German designations of foreign firearms in World War II

The German designations of foreign firearms in World War II is a list of known foreign firearms and equipment compiled by the German armed forces before World War II.

Purpose The purpose of these lists are threefold: Provide a list of German designations for foreign firearms. Correlate German weapons designations with their associated wiki pages. Provide a reference for captured foreign firearms in German service during WWII.

Background Before the war began the German armed forces Heereswaffenamt compiled a list of known foreign equipment and assigned a unique number to each weapon. These weapons were called Fremdgerät or Beutegerät ("foreign device" or "captured device") and their technical details were recorded in a fourteen-volume set that was periodically updated. The Germans also captured large amounts of foreign equipment during WWII (for example, over 11 million rifles by the end of 1944) that they tested and cataloged using the same system. The Germans sometimes referred to these weapons as Kriegsbeute ("war booty") and the Fremdgerät numbers are sometimes referred to as Beutenummern ("booty numbers").

+VolumesGermanContentD.50/1HandwaffenPistols, rifles and sub-machine gunsD.50/2MaschinengewehreLight and heavy machine gunsD.50/3WerferMortarsD.50/4Leichte GeschützeLight artilleryD.50/5Schwere GeschützeHeavy artilleryD.50/6Schwerste GeschützeSiege and railway artilleryD.50/12KraftfahrzeugeVehiclesD.50/14PioniergeräteEngineering equipment and explosives The format for these designations follow this pattern. The German designation of the type of firearm, model/year number or unique identification number and lastly its country code. In the first example there's a carbine and it has been assigned a unique identification number and it is French. In the second example there's a Pistol with a model/year designation and it is Austrian. In practice common model designations don't always share the same ID numbers. Because a Mauser model 98 could be produced in different countries, have different calibers and have a different model/year or unique identification number for each country. Also while a Mauser model 98 from different countries may be able to fire the same ammunition that doesn't mean their parts are compatible or interchangeable. Lastly unique numbers with / mean the weapon is a sub-variant. For a list of German military terms see Glossary of German military terms.

Type Designation Model/Year Number Unique Number County Code Karabiner 561 (f)Pistole 12(ö)

Weapon designations WeaponTypes Weapon Designation English Pistol caliberweaponsPistolePPistolRevolverRRevolverMaschinenpistoleMPMachine pistol RiflesGewehrGRifleSelbstladegewehrSl.GSelf-loading rifleGraben-GewehrGrb.GTrench rifleKleinkalibergewehrKl.Kal.GSmall-caliber rifleScharfschützengewehrSSGSniper rifleZielfernrohrgewehr Zf.GTelescopic rifleSelbstladezielfernrohrgewehr Sl.Zf.GSelf-loading telescopic rifleStutzen SShort rifle CarbinesKarabiner KCarbineSelbstladekarabinerSl.KSelf-loading carbineAusbildungs-KarabinerAusb. KTraining carbineKleinkaliberkarabinerKl.Kal.KSmall-caliber carbine Machinegunsleichtes Maschinengewehrl.MGLight machine gunschweres Maschinengewehrs.MGHeavy machine gunMaschinengewehrMGMachine gunKampfwagen-MaschinengewehrKpfw. MGTank machine gunFlugabwehr-MaschinengewehrFla. MGAnti-aircraft machine gunFlugzeug-MaschinengewehrFlzg. MGAircraft machine gun OtherweaponsGewehrgranatgerätG.Gr.Ger.Rifle grenade devicePanzerabwehrbüchsePz.BAnti-tank rifleAnti-tank weaponSelbstladepanzerabwehrbüchseSl.Pz.BSelf-loading anti-tank rifleSelf-loading anti-tank weaponRaketenpanzerabwehrbüchseR.Pz.BAnti-tank rocket launcher

