# List of World War II weapons of the United States

The following is a list of World War II weapons of the United States, which includes firearm, artillery, vehicles, vessels, and other support equipment known to have been used by the United States Armed Forces—namely the United States Army, United States Army Air Forces, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, and United States Coast Guard—as well as the Office of Strategic Services and other U.S. government agencies involved in the war, during American involvement between 1941 and 1945. This list includes experimental technology that, while created during the war, was never issued as intended.

## Blades

* Mark I trench knife
* M1 bayonet
* M1917 bayonet
* M3 fighting knife
* M4 bayonet
* Ka-bar
* Bolo knife
* Bowie knife
* United States Marine Raider stiletto
* V-42 stiletto

## Small arms
### Pistols (manual and semi-automatic)

| Name | Type | Role/s | Action | Origin | Manufacturer/s | Cartridge/s | From (year) | Estimated wartime quantity | Unloaded wt (kg) |
| Colt M1911 | Pistol | Sidearm | Recoil-operated (Short recoil) | United States | Colt Springfield | .45 ACP | 1911 | | 1.1 |
| Colt M1903 | Pistol | Sidearm | Blowback, single action | United States | Colt | .32 ACP (M1903) .380 ACP (M1908) | 1903 | | 0.68 |
| Colt New Service revolver | Revolver | Sidearm | Double action | United States | Colt | .45 ACP, .45 Colt, .44-40 Winchester, .38-40, .44 Russian, .44 Special, .44-40, .38 Special, .357 Magnum | 1909 | 356000 | |
| Colt M1917 revolver | Revolver | Sidearm | Double action, rotating cylinder | United States | Colt | .45 ACP, .45 Auto Rim | 1917 | | 1.1 |
| Smith & Wesson M1917 revolver | Revolver | Sidearm | Double/single action, swing-out cylinder | United States | Smith & Wesson | .45 ACP, .45 Auto Rim | 1917 | | 1.0 |
| Colt Official Police | Revolver | Sidearm | Double action | United States | Colt | .22 Long Rifle, .32-20, .38 Special, .38/200, .41 Long Colt | 1907 | | |
| Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver | Revolver | Sidearm | Double action | United States | Smith & Wesson | .38 Long Colt, .38 Special, .38 S&W | 1899 | | 0.907 |

### Automatic pistols and submachine guns

| Name | Type | Role/s | Action | Origin | Base model/s | Manufacturer/s | Cartridge/s | Effective firing range (m) | Cyclic rate of fire (rpm) | From (year) | Estimated wartime quantity | Unloaded wt (kg) | Notes |
| M1 Thompson submachine gun | Submachine gun | Close-quarters, personal security | Blowback, blish lock | United States | pplicker (firearms) Blowback, blish lock | Auto-Ordnance Company | .45 ACP | 150 | 700 | 1921 | | 4.5-4.9 | 30-round magazine. |
| M2 Hyde | Submachine gun | Close-quarters, personal security | Blowback, open bolt | United States | | Marlin firearms company | .45 ACP | | 570 | 1942 | 400 | 4.19 | Never issued or saw service. The M2 Hyde was the gap between the M1 Thompson and the M3 grease gun. It was designed to be lighter and cheaper to produce than the Thompson (since the Thompson was an extremely expensive weapon). It succeeded at both goals, but it was almost immediately replaced by the cheaper grease gun. Used 20-round or 30-round Thompson magazines. |
| M3 and M3A1 submachine gun | Submachine gun | Close-quarters, personal security | Blowback, open bolt | United States | | General Motors | .45 ACP | 91 | 450 | 1943 | 655363 | 3.61-3.70 | 30-round magazine. |
| M50 Reising submachine gun | Submachine gun | Close-quarters, personal security | Blowback (Delayed blowback), closed bolt | United States | | Harrington & Richardson | .45 ACP | | 550 | 1941 | | 2.8-3.1 | |
| United Defense M42 | Submachine gun | Close-quarters, personal security | Blowback | United States | | United Defense Supply Corp. | .45 ACP | | 700 | 1942 | 15000 | 4.54 | 25-round box magazine (also issued with two 25-round magazines welded face-to-face) |
| M55 Reising submachine gun | Submachine gun | Close-quarters, personal security | Blowback (Delayed blowback), closed bolt | United States | | Harrington & Richardson | .45 ACP | | 550 | 1941 | | | Identical to the M50 SMG except it sported a wire stock and had no compensator. It also had a slightly shorter barrel. The M50 and M55 served as the go-to SMGs before the Thompson. |

