List of World War II infantry weapons
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This is a list of World War II infantry weapons.
Australia[edit]

Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
- Thompson M1928A1
- Sten submachine gun
- Austen submachine gun
- Owen gun
Rifles[edit]
- Lee–Enfield No.1 Mk III* and No.4 Mk I* (Standard issue rifle)
- Jungle Carbine
- Charlton automatic rifle (Automatic conversion of the Lee-Enfield. Used by Home Guard.)
Machine guns[edit]
Flamethrowers[edit]
Mortars[edit]
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
Belgium[edit]
Edged weapons[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
- Belgian Mauser M1935 (Standard issue rifle)
- Lee–Enfield No.4 Mk I (Used by Free Belgian forces)
- Mosin–Nagant M1891/30[citation needed]
- Mauser Gewehr 98
- Mauser M1889
Light machine guns[edit]
- Lewis machine gun
- Browning FN M1930 (Copy of Browning M1918)
- MG 08/15
- Fusil-Mitrailleur 1915-27
- Bren light machine gun (used by Free Belgian forces)[1]
Medium machine guns[edit]
Heavy machine guns[edit]
Mortars[edit]
- Two-inch mortar (used by Free Belgian forces)
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
Brazil[edit]
The Brazilian Expeditionary Force, under US command, served in Italy from 1944.
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
Shotguns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
- M1 carbine
- M1 Garand (Limited numbers)[1]
- Springfield M1903
- FN M1924 (Home front)
- Vz. 24 (Home front)
- Vz. 33 (Home front)
- Mauser M1908 (Home front)[2]
Light machine guns[edit]
- Madsen machine gun (Home front)
- Browning M1918
- Hotchkiss M1922 (Home front)[2]
Medium machine guns[edit]
Heavy machine guns[edit]
- Browning M1917
- Browning M2
- MG 08 (Home front)
Grenades[edit]
Flamethrowers[edit]
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
Bulgaria[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
- Luger P08 pistol
- Walther PP
- Tokarev TT-33 (Captured from Russians)
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
- Steyr-Mannlicher M1895 (Standard issue rifle)
- Mosin–Nagant M1891/30
- Mauser Karabiner 98k
Machine guns[edit]
- Maxim M1910
- Bren machine gun[citation needed]
- Madsen machine gun
- Schwarzlose M1907/12
- MG 08
- MG 30
- MG 34
- Degtyaryov DP-27
Mortars[edit]
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
State of Burma[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
- Nambu pistol
- Webley Revolver (Captured)
Submachine guns[edit]
- Type 100 submachine gun
- M1 Thompson (Captured)
- Sten (Captured)
Rifles[edit]
- Arisaka Type 30
- Arisaka Type 38
- Lee-Enfield (Captured)
Machine guns[edit]
- Bren LMG (Captured)
- Lewis gun (Captured)
- Vickers machine gun (Captured)
- Type 3 heavy machine gun
- Type 11 light machine gun
Canada[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
- Browning Hi-Power
- Webley revolver
- Enfield No.2
- Colt M1907 Police Positive
- Colt M1911
- Smith & Wesson Victory
- Smith & Wesson Triple Lock
Submachine guns[edit]
- Sten submachine gun (Locally produced)
- Thompson submachine gun
- Lanchester submachine gun
- Reising M50
Rifles[edit]
- Lee–Enfield No.3 and No.4 Mk I (Locally produced, Standard issue rifle)
- Ross rifle (Used for training)
- M1 carbine (Lend-Lease. Limited use)
- M1 Garand (Garands were issued to certain Canadian Army units near the end of World War II)
- Enfield M1917
Machine guns[edit]
- Bren machine gun (Standard issue LMG)
- Lewis machine gun (used for training and as anti-aircraft weapon)
- Browning M1917
- Browning M1918
- Browning M1919
- Johnson M1941 machine gun
- Vickers machine gun
Grenades[edit]
- Mk.2 fragmentation hand grenade[citation needed]
- No.36M grenade (also known as the "Mills bomb")
- No. 68 AT grenade
Flamethrowers[edit]
- Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 "Ack Pack"
Anti-tank weapons and explosives[edit]
- Bangalore torpedo
- M1 Bazooka
- PIAT
- Boys anti tank rifle (Locally produced)
China[edit]

Weapons used by the National Revolutionary Army, as well as Communist forces and Chinese warlords
Edged weapons[edit]
- Type 30 bayonet (Captured)
- HY1935 bayonet
- Qiang spear
- Dadao sword
- Miao dao sword
Sidearms[edit]
- 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 (.45 ACP variant included, locally produced)
- Mauser M712
Submachine guns[edit]
- M3 submachine gun (Lend-Leased to the National Revolutionary Army, along with the Thompson, to replace the outdated Chinese copies of the MP 18 and MP 28 submachine guns used during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the early years of the Chinese Civil War)
- Thompson submachine gun (American Lend-Lease and local production)
- United Defense M42 (American Lend-Lease and local production)
- Sten submachine gun
- Erma EMP-35 (Limited)
- SIG M1920 (Locally produced copy with a downward facing magazine known as the Tsing Dao Submachine Gun)
- MP 34
- PPD-40
Rifles[edit]
- 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 (Licensed copy of the Gewehr 1888, Standard issue rifle)
