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List of infantry weapons of World War I

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This is a list of World War I infantry weapons.

Austro-Hungarian Empire

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Edged weapons

Flare guns

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Support guns

Kingdom of Belgium

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Sidearms

Shotguns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

British Empire

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Lee-Enfield Magazine Mark I* rifle ("long Tom")

Edged weapons

Flare guns

Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Obstacle clearing explosive charges

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Projectile weapons

Anti-aircraft weapons

Kingdom of Bulgaria

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Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Flamethrowers

Infantry mortar

Republic of China

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Edged weapons

Sidearms

Rifle

Machine Gun

Grenade

French Republic

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Lebel M1886 rifle

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Obstacle clearing explosive charges

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Projectile weapons

Support guns

Kingdom of Hejaz (and other tribes)

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Edged weapons

Rifles

Machine guns

German Empire

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Mauser Gewehr 98 rifle and bayonet

Edged weapons

Gases

Flare guns

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Anti-tank mines

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Support guns

Anti-tank weapons

Anti-aircraft weapons

Kingdom of Greece

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Edged weapons

Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Kingdom of Italy

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Carcano M1891

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand)

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Sidearms

Rifles

Machine gun

Field guns

Naval artillery

Empire of Japan

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Murata rifle

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Kingdom of Montenegro

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Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Ottoman Empire

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Mauser M 1903

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Infantry mortar

Portuguese Republic

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Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Mortars

Kingdom of Romania

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Edged weapons

Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Support guns

Russian Empire

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Mosin-Nagant M1891 rifle

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Support guns

Sublime State of Persia

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Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Kingdom of Serbia

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Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Mortars

United States of America

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Springfield M1903 rifle

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Shotguns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Support guns

Weapons used in trench raids

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Concepts and prototypes

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Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenade launchers

Guided explosive weapons

References

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  1. ^ augfc. "FIREARMS CURIOSA". Tumblr. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  2. ^ "Photos - Austro-Hungarian Army in WWI". A Military Photos & Video Website. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Some WWI German grenades". Passion & Compassion 1914-1918.
  4. ^ "Belgian 142mm Delattre Mortar". Landships.
  5. ^ a b "Van Deuren 70mm M1915". Passion & Compassion 1914–1918.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Some WWI British grenades". Passion & Compassion 1914-1918.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Chinn 1951, Part III: Full automatic machine gun development.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Some WWI French grenades". Passion & Compassion 1914-1918.
  9. ^ "Turkish Revolver".
  10. ^ "Andrews M1917 submachine gun"
  11. ^ S. P. Korneev, A. N. Fufaev, N. P. Korneeva (2016). "Some design features of the Schwarzlose submachine gun" [Некоторые конструктивные особенности пистолета-пулемёта системы Шварцлозе]. Tula: Tula State Museum of Weapons. — P. 159—164. — 519 p. — ISBN 978-5-9631-0551-1.
  12. ^ a b Popenker, Maxim (2014). "Is there such a thing as an Assault or Battle Rifle?". Modern Firearms.
  13. ^ a b Chinn 1951, Part IV: Aircraft and airborne weapons.
  14. ^ McCollum, Ian. "Johnston Model D1918". Forgotten Weapons.

Bibliography

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  • Chinn, George M. (1951). The Machine Gun: History, Evolution and Development of Manually Operated, Full Automatic, and Power Driven Aircraft Machine Guns. Vol. 1. Department of the Navy, Bureau of Ordnance.
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