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Various firearms used by the United States military during World War II, displayed at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax County, Virginia. The following is a list of World War II weapons of the United States, which includes firearm, artillery, vehicles, vessels, and other support equipment known to have been used by the United States Armed Forces—namely the United States Army, United ...
The Buffalo Arms bolt in this original M3 is dated January 1944. The M3 is an American .45-caliber submachine gun adopted by the U.S. Army on 12 December 1942, as the United States Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M3. [ 12] The M3 was chambered for the same .45 ACP round fired by the Thompson submachine gun, but was cheaper to mass produce and lighter ...
This was the standard squad automatic weapon of the French infantry and cavalry in the battle of France. Breda Model 30 Captured from Italian troops. Bren light machine gun - supplied by the British. Chauchat. FM-24/29. MAC 1931. MAC 1934. Model 1924/1929D machine gun. French Hotchkiss model 1914 machine gun.
World War II saw rapid technological innovation in response to the needs of the various combatants. Many different weapons systems evolved as a result. Many different weapons systems evolved as a result.
The Sedgley OSS is a single-shot, break-action, smoothbore .38 Special pistol which was designed by Stanley M. Haight for the Office of Naval Intelligence. It was meant as a covert operation and assassination weapon in the Pacific Theater. It was mounted on the back of a cowhide glove; a long-sleeved coat would usually be worn to hide the weapon.
ZFG42 or ZF4 telescopic sight. The FG 42 ( German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective-fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle [ 4][ 5] produced in Nazi Germany during World War II. [ 7] The weapon was developed specifically for the use of the Fallschirmjäger airborne infantry in 1942 and was used in very limited ...
Muzzle velocity. 820 ft/s (250 m/s) Effective firing range. 8 yd (7.3 m) Feed system. Single-shot. The FP-45 Liberator is a handgun manufactured by the United States military during World War II for use by resistance forces in occupied territories. The Liberator was never issued to American or other Allied troops, and there are few documented ...
A. Air guns of the United States (15 P) Aerial bombs of the United States (3 C, 18 P) American Civil War weapons (3 C, 67 P) Anti-tank rockets of the United States (5 P) Artillery of the United States (14 C, 29 P)