- Type 1 rifle
- 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[edit]
- 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 M/26 (Very limited numbers)
- SIG KE7
- ZB vz.26 (Imported from Czechoslovakia and locally produced)
- Degtyaryov DP-27
Medium machine guns[edit]
- Browning M1919 - American Lend-Lease in Burma
- Hotchkiss M1914
Heavy machine guns[edit]
- PM M1910
- Browning M1917 -American Lend-Lease and locally produced[3]
- Type 3 heavy machine gun (Captured)
- Type 24 machine gun
Grenades[edit]
Flamethrowers[edit]
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
Independent State of Croatia[edit]
Edged weapons[edit]
- Kampfmesser 42 (Bayonet)
- Seitengewehr 98 (Bayonet)
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
- Suomi KP/-31
- Erma EMP-35
- MP 34
- MP 40
- PPSh-41 (Captured)
Automatic rifles[edit]
Rifles[edit]
- Berthier rifle
- Carcano rifle
- vz. 24
- Mauser Karabiner 98k
- Mannlicher M1895
- Lebel Model 1886 rifle
- M1924
Machine guns[edit]
Grenades[edit]
Mortars[edit]
- Stokes mortar (60 mm)
- Brandt M1927/31 (81 mm)
- 8 cm Granatwerfer 34
- 12 cm Granatwerfer 42
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
Czechoslovakia[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
- ZK-383
- MP 40
- Sten submachine gun (Free Czechoslovak forces)
- PPSh-41 (Free Czechoslovak forces in Soviet Union)[2]
- PPS (Free Czechoslovak forces in Soviet Union)[3]
Rifles[edit]
- Steyr Mannlicher M1895
- vz. 24
- vz. 33
- Lee–Enfield rifle (Free Czechoslovak forces)
- Mosin–Nagant (Free Czechoslovak forces in Soviet Union) [4]
- SVT-40 (Free Czechoslovak forces in Soviet Union) [5]
Machine guns[edit]
- ZB vz. 26
- ZB vz. 30
- ZB-50
- ZB-53
- Bren machine gun (Free Czechoslovak forces)[6]
- Vickers machine gun (Free Czechoslovak forces)[7]
- DP-27 (Free Czechoslovak forces in Soviet Union)[8]
- Maxim M1910 (Free Czechoslovak forces in Soviet Union)[9]
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
Mortars[edit]
- 50-PM-40 (Free Czechoslovak forces in Soviet Union)[12]
- 82-PM-41 (Free Czechoslovak forces in Soviet Union)[13]
Denmark[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
Shotguns[edit]
- Sjögren shotgun (Limited numbers)
Rifles[edit]
- Krag–Jørgensen M1889 (Standard issue rifle)
- Lee–Enfield rifle
- Mauser Karabiner 98k
- Swedish Mauser M96
- Automatgevar M42
Machine guns[edit]
- Browning M1919
- M29 medium machine gun (Heavy barrel version of the standard M24)
- Madsen machine gun
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
Egypt[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
Machine guns[edit]
Estonia[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
Machine guns[edit]
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
Ethiopia[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
- Beretta M1934 (Captured)
- FN Model 1910
- Mauser C96 (Kebur Zabugna)
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
- Carcano (Captured)
- FN M1924 and M1930
- Mannlicher M1895
- Mauser Standardmodell
- Mosin–Nagant rifle
- M1870 Italian Vetterli (Captured)
- ZH-29
Machine guns[edit]
- Breda 30 (Captured)
- FN M1930 D
- ZB vz. 26
Finland[edit]
Edged weapons[edit]
- Puukko knife
Sidearms[edit]
- Browning Hi-Power (Mostly issued to pilots, purchased in 1939-1940)
- Browning FN M1903
- Browning FN M1910
- Browning FN M1922
- Colt M1911 (Captured in small numbers)
- Beretta M1915 and M1915/19[9][unreliable source?]
- Beretta M1934
- Beretta M1935 (Used by the Home Guard)
- Ruby M1914
- Nagant M1895 (Captured)
- Lahti L-35
- Pistole vz. 24[9][unreliable source?]
- Pistole vz. 38
- Luger pistol (Used by Finnish officers)
- Mauser C96 (614 examples)
- Tokarev TT-33 (Captured)
Submachine guns[edit]
- Suomi KP/-31
- KP m/44 submachine gun
- MP 28
- SIG Bergmann[10][11]
- Lindelöf submachine gun (SIG Bergmann copy; manufactured in very small numbers)[11]
- MP 40 (Delivered with German vehicles)
- PPD-40 (Captured)
- PPSh-41 (Captured)
- PPS-43 (Captured)
Rifles[edit]
- Finnish Mosin–Nagant M28-30 (Also known as the Pystykorva)
- Winchester M1895 (Mainly issued to second line artillery units and home guard units, no real frontline usage.)
- Mosin–Nagant M1939
- Mauser Gewehr 98
- Mauser Karabiner 98k (600 of them ordered from Germany with grenade launchers, with only 100 of them getting to troops in Finland.)
- Swedish Mauser M96 (Also known as Carl Gustav M96)
Automatic and battle rifles[edit]
- AVS-36 (Captured)
- AVT-40 (Captured)
- Fedorov M1916 Avtomat (Captured)
Machine guns[edit]
- Lewis machine gun
- Maxim M1910
- Finnish Maxim M32-33
- Browning M1918
- Browning M1919
- Vickers machine gun
- Chauchat M1915
- Madsen machine gun (Used by Norwegian and Danish volunteers)
- Lahti-Saloranta M26 (Main Finnish machine gun of the Winter War and Continuation War, replaced by captured DP-27s.)
- MG 08
- Kg M40 light machine gun (Used by Swedish volunteers)
- Degtyaryov DP-27 (Captured and used as a replacement for the Lahti-Saloranta M-26, also captured DT-29 tank machine guns were used as replacement machine guns for Finnish tanks.)
