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The British Army used a variety of standardized battle uniforms and weapons during World War I. According to the British official historian Brigadier James E. Edmonds writing in 1925, "The British Army of 1914 was the best trained best equipped and best organized British Army ever sent to war". [1]
Edged weapons. Bayonet; Improvised knife; Sidearms. Bergmann-Bayard M1903 and M1908; Browning FN M1900; Browning FN M1903; Chamelot-Delvigne M1873, M1874 and M1884; Colt M1907 Army Special; Mannlicher M1901; Mylonas rifle; Nagant M1895 (known as the Περίστροφον M1895) Ruby M1914; Rifles. Berthier M1892, M1892/16, M1907/15 and M1916 ...
1910s British military aircraft (7 C, 14 P) I. World War I infantry weapons of the United Kingdom (1 P) N. World War I naval ships of the United Kingdom (13 C, ...
Pages in category "World War I British infantry weapons" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
World War I British infantry weapons (1 C, 19 P) Pages in category "World War I weapons of the United Kingdom" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 ...
This is a list of all weapons current and former of the United Kingdom.This list will consists of all lists on Wikipedia that deal with weapons of the United Kingdom at a certain period of time for example the Modern day and World War II. This way this list can provide a list of all weapons ever used by the UK.
British official historian Brigadier James Edward Edmonds, in 1925, recorded that "The British Army of 1914 was the best trained, best equipped and best organized British Army ever sent to war". [58] This was in part due to the Haldane reforms , and the Army itself recognising the need for change and training.
British 18-pounder. The United Kingdom's preparations were largely guided by its experience in the Second Boer War of 1899–1902. The British purchased the field guns that the Boers had used against them, and used these as prototypes for their own weapons. The British also modeled their howitzers after those used by the Boers. Some British ...