WWII small arms question

Can anyone provide me with a list of small arms used in WWII?

I am trying to do a small one-page presentation of them; I need to know if I have missed anything important.

http://hk.geocities.com/guncobook/03.html

Thank you!

 

I do have the BAR on picture #35 already.

I am only doing small arms at this time, and try not to include the heavier weapons. If it sit on a tri-pod or pedestal, it will have to be some other time.

 

Great tips, thank you!

I guess these will keep me going for a while. I am not 100% sure what weapon type will I include yet. If I go too far, it will really mess up my first page, which is the modern weapons.

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Nice website and an ambitious undertaking. Here are a few observations on the nomenclature of U.S. weapons.

"Colt 1911 / 1911A1

Colt General Officer

Colt 1917

S&W Victory Model"


1. Several contractors manufactured the M1911A1 pistol during WWII, principally Remington-Rand, Ithaca, and Colt. While the ordnance nomenclature is "U.S. Pistol, cal. .45, M1911A1," I suggest shortening this to M1911/1911A1, rather than using "Colt."

2. Ditto the M1917 revolver. Smith & Wesson and Colt each made about 150,000 of these during WW1, so the designation is M1917 cal. .45. The caliber would distinguish the revolver from the M1917 Enfield rifle, which, by the way, was not called the Pattern 1914 in the U.S. military.

3. The factory name for the S&W revolver is "Military & Police." Some collectors distinguish between pre-Victory and Victory, saying that the Victory model began with the 'V' prefix examples. Not I, not I, but using the factory term would eliminate any confusion on this matter.

4. The U.S. shipped about 600,000 of these M&P revolvers in cal. 38 Smith & Wesson to Britain and the Commonwealth Nations. It was not indigenous to G.B., so perhaps doesn't fit your criteria.

5. "Colt General Officer." This is the Colt M1908 pocket pistol in cal. .380 Auto. Only about 3,100 were bought by the U.S. I don't know whether it was called the General Officer pistol during the war, but it was ordered for the generals. The U.S. also bought about 17,300 Colt M1903 pocket pistols, cal. .32 Auto, many for use by the OSS. The M1903 and 1908 are the same pistol in different chamberings.



If you haven't done so, buy a copy of Hogg and Weeks Military Small Arms of the Twentieth Century. It would be a fine reference for your project.

JT

 

No mention of the Norwegian Army??

Sidearms
Nagant m1893 Revolver
Kongsberg Colt. (Licence produced 1911 Colt from Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk)

Submachine guns.
Soumi KP-31 (Was beeing tested for the Army as war broke out)
Sten Gun (Supplied from the British)

Service Rifles
Krag Jørgensen (Several types. Carabines for Engeneers and Cavalry, Long Krag for Snipers etc.)
Lee Enfield No.4 (Bolt Action)
M1917 Enfield (Bolt Action)
Pattern 1914 Enfield (bolt Action)

Machineguns
Bren Gun
Madsen Maskingevær m/14 m/22
Hotchkiss m/1898 Hvy Maskingevær
Colt Machinegevær m/29 (7.92mm)

Mortar
Kongsberg 81mm (licenced of a French design)

 

The Romanians used the Beretta M1934 pistol as a standard issue sidearm under a contract from 1941. It was foreign made, so once again, may not fit the criteria for inclusion.

JT

 

Great info, thanks guys!

BTW, I am not grouping them buy the user end, but by the country of origin. As long as they product the weapon locally, even just an exact copy, I will add it in.

Will probably start doing some updating after Thanksgiving.

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Hey, guess what I have been doing while the wife out shopping!



(1) Changed the nomenclature of some U.S. weapons as suggested.

(2) Added the following items

Finland
Lahti L-39

Germany
Panzerwurfmine
Panzerbüchse PzB 38
Panzerbüchse PzB 39
GRB39 Granade Launcher
Volkspistole

Japan
Type I rifle
Type 92 Anti-Tank Rifle

Norway
Kongsberg Colt M.1914
Krag Jørgensen series

Poland
Maroszek WZ.35

Switzerland
Furrer MP-41
Schweizer LMG 25

UK
De Lisle Carbine

USSR
PTRD 1941
PTRS 1941

 

Just added the German Luger P06 to page 10.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all WW2F members!

 

@ luka
Very nicly done !

 

Thank you, Troglodyte!

P.S.: Just added the Japanese Type-97 sniper rifle to page 20.

 

Nice website weapons listing!

 

Just find something to fill that enpty space on page 27, Carl Gustaf Kpist M-37.

 

June 2008 Update

Page 01 ---> New Zealand – Charlton Automatic Rifle
Page 07 ---> Finland – Suomi M26
Page 13 ---> Germany – MKb.42
Page 14 ---> Germany – Mauser STG 45
Page 24 ---> Poland – Wz.1939 Mors

 

July 2008 Update

Page 16 ---> Greece – Mannlicher-Schoenauer Y:1903/14 Car. & Y:1903/14/30

 

September 2008 Update

WWII Section

Page W06 --> Czechoslovakia - ZK-382
Page W08 --> France - Lebel 1886-M93 / Mle 1886 93R35
Berthier M1907-15 / M1916
Mousqueton d’ Artillerie M1916
Page W09 --> France - Ribeyrolles 1918 / Darne Modele 1922
Page W13 --> Germany - EMP 44 / Volksgewehr VG-2
Page W16 --> Germany - MG-45
Page W17 --> Germany - MG-81 / Sturmpistole
Page W18 --> Germany - Faustpatrone / Hafthohlladung
Page W19 --> Germany - Panzerbüchse PzB 40
Page W20 --> Germany - Mauser M41 / Gustloff M1941 / BSW 1 / Luftfaust
Page W29 --> Poland - Choroszmanów / Bechowiec 1 / Teteryka / Samoróbka