- Goryunov SG-43
Grenades[edit]
Mines[edit]
Flamethrowers[edit]
- Lanciafiamme M1935
- Liekinheitin m/44[14]
- ROKS-3 (Captured from Russian troops)
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
- 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 (Only 12 Solothurn S-18s in Finnish service.)
- Panzerschreck (Delivered from Germany.)
- Panzerfaust (Delivered from Germany.)
- Bofors 37 mm (As 37 Pst K/36)
Anti-aircraft weapons[edit]
France[edit]
Edged weapons[edit]
- Coup Coup Machete (Used by Senegalese Tirailleurs)
- Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife (Used by the French Resistance, Free French Forces Commandos).
Sidearms[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Thompson M1928 (American aid)
- Sten submachine gun (British aid)
- MAS-38
- Erma EMP-35
- MP 18
- Suomi K/P-31 (Captured from surrendering Republicans after the Spanish civil war) [12]
- MP 40 (French resistance)
Shotguns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
- 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-44 prototype
- RSC M1917 and M1918
- Mauser Karabiner 98k (French resistance)
- M1 Garand
Machine guns[edit]
- Lewis machine gun
- Browning M1918
- Browning M1919
- Hotchkiss M1914
- Hotchkiss M1922
- Bren machine gun
- Chauchat M1915
- Darne machine gun
- FM 24/29 light machine gun (Standard issue LMG)
- MAC M1931
Grenades[edit]
Mines[edit]
Mortars[edit]
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
Guided explosive weapons[edit]
- Kegresse K (Cable guided explosive machine)
Nazi Germany[edit]

In addition to the weapons listed here, German armed forces also used a wide variety of weapons captured from defeated enemies.
Edged weapons[edit]
- Kampfmesser 42 (Bayonet)
- Seitengewehr 84/98 III (Bayonet)
- Seitengewehr 98 (Bayonet)
Sidearms[edit]
- Walther P38 (Replacement for Luger P-08, completely overtook Luger production by 1942.)
- Luger P-08 (Original standard issue military pistol, was intended to be replaced by the Walther P-38 as it was cheaper to produce, the P08 however was still produced until 1942 because of production movement to different factories.)
- Mauser C96 (Rarer than the Luger P-08.)
- M712 Schnellfeuer (fully automatic variant, issued to the Waffen-SS with a wooden stock-holster)
- Mauser HSC
- Reichsrevolver
- Sauer 38H
- Walther PP and PPK (German police standard-issued sidearms)
Foreign weapons produced under occupation[edit]
- Pistole 27(t) (ČZ vz. 27)
- Pistole 39(t) (ČZ vz. 38)
- 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[edit]
- MP 38/MP 40 (Standard-issued SMG of the German army)
- MP 18/MP 28
- Erma EMP-35
- MP35
- MP41 - Combination of an MP-28 stock and the rest of an MP-40
- MP 3008 (also known as Volks-MP.3008, Gerät Neumünster) and Gerät Potsdam - copies of the Sten, used by the Volkssturm
- Suomi KP/-31 - Finnish produced weapon bought from Finland, some captured from other countries.
- MP-41(r), - (Soviet PPSh-41 rebarreled for 9x19mm Parabellum)
- MP717(r) - (Soviet PPSh-41 with Soviet ammuntion/Grass Is Greener Syndrome.)
Foreign weapons produced under occupation
- MP 34
- MAS-38, designated MP 722(f)
- Beretta Model 38 as MP 738(i) / MP 739(i)
- ZK-383
Automatic rifles[edit]
- StG 44 assault rifle
- FG 42 automatic rifle, issued to Fallschirmjäger units in small numbers and a very, very, VERY, few amount given to SS troops because of supply issues and miscommunication.
Rifles[edit]
- Karabiner 98k (Standard-issued rifle of the German army)
- Gewehr/Karabiner 43(Gewehr 43 was the early production name and Karabiner 43 was the later production name. Semi-Auto rifle with 10-feed magazine. Made by Walther)
- Volkssturmgewehr 1-5 - low cost weapons used to arm the Volkssturm in 1945
- Mauser Model 1871 (limited)
- Mauser Model 1889
- Gewehr 98/40
- GRC Gewehr 88 Obsolete, the Volkssturm
- Mauser Gewehr 98 Obsolete, used by Volkssturm
- Winchester M1895 Obsolete, used by Volkssturm
- Volkssturmgewehr 1-2, used by Volkssturm
Foreign weapons produced under occupation[edit]
- 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)
- Gewehr 311(d) Danish version of the Krag-Jørgensen
Sniper rifles[edit]
- Kar98k (Scoped)
- Karabiner 43 (Scoped)
- Gewehr 98 (Scoped)
Machine guns[edit]
- MG 13 Light machine gun (Fairly limited usage by early war second-line troops and by the Volkssturm, replaced by the MG-34)
- MG 34 General-purpose machine gun (German army main fire support weapon until superseded by the MG 42 because of ease of manufacture and high fire rate, still used after.)
- MG 42 General-purpose machine gun (Main fire support weapon of the German army after 1942-1943 after replacing MG-34.)
- Bergmann MG 15nA machine gun used by volkssturm
- MG 08 (Limited)
- MG 15
- MG 35-36A "Knorr-Bremse"
Foreign weapons produced under occupation[edit]
- Maschinengewehr MG 26(t) (ZB vz.26)
- Maschinengewehr MG 30(t) (ZB vz. 30)
- Schweres Maschinengewehr 258(d) (Madsen machine gun)
Grenades & Grenade launchers[edit]
- Blendkörper 1H (smoke grenade)
- Blendkörper 2H (smoke grenade)
- 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[edit]
- S-mine (Anti-personnel mine)
Flamethrowers[edit]
- Flammenwerfer 35
- Flammenwerfer 41
- Einstossflammenwerfer 46, single shot, disposable flamethrower
Mortars[edit]
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
- Sturmpistole
- Panzerbüchse 38 and Panzerbüchse 39
- Granatbüchse GrB-39 (Modified version of the panzerbüchse 39)[15]
- Panzerfaust (disposable AT weapon, cannot be reloaded, first serviced in 1943.)
