The Most Iconic WW1 Guns Ever Made!

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  • Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
  • From the 1911 to the Mosin Nagant these are the most iconic WW1 guns!

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  • @AirsoftGunsnGear
    @AirsoftGunsnGear  2 роки тому +612

    There are soooo many guns that could've been added to this list but comment below what yours looks like!

    • @dominicernst9171
      @dominicernst9171 2 роки тому +5

      What you're so funny should I get with $50 Amazon gift card

    • @dominicernst9171
      @dominicernst9171 2 роки тому +6

      whatAirsoft gun should I get with a $50 Amazon gift card

    • @datcheesecakeboi6745
      @datcheesecakeboi6745 2 роки тому +8

      The Vickers probally the most iconic machine gun in ww1

    • @gagemecham7509
      @gagemecham7509 2 роки тому +8

      Maxim machine gun

    • @definitelynotakgbagent6612
      @definitelynotakgbagent6612 2 роки тому +7

      Hey man just to let you know the images of the Lee enfield is of the WW2 rifle aka the SMLE No 4 Mk1 the WW1 Lee Enfield is the SMLE No1 MK3

  • @grants9680
    @grants9680 2 роки тому +665

    Probably would have added The maxim machine gun, seeing that it was one of the most effective machine guns in the war and machine guns played a huge part in the trench warfare of WWI

  • @mockemperor953
    @mockemperor953 2 роки тому +1664

    P08 luger
    "Am I a joke to you"

    • @Nsodnoajdjksl
      @Nsodnoajdjksl 2 роки тому +10

      People: NO WAY YOU'RE A JOKE

    • @christiannguyen1266
      @christiannguyen1266 2 роки тому +47

      Also the Lewis Gun
      “Am I joke to you”

    • @GIDonut
      @GIDonut 2 роки тому +35

      I think it was much more iconic from ww2, despite it being made well before ww1.

    • @MrSir07
      @MrSir07 2 роки тому

      that was WW2, so the only joke here, is *you* .

    • @ju87stukadivebomber87
      @ju87stukadivebomber87 2 роки тому +6

      @@christiannguyen1266 that was ww1, not ww2.

  • @stefanblagojevic8616
    @stefanblagojevic8616 2 роки тому +1075

    MosinNagant with a 45° downward bent bolt lever, is perfection.

    • @london_vc9812
      @london_vc9812 2 роки тому +23

      Cap

    • @alaskanredneck7930
      @alaskanredneck7930 2 роки тому +54

      Extremely Far far from perfection

    • @timidb
      @timidb 2 роки тому +68

      the finnish mosin nagants are perfection

    • @alaskanredneck7930
      @alaskanredneck7930 2 роки тому +15

      @@timidb I'll give you that, But any other mosin is no where close

    • @WikterRor2807
      @WikterRor2807 2 роки тому +1

      I want to buy the m39 finish Mosin... It's a great shooting rifle

  • @Christolclear101
    @Christolclear101 2 роки тому +93

    Love how when they show the British reenactor, they have him equipped with a No.4 Mk.1 Enfield, the version issued in WW2, as the model used in WW1 was the No.1 Mk.3.

    • @CaptainCupcake1286
      @CaptainCupcake1286 Рік тому +1

      But why did he say it was mag fed if it used 5 round clips to get to 10 rounds in the mag inside the fire arm

    • @Daniel_Plainview_1911
      @Daniel_Plainview_1911 Рік тому +7

      And he said the Mosin Nagant was hated by Russians as he shows a picture of the SMLE MK III

    • @graylewis97
      @graylewis97 Рік тому

      I know, I was about to comment the same thing

    • @JM-lk6wo
      @JM-lk6wo Рік тому +3

      ​@imkindascared698 the magazine, never intended to be externally loaded, is charged from 5 round stripper clips. The rifle is truly magazine fed.

    • @stalinbeballin9711
      @stalinbeballin9711 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@CaptainCupcake1286the Lee-Enfield could also detach its magazine and a new one, loaded, could be inserted. It's rare for a bolt action of that time to do that, and most soldiers only had one spare (intended for when they were performing the "Mad Minute" and other quick firing maneuvers

  • @BababooeyYcho66T
    @BababooeyYcho66T 2 роки тому +201

    “The first one is the 1911..”
    My brain almost immediately: TWO WORLD WARS!

    • @dilloncrowe1018
      @dilloncrowe1018 2 роки тому +8

      The Moro Rebellion, Korea, Vietnam, and everything in between.

