List of World War II infantry weapons
This is a list of infantry weapons which were used in World War II (1939–1945).
Albania
Submachine guns
Grenades
Australia
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Two Australian soldiers equipped with Owen submachine guns
Sidearms
Submachine guns
Machine guns
Grenades
- No.36M grenade (Also known as the "Mills bomb")
Flamethrowers
Anti-tank weapons
Austria
Sidearms
Rifles
Machine guns
Belgium
Edged weapons
- M1924 bayonet
Sidearms
- FN Browning Hi-Power
- Browning FN M1910 and M1922
- Nagant M1895
Submachine guns
Rifles
Light machine guns
Medium machine guns
Heavy machine guns
Anti-tank weapons
Brazil
Submachine guns
Shotguns
Light machine guns
Medium machine guns
Heavy machine guns
Flamethrowers
Anti-tank weapons
Bulgaria
Sidearms
Machine guns
Mortars
Anti-tank weapons
Canada
Sidearms
Machine guns
Grenades
- Mk.2 fragmentation hand grenade
- No.36M grenade (also known as the "Mills bomb")
- No. 68 AT grenade
Flamethrowers
- Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 "Ack Pack"
Anti-tank weapons
Republic of China
A Chinese Nationalist Army soldier equipped with a ZB vz. 26 and a German M1935 helmet
Weapons used by the National Revolutionary Army, as well as Communist forces and Chinese Warlords
Edged weapons
- Type 30 bayonet (Captured)
- HY1935 bayonet
- Qiang spear
- Dadao sword
- Miao dao sword
Sidearms
- M1917 revolver (American Lend-Lease)
- Browning Hi-Power (Limited numbers in the Burma Campaign X-Forces and Y-Forces)
- Browning FN M1900 (Imported and locally produced)
- Browning FN M1922
- Colt M1903 Pocket Hammerless (Issued to officers only)
- Colt M1911A1 (American Lend-Lease)
- Astra 900
- Nagant M1895
- Nambu Type 14 (Captured)
- Type 26 revolver (Captured)
- Mauser C96 (Locally produced)
- Mauser M712
Submachine guns
- M3A1 submachine gun
- Thompson submachine gun (American Lend-Lease and local production)
- United Defense M42 (American Lend-Lease and local production)
- Sten submachine gun
- Erma EMP-35
- SIG M1920
- MP 34
- PPD-40
Rifles
- M1 Carbine (American Lend-Lease)
- Enfield M1917 (American Lend-Lease)
- Springfield M1903 (American Lend-Lease)
- Lee–Enfield No.4 Mk I (American Lend-Lease, used in training in Burma)
- Carcano rifle
- FN M1924
- Mosin–Nagant M1891 and M1891/30
- Arisaka rifle (Captured)
- Vz. 24
- ZH-29
- Hanyang Type 88
- Type 1 rifle
- Mauser Gewehr 98
- Type 24 rifle (Licensed copy of the Mauser Model 1924, also known as the Chiang Kai-Shek rifle)
- Mauser Karabiner 98k (Mainly issued to the early German trained divisions)
Light machine guns
- Lewis machine gun
- Hotchkiss M1922
- Bren machine gun (Both in .303 and 7.92 Mauser)
- MAC M1924/29 light machine gun
- Type 11 light machine gun (Captured)
- Type 96 light machine gun (Captured)
- Madsen machine gun
- Lahti-Saloranta M26 (Very limited numbers)
- SIG KE7
- ZB vz.26 (Imported from Czechoslovakia and locally produced)
- Degtyaryov DP-28
Medium machine guns
- Browning M1919 (American Lend-Lease in Burma)
- Hotchkiss M1914
Heavy machine guns
- PM M1910
- Browning M1917 (American Lend-Lease and locally produced)[1]
- Type 3 heavy machine gun (Captured)
- Type 24 machine gun
Grenades
- Type 23 grenade
- Chinese Stielhandgranate
Flamethrowers
Anti-tank weapons
Independent State of Croatia
Edged weapons
- Kampfmesser 42 (Bayonet)
- Seitengewehr 98 (Bayonet)
Sidearms
Submachine guns
- Suomi KP/-31
- Erma EMP-35
- MP 34
- MP 40
- PPSh-41 (Captured)
Automatic rifles
Rifles
Machine guns
Grenades
- M1924 Smoke grenade
- M1924 Stielhandgranate
Mortars
- Stokes mortar (60 mm)
- Brandt M1927/31 (81 mm)
- 8 cm Granatwerfer 34
- 12 cm Granatwerfer 42
Anti-tank weapons