- Panzerschreck (Approximately 290,000 produced, first serviced in 1944.)
- Model SS41 (Czech design. Used by SS troops mainly on Eastern front in early stages of war.)[16]
- Panzerbüchse 35(p) (Captured from Poland, transferred to Italians in 1941)[17]
Anti-aircraft rocket launcher[edit]
- Fliegerfaust - prototypes/trials only
Guided explosive weapons[edit]
- Leichtes Ladungsträger Sd.Kfz.302 "Goliath" (Electrical engined remote controlled explosive machine)
- Leichtes Ladungsträger Sd.Kfz.303A and B "Goliath" (Petrol engined remote controlled explosive machine)
Greece[edit]
Edged weapons[edit]
- Bayonet
- Improvised knife
Sidearms[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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)
- Makrykano M1943 (Used by exiled Greek forces)
Rifles[edit]
- Mannlicher-Schönauer M1903, M1903/14, M1903/27 and M1903/30 (Standard issue rifle)
- Lee-Enfield rifle (Used by exiled Greek forces)
- Carcano rifle (Captured from the Italians)
- Lebel M1886/93
- Gras M1874 and M1874/14
- Berthier M1892, M1892/16, M1907/15 and M1916
- Mannlicher M1895
- Mauser FN M1930
- Rigopoulos rifle
- Philippidis rifle
- Lelakis rifle
Light machine guns[edit]
- Hotchkiss Μ1922/26
- Bren machine gun (Used by exiled Greek forces)
- Breda M1930 (Captured from the Italians)
- Chauchat M1915
- EPK M1939 (Prototype only)
Medium machine guns[edit]
Heavy machine guns[edit]
Grenades[edit]
- churnat
Mortars[edit]
- Brixia M1935 (Captured from the Italians)
- Brandt M1927/31
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
Hungary[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
- Danuvia 39M and 43M
- MP35
- MP40
- PPSh-41 (Captured)
Rifles[edit]
- 30M rifle
- 31M rifle
- 35M rifle (Standard issue rifle)
- 38M rifle
- 95M Mannlicher
- Steyr-Mannlicher M1895
Machine guns[edit]
- Madsen light machine gun (Madsen golyószóró)
- Schwarzlose M1907/31M heavy machine gun
- Solothurn 31M light machine gun
- 34M Stange (MG 34)
- 42M Grunov (MG 42)
- Degtyaryov DP-27
Grenades[edit]
- 31M Vesiczky
- 36M Vécsey[18]
- 37M Demeter
- 39A/M (Molotov fire grenade)[19]
- 42M Vecsey[20]
- L-28M Goldmann
- Lila füstgyertya
- M1924 Stielhandgranate
Mines[edit]
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
- 44M Buzogányvető
- 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)
India[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
- Lee-Enfield (Standard issue rifle)
- Pattern 1914 Enfield
Machine guns[edit]
Grenades[edit]
Iran[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
- Iranian Mauser M1900 (Standard issue rifle)
- Karabiner 98k
- vz. 24
Machine guns[edit]
Iraq[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
- Beretta Model 38 (Model 38/44, supplied by Italy)
Rifles[edit]
Machine guns[edit]
Italy[edit]
Edged weapons[edit]
- M1891 sciabola baionetta (Sword bayonet)
- M1891/38 pugnale baionetta (Dagger bayonet)
- M1939 pugnale (Dagger)
Sidearms[edit]
- Beretta M1923
- Beretta M1934
- Beretta M1935
- Beretta M418
- Bodeo M1889
- Glisenti M1910
- Ruby M1914
- Roth–Steyr M1907
- Steyr M1912
- Mauser C96
- Walther P38
Submachine guns[edit]
- Armaguerra OG-43
- Thompson M1A1 (Captured examples used by the Italian Army prior to 8 September 1943)
- Beretta M1918
- Beretta M1938
- FNAB-43 (used by Italian Social Republic)
- TZ-45
- Villar-Perosa OVP M1918
- MP 40
Rifles[edit]
- Carcano M1891, M1938 and M1941 (Standard issue rifle)
- M1870/87/15 Vetterli-Vitali (used by second line troops)
- Armaguerra Mod. 39 rifle
- Steyr-Mannlicher M1895
- Mauser Karabiner 98k (as sniper rifle)[21]
- Gewehr 41 (used by Italian Social Republic)[22]
Light machine guns[edit]
- Breda Mod. 5C
- Breda M1930
- MAC M1924/29 light machine gun (captured from france)
Medium machine guns[edit]
- 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[edit]
Grenades[edit]
Flamethrowers[edit]
Mortars[edit]
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
- 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[edit]


See also: List of Japanese military equipment of World War II
Edged weapons[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
- Browning FN M1910
- Colt M1903 Pocket Hammerless
- Smith & Wesson Model 3
- Astra 900
- Hamada Type pistol
- Hino–Komuro pistol
- Nambu Type 14
- North China Type 19 pistol
- Nambu Type 94
- Sugiura pistol
- Inagaki pistol
- Type 26 revolver
- Luger P08
- Mauser C96
Submachine guns[edit]
- Type 100
- Type Be (SIG Bergmann adopted by the SNLF)[13]
- Type Su (Steyr-Solothurn S1-100)
- Thompson (Captured Chinese copies, unofficial issue)
Semi-automatic rifles[edit]
- Pedersen rifle (Used in the Battle of Okinawa. Purchased during the 30s)
- Type Kō rifle
- Arisaka Type 5 rifle (Also known as the Type 4 Rifle)
- Type Hei Rifle (During World War II, the small numbers of Type Hei rifles that were available were pressed into service and some were captured by US troops in the Pacific Theater)
- Type Otsu
Rifles[edit]
- Arisaka Type I rifle
- Arisaka Type 30 rifle
- Arisaka Type 35 rifle
- Arisaka Type 38 rifle
- Arisaka Type 38 carbine
- Arisaka Type 44 carbine
- Arisaka Type 97 sniper rifle
- Arisaka Type 99 rifle (Standard issue rifle)
