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WW1 Rifles and Pistols

WW1 Rifles and Pistols. Luke Cox Tyson Steinke U.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.

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WW1 Rifles and Pistols

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  1. WW1 Rifles and Pistols Luke Cox Tyson Steinke U.S. History Period 3

  2. Rifles • Rifles weren’t just a great type of gun • They’re greatness was determined by the person using them.

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

  4. 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.

  5. Pistols • Used by officers of all armies • Also given to military police, airmen, and tank operators

  6. 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.

  7. Standard wartime rifle of the U.S. army Based on the Germans rifle Mauser U.S. Springfield Rifle

  8. WW1 Bolt Action Rifles • Almost every infantryman used bolt action rifles in WW1 • Inventor was a Scottish immigrant named James Paris Lee

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

  10. Mauser gewehr • Introduced in 1897 • Used in German infantry from 1898 to 1935

  11. Lebel • Introduced in 1886 • Used in French First World War infantry to the mid 1930s • Well- known for durability and accuracy

  12. Mannlicher- Carcano • Made in 1891 • Italian Weapon

  13. Mannlicher M95 • Main battle rifle of the Austrian Army during World War 1

  14. Arisaka • Made in Imperial Artillery Arsenal in Koshikwa, Japan from 1899-1907

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

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

  17. German Luger • Designed in 1898 by Georg Luger

  18. Parabellum M17 • Variation of the Luger • Made in 1917

  19. Issued in 1917 French Pistol Pistole Revolvuer Modele

  20. Colt .45-Inch Automatic • Began in the early 1900s • John M. Browning started making semi automatics • In 1911, was put into military services

  21. Work Cited • http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWweapons.htm • http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/rifles.htm • http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/pistols.htm • http://www.historyproject101.tripod.com/id2.html

  22. Work Cited Cont. • www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.asp?smallarms_id=53 • www.world.guns.ru/rifle/repeating-rile/de/mauser-9-e.html • www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/bayonets.htm • http://www.onwar.com/weapons/infantry/firearms/Mauser-Gewehr98.html

  23. Work Cited Cont. • http://www.hungariae.com/carcano.html • http://www.rjmilitarism.com/rj038.htm • http://kanowarrior.tripod.com/actionfiguresatwar/id32.html • http://www.hungariae.com/Arisaka.htm • http://www.world.guns.ru/handguns/hg/usa/colt-govt-m1911-e.html • http://Anonymous-generaltopics.blogspot.com

  24. Work Cited Cont. • Chemical-corps.org • Benandbawbsblog.blogspot.com • http://techcenter.davidson.k12.nc.us/group9/tech.htm

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