The following is a list of World War II German Firearms which includes German firearms, prototype firearms and captured foreign firearms used by the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS, Deutsches Heer, the Volkssturm and other military armed forces in World War II.

Knives • Seitengewehr 42

• Seitengewehr 98

• S84/98 III bayonet

Sidearms Picture Name Manufacturer Cartridge Primary User Note References Astra 300 Astra-Unceta y Cia SA 7.65×17mm SR 9×17mm Kurz Luftwaffe 85,390 delivered from 1941 to 1944. Astra 400 Astra-Unceta y Cia SA 9×23mm Largo Luftwaffe 6,000 purchased in 1941. 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. The remainder of the German order, consisting of 28,000 pistols, was intercepted by Allied forces in September 1944. Astra 900 Astra-Unceta y Cia SA 7.63×25mm Mauser Wehrmacht 1,050 delivered in March 1943. Browning Hi-Power Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal 9×19mm Parabellum Waffen-SS Fallschirmjäger 319,000 manufactured under German occupation. Designated Pistole 640(b) in German service. ČZ vz. 27 Böhmische Waffenfabrik (Czech made under German occupation (after mid-March 1939)) 7.65 mm Browning/.32 ACP Wehrmacht Gestapo All ČZ 27's Produced for German use were all marked on the slide with "Pistole Modell 27 Kal 7.65" with the addition of "Böhmische Waffenfabrik Prag." - Dreyse M1907 Rheinmetall 7.65×17mm SR Wehrmacht Only a few thousands of the pistols were produced during WW2 FÉG 37M Fémárú, Fegyver- és Gépgyár 7.65×17mm SR Luftwaffe Examples produced for German use included a manual safety, which was absent from the Hungarian-issue version. Designated Pistole 37(u) in German service. FN Model 1910 Fabrique Nationale de Herstal 7.65×17mm Browning Wehrmacht Luftwaffe The FN M1910 was produced under the German occupation. Designated "Pistole 621" in German service. - FN Model 1922 Fabrique Nationale de Herstal 7.65×17mm Browning 9×17mm Browning Wehrmacht Luftwaffe Waffen-SS The FN M1922 was mainly produced for the Luftwaffe, Also used by Wehrmacht, SS, Reich Government Officials, but oddly enough was still sold commercially up until 1942. - Kongsberg Colt Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk .45 ACP Wehrmacht 8,200 were produced during German occupation. Designated as Pistole 657(n) in German service. - Luger P08 pistol Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken Mauser-Werke 9×19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht Luftwaffe Waffen-SS The Luger P08's production was taken over by Mauser after World War I. Luger M1902 Carbine Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken Mauser-Werke 9x19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht Waffen-SSA few were seen used by the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS in 1944. Mauser HSc Mauser-Werke 7.65×17mm SR Kriegsmarine Deutsches Heer Luftwaffe Waffen-SS Gestapo Kriminalpolizei Originally produced as a commercial pistol, The Mauser HSc was fully adopted by the Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe, Deutsches Heer (German Army), the Waffen-SS the Gestapo and the Kriminalpolizei in 1943. Mauser C96 Mauser-Werke 7.63×25mm Mauser 9×19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht Waffen-SS Luftwaffe The Mauser C96 was adopted in 1942 and the M1930 variant was delivered to the Luftwaffe. MAB Model D Manufacture d'Armes de Bayonne 7.65×17mm Browning SR Wehrmacht After German forces occupied France, the MAB Model D was adopted for use by the Wehrmacht during World War II. Radom wz.35 Vis Łucznik Arms Factory, Radom 9×19mm Parabellum Fallschirmjäger Feldgendarmerie Designated Pistole 645(p) in German service. Steyr M1912 Steyr Mannlicher 9×19mm Parabellum 9×23mm Steyr Wehrmacht When the Austrian Army was absorbed, existing Steyr M1912 pistols were rechambered to fire 9mm Parabellum rounds. Designated Pistole 12(ö) in German service. > Sauer 38H Sauer & Sohn 7.65×17mm SR Wehrmacht Luftwaffe The manual safety on the Sauer 38H was excluded on pistols produced between 1944 and 1945. Star Model B Star Bonifacio Echeverria 9×19mm Parabellum Luftwaffe Similar to the Colt M1911 and 25,000 delivered prior to liberation of France. - Volkspistole Mauser-Werke Carl Walther GmbH Gustloff-Werke 9×19mm Parabellum - An emergency weapon production can be traced to Mauser and Walther, but full identification is still uncertain. Walther P38 Carl Walther GmbH Mauser-Werke Spreewerke GmbH 9×19mm Parabellum Wehrmacht Luftwaffe Waffen-SS Gestapo KriminalpolizeiThe standard issue pistol of the Wehrmacht. Walther PP Carl Walther GmbH 7.65×17mm SR Wehrmacht Luftwaffe Waffen-SS Gestapo Kriminalpolizei Produced and used by Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS, the Gestapo and the Kriminalpolizei in WW2. Walther PPK Carl Walther GmbH 7.65×17mm SR 9×17mm Kurz Wehrmacht Luftwaffe Waffen-SS Gestapo Kriminalpolizei Similar to the PP but shorter version used mostly by Kriminalpolizei during WW2. Walther Model 8 Carl Walther GmbH .25 ACP Luftwaffe Panzerwaffe3,090 pistols were delivered to the Luftwaffe and the Panzerwaffe in 1941. Walther Model 9 Carl Walther GmbH .25 ACP Wehrmacht Luftwaffe Panzerwaffe298 pistols were delivered to the Wehrmacht in 1940–1945. Pistolet automatique modèle 1935A Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques 7.65×20mm Longue WehrmachtCaptured in 1944 and designated as Pistole 625(f). Colt M1911 Colt Manufacturing Company .45 ACP Wehrmacht VolkssturmDesignated as Pistole 660(a). Smith & Wesson M1917 Smith & Wesson .45 ACP Wehrmacht VolkssturmDesignated as Revolver 661(a). Colt M1917 Colt Manufacturing Company .45 ACP Wehrmacht VolkssturmDesignated as Revolver 662(a). Bodeo M1889 Revolver Societa Siderurgica Glisenti 10.35mm Ordinanza Italiana Wehrmacht A revolver produced in Kingdom of Italy in WW1, some these revolvers were used by the Wehrmacht and designated as Revolver 680(i).