- Arisaka Type 99 sniper rifle
- Murata Type 22 rifle
- TERA Type 1, Type 2 and Type 100
Machine guns[edit]
- Type 92 machine gun (Copy of the Lewis machine gun)
- Browning M1918 (Captured from Chinese forces using FN Model 30s)
- 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[edit]
- Type 2 rifle grenade launcher
- Type 3 grenade
- Type 4 grenade
- Type 10 fragmentation discharger/hand grenade
- Type 91 fragmentation discharger/hand grenade
- Type 97 fragmentation hand grenade
- Type 98 grenade
- Type 99 rifle/hand fragmentation grenade
Grenade dischargers[edit]
Mines[edit]
- Lunge anti-tank mine (Suicide mine on a stick)
- Type 99 anti-tank mine
Flamethrowers[edit]
Mortars[edit]
- 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[edit]
Guided explosive weapons[edit]
- I-Go (Remote-controlled explosive machine)
Latvia[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
Machine guns[edit]
Grenades[edit]
Lithuania[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
Machine guns[edit]
Luxembourg[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
- Enfield Pattern P1914
- Lee–Enfield rifle
- Ross rifle
- Mauser Gewehr 98
- Mauser Karabiner 98k
- Swedish Mauser M96
Machine guns[edit]
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
Manchukuo[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
- Astra Model 900
- FN M1900
- FN M1910
- Luger P08
- Nambu pistol
- Mauser C96
- Type 26 revolver
- Type 94 Nambu pistol
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
- Arisaka Type 30
- Arisaka Type 38 rifle
- Arisaka Type 99 rifle
- Type 44 carbine
- Hanyang Type 88
- Mauser Karabiner 98k
Machine guns[edit]
- Nambu Type 3 heavy machine gun
- Nambu Type 11 light machine gun
- Nambu Type 92 heavy machine gun
- Nambu Type 96 light machine gun
- ZB-30
Grenade dischargers[edit]
Mengjiang[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
Machine guns[edit]
Mexico[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
- Winchester M1895
- Mondragon rifle
- vz. 24
- M1 Garand
- M1A1 Carbine
- Mauser Gewehr 98
- Mauser M1895, M1902 and M1936
Machine guns[edit]
- Lewis machine gun
- Browning M1919
- Hotchkiss M1914
- Vickers machine gun
- Mendoza C-1934
- Madsen machine gun
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
Mongolia[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
Machine guns[edit]
Montenegro[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
Machine guns[edit]
Nepal[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
- Lee-Enfield (standard issue rifle)
Machine guns[edit]
Netherlands[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
- Browning Hi-Power
- Browning FN M1903
- Browning FN M1910/22
- Borchardt-Luger pistol
- Mauser C96 (Used by the KNIL)
Submachine guns[edit]
- Thompson M1928 - Used by the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL)
- Sten submachine gun - Used by the KNIL
- Owen submachine gun - Used by the KNIL
- MP 28 - Used by the KNIL
Rifles[edit]
- M1 Carbine
- Johnson M1941 rifle (Used by the KNIL)
- Lee–Enfield rifle
- Dutch Mannlicher M1895
- vz. 24
Machine guns[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Mk.2 fragmentation hand grenade (Used by the KNIL)
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
- M1 Bazooka
- PIAT
- Solothurn S-18/1100 (Used by the KNIL)
- Bofors 37 mm
New Zealand[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
- Lee–Enfield rifle (Standard issue rifle)
- Charlton automatic rifle (Used by Home Guard)
Machine guns[edit]
Grenades[edit]
- No.36M grenade (Also known as the "Mills bomb")
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
Norway[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
- 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[edit]
- M3 submachine gun (Used by the Norwegian Resistance)
- Sten submachine gun (Used by the Norwegian Resistance)
Rifles[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Eriksen M/25
- 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[edit]
Edged weapons[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
- Colt M1911
- M1917 revolver
- Webley Revolver
- Nambu pistol (Captured)
- Type 26 revolver(Captured)
Submachine guns[edit]
Shotguns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
- Arisaka Type 30 (Captured)
- Arisaka Type 38 (Captured)
- Arisaka Type 99 (Captured)
- M1 Carbine
- M1 Garand
- Springfield M1903
- Enfield P1914
- Enfield M1917
- Constabulary M1899
- Spanish Mauser M93
Machine guns[edit]
- Browning M1917A1
- 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[edit]
- Mk2 grenade
- Type 97 Grenade (Captured)
- Molotov Fire Grenade
Grenade launchers[edit]
Flamethrowers[edit]
Mortars[edit]
Poland[edit]

Before Germany conquered Poland the Polish army was chiefly equipped with weapons of its own making. After the German and Soviet occupation, the Polish government continued in exile. Polish armed forces in the West were equipped by the Western Allies, principally the UK and those formed in the East under the USSR were equipped with Soviet equipment. Within occupied Poland the Polish resistance forces were equipped with weapons from many sources.
