Infantry Weapons of WW1

LonewolfMcQuade · December 12, 2019, 12:53am

Robert · December 12, 2019, 1:00am

well… no one should go trench jumping without a club

SteelPinger · December 12, 2019, 2:02am

Ouch. That’s some Walking Dead stuff right there.

ouch

srdiver · December 12, 2019, 5:20am

love the myth of the 1903 springer when in fact there were more P17 Enfields than 03 Springfields used by the US in France and the only reason the P17 wasn’t adopted post war was because of the sights ( P17 had a very capable and effective battlefield sight where 03 had a better “Marksman” shooting on a range sight).

Equin · December 12, 2019, 5:10pm

No mention of the Winchester ‘97 and Model 12 trench shotguns? I thought Germany even filed a protest against their use:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wearethemighty.com/articles/this-awesome-trench-gun-terrified-germans-in-both-world-wars/amp

mjrfd99 · December 13, 2019, 3:03pm

Pops Treasures. Said his WWII Ranger unit had '97’s for close in night crawls.

1897

Equin · December 13, 2019, 4:25pm

Very cool! I have a Model 12 and really want to add a ‘97 to my collection. A shortened trench ‘97 like yours would be even better!

JF89 · January 4, 2020, 4:19am

Nice brass paperweight , never seen one with a built in letter opener though.