Rare original 1943 dated official U.S. War Department technical manual covering American small arms, automatic weapons, helmets / aggers / bayonets and 20mm cannon systems of the era. It is the comprehensive ordnance reference used to catalog, identify, and support the weapons that armed U.S. forces across every theater of war. TM 9-2200 provides detailed listings, specifications, and official nomenclature for U.S. military firearms ranging from helmets, daggers, bayonets, ammunition and service rifles and carbines to machine guns, submachine guns, automatic cannon, and 20mm aircraft and anti-aircraft weapons. Within its pages you’ll find original wartime data on models such as the Browning series machine guns, aircraft-mounted 20mm guns, and supporting mounts, accessories, and associated equipment issued during WWII. For collectors, historians, reenactors, and military researchers, this manual is an essential reference. It preserves the exact terminology, classifications, and technical framework used by U.S. Ordnance during the 1940s. Whether you’re identifying components, verifying period-correct configurations, or building an accurate archival collection, TM 9-2200 delivers authentic wartime documentation straight from the arsenal system that supplied Allied victory. Great rare item and highly illustrative/useful manual for your WW2 usa collection - a MUST for the US WW2 ammunition or artillery collector, you dont find this manual easily!