Bolt actions
What rifle in US service was finally replaced by the M1 Garand?
1903 Springfield
This British submachine gun was the first adopted by the UK. Though reliable, it was deemed too costly and was later replaced by the Sten.
Lanchester
This Czech lightmachine gun was used extensively by German forces and heavily copied by the British who called it the Bren.
ZB26
This was the standard Japanese side arm of WWII.
Type 14 Nambu
This US anti tank weapon was used extensively in WWII but proved to be ineffective against later german armor.
M1 Bazooka
Name three countries that carried the No 1 SMLE during WWII
Australia, Bermuda, Canada, China, Dominiom of Newfoundland, France, India, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Thailand, UK, New Zealand.
This drum fed submachine gun was developed and used heavily by Finnish forces through out WWII but was also seen in the hands of many German troops.
Suomi KP31
This top loading Japanese light machine retained the odd feature of a bayonet lug.
Type 99 or 96
This pistol was developed in 1935 and used by the Germans who captured the plant in Belgium. It was also produced in Canada and used by common wealth nations.
P35 Hi power
This British anti tank weapon used a large spring and fired a mortar round. While difficult to use it was very effective at taking out armor at close range.
PIAT
This rifle served as the primary Russian service rifle since 1891
Mosin Nagant 91/30
This was the only nativly made submachine used by Japan during WWII in any notable quantity.
Type 100 SMG
This Italian light machine had several out dated features such as a fixed 20 round magazine, low rate of fire and a cartridge oiler. Needless to say it performed poorly in field conditions.
Breda Modello 30
This standard issue side arm of the Russian army fired the bottle necked 7.62x25 cartridge
TT33
This British anti tank rifle was far too weak to take out later German tanks but was used with better effect against the lighter Japanese armor in the Pacific by the Marine Corps.
Boys ATR
This Swiss rifle was arguably the best bolt action rifle of WWII and served from 1933 to 1958 but it never fired a shot in anger.
K31
This was the first submachine gun adopted by the Russians. Adopted in 1934 and used until the end of WWII in 1945.
PPD 34
The standard French light machine gun of WWII, this weapon was essentially an upside down BAR. This weapon shockingly served from 1925-1979
FM 24/29
Due to a shortage of M1911s the US military issued these .45 revolvers in its place.
1917
Inspired by the US Bazooka, this German reloadable anti tank rocket launcherbwas considerably larger and capable of taking out even late war Russian and Allied armor.
Panzerschreck
This rifle served imperial japan from 1905 until 1945 but was deemed too weak and thus mostly replaced by the Type 99 firing the 7.7 in 1939.
Type 38
Due to a shortage of Thompson submachine guns, the USMC and US Navy adopted this subpar SMG in the early years of WWII.
Reising M50
This rare side fed light machine gun was used extensively by USMC paramarine raiders and by the joint Canadian/US army unit dubbed "the Devils Brigade".
Johnson 1941 LMG
This Spanish pistol was chambered in the powerful 9X23 largo and used by both Spanish and German forces.
Astra 400
This massive sled mounted 20mm anti tank rifle was used by Finnish forces to destroy light tanks and aircraft.
Lahti-39