WW1 Rifles and Pistols

Luke Cox Tyson SteinkeU.S. History

Period 3

Rifles Rifles weren’t just a great type of gun

They’re greatness was determined by the person using them.

Pistols 3 Types Of Pistols: Revolvers Clip-Loaded Automatics Blow-Back Models

Rifles Is The Number One Infantry Weapon A bayonet can be put at the end of the gun

but was mainly used to scrape mud of uniforms, opening cans, and toasting bread.

Pistols Used by officers of all armies Also given to military police, airmen, and

tank operators

bayonets The bayonet can be attatched to the end of

a guns barrel and can be used for close combat.

Was mainly used to scrape mud of uniforms, opening cans, and toasting bread.

U.S. Springfield Rifle Standard wartime rifle

of the U.S. army Based on the

Germans rifle Mauser

WW1 Bolt Action Rifles Almost every infantryman used bolt action

rifles in WW1

Inventor was a Scottish immigrant named James Paris Lee

WW1 Bolt Action Rifle List Mauser Gewehr - Germany Lebel - France Mannlicher-Carcano – Italy Mannlicher M95 – Austria Arisaka - Japan

Mauser gewehr Introduced in 1897

Used in German infantry from 1898 to 1935

Lebel Introduced in 1886 Used in French First World War infantry to

the mid 1930s Well- known for durability and accuracy

Mannlicher- Carcano

Made in 1891 Italian Weapon

Mannlicher M95 Main battle rifle of the Austrian Army during

World War 1

Arisaka Made in Imperial Artillery Arsenal in

Koshikwa, Japan from 1899-1907

WW1 Pistols Designed as a cavalry weapon Stable weapon for many personnel during

WW1

WW1 Pistols List German Luger Parabellum M17 - Germany Pistole Revolvuer Modele – France Colt .45-inch automatic – United States Gilsenti 9mm automatic – Italy

German Luger Designed in 1898 by Georg Luger

Parabellum M17 Variation of the Luger Made in 1917

Pistole Revolvuer Modele Issued in 1917

French Pistol

Colt .45-Inch Automatic Began in the early 1900s John M. Browning started making semi

automatics In 1911, was put into military services

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