List of common World War II infantry weapons

This is a list of infantry weapons which were in mainstream use during World War II (1939–1945).

 Free Albania

Handguns

• Glisenti Model 1910
• Beretta M1934

Rifles and Long-ranged Weaponry

• Carcano
• Steyr-Mannlicher M1895

Submachine Guns

• Beretta Model 1918
• Beretta Model 38

Machine Guns

• Breda M30
• Breda M37

 Commonwealth of Australia

Handguns

• Webley Mk.VI (.455) & Mk.IV (.38/200)
• Smith & Wesson Victory Model
• Enfield revolver

Rifles

• Lee–Enfield No. 1 Mk III

Submachine Guns

• Owen Gun
• Thompson M1928A1

Machine Guns

• Lewis Gun
• Bren light machine gun
• Vickers machine gun

Anti-Tank Weapons

• PIAT
• Boys anti-tank rifle

Grenades

• Mills bomb

 Republic of Austria

Handguns

• Steyr M1912

Rifles

• Steyr-Mannlicher M1895

Submachine Guns

• MP 34

Machine Guns

• MG 30
• Schwarzlose MG M.07/12

 Kingdom of Belgium

Handguns

• Nagant Model 1895
• Browning High-Power
• FN Modèle 1903
• FN Modèle 1910
• FN Modèle 1922

Rifles

• Mauser Modèle 1889
• Mauser Modèle 1935

Submachine Guns

• MP 28

Light machine guns

• FN Modèle 1930
• MG 08/15

Medium machine guns

• Hotchkiss Modèle 1914
• MG 08

Bayonets

• Modèle 1924

United States of Brazil

Handguns

• Colt M1911
• Colt M1917 revolver
• Luger P08

Rifles

• Mauser M1908 (Similar to Gewehr 98)
• M1 Garand (U.S. Lend Lease)
• M1 Carbine (U.S. Lend Lease)
• Springfield M1903 (U.S. Lend Lease)

Submachine Guns

• M1A1 Thompson(U.S. Lend Lease)
• M3 grease gun(U.S. Lend Lease)
• M50 Reising(U.S. Lend Lease)
• MP18

Machine Guns

• Browning M1917(U.S. Lend Lease)
• Browning M1918(U.S. Lend Lease)
• Browning M1919(U.S. Lend Lease)
• Browning M2(U.S. Lend Lease)
• Hotchkiss M1914

Shotguns

• Winchester 1897(U.S. Lend Lease)
• Browning Auto-5(U.S. Lend Lease)
• Ithaca 37(U.S. Lend Lease)
• Coach gun

 Tsardom of Bulgaria

Handguns

• Luger P08 pistol

Rifles

• Steyr-Mannlicher M1895
• Karabiner 98k

Submachine Guns

• ZK-383
• MP 34
• MP 40

Machine Guns

• Madsen machine gun
• MG 08
• MG 30
• MG 34
• Schwarzlose MG 07/12

Handguns

• Colt M1911
• Smith & Wesson Triple Lock
• Browning Hi-Power
• Smith & Wesson Victory Model
• Webley Revolver
• Enfield Revolver
• Colt Police Positive

Sub-MachineGuns

• Sten
• M50 Reising
• M3 Grease Gun

Rifles

• No. III Lee–Enfield
• No. 4 Mk I Lee–Enfield
• Ross Rifle
• U.S. Enfield M1917

Machine guns

• Bren light machine gun
• Lewis Gun
• M1941 Johnson machine gun
• Vickers machine gun
• M1918A2 Browning

Shotguns

• Winchester M1897
• Ithaca 37

Grenades

• Mills bomb
• No 68 AT Grenade
• Mk.2 Frag Grenade

First Slovak Republic

Handguns

• Pistole vz. 24
• Pistole vz. 22

Rifles

• ZB vz. 24

Light Machine Guns

• ZB vz. 26
• ZB vz. 30

Heavy Machine Guns

• Kulomet vz. 24 (Schwarzlose)

Mortars

• 80 mm vz. 36 – medium mortar

 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
• Nambu 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

• MP34
• MP18
• M3 submachine gun (Provided by the U.S. through Lend Lease)
• M1A1 Thompson (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)

Shotguns

• Winchester M1897 – provided by the U.S. through Lend Lease
• Winchester M12 – provided by the U.S. through Lend Lease
• Browning Auto-5 – provided by the U.S. through Lend Lease
• Ithaca 37 – provided by the U.S. through Lend Lease
• IZH-43 – provided by the U.S. through Lend Lease

