List of World War II weapons of Spain

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

Rifles

• 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

• 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

• MAS Model 1892
• Webley Bull Dog
• Orbea M1884: Spanish licensed production of the American Smith & Wesson Model 3
• Mauser C78

Machine guns

• 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

• 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 (copy mp40)

Artillery

Field artillery

• Canon de 75 modèle 1897 ^[11]

Heavy artillery

• Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider ^[11]

Armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs)

See also: Tanks in the Spanish Army

• Panzerkampfwagen I ^[12]
• L3/33 ^[11]
• T-26 ^[11]
• Panzer IV H ^[13]
• Sturmgeschütz III ^[13]

References

1. Spanish Mauser M1893 bolt action rifle in 7x57mm review , retrieved 2021-04-26
2. "Spanish M43 'La Coruna' 7.92mm, S/N C2560". Sunshine Coast Gun Shop. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
3. "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
4. 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.
5. "Astra 400 Service Pistol , A Great Collectible 'Squirt Gun"~ Gun Review". AmmoLand.com. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
6. "Guns Recovered from the Spanish Cruisers" . Scientific American. 79 (25): 393–394. 1898-12-17. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican12171898-393. ISSN   0036-8733.
7. "Spain Small Arms List (Current and Former Types)". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
8. 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.
9. Spanish MP41/44 - A Copy of the Erma EMP , retrieved 2021-04-26
10. De Quesada, A. M. (2014). The Spanish Civil War 1936-39. 1, Nationalist forces. Oxford. ISBN   978-1-78200-782-1. OCLC   872719525.
11. "Spain Land Systems (Current and Former Types)". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
12. "Panzer I". Tank Encyclopedia. 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
13. "Spanish Panzer IV - All Empires". www.allempires.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.