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Sterling/Patchett Machine Carbine Mark 1- British submachine gun first produced in 1944 but only trialled and used in small numbers during the war. BSA Welgun – The Welgun was a prototype submachine gun developed by the British irregular warfare organisation, the Special Operations Executive. Although it performed well in tests, it was never ...
The Welrod is a British bolt-action, magazine-fed pistol with an integrated silencer that was devised for covert operations during the Second World War by Major Hugh Reeves at the Inter-Services Research Bureau (later Station IX). Station IX is based in Welwyn, and gave the Welrod its unusual name. It is derived from "Wel" from "Welwyn" (a ...
The following is a list of British military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. This also would largely apply to Commonwealth of Nations countries in World War II like Australia, India and South Africa as the majority of their equipment would have been British as they were at that time part of the British Empire.
It was the standard British/Commonwealth sidearm in the Second World War, alongside the Webley Mk IV and Smith & Wesson Victory Model revolvers chambered in the same calibre. Note that in the context of British service revolvers, the .38 S&W cartridge has often been called ".380" [1] (no relation to the common modern .380 ACP pistol cartridge).
This is a list of all weapons current and former of the United Kingdom.This list will consists of all lists on Wikipedia that deal with weapons of the United Kingdom at a certain period of time for example the Modern day and World War II. This way this list can provide a list of all weapons ever used by the UK.
The QF 3.7-inch AA was Britain's primary heavy anti-aircraft gun during World War II.It was roughly the equivalent of the German Flak 8.8 cm and American 90 mm, but with a slightly larger calibre of 3.7 inches, approximately 94 mm. Production began in 1937 and it was used throughout World War II in all theatres except the Eastern Front.
Pages in category "World War II weapons of the United Kingdom" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
And became the standard-issued pistol of the German army) [215] [216] [217] Luger P-08 (Original standard-issue military pistol, was intended to be replaced by the Walther P-38 as it was cheaper to produce, the P08 however was still produced until 1942 because of production movement to different factories.) [217] [218] [219]