Light machine guns

• Browning Automatic Rifle – provided by the U.S. through Lend Lease
• ZB vz.26 (purchased in large quantity from former Czechoslovakia and locally produced)
• 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
• Chinese Type 36 recoilless rifle (local copy of M18 recoilless rifle)

Grenades

• Type 23 (Chinese copy of Model 24 grenade)

Close quarters weapons

• Dadao
• Miao dao
• HY1935 bayonet
• Qiang (spear)
• Type 30 bayonet (captured from Japanese forces)

 Free Czechoslovak Republic

Handguns

• Pistole vz. 22
• ČZ vz. 27
• Pistole vz. 24

Rifles

• vz. 24
• vz. 33
• Steyr-Mannlicher M1895

Submachine Guns

• ZK-383

Machine Guns

• ZB vz. 26
• ZB-30
• ZB-50
• ZB-53

 Kingdom of Denmark

Handguns

• Bergmann–Bayard pistol M10
• Danish M1880/85 Army Revolver

Rifles

• Gevær M/89

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

 Republic of 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 M39
• M28 rifle a.k.a. Pystykorva
• 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 Switzerland 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

• Puukko

Mines

• Panssarimiina m/36
• Panssarimiina m/39
• Panssarimiina m/44
• Panssarimiina m/S-39
• m/S-40

 French Third Republic

Handguns

• Modèle 1892 revolver
• MAS 1873 revolver
• SACM M1935A
• 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

Shotguns

• Winchester 1897
• Winchester M12

Submachine Guns

• MAS-38
• Erma EMP
• Thompson M1928
• Sten
• Ribeyrolles 1918 automatic carbine

Light Machine Guns

• MAC 24/29
• Hotchkiss M1922 machine gun
• Chauchat

Machine Guns

• Hotchkiss M1914
• Reibel machine gun
• Darne machine gun
• M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle

Anti-Tank Weapons

• Fusil anti-char Boys

Grenades

• F1 grenade (France)
• OF 37 offensive grenade
• VB rifle grenade

Mortars

• Brandt mle 27/31

 The Third Reich (Nazi Germany)

Handguns

• Walther P38
• Luger P08
• Walther PP, PPK
• Colt M1914
• Sauer 38H
• Pistole vz. 24
• Mauser HSC
• Dreyse M1907
• Mauser C96
• Browning HP

Rifles

• Karabiner 98k
• Gewehr 41
• Gewehr 43
• Gewehr 98
• Gewehr 88 (Used by Volkssturm)
• Volkssturmgewehr 1-5 (Possibly 10,000 of all designs)
• Winchester 1895 (Issued to Volkssturm units)
• vz. 24 (used as G24(t))
• vz. 33 (used as G33/40(t))

Sub-Machine Guns

• MP 18/MP 28
• MP 34
• MP 35
• MP 38
• MP 40
• MP 41
• MP 3008 (10,000) (Use in 1945 only)
• ZK-383
• Erma EMP
• PPSh-41 (Captured from Soviets, Issued as the MP 717)
• Beretta Model 38 (Produced by the Wehrmacht under the designations MP.738 and MP.739)

Machine Guns

• Maxim Gun
• VMG-27 – Light Machine Gun
• MG 08
• MG 13
• MG 15
• MG 17
• MG 30
• MG 34
• MG 42
• Browning Automatic Rifle (Captured From the Americans used under the designation of IMG 28(p))
• Browning wz. 1928 (Captured in 1939)
• Madsen machine gun (taken into service after 1940)
• ZB vz.26 (used as MG26(t))
• ZB vz.24 (used as G24(t))
• ZB-53 (used as G26(t))
• FM 24/29 light machine gun (Captured by the Wehrmacht and redesignated as MG Model 24/29(f))

Assault Rifles

• StG44
• Sturmgewehr 45
• MKb42(H)
• FG 42 – Battle Rifle

Sniper rifles

• Gewehr 43 (Scoped)
• Gewehr 98 (Scoped)
• Karabiner 98k (Scoped)
• FG 42 (Scoped)
• StG44 (Scoped)

Shotguns

• M30 Luftwaffe drilling
• Winchester 1897 (Captured from the Americans)

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 Panzerbüchse 784(r))
• 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

