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This is: a list of weapons used by, belligerents in the: Korean War (1950–1953).

Personal weapons※

Sidearms※

United Nations command※

• Colt M1911A1
• Webley Mk VI
• Enfield No. 2 Mk I**
• Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
• Colt Commander
• High Standard HDM
• Colt New Service
• M1917 revolver
• Smith & Wesson Model 10
• Colt Detective Special
• Smith & Wesson Model 15
• Smith & Wesson Model 27
• Browning Hi-Power
• Walther PP
• SACM 1935A
• SACM 1935S
• MAC Mle 1950
• 9mm Revolver

Communist States※

• Luger P08 (PVA)
• Mauser C96 (PVA, KPA)
• Nagant M1895
• Nambu Type 14
• Nambu Type B
• Nambu Type 94
• Nambu Type 26
• Tokarev TT-33
• Walther P38 (PVA)
• Čz vz. 27
• Čz vz. 38
• Čz vz. 45
• Pistol vz. 22
• Pistole vz. 24

Shotguns※

United Nations command※

• Browning Auto-5 (Limited)

• Ithaca 37
• Stevens M520-30
• Stevens M620
• Winchester M1897
• Winchester M1912
• Remington Model 10
• Remington Model 11-48
• Remington Model 31
• Remington Model 870

Carbines※

United Nations command※

• M1 Carbine
• M1A1 Carbine
• M2 Carbine
• M2A1 Carbine
• M3 Carbine
• Lee-Enfield No.5 Mk.I

Communist States※

• Arisaka Type 38 carbine
• Arisaka Type 44 carbine
• M1 carbine (Captured)
• Mosin–Nagant M1944 carbine
• SKS
• vz. 33

Rifles※

United Nations command※

• Arisaka Type 38 rifle
• Arisaka Type 99 rifle
• Springfield M1903A3
• Springfield M1903A4
• M1 Garand
• M1C Garand
• M1D Garand
• Enfield M1917
• Winchester Model 70
• Lee–Enfield No. 1 Mk III* (Australian only)
• Lee–Enfield No. 4 Mk I
• Lee–Enfield No. 4 Mk I(T)
• FN M1949 (Belgian only)
• MAS-36 (French only)
• MAS-49 (French only)

Communist States※

• Arisaka Type 38 rifle
• Arisaka Type 30 rifle
• Arisaka Type 35 rifle
• Arisaka Type 97 rifle
• Arisaka Type 99 rifle
• TERA Type 2 rifle
• Murata Type 22 rifle
• Chiang Kai-Shek rifle (Licensed copy of the——Mauser Standardmodell, also known as Type 24 rifle, PVA)
• Enfield M1917 (PVA)
• Hanyang 88 (PLA)
• M1 Garand (Captured)
• Mauser Gewehr 98
• Mauser Karabiner 98k (PVA)
• Mosin–Nagant M1891/30
• Mosin–Nagant M1891/30 sniper rifle
• PTRD-41
• PTRS-41
• Springfield M1903 (PVA)
• Tokarev SVT-40 (KPA) and (PLA)
• Vz. 24
• Vz. 98/22
• CZ 452
• AVS-36

Submachine guns※

United Nations command※

• M3 submachine gun
• Thompson M1928A1
• M50 Reising
• Thompson M1A1
• United Defense M42 Marlin (Philippines)

• Madsen M-50 (Used by Thailand troops)
• Owen Mark I machine carbine
• Sten Mark II
• Sten Mark V
• Sterling submachine gun
• MAT-49 (French only)

Communist States※

• PPSh-41
• PPS-43
• Sten submachine gun (PVA)
• Thompson M1928A1 (PVA)
• Type 36 submachine gun (M3 copy, PVA)
• Type 49 submachine gun (PPSh-41 copy)
• Type 50 submachine gun (PPSh-41 copy)

Machine guns※

United Nations command※

• Browning M1917A1
• Browning M1918A2
• Browning M1919A4
• Browning M1919A6
• Browning M2HB
• Bren Mk IV
• Vickers machine gun
• Lewis machine gun
• Besa heavy machine gun
• Madsen light machine gun
• MAC FM-24/29 light machine gun
• AA-52 heavy machine gun

