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Brief descriptions of the most widely used infantry weapons from the World War II era.

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Lee-Enfield rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. It was the British Army's standard rifle from its ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

Colt 1911, also known as the M1911 pistol, is a semi-automatic pistol which served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States armed forces from 1911 to 1985. It was widely used in World War ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

The Walther P38 is a semi-automatic pistol developed by Walther arms as the service pistol of the Wehrmacht at the beginning of World War II. It was intended to replace Luger P08, as it was more ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

Luger P08 is a semi-automatic pistol designed by an Austrian arms designer, Georg Luger, in 1898. It was mainly chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum, a pistol round which was designed specially for ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

The Mauser Karabiner 98 (often abbreviated Kar98k, K98, or K98k) is a bolt action rifle chambered for the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge that was adopted as the standard service rifle in 1935 by the ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

The M1 carbine is a lightweight, easy to use semi-automatic carbine that became a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and was produced in ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

The M1 Garand is a semi-automatic rifle chambered for the .30-06 Springfield cartridge. It was the first standard-issue semi-automatic rifle. The M1 gave U.S. forces a distinct advantage in ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

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