Rifles sorted by nation of origin with earliest introduced first. Reference list Name Rifle, or similar, type Initial Year of Service (1), (2-21) Overall Length (mm) (1), (2-21) Weight (empty)(kg) (1), (2-21) Caliber (mm) (1), (2-21) Action (1), (2-21) Feed (1), (2-21) Muzzle Velocity (m/sec) (1), (2-21) Rate-of-Fire (rounds per min) (1), (2-21) Sights (1), (2-21) Range (1), (2-21) Cartridge (2-21) Other References 1. Military Factory guns pages, http://goo.gl/O7OUNM Japan 2. http://goo.gl/05bHtu Arisaka Type 38 Bolt-Action Rifle 1905 1280 3.95 6.5x50 Bolt-Action 5-round internal box magazine 762 30 Iron Front and Rear 6.5x50SR Arisaka The longest rifle of the war (24) 2, 3 3. https://goo.gl/7B2ycX 5- round internal magazine (stripper clip- Arisaka Type 44 Cavalry Rifle 1912 966 3.3 6.5x50 Manually-Acutated Bolt-Action 685 10 Iron Front; Flip-Up Rear 600 6.5x50SR Arisaka 4 4. https://goo.gl/cVRmlz fed) 5- round internal magazine (stripper clip- Arisaka Type 99 Bolt-Action Rifle 1939 1120 3.7 7.7x58 Bolt-Action 730 Tomoika Type 1, 2.5x 7.7x58mm Arisaka 5 5. https://goo.gl/Ilzh8U fed) Type 97 Kyuunana-Shiki Jidouho Anti-Tank Rifle 1939 2100 1,250 20x124 Gas-operated;semi automatic 7-round vertical detachable box magazine 750 12 Iron 6 6. https://goo.gl/XlBkec Type 100 Shiki Kikan-tanu Submachine Gun (see Machine gun list) 1942 8x22m Nambu 7 7. https://goo.gl/Qv3dlK Type 2 grenade launcher was an Uses rifles action with wooden Type 2 Rifle Grenade Launcher ca 1942 (23) 1 30 or 40mm grenade Single Shot Rifle sights attachment for the Type 38 and 99 rifles. 8 8. https://goo.gl/M3X6PP bullet/blank cartridge for ignition (23) 9. http://goo.gl/Wc2vjz UK 10. https://goo.gl/PBfJe6 Sliding ramp rear; fixed post front, Lee-Enfield (Series) Bolt-Action Rifle 1895 1130 4 7.7 Bolt-Action 10-round detachable box 744 20 500 0.303 MK VII 9 11. https://goo.gl/sIDJ85 telescopic sights optional Boys Anti Tank Rifle 1937 1575 16 13.9 Manually-Operated Bolt-Action 5-round detachable box magazine 884 10 Iron ront and rear 457 Kynoch & RG .55 Boys 10 12. https://goo.gl/BvwAOa Useful in Pacific theatre for close-quarter De Lisle Carbine Silenced Carbine 1943 894 3.74 11.43x23 Manually-Actuated Bolt Action 7- or 11-round detachable box magazine 259 25 Iron front and rear 183 .45 ACP 11 13. https://goo.gl/MfbcQL jungle combat. Fighting in Pacific needed a more compact Lee-Enfield Rifle no. 5 Mk1 (Jungle rifle for confines of jungle warfare, where Carbine 1944 1003 3.2 7.7 Manually-Actuated Bolt Action 10-Round Magazine 774 25 Flip-up rear, fixed front post 500 .303 Mk VII SAA Ball 12 14. https://goo.gl/72X4Ry Carbine) more short-to-medium range fighting occurred. STEN Submachine gun/Machine Carbine See Machine gun list 9 x 19mm Parabellum 13 15. https://goo.gl/rjE6lp 16. https://goo.gl/CFZuvu USA 17. https://goo.gl/Noi7jg Lots e.g. .32-20 Winchester, 32 H&R Marlin Model 1894 Carbine Rifle 1894 914 2.75 various Manually-actuated lever-action system 6-, 9-, or 10-round tubular magazine 366 12 Iron front and rear 91 14 18. http://goo.gl/VfQ5dY Magnum, .38 special etc. Browning Auto-5 A Shotgun: Self-loading, semi-automatic 1902 1270 4.1 18.53, 16.83 & 15.63 Semi-Automatic 3- or 5-round tubular magazine 12 Iron front 18.53, 16.83, or 15.63 (22) 15 19. http://goo.gl/tpJ83p Browning M1918 BAR (also see machine Browning Automatice Rifle/Light Machine 1918 610 7.25 7.62 x 51 Gas Operated Piston and Cylinder 20-Round Detachable Box - 500 Fixed iron sights .303 British or 7.92x57mm Mauser 326 16 20. https://goo.gl/F9NNFy gun list) Gun Savage Arms M720 Semi-Automatic Shotgun 1935 107 3.6 18.53 (22) Semi-Automatic Shotgun 5-round tubular magazine iron 18 21. https://goo.gl/byNhPi The Garand saw extensive combat in the M1 Garand Self-loading rifle 1936 1103 4.37 7.62×63 Self-loading gas-action piston 8-round internal clip 853 Aperture Rear, Barleycorn-type-front 402 .30-06 Springfield Pacific Theatre with the US Marine Corps. 17 22. https://goo.gl/4NicxO First self-loading rifle in the world. Iron front with adjustable rear: optional Winchester Model 70 Bolt-Action Rifle 1936 (barrel length: 660) 3.62 7.57 Manually-actuated bolt-action system 3, 4 or 5 round capacity .30-06 Springfield Large use in Pacific Theatre again Japanese 19 23. https://goo.gl/tyt4Fq optics Semi-Automatic, Short-Recoil, Rotating Johnson Model 1941 Semi-Automatic Rifle 1941 1165 4.31 7.57 10-round cylindrical magazine 866 Adjustable iron rear, iron front .30-06 Springfield 20 24. https://goo.gl/wfmi07 Bolt Gas operated, short-stroke position, semi- M1 Carbine Semi-Automatic Carbine 1942 905 2.48 7.62 15- or 30-round detachable box magazine 600 875 Iron front and rear, optional optics 183 .30 M1 Carbine 21 automatic.