WWII

Rifle & Pistol Calibers of World War Two

Allied Nations:

US

• .50 BMG – M2 Browning
• 30-06 (.30 cal) – 1903 Springfield, M1 Garand, Johnson, Browning M1917 & 1919, Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR)
• .45 ACP – Colt 1911, Thompson submachine gun, M3 “Grease Gun”, Reising, M1917 revolver
• .30 Carbine – M1 Carbine
• .38 Special – “Victory” revolver

Great Britain

• .303 British – Lee Enfield No. 1 Mk. III, No. 4 Mk. I, No. 5, Vickers machine gun, Bren light machine gun
• .455 Webley – revolver
• .38/200 (.38 S&W) – revolver

France

• 7.5×54 French – MAS 36
• 8x50R Lebel – Berthier/Lebel rifles, Hotchkiss heavy machine gun
• 7.65×20 French Longue
• 7.65×17 (.32 ACP)
• 6.35 Browning (.25 ACP)

Russian

• 7.62x54R – Mosin Nagant M1891, 91/30, M44, Tokarev M1940, Maxim machine gun
• 7.62×38 Nagant – M1895 Nagant revolver
• 7.62×25 – Tokarev pistol, PPSh-41, PPSh-43

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Axis Countries

German

• 8×57 (7.92 / 8mm) Mauser – K98, MG34, MG42, Gewehr 43, FG-42
• 8mm Kurz (7.92×33) – STG-44 (MP 43)
• 9mm Luger (9×19 Parabellum) – P08 Luger, Walther, MP-40
• 7.63×25 Mauser (7.63) – C96 Broom handle Mauser
• 9×17 Kurz (.380 Auto)
• 7.65x17SR (.32 ACP)

Italian

• 7.35×51 Carcano (7.35) – M1941 Carcano
• 6.5×52 Carcano (6.5) – M1895 Carcano
• 9mm Corto (.380 Auto)
• 7.65 Browning (.32 ACP)
• 9mm Glisenti

Japanese

• 7.7×58 Japanese – Type 99 Arisaka, Type 97 light machine gun, Type 92 Nambu heavy machine gun
• 6.5×50 Japanese – Type 38 Arisaka, Type 44
• 8mm Nambu (8×22) – Type 14 Nambu, Type 94 Nambu
• .32 ACP
• .25 ACP

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Miscellaneous Nations

• Swiss – 7.5×55 Schmidt-Reuben – K11, K31
• Hungarian – 8x56R
• Belgian / Argentine – 7.65×53 Mauser (7.65)
• Spanish – 7×57 (7mm) Mauser
• Swedish – 6.5×55 Mauser
• Siamese – 8x52R Siamese