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World War 1 Infantry Weapons - Covering the Infantry-Level Fighting of the First World War


World War 1 changed the world in a myriad of ways for its affects have been felt for decades since.

An industrialized, fractured Europe was the ripe setting for a new, large-scale conflict between global superpowers. Technology reigned supreme over the battlefield that saw tactics and strategies evolve. The machine gun, tank and aircraft were all major components of the fighting yet no one instrument was a war-winning development in and of itself. In the end, national lines were redrawn and Europe rebuilt as the stage was being set for World War 2 - an offshoot of The Great War itself.

Image of the American Lewis Machine Gun infantry support weapon
View All Infantry Weapons
Image of the Austro-Hungarian Mannlicher Model 1895 bolt-action service rifle
Service Rifles
Image of the American Colt Model 1917 service revolver sidearm
Service Pistols
Image of the British Vickers Machine Gun
Machine Guns
Image of the American Winchester Model 1897 pump-action shotgun
Shotguns
Image of the French Percutante NRL pear-shaped infantry hand grenade
Hand Grenades
Image of the German Empire 7.58cm Minenwerfer field mortar
Mortars
Image of the American Browning M1918 BAR Light Machine Gun
U.S. Infantry Weapons
Image of the German Empire Maxim MG08 water-cooled machine gun
German Empire Infantry Weapons