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Most of the guns in use between 1914 and 1918 were far too advanced for the body armor of the day to stand a chance. Many tried to come up with solutions that they hoped would save lives.

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Fresh from No Man's Land, C&Rsenal and Taofledermaus tackle the old WWI trope of being able to blast incoming grenades with a 12 gauge.

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Despite their neutrality, Switzerland possessed what surely was the most accurate service rifle of both World Wars: the Schmidt-Rubin Model 1896/11.

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These Chilean M1912s have a tremendous value as both an ersatz WW1 rifle and as one heck of a shooter thanks to the excellent 7x57mm cartridge.

The post Gun Review: Chilean Steyr Model 1912 Mauser bolt action rifle in 7x57mm appeared first on Guns.com.

The Lee Enfield SMLE helped play a vital role in bringing the Great War to a close, as countless British troops depended upon its accuracy and reliability.

The post Gun Review: Australia Lithgow 1919 SMLE No.1 Mk III bolt action rifle in .303 British appeared first on Guns.com.

A rare German artillery piece brought back from France after World War I by Virginia troops as a trophy only to go missing in the 1960s has been found.

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The Great War Day by Day is an illustration blog about the First World War (1914-1918) that takes the reader back in time to today's date 100 years ago.

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With no rails, laser, tritium sights or other modern enhancements, these pistols are still solid workhorses that live up to the legend that has lasted more than a hundred years and counting. Authentically made, surprisingly accurate and a pleasure to shoot, the Colt O1918 is worthy of the legend

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Marking the centennial of the spark that ignited World War I, Bosnia Serbs erected a statute to Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassin, Gavrilo Princip.

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A buried bomb from World War I exploded Wednesday and killed two Belgian construction workers and injured two more on an industrial site at the former Flanders battlegrounds in Ypres. The shell, or possible grenade, is believed to be from the Great War. It is unclear what caused the ordinance to blow up as there […]

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