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Lee-Enfield Magazine Mark I* rifle ("long Tom") Edged weapons. Kukri knife (Used by Gurkha regiments); M1907 bayonet; Pattern P1897 officer's sword; Pistol bayonet; Flare guns. Webley & Scott Mark III
Old Japanese weapons and other military paraphernalia, c. 1892–95 A Gilbertese shark-toothed weapon (late 19th century). Major innovations in the history of weapons have included the adoption of different materials – from stone and wood to different metals, and modern synthetic materials such as plastics – and the developments of different weapon styles either to fit the terrain or to ...
Modern-day Toruń, located on the banks of the Vistula. In 1934 the Polish government abrogated the German-Polish treaty of protection of national minorities which was concluded as part of the Versailles treaties restoring the region and city to Poland. [29] The Jewish community in Toruń was very active before World War II.
28 cm K L/40 "Kurfürst" (six 28 cm MRK L/40 naval guns were converted to railway guns) 28 cm SK L/40 "Bruno" (28 cm SK L/40 gun naval guns were converted to railway guns) 38 cm SK L/45 "Max" (long range coast-defence gun and siege gun) 42 cm Gamma Mörser (siege gun) 42 cm kurze MK 14 L/12 (siege gun, also known as "Bertha")
These are types of guns used during World War I.. The term "Gun" is used to describe a cannon that fires a shell at high velocity in a relatively flat trajectory and increases range by elevating the muzzle; this compares to a Howitzer, which fires a shell at lower velocity in a high trajectory.
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The entries are grouped according to their uses, with rough classes set aside for very similar weapons. Some weapons may fit more than one category (e.g. the spear may be used either as a polearm or as a projectile), and the earliest gunpowder weapons which fit within the period are also included.