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Rifles of WWI

Lee Enfield The Lee-Enfield

The Lee-Enfield was the British army’s standard bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle for over 60 years from 1895 until 1957. It remained in British service well into the early 1960s and is still found in use by some Commonwealth nations.

The Lee-Enfield was chambered for the .303 British cartridge, and featured a ten-round box magazine which was loaded manually from the top, either one round at a time, or by means of five-round chargers.


The Carcano The Carcano

Carcano is the name frequently used for a series of Italian bolt-action military rifles. First developed in 1890 by the chief technician at the Turin Army Arsenal, Salvatore Carcano in, it was introduced in 1891 and called the Model 91 (M91). Produced from 1892 to 1945, the M91, in both rifle and carbine form, was issued to most Italian troops during the First and Second World Wars. The Carcano rifle was chambered for the newly-developed rimless 6.5x52mm Mannlicher-Carcano cartridge, with a magazine capacity for six rounds rounds.


WWI German Gew98 Rifle WWI German Gew98 Rifle (1916)

The WW I German Gew98 Rifle 1916 (G98 or Gew 98) was the standard German infantry rifle from 1898 to 1935. Named for the first year of its manufacture (1898), it was the latest in a line of Mauser rifles that were introduced in the 1890s.

It was a bolt-action rifle, 1250 mm in length and 4.09 kg in weight. It had a 740-mm long rifled barrel and carried 5 rounds of 7.92 x 57 mm Mauser ammunition in an internal magazine.


The M1917 Enfield The M1917 Enfield

The M1917 Enfield, the “American Enfield” was an American modification and production of the British .303 calibre P14 rifle developed and manufactured from 1917 to 1918. The 1917 model was designed for a .30-06-calibre cartridge, with a magazine capacity for six rounds. It was the most widely used small arm by the United States Expeditionary Force in WWI.


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