Weapons

*Beyond the Wire* features a variety of historically-accurate **weapons**.

## Rifles

While rifles came in many forms during World War I, bolt-action rifles were by far the most common and formed the mainstay of all armies engaged in the conflict. As the war progressed, however, new weapons were designed in response to the unforgiving conditions of trench warfare, and such new designs as the semi-automatic rifle, automatic rifle, and anti-tank rifle would eventually play a role on the battlefield.

### *Bolt-action rifles*

* Berthier Mle. 1907/15
* CLLE Mk. I\*
* Enfield M1917
* Gewehr 88/05 (upcoming)
* Gewehr 98
* Lebel Mle. 1886/93
* Pattern 1914 Mk. I\* W (T)
* Ross Mk. III
* SMLE Mk. III\*
* Springfield M1903

### *Automatic rifles*

* BAR M1918
* Chauchat M1918
* Chauchat Mle. 1915

## Carbines

Taking the form of shorter, lighter and more compact rifles, or even pistols equipped to be fired from the shoulder, carbines in World War I were often issued to artillerymen, engineers, and other roles that would find themselves burdened by the size and weight of full-length rifles. For this reason, carbines were also favored by assault troops, who depended upon speed and mobility to be effective.

### *Bolt-action carbines*

* Karabiner 88 (upcoming)
* Karabiner 98AZ

### *Semi-automatic carbines*

* C96
* Lange Pistole 08

## Shotguns

With the arrival of American troops on the Western Front in 1918 came a new, devastating weapon in the close confines of trench warfare. Shotguns, firing a spread of buckshot that engulfed groups of enemies with a single shell, quickly proved to be an effective weapon that American troops used successfully, especially during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive the fall.

## Flamethrowers

### *Portable flamethrowers*

* Appareil P4
* Wechselapparat 17

## Pistols

Entering the Great War as an officer's weapon, handguns quickly proved their effectiveness in the close confines of trench warfare where their small size and high rate of fire gave them a distinct advantage. While revolvers had been the standard service sidearm since the mid-nineteenth century, World War I saw semi-automatic pistols rapidly begin to supplement these aging weapons and deliver an even greater number of rounds at an even higher rate of fire.

### *Semi-automatic pistols*

* C96
* Colt M1911
* Pistole 08
* Ruby Mle. 1915
* Webley Self-Loading Mk. I (upcoming)

## Revolvers

### *Double-action revolvers*

* Colt M1917
* Colt New Service
* Enfield Mk. II (upcoming)
* Smith & Wesson Hand Ejector 2nd Model
* St.-Étienne Mle. 1892
* Webley Mk. V (upcoming)
* Webley Mk. VI

## Machine guns

World War I was the first great war in which automatic weapons such as the machine gun dominated the battlefield. The advent of not only static heavy machine guns, but mobile light machine guns and later even submachine guns would drastically shift the prevailing infantry tactics of the period, and herald in a new era of modern, industrialized weapons.

### *Light machine guns*

* Hotchkiss Mk. I\*
* Lewis Mk. I
* Madsen Mod. 1905
* Maschinengewehr 08/15

### *Heavy machine guns*

* Colt-Browning M1895/14
* Colt-Vickers M1915
* Hotchkiss Mle. 1914
* Maschinengewehr 08
* St.-Étienne Mle. 1907
* Vickers Mk. I

## Field guns

### *Quick-firing field guns*

* Canon de 75 mm Mle. 1897
* Feldkanone 96 n.A.
* QF 13-Pounder

## Grenades

### *Fragmentation grenades*

* F1 Mle. 1916
* Jam tin grenade (upcoming)
* Mills No. 5 Mk. I
* Mk. 1
* No. 1 Mk. III (upcoming)

### *Concussion grenades*

* Geballte Ladung Mod. 1916
* Stielhandgranate Mod. 1916

### *Rifle grenades*

* Hales No. 2 Mk. II
* Hales No. 20 Mk. I
* Karabinergranate Mod. 1914
* Karabinergranate Mod. 1917
* Mk. 3
* Vivien-Bessières Mle. 1916

### *Chemical grenades*

* Bertrand Mle. 1915
* Suffocant Mle. 1914
* Suffocant Mle. 1916

### *Smoke grenades*

* Fumigène Mle. 1916
* Handnebelbombe Mod. 1917
* No. 27

### *Obstacle charges*

* Bangalore torpedo (upcoming)
* Gestreckte Ladung Mod. 1916 (upcoming)

## Melees

### *Swords*

* Artilleriesäbel Mod. 1873 (upcoming)
* Pattern 1897 sword
* Pattern 1908 sword (upcoming)
* Sabre Mle. 1882

### *Knives*

* French Nail
* Jackknife (upcoming)
* M1917 Bolo knife
* Mk. 1 trench knife
* Poignard Mle. 1916

### *Bayonets*

* M1905 bayonet
* M1917 bayonet
* Mk. II bayonet
* Pattern 1907 bayonet
* Rosalie Mle. 1886/15
* Seitengewehr 84/98
* Seitengewehr 98/05

### *Clubs*

* Cogwheel trench club
* Lead-cast trench club
* M1910 spade
* Steel trench club
* Studded trench club
* Trench morningstar (upcoming)
* Wooden trench club