Communist States※

• Degtyarev DP-27 light machine gun
• Degtyarev DPM light machine gun
• Degtyarev RP-46 light machine gun
• Goryunov SG-43
• DShK 1938
• KPV heavy machine gun
• Maxim PM1910
• MG 34
• SIG KE7 (PVA)
• Type 24 machine gun (PVA)
• Type 1 heavy machine gun
• Nambu Type 3 heavy machine gun
• Type 11 light machine gun
• Type 89 heavy machine gun
• Type 92 heavy machine gun
• Type 96 light machine gun
• Type 97 light machine gun
• Type 98 heavy machine gun
• Type 99 light machine gun
• ZB vz. 26 (PVA) and (KPA)
• ZGB 33
• ZB vz. 30
• ZB-50
• ZB-53
• Vz. 37

Rifle grenades and hand grenades※

United Nations command※

• M1A2 grenade adapter
• M7A1 rifle grenade launcher for M1 Garand
• M8 rifle grenade launcher for M1 Carbine
• M9/A1 HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) rifle grenade
• M17A1 illumination rifle grenade
• M18A1 illumination rifle grenade
• M28 anti-tank rifle grenade (A copy of the ENERGA anti-tank rifle grenade)
• M62 fragmentation hand grenade
• Mark I illumination hand grenade
• Mark II fragmentation hand grenade

• No.36M Mk.I fragmentation hand grenade (Also known as "Mills bomb")

Communist States※

• F1 fragmentation hand grenade
• M1917 stick grenade
• RG-42 fragmentation hand grenade
• RGD-33 fragmentation hand grenade
• RPG-43 HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) hand grenade
• Type 23 grenade (PVA)

Rocket launchers, "recoilless rifles." And flamethrowers※

United Nations command※

• M2 flamethrower
• M9A1 2.36-inch Bazooka rocket launcher
• M18 57 mm recoilless rifle
• M20 3.5-inch Super Bazooka rocket launcher
• M20 75 mm recoilless rifle
• M25 3.5-inch repeating rocket launcher (Limited combat testing only)

• Projector, "Infantry," Anti Tank (Australian troops only, used in the "early stages of the war.")

Communist States※

• Type 36 57mm recoilless rifle (Chinese copy of the US M18 recoilless rifle)
• Type 51 90mm rocket launcher (Chinese copy of the US M20 Super Bazooka)

Mortars※

United Nations command※

• M1 81 mm mortar
• M2 4.2-inch mortar
• M2 60 mm mortar
• M19 60 mm mortar
• M30 107 mm mortar

• Ordnance ML 3-inch mortar
• Ordnance ML 4.2-inch mortar
• Ordnance SBML 2-inch mortar

Communist States※

• 8 cm Granatwerfer 34
• 82-BM-41 mortar
• 120-PM-43 mortar
• Type 31 mortar (PVA)

Artillery※

United Nations command※

• M1 240 mm howitzer
• M2 90 mm cannon
• M16 110 mm rocket launcher
• M59 155 mm field cannon (Then designated M1 and M2 long Tom)
• M101 105 mm howitzer (Then designated M2A1 towed)
• M114 155 mm howitzer (Then designated M1A1 towed)
• M115 203 mm howitzer (Then designated M2 towed)
• Type 38 75 mm field cannon
• Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon

• Ordnance BL 5.5-inch cannon
• Ordnance QF 17-pounder anti-tank gun
• Ordnance QF 25-pounder field cannon

Communist States※

• 37 mm 61-K M1939 automatic air defense gun
• 45 mm M1942 (M-42) anti-tank gun
• 85 mm 52-K M1939 air defense gun
• 100 mm BS-3 M1944 field cannon
• 100 mm KS-19 air defense gun
• 122 mm A-19 M1931/37 cannon
• 122 mm M-30 M1938 howitzer
• 152 mm ML-20 M1937 howitzer
• Katyusha rocket launcher
• Type 38 75 mm field cannon
• Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon
• ZiS-2 57 mm M1943 anti-tank gun
• ZiS-3 76 mm M1942 divisional cannon

Vehicles※

Other vehicles※

United Nations command※

• AEC Armoured Car
• Daimler Armoured Car
• Daimler Scout Car (Also known as Daimler Dingo armored car)
• M3A2 Half-track armored personnel carrier
• M7B1 and M7B2 105 mm Priest howitzer motor carriage
• M8 Greyhound armored car
• M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage
• M19 Gun Motor Carriage
• M20 Armored Utility Car
• M29C Weasel supply carrier
• M37 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage
• M39 Armored Utility Vehicle
• M40 155 mm Gun motor carriage
• M41 155 mm Gorilla howitzer motor carriage
• M43 203 mm Howitzer motor carriage
• Universal Carrier
• Willys MB (Also known as Jeep)
• M211 Cadillac Deuce

