Share This Article 1. The M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle became standard issue to the US Army in this year. 1918 1941 1938 1917 2. These were the M42 “Duster” anti-aircraft systems’ main weapons. Two 40mm Bofors cannons Four .50 caliber Browning Machineguns Four 20mm Oerlikon cannons One 60mm Raytheon cannon 3. Gun makers, Hopkins and Allen, was the most prolific producer of this kind of weapon. Military side-arms Spur trigger pistols Shotguns Hunting rifles Loading …