Russia and the Great War
Infantry Weapons
(1914-1917)

In this section we have a variety of weapons of this period to display.  Each weapon will accompanied by photographs, technical specifications, and a full description. We have tried to focus of the history of each weapon's development, its capabilities and limitations, and where they have been used in combat. The various types of ammunition that each weapon used are also listed and described.  There are two divisions to this section - weapons developed and weapons used during the war.  One focuses only on those weapons that were developed and used during the war while the other section details the many weapons used in the conflict.

  

Firearms

New Service Firearms

Other Service Firearms

  • Federov Avtomat 1917

 

Swords, Bayonets, and Fighting Knives

Weapons Developed

Weapons in Service

 

 

Earlier Period
Weapons

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The Great War

Later Period
Weapons