Talk:Gear/@comment-1904521-20130307022507

Trying to identify the firearms. If anybody has more/better information, it would be appreciated.


 * WWII Submachine Gun: Since this is in the Pacific theater, weapons are likely to be either Japanese or American. Americans mostly used the Thompson, whose magazine loads from the bottom, so this one is most likely Japanese. Looking on Wikipedia, the Type 100 looks just like this one, so I think this identification is pretty safe.


 * Trench Gun: So far as I can tell, the most popular military shotguns during the WWII period were the Winchester Models 1897 and 1912, and the Ithaca 37. More recent weapons would probably be called "combat shotguns" and not trench guns. The Ithaca 37 doesn't have a side ejector port while the in-game one does, so that's right out. The 1897 apparently has an external hammer, but there's none to be seen in-game. So I'm guessing this is a Winchester Model 1912.


 * Semi-Automatic Pistol: It seems likely this weapon is also WWII period. Based on that, I would guess the M1911, but I'm not overly confident in this. On a second look, it seems to resemble the M9 based on the controls on the right side.