https://padlet.com/higginse11/w5chs48r1jcrs4ya Welcome to Ethan's museum box. This museum box features weapons that were commonly used during world war 1. en-us 2021-05-28 13:53:21 UTC 2025-04-01 20:55:23 UTC hello@padlet.com higginse11 https://padlet.com/higginse11/w5chs48r1jcrs4ya/wish/1568568691 The Canadian ross rifle was mainly used by Canada in ww1. It is a straight pull lever action rifle with a 0.303 inch caliber. It was produced in Canada from 1903 to 1918. This gun had a few problems such as its tendency to jam after rapid fire, and the fact that it was not good in the trenches. It was later replaced by the much better British Lee Enfield rifle in 1916.


Foulds, Glenn B.. "Ross Rifle".  The Canadian Encyclopedia, 05 November 2020, Historica Canada. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ross-rifle. Accessed 28 May 2021.]]> 2021-05-28 14:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/higginse11/w5chs48r1jcrs4ya/wish/1568568691 higginse11 https://padlet.com/higginse11/w5chs48r1jcrs4ya/wish/1568632458 The Lee Enfield rifle is originally from the UK and is a bolt action magazine fed repeating rifle. It was the main rifle that the British empire used during the time of ww1. This rifle has 2 versions, the SMLE and the normal version. SMLE stands for short magazine Lee Enfield. The SMLE is what the British used.

Etzel, Mike. “Australian issued rifles and bayonets of the First World War.” Australian War Memorial, Australian War Memorial, Canberra., 23 September 2015, https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/blog/australian-issued-rifles-and-bayonets-first-world-war. Accessed 28 May 2021.

]]> 2021-05-28 14:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/higginse11/w5chs48r1jcrs4ya/wish/1568632458 higginse11 https://padlet.com/higginse11/w5chs48r1jcrs4ya/wish/1568702483 Bayonets were used by almost every army in ww1. Bayonets are just blades attached to rifles to use in close combat. The bayonets had many uses, such as for toasting bread,  opening cans, scraping mud off of uniforms, or even to clean the communal latrine. Germany was the most invested in bayonets considering they made the most versions of bayonets. Though one version of a bayonet designed to be like a saw made Germany look like monsters, or "huns" which Germany was often referred to on propaganda.

Duffy, Michael. “Weapons of War - Bayonets.” FirstWorldWar.com, FirstWorldWar.com, 22 August 2009, https://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/bayonets.htm. Accessed 28 May 2021.]]> 2021-05-28 14:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/higginse11/w5chs48r1jcrs4ya/wish/1568702483 higginse11 https://padlet.com/higginse11/w5chs48r1jcrs4ya/wish/1568725385 The machine gun during the beginning of ww1 was a pretty primitive weapon, but soon turned into a weapon that dominated the battlefield. The 1914 machine gun was positioned on a flat tripod and required 4 to 6 gunmen to operate it. Theoretically they could fire 400 to 600 small caliber bullets per minute, and near the end of the war it could fire more than double that. The early machine gun would constantly overheat due to the rapid firing bullets. It was pretty much inoperable without a cooling mechanism. Around 1918 the machine gun became a portable offensive weapon.

Duffy, Michael. “Weapons of War - Machine Gun” FirstWorldWar.com, FirstWorldWar.com, 22 August 2009, https://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/machineguns.htm. Accessed 28 May 2021.]]> 2021-05-28 14:57:59 UTC https://padlet.com/higginse11/w5chs48r1jcrs4ya/wish/1568725385 higginse11 https://padlet.com/higginse11/w5chs48r1jcrs4ya/wish/1568751449 The pistol, which was originally designed as a cavalry weapon,  was a staple weapon during ww1. The pistol was traditionally made for officers of all armies, but was also give to military police, airmen, and tank operators. The pistol was issued to airmen and tank operators because the use of rifles was impractical. When the war began, there were 3 types of pistols, which are revolvers, clip loaded automatics, and the so called blow back pistol because it used expanding gas to force it to reload. A lot of nations had their own pistols, such as Germany with the Luger, Britain with the Webley revolver, and American with the Colt.

Duffy, Michael. “Weapons of War - Pistols.” FirstWorldWar.com, FirstWorldWar.com, 22 August 2009, https://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/pistols.htm. Accessed 28 May 2021.]]> 2021-05-28 15:06:23 UTC https://padlet.com/higginse11/w5chs48r1jcrs4ya/wish/1568751449 higginse11 https://padlet.com/higginse11/w5chs48r1jcrs4ya/wish/1568827066 Duffy, Michael. “Weapons of War - Pistols.” FirstWorldWar.com, FirstWorldWar.com, 22 August 2009, https://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/pistols.htm. Accessed 28 May 2021.

Foulds, Glenn B.. "Ross Rifle".  The Canadian Encyclopedia, 05 November 2020, Historica Canada. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ross-rifle. Accessed 28 May 2021.

Duffy, Michael. “Weapons of War - Machine Gun” FirstWorldWar.com, FirstWorldWar.com, 22 August 2009, https://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/machineguns.htm. Accessed 28 May 2021.

Duffy, Michael. “Weapons of War - Bayonets.” FirstWorldWar.com, FirstWorldWar.com, 22 August 2009, https://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/bayonets.htm. Accessed 28 May 2021.


Etzel, Mike. “Australian issued rifles and bayonets of the First World War.” Australian War Memorial, Australian War Memorial, Canberra., 23 September 2015, https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/blog/australian-issued-rifles-and-bayonets-first-world-war. Accessed 28 May 2021.





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