Czechoslovak Republic
Sidearms
Submachine guns
Denmark
Danish resistance fighter with a Sten gun
Sidearms
- Browning Hi-Power
- Smith & Wesson Model 10
- Danish M1880/85 Army revolver
- Bergmann–Bayard M1910
Submachine guns
Shotguns
- Sjögren shotgun (Limited numbers)
Rifles
Machine guns
- Browning M1919
- M29 medium machine gun (Heavy barrel version of the standard M24)
- Madsen machine gun
Grenades
- Danish M1923
Anti-tank weapons
- Madsen 20 mm anti-tank cannon
- 37 mm Fodfolkskanon M1937 (Danish Bofors 37 mm)
Ethiopia
Sidearms
Submachine guns
- Beretta Model 38 (Captured)
- Sten
Rifles
Machine guns
- Breda 30 (Captured)
- Bren LMG
- Maxim M1910
- Lewis gun
- Vickers machine gun
- ZB vz. 26
Estonia
Sidearms
Submachine guns
Rifles
Machine guns
Anti-tank weapons
Finland
Edged weapons
- Puukko knife
Sidearms
- Browning Hi-Power
- Browning FN M1903
- Browning FN M1910 (Used by the Home Guard)
- Browning FN M1922
- Colt M1911 (Captured)
- Smith & Wesson Model 10
- Beretta M1915 and M1915/19[2]
- Beretta M1934
- Beretta M1935 (Used by the Home Guard)
- Ruby M1914
- Nagant M1895 (Captured)
- Lahti L-35
- Pistole vz. 24[2]
- Pistole vz. 38
- Luger pistol (Used by Finnish officers)
- Mauser C96 (614 examples)
- Walther P38 (P1 variant, Finnish peacekeeping forces)
- Tokarev TT-33 (Captured)
Submachine guns
- Sten submachine gun (Captured)
- Suomi KP/-31
- KP m/44 submachine gun
- MP 28 (Other variants made in Finland and Switzerland)
- MP 40 (Delivered with German vehicles)
- PPD-40 (Captured)
- PPSh-41 (Captured)
- PPS-43 (Captured)
Rifles
- Winchester M1895
- Lee–Enfield rifle
- Carcano rifle (Special variant with attachable rifle grenade)
- Mosin–Nagant M1939
- Finnish Mosin–Nagant M28 (Also known as the Pystykorva)
- Mauser Gewehr 98
- Mauser Karabiner 98k
- Swedish Mauser M96 (Also known as Carl Gustav M96)
Machine guns
- Lewis machine gun
- Maxim M1910
- Finnish Maxim M32-33
- Browning M1918
- Browning M1919
- Vickers machine gun
- Chauchat M1915 (Mainly used in the anti-aircraft role)
- Madsen machine gun (Used by Norwegian and Danish volunteers)
- Lahti-Saloranta M26
- ZB vz. 26
- MG 08
- MG 34 (Limited use)
- Kg M40 light machine gun (Used by Swedish volunteers)
- Degtyaryov DP-28 (Captured)
- Goryunov SG-43
Flamethrowers
Anti-tank weapons
- Hotchkiss 25 mm anti-tank gun
- Boys anti-tank rifle (As 14 mm Pst Kiv/37)
- Madsen 20 mm anti-tank cannon
- Lahti L-39
- Solothurn S-18/100
- Panzerschreck
- Panzerfaust
- Bofors 37 mm (As 37 Pst K/36)
Anti-aircraft weapons
France
Edged weapons
- Coup Coup Machete (Used by Senegalese Tirailleurs)
- Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife (Used by the French Resistance, Free French Forces Commandos.
Sidearms
- Star M1914
- Union pistol
- Savage M1907
- Smith & Wesson Model 10
- FP-45 Liberator (Supplied by the US for the French resistance)
- MAB D
- MAS M1873
- MAS M1892
- Ruby M1914
- SACM M1935A
- Luger P08 (Captured)
Submachine guns
- Thompson M1928 (American aid)
- Sten submachine gun (British aid)
- MAS-38
- Erma EMP-35
- MP 18
- MP 40 (French resistance)
Shotguns
Rifles
- Enfield M1917 (American aid)
- Springfield M1903 (American aid)
- Lee–Enfield No.4 Mk I (British aid)
- Berthier M1892/16 carbine
- Berthier M1907/15 rifle
- Lebel M1886/93
- MAS-36
- MAS-40
- RSC M1917 and M1918
- Mauser Karabiner 98k (French resistance)
Machine guns
Grenades
- F1 grenade
- OF 37 offensive grenade
- VB rifle grenade
Anti-tank weapons
Guided explosive weapons
- Kegresse K (Cable guided explosive machine)
Germany
German paratrooper carrying a MG 42
In addition to the weapons listed here, German armed forces also used a wide variety of weapons captured from defeated enemies.
