List of Common World War II Infantry Weapons - United States

United States

Handguns

  • Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
  • Colt M1911A1
  • Colt M1917 revolver
  • Colt Official Police {Colt M1927 Aka "Colt Commando"}
  • FP-45 Liberator
  • Smith & Wesson M&P
  • Welrod

Rifles

  • M1 Garand
  • M1 Carbine
  • M1903 Springfield
  • M1917 Enfield rifle
  • M1941 Johnson rifle

Submachine Guns

  • Thompson M1928, M1928A1, M1, M1A1
  • M3/A1 'Grease Gun'
  • M50 Reising submachine gun
  • United Defense M42 (15,000)

Machine Guns

  • Browning M1917A1 Heavy Machine Gun
  • Browning M1919 Medium Machine Gun
  • Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun
  • M1941 Johnson machine gun
  • Lewis gun
  • M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle

Sniper Rifles

  • M1 Garand (scoped)
  • M1903 Springfield (scoped)
  • M1917 Enfield (scoped)

Shotgun (Commonly used by the Marines in the Pacific theater, limited use in Europe)

  • Ithaca 37
  • Trench gun M1897
  • M12 Shotgun (Used also in the Western front)
  • Browning Auto-5
  • Coach gun
  • Remington 31

Anti-Tank Weapons

  • Rocket Launcher, M1/A1 "Bazooka"
  • M18 recoilless rifle

Flamethrowers

  • M2 flamethrower
  • M1A1 Flamethrower

Grenades

  • Mk.2 Fragmentation Hand Grenade

Grenade launcher

  • M7 grenade launcher

Mortars

  • M1 Mortar
  • M2 4.2 inch mortar
  • M2 Mortar

Knife

  • Ka-Bar
  • M1 bayonet
  • M1905 bayonet
  • M1942 bayonet
  • Mark I trench knife
  • V-42 Stiletto
  • United States Marine Raider Stiletto

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