• Flammenwerfer 35
• Einstossflammenwerfer 46
• Flammenwerfer 41

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

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 Official Police

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

• Brandt Mle 27/31

 Kingdom of 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

• Danuvia 39M
• Danuvia 43M

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

 Imperial Italy (Fascist)

Handguns

• Beretta Modello 1923
• Beretta Modello 1934
• Beretta Modello 1935
• Bodeo Modello 1889
• Glisenti mMdello 1910
• Roth–Steyr Modell 1907
• Steyr Modell 1912

Rifles

• Carcano modello 1891
• Carcano modello 1938
• Carcano modello 1941
• Revelli modello 1939
• Steyr-Mannlicher Modell 1895

Submachine guns

• Beretta modello 1918
• Beretta modello 1938
• OVP
• M1A1 Thompson (Captured examples pressed into use by the Italian Army prior to 8 September 1943).

Light machine guns

• Breda modello 1930
• Breda Mod. 5C

Medium machine guns

• Breda Mod. 5G
• Breda Modello 1937
• Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914
• Fiat–Revelli Modello 1935

Heavy machine guns

• Breda Modello 1931

Mortars

• Mortaio 45/5 modello 1935
• Mortaio 81/14 modello 1935

Anti-tank Weapons

• Panzerfaust 30
• Solothurn S-18/100
• Solothurn S-18/1000
• Solothurn S-18/1100
• Wz. 35 (ex-Polish)

Grenades

• Breda Mod. 35
• Breda Mod. 42
• SRCM Mod. 35
• OTO Mod. 35
• OTO Mod. 42
• OTO Tipo L
• Passaglia Grenade

Flamethrowers

• Lanciafiamme Modello 35
• Lanciafiamme Mod. 41
• Lanciafiamme Mod. 41 d'assalto

Bayonets

• Modello 1891 "sciabola baionetta"
• Modello 1891/38 "pugnale baionetta"

 Empire of Japan

Handguns

• Luger P08
• FN M1910
• Nambu Type 14
• Type 26 Revolver
• Nambu Type 94
• Hamada Type pistol

Rifles

• TERA rifle
• Type 5 Rifle
• Type 30 rifle
• Type 35 rifle
• Type 38 Rifle
• Type 38 Cavalry Rifle
• Type 44 Cavalry Rifle
• Type 97 Sniper Rifle
• Type 99 Rifle
• Type I Rifle

Sub-Machine guns

• Nambu Type 100
• MP18
• MP34

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 98 machine Gun
• Type 96 Light Machine Gun
• Type 97 heavy tank 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

 Republic of Lithuania

Handguns

• Luger P08
• M1895 Nagant

Submachine Guns

• MP 18

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

 Republic of Estonia

Handguns

• Browning Hi-Power
• Nagant 1895

Rifles

• Mosin–Nagant
• Lee Enfield

Sub-machineguns

• Tallinn Arsenal
• Suomi KP/-31

Machine-Guns

• Madsen machine gun
• Maxim M1910

 Republic of Latvia

Handguns

• Luger P08
• Nagant 1895

Rifles

• Ross Rifle
• No. 4 Mk I Lee–Enfield
• Mosin-Nagant Model 1891/30

Submachine guns

• Tallinn Arsenal

Machine guns

• Lewis Gun
• Vickers Mk I

 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Rifles

• Gewehr 98
• Pattern 1914
• Ross Rifle

Machine Guns

• MG 08
• Vickers machine gun

 British Malaysia

Handguns

• 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
• Browning Auto-5

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 11
• 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

• Keris
• Parang
• Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife
• Bayonet

 United States Mexican

Handguns

• Obregón pistol
• Colt M1911
• Smith & Wesson M&P

Rifles

• Mauser M1895, M1902, M1936
• M1 Garand
• M1 Carbine

Sub Machine Guns

• M1A1 Thompson
• M3 submachine gun

Machineguns

• Browning M1919
• Hotchkiss M1914
• Mendoza C-1934
• Madsen machine gun

 Mongolian People's Republic

Rifles

• Mosin–Nagant

Submachine guns

• PPSh-41
• PPS-43

Machine guns

• Russian M1910 Maxim
• SG-43 Goryunov
• DShK

Kingdom of 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)