Edged weapons
- Kampfmesser 42 (Bayonet)
- Seitengewehr 84/98 III (Bayonet)
- Seitengewehr 98 (Bayonet)
Sidearms
- Astra 300 & Astra 600
- Luger P08
- Mauser C96
- M712 Schnellfeuer (fully automatic variant
- Astra 900 (Spanish copy)
- Mauser HSC
- Sauer 38H
- Volkspistole
- Walther P38
- Walther PP and PPK
Foreign weapons produced under occupation
- Pistole 27(t) (ČZ vz. 27)
- Pistole 625(f) (SACM M1935A)
- Pistole 640(b) (Browning Hi-Power)
- Pistole 645(p) / P35(p) (FB Vis)
- Pistole 657(n) (Kongsberg Colt)
Submachine guns
- Erma EMP-35
- MP 35
- MP 38
- MP 40 & MP 41
- MP 3008 (Gerät Neumünster) & Gerät Potsdam - copies of Sten
- Suomi KP/-31
Foreign weapons produced under occupation
- MP 722(f) (MAS-38)
- MP 738(i) / MP 739(i) (Beretta M1938)
- ZK-383
Combination guns
- M30 Luftwaffe drilling (Shotgun/rifle never used in combat, only as a survival firearm for Luftwaffe pilots who were shot down)
Automatic rifles and assault rifles
- Gewehr 41
- Gewehr 43
- MKb 42(H) - prototypes and field testing
- MKb 42(W) - prototypes and field testing
- Fallschirmjäger Gewehr 42 - paratrooper rifle
- Sturmgewehr 44
- Sturmgewehr 45 -prototypes only
- Volkssturmgewehr - a series of last ditch weapons
Bolt action rifles
- Mauser Karabiner 98k
- GRC Gewehr 88 Obsolete, the Volkssturm
- Mauser Gewehr 98 Obsolete, used by Volkssturm
- Winchester M1895 Obsolete, used by Volkssturm
Foreign weapons produced under occupation
- Gewehr 24(t) (vz. 24)
- Gewehr 29/40(ö) (modified version of Karabinek wz. 1929, produced in Poland under Austrian management)
- Gewehr 33/40(t) (modified version of vz. 33)
- Gewehr 211(n) (Krag-Jørgensen)
Sniper rifles
- Gewehr 43 (Scoped)
- Mauser Gewehr 98 (Scoped)
- Mauser Karabiner 98k (Scoped)
Machine guns
- MG 13
- MG 34
- MG 42
- Volksmaschinengewehr VMG-27
- MG 35-36A "Knorr-Bremse"
Foreign weapons produced under occupation
- Maschinengewehr MG 26(t) (ZB vz.26)
- Maschinengewehr MG 30(t) (ZB vz. 30)
- Maschinengewehr 37(t) (ZB-53)
- Schweres Maschinengewehr 258(d) (Madsen machine gun)
Grenades & Grenade launchers
- Hafthohlladung (Also known as Panzerknacker)
- M1924 Stielhandgranate
- M1939 Eiergranate
- M1943 Stielhandgranate
- Splitterring (Fragmentation ring for the M1924 Stielhandgranate and the M1943 Stielhandgranate)
- Schiessbecher (Attached on Mauser Karabiner 98k carbine only)
Mine
- S-mine (Anti-personnel mine)
Flamethrowers
Mortars
Anti-tank weapons
- Solothurn S-18/100
- Sturmpistole
- Panzerbüchse 38 and Panzerbüchse 39
- Panzerschreck (Approximately 290,000)
- Panzerfaust
Anti-aircraft rocket launcher
- Fliegerfaust - prototypes/trials only
Greece
Sidearms
- Browning FN M1910/22
- Colt M1927 Official Police
- Beretta M1934 (Captured from the Italians)
- Beretta M1935 (Captured from the Italians)
- Ruby M1914
- Nagant M1895
- Luger pistol (Captured from the Germans)
- Bergmann-Bayard M1908
Submachine guns
- M3 submachine gun (Used by exiled Greek forces)
- Thompson M1928 and M1A1 (Used by exiled Greek forces)
- Sten submachine gun (Used by exiled Greek forces)
