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WW2 Rifles


Military History | Second World War

Despite the growing use of automatic weapons in the conflict, World War 2 infantry combat still incorporated proven long guns of previous wars.

There are a total of [ 71 ] WW2 Rifles entries in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily primary operator.




1
Picture of the Arisaka Type 30
National Flag Graphic
1899
Arisaka Type 30
Bolt-Action Service Rifle / Infantry Carbine
2
Picture of the Arisaka Type 38
National Flag Graphic
1905
Arisaka Type 38
Bolt-Action Infantry Service Rifle
3
Picture of the Arisaka Type 4 / Type 5 (Japanese Garand)
National Flag Graphic
1944
Arisaka Type 4 / Type 5 (Japanese Garand)
Experimental Self-Loading / Semi-Automatic Service Rifle / Battle Rifle
4
Picture of the Arisaka Type 44 Cavalry Rifle
National Flag Graphic
1912
Arisaka Type 44 Cavalry Rifle
Carbine Service Weapon
5
Picture of the Arisaka Type 97
National Flag Graphic
1937
Arisaka Type 97
Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle
6
Picture of the Arisaka Type 99 (Rifle)
National Flag Graphic
1939
Arisaka Type 99 (Rifle)
Bolt-Action Service Rifle
7
Picture of the Berthier Rifle (Series)
National Flag Graphic
1890
Berthier Rifle (Series)
Bolt-Action Service Rifle / Carbine
8
Picture of the Boys 0.55in
National Flag Graphic
1937
Boys 0.55in
Anti-Tank Rifle (ATR) / Anti-Material Rifle (AMR)
9
Picture of the Browning M1918 BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle)
National Flag Graphic
1918
Browning M1918 BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
10
Picture of the Carcano Modello 1891 (M91)
National Flag Graphic
1892
Carcano Modello 1891 (M91)
Bolt-Action Service Rifle / Carbine
11
Picture of the Carl-Gustav m/21-m37 (Kulsprutegevar KG m/21-m/37)
National Flag Graphic
1921
Carl-Gustav m/21-m37 (Kulsprutegevar KG m/21-m/37)
Light Machine Gun (LMG) / Squad Support Weapon
12
Picture of the Carl-Gustav m/42 (Automatgevar m/42 / AG m/42 / Ljungman)
National Flag Graphic
1942
Carl-Gustav m/42 (Automatgevar m/42 / AG m/42 / Ljungman)
Self-Loading, Semi-Automatic Service Rifle
13
Picture of the Ceska Zbrojovka vz. 24
National Flag Graphic
1924
Ceska Zbrojovka vz. 24
Bolt-Action Service Rifle
14
Picture of the Charlton Automatic Rifle
National Flag Graphic
1942
Charlton Automatic Rifle
Semi-Automatic Rifle / Light Machine Gun (LMG)
15
Picture of the CZ Model 1924 (Mauser) Short Rifle
National Flag Graphic
1924
CZ Model 1924 (Mauser) Short Rifle
Bolt-Action Service Rifle
16
Picture of the Degtyarev PTRD 1941 (PTRD-41)
National Flag Graphic
1941
Degtyarev PTRD 1941 (PTRD-41)
Anti-Tank (AT) / Anti-Material Rifle (AMR)
17
Picture of the Enfield Pattern 1914 (Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914)
National Flag Graphic
1914
Enfield Pattern 1914 (Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914)
Bolt-Action Service Rifle / Sniper Rifle
18
Picture of the Fabrique Nationale FN M1930 (BAR)
National Flag Graphic
1930
Fabrique Nationale FN M1930 (BAR)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
19
Picture of the Fabrique Nationale FN Mle D (BAR)
National Flag Graphic
1932
Fabrique Nationale FN Mle D (BAR)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
20
Picture of the Fallschirmjagergewehr 42 (FG42 / FjG42)
National Flag Graphic
1942
Fallschirmjagergewehr 42 (FG42 / FjG42)
Automatic Rifle / Light Machine Gun (LMG)
21
Picture of the Fedorov Avtomat M1916
