This is a list of weapons which were in mainstream use during WWII.
Albania[]
Handguns
- Glisenti Model 1910
- Beretta M1934
- Walther P38
- Nagant M1895
- Luger P08
- Mauser C96
- Browning HP
- Colt M1911
- FN M1910
- Webley Mk VI Revolver
Rifles
- Carcano
- Mauser Karabiner 98k
- Lee-Enfield
- Pattern 1914 Enfield
- Mannlicher-Schönauer
- Mosin–Nagant
Submachine Guns
- Beretta Model 1918
- Beretta Model 38
- Lanchester submachine gun
- Thompson submachine gun
- MP 18
- MP35
- MP38
- MP40
- Sten
Assault rifles
Machine Guns
Argentina[]
Handguns
Rifles
Sub Machine Guns
- Beretta Model 1918
- M3 grease gun
- Beretta M1918
Machine Guns
Australia[]
Handguns
Rifles
Submachine Guns
- Owen
- Austen submachine gun
- Thompson M1928A1
- Sten
Machine Guns
Anti-Tank Weapons
Grenades
Austria[]
Handguns
Rifles
Submachine Guns
Machine Guns
Belgium[]
Handguns
- Nagant M1895
- FN Model 1910/22
- Browning Hi-Power
Rifles
- Mauser M1936 (similar to Mauser 98)
Machine Guns
Brazil[]
Handguns
- Colt M1917 revolver
- Colt M1911
Rifles
- Mauser M1908 (similar to Gewehr 98)
- vz.24
- M1 Garand (U.S Lend Lease)
- M1 Carbine (U.S Lend Lease)
- Springfield M1903 (U.S Lend Lease)
Submachine Guns
- Thompson submachine gun(U.S Lend Lease)
- M3 grease gun(U.S Lend Lease)
- MP18
Machine Guns
- Browning M1919(U.S Lend Lease)
- Hotchkiss M1914
- M1941 Johnson machine gun(U.S Lend Lease)
Bulgaria[]
Handguns
Rifles
Submachine Guns
Machine Guns
Canada[]
Handguns
- Enfield revolver
- Browning Hi-Power (John Inglis and Company)
- Smith & Wesson Model 10
Rifles
- Lee-Enfield SMLE
- Pattern 1914 Enfield
- Ross rifle (Canadian Navy only)
Submachine Guns
- Sten
- Thompson submachine gun
- M50 Reising submachine gun
- M3 grease gun
Machine Guns
Anti-tank weapons
- Knives
Republic of China[]
List of National Revolutionary Army weapons, including Chinese warlords and Communists.
Handguns
- Mauser C96 (Chinese copy)
- Browning Hi-Power (Burma Campaign X-Forces and Y-Forces)
- Tokarev TT-30/TT-33
- FN M1900 (Chinese copy)
- Nambu Pistol (Captured from Japanese forces)
- Luger P08
- Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless (Issued to officers only)
- Nagant M1895
- Colt M1911A1
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 98
- ZH-29
- Vz. 24
- FN 1924
- SVT-40 (Only used by communist forces)
- Arisaka 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
- Liu Rifle
Submachine guns
- MP18
- M3 submachine gun (Provided by the U.S through Lend Lease)
- Thompson SMG (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)
Assault rifles
Light machine guns
- Browning Automatic Rifle - provided by the U.S through Lend Lease
- ZB vz.26 (Purchased in large quantity from former Czechoslovakia)
- ZB-30
- Bren LMG
- Degtyaryov machine gun (Only used by communist forces)
- 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)
- FM 24/29 light machine gun
Medium machine guns
- Browning M1919 Medium Machine Gun (Provided by the U.S. through Lend Lease)
- MG34 (Chinese copy)