### Rifles

| Name | Type | Role/s | Action | Origin | Base model/s | Manufacturer/s | Cartridge/s | Effective firing range (m) | From (year) | Estimated wartime quantity | Unloaded weight (kg) |
| M1903 Springfield | Standard rifle | Front-line | Bolt-action | United States | Gewehr 98 | Springfield Armory | .30-03; .30-06 Springfield | 610 | 1903 | 3000000~ | 3.9 |
| M1903A4 sniper rifle | Sniper rifle | Long-Range Precision | Bolt-action | United States | Gewehr 98 | Springfield Armory | .30-03; .30-06 Springfield | 1000 | 1903 | | |
| M1 Garand | Battle rifle | Front-line / Assault | Gas-operated, rotating bolt | United States | | Springfield Armory, Winchester, Harrington & Richardson, International Harvester | .30-06 Springfield | 457 | 1934 | | 4.31 - 5.3 |
| M1917 Enfield rifle | Standard rifle | Front-line | Bolt-action | United States | | Winchester, Remington Arms, Eddystone Arsenal | .30-06 Springfield | 549 | 1917 | | 4.167 |
| M1941 Johnson rifle | Battle rifle | Front-line / Assault | Recoil-operated (Short-recoil), rotating bolt | United States | | Johnson Automatics, Inc. | .30-06 Springfield | | 1941 | 70000~ | 4.31 |
| Krag–Jørgensen | Standard rifle | Second-line | Bolt-Action | United States | | Springfield Armory | .30-40 Krag | | 1892 | | 3.82 |
| Winchester Model 1895 | Standard rifle | Front-line | Lever action | United States | | Winchester, Browning Arms | .30-06 Springfield | | 1895 | | 4.2 |
| Winchester Model 70 sniper rifle | Sniper rifle | Long-Range Precision | Bolt-action | United States | | Winchester, U.S. Repeating Arms | .30-06 Springfield | | 1936 | | 2.7 - 3.6 |
| Remington Model 8 | Battle rifle | Front-line / Assault | Recoil-operated | United States | | Remington Arms | | | 1905 | | 3.6 |

### Carbines

| Name | Type | Role/s | Action | Origin | Manufacturer/s | Cartridge/s | Effective firing range (m) | Cyclic rate of fire (rpm) | From (year) | Estimated wartime quantity | Unloaded wt (kg) | Notes |
| M1 carbine | Carbine | Front-line / Assault / Close-quarters / Personal Security | Gas-operated (short-stroke piston), rotating bolt | United States | General Motors, Winchester, Irwin-Pedersen, Underwood Elliot Fisher, National Postal Meter, Quality Hardware Manufacturing Corp., International Business Machines, Standard Products, Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation, Commercial Controls Corporation | .30 Carbine | 275 | 270 | 1942 | 6121309 | 2.4 | 15-round box magazines, or 30-round curved magazines. A common practice was to strap two 15-round magazine ammo pouches to the gun stock. |
| Marlin Model 1894 | Carbine | Close-quarters / Personal Security | Lever action | United States | Marlin Firearms | 30-30 | 137-183 | 91 | 1894 | | 2.72 - 2.95 | |
| Winchester Model 1894 | Carbine | Close-quarters / Personal Security | Lever action | United States | Winchester | 30-30 | 137-183 | 91 | 1894 | | 3.1 | |

### Shotguns

* Winchester M12
* Browning Auto-5
* Remington 10
* Remington 31
* Stevens M520-30
* Ithaca 37
* Winchester Model 1897

### Grenades and grenade launchers

* M7 grenade launcher
* M1 frangible grenade
* M1 grenade adapter
* M9 rifle grenade
* Mk 2 grenade
* MK3 grenade
* AN-M8 smoke grenade

