SmokeEaterPilot
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Hey I'm putting out my monthly newsletter. And I'm looking for new files to digitize. Here's a list of WW2 files from the Infantry Board.
These are all infantry board reports during WWII on different equipment, firearms and modifications to see if the military should adopt them. Some may look familiar and some may appear new.
Your thoughts, on anything jump out as "hey that's look like it could be a really neat read!"
Some reports are as short as less than 10 pages. Some are over 100.
I condensed the list specifically to small arms related stuff I only. There's some reports on tent stakes or something as random as that so I removed all non-small arms stuff from the list.
Reising submachine gun Feb 26, 1942
Experimental receiver sight for rifle M1903 April 14, 1942
M1 rifles April 30, 1942
Folding stock for carbine caliber .30, M1 May 4, 1942
Reticles for telescope M6 May 15, 1942
Hangers, experimental, type A, for carbine, caliber .30, M1 May 28, 1942
Firing pins for the caliber .30 M1 rifle June 30, 1942
A Combination trench-knife-bayonet-experimental July 1, 1942
Paper ammunition clips for M1903 rifle Oct 22,'42
Telescopic sights for snipers Nov 18, 1942
Browning machine gun, caliber .30 M1919A4 modified with bipod & shoulder rest Dec 14, 1942
T-20 machine pistol Dec 17, 1942
Browning machine guns, caliber .30 M1919A4 (Arma steel castings) Dec 24, 1942
Caliber .45 ammunition with steel cartridge case Dec 22, 1942
Submachine gun caliber .45, M2 (Hyde-Inland) Dec 24, 1942
Johnson light machine gun Jan 14, 1943
Bren light machine gun Jan 14, 1943
Revision of marksmanship course for US carbine, caliber .30, M1 May 28, 1943
Collapsible type carbine stocks 2 July 1943
Ammunition, non-corrosive primer 12 Aug 1943
Weapons for jungle warfare (including comparison of PIAT & launcher, rocket, M1A1) 30 Oct
Light machine gun T23E1 30 Nov 1943
Light machine gun T23E2 21 Oct 1944
Light machine gun T33 caliber .30 27 April 1945
Rifles, training, subcaliber, caliber .22-T8 & caliber ,30-T9 for gun, 57mm - M1 30 Dec 1943
Pedersen rifle, caliber .30 29 Dec 1943
Pedersen rifle, caliber .30. Supplementary report 22 Feb 1944
Modified M-1 rifle (carbine) 20 Jan 1944
Caliber .30 carbine ammunition assembled with steel cartridge cases 23 Feb 1944
Sniper telescope sight reticles & sniper telescope sights & mounts for US rifle, caliber .30, M1 29 Snipers telescope sights & mounts for US rifle, caliber .30, M1 29 June 1944
Infra-red equipment (snooperscope & sniperscope) 20 April 1944
infra-red equipment 17 October 1944
Cartridge, tracer, night, caliber .30, T10 26 April 1944
Tracer, caliber .30, T-10 15 Feb 1945
Cartridge, tracer, caliber .50, M10 2 May 1944
M9A1 grenade body with T-9 fuse 9 May 1944
Performance of grenade, rifle, fragmentation, M17 11 May 1944
Modification of trigger spring, carbine, caliber .30, M1 10 June 1944
US carbine, cal .30, M1, with selective single shot or full automatic firing mechanism 30 June 1944
US carbine, cal .30, M1, with selective single shot or full automatic firing mechanism 26 Aug '44
Cal .22 training rifle 10 Aug 1944
Browning automatic rifle gas cylinder tube with knurled head finger adjustable gas cylinder for desired gas port selection 17 Aug 1944
Browning automatic rifle gas cylinder plug assembly, T3, with knurled head finger adjustable gas cylinder for desired gas port selection 26 Oct 1944
Bayonets, T2 21 Aug 1944
"Improved" sling for US carbine, cal .30 23 Aug 1944
Modified trigger mechanism for BAR, M1918A2 26 Aug 1944
Caps, magazine, T2, to fit over open end of magazine, submachine gun, M3 (for protective purposes) 26 Aug 1944
Flash hider for US rifle, cal .30, M1 23 Sept '44
Flash hider for US rifle, cal .30, M1 29 Nov '44
Flash hider for US rifle, cal .30, M1 21 Feb '45
Silencer for submachine gun, cal .45, M3 16 Feb 1945
