Weapons of the Finnish Infantry in WWII:

Type Designation Caliber Number available in 1939 Number available in 1941 Acquired during Continuation War
Rifle M/91 to M/39 7.62x53R 254581 507601* 366079*
Submachine gun M/31 'Suomi' 9.00 mm 4150 10650 53664*
Light machine gun M/26 'Lahti-Saloranta' 7.62x53R 2900 14601* 6355*
Machine gun M/09 'Maxim' 7.62x53R 2405 5252* 2483*
Mortar Russian 17-60 mm 1380
Mortar M/32 'Tampella' 81-82 mm 360 887* 533*
Mortar Tampella 120 mm 153 361*
Weapons captured from Russians
Semi-automatic rifle M/38 'Tokarev' 7.62x53R
Automatic rifle M/36 'Simonov' 7.62x53R
Light machine gun M/27 'Dektyaryev' 7.62x53R
Mortar 60 mm
Mortar 82 mm

*-marked entries include captured enemy weapons, like semiautomatic rifles, Dektyaryev LMG's and 82/120 mm mortars.


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