### Mines

* M2 mine
* M5 mine
* M7 mine

### Recoilless rifles

* M18 recoilless rifle
* M20 recoilless rifle

### Flamethrowers

* M1A1 flamethrower
* M2-A1 flamethrower
* Ronson flamethrower

## Machine guns
### Infantry and dual

* Browning M1917A1 (.30-'06)
* Browning M1918A2 (.30-'06)
* Browning M1919A4/A6 and family (.30-'06)
* M1941 Johnson Light Machine Gun (LMG) (.30-'06)
* Browning M2HB (.50 BMG)

### Vehicle and aircraft machine guns and autocannons

* 20mm autocannon
* 37mm autocannon
* 40mm Bofors autocannon
* M4 cannon
* M2 cannon
* 50 caliber machine gun (Browning M2)
* M1919A4 Browning machine gun
* M1917 HMG AA configuration

## Tanks
### Light tanks

* M2 Light tank
* M3 Stuart
* M5 Stuart
* M22 Locust
* M24 Chaffee
* LVT-1 alligator (and variants)

### Medium tanks

* M2 Medium Tank
* M3 Lee
* M4 Sherman (and variants)

### Heavy tanks

* M26 Pershing
* T26E4 Super Pershing
* M6 (Prototype)
* T28 (Prototype)
* T29 (Prototype)
* T30 (Prototype)
* T32 (Prototype)
* T34 (Prototype)

### Tank destroyers

* M10 Wolverine
* M18 Hellcat
* M36 Jackson

### Flamethrower tanks

* M5 Satan
* Sherman Zippo

## Other vehicles
### Passenger vehicles

* Dodge WC series
* Willys MB

### Motorcycles

* Harley-Davidson WLA

### Amphibious vehicles

* Landing Vehicle Tracked
* M29 Weasel
* DUKW

### Trucks

* GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck
* Studebaker US6
* M35 series 2½-ton 6×6 cargo truck

## Artillery
### Infantry Guns

* Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP
* T32 Infantry Gun

### Infantry mortars

* M1 mortar
* M2 4.2-inch mortar
* M2 mortar

### Heavy mortars and multiple rocket launchers

* T34 Calliope
* T40 Whizbang

### Self-propelled guns

* Howitzer motor carriage M8
* M40 gun motor carriage
* M7 Priest

### Field artillery

* 75 mm gun M1917 – copy of British gun re-chambered for French cartridge, produced for export
* QF 2.95-inch mountain gun – imported from Britain, used in Philippines
* 75 mm gun M2/M3/M6
* M116 howitzer (75 mm) – also known as "75mm Pack Howitzer M1"
* 76 mm gun M1
* M101 howitzer (105mm) – still used in US and worldwide as late as in 2014
* M3 howitzer (105mm)
* Canon de 155mm GPF
* M114 155 mm howitzer – also known as M1 155 mm Howitzer
* M2 155 mm field gun (Long Tom)
** 4.5-inch gun M1 – version to fire British ammunition
* M115 203 mm howitzer
* 8-inch gun M1
* M1 240 mm howitzer

### Fortress and siege guns

* 5"/51 caliber gun (coastal defense)
* 8-inch M1888 (obsolete)
** 8-inch Mk. VI railway gun
* M1918 240 mm howitzer (obsolete)
* 8-inch Mk. VI railway gun
* 12-inch coast defense mortar (also railway version)
* 12-inch gun M1895
* 14-inch M1920 railway gun
* 16"/50 caliber M1919 gun

### Anti-tank guns

* National Forge & Ordnance 37mm gun (1941) - export (to Dutch) only
* M3 37 mm anti-tank gun
* M1 57 mm anti-tank gun
* M5 3-inch anti-tank gun
* 105 mm gun T8 AT/AA gun (cancelled)

## Anti-tank infantry weapons

* M1 Bazooka
* M1A1 Bazooka
* M9 Bazooka
* M20 Super Bazooka (prototype)
* Boys anti-tank rifle
* M18 recoilless rifle
* M20 recoilless rifle
* M22 dodge rifle