WEAPONS & HISTORY

 

This section is dedicated to the historical, technical and contextual study of military and regulatory firearms across different eras.

 

It offers a documentary and analytical approach intended for collectors, enthusiasts and informed amateurs, within a strictly legal and heritage-focused framework.

 

Each page aims to place the firearms presented by 2A Inc. back into their historical, industrial and regulatory context.

🪖 USM1 Paratrooper Carbine – .30 Carbine – 1943

🪖 Carabine USM1 Para - cal .30M1 1943. Catégorie B

 

The M1 Carbine was adopted by the United States military to provide a lightweight and highly maneuverable weapon for airborne troops, paratroopers and support units.

 

Its compact size and reliability made it particularly suited for airborne operations from 1942 onwards, especially during engagements in Europe and the Pacific theater.

 

 

 

 

 

 

🪖 Beretta Model 1934 – Cal. .380 ACP (9x17mm)

 

Pistolet Beretta Modello 1934 - Calibre 9 Corto 9x17mm - Année 1944 - Série AA - Production de transition République Sociale Italienne (Salò) - Monomatricule - Catégorie B

 

The Beretta Model 1934 was widely used by Italian armed forces during World War II, including units of the Italian Social Republic (RSI) from 1943–1944.

 

Compact, robust and simple in design, it represents the standard Italian military sidearm of the period, produced within the context of total war and late-war industrial constraints.

 

 

 

 

 

 

🪖 MAS 44 Rifle – French Semi-Automatic WWII Transition Weapon - cal 7,5x54mm french | 2A Inc

 

Fusil MAS 44, calibre 7.5 MAS, arme règlementaire Française, Catégorie B

 

The MAS 44 rifle marks the transition of French military small arms toward semi-automatic systems at the end of World War II. Developed during the Liberation period, it represents a key step between traditional bolt-action rifles and the future standard semi-automatic rifles of the French Army, notably the MAS 49.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

🪖 Walther PP 1944 Zella-Mehlis – WWII German Finance Police Pistol .32 ACP | 2A Inc

 

Pistolet Walther PP - 7.65browning - Zella-Mehlis 1944 - Code Ministère des Finances - Catégorie B

 

The Walther PP was widely used by administrative services, police forces and various civil and paramilitary branches of Nazi Germany during World War II.

 

Examples produced in Zella-Mehlis in 1944 reflect late-war manufacturing conditions and were often issued to government administrations, as indicated by specific property markings such as those from the Ministry of Finance.

 

Compact, reliable and accurate, the PP complemented standard military sidearms of larger calibers within administrative and security roles.

 

 

 

 

 

🪖 MAB Model D Pistol – French Vichy Police WWII .32 ACP | 2A Inc

 

Gouvernement de VICHY! Pistolet MAB D, POLICE D'ÉTAT! calibre 7,65br, FRANCE, Catégorie B. RARE!

 

The MAB Model D pistol was used by French police forces during the German Occupation, particularly by the State Police operating under the authority of the Vichy government.

 

Chambered in .32 ACP, it represents a characteristic example of French service sidearms employed within a constrained political and administrative context.

 

These pistols reflect the continuity of French industrial production under control and the specific roles assigned to law enforcement forces during World War II.

 

 

 

 

 

 

🪖 Luger P08 Mauser 1940 – German Police Pistol WWII 9mm | 2A Inc

 

Pistolet P08 Mauser Police - Allemagne 1940 - calibre 9x19, monomatricule, catégorie B

 

Luger P08 pistols were also issued to German police forces at the beginning of World War II.

 

Examples produced around 1940 and allocated to the Ordnungspolizei are distinguished by specific markings and their assignment outside strictly military units.

 

They illustrate the extension of the Reich’s armament effort to internal security forces during wartime.