- Beretta M1938 (Captured from the Italians)
- MP 34 (Captured from the Germans and used by gendarmerie and police forces)
- MP 40 (Captured from the Germans)
Rifles
Light machine guns
- Hotchkiss M1922
- Bren machine gun (Used by exiled Greek forces)
- Breda M1930 (Captured from the Italians)
- Chauchat M1915
- EPK M1939
Medium machine guns
Heavy machine guns
Grenades
Mortars
- Brixia M1935 (Captured from the Italians)
- Brandt M1927/31
Anti-tank weapons
Kingdom of Nepal
Sidearms
Submachine guns
Rifles
Machine guns
Kingdom of Egypt
Sidearms
Submachine guns
Kingdom of Iraq
Sidearms
Submachine guns
Rifles
Machine guns
Imperial State of Iran
Submachine guns
Machine guns
India
Submachine guns
Shotguns
Grenades
Hungary
Sidearms
- FÉG 29M
- FÉG 37M Pistol
- Frommer Stop
- Frommer Lilliput
- Rast & Gasser M1898
- Walther P38
Submachine guns
- Beretta M1938
- Danuvia 39M and 43M
- MP35
- MP40
- PPSh-41 (Captured)
Rifles
- 30M rifle
- 31M rifle
- 35M rifle
- 38M rifle
- 95M Mannlicher
- Steyr-Mannlicher M1895
Machine guns
Grenades
- 31M Vesiczky
- 36M Vécsey
- 37M Demeter
- 39A/M (Molotov fire grenade)
- 42M Vecsey
- L-28M Goldmann
- Lila füstgyertya
- M1924 Stielhandgranate
Mines
- 36M mine
- 43M mine
Anti-tank weapons
- 43M kézi páncéltörő vető (Hungarian bazooka variant)
- Solothurn 36M 20mm anti-tank rifle (S-18/100)
- 44M kézi páncéltörő vető (Hungarian panzerschreck variant)
- Panzerfaust
- Panzerschreck
- Nagy Páncélököl (Panzerfaust 30)
- Kis Páncélököl (Panzerfaust Klein)
Italy
Edged weapons
- M1891 sciabola baionetta (Sword bayonet)
- M1891/38 pugnale baionetta (Dagger bayonet)
- M1939 pugnale (Dagger)
Sidearms
Submachine guns
- Thompson M1A1 (Captured examples used by the Italian Army prior to 8 September 1943)
- Beretta M1918
- Beretta M1938
- FNAB-43
- TZ-45
- Villar-Perosa OVP M1918
- MP 40
Rifles
Light machine guns
Medium machine guns
- Vickers machine gun (Chambered in 6.5×52mm Carcano)
- Breda Mod. 5G
- Breda M1937
- Breda M1938
- Fiat–Revelli M1914
- Fiat–Revelli M1935
Heavy machine guns
Flamethrowers
- Lanciafiamme M1935
- Lanciafiamme M1941
- Lanciafiamme M1941 D'assalto
Mortars
Anti-tank weapons
- Boys anti-tank rifle (Captured in the North African campaign)
- Kb ppanc wz.35 (Ex-Polish)
- Solothurn S-18/100
- Solothurn S-18/1000
- Solothurn S-18/1100
- Panzerschreck
- Panzerfaust 30
Japan
Japanese soldiers with a Type 92 machine gun during the 1941 Battle of Changsha
Edged weapons
- Type 2 bayonet
- Type 30 bayonet
- Type 42 bayonet
- Guntō sword
Sidearms
Submachine guns
Semi-automatic rifles
- Pedersen rifle (Used in the Battle of Okinawa)
- Arisaka Type 5 rifle
Rifles
Machine guns
- Type 92 machine gun (Copy of the Lewis machine gun)
- Browning M1918 (Captured from Chinese forces)
- Type 1 heavy machine gun
- Type 3 heavy machine gun
- Type 11 light machine gun
- Type 89 machine gun
- Type 92 heavy machine gun
- Type 96 light machine gun
- Type 97 heavy tank machine gun
- Type 98 machine gun
- Type 99 light machine gun
Grenades
Mines
- Lunge anti-tank mine (Suicide mine. Last years of the war.)