Rifles Picture Name Manufacturer Cartridge Primary User Note References Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 Rheinmetall-Borsig Heinrich Krieghoff Waffenfabrik L. O. Dietrich 7.92×57mm Mauser Fallschirmjäger Approximately 2,000 produced of first variation, 5,000 of second and third variations. Gewehr 24(t) Československá Zbrojovka Brno 7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht Modification of Czechoslovak vz. 24 rifle to more closely conform with standard-issue Karabiner 98k. 330,050 produced in occupied Czechoslovakia from 1938 to 1943. Gewehr 29/40(ö)FB "Łucznik" Radom7.92×57mm MauserKriegsmarine LuftwaffeModification of Polish vz. 29 rifle to more closely conform with standard-issue Karabiner 98k. The factory was run by the Austrian firm Steyr. Gewehr 33/40(t) Československá Zbrojovka Brno 7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht Adaptation of Czechoslovak vz. 33. 131,503 produced from 1940 to 1942 for German use. Gewehr 41(M) Mauser-Werke 7.92×57mm Mauser - Mauser self-loading rifle design tested in 1941, not accepted for service. Gewehr 41(W) Carl Walther GmbH 7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht Walther self-loading rifle adopted as standard in 1942 but superseded by improved Gewehr 43. - Gewehr 43 Sniper Rifle Carl Walther GmBH 7.92x57mm Mauser Wehrmacht Waffen-SS A sniper variant of the Gewehr 43 rifle. Gewehr 43/Karabiner 43 Carl Walther GmbH 7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht Waffen-SS Modification of Gewehr 41(W) to gas operation, later renamed Karabiner 43. Gewehr 88 Steyr-Mannlicher various others M/88 7.92×57mm Mauser Volkssturm The Gewehr 88 was the first rifle adopted by Germany that used Smokeless powder. Gewehr 98 Mauser-Werke various others 7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht Waffen-SS Volkssturm Standard German infantry rifle of World War I. Saw limited use in World War II, including issue to Adolf Hitler's SS bodyguard unit. - Gewehr 98 Sniper Rifle Mauser-Werke various others 7.92x57mm Mauser Wehrmacht Waffen-SS Sniper version of the Gewehr 98 Rifle. Gewehr 98/40 Fémárú, Fegyver- és Gépgyár 7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht Adaptation of Hungarian 35M rifle to fire 7.92×57mm Mauser ammunition and to mount German bayonets. 138,400 produced from 1941 to 1944. Karabiner 98a Mauser-Werke various others 7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht Karabiner 98b Mauser-Werke various others 7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht Karabiner 98k Mauser-Werke various others 7.92×57mm Mauser Wehrmacht Kriegsmarine Luftwaffe Waffen-SS Adopted as standard German infantry rifle in 1935. Over 14 million produced from 1934 until German surrender in 1945. Karabiner 98k Sniper Rifle Mauser-Werke various others 7.92x57mm Mauser Wehrmacht Kriegsmarine Luftwaffe Waffen-SS Sniper version of the Karabiner 98k with Sniper Scope Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) C. G. Haenel 7.92×33mm Kurz Wehrmacht Fallschirmjäger Waffen-SS Accepted after troop trials in 1943, about 8,000 produced. Served as basis for MP 