World War I
1914–1918
Allies: France, British Empire, Russia, Italy, United States
Victory
Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
A crisis after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 pulled the great powers of Europe into war. On the Western Front, armies dug in from the Channel to Switzerland; the Eastern Front, Gallipoli and the Middle East followed. Machine guns, rapid-fire rifles, artillery, gas and the first tanks killed some 9 million soldiers.
Outcome: Allied victory. Four empires fell (German, Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman, Russian) and the Treaty of Versailles redrew the map of Europe.
Weapons used 30
PistolsLuger P089×19mm Parabellum
most notable
RevolversWebley Mk VI.455 Webley
most notable
Submachine gunsMP 189×19mm Parabellum
most notable
Assault riflesFedorov Avtomat6.5×50mmSR Arisaka
most notable
RiflesGewehr 987.92×57mm Mauser
most notable
RiflesLebel Model 18868×50mmR Lebel
most notable
RiflesSpringfield M1903.30-06 Springfield
most notable
Machine gunsChauchat8×50mmR Lebel
most notable
Machine gunsMG 087.92×57mm Mauser
most notable
Machine gunsVickers machine gun.303 British
most notable
ShotgunsWinchester Model 189712 gauge
most notable
PistolsColt M1911.45 ACP
PistolsFN Model 1910.32 ACP, .380 ACP
PistolsNambu Type 148×22mm Nambu
RevolversColt Single Action Army.45 Colt
RevolversNagant M18957.62×38mmR Nagant
RevolversSmith & Wesson Model 10.38 Special
Lever-action riflesWinchester Model 1873.44-40 Winchester
Lever-action riflesWinchester Model 1886.45-70 Government
Lever-action riflesWinchester Model 1894.30-30 Winchester
ShotgunsBrowning Auto-512 gauge
RiflesArisaka Type 386.5×50mmSR Arisaka
RiflesCarcano M916.5×52mm Carcano
RiflesLee–Enfield.303 British
RiflesMosin–Nagant7.62×54mmR
Machine gunsBrowning Automatic Rifle.30-06 Springfield
Machine gunsBrowning M1917.30-06 Springfield
Machine gunsMaxim M19107.62×54mmR
ShotgunsWinchester Model 191212 gauge, 20 gauge