List of secondary and special-issue World War II infantry weapons

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This is a list of weapons which, while not being mainstream, were used in significant enough numbers to warrant mention.

Contents 1 Canada 2 France 3 Germany 4 Italy 5 Japan 6 Poland 7 United Kingdom 8 United States 9 USSR 10 Prototype weapons 10.1 Poland 10.2 United States 11 See also

Canada

• Inglis Browning semi-auto pistol

France

• MAS-36 bolt-action rifle

Germany

• FG42 light machine gun

Italy

• FNAB-43 submachine gun
• TZ-45 submachine gun

Japan

• Nambu Type 94 semi-auto pistol
• Type 26 revolver
• Type 100 submachine gun
• TERA rifles (Type 100, Type 1, Type 2)

Poland

• Błyskawica submachine gun
• Bechowiec-1 submachine gun
• Polski Sten submachine gun

United Kingdom

• DeLisle carbine
• Lanchester SMG
• Welrod silenced pistol

United States

• M41 Johnson rifle
• M41 Johnson LMG
• M42 United Defense submachine gun
• M50 Reising submachine gun
• M97 Shotgun

USSR

• AVS-36 semi-auto rifle

Prototype weapons

Weapons that never saw real service in World War II. Usually prototypes, it also includes those that made it to trial. The production and usage of these weapons was very low.

Poland

• Mors submachine gun

United States

• M2 Hyde submachine gun

See also

• List of common WWII infantry weapons
• List of prototype WWII infantry weapons
• List of Axis firearms of WW2
• List of rifle cartridges, handgun cartridges