Sidearms[edit]
- Radom Pistolet wz.35 Vis (Standard service sidearm in 1939)
- Nagant M1895
- Nagant wz.1932 (Used by State Police)
- Ruby M1914 (Used by Polish Army in France)
- SACM M1935A (Used by Polish Army in France)[14]
- Star M1914 (Used by Polish Army in France)[15]
- Colt M1911 (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the West)[16]
- Enfield No.2 (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the West)[17]
- Smith & Wesson Victory (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the West)[citation needed]
- Tokarev TT-33 (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the East)
Submachine gun[edit]
- Mors wz. 39 (Prototype only. Prototypes issued to the 3rd Rifle Battalion and the 39th Infantry Division)
- 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)
- PPS submachine gun (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the East)
- PPSh-41 (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the East)
Rifles[edit]
- Karabin wz.98 (Main service rifle in 1939, also used by the resistance movement. Polish copy of Mauser Gewehr 98)
- Karabin wz.98a (Derivative of kb. wz.98)
- Karabinek wz.29 (Main service rifle in 1939, based on the Karabin wz.98a)
- Karabinek wz. 91/98/25 (Based on Mosin–Nagant rifle, used in the Invasion of Poland)
- Karabinek wz.98 PWU (Used by polish cavalry and horse artillery)[23]
- Kbsp wz. 1938M (Small number produced)
- Lebel M1886/93 (Used by second-line troops in 1939)
- Berthier rifle (Used by second-line troops in 1939)
- MAS-36 (Used by Polish Army in France)[24]
- Lee–Enfield No.1 Mk III and No.4 Mk I (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the West)
- Mosin–Nagant rifle (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the East)
- SVT-40 (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the East)
- Mauser Karabiner 98k (Used by the resistance movement)
Machine guns[edit]
- Browning wz.1928 (Standard light machine gun)
- Lewis machine gun
- 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)
- Type C machine gun
- FM 24/29 light machine gun (Used by Polish Army in France) [25]
- Bren machine gun (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the West)
- Degtyaryov machine gun (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the East)
- Maxim wz. 1910 (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the East)
Grenades[edit]
- Molotov fire grenade
- wz.1933 fragmentation grenade
- wz.1933 concussion grenade
- wz.S smoke grenade
- Mills bomb (Used by Polish Armed Forces on the West)
- RGD-33 grenade (Used by Polish Armed Forces on the East)
Grenade launchers[edit]
Flamethrowers[edit]
Mortars[edit]
- wz.18 mortar (Stokes mortar)[26]
- wz.18/31 mortar (Brandt Mle 27/31 produced under license)[27]
- wz.28 mortar (Polish produced Stokes mortar)[28]
- wz.31 mortar (Brandt Mle 27/31 produced under license)[29]
- wz.32 heavy mortar
- wz.40 mortar
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
- Boys anti-tank rifle (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the West)
- PIAT (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the West, Used during the Warsaw Uprising[18])
- Kb ppanc wz.35
- wz.36 (Polish Bofors 37mm)
- Panzerfaust (Used by the resistance movement)
- PTRD-41 (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the East)
- PTRS-41 (Used by the Polish Armed Forces in the East)
Romania[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
- PM Orița Md. 1941
- PM Beretta
- PM Schmeisser Md. 18 I
- PM Schmeisser Md. 28 II
- PM Md. 1940
- PM Md. 1941
- PM Rus (Captured)
Rifles[edit]
- vz.24 (Standard infantry rifle, adopted in 1938. Also used as a sniper rifle)
- Mannlicher M1893 (also known as the M93)
- Carcano rifle (supplied by Italy)
- Lebel M1886/93 (Issued to second-line troops)
- Mosin–Nagant rifle (Captured)
Machine guns[edit]
Grenades[edit]
Mortars[edit]
- Brandt Mle 1935
- Brandt Mle 27/31
- M1938 mortar (Captured and copied as Reșița Model 1942)
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
Slovak Republic[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Rifles[edit]
- ZB vz. 24 (Standard issue rifle)
- Mauser Karabiner 98k
Submachine guns[edit]
- ZK-383 (In total 190 machine pistols were delivered at the beginning of 1943) [31]
- MP 40 [32]
- Suomi KP/-31[33]
Light machine guns[edit]
Heavy machine guns[edit]
- Schwarzlose M1907/12 (As Kulomet vz. 24)
Mortars[edit]
- 8 cm minomet vz. 36 medium mortar
South Africa[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
- Lee–Enfield No.1 Mk III* and No.4 Mk I (Standard issue rifle)
- Lee–Enfield No.5 Mk I "Jungle carbine"
- Rieder M1941 automatic rifle
Machine guns[edit]
Mortars[edit]
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
- M1 Bazooka (Also known as 3.5-inch rocket launcher)
- PIAT
Soviet Union[edit]
Edged weapons[edit]
- NR-40 knife
- AVS-36 bayonet
- Mosin-Nagant 1891 bayonet
- S84/98 III bayonet (Captured)
Handguns[edit]
- Tokarev TT-33 (Standard issued pistol of the Red Army)
- Nagant M1895
- Korovin TK
- Mauser C96 (Captured from WW1 and issued during WW2)
- Colt M1911A1 (American Lend-Lease)
Submachine guns[edit]
- PPSh-41 (Standard issued SMG of the Red Army)
- PPS-43 (2nd most preferred SMG of the Red Army)
- PPS-42 (Earlier model of the PPS, developed and produced during the Leningrad siege.)
