifles
- Karabin wz.98a (kb wz.98a)
- Karabinek wz.29 (kbk wz.29)
- Lee Enfield (used by the exiled army)
- Mosin–Nagant (used by Polish Armed Forces in the East)
- SVT-40
Submachine gun
- Sten (used by Polish Armed Forces in the West)
- PPS (used by Polish Armed Forces in the East)
- PPSh-41 (used by Polish Armed Forces in the East)
- Bechowiec-1 (used by the resistance movement)
- Błyskawica submachine gun (used by the resistance movement)
- Mors wz. 39
- Horoszmanów submachine gun (used by the resistance movement)
Machine Guns
- Ckm wz.30
- rkm Browning wz.1928
- Machine gun Type C
- Ckm wz.32 (A Polish variant of the M1919 chambered in 7.92mm.)
- Bren (used by the exiled army)
- DP (used by Polish Armed Forces in the East)
Anti-Tank Weapons
- Kb ppanc wz.35
- wz.36 (Polish Bofors 37 mm)
Grenades
- Fragmentation Grenade wz.1933
- Concussion Grenade wz.1933
Grenade launcher
- Granatnik wz.36
Kingdom of Romania
Handguns
- Ruby pistol
- Beretta M 1934
- Steyr M1912
- Beretta M 1933
Rifles
- Steyr-Mannlicher M.93
- vz.24
- Karabiner 98k
- Mosin-Nagant
Submachine Guns
- Orita M1941
- PPSh 41
- MP40
- Moschetto Automatico Beretta 1938
- Eugen-42
- Luk-28
Machine Guns
South Africa
Pistols
Rifles
- Lee Enfield
- Rieder Automatic Rifle
- Jungle Carbine
Submachine guns
Machine Guns
Anti-Tank Weapons
- PIAT
- 3.5-inch rocket launcher
Mortars
Soviet Union
Pistols
- Nagant 1895
- TT-33
- TK
- Mauser C96
Shotguns
- IZH-43
Sub-Machine Guns
- PPD-34/38
- PPD-40
- PPSh-41
- PPS-42
- PPS-43
- M50 Reising (received in the form of Lend-Lease aid)
- Thompson submachine gun (received in the form of Lend-Lease aid)
- MP-18-Captured from Enemy
Assault Rifles
- Fedorov Avtomat
- AVS-36
- AVT-40
Rifles
- Mosin–Nagant M91/30
- SVT-40
- SVT-38
- SKS (Limited use 1945)
Anti-Tank Rifles
- PTRD-41 Anti-Tank Rifle
- PTRS-41 Anti-Tank Rifle
Machine Guns
- DP-28
- DTM-4
- Maxim-Tokarev
- RPD
- SG-43 Goryunov
- DShK
- DS-39 (production was discontinued after the German invasion)
- LAD machine gun
- PM M1910
- Slostin
Grenades
- F1 grenade (Russia)
- RGD-33 grenade
- RG-41
- RG-42
- RPG-40
- RPG-43
- RPG-6
- Model 1914 grenade
- Molotov cocktail
Grenade Launchers
- Diakonov (Attach on M91/30 rifle only)
Knives
Flamethrowers
- ROKS-2
- ROKS-3
Anti-Tank Weapons
- Bazooka-US Lend Lease
- Panzerfaust 60-Captured From Enemy
Mines
- TM-35 mine-Anti-Tank Mines
- PMK-40-Anti-Personnel Mines
Thailand
Handguns
Rifles
- Type 45 Siamese Mauser
- Type 46 Siamese Mauser
- Type 47 Siamese Mauser
- Type 66 Siamese Mauser
- Arisaka
Submachine Guns
Machine Guns
Anti-tank Weapons
Grenades
Grenade Dischargers
United Kingdom
- Pistols
- Enfield No. 2
- Webley Mk.VI (.455) & Mk.IV (.38/200)
- FN/Inglis Browning Hi-Power (As Pistol No.2 Mk.I)
- Smith & Wesson M&P
- Colt M1911A1
- Welrod
- Rifles
- No. III Lee-Enfield
- No. 4 Mk I Lee-Enfield
- Rifle No. 5 Mk I
- Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914
- De Lisle carbine
- M1 carbine (limited)
- Marlin Model 1894
- Sub-machine guns
- Sten - about 4 million produced from all sources
- Lanchester
- Thompson M1928, M1928A1, M1
- Sterling Submachine Gun
- Machine guns
- Bren light machine gun
- Lewis Gun
- Vickers K machine gun
- Vickers machine gun
- M2 Browning machine gun
- Anti-tank Weapons
- Grenades
- No.36M Mk.I Fragmentation Hand/Rifle Grenade or "Mills Bomb"
- Grenade, Rifle No. 68 AT - HEAT anti-tank rifle grenade
- No.69 Mk.I Concussion hand grenade
- No. 76 Special Incendiary Grenade - phosphorus hand grenade
- No. 73 Grenade also known as "Thermos Grenade" - anti-tank grenade
- No.74 ST Grenade, or "Sticky Bomb" - an anti-tank hand grenade
- No.75 Anti-Tank Hand Grenade known as "Hawkins Grenade" or "Hawkins Mine"
- No 77 grenade - white phosphorus hand grenade
- No.82 Hand Grenade - known as "Gammon Grenade/Bomb"
- Mortars
