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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