the 3 stands for the 3 rd infantry [crossed rifles] H was the division,
hence the 3 rd infantry division,
Over 100 million rifles were used during World War 2.
the german side of the conflict used mainly the Mp series of SMGS and mauser rifles, the british had the tommyguns and rifles, japan had ariska rifles, china had stolen rifles and guns from japan and guns given by the USA, USA had the greasegun, tommygun, M1 rifles and M2 machineguns
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Yes. Especially towards the start of the war, bolt action and semi automatic rifles were the most common infantry weapon used.
I'm not certain what CAL designates. Typically, anything extra, numbers and/or letters is a unit designation. The crossed rifles, however, is specifically the symbol of Infantry. It can be nothing else. Crossed swords is Cavalry, crossed cannons is Artillery, the Caduceus is Medical, a flaming bombard is Ordinance, crossed semaphore flags is Signal/Communications.
It sounds like you are describing a collar brass insignia for Infantry. The Army had several Branches such as Infantry, Ordnance, Air Corps, Legal, Medical, etc. A soldier wore a round brass insiginia that was 1.0 inch diameter on the collar of his uniform that indicated his branch of service. On this disc was an emblem that was a symbol of his branch. The symbol for the infantry was crossed rifles. Notice that a soldier may be assigned to an Infantry Division but be a part of the Medial service or the Artillery. Therefore, the insignia he wore would reflect this specialty and not the Infantry. This branch insignia was worn on the LEFT collar. On the Right collar was worn a similar disc with "US" on it.
I believe that represented those who served in the 'Ski Patrol'. Friend of mine was in the Ski Patrol in Europe.
Over 100 million rifles were used during World War 2.
All of them.
Vases brass etched set of 3
If the badge you have is the same as the one here, wargamming.com then it is an Expert Rifleman Badge. It was obsolete by World War Two, but many who won it previously still wore it during the war.
Over 10 million
Tens of millions world wide
Brass is an abundant alloy and is found in locations throughout the world. Because it is abundant it is relatively cheap.
yes they did
Over 10 million