    • @MIMthegreat
      @MIMthegreat 2 роки тому +6

      Luger: Also two world wars...

    • @BababooeyYcho66T
      @BababooeyYcho66T 2 роки тому +5

      @@MIMthegreat well yes but…which one won..?

    • @BababooeyYcho66T
      @BababooeyYcho66T 2 роки тому +1

      @@dilloncrowe1018 yessir.

    • @MIMthegreat
      @MIMthegreat 2 роки тому +3

      @@BababooeyYcho66T That wasn't the point...

  • @maddog526
    @maddog526 2 роки тому +945

    Gewehr 98: cries in German

    • @niettheyeet187
      @niettheyeet187 2 роки тому +44

      *Gewehr

    • @Nsodnoajdjksl
      @Nsodnoajdjksl 2 роки тому +6

      People without feelings: h o w

    • @LazyLizzy706
      @LazyLizzy706 2 роки тому

      We used to call it the Gay-wehr because of how bad it was when we found them in the Middle East. I understand that today people would get offended because lgbtq and all that snowflake rally stuff.

    • @christopherclaborn1730
      @christopherclaborn1730 2 роки тому +13

      The 1903 Springfield cries in American German.

    • @zebaoth8393
      @zebaoth8393 2 роки тому

      K98

  • @theredalligator_8729
    @theredalligator_8729 2 роки тому +2495

    £3 75 cents? It's £3 75 pence
    Edit: right it's been over a year, yous can stop replying

    • @markopolo1271
      @markopolo1271 2 роки тому +244

      Well they are American they don't really know how our money works
      Still annoying though

    • @OneAngryVelociraptor
      @OneAngryVelociraptor 2 роки тому +265

      British money isn't real though so it doesn't matter

    • @theredalligator_8729
      @theredalligator_8729 2 роки тому +105

      @@OneAngryVelociraptor you say that as if U.S dollars are worth more than pounds sterling (news flash, they aren't)

    • @OneAngryVelociraptor
      @OneAngryVelociraptor 2 роки тому +56

      @@theredalligator_8729 I didnt say that. I said that the pound isnt a real currency because its not relevant not because its not worth anything.

    • @theredalligator_8729
      @theredalligator_8729 2 роки тому +102

      @@OneAngryVelociraptor considering the fact that it is actually quite relevant then you are wrong

  • @ultrablueberry2420
    @ultrablueberry2420 2 роки тому +70

    The Mosin Nagant is one of the sturdiest rifles I've come to own. Refuses to break, dirt and mud tests are mostly always on par. Great rifle all around.

    • @keekorsomthin
      @keekorsomthin 2 роки тому

      The bolt action AKM. Uses 7.62 bit different length cartridge but still. Both used for infantry, and ranged combat. Though the outline is drastically different. And sturdy as hell.

    • @History_Nurd
      @History_Nurd 2 роки тому +5

      @@keekorsomthin the Garbage rod
      VERY diffrrent from an AKM
      You have demonstrated having little knowledge about firearms
      Calling the mosin a Bolt action AKM
      Is like calling a Springfield M1903 a bolt action M1 garand

    • @cooldownboi3890
      @cooldownboi3890 Рік тому

      Also it's like 100$/rifle

    • @slavicemperor8279
      @slavicemperor8279 Рік тому +6

      @@cooldownboi3890 lmao no, maybe in like 2009, now average Russian mosin is 700 minimum

    • @NightlyWatch
      @NightlyWatch Рік тому

      It's more like a bolt action SKS.@@History_Nurd

  • @rafaelskit3895
    @rafaelskit3895 2 роки тому +7

    You showed the M1911 A1 the modern verison. God damn it

  • @Bruhidk8835
    @Bruhidk8835 2 роки тому +282

    I feel like the most Iconic WWI guns are the Mauser C96 and Lewis gun, just for their appearance in Star Wars.

    • @VexingWeeb
      @VexingWeeb 2 роки тому +10

      Just their appearance =/= iconic . You hardly ever see the Lewis gun in the movies . If ya asked someone "what gun is that " I'm sure most people aren't going to say a Lewis gun or Mauser unless they're a history nerd

    • @SLNDRPLYS
      @SLNDRPLYS 2 роки тому +1

      @@VexingWeeb I’m surprised no one has mentioned the M1 Garand yet. May be overrated but that’s the point right?

    • @VexingWeeb
      @VexingWeeb 2 роки тому +17

      @@SLNDRPLYS The m1 garand isn't a ww1 gun

    • @SLNDRPLYS
      @SLNDRPLYS 2 роки тому +8

      @@VexingWeeb shit... why’d I think we’re talking about WW2.

