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Brief descriptions of the most widely used infantry weapons from the World War II era.

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The Bren, usually called the Bren Gun, was a series of light machine guns adopted by Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1991, although it is best known for its role as the British ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

The M1 Garand is a semi-automatic rifle chambered for the .30-06 Springfield cartridge. It was the first standard-issue semi-automatic rifle. The M1 gave U.S. forces a distinct advantage in ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

Lee-Enfield rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. It was the British Army's standard rifle from its ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

Luger P08 is a semi-automatic pistol designed by an Austrian arms designer, Georg Luger, in 1898. It was mainly chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum, a pistol round which was designed specially for ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

Mosin-Nagant is a rifle designed in Russian Empire in 1891. It was used in both World Wars, and was produced in enormous numbers, about 37 million. The rifle was chambered for 7.62x54r cartridge, ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

PIAT is a man-portable anti-tank weapon developed and used by the British army during the Second World War. Its name stands for Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank. It used a 1.1kg bomb, and had an ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

The STEN (or Sten gun) was a British 9 mm submachine gun used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II. The gun was notable for having a simple design and very low ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

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