List of common World War II infantry weapons

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This page lists the common infantry weapons used by the various armies engaged in World War II.

Contents 1 Australia 2 China 3 Finland 4 France 5 Germany 6 Hungary 7 Italy 8 Japan 9 Norway 10 Poland 11 Soviet Union 12 United States 13 United Kingdom 14 See Also 15 References

[edit] Australia

Handguns

• Enfield Revolver No.2 Mk I
• Webley Mk.VI (.455) & Mk.IV (.38/200)
• Browning FN-Inglis No.2 Mk.I* Pistol

Rifles

• SMLE No.I Mk.III*
• Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I

Submachine Guns

• Austen Mk.I
• Owen
• Sten

Machine Guns

• Bren Light Machine Gun
• Lewis Light Machine Gun
• Vickers Medium Machine Gun

Anti-Tank Weapons

• PIAT (Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank)
• Rifle, Anti-Tank, .55 in, Boys

Grenades

• No.36M Mk.I Fragmentation Hand Grenade

[edit] China

List of Nationalist Revolutionary Army weapons, excluding warlords or Communists

Handguns

• Luger P08
• Mauser C96
• Browning Hi-Power (Burma Campaign X-Forces and Y-Forces)

Rifles

• Chiang Kai-Shek rifle
• Hanyang 88

Submachine Guns

• MP18

Light Machine Guns

• ZB vz.26 (purchashed in large quantity from former Czechoslovakia)
• Browning M1919 Medium Machine Gun (U.S Lend Lease)

Heavy Machine Guns

• Chinese Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun (Chinese copy of Maxim Gun)

Mortars

Anti-Tank Gun

• PaK 36

Howitzers

• 15 cm sFH 18

Grenades

• Model 24 grenade (Chinese copies)

Misc

• Dadao (in the early phase of the war)

[edit] Finland

Handguns

• M23 Luger
• Lahti L-35

Rifles

• M91
• M24
• M27
• M28
• M28-30
• M39

Submachine Guns

• Suomi-konepistooli KP-31

Machine Guns

• Lahti-Saloranta 26
• Maxim PM1910 Medium Machine Gun

Anti-Tank Weapons

• Lahti L-39

[edit] France

Handguns

• Mle 1935

Rifles

• Fusil MAS36
• Fusil MAS36 CR39

Submachine Guns

• MAS-38

Machine Guns

• FM-24/29

[edit] Germany

Handguns

• Walther P38
• Luger P08
• Walther PP, PPK (private purchase for officers)

Rifles

• Gewetcher 43
• Mauser Karabiner 98k
• Sturmgewehr 44
• Volkssturmgewehr 1-5
• Fallschirmjägergewehr 42

Submachine Guns

• Maschinenpistole 3008
• Maschinenpistole 38/40

Machine Guns

• MG 34
• MG 42

Anti-tank Weapons

• Panzerfaust
• Raketenpanzerbüchse "Panzerschreck"
• Panzerbüchse 38 & Panzerbüchse 39
• Raketen-Panzerbüchse 43 - "Dolly"

Grenades

• Model 24 Stielhandgranate Offensive Hand Grenade
• Model 43 Stielhandgranate Offensive Hand Grenade
• Model 39 Eiergranate Hand Grenade
• Splittering

[edit] Hungary

Handguns

• Femaru 37M

Rifles

• Huzagol 35M
• Huzagol 43M

Submachine Guns

• Danuvia 43M

Machine Guns

• Solothurn 31M
• Schwarzlose MG M.07/12

Anti-tank Weapons

• Solothurn 36M 20mm anti-tank rifle

[edit] Italy

Handguns

• Beretta Modello 1934
• Beretta Modello 1935
• Glisenti M1910

Submachine Guns

• Beretta Modello 1918
• Moschetto Automatico Beretta 1938
• FNAB-43
• TZ-45

Rifles

• Carcano M1891
• Carcano M1891 Moschetto da Cavalleria (Cavalry Carbine)
• Carcano M1891TS Moschetto per Truppe Speciali (Special Troop Carbine)
• Carcano M1938 Carbine

Machine Guns

• Breda Modello 30
• Fiat-Revelli Modello 1914
• Fiat-Revelli Modello 1935
• Breda Modello 1937

Hand Grenades

• Bomba a Mano mod.35
• Bomba a Mano mod.42

[edit] Japan

Handguns

• Nambu Type 14
• Type 26
• Nambu Type 94

Rifles

• Type 38 Rifle
• Type 2 Rifle
• Type 38 Cavalry Rifle
• Type 99 Rifle
• Type 97 Sniper Rifle
• Type 44 Cavalry Rifle