- Type 99 anti-tank mine
Flamethrowers
Mortars
- Type 2 12 cm mortar
- Type 11 70 mm infantry mortar
- Type 90 light mortar
- Type 94 90 mm infantry mortar
- Type 96 150 mm infantry mortar
- Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar
- Type 97 90 mm infantry mortar
- Type 97 150 mm infantry mortar
- Type 98 50 mm mortar
- Type 99 81 mm mortar
Anti-tank weapons
Guided explosive weapons
- I-Go (Remote-controlled explosive machine)
Latvia
Sidearms
Submachine guns
Machine guns
Grenades
Lithuania
Sidearms
Rifles
Luxembourg
Sidearms
Submachine guns
Rifles
Machine guns
Anti-tank weapons
Manchukuo
Sidearms
Submachine guns
Rifles
Machine guns
Grenade dischargers
Mengjiang
Sidearms
Submachine guns
Montenegro
Submachine guns
Machine guns
Mexico
Submachine guns
Rifles
Machine guns
Anti-tank weapons
Mongolia
Sidearms
Rifles
Machine guns
Netherlands
Sidearms
Submachine guns
- Thompson M1928 (Used by the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army and [KNIL])
- Sten submachine gun (Used by the KNIL)
- Owen submachine gun (Used by the KNIL)
- MP 28 (Used by the KNIL)
Rifles
- M1 Carbine
- Johnson M1941 rifle (Used by the KNIL)
- Lee–Enfield rifle
- Dutch Mannlicher M1895
- vz. 24
Machine guns
- Lewis machine gun
- Browning M1918 (Used by the KNIL)
- Bren machine gun
- Vickers machine gun
- Madsen machine gun (Used by the KNIL in the carbine version)
- Schwarzlose M1907/12
- MG 08
Grenades
- Mk.2 fragmentation hand grenade (Used by the KNIL)
Anti-tank weapons
- M1 Bazooka
- PIAT
- Solothurn S-18/1100 (Used by the KNIL)
- Bofors 37 mm
New Zealand
Submachine guns
Rifles
Machine guns
Grenades
- No.36M grenade (Also known as the "Mills bomb")
Anti-tank weapons
Norway
Sidearms
- Colt Kongsberg M1914 (Licensed copy of the Colt M1911, standard issue for the Norwegian Army until 1940)
- Webley revolver (Used by the Norwegian Resistance)
- Nagant M1893 (Earlier service revolver that preceded the Colt Kongsberg M1914 in service and was still in use by 1940)
Submachine guns
- M3 submachine gun (Used by the Norwegian Resistance)
- Sten submachine gun (Used by the Norwegian Resistance)
Rifles
- M1 Carbine (Norwegian Resistance)
- Lee–Enfield rifle (Norwegian Resistance)
- Krag-Jørgensen M1894 (Standard service rifle of the Norwegian forces until 1940, carbines and sniper versions were also used)
- Mauser Karabiner 98k (Norwegian Resistance)
- Swedish Mauser M96 (Used by the police troops trained in neutral Sweden)
- Automatgevär M42 (Used by the police troops trained in neutral Sweden)
Machine guns
- Colt M29 (Standard heavy machine gun and anti-aircraft defense)
- Hotchkiss M1898 (Had been replaced by the Colt M29 by 1940, but was still part of the armament of several fortifications)
- Bren machine gun (Norwegian Resistance)
- Madsen M14 and M22 (Standard light machine gun)
Philippines
Edged weapons
Sidearms
- Colt M1911
- M1917 revolver
- Nambu pistol (Captured)
- Type 26 revolver(Captured)
Submachine guns
Rifles
- Arisaka Type 30 (Captured)
- Arisaka Type 38 (Captured)
- Arisaka Type 99 (Captured)
- M1 Garand
- Springfield M1903
Machine guns
- Browning M1918
- Browning M1919A4
- Browning M2
- Type 3 heavy machine gun(Captured)
- Type 11 light machine gun(Captured)
- Type 92 heavy machine gun(Captured)
- Type 99 light machine gun(Captured)
Grenades
Grenade launchers
Flamethrowers
Mortars
Poland
Polish infantry marching with their rifles
Sidearms
- Browning Hi-Power
- Colt M1911 (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the West)
- Ruby M1914
- Nagant M1895
- Nagant wz.1932
- Radom Pistolet wz.35 Vis (Standard service sidearm in 1939)
- Tokarev TT-33 (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the East)
Submachine gun
- Thompson submachine gun (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the West)
- Sten submachine gun (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the West)
- Bechowiec 1 (Used by the resistance movement)
- Błyskawica submachine gun (Used by the resistance movement)