43. Maschinenkarabiner 42(W)Carl Walther GmbH 7.92×33mm Kurz WehrmachtA competitor of the Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) from Walther. About 3,000-5,000 produced. M30 Luftwaffe drilling Sauer & Sohn 9.3x74mmR, 12 Gauge LuftwaffeM30 Luftwaffe drilling was a combination double barrel shotgun issued as survival weapon for Luftwaffe aircrews. Sturmgewehr 44 C. G. Haenel 7.92×33mm Kurz Wehrmacht Waffen-SS Volksgrenadier Evolved from MKb 42(H). First series completed in July 43, first combat use in Eastern Front. Initially named Maschinenpistole 43 and then Maschinenpistole 44. Sturmgewehr 45(M) Mauser-Werke 7.92×33mm Kurz Wehrmacht Experimental lightweight selective-fire weapon, with roller-delayed blowback system, only prototypes built prior to end of war. Forerunner of the Spanish CETME 58. Volkssturmgewehr/Gewehr 1-5 Gustloff-Werke 7.92×33mm Kurz Volkssturm Intended as a cheap and mass-produced self-loading, semi-automatic weapon. First series completed in late 1944. - Sturmgewehr 1-5 Gustloff-Werke 7.92x33mm Kurz - A proposed version of the Gewehr 1-5 that had a firing-selector, and could be switched from fully-automatic and semi-automatic. - Hessische Selbstladekarabiner Hessische Industrie Werke 7.92×57mm IS (Rifle) 7.92x33mm Kurz (Carbine) Volkssturm Produced a few of this rifle in 1944-1945 issued to Volkssturm. Volksgewehr VG-1 Gustloff-Werke 7.92x57mm Mauser VolkssturmA bolt action rifle with a 10-round detachable box magazine Volkssturmgewehr VG-2 Gustloff-Werke 7.92x57mm Mauser VolkssturmA bolt action rifle with a 10-round detachable box magazine. - Volkssturmgewehr VG-3 Gustloff-Werke 7.92x33mm Kurz VolkssturmA light bolt action carbine that uses StG-44's 30 round detachable box magazine. - Volkssturmgewehr VG-4 Gustloff-Werke 7.92x57mm Mauser VolkssturmA bolt action rifle with a 5-round internal magazine. - Erma/Walther Volkssturmgewehr Erma-Werke Carl Walther GmbH 7.92x33mm Kurz VolkssturmA last-ditch semi-automatic carbine with a 10 or 30 round detachable box magazine. -VK-98 Gustloff-Werke 7.92x57mm Mauser VolkssturmA bolt action rifle with a 10-round internal magazine. - Gewehr 43K Carl Walther GmbH 7.92x33mm Kurz Wehrmacht Volkssturm Similar to the Gewehr 43 rifle but the difference is the rifle uses a 30-round StG-44's magazine. - Knorr-Bremse Paratrooper Rifle Knorr-Bremse 7.92x57mm Mauser -A prototype automatic rifle designed in 1941–1942 to complete against the FG-42 rifle, the rate of fire of this rifle is about 500 to 550. Grossfuss Sturmgewehr Metall- und Lackwarenfabrik Johannes Großfuß 7.92x33mm Kurz -Only 9 were produced during the Battle of Berlin and the Soviets found five of these were at the Kummersdorf testing site after the battle. Mauser StG 45 Kurz Mauser-Werke 7.92x33mm Kurz -The Mauser's design of the StG-45(M). Wimmersperg Spz-Kr - 7.92x33mm Kurz -A bullpup assault rifle designed in 1945. - Rheinmetall VG45K Rheinmetall 7.92x57mm Mauser VolkssturmA bolt action rifle with a 30-round StG-44's magazine and designed for the Volkssturm during the final phase of World War II in Europe.

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