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SIGSHR · January 23, 2021, 11:01 AM

I prefer the terms "issued" or "substitute standard" or "official". In WWI our "official" rifle was the M1903, the M1917 was the "substitute standard" and was more widely issued. The British fought WWII with the SMLE/No. 1 Mk. III and the No. 4 Mk. I, in 1940 the French had the Lebel and the M1907/15. Few of the MAS M1936s saw action.
You could argue that the term "assault rifle" is a misnomer since by the time it was issued the Germans were fighting steadily on the defensive and being pushed back.

January 23, 2021, 11:01 AM	#60
SIGSHR Senior Member Join Date: September 13, 2005 Posts: 4,700	I prefer the terms "issued" or "substitute standard" or "official". In WWI our "official" rifle was the M1903, the M1917 was the "substitute standard" and was more widely issued. The British fought WWII with the SMLE/No. 1 Mk. III and the No. 4 Mk. I, in 1940 the French had the Lebel and the M1907/15. Few of the MAS M1936s saw action. You could argue that the term "assault rifle" is a misnomer since by the time it was issued the Germans were fighting steadily on the defensive and being pushed back.