- Choroszmanów submachine gun (Used by the resistance movement)
- Mors wz. 39 (Prototype only)
- PPS submachine gun (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the East)
- PPSh-41 (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the East)
Rifles
- Lee–Enfield rifle (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the West)
- Berthier rifle (Used by second-line troops in 1939)
- Lebel M1886/93 (Used by second-line troops in 1939)
- Mosin–Nagant rifle (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the East)
- Karabinek wz. 91/98/23 (Based on Mosin–Nagant rifle, used in the Invasion of Poland)
- Karabinek wz. 91/98/25
- Karabinek wz. 91/98/26
- Karabinek wz.29 (Main service rifle in 1939, based on the Karabin wz.98a)
- Karabin wz.98a (Main service rifle in 1939)
- Kbsp wz. 1938M (Small number produced)
- Mauser Gewehr 98 (Used by the resistance movement)
- Mauser Karabiner 98k (Used by the resistance movement)
- SVT-40 (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the East)
Machine guns
- Lewis machine gun
- Maxim wz. 1910 (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the East)
- Browning M1917
- Ckm wz.30 (Polish standard heavy machine gun variant of the Browning M1917)
- Browning M1918
- Ckm wz.32 (Polish variant of the Browning M1919 chambered in 7.92mm)
- Browning wz.1928 (Standard light machine gun)
- Bren machine gun (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the West)
- Type C machine gun
- Degtyaryov machine gun (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the East)
Grenades
- Molotov fire grenade
- wz.1933 fragmentation grenade
- wz.1933 concussion grenade
- wz.S smoke grenade
Grenade launchers
Flamethrowers
- Sender flamethrower
- WS-1 flamethrower
- WS-2 flamethrower
- Zieliński flamethrower
Mortars
- wz.18 mortar
- wz.18/31 mortar
- wz.28 mortar
- wz.31 mortar
- wz.32 heavy mortar
- wz.40 mortar
Anti-tank weapons
- PIAT (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the West)
- Kb ppanc wz.35
- Panzerfaust (Used by the resistance movement)
- wz.36 (Polish Bofors 37mm)
Romania
Sidearms
Submachine guns
- Beretta M1938
- Orita M1941
- MP 28
- MP 40
- MP 41
- PPSh-41 (Captured)
Rifles
- Carcano rifle
- Lebel M1886/93 (Issued to second-line troops)
- Mosin–Nagant rifle (Captured)
- vz.24 (Standard infantry rifle, adopted in 1938)
Anti-tank weapons
First Slovak Republic
Sidearms
Rifles
Heavy machine guns
- Schwarzlose M1907/12 (As Kulomet vz. 24)
Mortars
- 80 mm vz. 36 medium mortar
South Africa
Sidearms
Submachine guns
Rifles
Machine guns
Mortars
Anti-tank weapons
- M1 Bazooka (Also known as 3.5-inch rocket launcher)
- PIAT
State of Burma
Sidearms
- Nambu pistol
- Webley Revolver (Captured)
Submachine guns
- M1 Thompson (Captured)
- Sten (Captured)
Rifles
- Arisaka Type 30
- Arisaka Type 38
- Lee-Enfield (Captured)
Machine guns
- Bren LMG (Captured)
- Lewis gun (Captured)
- Vickers machine gun (Captured)
- Type 3 heavy machine gun
- Type 11 light machine gun
Soviet Union
Edged weapons
- NR-40 knife
Sidearms
- Colt M1911A1 (American Lend-Lease)
- Nagant M1895
- Mauser C96 (Captured)
- Korovin TK
- Tokarev TT-33
Submachine guns
- Reising M50 (American Lend-Lease)
- Thompson submachine gun (American Lend-Lease)
- MP 40 (Captured)
- PPD-34/38
- PPD-40
- PPSh-41
- PPS-42
- PPS-43
Automatic and battle rifles
- AVS-36
- AVT-40
- Fedorov M1916 Avtomat
- Sudayev AS-44
- Bulkin AB-44
Rifles
- M1 Carbine (American Lend-Lease)
- Mosin–Nagant M1891/30 rifle
- Mosin–Nagant M1938 carbine
- Mosin–Nagant M1944 carbine
- Mauser Karabiner 98k (Captured from the Germans)
- SKS carbine (Limited use in 1945)
- Tokarev SVT-38 and SVT-40
Machine guns
- Lewis machine gun (Lend-Lease)
- Maxim M1910
- Degtyaryov DP-27 (Erroneously called DP-28 in the west)
- Degtyaryov DS-39 (Production discontinued after the German invasion)
- Degtyaryov DTM-4
- Degtyaryov RPD (Limited use in 1945)
- DShK machine gun
- Goryunov SG-43
Grenades