Silencer for SMG, cal .45: flash hider for SMG, cal .45 29 Sept 1945
Flash hider T-34 for SMG cal .45 modified 5 Nov 1946
Flash hiders T14E1, T24, T25 & T27 for cal .30 machine guns 19 March 1945
Flash hider T27E1 15 June 1945
Cal .22 hi-standard pistol with silencer & wire shoulder stock 5 Dec 1944
Carbine safeties, T1 & T2 2 Feb 1945
Boots, field, M-1943, modified 15 March 1945
Submachine gun, cal .45, M3A1 26 April 1945
Short round device, cal .30, T21 14 June 1945
30-shot magazine for the carbine 21 June 1945
Rifle, cal .30, T20E1 30 June 1945
Modified front sight for M1919A4 & M1919A6 light machine gun 11 July 1945
Rifle repair devices of Corporal Walter A. Bunte, 38158134, 490th Repl Co 16 Aug 1945
Automatic pistol 19 Sept 1945
Modified stock for BMG, cal .30, M1919A6 15 Sept 1945
Johnson light machine gun & Winchester automatic rifle 9 Jan 1946
Small arms ammunition assembled with non-corrosive primers 10 Jan 1946
Cal .30 ball ammunition assembled with non-corrosive primers 12 Nov 1948
Modified belt-filling machine M1918 14 Jan 1946
Cal .22 Harrington & Richardson automatic rifle March 13, 1946
Proposed pistol & revolver marksmanship course 15 March 1946
Stellate-lined barrels for gun, machine, Browning, cal .30, M1919A6 28 March 1946
Qualification scores for cal .30 machine guns & automatic rifles at 500 inches 30 April 1946
Rifle, cal .22, Reising 11 June 1946
German panzerfaust 100m 5 Aug 1946
Winchester automatic rifle, cal .30 14 Aug 1946
Cal .30 sectional cleaning rods & chains 4 Sept 1946
Rifle cal 30 T20E2 16 Sept 1946
Military characteristics for pistol 21 Nov 1946
Military characteristics for a lightweight pistol 4 April 1952
MC for lightweight pistol (7 Feb-2 Oct 52)
Mount, lightweight, cal .30. T113 1 April 1947
BAR marksmanship 4 Dec 1947
Machine gun marksmanship 20 May 1948
Rifle marksmanship 10 Oct 1947
Rifle, cal .30, M-1, BAR & carbine modified for operation with cold weather hand gear 15 March 1948
Comparative test of rifle, cal .30, M1: T20E2, T22E2, T22E3 & T27 10 April 1947
Rifle, US, cal .30, T22E3 29 Jan 1948
Hardened bolts for gun, submachine, M3 & M3A1 6 May 1947
Telescopic sights for cal .30 machine guns 18 Aug 1947
Tool, combination, for carbine, cal .30 28 July 1947
Carbine cal .30 (comments & recommendations)
Reflector sights, T131 2 Sept 1947
Study of ground forces requirements for rifle & hand grenades 18 June 1947
Cartridge, tracer, cal .30, T72E1 22 Sept 1948
Cartridge, armor piercing, incendiary, cal .30, M14 29 Oct 1947
Magazine caps for cal .30 carbine 24 Feb 1948
Rifle, training, cal .22, T30 3 June 1948
Ammunition, cal .30, tracer M/C's (study)
Sights for rifle, cal .30, T25, M/C's (study)
K4 Weaver scope equipped with Royden cant indicator
Armor penetration tests [2]
Gun, general purpose, cal .30
Sling, rifle, M1, experimental 8 Feb 1949
Modified sears for guns, submachine, cal .45, M3A1 & M3 21 Oct 1949
Rear sight for M1 rifle [2 folders]
Rifle, lightweight, cal .30, T25 [2 folders]
Sniperscope M3 [2 folders]
Sniperscope M3 (modified) 12 July 1950
Cal .30 sectional cleaning rods & chains 1 Sept 1949
Sights, telescopic, for cal. 30 machine guns 14 Dec 1949
Military characteristics for lightweight rifle [2]
Military characteristics for lightweight rifle [2]
Test of the new US & UK rifles & ammunition [3]
Ammunition, small arms, new US & UK, logistical study
Arms rack for carbine
Military characteristics for a lightweight all-purpose machine gun. [2 folders]
Military characteristics for a lightweight all-purpose machine gun. [2 folders]
Military characteristics for small arms ammunition 17 Feb 1950
Military characteristics for small arms ammunition for rifles & machine guns [2 folders]
These are all infantry board reports during WWII on different equipment, firearms and modifications to see if the military should adopt them. Some may look familiar and some may appear new.