    • @SLNDRPLYS
      @SLNDRPLYS 2 роки тому +4

      @@VexingWeeb I’m much dumbeth

  • @falcmation
    @falcmation 2 роки тому +23

    Him:1911 meanwhilst proceeds to show the a1

    • @JM-lk6wo
      @JM-lk6wo Рік тому +1

      It's a modern-day, non GI piece to boot.

    • @PROJEKT_R3D
      @PROJEKT_R3D 10 місяців тому +1

      What if I told you, there more pressing mistakes than that? Lol

  • @lmaolmoo4147
    @lmaolmoo4147 2 роки тому +11

    Mauser 98. It's considered one of the best actions for a bolt gun ever made and was copied extensively.

  • @TBMdylxxhch
    @TBMdylxxhch 2 роки тому +9

    P08 luger: i'm just a hallucination

    • @PROJEKT_R3D
      @PROJEKT_R3D 10 місяців тому

      The problem with getting into German/Austro Hungarian handguns is the fact that they had so many different ones. 1911 is just an easy pick

  • @BeamerBoy325i
    @BeamerBoy325i 9 місяців тому +1

    Mosin Nigant gives off Beretta M92 vibes, good gun hated by those who had to carry it.

  • @_suko_3656
    @_suko_3656 2 роки тому +14

    How about the maxim, madsen, vickers, or lewis guns? This was the war that was famous for it's use of machine guns, which were a relatively recent development, aside from the maxim.

  • @JB-pu6ek
    @JB-pu6ek 2 роки тому +53

    The sheer level of idiocy in the comment section is astounding, isn't it?

    • @alanmacpherson3225
      @alanmacpherson3225 2 роки тому +4

      It's spelt sheer

    • @JB-pu6ek
      @JB-pu6ek 2 роки тому

      @@alanmacpherson3225 Is it? Whoops, I'll change it.

    • @timo4463
      @timo4463 2 роки тому

      @@waverod7918 but espacially that one

    • @waverod7918
      @waverod7918 2 роки тому +3

      @@timo4463 especially*

    • @billyyank1916
      @billyyank1916 2 роки тому +7

      My least favorite comments are the ones that throw a whole tantrum because their favorite firearm wasn't shown in the video. Like, they go on to rant about how the video was ruined because of it and how the channel will fall apart.

  • @mondaymotivator_
    @mondaymotivator_ 2 роки тому +5

    1911’s in ww1 had something called hammer bite, where your hand could be nipped by the hammer as it was pushed down.
    If you look closely, you can also see that ww1 era 1911s lacked the cutouts near the trigger, and had a flat mainspring housing

    • @BalroomBlitz715
      @BalroomBlitz715 2 роки тому

      So handgun Garand Thimb

    • @enclavegeneral2077
      @enclavegeneral2077 Рік тому

      ​@@BalroomBlitz715Essentially yes

    • @PROJEKT_R3D
      @PROJEKT_R3D 10 місяців тому

      I'm convinced most WW1 firearms had a side mission to cause as much hand damage as possible

  • @lpaaaaaa1
    @lpaaaaaa1 Рік тому +2

    m1911 was the gun that inspired most pistols like the austrian Glock 18

  • @hewi9541
    @hewi9541 2 роки тому +4

    MG 08/15? Its so iconic that it even got a joke sentence in germany today

  • @vogavation
    @vogavation 2 роки тому +7

    My grandpa still has an lee einfield. He was in Vietnam (navy).

  • @HamFlare_12345
    @HamFlare_12345 2 роки тому +76

    Hi i really like this kind of videos keep it up :)

  • @robloxnooballan123
    @robloxnooballan123 2 роки тому +5

    I have the 1911 airsoft and its my favorite one

    • @outdoorscholar6016
      @outdoorscholar6016 2 роки тому

      Back when I still played I used to run that as my primary, although in hindsight I should have gotten an AEG because I played in the woods

  • @thatonechilldude3836
    @thatonechilldude3836 2 роки тому +1

    Love the 1911, it has a place in my heart. The Tommy gun is cool too

    • @the_rogue2824
      @the_rogue2824 2 роки тому

      The Thompson was actually planned to used for US troops in WW1 but the war ended so there was a surplus of them, local gangstas found these guns and put them to use, but that's just a tale that I've heard

