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List of World War II weapons of the United States

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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 States Army Air Forces, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, and United States Coast Guard—as well as the Office of Strategic Services and other U.S. government agencies involved in the war, during American involvement between 1941 and 1945. This list includes experimental technology that, while created during the war, was never issued as intended.

Various firearms used by the United States military during World War II, displayed at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax County, Virginia

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Name	Type	Role/s	Action	Origin	Manufacturer/s	Cartridge/s	From (year)	Estimated wartime quantity	Unloaded wt (kg)
Colt M1911	Pistol	Sidearm	Recoil-operated (Short recoil)	United States	Colt Springfield	.45 ACP	1911		1.1
Colt M1903	Pistol	Sidearm	Blowback, single action	United States	Colt	.32 ACP (M1903) .380 ACP (M1908)	1903		0.68
Colt New Service revolver	Revolver	Sidearm	Double action	United States	Colt	.45 ACP, .45 Colt, .44-40 Winchester, .38-40, .44 Russian, .44 Special, .44-40, .38 Special, .357 Magnum	1909	356000
Colt M1917 revolver	Revolver	Sidearm	Double action, rotating cylinder	United States	Colt	.45 ACP, .45 Auto Rim	1917		1.1
Smith & Wesson M1917 revolver	Revolver	Sidearm	Double/single action, swing-out cylinder	United States	Smith & Wesson	.45 ACP, .45 Auto Rim	1917		1.0
Colt Official Police	Revolver	Sidearm	Double action	United States	Colt	.22 Long Rifle, .32-20, .38 Special, .38/200, .41 Long Colt	1907
Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver	Revolver	Sidearm	Double action	United States	Smith & Wesson	.38 Long Colt, .38 Special, .38 S&W	1899		0.907

Name	Type	Role/s	Action	Origin	Base model/s	Manufacturer/s	Cartridge/s	Effective firing range (m)	Cyclic rate of fire (rpm)	From (year)	Estimated wartime quantity	Unloaded wt (kg)	Notes
M1 Thompson submachine gun	Submachine gun	Close-quarters, personal security	Blowback, blish lock	United States	pplicker (firearms) Blowback, blish lock	Auto-Ordnance Company	.45 ACP	150	700	1921		4.5-4.9	30-round magazine.
M2 Hyde	Submachine gun	Close-quarters, personal security	Blowback, open bolt	United States		Marlin firearms company	.45 ACP		570	1942	400	4.19	Never issued or saw service. The M2 Hyde was the gap between the M1 Thompson and the M3 grease gun. It was designed to be lighter and cheaper to produce than the Thompson (since the Thompson was an extremely expensive weapon). It succeeded at both goals, but it was almost immediately replaced by the cheaper grease gun. Used 20-round or 30-round Thompson magazines.
M3 and M3A1 submachine gun	Submachine gun	Close-quarters, personal security	Blowback, open bolt	United States		General Motors	.45 ACP	91	450	1943	655363	3.61-3.70	30-round magazine.
M50 Reising submachine gun	Submachine gun	Close-quarters, personal security	Blowback (Delayed blowback), closed bolt	United States		Harrington & Richardson	.45 ACP		550	1941		2.8-3.1
United Defense M42	Submachine gun	Close-quarters, personal security	Blowback	United States		United Defense Supply Corp.	.45 ACP		700	1942	15000	4.54	25-round box magazine (also issued with two 25-round magazines welded face-to-face)
M55 Reising submachine gun	Submachine gun	Close-quarters, personal security	Blowback (Delayed blowback), closed bolt	United States		Harrington & Richardson	.45 ACP		550	1941			Identical to the M50 SMG except it sported a wire stock and had no compensator. It also had a slightly shorter barrel. The M50 and M55 served as the go-to SMGs before the Thompson.

Name	Type	Role/s	Action	Origin	Base model/s	Manufacturer/s	Cartridge/s	Effective firing range (m)	From (year)	Estimated wartime quantity	Unloaded weight (kg)
M1903 Springfield	Standard rifle	Front-line	Bolt-action	United States	Gewehr 98	Springfield Armory	.30-03; .30-06 Springfield	610	1903	3000000~	3.9
M1903A4 sniper rifle	Sniper rifle	Long-Range Precision	Bolt-action	United States	Gewehr 98	Springfield Armory	.30-03; .30-06 Springfield	1000	1903
M1 Garand	Battle rifle	Front-line / Assault	Gas-operated, rotating bolt	United States		Springfield Armory, Winchester, Harrington & Richardson, International Harvester	.30-06 Springfield	457	1934		4.31 - 5.3
M1917 Enfield rifle	Standard rifle	Front-line	Bolt-action	United States		Winchester, Remington Arms, Eddystone Arsenal	.30-06 Springfield	549	1917		4.167
M1941 Johnson rifle	Battle rifle	Front-line / Assault	Recoil-operated (Short-recoil), rotating bolt	United States		Johnson Automatics, Inc.	.30-06 Springfield		1941	70000~	4.31
Krag–Jørgensen	Standard rifle	Second-line	Bolt-Action	United States		Springfield Armory	.30-40 Krag		1892		3.82
Winchester Model 1895	Standard rifle	Front-line	Lever action	United States		Winchester, Browning Arms	.30-06 Springfield		1895		4.2
Winchester Model 70 sniper rifle	Sniper rifle	Long-Range Precision	Bolt-action	United States		Winchester, U.S. Repeating Arms	.30-06 Springfield		1936		2.7 - 3.6
Remington Model 8	Battle rifle	Front-line / Assault	Recoil-operated	United States		Remington Arms			1905		3.6

Name	Type	Role/s	Action	Origin	Manufacturer/s	Cartridge/s	Effective firing range (m)	Cyclic rate of fire (rpm)	From (year)	Estimated wartime quantity	Unloaded wt (kg)	Notes
M1 carbine	Carbine	Front-line / Assault / Close-quarters / Personal Security	Gas-operated (short-stroke piston), rotating bolt	United States	General Motors, Winchester, Irwin-Pedersen, Underwood Elliot Fisher, National Postal Meter, Quality Hardware Manufacturing Corp., International Business Machines, Standard Products, Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation, Commercial Controls Corporation	.30 Carbine	275	270	1942	6121309	2.4	15-round box magazines, or 30-round curved magazines. A common practice was to strap two 15-round magazine ammo pouches to the gun stock.
Marlin Model 1894	Carbine	Close-quarters / Personal Security	Lever action	United States	Marlin Firearms	30-30	137-183	91	1894		2.72 - 2.95
Winchester Model 1894	Carbine	Close-quarters / Personal Security	Lever action	United States	Winchester	30-30	137-183	91	1894		3.1

List_of_World_War_II_weapons_of_the_United_States

List of World War II weapons of the United States

Blades

Small arms

Pistols (manual and semi-automatic)

Automatic pistols and submachine guns

Rifles

Carbines

Shotguns

Grenades and grenade launchers

Mines

Recoilless rifles

Flamethrowers

Machine guns

Infantry and dual

Vehicle and aircraft machine guns and autocannons

Tanks

Light tanks

Medium tanks

Heavy tanks

Tank destroyers

Flamethrower tanks

Other vehicles

Passenger vehicles

Motorcycles

Amphibious vehicles

Trucks

Artillery

Infantry Guns

Infantry mortars

Heavy mortars and multiple rocket launchers

Self-propelled guns

Field artillery

Fortress and siege guns

Anti-tank guns

Anti-tank infantry weapons

See also

Citations

Bibliography

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