 Dominion of New Zealand

Handguns

• Smith & Wesson M&P
• Webley Revolver
• Enfield No. 2
• Browning Hi-Power

Rifles

• Lee–Enfield

Submachine Guns

• Owen submachine gun
• Thompson submachine gun
• Sten

Machine Guns

• Charlton Automatic Rifle (1500)
• Lewis gun
• Vickers machine gun

Anti-tank Weapons

• Boys anti-tank rifle
• PIAT

Grenades

• Mills bomb

 Kingdom of Norway

Handguns

• Colt M1914
• Nagant M1895
• Colt M1911

Rifles

• Krag–Jørgensen
• Lee–Enfield

Sub Machine Guns

• Sten

Machine Guns

• Lewis Gun
• M2 Browning
• Browning M1917
• Madsen M/22
• Colt M/29
• Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun
• Weibel M/1932
• MG 08
• Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun

 Second Polish Republic

Handguns

• Nagant M1895
• Radom Pistolet wz.35 Vis
• TT-33 (used by Polish Armed Forces in the East)
• Nagant wz.32
• automatic Vis wz.35

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
• karabinek wz.98
• karabin wz.98L
• semi-automatic rifle wz.1938M
• semi-automatic rifle wz.37
• karabinek wz.91/98/23
• Karabinek wz.91/98/25
• karabinek wz.91/98/26
• karabinek wz. KP 32
• karabinek wz.1898/26
• karabinek wz.1898/29

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)
• polish Thompson wz.28 Parabellum
• Pistolet Maszynowy Dywersyjny submachine gun

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)
• wz.37 anti-tank mine

Grenades

• Fragmentation Grenade wz.1933
• Concussion Grenade wz.1933
• ET-38 anti tank grenade
• wz.S smoke grenade

Grenade launchers

• Granatnik wz.36
• "Skowronek" rocket launcher

Flamethrowers

• Zieliński flamethrower
• Sender flamethrower
• M38 flamethrower

Mortars

• wz.18 mortar
• wz.28 mortar
• wz.18/31 mortar
• wz.31 mortar
• wz.32 heavy mortar
• wz.40 mortar

 Kingdom of Romania

Handguns

• Ruby pistol
• Tokarev TT-33
• Beretta M 1934
• Steyr M1912
• Beretta M 1935

Rifles

• Mannlicher M1895 – Issued to second line troops.
• vz.24
• Mosin–Nagant – Captured From Soviets

Submachine Guns

• Orita M1941
• PPSh-41 – Captured From Soviets
• MP40
• Moschetto Automatico Beretta 1938

Machine Guns

• ZB vz. 26
• ZB-30
• MG 34
• PM M1910
• ZB-53

 Union of South Africa

Handguns

• Webley Revolver

Rifles

• Lee–Enfield
• Rieder Automatic Rifle
• Jungle Carbine

Submachine guns

• Sten

Machine Guns

• Vickers machine gun
• Bren light machine gun

Anti-Tank Weapons

• PIAT
• 3.5-inch rocket launcher

Mortars

• 2-inch mortar

 USSR

Handguns

• Tokarev TT-33
• Nagant 1895
• TK
• Mauser C96
• Colt M1911 (received in the form of Lend-Lease aid)

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)
• Karabiner 98k (Captured from Germans)

Anti-Tank Rifles

• PTRD-41 Anti-Tank Rifle
• PTRS-41 Anti-Tank Rifle

Machine Guns

• DP-28
• DTM-4
• Maxim-Tokarev
• RPD (limited)
• SG-43 Goryunov
• DShK
• DS-39 (production was discontinued after the German invasion)
• Browning wz. 1928 (Captured in 1939)
• LAD machine gun
• Maxim 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

• NR-40

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

 Kingdom of Sweden

Handguns

• Lahti L-35

Rifles

• Swedish Mauser
• Karabiner 98k
• Ag m/42

SMGs

• Suomi KP/-31
• Carl Gustav m/45
• MP35
• MP 18

Machine guns

• Browning M1917
• Browning M1918
• Browning M1919
• Browning M2
• Kg m/40 light machine gun
• Schwarzlose machine gun
• Ksp m/42

Anti-tank guns

• Bazooka
• Bofors 37mm

Anti-aircraft guns

• M/40 Automatic cannon
• Bofors 40mm gun
• Bofors 75mm Model 1929

Artillery

• Bofors 75mm Model 1934
• 10.5 cm Cannon Model 1927
• 10.5 cm kanon m/34
• Bofors 12 cm M.14
• Haubits m/40

Self-propelled guns

• Stormartillerivagn m/43
• Luftvӓrnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II

