Mae has handled a substantial number of rifles from WWI so we thought it was time for her to sit down and give you her top 10 list of rifles from the conflict. We also rank the 10 most common small arms of the Great War.
Episodes we reference:
Primer 001*: French Lebel Mle. 1886 M93
https://youtu.be/B4vfqLkQC6g
Primer 02B*: French Berthiers at War
https://youtu.be/BqUfYj08Tnc
Primer 005*: German Gewehr 1898 “Mauser” Rifle
https://youtu.be/TEBnXIqCJu8
Primer 008: German Karabiner 98 AZ “Mauser” Rifle
https://youtu.be/5ZUw8QrF17E
Primer 014: Canadian Ross Rifle Mark III
https://youtu.be/2uGYSQ_-FJU
Primer 028: U.S. Rifle Model of 1917
https://youtu.be/jWrRowbvVio
Primer 030: Italian Carcano Model 1891
https://youtu.be/-zngrvMQKFY
Primer 031: Italian Carcano Carbines
https://youtu.be/mG3-iqICPlk
Primer 033: Type 38 and 44 Carbines
https://youtu.be/enG6y1oQA8A
Primer 039: Mannlicher 1895
https://youtu.be/4xeeE1E9Wwk
Primer 046: British Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield
https://youtu.be/hl51NVkt6Sg
Primer 049: Greek Mannlicher-Schönauer
https://youtu.be/KRUxiORNEpE
Primer 064: U.S. Springfield 1903
https://youtu.be/Jhh4wIS6zMI
Primer 074: Russian Mosin-Nagant 1891
https://youtu.be/nqmkRZOIlfY
Primer 094: Serbian Mausers 1899 and 1908
https://youtu.be/AgvSrcHbeT0
Primer 106: French RSC 1917
https://youtu.be/6pMUb5Qufuc
Primer 110: Ottoman Mauser 1903
https://youtu.be/QTjfBtXmfzY
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C&Rsenal releases their flagship series “Primer” every other week. It focuses on one firearm of the Great War at a time, in depth with animations, live fire demonstrations, and historical context! Our mission is to document and describe historical military small arms from across the world. We hope to share our love for all the attention that went into the design, development, manufacture, and issuance of these pieces.
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