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Source When American troops deployed to the Western Front in force in 1918, there was one infantry weapon they brought with them that the Germans learned to despise: The Winchester 1897 shotgun. This 12 gauge, pump action shotgun could take out multiple German solders at once with a single blast and would be used to […] More

Source The Mark V tank was the biggest tank to serve in World War I, and was utilized by the British. Over one thousand of these were built and deployed in the war, and featured superior armor and weaponry in contrast to the previous Mark VI tank. The Mark V had a fuel tank capacity […] More

Source One of the deadliest weapons to make its appearance in World War I was not a firearm of any sort, but rather a chemical. Mustard gas was first unleashed by the Germans in 1917, and it would cause horrific respiratory distress that would temporarily disable swathes of enemy soldiers affected by the gas. It […] More

Source The Maxim MG08 Machine Gun is one of the most influential machine guns ever made and remained in service for many decades after the Great War ended. Either the Maxim or copies of the Maxim were used by both sides in the conflict, and the weapons were used as defensive arms in entrenched positions. […] More

Source The Mauser 98 rifle was the standard issue infantry rifle for the German army in the war, and it was also perhaps the single most influential bolt action design ever devised. The action that the rifle utilizes is incredibly durable as well as smooth to operate, both of which made it a hugely valuable […] More

Source The Luger P08 pistol is one of the most iconic service pistols of all time, and served as the standard issue Germany Army sidearm for World War I. It held 8 rounds of 9mm ammunition, plus one more round in the chamber for 9 rounds overall. The Luger is notable for its appearance as […] More

Source The Lee Enfield rifle in .303 served as the primary service of the British army in World War I, and would continue to be issued and used up until 1957. The big advantage to the Lee Enfield was the fact that, whereas almost all other rifles in the conflict utilized a 5 round magazine […] More

Source The Colt 1911 is one of the most influential handguns ever built, and the first conflict it saw significant action in was World War I. The weapon served as the primary sidearm of the United States military in the war. The pistol fired the .45 ACP caliber round from a seven round magazine, plus […] More

Source One of the premier French guns used in the war was the Chauchat machine gun. Even though the weapon had poor magazines, which caused a number of stoppages in combat, the main appeal to the weapon was the fact that it was a fully automatic machine gun that was light and small enough to […] More

Source When it was built, the Big Bertha was the largest mobile artillery piece in the world. The 16.5 inch howitzer was used by the German armies to smash their way through Belgium and into France. Germany built and used a dozen separate Big Berthas in the war. Each Big Bertha had an effective range […] More

Does barbed wire really count as a weapon? It should, because it was used to great effect for the first time in World War I as a defensive weapon on the Western Front. Barbed wire would snag (and hold ) onto everything from clothing to equipment to human skin and flesh. Once soldiers would become […] More

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