 Kingdom of Thailand

Handguns

• Nambu Type 14
• M1911 pistol

Rifles

• Type 45 Siamese Mauser
• Type 46 Siamese Mauser
• Type 47 Siamese Mauser
• Type 66 Siamese Mauser
• Arisaka

Submachine Guns

• MP 18
• Type 100 submachine gun

Machine Guns

• Type 66 light machine gun
• Type 92 heavy machine gun
• Type 66 heavy machine gun

Anti-tank Weapons

• Type 97 automatic cannon

Grenades

• Type 97 grenade
• Type 91 grenade

Grenade Dischargers

• Type 10 grenade discharger

 British Empire & Commonwealth

Handguns

• Webley Mk.VI (.455) & Mk.IV (.38/200)
• Walther ppk (Captured)
• Walther p38 (Captured)
• Enfield No. 2
• FN/Inglis Browning Hi-Power (As Pistol No.2 Mk.I)
• Smith & Wesson M&P
• Colt M1911
• 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
• Besa machine gun
• Browning M2

Shotguns

• Winchester 1897
• Winchester M12
• Ithaca M37

Anti-tank Weapons

• Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT)
• 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 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

• Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife
• Smatchet
• Kukri – used by Gurkha regiments
• BC-41

 United States of America

Handguns

• Colt M1911
• 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
• M1 Carbine
• Springfield M1903A1
• M1917 Enfield
• M1941 Johnson rifle

Assault Rifles

• Thompson - The .30 Carbine version of Thompson SMG
• M2 Carbine

Sub-machine guns

• M1A1 Thompson
• M3A1
• M50 Reising
• United Defense M42 (15,000)
• M2 Hyde

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)

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
• Stevens M520-30 and M620
• Coach gun

Anti-tank weapons

• Rocket Launcher, M1/A1 "Bazooka"
• Rocket Launcher, M9 "Bazooka"
• M18 recoilless rifle (uncommon in Europe; some action in Pacific)

Flamethrowers

• M2 flamethrower
• M1A1 Flamethrower

Grenades

• Mk.2 Fragmentation Hand Grenade

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

 Democratic Federal Yugoslavia

Handguns

• Ruby pistol
• FN Model 1910/22
• Luger P08 pistol captured in huge numbers from the Germans
• TT-33
• Walther P38
• Mauser C96

Rifles

• M24 series
• Gewehr 98
• Kbk wz. 1929
• SKS
• 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