Machine Guns

• Type 11 Light Machine Gun
• Type 96 Light Machine Gun
• Type 97 Light Machine Gun
• Type 99 Light Machine Gun
• Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun
• Type 1 Heavy Machine Gun
• Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun
• Type 4 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 99 Hand/Rifle Fragmentation Grenade

Flamethrowers

• Type 93 / Type 100

Grenade Dischargers

• Type 10
• Type 89

[edit] Norway

Handguns

• Colt M1914 - Semi-Auto Pistol Kongsberg Colt
• Nagant M1893 Revolver

Rifles

• Krag-Jørgensen

Submachine Guns

• Sten (Used by the post Norwegian campaign resistance, not the army.)

Machine Guns

• Madsen M/22
• Colt M/29

[edit] Poland

Handguns

• Radom Pistolet wz.35 Vis

Rifles

• Karabin wz.98a (kb wz.98a)
• Karabinek wz.29 (kbk wz.29)

Machine Guns

• rkm Browning wz.1928
• Ckm wz.30

Anti-Tank Weapons

• Kb ppanc wz.35

Grenades

• Fragmentation Grenade wz.1933
• Concussion Grenade wz.1933

[edit] Soviet Union

Handguns

• Nagant M1895
• Tokarev TT-30/TT-33

Rifles

• Mosin-Nagant M1891/30, M1938, M1944
• Tokarev SVT-38, SVT-40

Submachine Guns

• PPD-40
• PPSh-41
• PPS-43

Machine Guns

• DP-28 Light Machine Gun
• DShK 1938 Heavy Machine Gun
• Maxim PM1910 Medium Machine Gun
• SG-43 Goryunov

Anti-Tank Weapons

• PTRD-41 Bolt-action Anti-Tank Rifle
• PTRS-41 Semi-Automatic Anti-Tank Rifle

Grenades

• F1 Fragmentation Hand Grenade
• RGD-33 Fragmentation Hand Grenade
• RG-41 Anti-Tank Hand Grenade
• RG-42 Fragmentation Hand Grenade
• RPG-43 HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) Hand Grenade
• RPG-6 HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) Hand Grenade

Flamethrowers

• ROKS-2
• ROKS-3

[edit] United States

Handguns

• M1917 revolver
• Smith & Wesson M&P
• Colt M1911A1
• Colt general officers' model (issued to General Officers only)

Rifles

• M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
• M1 Garand
• M1 Carbine
• M1903 Springfield
• M1941 Johnson rifle

Submachine Guns

• Thompson M1928, M1928A1, M1, M1A1
• M3/A1 'Grease Gun'
• M50 Reising submachine gun

Machine Guns

• Browning M1919 Medium Machine Gun
• Browning M1917A1 Heavy Machine Gun
• Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun

Anti-Tank Weapons

• Rocket Launcher, M1/A1 "Bazooka"

Grenades

• Mk.2 Fragmentation Hand Grenade

[edit] United Kingdom

Handguns

• Enfield Revolver No.2 Mk.I
• Webley Mk.VI (.455) & Mk.IV (.38/200)
• Browning FN-Inglis No.2 Mk.I* Pistol

Rifles

• Lee Enfield SMLE
• Jungle Carbine
• De Lisle Carbine
• Pattern 14 (P14) "No.3"

Submachine Guns

• Sten
• Lanchester

Machine Guns

• Bren Light Machine Gun
• Lewis Light Machine Gun
• Vickers Medium Machine Gun

Anti-Tank Weapons

• PIAT (Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank)
• Rifle, Anti-Tank, .55 in, Boys

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 Bakelite Concussion Hand Grenade
• No.76 Special Incendiary Phosphorus Hand Grenade
• No.73 Anti-Tank Hand Grenade "Thermos Grenade"
• No.74 ST Grenade, or "Sticky Bomb" - an anti-tank hand grenade
• No.75 Anti-Tank Hand Grenade, or "Hawkins Grenade"/"Hawkins Mine"
• No.77 White Phosphorus Hand Grenade
• No.82 Anti-Tank Hand Grenade "Gammon Grenade/Bomb"

Flamethrowers

• No.II Mk.II Flamethrower "Lifebuoy"

[edit] See Also

• List of secondary and special-issue World War II infantry weapons

[edit] References

• Bishop, Chris (Gen. Ed.) (1998). The Complete Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. London: Brown Books. ISBN 1-897884-36-2.