National Flag Graphic
1915
Fedorov Avtomat M1916
Automatic Rifle
22
Picture of the FEG 35M (Mannlicher M1935)
National Flag Graphic
1935
FEG 35M (Mannlicher M1935)
Bolt-Action Service Rifle
23
Picture of the Fusil Automatique Modele 1917 (Model 1917 RSC)
National Flag Graphic
1917
Fusil Automatique Modele 1917 (Model 1917 RSC)
Semi-Automatic / Bolt-Action Service Rifle
24
Picture of the Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr
National Flag Graphic
1945
Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr
Semi-Automatic Rifle
25
Picture of the Infantry Model 1889 (Belgian Mauser)
National Flag Graphic
1889
Infantry Model 1889 (Belgian Mauser)
Bolt-Action Service Rifle
26
Picture of the Johnson Model 1941
National Flag Graphic
1941
Johnson Model 1941
Semi-Automatic Rifle
27
Picture of the Kb wz.35 (Marosczek)
National Flag Graphic
1935
Kb wz.35 (Marosczek)
Anti-Tank Rifle (ATR) / Anti-Material Rifle (AMR)
28
Picture of the Krag-Jorgensen Model 1894 (Series)
National Flag Graphic
1894
Krag-Jorgensen Model 1894 (Series)
Bolt-Action Service Rifle
29
Picture of the Lebel Model 1886
National Flag Graphic
1887
Lebel Model 1886
Bolt-Action Service Rifle
30
Picture of the Lee-Enfield (Series)
National Flag Graphic
1895
Lee-Enfield (Series)
Bolt-Action, Magazine-Fed, Repeating Service Rifle
31
Picture of the M1 Carbine (US Carbine, Caliber 30, M1)
National Flag Graphic
1942
M1 Carbine (US Carbine, Caliber 30, M1)
Semi-Automatic / Full-Automatic Carbine
32
Picture of the M1 Garand (United States Rifle, Caliber .30, M1)
National Flag Graphic
1936
M1 Garand (United States Rifle, Caliber .30, M1)
Self-Loading Rifle (SLR) / Battle Rifle
33
Picture of the M1917 Enfield (American Enfield)
National Flag Graphic
1917
M1917 Enfield (American Enfield)
Bolt-Action Service Rifle
34
Picture of the M2 Carbine (US Carbine, Caliber 30, M2)
National Flag Graphic
1944
M2 Carbine (US Carbine, Caliber 30, M2)
Select-Fire Automatic Carbine
35
Picture of the M3 Carbine (US Carbine, Caliber 30, M3)
National Flag Graphic
1944
M3 Carbine (US Carbine, Caliber 30, M3)
Sniper Carbine Rifle
36
Picture of the Mannlicher Model 1888
National Flag Graphic
1888
Mannlicher Model 1888
Bolt-Action Service Rifle
37
Picture of the Mannlicher Model 1895
National Flag Graphic
1895
Mannlicher Model 1895
Bolt-Action Service Rifle
38
Picture of the Mannlicher-Schonauer Model 1903
National Flag Graphic
1903
Mannlicher-Schonauer Model 1903
Bolt-Action Service Rifle
39
Picture of the Marlin Model 1894
National Flag Graphic
1894
Marlin Model 1894
Carbine Rifle
40
Picture of the MAS 36 (modele 36 / mle 36)
National Flag Graphic
1936
MAS 36 (modele 36 / mle 36)
Bolt-Action Service Rifle
41
Picture of the Mauser Karabiner Kar 98k
National Flag Graphic
1935
Mauser Karabiner Kar 98k
Bolt-Action Service Rifle
42
Picture of the Mauser Model 1888 (Gew 88 / Model 1888 Reichsgewehr)
National Flag Graphic
1888
Mauser Model 1888 (Gew 88 / Model 1888 Reichsgewehr)
Bolt-Action Military Service Rifle
43
Picture of the Mauser Model 1898 (Gew 98)
National Flag Graphic
1898
Mauser Model 1898 (Gew 98)
Bolt-Action Service Rifle
44
Picture of the Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin
National Flag Graphic
1890
Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin
Bolt-Action Service Rifle
45
Picture of the Model 1904 Vergueiro-Mauser (Portuguese Mauser)
National Flag Graphic
1904
Model 1904 Vergueiro-Mauser (Portuguese Mauser)
Bolt-Action Service Rifle.