• Specifications for World War II infantry weapons

WWII Weapons List Shown By Categories

Close Combat Weapons
Weapons	Type	Cartridges	Country of Origin	Details
NR-40	Combat Knife	N/A	Soviet Union	N/A
1219C2	Combat Knife	N/A	United States	N/A
Fairbairn–Sykes	Dagger	N/A	United Kingdom	N/A
S84/98 III	Bayonet	N/A	Nazi Germany	N/A
Type 98	Sabre	N/A	Empire of Japan	N/A
M39	Dagger	N/A	Kingdom of Italy	N/A
Pistols
Weapons	Type	Cartridges	Country of Origin	Details
TT-33	Pistol	7.62×25mm Tokarev	Soviet Union	N/A
M1911A1	Pistol	.45 ACP	United States	N/A
Webley Mk IV	Pistol	.38/200	British Empire	N/A
Walther P38	Pistol	9×19mm Parabellum	Nazi Germany	N/A
Type 14 Nambu	Pistol	8×22mm Nambu	Empire of Japan	N/A
Beretta M34	Pistol	.380 ACP	Kingdom of Italy	N/A
Shotguns
Weapons	Type	Cartridges	Country of Origin	Details
M12	Shotgun	12-Gauge	United States	N/A
Sub-Machine Guns
Weapons	Type	Cartridges	Country of Origin	Details
PPSh-41	Sub-Machine Gun	7.62×25mm Tokarev	Soviet Union	N/A
PPS-43	Sub-Machine Gun	7.62×25mm Tokarev	Soviet Union	N/A
M1A1 Thompson	Sub-Machine Gun	.45 ACP	United States	N/A
M3A1	Sub-Machine Gun	.45 ACP	United States	N/A
Sten Mk II	Sub-Machine Gun	9×19mm Parabellum	United Kingdom	N/A
MP40	Sub-Machine Gun	9×19mm Parabellum	Nazi Germany	N/A
Type 100 Nambu	Sub-Machine Gun	8×22mm Nambu	Empire of Japan	N/A
Beretta M38A	Sub-Machine Gun	9×19mm Parabellum	Kingdom of Italy	N/A
Assault Rifles & Battle Rifles
Weapons	Type	Cartridges	Country of Origin	Details
StG44	Assault rifle	7.92×33mm Kurz	Nazi Germany	Available Attachment: ZF4 4× Scope
FG 42	Battle rifle	7.92×57mm Mauser	Nazi Germany	Available Attachment: ZFG42 4× Scope
Rifles & Anti-Tank Rifles
Weapons	Type	Cartridges	Country of Origin	Details
Mosin–Nagant M91/30	Rifle	7.62×54mmR	Soviet Union	Available Attachment: PU 3.5× Scope
SVT-40	Rifle	7.62×54mmR	Soviet Union	Available Attachment: PU 3.5× Scope
M1 Garand	Rifle	.30-06 Springfield	United States	Available Attachment: M84 2.2× Scope
Springfield M1903A1	Rifle	.30-06 Springfield	United States	Available Attachment: Unertl 7.8× Scope
M1 Carbine	Rifle	.30 Carbine	United States	N/A
Lee–Enfield No.4 Mk I	Rifle	.303 British	United Kingdom	Available Attachment: No.32 Mk II 3.5× Scope
Kar98k	Rifle	7.92×57mm Mauser	Nazi Germany	Available Attachment: ZF42 5× Scope
Gewehr 43	Rifle	7.92×57mm Mauser	Nazi Germany	Available Attachment: ZF4 4× Scope
Type 99 Arisaka	Rifle	7.7×58mm Arisaka	Empire of Japan	Available Attachment: Type 99 4× Scope
Carcano M91/38	Rifle	6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano	Kingdom of Italy	N/A
PTRD-41	Anti-Tank Rifle	14.5×114mm	Soviet Union	N/A
PTRS-41	Anti-Tank Rifle	14.5×114mm	Soviet Union	N/A
Boys Mk I	Anti-Tank Rifle	.55 Boys	United Kingdom	N/A
Machine Guns
Weapons	Type	Cartridges	Country of Origin	Details
DP-28	Light Machine Gun	7.62×54mmR	Soviet Union	N/A
M1918A2	Light Machine Gun	.30-06 Springfield	United States	N/A
Bren Mk II	Light Machine Gun	.303 British	Czechoslovakia United Kingdom	N/A
MG26(t)	Light Machine Gun	7.92×57mm Mauser	Czechoslovakia	Commonly used by the Wehrmacht during skirmish battle
Type 99 Nambu	Light Machine Gun	7.7×58mm Arisaka	Empire of Japan	N/A
Breda M30	Light Machine Gun	6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano	Kingdom of Italy	N/A
M1919A4	Medium Machine Gun	.30-06 Springfield	United States	N/A
Vickers Mk I	Medium Machine Gun	.303 British	United Kingdom	N/A
Maxim M1910	Heavy Machine Gun	7.62×54mmR	Russian Empire	N/A
Browning M2HB	Heavy Machine Gun	.50 BMG	United States	N/A
Type 92 Nambu	Heavy Machine Gun	7.7×58mm Arisaka	Empire of Japan	N/A
Breda M37	Heavy Machine Gun	8×59mm RB Breda	Kingdom of Italy	N/A
MG34	General Purpose Machine Gun	7.92×57mm Mauser	Nazi Germany	N/A
MG42	General Purpose Machine Gun	7.92×57mm Mauser	Nazi Germany	N/A
Grenades & Anti-Tank Grenades
Weapons	Type	Filling	Country of Origin	Details
RGD-33	Grenade	TNT	Soviet Union	N/A
Mk II	Grenade	TNT	United States	N/A
No.36	Grenade	Baratol	United Kingdom	N/A
M24	Grenade	TNT	German Empire	N/A
Type 97	Grenade	TNT	Empire of Japan	N/A
M35	Grenade	TNT	Kingdom of Italy	N/A
RPG-43	Anti-Tank Grenade	TNT	Soviet Union	N/A
No.74	Anti-Tank Grenade	NG	United Kingdom	N/A
Hafthohlladung H3.5	Anti-Tank Grenade	TNT	Nazi Germany	N/A
Type L	Anti-Tank Grenade	TNT	Kingdom of Italy	N/A

References