- M1924 Stielhandgranate (Captured from the Germans)
- Molotov fire grenade
- F1 grenade
- Rdultovsky M1914 and M1917
- RG-41
- RG-42
- RGD-33
- RPG-6
- RPG-40
- RPG-43
Grenade launchers
- Dyakonoff grenade launcher (Attachment on the M91/30 rifle only)
Mines
- TM-35 mine (Anti-tank mine)
Anti-tank weapons
- M1 Bazooka (American Lend-Lease)
- PIAT (British Lend-Lease)
- Boys anti-tank rifle (British Lend-Lease)
- Panzerschreck (Captured)
- Panzerfaust 60 (Captured)
- Bofors 37 mm
- PTRD-41
- PTRS-41
Thailand
Sidearms
- Astra 300
- Browning FN M1900
- Colt M1911
- Nambu Type 14
- Type 78 Luger pistol[3]
- Type 79 Colt Super[4]
- Type 80 Star[5]
- Type 82 Colt revolver[6]
Submachine guns
- MP 18
- Nambu Type 100
- Type 80 machine pistol[7]
Rifles
Machine guns
- Type 66 Browning M1917
- Type 66 Madsen machine gun
- Type 92 heavy machine gun
- Vickers machine gun
Grenades
- Type 91 grenade
- Type 78 grenade
Grenade dischargers
Anti-tank weapons
United Kingdom (including the British Empire)
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Edged weapons
- BC-41 dagger
- Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife
- Keris dagger (British Malaya)
- Kukri machete (Used by Gurkha regiments)
- Parang knife (British Malaya)
- Smatchet knife sword
Sidearms
- M1917 revolver (Issued to the Home Guard)
- FN/Inglis Browning Hi-Power (As Pistol No.2 Mk.I)
- Enfield No.2
- Colt M1911
- Colt M1927 Official Police
- Smith & Wesson Military & Police
- Webley Mk.IV (.38/200) and Mk.VI (.455)
- Webley Self-Loading Pistol
- Welrod pistol
- Nambu Type 14 (British Malaya)
- Luger P-08 (British Malaya)
Submachine guns
- Thompson M1928, M1928A1 and M1A1
- Sten submachine gun (About 4 million produced from all sources)
- Sterling submachine gun
- Lanchester submachine gun (Copy of the German MP 28/II, used by the Royal Navy and RAF)
Rifles
- M1 Carbine
- M1 Garand
- Enfield M1917 (Used by Home Guard)
- Remington Model 8 (Used by Home Guard)
- Ross rifle (Used by Home Guard)
- Enfield Pattern P1914
- Lee–Enfield No.1 Mk III and No.4 Mk I
- Lee–Enfield No.5 Mk I "Jungle carbine"
- Martini–Enfield rifle (Used by Home Guard)
- De Lisle carbine
- Howell M1915 automatic rifle (Used by Home Guard)
- Arisaka Type 38 (British Malaya)
- Arisaka Type 99 (British Malaya)
Sniper rifles
Machine guns
- Lewis machine gun
- Browning M1917 (Used by the Home Guard)
- Browning M1919
- Browning M2
- Colt–Browning M1895 (Used by the Home Guard)
- Bren machine gun
- Vickers K machine gun
- Vickers machine gun
- Vickers-Berthier machine gun (Indian Army use)
- Besa machine gun
Grenades
- Mk.2 fragmentation hand grenade (British Malaya)
- No.36M Mk.I grenade (Fragmentation rifle, hand grenade, also known as the "Mills bomb")
- No.68 anti-tank grenade (HEAT anti-tank rifle grenade)
- No.69 Mk.I grenade (Concussion hand grenade)
- No.73 anti-tank grenade (Also known as the "Thermos grenade")
- No.74 anti-tank hand grenade (Also known as the "Sticky bomb")
- No.75 anti-tank hand grenade (Also known as the "Hawkins grenade")
- No.76 special incendiary grenade (Phosphorus hand grenade)
- No.77 grenade (White phosphorus hand grenade)
- No.82 hand grenade (Also known as the "Gammon bomb")
- Type 97 grenade (British Malaya)
- Molotov fire grenade (British Malaya)
Obstacle clearing explosive charges
- McClintock Bangalore torpedo
Flamethrowers
- Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 "Lifebuoy"
Anti-tank weapons
Guided explosive weapons
- Metropolitan-Vickers Beetle (Cable-guided explosive machine)
United States
A U.S. Marine armed with a M1 carbine
Two American soldiers with M1 Garand rifles
Edged weapons
Sidearms
- Browning Hi-Power
- Colt M1892
- Colt M1903 Pocket Hammerless
- Colt M1909 New Service
- Colt M1911A1
- Colt M1917
- Colt M1927 Official Police (Also known as Colt M1927 Commando)
- Smith & Wesson Military & Police
Submachine guns
Shotguns
- Commonly used by the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific theater, limited use in Europe.