46
Picture of the Modello 1870 Italian Vetterli
National Flag Graphic
1870
Modello 1870 Italian Vetterli
Bolt-Action Service Rifle
47
Picture of the Mondragon Rifle (Fusil Mondragon)
National Flag Graphic
1900
Mondragon Rifle (Fusil Mondragon)
Semi-Automatic Service Rifle
48
Picture of the Mosin-Nagant Model 1891
National Flag Graphic
1891
Mosin-Nagant Model 1891
Bolt-Action Service Rifle / Carbine
49
Picture of the Panzerbuchse 38 (PzB 38)
National Flag Graphic
1938
Panzerbuchse 38 (PzB 38)
Anti-Tank Rifle (ATR)
50
Picture of the Panzerbuchse 39 (PzB 39)
National Flag Graphic
1939
Panzerbuchse 39 (PzB 39)
Anti-Tank / Anti-Material Rifle (ATR)
51
Picture of the Remington Model 1903 (Springfield)
National Flag Graphic
1941
Remington Model 1903 (Springfield)
Bolt-Action Hunting / Sniper Rifle
52
Picture of the Rifle Model 1890 (Turkish Mauser)
National Flag Graphic
1890
Rifle Model 1890 (Turkish Mauser)
Bolt-Action Military Service Rifle
53
Picture of the Ross Rifle
National Flag Graphic
1905
Ross Rifle
Straight-Pull Bolt-Action Service Rifle
54
Picture of the Simonov SKS (Samozaryadniy Karabin sistemi Simonova)
National Flag Graphic
1945
Simonov SKS (Samozaryadniy Karabin sistemi Simonova)
Semi-Automatic, Self-Loading Carbine
55
Picture of the Solothurn S18-100
National Flag Graphic
1938
Solothurn S18-100
Bullpup Anti-Tank / Anti-Material Rifle (AMR)
56
Picture of the Springfield Model 1903 (M1903)
National Flag Graphic
1903
Springfield Model 1903 (M1903)
Bolt-Action Service Rifle / Sniper Rifle
57
Picture of the Springfield Model 1922
National Flag Graphic
1922
Springfield Model 1922
Bolt-Action Training Rifle
58
Picture of the Sturmgewehr 44 (StG44) / Maschinenpistole 44 (MP44)
National Flag Graphic
1942
Sturmgewehr 44 (StG44) / Maschinenpistole 44 (MP44)
Assault Rifle
59
Picture of the Sturmgewehr 45 (StG45(M)) / Maschinenpistole (45 MP45(M))
National Flag Graphic
1945
Sturmgewehr 45 (StG45(M)) / Maschinenpistole (45 MP45(M))
Assault Rifle
60
Picture of the Tokarev SVT-38
National Flag Graphic
1938
Tokarev SVT-38
Self-Loading, Semi-Automatic Rifle
61
Picture of the Tokarev SVT-40
National Flag Graphic
1940
Tokarev SVT-40
Self-Loading, Semi-Automatic Rifle
62
Picture of the Type 24 (Chiang Kai-Shek Rifle)
National Flag Graphic
1935
Type 24 (Chiang Kai-Shek Rifle)
Bolt-Action Service Rifle
63
Picture of the Type 97 (Grenade)
National Flag Graphic
1937
Type 97 (Grenade)
Anti-Personnel Fragmentation Hand Grenade
64
Picture of the Volkssturmgewehr VG (Series)
National Flag Graphic
1945
Volkssturmgewehr VG (Series)
Bolt-Action Rifle
65
Picture of the Walther Gewehr 41 (G41 / Gew 41)
National Flag Graphic
1941
Walther Gewehr 41 (G41 / Gew 41)
Self-Loading Semi-Automatic Rifle
66
Picture of the Walther Gewehr 43 (G43 / Gew 43)
National Flag Graphic
1943
Walther Gewehr 43 (G43 / Gew 43)
Self-Loading, Semi-Automatic Rifle
67
Picture of the Winchester Model 1894
National Flag Graphic
1894
Winchester Model 1894
Lever-Action Rifle
68
Picture of the Winchester Model 1915
National Flag Graphic
1915
Winchester Model 1915
Lever-Action Service Rifle
69
Picture of the Winchester Model 69
National Flag Graphic
1935
Winchester Model 69
Bolt-Action Hunting / Sporting Rifle
70
Picture of the Winchester Model 70
National Flag Graphic
1936
Winchester Model 70
Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle
71
Picture of the ZH-29
National Flag Graphic
1929
ZH-29
Semi-Automatic Rifle
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