Communist States※

• BA-64 armored car
• BTR-40 armored personnel carrier
• GAZ-67 jeep
• SU-76 self-propelled gun
• ISU-152 self-propelled gun

Tanks※

United Nations command※

• M4A3E8 Sherman
• M24 Chaffee
• M26 Pershing
• M36 tank destroyer
• M42B5 Sherman (Armed with a 105 mm gun and a POA-CWS-H5 flamethrower)
• M46 Patton

• A22 Churchill infantry tank (C Squadron 7th Royal Tank Regiment, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars)
• A27M Cromwell tank cruiser (Royal Tank Regiment, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars)
• A34 Comet tank cruiser
• A41 Centurion Mark III tank cruiser (5th Royal Tank Regiment, 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars)
• M4A3 Sherman (Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) (2nd Armoured Regiment))
• M4A3E8 Sherman (Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) (2nd Armoured Regiment))
• M10 Achilles

Communist States※

• IS-2 M1944 (PVA)
• M4A2E8 76 mm with HVSS Sherman Emcha (From the Soviets through Lend-Lease Act during World War II)
• M5A1 Stuart (PVA)
• T-34-85

Aircraft※

United Nations command※

United States※

Attack airplanes

• Chance-Vought AU-1 Corsair (USMC)
• Douglas AD-1 Skyraider (USN, USMC)
• Douglas AD-4 Skyraider (USN, USMC)
• Grumman AF-2S Guardian (USN)
• Grumman-General Motors TBM-3S (USN)

Bomber airplanes

• Boeing B-29A Superfortress (USAF)
• Douglas B-26B and C Invader (USAF)

Fighter airplanes

• Chance-Vought F4U-4B Corsair (USN, USMC)
• Chance-Vought F4U-4C Corsair (USN, USMC)
• Chance-Vought F4U-5N Corsair Night Fighter (USMC)
• Chance-Vought F4U-5-NL Corsair Night Fighter (USMC)
• Douglas F3D-2N Skyknight Night Fighter (USN, USMC)
• Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat Night Fighter (USMC)
• Grumman F9F-2 Panther (USN, USMC)
• Grumman F9F-3 Panther (USN, USMC)
• Grumman F9F-5 Panther (USN, USMC)
• Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star (USAF)
• Lockheed F-94B Starfire (USAF)
• McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee (USN, USMC)
• North American F-51D Mustang (USAF)
• North American F-82F and G Twin Mustang (USAF)
• North American F-86A, E and F Sabre (USAF)
• Republic F-84E and G Thunderjet (USAF)

Liaison, reconnaissance and observation airplanes

• Aeronca L-16A (USAF)
• Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress (USAF)
• Boeing RB-29 Superfortress (USAF)
• Boeing WB-29 Superfortress (USAF)
• Boeing RB-50A, B and E Superfortress (USAF)
• Cessna L-19 Bird Dog (USMC, USAF, US Army)
• Chance-Vought F4U-4P Corsair (USMC)
• Convair RB-36D Peacemaker (USAF)
• De Havilland Canada L-20 Beaver (USAF)
• Douglas RB-26 Invader (USAF)
• Douglas WB-26 Invader (USAF)
• Grumman F9F-2P Panther (USN, USMC)
• Grumman F9F-5P Panther (USN, USMC)
• Lockheed RF-80C Shooting Star (USAF)
• McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee (USN, USMC)
• North American AT-6 Texan (USAF)
• North American AT-6G Texan (USAF)
• North American LT-6G Texan (USAF)
• North American RB-45C Tornado (USAF)
• North American RF-51 Mustang (USAF)
• North American RF-86A Sabre (USAF)
• North American T-6C, F and G Texan (USAF)
• North American-Ryan L-17 Navion (USAF, US Army)
• Piper L-4 (USAF)
• Stinson L-5G Sentinel (USMC, USAF, US Army)

Patrol, search and rescue airplanes

• Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress (USAF)
• Boeing SB-29 Superfortress (USAF)
• Consolidated OA-10 Catalina (USAF)
• Consolidated P4Y Privateer (USN)
• Douglas AD-4W Skyraider (USN, USMC)
• Grumman AF-2W Guardian (USN)
• Grumman SA-16A Albatross (USAF)
• Lockheed P2V-3/3W/4 Neptune (USN)
• Martin PBM-5 Mariner (USN)