Country designations

+German designationsLetter codeGermanEnglish(a)amerikanischAmerican(b)belgischBelgian(d)dänischDanish(e)englischEnglish(f)französischFrench(g)griechischGreek(h)holländischDutch(i)italienischItalian(j)jugoslawischYugoslavian(n)norwegischNorwegian(ö)österreichischAustrian(p)polnischPolish(r)russischRussian (Soviet)(s)schweizerischSwiss(t)tschechischCzechoslovak(u)ungarischHungarian

Sort by Letter Code/Country Note: This will not include anti-tank weapons and rifle grenade launchers (a)/United States Weapon Model/Year Cartridge Notes Full Name Compact Name Dimension Name P 660(a) Automatic Pistol, .45, M1911 M1911 Pistol 11.43 11.43×23mm .45 ACP R 661(a) Revolver, .45, Colt, M1917 M1917 Revolver 11.43 11.43×23mm .45 ACP R 662(a) Revolver, .45, Smith & Wesson, M1917 M1917 Revolver 11.43 11.43×23mm .45 ACP MP 760(a) U.S. Submachine Gun, .45, M1928 M1928 Thompson 11.43 11.43×23mm .45 ACP MP 760/2(a) U.S. Submachine Gun, .45, M1928A1 M1928A1 Thompson 11.43 11.43×23mm .45 ACP MP 761(a) M1921 Thompson 11.43 11.43×23mm .45 ACP MP 762(a) M50 Reising 11.43 11.43×23mm .45 ACP MP 763(a) U.S. Submachine Gun, .45, M3 M3 Submachine Gun 11.43 11.43×23mm .45 ACP G 249(a) U.S. Rifle, .30, M1903 M1903 Springfield 7.62 7.62×63mm .30-06 G 250(a) U.S. Rifle, .30, M1917 M1917 Enfield 7.62 7.62×63mm .30-06 Sl.G 251(a) U.S. Rifle, .30, M1 M1 Garand 7.62 7.62×63mm .30-06 Sl.K 455(a) U.S. Carbine, .30, M1 M1 Carbine 7.62 7.62×33mm .30 Carbine Sl.K 456(a) U.S. Carbine, .30, M1A1 M1A1 Carbine 7.62 7.62×33mm .30 Carbine l.MG 123(a) U.S. Rifle, .30, Automatic, Browning, M1918 M1918 BAR 7.62 7.62×63mm .30-06 l.MG 124(a) U.S. Rifle, .30, Automatic, Browning, M1922 M1922 BAR Calvary 7.62 7.62×63mm .30-06 s.MG 217(a) Browning Machine Gun, .30, M1895 M1895 Colt–Browning 7.62 7.62×63mm .30-06 s.MG 219(a) Browning Machine Gun, .30, M1917 M1917 Browning 7.62 7.62×63mm .30-06 Kpfw. MG 321(a) Browning Machine Gun, .30, M1919 M1919 Browning 7.62 7.62×63mm .30-06 s.MG 269 (a) Browning Machine Gun, .50, M2, Water-Cooled, Flexible M2 Browning 12.7 12.7×99mm .50 BMG Kpfw. MG 369(a) Browning Machine Gun, .50, M2, , Flexible M2HB Browning 12.7 12.7×99mm .50 BMG Flzg. MG 440(a) Browning Machine Gun, .50, M2, Aircraft AN/M2 Browning 12.7 12.7×99mm .50 BMG

