List of common World War II infantry weapons
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This page lists the common infantry weapons used by the various armies engaged in World War II.
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Australia
Finland
- Lahti L-35 semi-auto pistol
- M/28-30 M/28-30 bolt-action rifle
- Suomi M-31 submachine gun
- Lahti-Saloranta 26 light machine gun
France
- Lebel bolt-action rifles
- Berthier bolt-action rifles
- MAS-36 bolt-action rifle
- FM-24/29 light machine gun
Germany
- Walther P38 Pistol
- Luger semi-auto pistol
- 9 mm Pistole 35(p) semi-auto pistol
- Mauser Karabiner 98k bolt-action rifle
- Gewehr 43 semi-auto rifle
- MP40 submachine gun
- Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle
- MG34 general-purpose machine gun
- MG42 general-purpose machine gun
- Panzerfaust disposable rocket launcher
- Panzerschreck rocket launcher
- Model 24 Stielhandgranate, the "Potato masher" defensive grenade
Italy
- Beretta 34 semi-auto pistol
- Beretta 1938A Beretta 1938A submachine gun
- Carcano 91 rifle
- Breda 30 light machine gun
Japan
- Nambu Type 14 semi-auto pistol
- Arisaka Type 38 and Type 99 rifles
- Katana Sword (for officers)
- Type 96 light machine gun
- Type 99 light machine gun
- Type 92 heavy machine gun
- Model 97 hand grenade
Poland
- Vis pistol
- Mauser rifle
- kbk wz. 29 rifle
- rkm wz. 28 light machine gun
- Browning ckm wz. 30 heavy machine gun
- karabin ppanc wz. 35 anti-tank rifle
Soviet Union
- Nagant revolver
- TT-33 semi-auto pistol
- Mosin-Nagant 1891/30 rifle
- SVT-40 semi-auto rifle
- PPSh-41 submachine gun
- PPS-43 submachine gun
- DP-28 light machine gun
- Maxim M1910 heavy machine gun
United States
- Colt M1911
- Springfield 1903A3 rifle
- Thompson M1
- M3 SMG
- M1 Garand rifle
- M1 Carbine
- M1918A2 BAR
- M2 machine gun
- Bazooka rocket launcher
United Kingdom
- Bren light machine gun
- Enfield revolver
- Lee-Enfield rifles
- Lewis machine gun
- No. 36M fragmentation grenade
- No 68 Grenade, AT Anti tank grenade
- No. 69 concussion grenade
- No. 75 AT Hawkins Grenade
- PIAT anti-tank weapon
- Lanchester submachine gun
- Sten submachine gun
- Vickers machine gun
- Webley revolver