Heavy machine guns'
- 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
Grenades
- Model 24 grenade (Chinese copy)
Close quarters weapons
- Dadao
- Miao dao
- HY1935 bayonet
- Qiang (spear)
- Type 30 bayonet (captured from Japanese forces)
Colombia[]
Handguns
- Colt 1911(U.S Lend Lease)
Light Machine guns
Czechoslovakia[]
Handguns
Rifles
Sub Machine Guns
Machine Guns
Denmark[]
Handguns
Rifles
Submachine guns
- Sten ( Used by the Danish resistance )
- Lettet-Forsøgs submachine gun
Machine Guns
Anti-tank weapons
- Madsen 20mm
- 37 mm Fodfolkskanon m1937 ( Danish Bofors 37 mm )
Hand Grenades
- Danish M.1923
Dominican Republic[]
Handguns
Rifles Cristóbal Carbine Submachine guns
- M1A1 Thompson
Estonia[]
Handguns
Rifles
Machineguns
Submachine guns
Finland[]
Handguns
- Browning Hi-Power
- FN Model 1910/22
- FN Model 1903
- 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 variants
- M28 rifle a.k.a. Pystykorva
- M39 rifle a.k.a. Ukko-Pekka
- Carcano Special variant with rifle grenades
- Winchester 1895
Submachine Guns
- Suomi KP/-31
- PPSh-41 (Russian Lend Lease during Lapland War)
- MP 28 (and other variants of this weapon made is Zwitserland and Finland)
Machine Guns
- Chauchat (mainly used as anti-aircraft)
- Lahti-Saloranta M/26
- Maxim M/32-33
- DP machine gun (captured)
- Kg/1940 Light machine gun (Used by Swedish volunteers)
Anti-tank weapons
- Lahti L-39
- Boys anti-tank rifle
- Panzerschreck
- Panzerfaust
- Solothurn S-18/100
- 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun
Grenades
- Molotov cocktail
- Model 24
Anti-aircraft weapons
France[]
Handguns
- Mle 1935
- MAB Model D pistol
- Star Model 14
- Browning M1910
Rifles
Submachine Guns
- MAS-38
- Thompson M1928
- Sten
- Ribeyrolle 1918 automatic carbine
- Erma EMP
Machine Guns
- FM-24/29
- Hotchkiss M1914
- Hotchkiss M1922 machine gun
- Reibel machine gun
- MAC 1934
- Chauchat
- Darne machine gun
- M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
Anti-Tank Weapons
Grenades
Nazi Germany[]
Pistols
- Walther P38
- Luger P08
- Walther PP, PPK
- Sauer 38H
- Mauser HSC
- Dreyse M1907
- Mauser C96
- Volkspistole
- Radom wz. 35 Vis (Used as P645(p))
- Browning Hi-Power (as P640(b))
Rifles
- Gewehr 41
- Gewehr 43
- Karabiner 98k
- Gewehr 98
- Volkssturmgewehr 1-5 (Possibly 10,000 of all designs)
- vz. 24 (Used as G24(t))
- vz. 33 (Used as G33/40(t))
- Krag-Jørgensen (was used by occupation trops in Denmark and Norway)
SubMachine Guns
Machine guns
- VMG-27 - Light Machine Gun
- MG 08
- MG 13
- MG 15
- MG 17
- MG 30
- MG 34
- MG 42
- MG 131
- Madsen machine gun (taken into service after 1940)
- ZB vz.26 (Used as MG26(t))
- ZB vz. 24(Used as G24(t))
Assault rifles
- Sturmgewehr 44
- FG-42 (Used only by the Fallschirmjager, few produced)
Sniper rifles
- Gewehr 43 (Scoped)
- Gewehr 98 (Scoped)
- Karabiner 98k (Scoped)
Shotguns
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 PZB 784(K))
- Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle (Used as Panzerbüchse 35(p))