Your thoughts, on anything jump out as "hey that's look like it could be a really neat read!"
Some reports are as short as less than 10 pages. Some are over 100.
I condensed the list specifically to small arms related stuff I only. There's some reports on tent stakes or something as random as that so I removed all non-small arms stuff from the list.
Reising submachine gun Feb 26, 1942
Experimental receiver sight for rifle M1903 April 14, 1942
M1 rifles April 30, 1942
Folding stock for carbine caliber .30, M1 May 4, 1942
Reticles for telescope M6 May 15, 1942
Hangers, experimental, type A, for carbine, caliber .30, M1 May 28, 1942
Firing pins for the caliber .30 M1 rifle June 30, 1942
A Combination trench-knife-bayonet-experimental July 1, 1942
Paper ammunition clips for M1903 rifle Oct 22,'42
Telescopic sights for snipers Nov 18, 1942
Browning machine gun, caliber .30 M1919A4 modified with bipod & shoulder rest Dec 14, 1942
T-20 machine pistol Dec 17, 1942
Browning machine guns, caliber .30 M1919A4 (Arma steel castings) Dec 24, 1942
Caliber .45 ammunition with steel cartridge case Dec 22, 1942
Submachine gun caliber .45, M2 (Hyde-Inland) Dec 24, 1942
Johnson light machine gun Jan 14, 1943
Bren light machine gun Jan 14, 1943
Revision of marksmanship course for US carbine, caliber .30, M1 May 28, 1943
Collapsible type carbine stocks 2 July 1943
Ammunition, non-corrosive primer 12 Aug 1943
Weapons for jungle warfare (including comparison of PIAT & launcher, rocket, M1A1) 30 Oct
Light machine gun T23E1 30 Nov 1943
Light machine gun T23E2 21 Oct 1944
Light machine gun T33 caliber .30 27 April 1945
Rifles, training, subcaliber, caliber .22-T8 & caliber ,30-T9 for gun, 57mm - M1 30 Dec 1943
Pedersen rifle, caliber .30 29 Dec 1943
Pedersen rifle, caliber .30. Supplementary report 22 Feb 1944
Modified M-1 rifle (carbine) 20 Jan 1944
Caliber .30 carbine ammunition assembled with steel cartridge cases 23 Feb 1944
Sniper telescope sight reticles & sniper telescope sights & mounts for US rifle, caliber .30, M1 29 Snipers telescope sights & mounts for US rifle, caliber .30, M1 29 June 1944
Infra-red equipment (snooperscope & sniperscope) 20 April 1944
infra-red equipment 17 October 1944
Cartridge, tracer, night, caliber .30, T10 26 April 1944
Tracer, caliber .30, T-10 15 Feb 1945
Cartridge, tracer, caliber .50, M10 2 May 1944
M9A1 grenade body with T-9 fuse 9 May 1944
Performance of grenade, rifle, fragmentation, M17 11 May 1944
Modification of trigger spring, carbine, caliber .30, M1 10 June 1944
US carbine, cal .30, M1, with selective single shot or full automatic firing mechanism 30 June 1944
US carbine, cal .30, M1, with selective single shot or full automatic firing mechanism 26 Aug '44
Cal .22 training rifle 10 Aug 1944
Browning automatic rifle gas cylinder tube with knurled head finger adjustable gas cylinder for desired gas port selection 17 Aug 1944
Browning automatic rifle gas cylinder plug assembly, T3, with knurled head finger adjustable gas cylinder for desired gas port selection 26 Oct 1944
Bayonets, T2 21 Aug 1944
"Improved" sling for US carbine, cal .30 23 Aug 1944
Modified trigger mechanism for BAR, M1918A2 26 Aug 1944
Caps, magazine, T2, to fit over open end of magazine, submachine gun, M3 (for protective purposes) 26 Aug 1944
Flash hider for US rifle, cal .30, M1 23 Sept '44
Flash hider for US rifle, cal .30, M1 29 Nov '44
Flash hider for US rifle, cal .30, M1 21 Feb '45
Silencer for submachine gun, cal .45, M3 16 Feb 1945
Silencer for SMG, cal .45: flash hider for SMG, cal .45 29 Sept 1945
Flash hider T-34 for SMG cal .45 modified 5 Nov 1946
