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  2. List of infantry weapons of World War I - Wikipedia

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    Pattern 1913 Enfield rifle, pre war development abandoned due to war; Machine guns. Berthier M1908 machine gun [7] (Air cooled version) Berthier M1911 machine gun [7] (Water cooled version) Caldwell M1915; Darne M1916 machine gun; De Knight M1902/17 [7] DWM Parabellum MG 13 [13] (A combination of water cooled version and air cooled version)

  3. British cavalry during the First World War - Wikipedia

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    A dismounted section from the 1st Life Guards in 1914. Note the cavalry ammunition bandoliers and the swords, carried on their belts.. In 1914, prior to the start of the First World War, there were just over 15,000 cavalrymen [23] serving in 31 British Army cavalry regiments.

  4. Model 1913 Cavalry Saber - Wikipedia

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    The design was influenced by the French heavy cavalry sword of the Napoleonic Wars, [clarification needed] as well as French cavalry doctrine that emphasized the use of the point over the edge [5] and is similar to the French Mle 1896 straight saber (and the previous Mle 1882), with which French cavalry entered the World War I, and the British Pattern 1908 and 1912 cavalry swords.

  5. History of weapons - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Chronology of bladed weapons - Wikipedia

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    The present chronology is a compilation that includes diverse and relatively uneven documents about different families of bladed weapons: swords, dress-swords, sabers, rapiers, foils, machetes, daggers, knives, arrowheads, etc..., with the sword references being the most numerous but not the unique included among the other listed references of the rest of bladed weapons.

  7. List of German weapons of World War I - Wikipedia

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    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")

  8. Category : World War I infantry weapons of the United States

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    Pages in category "World War I infantry weapons of the United States" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  9. Pattern 1908 cavalry sword - Wikipedia

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    The Pattern 1908 cavalry trooper's sword (and the 1912 Pattern, the equivalent for officers) was the last service sword issued to the cavalry of the British Army. It has been called [ 3 ] [ 4 ] the most effective cavalry sword ever designed, although its introduction occurred as swords finally became obsolete as military weapons.