List of infantry weapons of World War I

Summary

This article lists World War I infantry weapons (1914-1918).

Austro-Hungarian Empire edit

Edged weapons

  • M1858/61 Kavalleriesäbel
  • M1862 Infanteriesäbel
  • M1873 Artilleriesäbel
  • M1904 Kavalleriesäbel
  • M1915 Pioneer sword

Flare guns

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Support guns

Kingdom of Belgium edit

Sidearms

Shotguns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

British Empire edit

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

Edged weapons

Flare guns

  • Webley & Scott Mark III

Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Obstacle clearing explosive charges

Flamethrowers

  • Hay portable flamethrower
  • Morriss portable flamethrower

Mortars

Projectile weapons

Anti-aircraft weapons

Kingdom of Bulgaria edit

Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Flamethrowers

Infantry mortar

Republic Of China edit

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Rifle

Machine Gun

Grenade

French Republic edit

 
Lebel M1886 rifle

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Obstacle clearing explosive charges

  • Barbed wire destruction rod grenade[8]

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Projectile weapons

Support guns

Kingdom Of Hejaz (and other tribes) edit

Edged weapons

Rifles

Machine guns

German Empire edit

 
Mauser Gewehr 98 rifle and bayonet

Edged weapons

  • M1889 Infanteriesäbel (Sword)
  • Seitengewehr 84/98 III (Bayonet)
  • Seitengewehr 98/05 (Bayonet)

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 edit

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Kingdom of Italy edit

 
Carcano M1891

Edged weapons

  • M1891 sciabola baionetta (Sword bayonet)

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Mortars

Empire of Japan edit

 
Murata rifle

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Rifles


Machine guns

Kingdom of Montenegro edit

Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Ottoman Empire edit

 
Mauser M 1903

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles


Machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

Infantry mortar

Portuguese Republic edit

Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Mortars

Kingdom of Romania edit

Edged weapons

  • Sabie de artilerie [ro] Model 1890
  • Sabie de cavalerie [ro] Model 1906
  • Sabie de ofițer [ro] Model 1893
  • Sabie de ofițer cavalerie [ro] Model 1909
  • Cavalry lance [ro] Model 1908

Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Support guns

Russian Empire edit

 
Mosin-Nagant M1891 rifle

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Flamethrowers

  • Tovarnitski portable flamethrower

Mortars

Support guns

Sublime State of Persia edit

Sidearms

Rifles

Machine guns

Kingdom of Serbia edit

Sidearms

Rifles

Submachine guns

Machine guns

Grenades

  • Vasić M1912

Flamethrowers

Mortars

United States of America edit

 
Springfield M1903 rifle

Edged weapons

Sidearms

Shotguns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenades

Mortars

Support guns

Weapons used in trench raids edit

Concepts and prototypes edit

Sidearms

Submachine guns

Rifles

Machine guns

Grenade launchers

  • Blanch-Chevallier grenade launcher

Guided explosive weapons

References edit

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  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.

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