![U.S. Small Arms of World War II - Springfield Armory National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) U.S. Small Arms of World War II - Springfield Armory National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)](https://www.nps.gov/spar/learn/historyculture/images/CASE_37_1.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)
U.S. Small Arms of World War II - Springfield Armory National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
Why was the US the only country with standard issue semi-automatic rifles during WW2? Why did no other country replace their WW1 bolt action rifles with a Garand type semi-automatic? - Quora
![Germany at the WW2. German semi-automatic rifle - Gewehr 43 or Karabiner 43 (Gew 43, Kar 43) is a 7.92x57mm Mauser caliber rifle developed by Nazi Ger Stock Photo - Alamy Germany at the WW2. German semi-automatic rifle - Gewehr 43 or Karabiner 43 (Gew 43, Kar 43) is a 7.92x57mm Mauser caliber rifle developed by Nazi Ger Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/KFYMP1/germany-at-the-ww2-german-semi-automatic-rifle-gewehr-43-or-karabiner-KFYMP1.jpg)