Ballester-Molina
The Ballester-Molina (also known as the "HAFDASA" after the manufacturer - Hispano Argentine Fabrica de Automotives SA of Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-produced copy of the American Colt M1911 .45 caliber pistol. The Balleste...

Besa Mk 3
The Besa Mk 3 was a tank and armored vehicle-mounted machine gun originally based on a Czechoslovakian vz. 37 (ZB53) tank machine gun design. Often considered quite accurate thanks to a modified recoil system, the Besa Mk 3 w...

Boys Anti-Tank Rifle (Stanchion)
In 1934 the British Army issued a requirement for a light anti tank weapon. The designer of the heavy rifle was Captain Boys, a designer at the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield. For security reasons it was initially given a ...

Bren Light Machine Gun
The Bren Light Machine Gun was the standard light machine gun of the Second World War. Developed in the early 1930's in an effort to replace the aging Lewis machine guns that the British Army relied on, the Bren actually had ...

Browning High-Power / Fabrique Nationale FN GP35
The Browning High-Power (or FN GP35 - "GP" standing for "Grande Puissance" in French) is based on the American Colt M1911, which incidentally was also designed by famed American gunsmith John Browning. The High-Power became B...

Browning M1918 BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle)
The M1918 BAR ("Browning Automatic Rifle") was born out of the World War One idea of a single soldier armed with the power of a machine gun. Pushing the theory behind this concept were the French, whose own experience with th...

Fabrique Nationale FN Model 1903
The Fabrique Nationale FN Model 1903 was a solid, well-traveled pistol used in both World Wars. The gun was produced to the tune of some 153,173 examples and utilized by the likes of Belgium, Estonia, Paraguay, Russia, Sweden...

Lee-Enfield (Series)
The Lee-Enfield series of rifles is one of the most successful bolt-action rifles of all time. First debuted in November 1895 as the .303 calibre, Rifle, Magazine, Lee-Enfield, the rifle has still found use today in military,...

M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine series is often regarded as one of the most prolific American firearms developed during and for the Second World War. Designed primarily for light duty in the hands of logistical military participants such as c...

M1 Thompson (Tommy Gun)
The Thompson series of submachine guns (not quite a pistol yet not a full-fledged machine gun) began life in 1919 following World War 1. It was the creation of one General John Taliaferro Thompson (December 31st, 1860 - June ...

M1917 Enfield (American Enfield)
Britain had already begun the task of replacing their Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) infantry rifles in the years preceding the First World War. The Royal Arms Factory at Enfield was charged with finding a solution to this...

M1A1 Pack Howitzer
The M1A1 Pack Howitzer was the standard howitzer for American forces in World War 2. The Pack design actually traced it's roots back to the howitzer development of World War One, standardized in the American Army post-war as ...

Marlin M1917 / M1918
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PIAT (Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank Mk I)
The PIAT Mk I (or Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank Mk I) system was the principle anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher for the United Kingdom throughout World War 2. The system was highly respected for it's armor-defeati...

Sten Mk II
The Sten MK (or Mark) II was the widely produced version of the popular British Sten series of submachine gun with over two million produced in just three years during the war. The Sten-series as a whole was based on the prin...

Type 38 (Rifle)
Type 38 was the standard rifle issued to the Imperial Japanese infantry. The weapon had a high accuracy rate and was very reliable. Records indicate 3,400,000 were produced and were also used by the United Kingdom, Thailand...

Vickers Machine Gun
The Vickers Mk I series of medium machine guns would see action through two World Wars as the recoil-operated, water-cooled machine gun of choice for British forces. Introduced in 1912, the Vickers system could be found anywh...