- Solothurn S-18/100
Flamethrowers
Grenades
- Model 24 Stielhandgranate
- Model 43 Stielhandgranate
- Model 39 Eiergranate -
- Splitterring
- S-mine (anti-personnel mine)
Close quarter weapons
- Kampfmesser 42
- S84/98 III Bayonet
- Luftwaffe Sword
Mortars or Granatwerfer
- 5 cm leGrW 36
- 8 cm GrW 34
- Kz 8 cm GrW 42
- Granatwerfer 42
Hungary[]
Handguns
- FÉG 37M Pistol
- Frommer Stop
- FÉG 29M
- Frommer Lilliput
- 20M flare pistol
- 42M flare pistol
- 43M flare pistol
Rifles
- 35M rifle
- 43M rifle
- Steyr-Mannlicher M1895
- 95M Mannlicher
- 31M rifle
- 30M rifle
- 38M rifle
Submachine Guns
Machine Guns
- Solothurn 31M light MG
- Schwarzlose 7/31M heavy MG
- Madsel 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
Kingdom of Italy[]
Pistols
Sub-Machine Guns
Rifles
- Carcano M1891
- Carcano M1891 Moschetto da Cavalleria (Cavalry Carbine)
- Carcano M1891TS Moschetto per Truppe Speciali (Special Troop Carbine)
- Carcano M1938 Carbine
- Steyr-Mannlicher M1895
- MTB 1925
Machine Guns
Mortars
Anti-tank Weapons
Hand Grenades
- Bomba a Mano mod.35
- Bomba a Mano mod.42
Empire of Japan[]
Pistols
- Nambu Type 14
- Type 26
- Nambu Type 94
Rifles
- Arisaka
- Type 38 Rifle
- Type 2 Rifle
- Type 38 Cavalry Rifle
- Type 99 Rifle
- Type 97 Sniper Rifle
- Type 44 Cavalry Rifle
- Type I Rifle
- Type 5 Rifle
Sub-Machine guns
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 96 Light Machine Gun
- Type 97 Light Machine Gun
- Type 99 Light Machine Gun
- Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun
- Type 1 Heavy Machine Gun
- Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun
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
Swords
- Shin guntō
- Type 30 bayonet
- Type 42 bayonet
Latvia[]
Rifles
Submachine guns
Machineguns
Lithuania[]
Handguns
- M1895 Nagant
- Luger P08 pistol
Rifles
- Lee-Enfield
- Mosin Nagant
- Mauser 1898
Machineguns
Luxembourg[]
Rifles
- Gewehr 98
- Pattern 1914
- Ross Rifle
Machineguns
The 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
- Thompson M1928 (By the KNIL)
Machine Guns
Anti-Tank Weapons
New Zealand[]
Handguns
Rifles
Submachine Guns
Machine Guns
Anti-tank Weapons
Grenades
Norway[]
Handguns
- Colt M1914
- Nagant M1895
- Lahti L-35 (Smuggled from Sweden & Finland)
- Walther P38 (Captured from German forces, used by the resistance)
Rifles
- Krag-Jørgensen
- M1917 Enfield (Parachuted to the resistance movement as Military aid)
- Pattern 1914 Enfield (Parachuted to the resistance movement as Military aid)
- Lee-Enfield (Parachuted to the resistance movement as military aid)
- Karabiner 98k (Captured from German forces, used by the Resistance)
- M1 Carbine (Parachuted to the Resistance movement)
- AG-42 (Supplied to resistance movement by Sweden)
- Mosin-Nagant (Smuggled from Finland & USSR, used by resistance in the North)
- Mas36 (Leftover from French forces after the battle of Narvik, used by the resistance)
Submachine Guns
- Sten (Used by the post Norwegian Campaign resistance, not the army.)