- PPD-34/38
- PPD-40
- MP 40 (Captured/ Grass Is Greener syndrome.)
- Thompson submachine gun (American Lend-Lease)
- Reising M50 (American Lend-Lease)
Automatic rifles[edit]
Rifles[edit]
- Mosin–Nagant M1891/1930 (Standard-issued rifle of the Red Army)
- Mosin–Nagant M1938 carbine
- Mosin–Nagant M1944 carbine
- SVT-40
- SVT-38 (earlier version of the SVT-40.)
- Kar98k (Captured from the Germans)
- M1 Carbine (small amounts from american Lend-Lease)
- Winchester M1895
Machine guns[edit]
- DP-27 (Erroneously called DP-28 in the west, standard issued LMG of the Red Army)
- Maxim M1910 (Main fire support weapon of the Red Army)
- Goryunov SG-43
- DShK machine gun (Main heavy machine gun of the Red Army, Mounted as a top-mounted machine gun for the IS-2)
- DTM-4
- DS-39 (Production discontinued after the German invasion)
- RPD (Limited use in 1945)
- Lewis Mk I (Lend-Lease)
- MG-34 (Captured from the Germans)
Grenades[edit]
- RGD-33
- M1924 Stielhandgranate (Captured from the Germans)
- Molotov fire grenade
- F1 grenade
- Rdultovsky M1914 and M1917
- RG-41
- RG-42
- RPG-6
- RPG-40
- RPG-43
Grenade launchers[edit]
- Dyakonoff grenade launcher (Attachment on the M91/30 rifle only)
- VPGS-41 Rifle Grenade (Rifle Grenade mounted on Mosin Nagant Model 1891/30)
Mines[edit]
- TM-35 mine (Anti-tank mine)
Flamethrowers[edit]
Mortars[edit]
- 37mm spade mortar
- 50mm RM-38, RM-39 & RM-40
- 82-BM-36 (or M-36)
- 82-BM-37 (or M-37)
- 82-PM-41 (or M-41)
- 107mm M1938 mortar
- M1938 mortar (or 120-PM-38])
- 120-PM-43 mortar (or M1943 Mortar)
- 160 mm Mortar M1943
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
- PTRD-41 anti-tank rifle (Dyegtyaryov M1941)
- PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle (Simonov M1941)
- Ampulomet
- M1 Bazooka (American Lend-Lease)
- PIAT (British Lend-Lease)
- Panzerschreck (Captured)
- Panzerfaust 60 (Captured)
- Bofors 37 mm
Thailand[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
- Astra 300
- Browning FN M1900
- Colt M1911
- Nambu Type 14
- Type 78 Luger pistol[19]
- Type 79 Colt Super[20]
- Type 80 Star[21]
- Type 82 Colt Police Positive[22]
Submachine guns[edit]
Rifles[edit]
- Siamese Types 46, 46/66, 47, 47/66 and 66 Mauser rifle (Standard issue rifle)
- Type 83 Arisaka rifle (Japanese type 38 rifle in Thai service. Supplied by Japan)
- Type 83 Arisaka carbine[24]
- Lee Enfield Mk III "Wild Tiger" rifle (Used by Royal Thai Police.[25] Adopted in 1919, as issue rifle for the Wild Tiger Corps.)[26]
- ZH-29[27]
Machine guns[edit]
- Type 66 Browning M1917
- Type 66 Madsen machine gun
- Type 92 heavy machine gun
- Vickers machine gun
Grenades[edit]
Grenade dischargers[edit]
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
United Kingdom (including colonies)[edit]

Edged weapons[edit]
- BC-41 dagger
- Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife
- Kris dagger (British Malaya)
- Kukri machete (Used by Gurkha regiments)
- Parang knife (British Malaya)
- Smatchet knife sword. And a sword
Sidearms[edit]
- Webley Mk.IV (.38/200) and Mk.VI (.455)
- Webley Self-Loading Pistol (Issued to some pilots)
- Enfield No.2
- M1917 revolver (Issued to the Home Guard)
- FN/Inglis Browning Hi-Power (As Pistol No.2 Mk.I)
- Colt M1911 (M1911A1s supplied through lend-lease with some configured to fire the .455 cartridge )
- Colt M1927 Official Police
- Smith & Wesson Military & Police
- Welrod pistol (single shot, silenced pistol. Used by SOE)
- Nambu Type 14 (British Malaya)
- Luger P-08 (British Malaya)
Submachine guns[edit]
- Thompson submachine gun ( M1928, M1928A1 and M1A1 variants)
- Sten submachine gun (About 4 million produced from all sources)
- Sterling submachine gun - a few prototypes used in trials
- Lanchester submachine gun (Copy of the German MP 28/II, used by the Royal Navy and RAF)
Rifles[edit]
- Lee–Enfield No.1 Mk III and No.4 Mk I (Standard issue rifle)
- Lee–Enfield No.5 Mk I "Jungle carbine"
- Enfield Pattern P1914
- M1 Carbine
- M1 Garand (Received 38,000 as Lend-Lease)
- Enfield M1917 (Used by Home Guard)
- Remington Model 8 (Used by the Home Guard)
- Ross rifle (Supplied by Canada. Used by the Home Guard)
- Martini–Enfield rifle (Used by the Home Guard)
- De Lisle carbine (Limited numbers, used by special forces such as Commandos)
- Howell M1915 automatic rifle (Used by Home Guard)
- Arisaka Type 38 (British Malaya)
- Arisaka Type 99 (British Malaya)
Sniper rifles[edit]
Machine guns[edit]
- Bren machine gun
- Lewis machine gun
- Browning M1917 (Used by the Home Guard)
- Browning M1919
- Browning M2
- Colt–Browning M1895 (Used by the Home Guard)
- Vickers K machine gun (Limited use - LRDG in North Africa, some reconnaissance units in 1944/45)
- Vickers machine gun
- Vickers-Berthier machine gun (Indian Army use)
- Besa machine gun (as armament of armoured cars and tanks)
Grenades[edit]
- 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 (improvised weapon, British Malaya)
Obstacle clearing explosive charges[edit]
- McClintock Bangalore torpedo
Flamethrowers[edit]
- Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 "Lifebuoy"
Mortars[edit]
- SBML 2-inch mortar light mortar
- ML 3-inch mortar main mortar
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
Remote controlled demolition devices[edit]
- Mobile Land Mine 'Beetle' (Cable-guided explosive vehicle, never entered service)
United States[edit]


Blade weapons[edit]
- Ka-Bar knife
- M1 bayonet
- M3 fighting knife
- M4 bayonet
- M1905 bayonet
- M1917 bayonet
- M1942 bayonet
- Mark I trench knife
- United States Marine Raider stiletto
- Bowie knife
Sidearms[edit]
- Colt M1911A1 (Standard-issued pistol of the US army)
- Browning High-Power (Produced by Remington Arms from design plans from escaped Belgian workers, not very commonly issued to frontline troops.)
