Weapons of the First Indochina War
This article is about the weapons used in the First Indochina War, involved the North Vietnam or Viet Minh (Army: People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN)), Lao Issara (1945–1949) → Pathet Lao (1949–1954)) (Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF)), Khmer Issarak or United Issarak Front (1950–1954), Japanese volunteers and which of the French Fourth Republic (Army: French Armed Forces) or French Indochina (Army: French Far East Expeditionary Corps), Kingdom of Cambodia (1946–1954), Kingdom of Laos (1947–1954), State of Vietnam (1949–1954) (Army: Vietnamese National Army (VNA)).
Weapons of the French Fourth Republic (French Indochina), State of Vietnam
Edged weapons
- 17-inch spike bayonet used on the MAS-36 rifle
- Bolo knife
- Ka-Bar (American supply)
- M3 fighting knife used on the M1 Carbine (American supply)
- M4 bayonet used on the M1 Carbine and M2 Carbine (American supply)
- M5 bayonet used on the M1 Garand (American supply)
- M1905 bayonet used on the M1 Garand and Springfield M1903 (American supply)
- M1917 bayonet used on the Enfield M1917 (American supply)
- MAS 49/56 bayonet used on the MAS-49 rifle
- Pattern 1907 bayonet used on the Lee–Enfield rifle (British supply)
- Seitengewehr 84/98 III (Bayonet) used on the Mauser Karabiner 98k (Captured from Germany in WW2)
Sidearms
Pistols and revolvers
- Colt M1911 (American supply)
- Luger P08 (Captured from Germany in WW2)
- MAC M1950
- MAS M1892
- SACM M1935A
- SACM M1935S
- Smith & Wesson Model 10 (American supply)
- Walther P38 (Captured from Germany in WW2)
Shotguns
(not included yet)
Rifles
Carbines
- M1 carbine (American supply)
- M1A1 carbine (American supply)
Semi-automatic rifles
- M1 Garand (American supply)
- MAS-49 rifle
Bolt-action rifles
- Berthier rifle
- Enfield M1917 (American supply)
- Lee–Enfield rifle (British supply)
- MAS-36
- Mauser Karabiner 98k (Captured from Germany in WW2)
- Springfield M1903 (American supply)
Automatic weapons
Submachine guns
- M3 submachine gun (American supply)
- MAS-38
- MAT-49
- MP 40 (Captured from Germany in WW2)
- Sten submachine gun (British supply in WW2)
- Thompson M1928A1 submachine gun (American supply)
- Thompson M1A1 submachine gun (American supply)
Light machine guns
- AA-52 machine gun
- Bren light machine gun (British supply)
- Browning M1918 (American supply)
- Hotchkiss M1922
- MAC M1924/29 light machine gun
- MG 34 (Captured from Germany in WW2)
Medium machine guns
- AA-52 machine gun
- Browning M1919 (American supply)
- Hotchkiss M1914
- MG 34 (Captured from Germany in WW2)
- Reibel machine gun
Heavy machine guns
- Browning M1917 (American supply)
- Browning M2 (American supply)
- Vickers machine gun (British supply)
Explosives and grenades
- DF37 defensive grenade
- Mk 2 fragmentation grenade (American supply)
- Molotov fire grenade
- OF35 offensive grenade
- OF37 offensive grenade
Mortars
- Brandt M1927/31
- Brandt M1935
- M2 mortar (American supply)
Anti-tank weapons
- Bazooka rocket launcher (American supply)
- M18 recoilless rifle (American supply)
- M20 recoilless rifle (American supply)
Anti-aircraft weapons
- M45 Quadmount (American supply)
Artillery
- M101 105 mm howitzer (American supply)
- M114 155 mm howitzer (American supply)
- M116 75 mm howitzer (American supply)
Other vehicles
- M2 half-track car (American supply)
- M3 half-track (American supply)
- M3 Scout Car (American supply)
- M5 half-track (American supply)
- M8 75 mm Howitzer motor carriage (American supply)
- M8 Greyhound (American supply)
Tanks
Light tanks
- M5A1 Stuart (American supply)
- M24 Chaffee (American supply)
Medium tanks
- M4 Sherman (American supply)
Aircraft
- Amiot AAC.1 (A copy of the German Junkers Ju 52-3M)
- Bell F-63C Kingcobra (American supply)
- Chance-Vought AU-1 Corsair (American supply)
- Chance-Vought F4U-7 Corsair (American supply)
- Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer (American supply)
- Curtiss SB2C-5 (American supply)
- Douglas B-26 Invader (American supply)
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain (American supply)
- Douglas C-124 Globemaster (American supply)
- Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (American supply)
- Grumman F6F-5 (American supply)
- Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat (American supply)
- Nakajima Ki-43-II Kai (Captured from Japan)
- Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX (British supply)
Communications
Radios
- SCR 300 Walkie-Talkie (With earphones)
- SCR 536 Handie-Talkie
Weapons of the North Vietnam (Viet Minh)
Edged weapons
- 17-inch spike bayonet used on the MAS-36 rifle (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- Bayonet scabbard used on the Mosin–Nagant rifle (Soviet Union supply)
- Bolo knife (Captured from France)
- Crossbow
- HY1935 bayonet used on the Chinese Chiang Kai-Shek rifle (Chinese supply)
- Ka-Bar (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- M3 fighting knife used on the M1 Carbine (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- M4 bayonet used on the M1 Carbine (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- M5 bayonet used on the M1 Garand (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- M1905 bayonet used on the M1 Garand and Springfield M1903 (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- M1917 bayonet used on the Enfield M1917 (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- MAS 49/56 bayonet used on the MAS-49 rifle (Captured from France)