- 2-inch mortar
- Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar
- Flamethrowers
- Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 "Lifebuoy"
- Sniper rifles
- Lee-Enfield No 4 Mk 1 (T)
- Pattern 1914 Enfield (with telescopic sight)
- M1D Garand (with telescopic sight)
- Knives
United States
Pistols
- Colt M1911A1
- M1917 revolver
- Colt Official Police (Colt M1927 Aka "Colt Commando")
- FP-45 Liberator (Dropped into occupied territories for use by insurgents)
- Smith & Wesson M&P
Rifles
- M1 Garand
- M1A1 Carbine
- Springfield M1903A3
- M1917 Enfield
- M1941 Johnson rifle
Assault rifles
- M2 Carbine
- T26 Garand
Sub-machine guns
- M1A1 Thompson
- M3A1
- M50 Reising
- United Defense M42 (15,000)
Machine guns
- Browning M1918A2
- Lewis Gun
- Browning M1917A1 Heavy Machine Gun
- Browning M1919A4 Medium Machine Gun
- Browning M1919A6 Medium Machine Gun
- Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun
- M1941 Johnson machine gun
Sniper rifles
- M1D Garand (scoped)
- Springfield M1903A4 (scoped)
- M1917 Enfield (scoped)
- Winchester Model 70 (limited use)
Shotguns (commonly used by the Marines in the Pacific theater, limited use in Europe)
- Winchester M1897
- Winchester M12 (used also on the Western Front)
- Browning Auto-5
- Winchester Model 21
- Remington 31
- Ithaca 37
Anti-tank weapons
- Rocket Launcher, M1/A1 "Bazooka"
- Rocket Launcher, M9 "Bazooka"
- M18 recoilless rifle (uncommon in Europe; some action in Pacific)
Flamethrowers
Grenades
Grenade launcher
- M7 grenade launcher (attach on M1 Garand rifle only)
Mortars
- M1 Mortar
- M2 4.2 inch mortar
- M2 Mortar
Knives
- Ka-Bar
- M1 bayonet
- M1917 bayonet
- M1905 bayonet
- M1942 bayonet
- Mark I trench knife
- M3 fighting knife
- V-42 Stiletto
- United States Marine Raider Stiletto
- Bolo knife (Filipino Units)
Yugoslavia
Handguns
- Ruby pistol
- FN Model 1910/22
- Luger P08 pistol captured in huge numbers from the Germans
- Walther P-38
- Mauser C-96
Rifles
- M24 series
- Mauser 98
- Kbk wz. 1929
- vz. 24
- Kar98k captured from the Germans
- Steyr-Mannlicher M1895
- Carcano
Submachine Guns
- Erma EMP-35
- MP 40 Captured in vast quantities
- Beretta Model 38
- Danuvia 43M Captured from Hungarian soldiers
- Sten gun Received from British
- Tommy gun Received from British
- PPSh 41 Received from Russians in 1944
- PPS-43 Received from Russians in 1944
- Suomi KP/-31 captured from the Ustase
Machineguns
- Breda 30
- Breda M37
- Chauchat
- Fiat-Revelli Modello 1914
- ZB vz. 26
- MG-42 captured from the Germans
- MG-34 captured from the Germans
- Madsen machine gun captured from the Germans in small numbers
- Bren light machine gun
Grenades
- Vasić model M 12
- Model 24 grenade
- Model 39 grenade
Flamethrowers
- Flammenwerfer 42
Anti tank
- PIAT received from the British
- M1 Bazooka received from the Americans
- Boys anti-tank rifle received from the British
See Also
WWII Weapons List Shown By Categories
Pistol Series | Pistol | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
TT-33
M1911A1 Browning HP Enfield No.2 Mk I Luger P-08 | ||||
Shotgun Series | Shotgun | |||
M12
M1897 Ithaca M37 | ||||
Sub-Machine Gun Series | Sub-Machine Gun | |||
PPSh-41
PPS-43 M1A1 Thompson M3A1 MP40 | ||||
Assault Rifle Series | Assault Rifle | Battle Rifle | ||
M2 Carbine
StG44 |
AF-16
FG42 | |||
Rifle Series | Rifle | Anti-Tank Rifle | ||
Mosin-Nagant M91/30
M1903A3 M1A1 Carbine Johnson M1941 Kar98k |
PTRD-41 | |||
Machine Gun Series | Light Machine Gun | Medium Machine Gun | Heavy Machine Gun | General Purpose Machine Gun |
DP-28
M1918A2 FM24/29 |
SG-43
M1919A4 |
Maxim M1910
Browning M1917A1 Browning M2HB MG08 MG131 |
MG34
MG42 |
References
- ↑ Chinese firearms: Hanyang Arsenal http://www.chinesefirearms.com/110108/history/hanyang_g.htm
Yugoslavian weapons-'Druga proleterska brigada'