(b)/Belgium Model/Year Cartridge Notes Dimensions Name P 620(b) Pistolet Browning M 1900 7.65 7.65×17mmSR .32 ACP P 621(b) Pistolet Browning M 1910 7.65 7.65×17mmSR .32 ACP P 622(b) Pistolet Colt M 1903 7.65 7.65×17mmSR .32 ACP P 626(b) Pistolet Browning M 1922 7.65 7.65×17mmSR .32 ACP P 640(b) Pistolet Browning G.P. M 1935 9 9×19mm 9mm Luger P 641(b) Pistolet Browning M 1922 9 9×17mm .380 ACP MP 740(b) Pistolet Mitrailleur M 1934 9 9×19mm 9mm Luger G 220(b) Fusil Mauser FN M 1924 7 7×57mm 7mm Mauser G 261(b) Fusil Mauser M 1889 7.65 7.65×53mm 7.65mm Mauser G 262(b) Fusil Mauser M 1935 7.65 7.65×53mm 7.65mm Mauser G 263(b) Fusil Mauser M 89-36 7.65 7.65×53mm 7.65mm Mauser Zf.G 264(b) Fusil à lunette Mauser M 1935 7.65 7.65×53mm 7.65mm Mauser K 420(b) Carabine Mauser FN M 1924 7 7×57mm 7mm Mauser K 451(b) Carabine Mauser M 1889 7.65 7.65×53mm 7.65mm Mauser K 452(b) Carabine Mauser M 1898 7.65 7.65×53mm 7.65mm Mauser K 453(b) Carabine Mauser M 1916 7.65 7.65×53mm 7.65mm Mauser l.MG 125(b) Fusil-Mitrailleur Maxim M 08-15 7.65 7.65×53mm 7.65mm Mauser l.MG 126(b) Fusil-Mitrailleur M 15-27 7.65 7.65×53mm 7.65mm Mauser l.MG 127(b) Fusil-Mitrailleur M 1930 7.65 7.65×53mm 7.65mm Mauser s.MG 220(b) Mitrailleuse Hotchkiss M 1914 7.65 7.65×53mm 7.65mm Mauser s.MG 221(b) Mitrailleuse Maxim M 1908 7.65 7.65×53mm 7.65mm Mauser s.MG 222(b) Mitrailleuse Colt M 1914 7.65 7.65×53mm 7.65mm Mauser

(d)/Denmark Model/Year Cartridge Notes Dimensions Name G 311(d) Gevær M/89 8 8×58mmRD 8mm Danish Krag SSG 312(d) Finskydningsgevær M/89-28 8 8×58mmRD 8mm Danish Krag K 506(d) Karabin M/89 8 8×58mmRD 8mm Danish Krag P 626 (d) Pistol (Browning) M/10-22 7.65 7.65×17mmSR .32 ACP P 644(d) Pistol (Bergmann) M/10-21 9 9×23mm 9mm Largo MP 741(d) Maskinpistol M/32 9 9×23mm 9mm Largo MP 746(d) Maskinpistol M/41 9 9×19mm 9mm Luger l.MG 158(d) Rekytgevær M/03-24 8 8×58mmRD 8mm Danish Krag l.MG 159(d) Rekytgevær M/24 8 8×58mmRD 8mm Danish Krag s.MG 258(d) Maskingevær M/29 8 8×58mmRD 8mm Danish Krag

