Miltary weapons of the 20th Century are popular collectibles, mainly because of the rich history associated with their use in combat. A collector can aquire weapons like the Mauser Kar98 K and the Mosin Nagant bolt action rifles used during the battle of Stalingrad, or an M1903 Springfield and Arisaka 99 used on Guadalcanal. Vast stocks of these weapons were collected and warehoused by the militaries of all countries after WWI and WWII and appear quite frequently at gun and militaria shows. Many are still in use today by many military forces, both regular and irregular, around the globe. The list below is not all inclusive and represents only some of the more well known weapons produced specifically for military use. It does not include the many many civilian weapons that were also utilized during the wars.
Inland M1A1 Carbine Semi-Automatic Rifle - Authors Collection
American Military Weapons
- M1 Carbine Semi-Automatic Rifle
- M1 Garand Semi-Automatic Rifle
- M1903 Springfield Bolt Action Rifle
- M1911 Colt Semi-Automatic Pistol
- M1917 Browning Heavy Machine Gun (Water Cooled)
- M1917 Enfield Bolt Action Rifle
- M1917 Colt/Smith & Wesson Revolver
- M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
- M1919 Browning Light Machine Gun
- M1921 Browning Heavy Machine Gun (Water-cooled)
- M1941 Johnson Semi-Automatic Rifle
- M2 Browning Heavy Machine Gun
- M3/M3A1 Submachine Gun "Grease Gun"
- M50/M55 Reising Submachine Gun
- M10 Remington Pump Action Shotgun
- M1/M1A1 Thompson Submachine Gun
- M1897 Winchester Pump Action Shotgun (Trench Gun)
French Military Weapons
German Military Weapons
- Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 Select Fire Rifle
- Gewehr 41 Semi-Automatic Rifle
- Gewehr 43 Semi Automatic Rifle
- Mauser Gewehr 98 Bolt Action Rifle
- Mauser Karabiner 98k Bolt Action Rifle
- Luger P08 Semi-Automatic Pistol
- Maschinenkarabiner 42(W) Select Fire Rifle
- Mauser C96 Broomhandle Semi-Automatic Pistol
- Mauser HSc Semi-Automatic Pistol
- DWM MG 08 Heavy Machine Gun (Water-cooled)
- Rheinmetall-Borsig AG
- Großfuß AG MG 42 Light Machine Gun
- Bergman MP 18 Submachine Gun
- Maschinenpistole MP38/MP40 Submachine Gun
- Sauer 38H Semi-Automatic Pistol
- Sturmgewehr StG 44 Select Fire Rifle
- Walther P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol
- Walther PP/PPK Semi-Automatic Pistol
Italian Military Weapons
- Armaguerra Modello 39 Semi-Automatic Rifle
- Beretta M1918 Semi-Automatic Carbine
- Beretta M1934 Semi-Automatic Pistol
- Beretta M1935 Semi-Automatic Pistol
- Beretta M1915/M1917 Semi-Automatic Pistol
- Beretta Modello 38 Submachine Gun
- Breda 30 Light Machine Gun
- Breda M37 Heavy Machine Gun
- Carcano Modello 1891 Bolt Action Rifle & Variants
- Fiat–Revelli Modello 1935 Light Machine Gun
- FNAB-43 Submachine Gun
- Glisenti Model 1910 Semi-Automatic Pistol
- Steyer-Mannlicher M1895 Bolt Action Rifle
- SAFAT M1926 Light Machine Gun
- Giandoso TZ-45 Submachine Gun
Japanese Military Weapons
- Model 2 Submachine Gun
- Type 11 Light Machine Gun
- Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun
- Arisaka Type 35 Bolt Action Rifle
- Arisaka Type 38 Bolt Action Rifle
- Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun
- Type 96 Light Machine Gun
- Type 99 Light Machine Gun
- Arisaka Type 99 Bolt Action Rifle
- Type 94 Nambu Semi-Automatic Pistol
- Type 14 Nambu Semi-Automatic Pistol
Soviet/Russian Military Weapons
- Degtyaryov DP-27/DP-28 Light Machine Gun
- Degtyaryov–Shpagin DShK M1938 Heavy Machine Gun
- Korovin TK Model 1926 Semi-Automatic Pistol
- Mosin–Nagant M1891 Bolt Action Rifle (& variants)
- Nagant M1895 Revolver
- Pulyemyot Maksima M1910 Heavy Machine Gun (Water-cooled)
- PPS-43 Sudayev's Submachine Gun
- PPSh-41 Shpagin's Submachine Gun
- Degtyaryov PTRD-41 Anti-tank Rifle
- Simonov PTRS-41 Anti-tank Rifle
- Degtyaryov RPD Light Machine Gun
- Tokarev SVT-38/SVT-40 Semi-Automatic Rifle
- Tokarev TT-30 Semi-Automatic Pistol
UK/Commonwealth Military Weapons
- BREN Light Machine Gun
- Browning/Inglis Hi-Power Semi-Automatic Pistol
- Enfield No. 2 Revolver
- Lanchester Submachine Gun
- Lee–Enfield SMLE I/II/II/IV/V Bolt Action Rifle
- Lewis Light Machine Gun
- Owen Submachine Gun
- STEN Submachine Gun
- L2A1 Sterling Submachine Gun (& variants)
- Vickers K Light Machine Gun
- Vickers Heavy Machine Gun (Water-cooled)
- Webley Revolver
Colt M1911A1 Aemi-Automatic Pistol - Source: Wikipedia
Thompson M1A1 Submachine Gun - Source: Wikipedia
Browning M1917A1 Heavy Machine Gun - Source: Wikipedia
MAS-38 Submachine Gun - Source: Wikipedia
Luger P08 Semi-Automatic Pistol - Source: Wikipedia
MP 40 Submachine Gun - Source: Wikipedia
Sturmgewehr StG 43 Select Fire Rifle - Source: Wikipedia
Beretta 34 Semi-Automatic Pistol - Source: Wikipedia
Carcano Modello 1891 Bolt Action Rifle - Source: Wikipedia
Beretta Modello 38 Submachine Gun - Source: Wikipedia
Type 14 Nambu Semi-Automatic Pistol - Source: Wikipedia
Arisaka Type 38 Bolt Action Rifle - Source: Wikipedia
Nagant M1895 Revolver - Source: Wikipedia
Mosin–Nagant M1891 Bolt Action Rifle - Source: Wikipedia
PPSh-41 Shpagin's Submachine Gun - Source: Wikipedia
Lee-Enfield SMLE IV Bolt Action Rifle - Source: Wikipedia
STEN Submachine Gun- Source: Wikipedia