Home›Small Arms And Sidearms›Introduced Era›By Decade›1930sBrowse By1930sThis dimension groups weapon systems by the era in which they were first introduced into service. Wikipedia notes that weapons have evolved from "simple implements such as clubs and swords to complicated modern firearms, tanks, missiles and biological weapons," a long evolution spanning every era of warfare. Browsing by introduced era lets a visitor compare weapon systems that entered service in the same period.Facts1930sSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested950 11930sFilter Results50 entriesWeapon ClassAllFlamethrower / Incendiary Weapon (1)Machine Gun (5)Pistol / Revolver (12)Rifle (13)Small Arm (17)Submachine Gun (7)Weapon FamilyAllAmmunition and Cartridges (1)Bolt-Action, Lever-Action and Historic Rifles (8)Other Pistols and Handguns (1)Other Small Arms and Personal Weapons (3)Pistols and Revolvers (15)Revolvers (1)Rifles and Carbines (16)Semi-Automatic and Battle Rifles (5)Semi-Automatic Pistols (13)Semi-Automatic Pistols of Belgium (1)Semi-Automatic Pistols of Czechia (1)Semi-Automatic Pistols of Europe (4)Semi-Automatic Pistols of Germany (4)Semi-Automatic Pistols of Italy (1)Semi-Automatic Pistols of Russia and the Soviet Union (1)Shotguns (4)Sniper, Designated Marksman and Anti-Materiel Rifles (3)Submachine Guns (9)ManufacturerAllAuto-Ordnance Company (1)Beretta (4)Breda (1)Browning Arms Company (1)Carl Walther GmbH (4)Cugir Arms Factory (1)Danuvia (1)Erma Werke (1)Fegyver- és Gépgyár (3)FN Herstal (1)Hispano-Argentina (1)Ithaca Gun Company (1)John Inglis Company (1)Kalashnikov Concern (2)Manufacture d'armes de Bayonne (1)Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault (1)Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne (3)Mauser (2)Norinco (1)Państwowa Fabryka Karabinów (1)Remington Arms (2)Sauer & Sohn (2)Smith & Wesson (1)Spreewerk (1)Springfield Armory (1)State Rifle Factory (1)Steyr-Daimler-Puch (1)Tikka (1)Tula Arms Plant (2)Valmet (1)Waffenfabrik Bern (1)Wilhelm-Gustloff-Stiftung (1)Winchester Repeating Arms Company (2)Z111 Factory (1)Zastava Arms (1)Zbrojovka Brno (2)Česká zbrojovka firearms (1)Łucznik Arms Factory (2)OperatorAllArgentine Armed Forces (1)Austrian Army (1)British Army (2)Bundeswehr (1)Canadian Army (1)Egyptian Armed Forces (1)Finnish Defence Forces (5)French Armed Forces (5)Imperial Japanese Army (4)Imperial Japanese Navy (1)Mexican Armed Forces (1)People's Liberation Army (1)Red Army (5)Royal Air Force (1)Russian Armed Forces (1)Soviet Armed Forces (2)Turkish Armed Forces (3)United States Air Force (1)United States Armed Forces (5)United States Army (1)United States Marine Corps (2)Waffen-SS (3)Wehrmacht (20)CaliberAll.22 Hornet (1).22 Long Rifle (5).22 short (1).25 ACP (2).30 carbine (1).30-06 Springfield (1).32 ACP (6).38 Special (1).380 ACP (6).40 S&W (1).410 bore (2).45 ACP (3)10mm Auto (1)12-gauge (4)16-gauge (3)20 x 125 mm (1)20-gauge (3)20mm (1)20x124mm (1)28-gauge (3)6.5x50mm (2)6.5×50mmSR Arisaka (1)6.5×52mm Mannlicher-Carcano (1)7.5x54mm (1)7.5x55mm (1)7.5×54mm French (1)7.5×55mm Swiss (1)7.62x25mm (2)7.62x51mm NATO (1)7.62x54mmR (2)7.62×25mm Tokarev (1)7.65x17mm (1)7.65x53mm Argentine (1)7.65×20mm Longue (2)7.7x58mm (1)7.92x57mm Mauser (5)76.2×385 mm R (1)7x57mm Mauser (2)8x22mm Nambu (1)8×56mmR (1)9x18mm (2)9x19mm (9)9x23mm (1)9×19 mm Parabellum (7)9×25mm Mauser (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (14)Out of Production (10)Prototype or Experimental (1)Retired (30)Country of OriginAllArgentina (1)Austria (1)Belgium (2)Czechoslovakia (2)Empire of Japan (4)Finland (2)France (3)French Third Republic (1)German Reich (5)Germany (2)Hungary (1)Italy (1)Japan (1)Kingdom of Italy (3)Poland (3)Soviet Union (5)Spain (1)Switzerland (2)United States (9)Wars Used InAllAlgerian War of Independence (2)Angolan Civil War (1)Cambodian Civil War (5)Chinese Civil War (5)Falklands War (2)First Indochina War (7)Gulf War (3)Ifni War (1)Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 (1)Indo-Pakistani Wars (1)Iran-Iraq War (1)Iraq War (2)Korean War (11)Laotian Civil War (4)Nigerian Civil War (1)Ogaden War (1)Russo-Ukrainian War (1)Second Sino-Japanese War (3)Six-Day War (2)South African Border War (1)Spanish Civil War (12)Sri Lankan Civil War (1)Syrian Civil War (5)Vietnam War (13)Winter War (6)World War II (42)Yugoslav Wars (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50.22 Hornet1930s35M rifle1930sArisaka Type 99 Rifle1930sAVS-361930sBallester-Molina1930sBeretta M19341930sBeretta M19351930sBeretta Model 381930sBreda PG1930sBrowning Hi-Power1930sBrowning Superposed1930sČZ vz. 381930sExperimental Model 2 submachine gun1930sFB Vis1930sFÉG 37M Pistol1930sIthaca 371930sK311930sKarabinek wz. 19291930sKarabiner 98k1930sKbsp wz. 38M1930sLabora Fontbernat M-19381930sLahti L-351930sM1 Garand Rifle1930sMAB Model D pistol1930sMAS-36 rifle1930sMAS-381930sMP 341930sMP351930sNagant wz. 301930sPistolet automatique modèle 1935S1930sPPD-401930sRemington Model 2411930sRemington Model 311930sROKS Flamethrowers1930sSauer 38H1930sSmith & Wesson .38/441930sSolothurn S-18/1001930sSuomi KP/-311930sSVT-401930sThompson Submachine Gun1930sTokarev TT-33 Pistol1930sTOZ rifle1930sType 97 automatic cannon1930sType 97 sniper rifle1930sType I rifle1930sVz. 331930sWalther P381930sWalther PP1930sWalther PPK1930sWinchester Model 371930sSources1. Wikipedia: Firearmtier 2WikipediaFirearm, History, Early firearm models sectionQuote, Firearm, History, Early firearm models sectionThe first firearms originated in 10th-century Song dynasty China (see gunpowder weapons in the Song dynasty), when bamboo tubes containing gunpowder and pellet projectiles were mounted on spears to make the portable fire lanceView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.