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German Military Vehicles of World War II: An Illustrated Guide to Cars, Trucks, Half-Tracks, Motorcycles, Amphibious Vehicles and Others. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. Ltd. ISBN 9780786462520 .
Sidearms. Prilutsky M1914; Webley-Mars Automatic Pistol - commercial design from 1902; Submachine guns. Andrews M1917 [10] Chauchat-Ribeyrolles M1918 mitraillette pistolet; Frommer M1917 Stop doppel machinen pistole (Double barrel version) Standschütze Hellriegel M1915 machinen pistole (The Standschutze was the militia unit that was armed with it)
The 7.62 cm Infanteriegeschütz L/16.5 - was a German infantry support gun that mated the barrel, breech, and recoil mechanism of captured M1910s on a rugged one-piece box trail carriage built by Krupp. Large numbers of M1910's had been captured early in the war in Poland and Krupp was ordered to adapt them for German use.
Pages in category "World War I German infantry weapons" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The gun combined the barrel of the earlier 7.7 cm FK 96 with a recoil system, a new breech and a new carriage. Existing FK 96s were upgraded over time. The FK 96 n.A. was shorter-ranged, but lighter than the French Canon de 75 modèle 1897 or the British Ordnance QF 18 pounder gun; the Germans placed a premium on mobility, which served them well during the early stages of World War I.
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 ...
The M1879 Reichsrevolver, or Reichs-Commissions-Revolver Modell 1879 and 1883, were service revolvers used by the German Army from 1879 to 1908, when it was superseded by the Luger. [ 4 ] The two versions of the revolver differ in barrel length (The M1883 had a 5-inch barrel) and grip shape.
The superior ballistic performance of the M1897 compared to German designs. [1] Once adequate numbers of new field guns such as the 7.7 cm FK 16 were being produced obsolete types such as the 9 cm Kanone C/73 and captured guns such as the M1897 and 76 mm divisional gun M1902 were withdrawn from front-line service and issued to anti-aircraft ...