Flash hiders T14E1, T24, T25 & T27 for cal .30 machine guns 19 March 1945
Flash hider T27E1 15 June 1945
Cal .22 hi-standard pistol with silencer & wire shoulder stock 5 Dec 1944
Carbine safeties, T1 & T2 2 Feb 1945
Boots, field, M-1943, modified 15 March 1945
Submachine gun, cal .45, M3A1 26 April 1945
Short round device, cal .30, T21 14 June 1945
30-shot magazine for the carbine 21 June 1945
Rifle, cal .30, T20E1 30 June 1945
Modified front sight for M1919A4 & M1919A6 light machine gun 11 July 1945
Rifle repair devices of Corporal Walter A. Bunte, 38158134, 490th Repl Co 16 Aug 1945
Automatic pistol 19 Sept 1945
Modified stock for BMG, cal .30, M1919A6 15 Sept 1945
Johnson light machine gun & Winchester automatic rifle 9 Jan 1946
Small arms ammunition assembled with non-corrosive primers 10 Jan 1946
Cal .30 ball ammunition assembled with non-corrosive primers 12 Nov 1948
Modified belt-filling machine M1918 14 Jan 1946
Cal .22 Harrington & Richardson automatic rifle March 13, 1946
Proposed pistol & revolver marksmanship course 15 March 1946
Stellate-lined barrels for gun, machine, Browning, cal .30, M1919A6 28 March 1946
Qualification scores for cal .30 machine guns & automatic rifles at 500 inches 30 April 1946
Rifle, cal .22, Reising 11 June 1946
German panzerfaust 100m 5 Aug 1946
Winchester automatic rifle, cal .30 14 Aug 1946
Cal .30 sectional cleaning rods & chains 4 Sept 1946
Rifle cal 30 T20E2 16 Sept 1946
Military characteristics for pistol 21 Nov 1946
Military characteristics for a lightweight pistol 4 April 1952
MC for lightweight pistol (7 Feb-2 Oct 52)
Mount, lightweight, cal .30. T113 1 April 1947
BAR marksmanship 4 Dec 1947
Machine gun marksmanship 20 May 1948
Rifle marksmanship 10 Oct 1947
Rifle, cal .30, M-1, BAR & carbine modified for operation with cold weather hand gear 15 March 1948
Comparative test of rifle, cal .30, M1: T20E2, T22E2, T22E3 & T27 10 April 1947
Rifle, US, cal .30, T22E3 29 Jan 1948
Hardened bolts for gun, submachine, M3 & M3A1 6 May 1947
Telescopic sights for cal .30 machine guns 18 Aug 1947
Tool, combination, for carbine, cal .30 28 July 1947
Carbine cal .30 (comments & recommendations)
Reflector sights, T131 2 Sept 1947
Study of ground forces requirements for rifle & hand grenades 18 June 1947
Cartridge, tracer, cal .30, T72E1 22 Sept 1948
Cartridge, armor piercing, incendiary, cal .30, M14 29 Oct 1947
Magazine caps for cal .30 carbine 24 Feb 1948
Rifle, training, cal .22, T30 3 June 1948
Ammunition, cal .30, tracer M/C's (study)
Sights for rifle, cal .30, T25, M/C's (study)
K4 Weaver scope equipped with Royden cant indicator
Armor penetration tests [2]
Gun, general purpose, cal .30
Sling, rifle, M1, experimental 8 Feb 1949
Modified sears for guns, submachine, cal .45, M3A1 & M3 21 Oct 1949
Rear sight for M1 rifle [2 folders]
Rifle, lightweight, cal .30, T25 [2 folders]
Sniperscope M3 [2 folders]
Sniperscope M3 (modified) 12 July 1950
Cal .30 sectional cleaning rods & chains 1 Sept 1949
Sights, telescopic, for cal. 30 machine guns 14 Dec 1949
Military characteristics for lightweight rifle [2]
Military characteristics for lightweight rifle [2]
Test of the new US & UK rifles & ammunition [3]
Ammunition, small arms, new US & UK, logistical study
Arms rack for carbine
Military characteristics for a lightweight all-purpose machine gun. [2 folders]
Military characteristics for a lightweight all-purpose machine gun. [2 folders]
Military characteristics for small arms ammunition 17 Feb 1950
Military characteristics for small arms ammunition for rifles & machine guns [2 folders]