German Zeppelins Were Made with Cow Intestines And It Led To Sausage Restrictions During WWI Here’s an Obscure Fact you can use sometime when Discussing World War One!
Category: WW1 Era Weapons
Know Your WW1 History: April 25, 1915 – WWI Allied Troops Land in Gallipoli
April 25, 1915 – WWI Allied Troops Land in Gallipoli Excellent overview of the Gallipoli campaign debacle. It is important to note that some historians have attempted to lay the blame of this military tragedy solely at Winston Churchill’s feet (who at the time was the Lord of the Admiralty) but this is not…
Savage M1918 Aircraft Lewis at the Range (With Rare Tripod Mount!)
Savage M1918 Aircraft Lewis at the Range (With Rare Tripod Mount!) A True Blast from the Past! What made the American Lewis Gun so powerful is it fired the venerable .30-06 round! A bonafide Man Stopper!
Know Your WW1 Weapons: The Great British Machine Gun Controversy
Know Your Weapons: WW1 Night Sights – Gewehr 98 and SMLE
Germany, Britain, and France all introduced luminous night sights for their service rifles in 1916. Today we are looking at a Gewehr 98 and an SMLE that have detachable WW1 night sights fitted (and the SMLE also has a metal muzzle cover device). WW1 Night Sights: Gewehr 98 and SMLE — Forgotten Weapons
Armed Citizen Corner: British Pistol Use During World War I
Here’s an interesting piece of research, done in 2010 by one David Thomas as part of a degree in British First World War Studies: The Pistol in British Military Service During the Great War (pdf) This is a well-footnoted 38 pages, covering the British procurement of handguns, the different types of handguns use, and the training…
Military History: The Tank Turns 100 Years Old
Last Friday, July 1, marked the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme in WWI. The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was several months long. It began with 18 (!) French and British divisions going “over the top” and was the largest battle of the First World War. Over a million casualties…
World War I Era Weapons: Japanese Arisaka Type 30
Read the Original Article at Forgotten Weapons Follow C&R Arsenal on YouTube for some Really Cool History Lessons on Military Weapons From the Past.
World War I History: Soldier’s Loadout
A reader sent me a link to a pretty cool image gallery showing the basic clothing and equipment of five different major combatant powers from mid-WWI. I have re-uploaded the individual photos in case the original links go dead (click to enlarge each photo). Read the Original Article and Photo’s at Forgotten Weapons
World War I History: British MG Barrage Fire Tactics
The British Army entered World War I with just two machine guns per battalion. In contrast, the Imperial German Army had long embraced the new weapon — and had already fully integrated it into its infantry regiments. As the stalemate of trench warfare took hold, the British quickly learned how to best use the machine gun. In…