German MP 40 Submachine Gun
Germany’s Wartime Standard Submachine Gun A genuine WWII-era German MP 40 parts kit, disassembled. Photo property of Eisel Armory. Adopted by the German Wehrmacht beginning in 1940, the MP 40 became the standard submachine gun issued to squad leaders, NCOs, paratroopers, and armored vehicle crews throughout World War II. Chambered in 9mm Parabellum and fed […]
Soviet SVT-40 Tokarev Rifle
A Wartime Sprint Toward Semi-Automatic Firepower Right side profile of a Tula Arsenal-produced SVT-40 Tokarev rifle, chambered in 7.62x54R. Photo property of Eisel Armory. The SVT-40 (Samozaryadnaya Vintovka Tokareva — “Tokarev self-loading rifle, model 1940”) was adopted by the Soviet Union in 1940 as its intended principal self-loading service rifle, chambered in the same 7.62x54R […]
American M1 Garand Rifle
America’s World War II Standard-Issue Rifle Full-length right-side profile of a U.S. M1 Garand rifle. Photo property of Eisel Armory. Adopted by the U.S. Army in 1936, the M1 Garand became the first semi-automatic rifle issued as standard equipment to an entire army, and it remained America’s primary infantry rifle through World War II and […]