(e)/United Kingdom (British Empire) Weapon Model/Year Cartridge Notes Full Name Compact Name Dimension Name R 646(e) Pistol, Revolver, No. 2, Mk I Enfield No. 2 Mk I 9.2 9.2×20mmR .380 Revolver R 655(e) Pistol, Revolver, Webley, No. 1, Mk IV Webley No. 1 Mk IV 11.55 11.55×19.3mmR .455 Webley R 665(e) Pistol, Revolver, Webley, No. 1, Mk VI Webley No. 1 Mk VI 11.55 11.55×19.3mmR .455 Webley MP 748(e) Carbine, Machine, 9mm, Sten, Mk. I Sten Mk. I 9 9×19mm 9mm Luger MP 749(e) Carbine, Machine, 9mm, Sten, Mk. II Sten Mk. II 9 9×19mm 9mm Luger MP 750(e) Carbine, Machine, 9mm, Sten, Mk. III Sten Mk. III 9 9×19mm 9mm Luger MP 751(e) Carbine, Machine, 9mm, Sten, Mk. IIS Sten Mk. IIS 9 9×19mm 9mm Luger MP 752(e) Carbine, Machine, 9mm, Owen Owen (Machine Carbine) 9 9×19mm 9mm Luger MP 760(e) Carbine, Machine, .45, Model 1928, Thompson Thompson Model 1928 11.43 11.43×23mm .45 ACP MP 760/2(e) Carbine, Machine, .45, Model 1928A1, Thompson Thompson Model 1928A1 MP 761(e) Carbine, Machine, .45, Model 1921, Thompson Thompson Model 1921 11.43 11.43×23mm .45 ACP G 248(e) Rifle, .30-30, Model 1894, Winchester Winchester Model 1894 7.62 7.62×52mmR .30-30 Winchester G 249(e) Rifle, .30-06, Model 1903, Springfield Springfield Model 1903 7.62 7.62×63mm .30-06 Springfield G 250(e) Rifle, .30-06, Model 1917, Enfield Enfield Model 1917 7.62 7.62×63mm .30-06 Springfield G 280(e) Rifle, Long, Ross, Mk III Ross Mk III 7.7 7.7×56mmR .303 British G 281(e) Rifle, No.1, short magazine Lee–Enfield, Mk III Lee–Enfield No.1 Mk III 7.7 7.7×56mmR .303 British G 281/2 (e) G 282(e) Rifle, No.3, Enfield, Mk I Enfield No.3 Mk I 7.7 7.7×56mmR .303 British G 282/2(e) Rifle, No.3, Enfield, Mk I (F) Enfield No.3 Mk I (F) G 282/3(e) Rifle, No.3, Enfield, Mk I (T) Enfield No.3 Mk I (T) G 283(e) Rifle, No.4, Lee–Enfield, Mk I Lee–Enfield No.4 Mk I 7.7 7.7×56mmR .303 British Zf.G 283/2(e) Rifle, No.4, Lee–Enfield, Mk I (T) Lee–Enfield No.4 Mk I (T) l.MG 135(e) Gun, Machine, .303, Vickers-Berthier, Mk I Vickers-Berthier Mk I 7.7 7.7×56mmR .303 British l.MG 136(e) Gun, Machine, .303, Hotchkiss, Portative, Mk I* Hotchkiss Portative Mk I* 7.7 7.7×56mmR .303 British l.MG. 137(e) Gun, Machine, .303, Lewis, Mk I Lewis Mk I 7.7 7.7×56mmR .303 British l.MG 138(e) Gun, Machine, .303, Bren, Mk I Bren Mk I 7.7 7.7×56mmR .303 British s.MG 230(e) Gun, Machine, .303, Vickers, Mk I Vickers Mk I 7.7 7.7×56mmR .303 British Kpfw. MG 331(e) Gun, Machine, .303, Vickers, Mk.VI Vickers Mk.VI 7.7 7.7×56mmR .303 British Kpfw. MG 332(e) Gun, Machine, .303, Vickers, Mk.VI* Vickers Mk.VI* 7.7 7.7×56mmR .303 British Kpfw. MG 333(e) Gun, Machine, .303, Vickers, Mk.VII Vickers Mk.VII 7.7 7.7×56mmR .303 British Kpfw. MG 341(e) Gun, Machine, 7.92mm, Besa, Mk I Besa 7.92mm Mk I 7.92 7.92×57mm 7.92mm Mauser Flzg. MG 426(e) Gun, Machine, .303, Browning, Mk. II* Browning .303 Mk. II* 7.7 7.7×56mmR .303 British MG 267(e) Gun, Machine, Vickers, .50, Mk V Vickers .50 Mk V 12.7 12.7×81mmSR 12.7mm Breda Kpfw. MG 376(e) Gun, Machine, 15mm, Besa, Mk I Besa 15mm Mk I 15 15×104mm G.Gr.Ger. 792(e) Discharger Cup, 2.5-in., No.1, Mk. I Cup Discharger No.1 Mk. I 63.5 G.Gr.Ger. 793(e) Discharger Cup, 2.5-in., No.2, Mk. I Cup Discharger No.2 Mk. I 63.5

(f)/France