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United States Army Field Manuals: A Resource Guide and Inventory

Series 23: Basic Weapons

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.

The inventory below lists Field Manuals (FM) found in Series 23 at the Library of Congress

FM # Title Author Date Page Count
23-5 Basic Field Manual U.S. Rifle, Caliber.30, M1 War Dept Jul. 1940 243 pages
23-5 U.S. Rifle Caliber.30 M1 War Dept Jul. 1943 363 pages
23-5 U.S. Rifle Caliber.30 M1 War Dept Oct. 1951 540 pages
23-5 U.S. Rifle Caliber.30 M1 War Dept Sep. 1958 382 pages
23-5 U.S. Rifle Caliber.30, M1 Dept. of the Army May 1965 27 pages
23-6 Basic Field Manual U.S. Rifle, Caliber.30 M1917 (Enfield) War Dept Aug. 1942 230 pages
23-6 Reglement Elementaire du Service en Campagne Description et Fonctionnement du Fusil Americain M1917 (Enfield) Calibre.30 Ministere de la Guerre Feb. 1943 36 pages
23-6 Basic Field Manual U.S. Rifle, Caliber.30, M1917 War Dept Oct. 1943 316 pages
23-6 Antitank Guided Missile (ENTAC) Dept. of the Army May 1964 85 pages
23-7 U.S. Carbine Caliber.30 M1 and M1A1 War Dept Apr. 1944 209 pages
23-10 Basic Field Manual U.S. Rifle, Caliber.30, M1903 War Dept Jan. 1940 221 pages
23-10 Basic Field Manual U.S. Rifle, Caliber.30, M1903 War Dept Sep. 1940 11 pages
23-10 Manuel Elementaire du Service en Campagne Fusil Americain M1903, Calibre.30 (7,62 MM) Ministere de la Guerre Jan. 1943 28 pages
23-12 Basic Field Manual U.S. Rifle Caliber.30 M1903 War Dept Sep. 1943 223 pages
23-12 Technique of Fire of the Rifle Squad and Tactical Application Dept. of the Army May 1963 130 pages
23-15 Basic Field Manual Browning Automatic Rifle, Caliber.30, M1918A2 With Bipod War Dept Aug. 1940 208 pages
23-20 Basic Field Manual Browning Automatic Rifle, Caliber.30, M1918 Without Bipod War Dept Oct. 1940 227 pages
23-20 Davy Crockett Weapons System in Infantry and Armor Units Dept. of the Army Dec. 1961 192 pages
23-25 Basic Field Manual Bayonet, M1905 War Dept Jan. 1940 35 pages
23-30 Basic Field Manual Hand Grenades War Dept Jan. 1940 33 pages
23-30 Hand and Rifle Grenades Rocket, AT, HE, 2.36-Inch War Dept Feb. 1944 194 pages
23-32 3.5 Inch Rocket Launcher Dept. of the Army Dec. 1961 80 pages
23-35 Basic Field Manual Automatic Pistol Caliber.45 M1911 and M1911A1 War Dept Apr. 1940 96 pages
23-35 Pistols and Revolvers War Dept Jun. 1946 205 pages
23-36 Basic Field Manual Revolver, Colt, Caliber.45, M1917, and Revolver, Smith and Wesson, Caliber.45, M1917 War Dept Oct. 1941 92 pages
23-40 Basic Field Manual Thompson Submachine Gun, Caliber.45, M1928A1 War Dept Aug. 1940 80 pages
23-40 Basic Field Manual Thompson Submachine Gun, Caliber.45, M1928A1 War Dept Dec. 1941 80 pages
23-41 Basic Field Manual Submachine Gun Caliber.45, M3 War Dept Oct. 1943 94 pages
23-41 et C 1-2 Manuel de Service en Campagne Mitraillette M3, Calibre.45 (11,43 mm) Ministere de la Guerre May 1945 100 pages
23-45 Basic Field Manual Browning Machine Gun, Caliber.30, HB, M1919A4 Ground War Dept Aug. 1940 217 pages
23-50 Basic Field Manual Browning Machine Gun, Caliber.30, HB, M1919A4 (Mounted in Combat Vehicles) War Dept May 1940 156 pages
23-50 Basic Field Manual Browning Machine Gun Caliber.30, HB, M1919A4 (Mounted in Combat Vehicles) War Dept Aug. 1942 176 pages
23-55 Basic Field Manual Browning Machine Gun, Caliber.30, M1917 War Dept Jun. 1940 327 pages
23-55 Browning Machine Guns, Caliber.30 M1917A1, M1919A4, and M1919A6 War Dept Jul. 1945 299 pages
23-60 Basic Field Manual Browning Machine Gun, Caliber.50, HB, M2, Ground War Dept Sep. 1940 187 pages
23-65 Basic Field Manual Browning Machine Gun, Caliber.50, HB, M2 (Mounted in Combat Vehicles) War Dept Apr. 1940 141 pages
23-65 Browning Machine Guns, Caliber.50 HB, M2 War Dept Nov. 1944 169 pages
23-70 Basic Field Manual 37-MM Gun, Antitank, M3 War Dept Oct. 1940 186 pages
23-70 Basic Field Manual 37-MM Gun, Antitank M3 War Dept Nov. 1942 194 pages
23-72 Carbine Marksmanship Courses Trainfire I Dept. of the Army Jun. 1958 pages
23-75 Basic Field Manual 37-MM Gun, M1916 War Dept Apr. 1940 207 pages
23-80 Basic Field Manual 37-MM Gun, Tank, M5 (Mounted in Tanks) War Dept Jun. 1941 153 pages
23-80 Basic Field Manual 37-MM Gun, Tank, M5 (Mounted in Tanks) War Dept May 1942 137 pages
23-81 Basic Field Manual 37-MM Gun, Tank, M6 (Mounted in Tanks) War Dept Apr. 1942 121 pages
23-85 Basic Field Manual 60-MM Mortar, M2 War Dept Jul. 1940 87 pages
23-85 60-MM Mortar M2 War Dept Nov. 1942 121 pages
23-90 Basic Field Manual 81-MM Mortar, M1 War Dept Jun. 1940 138 pages
23-90 Basic Field Manual 81-MM Mortar, M1 War Dept Apr. 1943 287 pages
23-91 81-MM Mortar Mounted in Half-Track Carrier War Dept Aug. 1944 74 pages
23-92 4.2-Inch Chemical Mortar War Dept Mar. 1945 132 pages
23-95 75-MM Tank Gun M2 (Mounted in Medium Tank M3) War Dept May 1942 137 pages
23-102 105-MM Howitzer M3 War Dept May 1944 259 pages