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Rifles. Mauser Model 1871; Mannlicher M1888; Mannlicher M1890 carbine; Siamese Mauser style rifle (Standard issue rifle) Machine gun. Gatling gun (Pre World War 1) Field guns. Krupp 50mm Mountain Gun; Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903; Naval artillery. BL 6-inch gun Mk V (Coast defence gun)
The evolution of German military rifles is a history of common and diverse paths followed by the separate German states, until the mid-19th century when Prussia emerged as the dominant state within Germany and the nation was unified. This article discusses rifled shoulder arms developed in or for the military of the states that later became ...
Bergmann MP 18-I (submachine gun) Dreyse M1907 (semi-automatic pistol) Flachmine 17 (anti-tank mine) Frommer M1912 Stop (pistol) GRC Gewehr 88/05, Gewehr 88/14, Gewehr 91 and Karabiner 88 (carbine and rifle) Hebel M1894 (flare gun) Lance. Langenhan M1914 Selbstlader (semi-automatic pistol) Luger P04 and P08 (pistol)
Estimates of production of the Kalashnikov AK-47 and derivative weapons may be exaggerated. Various sources quote figures between 35 and 150 million. [ 5 ] In his 2001 book 'The AK-47', Chris McNab claims it is "feasible" that production of the Chinese Type 56 assault rifle – a license-built AK-47 copy – reached 15-20 million.
The artillery of World War I, improved over that used in previous wars, influenced the tactics, operations, and strategies that were used by the belligerents. This led to trench warfare and encouraged efforts to break the resulting stalemate at the front. World War I raised artillery to a new level of importance on the battlefield.
Design details. The Gewehr 98 or model 98 (M98) rifle is a manually operated, magazine-fed, controlled-feed bolt-action rifle, 1,250 mm (49 in) in length and 4.09 kg (9.0 lb) in weight. It has a 740 mm (29 in) long rifled barrel and carries 5 rounds of ammunition in an internal magazine.
Sights. U-notch and front post. The Lebel Model 1886 rifle (French: Fusil Modèle 1886 dit "Fusil Lebel") also known as the "Fusil Mle 1886 M93", after a bolt modification was added in 1893, is an 8 mm bolt-action infantry rifle that entered service in the French Army in 1887. It is a repeating rifle that can hold eight rounds in its fore-stock ...
The M1903 Springfield, officially the U. S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1903, is an American five-round magazine -fed, bolt-action service repeating rifle, used primarily during the first half of the 20th century. The M1903 was first used in combat during the Philippine–American War, [5] and it was officially adopted by the United States as the ...