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Weapons of World War 1
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Nearly all infantryman in the First World War used bolt action rifles. ...
The Lee-Enfield was the main rifle used by the British Army during the First World War. ...
On the outbreak of the First World War the Lemel was still being used by the French Army. ... The Lee-Enfield was first introduced in 1907 and by the outbreak of the First World War, was the British Armys main infantry weapon. ... The Lee-Enfield could be aimed accurately over about 600 metres but could still kill someone over 1,400 metres away. ... Following the Spanish-American War in 1898, Erskine Allin, the Superintendent of the Springfield Arsenal, developed the M1903. The bolt-action magazine rifle, an adaptation of the Mauser Gewehr, was used by the United States Army during the First World War. ... However, because of production problems with the M1A1, it was also used during the Second World War. Snipers also preferred using the rifle all the way through the Korean War.
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Title: Weapons of World War 1
Words: 802
Rating: None
Pages: 3.2
submitted by: DebRobe125
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