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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 MAS Modèle 36 (also known as the Fusil à répétition 7 mm 5 M. 36 [1]) is a military bolt-action rifle. First adopted in 1936 by France and intended to replace the Berthier and Lebel series of service rifles, it saw service long past the World War II period. It was manufactured from late 1937 onward by Manufacture d'Armes de Saint ...
Front: wing protected post. The M1 Garand or M1 rifle [nb 1] is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War . The rifle is chambered for the .30-06 Springfield cartridge and is named after its Canadian-American designer, John Garand.
The Civilian Marksmanship Program ( CMP) is a national organization dedicated to training and educating U.S. citizens in responsible uses of firearms and airguns through gun safety training, marksmanship training, and competitions. The CMP is a federally chartered 501 (c) (3) corporation that places a priority on serving youth through gun ...
Pages in category "World War II semi-automatic rifles". The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Type 24 rifle (Licensed copy of the Mauser Model 1924, also known as the Chiang Kai-Shek rifle) [61] [72] [73] Mauser Karabiner 98k (Mainly issued to the early German trained divisions) [72] FN Model 24 and Model 30 [61] Vz. 24 (Also used with grenade launcher) [74] Carcano rifle. Mosin–Nagant M1891 and M1891/30.
The M1 carbine (formally the United States Carbine, Caliber .30, M1) is a lightweight semi-automatic carbine that was issued to the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. [11] The M1 carbine was produced in several variants and was widely used by paramilitary and police forces around the world after World War II.
Fixed rear peep sight and blade foresight, calibrated to 100 yards for caliber .45 M1911 ball ammunition [12] 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 ...