- MP40 (Captured from German forces, used by resistance)
- Thompson M1928A1 (Parachuted to the resistance movement as military aid)
Machine Guns
- Madsen M/22
- Colt M/29
- Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun
- Browning M1919
- MG34 (Captured from German forces,used by the resistance)
- kg/1940 Light machine gun
- Weibel M/1932
Mexico[]
Handguns
Rifles
Assault Rifles
Sub Machine Guns
Machineguns
- Mendoza Model 45
- Mendoza C-1934
Sniper Rifles
- Mondragón rifle(scoped)
Mongolia[]
Rifles
Submachineguns
Machineguns
Poland[]
Handguns
- Nagant M1895
- Radom Pistolet wz.35 Vis
- TT pistol (Used by Polish Armed Forces in the East)
Rifles
- Kbsp wz. 1938M
- Karabin wz.98a (kb wz.98a)
- Karabinek wz.29 (kbk wz.29)
- rkm Browning wz.1928
- Lee Enfield (Used by the exiled army)
- Mosin–Nagant (Used by Polish Armed Forces in the East)
Submachine gun
- Bechowiec-1
- Błyskawica (Used by the Polish Resistance)
- KIS (weapon)
- Choroszmanów
- Samoróbka
- Teteryka
- Wz.39
- 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)
Machine Guns
- Ckm wz.30
- Machine gun Type C
- 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)
Grenades
- Fragmentation Grenade wz.1933
- Concussion Grenade wz.1933
Flamethrower
- K pattern flamethrower (Used by the polish resistance)
Grenade launcher
Close quarter Weapons
- Szabla wz. 34 cavalry sabre
- Lance (Polish Cavalry) secondary weapon close quarters combat
Romania[]
Handguns
- Ruby pistol
- Beretta M 1934
- Steyr M1912
- Beretta M 1933
Rifles
- vz.24
- Karabiner 98k
- Mosin-Nagant
Submachine Guns
- Orita M1941
- PPSh 41
Machine Guns
South Africa[]
Pistols
Rifles
Submachine guns
Machine Guns
Anti-Tank Weapons
Mortars
Thailand[]
Handguns
Rifles
- Type 45 Siamese Mauser
- Type 66 Siamese Mauser
- Arisaka
Submachine Guns
Machine Guns
Anti-tank Weapons
Grenades
Grenade Dischargers
United Kingdom[]
- Pistols
- Enfield No. 2 Mk.I
- Webley Mk.VI (.455) & Mk.IV (.38/200)
- FN/Inglis Browning Hi-Power (As Pistol No.2 Mk.I)
- Smith & Wesson M&P
- Colt M1911A1
- Welrod
- Rifles
- No. III Lee-Enfield
- No. 4 Mk1 Lee-Enfield
- Rifle No. 5 Mk I
- Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914
- 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
- Anti-tank Weapons
- 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
- Flamethrowers
- Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 "Lifebuoy"
- Sniper rifles
- Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk. I (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[]
Pistols
- Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
- Colt M1911
- Colt/S&W 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
- M1A1 Carbine
- M1903 Springfield
- M1917 Enfield
- M1941 Johnson rifle
Assault rifles
- M2 Carbine
- T26 Garand
Sub-machine guns
Machine guns
- M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
- Lewis Gun
- Browning M1917A1 Heavy Machine Gun
- Browning M1919 Medium Machine Gun
- Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun
- M1941 Johnson machine gun
Sniper rifles
- M1 Garand (scoped)
- M1903 Springfield (scoped)
- M1917 Enfield (scoped)
Shotguns (Commonly used by the Marines in the Pacific theater, limited use in Europe)
- Ithaca 37
- Winchester M1897
- Winchester M12 (Used also in the Western front)
- Browning Auto-5
- Winchester Model 21
- Remington 31
Anti-tank weapons
- Rocket Launcher, M1/A1 "Bazooka"
- Rocket Launcher, M9 "Bazooka"
- M18 recoilless rifle (Uncommon in Europe, some action in Pacific)
Flamethrowers
Grenades
Grenade launcher
Mortars
Knives
- Ka-Bar
- M1 bayonet
- M1905 bayonet
- M1942 bayonet
- Mark I trench knife
- V-42 Stiletto
- United States Marine Raider Stiletto
Kingdom of Yugoslavia[]
Handguns
- Ruby pistol
- FN Model 1910/22
- Walther P38
- Luger P08 pistol
- Mauser C96
- TT-33
- M1911
- Flintlock
- Walther PPK
Rifles
Close quarter weapons
- Kampfmesser 42
- M-1939 officer knife
Submachine Guns
- Erma EMP-35
- MP 40
- PPsh 41
- Thompson submachine gun
- Sten
Assault rifles
- Stg 44
Machineguns
Grenades
- Vasić model M 12
- Model 24 Stielhandgranate
- Mills bomb
- RGD-33 grenade
Mortars
Anti-tank weapons
Soviet Union[]
Pistols
- Nagant 1895
- TT-33
Shotguns
- IZH-43
Sub-Machine Guns
Assault Rifles
Rifles
Machine Guns
- DP-28
- RPD
- Maxim-Tokarev
- SG-43
- DShK
- PM M1910
Grenades
Knives
References[]
- ↑ Chinese firearms: Hanyang Arsenal http://www.chinesefirearms.com/110108/history/hanyang_g.htm
The original article can be found at List of common World War II infantry weapons and the edit history here.