This is a list of weapons used by Spain during World War II. Francoist Spain remained neutral throughout the world war, but Spanish dictator Francisco Franco had Axis sympathies due to Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany helping him win the Spanish Civil War. This list is only for Spain and does not cover the Blue Division, which was a part of the Wehrmacht and not the Spanish Army.
Small arms
editRifles
edit- Mauser Model 1893[1]
- Spanish M43 Mauser (Spanish K98k)[2]
- Mauser Gewehr 98
- Vetterli-Vitali M1887/15
- Steyr-Mannlicher M1895[3]
- Mannlicher M1888[4]
- Destroyer Carbine
- El Tigre: Spanish copy of the American Winchester Model 1892
- Remington Rolling Block
Pistols
edit- Astra 400[5]
- Star Model 14
- Astra M903
- Astra 600
- Ruby M1915
- Campo-Giro
- Bergmann-Bayard Model 1903: Produced under Spanish license
- Pistol F. Ascaso
- JO.LO.AR.
- Gaztañaga Destroyer
- Mauser C96 M30[6]
- Browning FN M1903
- Beretta Model 1934
Revolver
edit- MAS Model 1892
- Webley Bull Dog
- Orbea M1884: Spanish licensed production of the American Smith & Wesson Model 3
- Mauser C78
Machine guns
edit- Hotchkiss Mle 1914 machine gun[7]
- MG08[8]
- Darne M1918
- Maxim Gun
- ZB vz. 26
- ZB vz. 30: less than 1000 delivered from an order of 20,000[7]
- ALFA M44
Submachine guns
edit- Erma EMP: large amounts acquired during the Spanish Civil War and copied and produced locally as the MP41/44[9]
- Bergmann MP 28/II[10]
- MP 38
- Star Si 35
- Arsenal M23
- Labora Fontbernat M-1938
- Star Model Z-45
Artillery
editField artillery
editHeavy artillery
editArmoured fighting vehicles (AFVs)
editReferences
edit- ^ Spanish Mauser M1893 bolt action rifle in 7x57mm review, retrieved 2021-04-26
- ^ "Spanish M43 'La Coruna' 7.92mm, S/N C2560". Sunshine Coast Gun Shop. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ^ "Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces", Military History, Oxford University Press, 2018-08-28, doi:10.1093/obo/9780199791279-0181, ISBN 978-0-19-979127-9, retrieved 2022-06-12
- ^ De Quesada, A. M. (2015). The Spanish Civil War 1936-39. 2, Republican forces. Stephen Walsh. Oxford. ISBN 978-1-78200-785-2. OCLC 878837059.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Astra 400 Service Pistol , A Great Collectible 'Squirt Gun"~ Gun Review". AmmoLand.com. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ^ "Guns Recovered from the Spanish Cruisers". Scientific American. 79 (25): 393–394. 1898-12-17. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican12171898-393. ISSN 0036-8733.
- ^ a b "Spain Small Arms List (Current and Former Types)". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ^ De Quesada, A. M. (2015). The Spanish Civil War 1936-39. 2, Republican forces. Stephen Walsh. Oxford. ISBN 978-1-78200-785-2. OCLC 878837059.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Spanish MP41/44 - A Copy of the Erma EMP, retrieved 2021-04-26
- ^ De Quesada, A. M. (2014). The Spanish Civil War 1936-39. 1, Nationalist forces. Oxford. ISBN 978-1-78200-782-1. OCLC 872719525.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d "Spain Land Systems (Current and Former Types)". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ "Panzer I". Tank Encyclopedia. 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ a b "Spanish Panzer IV - All Empires". www.allempires.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.