- Pattern 1907 bayonet used on the Lee–Enfield rifle (Captured from France)
- Seitengewehr 84/98 III (Bayonet) used on the Mauser Karabiner 98k (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- Type 30 bayonet used on the Arisaka Type 30 rifle, Arisaka Type 38 rifle and Arisaka Type 99 rifle (Captured from Japan)
Sidearms
Pistols and revolvers
- Colt M1911 (Captured from France)
- Luger P08 (Captured from France and Soviet Union supply)
- MAC M1950 (Captured from France)
- Makarov pistol (Soviet Union supply)
- MAS M1892 (Captured from France)
- Mauser C96 (Chinese supply by Chinese copies)
- Nambu pistol (Captured from Japan)
- SACM M1935A (Captured from France)
- SACM M1935S (Captured from France)
- Smith & Wesson Model 10 (Captured from France)
- Tokarev TT (Soviet Union supply)
- Walther P38 (Captured from France)
Shotguns
Rifles
Carbines
- M1 carbine (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- M1A1 carbine (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
Automatic rifles
- StG 44 (Soviet Union supply)
Semi-automatic rifles
- M1 Garand (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- MAS-49 rifle (Captured from France)
Bolt-action rifles
- Arisaka Type 30 rifle (Captured from Japan)
- Arisaka Type 38 rifle (Captured from Japan)
- Arisaka Type 99 rifle (Captured from Japan)
- Berthier rifle (Captured from France)
- Chiang Kai-Shek rifle (Licensed copy of the Mauser Gewehr 98, also known as Type 24 rifle, Chinese supply)
- Enfield M1917 (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- Gras M1874 (Limited)
- Hanyang 88 (Chinese supply)
- Lee–Enfield rifle (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- MAS-36 (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- Mauser Karabiner 98k (Captured from France and Soviet Union supply)
- Mosin–Nagant rifle (Soviet Union supply)
- Springfield M1903 (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
Automatic weapons
Submachine guns
- M3 submachine gun (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- MAS-38 (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- MAT-49 (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- MP 40 (Captured from France and Soviet Union supply)
- Nambu Type 100 submachine gun (Captured from Japan)
- PPSh-41 (Soviet Union supply)
- Sten submachine gun (Captured from France)
- Thompson M1928A1 submachine gun (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- Thompson M1A1 submachine gun (Captured from France, State of Vietnam and Soviet Union supply)
Light machine guns
- Bren light machine gun (Captured from France)
- Browning M1918 (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- Degtyaryov machine gun (Soviet Union supply)
- Hotchkiss M1922 (Captured from France)
- MAC M1924/29 light machine gun (Captured from France and State of Vietnam)
- MG 34 (Soviet Union supply)
- Type 11 light machine gun (Captured from Japan)
- Type 96 light machine gun (Captured from Japan)
- Type 99 light machine gun (Captured from Japan)
- ZB vz. 26 (Soviet Union supply)
- ZB vz. 30 (Soviet Union supply)
Medium machine guns
- Browning M1919 (Captured from France)
- Hotchkiss M1914 (Captured from France)
- MG 34 (Soviet Union supply)
- Reibel machine gun (Captured from France and used dismounted)
Heavy machine guns
- Browning M1917 (Captured from France)
- Browning M2 (Captured from France)
- DShK machine gun (Soviet Union supply)
- Type 24 machine gun (Chinese supply)
- Type 92 heavy machine gun (Captured from Japan)
- Vickers machine gun (Captured from France)
Explosives and grenades
- Chinese stielhandgranate (Chinese supply)
- DF37 defensive grenade (Captured from France)
- Molotov fire grenade
- Mk 2 fragmentation grenade (Captured from France)
- OF35 offensive grenade (Captured from France)
- OF37 offensive grenade (Captured from France)
- Satchel charge
- Stielhandgranate (Soviet Union supply)
- Type 10 grenade discharger (Captured from Japan)
- Type 89 grenade discharger (Captured from Japan)
- Type 91 grenade (Captured from Japan)
- Vietnamese Bangalore torpedo
Mortars
- 82-BM-41 (Soviet Union supply)
- 120-PM-38 (Soviet Union supply)
- Brandt M1927/31 (Captured from France)
- Brandt M1935 (Captured from France)
- M2 mortar (Captured from France)
Anti-tank weapons
- Bazooka rocket launcher (Captured from France)
- M18 recoilless rifle (Captured from France)
- M20 recoilless rifle (Captured from France)
- SKZ 60 recoilless rifle
- Vietnamese Bazooka rocket launcher (Supplied by Tran Dai Nghia)
Anti-aircraft weapons
Artillery
- Chinese M116 75 mm howitzer
- M101 105 mm howitzer (Captured from France and Chinese supply)
- M116 75 mm howitzer (Captured from France)
- Type 41 75 mm mountain gun (Captured from Japan and called Son Phao by the Vietnamese)
Other vehicles
- GAZ-51 (Soviet Union supply)
- GAZ-63 (Soviet Union supply)
Communications
Radios
(not included yet)
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