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In the years after World War II, several European nations on both sides of the Iron Curtain that were invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany used the Mauser Karabiner 98k rifle as their standard-issue infantry rifle, due to the large number of German weapons that were left behind by the Germans at the end of World War II.
Vietnam-era rifles used by the US military and allies. From top to bottom: M14, MAS 36, M16 (30 round magazine), AR-10, M16 (20 round magazine), M21, L1A1, M40, MAS 49 The Vietnam War involved the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) or North Vietnamese Army (NVA), National Liberation Front for South Vietnam (NLF) or Viet Cong (VC), and the armed forces of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Army ...
Some of these rifles saw use in World War II [34] but mostly in second line units because the shortened and improved Karabiner 98k was the standard-issue rifle by that time. Gewehr 98 and Karabiner 98b were sometimes rebuilt to the Karabiner 98k configuration. [ 35 ]
Adjustable sights, rear: V-notch; front: hooded post. The StG 44 (abbreviation of Sturmgewehr 44, "assault rifle 44") is a German assault rifle developed during World War II by Hugo Schmeisser. It is also known by its early designations as the MP 43 and MP 44 (Maschinenpistole 43 and 44). The StG 44 was an improvement of an earlier design, the ...
Gewehr 43. The Gewehr 43 or Karabiner 43 (abbreviated G43, K43, Gew 43, Kar 43) is a 7.92×57mm Mauser caliber semi-automatic rifle developed by Germany during World War II. The design was based on that of the earlier G41 (W) but incorporated an improved short-stroke piston gas system similar to that of the Soviet SVT-40.
6,000 purchased in 1941. [1] [3] Astra 600. Astra-Unceta y Cia SA. 9×19mm Parabellum. Luftwaffe. 10,450 Astra 600s had been delivered to Germany until German occupation of France ceased. [4] The remainder of the German order, consisting of 28,000 pistols, was intercepted by Allied forces in September 1944.
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective-fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle [4][5] produced in Nazi Germany during World War II. [7] The weapon was developed specifically for the use of the Fallschirmjäger airborne infantry in 1942 and was used in very limited numbers until the end of the war.
Helmet. Vietnam. Traditional standard issue hard hat, used as the army's utility and barracks cover. Commonly worn by enlisted members with their dress uniforms and during light training. Utility Cover. Kepi. Vietnam. Standard issue soft cover, consisting of a four-point front panel and an elastic backstrap.