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Various firearms used by the United States military during World War II, displayed at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax County, Virginia. The following is a list of World War II weapons of the United States, which includes firearm, artillery, vehicles, vessels, and other support equipment known to have been used by the United States Armed Forces—namely the United States Army, United ...
The Buffalo Arms bolt in this original M3 is dated January 1944. The M3 is an American .45-caliber submachine gun adopted by the U.S. Army on 12 December 1942, as the United States Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M3. [ 12] The M3 was chambered for the same .45 ACP round fired by the Thompson submachine gun, but was cheaper to mass produce and lighter ...
The Gewehr 88 was the first rifle adopted by Germany that used Smokeless powder . Gewehr 98. Mauser-Werke various others. 7.92×57mm Mauser. Wehrmacht Waffen-SS Volkssturm. Standard German infantry rifle of World War I. Saw limited use in World War II, including issue to Adolf Hitler's SS bodyguard unit.
The Sedgley OSS .38 glove pistol or Sedgley Fist Gun is a World War II firearm. It was designed by Stanley M. Haight and manufactured by Sedgley Co. of Philadelphia for the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Navy. [1] Its official designation by the US Navy was Hand Firing Mechanism, Mk 2. [2] Sedgley OSS .38 glove pistol
ZFG42 or ZF4 telescopic sight. The FG 42 ( German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective-fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle [ 4][ 5] produced in Nazi Germany during World War II. [ 7] The weapon was developed specifically for the use of the Fallschirmjäger airborne infantry in 1942 and was used in very limited ...
This list does not consist of all weapons used by all countries in World War II. By country. List of World War II weapons of Australia;
MG 42(Used by Italian Social Republic) Medium machine guns. [edit] Breda Mod. 5G. Breda M1938(Tank machine gun adapted for infantry use)[384] Fiat–Revelli M1914(Used by colonial troops in Italian East Africa)[385] Fiat–Revelli M1935(Fully replaced Fiat–Revelli M1914 in 1940)[385] Heavy machine guns.
Lanchester submachine gun – British submachine gun, developed from the German MP28, used by the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. Sten – simple design, low-cost British submachine gun in service from late 1941 to the end of the war. Around four million produced.