Tanker airplanes

• Boeing KB-29M Superfortress (USAF)

Transport and utility airplanes

• Beechcraft C-45F Expediter (USAF)
• Curtiss C-46D Commando (USAF)
• Douglas C-47A and B Skytrain (USAF)
• Douglas C-54G Skymaster (USAF)
• Douglas C-124A Globemaster II (USAF)
• Douglas R4D-5 Skytrain (USMC)
• Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster (USMC)
• Fairchild C-82A Packet (USAF)
• Fairchild C-119B and C Flying Boxcar (USAF)
• Fairchild R4Q-1 Flying Boxcar (USMC)
• Grumman-General Motors TBM-3E and R Light Cargo/Ambulance (USMC)
• Grumman-General Motors TBM-3U Utility (USN)

Helicopters

• Bell H-13D Sioux (USMC, US Army)
• Hiller OH-23B/C/D/F/G Raven (US Army)
• Sikorsky H-5F and G (USAF)
• Sikorsky H-19C Chickasaw (USAF, US Army)
• Sikorsky HO3S-1 (USN, USMC)
• Sikorsky HRS-1 Chickasaw (USMC)

UK and Commonwealth※

Attack airplanes

• Fairey Firefly Mk.5 (Royal Navy 800 Naval Air Squadron), (Royal Australian Navy)
• Hawker Sea Fury FB.Mk.11 (Royal Navy 800, 810 Naval Air Squadron), (Royal Australian Navy)

Fighter airplanes

• Fairey Firefly Mk.5 Night Fighter (Royal Navy 800, 801 Naval Air Squadrons, Royal Australian Navy)
• Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8 (Royal Australian Air Force)
• North American F-86F Sabre (South African Air Force)
• North American Mustang IV (Royal Australian Air Force, South African Air Force)
• Supermarine Seafire Mk.47 (Royal Navy 800, 801 Naval Air Squadrons)

Liaison, reconnaissance and observation airplanes

• Auster AOP.6 (Royal Air Force)
• Cessna L-19 Bird Dog (Royal Australian Air Force)

Patrol, search and rescue airplanes

• Short S.25 Sunderland (Royal Air Force)
• Supermarine ASR.II Sea Otter (Royal Navy 825 Naval Air Squadron)

Transport airplanes

• Douglas C-47 Dakota (Royal Australian Air Force)
• Douglas C-54GM North Star Mark I (Royal Canadian Air Force)

Republic of Korea※

Attack airplanes

• North American F-51D Mustang (ROKAF)
• North American T-6 Texan

Fighter airplanes

• North American F-51D Mustang (ROKAF)

Liaison, reconnaissance and observation airplanes

• Aeronca L-16 (ROKAF)
• Cessna L-19 Bird Dog (ROKAF)
• North American T-6 Texan (ROKAF)
• North American-Ryan L-17 Navion (ROKAF)
• Piper L-4 Grasshopper (ROKAF)
• Stinson L-5 Sentinel (ROKAF)

Transport airplanes

• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (ROKAF)

Communist States※

Attack airplanes

• Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik (KPAF, PLAAF)
• Ilyushin Il-10 Shturmovik - 60 (KPAF, PLAAF)
• Ilyushin Il-10U Shturmovik - 33 (KPAF, PLAAF)

Bomber airplanes

• Polikarpov Po-2LNB (KPAF)
• Tupolev Tu-2S (KPAF, PLAAF)
• Yakovlev Yak-18 (KPAF)

Fighter airplanes

• Lavochkin La-9 (KPAF, PLAAF)
• Lavochkin La-11
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (KPAF, PLAAF, Soviet Air Force)
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis (KPAF, PLAAF, Soviet Air Force)
• Yakovlev Yak-9P - 79 (KPAF, PLAAF)

Transport airplanes

• Antonov An-2 (PLAAF, Soviet Air Force)
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (KPAF, PLAAF, Soviet Air Force)
• Ilyushin Il-12 (PLAAF, Soviet Air Force)
• Lisunov Li-2 (KPAF, PLAAF, Soviet Air Force)

See also※

• List of U.S. Army weapons by supply catalog designation
• List of military equipment used in the Korean War

References※

Bibliography※

• Rottman, Gordon L. Korean War Order of Battle. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishing, 2002.

External links※

• Korean War weapons
• Japanese weapons in the Korean war