Know Your Weapons: The American Enfield AKA the US Model 1917 Magazine Rifle

July 2, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Know Your Weapons, Rifle Corner, Weapons & Ammo, Weapons Training Issues, World War I History, World War II History, World War One, WW1 Era Weapons, WW2 Era Weapons and tagged American Enfield, Know Your Rifles, Know Your Weapons, Rifle Corner, US Model 1917 .30 Caliber, WW1 History, WW1 Weapons, WW2 Weapons

The American Enfield AKA the US Model 1917 Magazine Rifle

You can’t go wrong with a Mauser Action in .30-06 Caliber!

Know Your Weapons: German Maschinenpistole 18

June 12, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Another Reason to Be Armed, Armed Citizen Corner, Armed Citizen Corner Video, Arms and Ammo, Firearms History, Know Your Weapons, World War I History, World War One, WW1 Era Weapons and tagged Curio and Relics, Firearms History, German Arms, German Small Arms, Know Your Weapons, Sub-Machine Gun History, WW1 History, WW1 Weapons

Know Your Weapons: Mannlicher M1895 Rifle

March 31, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Armed Citizen Corner, Arms and Ammo, Curio and Relics, Firearms History, Know Your Ammo, Know your History, Know Your Weapons, Military History, Military Weapons from the Past, Military Weapons History, Rifle Corner, Weapons & Ammo, World War I History, WW1 Era Weapons and tagged Austria-Hungary History, Curio and Relics, Know your History, Know Your Weapons, M1895 Mannlicher Rifle, Rifle Corner, Weapons and Ammo, WW1 History, WW1 Weapons

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY’S M-95 Rifle

“The M95 proved itself one of the finest battle rifles of the First World War. It weighed around a pound less than its equally lengthy peers and was slim and almost delicate by comparison. The soldiers who carried it appreciated its light weight but the Allied soldiers facing the M95 in the icy Alps and trenches took note of its high rate of fire compared to their turn-bolt action guns. The M95 was capable of 30–35 rounds a minute while turn-bolt actions were generally limited to 15–20 shots a minute. The simplicity of the straight-pull’s forward-backward bolt operation certainly made it easier to master than a turn-bolt action, which requires twice the number of motions to cycle. In addition, the upward motion to lift a cock-on-opening bolt handle — for example the Lebel, Berthier, M1903 Springfield, Carcano — is physically more difficult and more disruptive to the aim. The British SMLE, which cocked on the forward stroke like the Mannlicher, was the M95’s closest rival in speed of operation.”

Know Your Weapons: WW1 Night Sights – Gewehr 98 and SMLE

June 22, 2020 by The Tactical Hermit in Firearms History, History of Weapons, Know Your Weapons, Rifle Corner, Weapons & Ammo, World War I History, World War One, WW1 Era Weapons and tagged British WW1 Weapons, Forgotten Weapons, German WW1 Weapons, Know Your Weapons, Rifle Corner, Small Arms of WW1, WW1 History, WW1 Night Sights, WW1 Weapons

Germany, Britain, and France all introduced luminous night sights for their service rifles in 1916. Today we are looking at a Gewehr 98 and an SMLE that have detachable WW1 night sights fitted (and the SMLE also has a metal muzzle cover device).
WW1 Night Sights: Gewehr 98 and SMLE — Forgotten Weapons

Military Weapons from the Past: WW1 German Gewehr 98 Sniper

March 13, 2016 by The Tactical Hermit in Military History, Military Weapons from the Past, Weapons & Ammo, World War One and tagged Forgotten Weapons, Military Weapons from the Past, Wolrd War One German Sniper Rifles, WW1 Weapons | 1 Comment

a Very Unique and RARE Weapon from the Great War.

What is amazing to me is the scope actually had a BDC dial on it! This is early 20th Century Equipment and snipers had the ability to “dial in”!? Wow.

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