- Browning Auto-5
- Remington M1931
- Winchester M1897
- Winchester M1912 (Also used to the Western Front, standard-issue shotgun of the US Army)
- Winchester M1921
- Stevens M520-30 and M620
- Ithaca 37
Rifles
- M1 Carbine
- M1A1 Carbine (Paratrooper version of the M1 Carbine with folding stock)
- M1 Garand
- M2 Carbine (Small number used in Okinawa)
- Enfield M1917
- Springfield M1903A1
- Johnson M1941 rifle
Sniper rifles
- M1C Garand
- Enfield M1917
- Springfield M1903A1 and A4 (Used by the Marine Corps)
- Winchester M1895
- Winchester Model 70
Recoilless rifles
Machine guns
- Browning M1917A1 heavy machine gun
- Browning M1918A2 light machine gun
- Browning M1919A4 medium machine gun and M1919A6 general purpose machine gun
- Browning M2HB heavy machine gun
- Browning M1919 Stinger machine gun (A modified M1919 aircraft variant used by USMC with a BAR M1918 bipod, an M1 Garand stock, a modified trigger and an M1919 body, a few were built but saw limited action and most didn't survive to this day.)
- Johnson M1941 machine gun
Grenades
Grenade launchers
- M7 grenade launcher (M1 Garand attachment)
Obstacle clearing explosive charges
Flamethrowers
Mortars
Anti-tank weapons
- M1A1 and M9 Bazooka rocket launcher
- M18 recoilless rifle (Uncommon in Europe, some use in the Pacific)
Yugoslavia
Sidearms
- Browning Hi-Power (British aid)
- M1891
- M1910/22
- Ruby pistol
- Luger P08 (Captured)
- Mauser C96
- Walther P38 (Captured)
- Tokarev TT-33 (Soviet aid)
Submachine guns
- Thompson submachine gun (American aid)
- United Defense M42 (American aid)
- Sten submachine gun (British aid)
- Beretta M1938 (Captured)
- Suomi KP/-31 (Captured)
- Danuvia 43M (Captured)
- ZK-383 (Captured)
- Erma EMP-35
- MP 34 (Captured)
- MP 40 (Captured)
- PPSh-41 (Soviet aid)
- PPS-43 (Soviet aid)
- PPD-40 (Soviet aid)
Automatic rifles
- Sturmgewehr 44 (Captured)
Rifles
- Berthier rifle
- M1 Carbine (American aid)
- Lee–Enfield rifle (British aid)
- Lebel Model 1886 rifle
- Carcano rifle (Captured)
- M1899
- M1910
- M1924
- Kbk wz. 1929
- Steyr-Mannlicher M1895
- vz. 24
- Gewehr 41 (Captured)
- Gewehr 43 (Captured)
- Mauser Gewehr 98 (Captured)
- Mauser Karabiner 98k (Captured)
Machine guns
- Lewis machine gun
- M26
- M37
- M1909
- Browning M1918 (American aid)
- Hotchkiss M1914
- Bren machine gun (British aid)
- Breda M1930 (Captured)
- Breda M1937 (Captured)
- Fiat–Revelli M1914
- Chauchat M1915
- Madsen machine gun
- PM M1910
- Schwarzlose machine gun
- MG 34 (Captured)
- MG 42 (Captured)
Grenades
- Vasić M12
- M1924 Stielhandgranate (Captured)
- M1939 Eierhandgranate (Captured)
Flamethrowers
- Abwehrflammenwerfer 42 (Captured)
- Schilt portable flamethrower
Anti-tank weapons
- M1 Bazooka (American aid)
- PIAT (British aid)
- Boys anti-tank rifle (British aid)
- Panzerfaust (Captured)
- Panzerschreck (Captured)
- M1933 anti-tank rifle
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See also
- German designations of foreign artillery in World War II
- German designations of foreign firearms in World War II
- List of World War II firearms of Germany
- List of World War II weapons
- Lists of World War II military equipment
- Specifications for World War II infantry weapons
- List of secondary and special-issue World War II infantry weapons
- List of prototype World War II infantry weapons
References
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- "REVOLVERS & PISTOLS PART 4: Beretta, CZ and miscellaneous". JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945 WEBSITE. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- "ปืนพก แบบ 78 ขนาด 9 มม". Royal Thai Police Ordinance (in Thai). Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "ปืนพก แบบ 79 ขนาด 9 มม". Royal Thai Police Ordinance (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "ปืนพก แบบ 80 ขนาด 9 มม". Royal Thai Police Ordinance (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "ปืนพกลูกโม่ แบบ 82 ขนาด .38 นิ้ว". Royal Thai Police Ordinance (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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