5 Best Guns of World War II: Literally tens of millions of firearms were produced during the Second World War. Some of the designs performed better than others, while a mere few stood out as masterpieces. Of those, five truly were the best of the best.
5 Best Guns of World War II – Best Bolt Action Rifle: Mosin Nagant Model 1891 Rifle
Arguably one of the most widely produced firearms ever (with the possible exception of the much later AK-47), some 37,000,000 were made between 1891 and 1965. The rifle was already showing its age by the First World War when millions were produced. Yet, with the establishment of the Soviet Union, production of the Mosin Nagant increased and the gun underwent a few changes. The basic M1891/30 saw the barrel shortened by about 3.5-inches to the length of the “Dragoon variant.” This would be the standard issue weapon of Soviet troops when the nation was invaded by the Germans in 1941.
