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| Above, the Winchester 94 made its way into Allied soldiers hands. Mine, above, is a 1962 vintage. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Rifles used by the Allied forces and the Axis during World War II were many and of different makes.
Some of them are collectors items today.
AOL (of all places) has posted the different rifles used during World War II. Included is the Winchester Model 94 lever-action. It is number 57 on the list of 69.
They begin with:
As horrible as the Second World War may have been, there can be no question that one of the defining aspects of the war was the weapons put into the hands of troops around the world. With every rifle earmarked for a soldier, there was a likelihood this soldier would be placed on a battlefield and told to capture an essential objective for both the Allied and Axis powers to win the war.
To see them all, go here.
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