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Source The STG44 was the world’s first true assault rifle, being developed and issued towards the end of the war. The STG44 had both semi-automatic and fully automatic firing capabilities, and fired an intermediate round. It was basically designed to replace both the submachine gun and the bolt action rifle by offering the best of […] More

Source Also known as the buzzsaw, the MG42 machine gun was heavily feared by Allied troops due to its incredibly fast and seemingly never ending rate of fire. The MG42 would be issued to German squads, who would have to carry multiple barrels as the weapon would heat up very quickly. MoreReport Item navigation Previous […] More

Source The MP40 was the standard issue submachine gun of the Germany Army during World War II. It held 32 rounds of 9mm in the magazine, and was a development of the earlier MP38 submachine gun. The MP40 was distinctive for its look, as well as its slower and more controlled rate of fire in […] More

Source Often miswritten as the K98, the Mauser 98k was the standard issue German infantry rifle during World War II. It was known as being Hitler’s favorite rifle, and the strong and durable action of the Mauser was also buttery smooth to operate. It fired five rounds of the 8mm Mauser caliber. MoreReport Item navigation […] More

Source The BAR, Browning Automatic Rifle, was a machine gun used as a light support weapon or even as an assault rifle by some troops who removed the bipod. The BAR fired 20 rounds of the .30-06 caliber, which was the same round used in the M1 Garand. The BAR was critical in the Pacific […] More

Source The greatest implement of battle ever devised, according to General George S. Patton, the M1 Garand was the standard issue infantry rifle of the United States during World War II. It was unique due to its semi-automatic capabilities and eight round magazine, in contrast to the typical 5 shot bolt actions of other military […] More

Source The Thompson M1A1 served as the primary sub-machine gun for the United States army for most of the war. The M1A1 was a development of the previous M1 and M1928 Thompsons, but featured improvements such as a charging handle on the side and a simplified production process. Standard capacity was either 20 or 30 […] More

Source The Browning Hi-Power was widely used by both sides throughout the war, and eventually phased out the Webley revolver as the primary service handgun of the British Army. The Hi-Power was so widely accepted because of the fact that it had a 13 shot magazine, which was a very high round count for a […] More

Source The Walther PPK is one of the most famous pistols ever produced, thanks to the fact that it was the selected sidearm of fictional action hero James Bond 007. But the PPK was also used as a sidearm for German officers in World War II, and was also the selected sidearm of Adolf Hitler, […] More

Source Another popular German pistol, and easily more famous than the P38, was the Luger. This 8 shot pistol was the German sidearm in World War I and supposed to be phased out by World War II, but because the Walther factories could not produce enough P38s, the Luger remained in use throughout the war. […] More

Source The Walther P38 was the standard sidearm of the German Army during World War II, although they used plenty of other handguns as well. The P38 utilized an innovative double action single action trigger system, with a design that is replicated by the Beretta 92 and Taurus 92 pistols of today. It had an […] More

Source The Colt 1911 pistol in .45 ACP served as the primary sidearm of the United States military throughout the war. It was often colloquially referred to as the Colt .45. The pistol had a seven round magazine capacity and an excellent single action only trigger. It remains enormously popular to this day in a […] More