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Probably the most useful of WW2 bolt action rifles would be the very limited shortened and lightened M1917 rifle developed at the Chinese Infantry School in the ICB theatre.
These were otherwise standard M1917 rifles with barrel shortened and front sight ,fore end , and band with bayonet lug set back. Barrel length was around 22 inches.
Similar shortened P-14 rifles had been experimented with by the British.
The No.5 Carbine was developed and in limited issue at the end of WW2. With its ten round magazine theres a capacity advantage over a shortened M1917 with its six round magazine.
The shorter No.5 barrel requires a flash hider that makes OAL the same.
While some shortened P-14 rifles survive in collections, I have not heard of any of the shortened M1917 rifles showing up anywhere.
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