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*[[Gewehr 41]] (W) Walther self-loading rifle adopted as standard in 1942 ...mgewehr 44#MP43|MP 43/1]] Variant of MP 43 with provision for a screw-on [[rifle grenade]] launcher

== Assault Rifle(S) == * [[StG 44|Sturmgewehr-44]] : The world's first assault rifle, the trend of adopting assault rifles didn't catch on until after the war

... intermediate [[7.62x39mm]] cartridge. It is the most widely known assault rifle in the world.]] ...e rifle]]s, Examples are the post war era [[FN FAL]], [[H&K G3]] and [[M14 rifle]]. [[Belt (ammo)|Belt-fed]] weapons or rifles with very limited capacity fi

... arms]] — [[pistol]], [[machine gun]], [[grenade launcher]], [[anti-tank rifle]] — that includes variants (most of which may be linked to the same page. *[[KBP A-91|A-91]] (Russia - Compact Assault Rifle - 5.45 x 39 mm, 5.56 x 45 mm, 7.62 x 39 mm)

{{rifle |name= Rifle, Caliber 7.62 mm, M14

|name= Rifle, 5.56 mm, M16 |type= [[Assault rifle]]

{{rifle |name= Rifle, Caliber .30, M1903

{{rifle ...Roy, ''Ordnance Went Up Front'', Samworth Press (1948), p. 309</ref> With M1 ball, the M1917 had a maximum range of about 5,500 yards; with M2 ammunitio

{{rifle ...ng|John M. Browning]]. The weapon originally fired the [[.30-06]] M1 or M2 rifle cartridge from woven cloth or metallic link [[Belt (ammo)|belts]] feeding f

#REDIRECT[[M1 Garand rifle]]

{{rifle |name= Rifle, Caliber .30, M1

{{rifle |name= Carbine, Caliber .30, M1

{{rifle ...[[.50 BMG]] round was designed as a response to the German 13 mm anti-tank rifle of World War I and employed in a redesigned and scaled-up [[M1917 Browning

{{rifle ... [[Thompson submachine gun|Thompson]] series submachine guns: the M1928A1, M1 and M1A1 that were slowly being withdrawn from use. The weapon’s designer

{{rifle ...d the M60 as a [[squad automatic weapon]] in Vietnam, every soldier in the rifle squad would carry an additional 200 linked rounds of ammunition for the M60

... portable [[firearm]], usually designed to fire [[List of rifle cartridges|rifle cartridge]]s in quick succession from an [[Belt (ammo)|ammunition belt]] or ...blurred. Often, the criterion for a machine gun as opposed to an automatic rifle is considered to be the presence of a quick change barrel or other cooling

...magazines.JPG|thumb|220px|[[M1 Garand rifle]]s 8-round en-bloc clip, [[M14 rifle]]s 20-round magazine, AR-15/M16 series of rifles 20- and 30-round magazines ...his type of magazine may be straight or curved, the curve necessary if the rifle uses rimmed ammunition or ammunition with a tapered case. Box magazines are

...Factory was ready to begin manufacturing the Huot, using parts from [[Ross rifle|Rosses]] scheduled for scrapping. * [[1941]] &mdash; Standardization of the [[M1 Carbine]] is approved by the US Army Ordnance Department. Contrary to popul

...rate of fire while on the move during World War I, while also allowing the rifle to be used in conventional [[bolt action]] mode for long-range fire from th ...can Enfield" rifle with Remington and Winchester and were importing [[Ross rifle]]s from Canada for training purposes.

... infantry rifle designs were shortened such as in the [[Lee-Enfield|SMLE]] rifle. ...ters and could partially meet this requirement. The [[World War II]] era [[M1 carbine]] can be considered a forerunner of modern personal defense weapons