- High Standard HDM (Used by OSS agents)
- Colt M1903 Pocket Hammerless
- Colt M1909 New Service
- Colt M1917
- Colt M1927 Official Police (Also known as Colt M1927 Commando)
- Smith & Wesson Military & Police
- Smith & Wesson Model 27
Shotguns[edit]
Commonly used by the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific theater, limited use in Europe.
- Winchester M1912 (Also used to the Western Front, standard-issued shotgun of the US Army)
- Browning Auto-5 & Remington Model 11 (The Model 11 is the Remington manufactured A5 shotgun with short barrel)
- Remington M1931
- Winchester M1897
- Winchester M1921
- Stevens M520-30 and M620
- Ithaca 37
Submachine guns[edit]
- Thompson submachine gun (Standard-issued SMG of the US army, various variants used by Army and Marine Corps)
- M3 'Grease Gun' (M3 variant was the main variant used during the war. Introduced as low cost replacement for Thompson, but never completely replaced it.)
- M50/M55 Reising (Used used by USMC 1941-1943 in the Pacific, and supplied as Lend-Lease to USSR and other countries)
- United Defense M42 (supplied to resistance and partisan groups, also issued to some OSS members, but not in great quantities.)
Automatic Rifles[edit]
- M2 Carbine (Only used in the final battle of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in the pacific)
Rifles[edit]
- M1 Garand (Standard issue rifle)
- Springfield M1903A1 (Original model manufactured by Springfield)
- M1 Carbine
- M1A1 Carbine (Paratrooper version of the M1 Carbine with folding stock)
- Remington M1903A3 (Remington manufactured Springfield M1903 rifle used by Marines early in the pacific, phased out by M1 Carbine and M1 Garand)
- Enfield M1917 (Used in Ceremonial and training use.)
- Johnson M1941 rifle (Used mainly by the marine corp.)
Sniper rifles[edit]
- M1C Garand (Limited combat in Europe and the Pacific)
- Springfield M1903A1 (With Unertl 7.8x Scope, USMC variants had a 8.0x scope)
- Remington M1903A4 (Remington manufactured Springfield M1903 rifle with M84 or M73B1 Scope)
- Winchester Model 70
Machine guns[edit]
- Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 Light machine gun (Standard-issued LMG of the US army as the squad automatic weapon)
- Browning M1919A4 & A6 Medium machine gun (US army main fire support weapon)
- Browning M2HB Heavy machine gun
- Browning M1917A1 Heavy machine gun
- M1941 Johnson machine gun Light machine gun
- M2 Stinger
Grenades[edit]
Grenade launchers[edit]
- M7 grenade launcher (M1 Garand attachment)
- M8 grenade launcher (M1 Carbine grenade launcher)
Obstacle clearing explosive charges[edit]
Flamethrowers[edit]
Mortars[edit]
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
- M1A1 and M9 Bazooka rocket launcher
- M18 recoilless rifle (Extremely limited usage possibly in Europe to fight against Panthers and other AFVs)
Yugoslavia[edit]
Sidearms[edit]
- Browning Hi-Power (British aid)
- M1895 Nagant Revolver
- M1910/22
- Ruby pistol
- Luger P08 (Captured)
- Walther P38 (Captured)
- Tokarev TT-33 (Soviet aid)
Submachine guns[edit]
- Thompson submachine gun (American aid)
- United Defense M42 (American aid)
- Sten submachine gun (British aid)
- Beretta M1938 (Captured)
- Danuvia 39M (Captured)
- ZK-383 (Captured)
- Erma EMP-35
- MP 34 (Captured)
- MP 38 (Captured)
- MP 40 (Captured)
- PPSh-41 (Soviet aid)
- PPS-43 (Soviet aid)
- PPD-40 (Soviet aid)
Automatic rifles[edit]
- Sturmgewehr 44 (Captured)
Rifles[edit]
- Mauser-Koka
- 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[edit]
- 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)
- Dshk (Soviet aid)
Grenades[edit]
- Vasić M12
- M1924 Stielhandgranate (Captured)
- M1939 Eierhandgranate (Captured)
Flamethrowers[edit]
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
- M1 Bazooka (American aid)
- PIAT (British aid)
- Boys anti-tank rifle (British aid)
- Panzerfaust (Captured)
- Panzerschreck (Captured)
- M1933 anti-tank rifle
See also[edit]
- 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
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