    • @cooldownboi3890
      @cooldownboi3890 Рік тому

      The tommy was first created in 1928 tho

  • @haileafr
    @haileafr 2 роки тому +1

    Old days: more guns
    New days: more MONEYY

  • @danielviljanen5832
    @danielviljanen5832 2 роки тому +10

    Finnish Mosin Nagant is perfection

  • @clarkfilmsyt
    @clarkfilmsyt 2 роки тому +6

    Lmao I’m always the odd guy with my favorite being the M1 Browning… 😔

    • @oliverpohlproductions8291
      @oliverpohlproductions8291 2 роки тому

      Bruh lmao

    • @History_Nurd
      @History_Nurd 2 роки тому

      @@oliverpohlproductions8291 its not even a real gun
      So its a massive
      *"Bruh lmao"* moment

    • @History_Nurd
      @History_Nurd 2 роки тому

      @I hate myself ... wait.... oh no... not again... i forgot... theres 50 guns that are denominated M1

    • @History_Nurd
      @History_Nurd 2 роки тому

      @I hate myself theres also rifles, SMGs, EVERYTHING

    • @History_Nurd
      @History_Nurd 2 роки тому

      @I hate myself but if its the BMG,then its the M2 Browning
      Which was in itself a variation of the M1919... made on... 1919
      ...

  • @HenrikSherwood
    @HenrikSherwood 2 роки тому +7

    Guy: Says WW1
    People: WhAt aBoUt ThE GaRanD???

  • @josephstalin1514
    @josephstalin1514 2 роки тому

    Brings back childhood memories

  • @u.s.militia7682
    @u.s.militia7682 2 роки тому

    I carried a 1911 in my first unit in the army in 1988. I absolutely loved that sidearm. It’s better than an M9 any day.

  • @madpan801
    @madpan801 2 роки тому +10

    Can you do a second part where you include the central powers too?

    • @cooldownboi3890
      @cooldownboi3890 Рік тому

      The gewehr 98 and the M1895 Rifles need some love

  • @pepsiman6878
    @pepsiman6878 2 роки тому +17

    Luger left the chat

  • @lord_kuech8563
    @lord_kuech8563 2 роки тому +3

    * laugh in iconic C96 *

  • @dougsmith3821
    @dougsmith3821 Рік тому

    I love the Enfield. Had one made in 1916. Great gun still to this day

  • @spencercarroll972
    @spencercarroll972 2 роки тому +1

    I as well need to point out that the Mosin Was actually loved by much soldiers even though the bolt was clunky, it is a legendary gun still used today and this thing has been in more wars than your great great grand father.

  • @i_am_4_real
    @i_am_4_real 2 роки тому +6

    I thought I Mosin was more known in WW2

    • @JB-pu6ek
      @JB-pu6ek 2 роки тому +8

      The Mosin Nagant rifle was designed in 1891, and later updated to the M91/30 rifle, along with different carbine versions like the M38 and M44. So it has been around a lot longer than just WW2.

    • @ronanmcn4967
      @ronanmcn4967 2 роки тому

      Idk but it’s was probably used because the soviets enlisted every man, rifle and vehicle they could find in an attempt to stave off Op. Barbarossa

    • @i_am_4_real
      @i_am_4_real 2 роки тому +1

      @@JB-pu6ek thanks bro didn’t know that

  • @maxsmith184
    @maxsmith184 2 роки тому +6

    The p08 Luger was more comely used in ww1 by the Germans and was rarely used by German solders during ww2 but nazis are always seen with them in pop culture

    • @bagel556
      @bagel556 2 роки тому

      i think some officers used it

    • @maxsmith184
      @maxsmith184 2 роки тому

      Ye

    • @f-15ceagle56
      @f-15ceagle56 2 роки тому

      @@bagel556 most officers that had it served in ww1 as well and carried it over

    • @OneAngryVelociraptor
      @OneAngryVelociraptor 2 роки тому

      I think its still more iconic to ww2 because when you think of the luger the first thing that comes to mind is the SS and not ww1.

    • @f-15ceagle56
      @f-15ceagle56 2 роки тому +1

      @@OneAngryVelociraptor it wasn’t an assigned weapon to the ss it was a choice of the user to have it and that means they had to own one already they were given p38 or walther ppk or pp

  • @ba-boden3225
    @ba-boden3225 2 роки тому +5

    Luger

  • @dirtysniper3434
    @dirtysniper3434 2 роки тому +1

    Kasierboos when they are in ww1 living in a mud hole trench with an old dirty rifle that is starting to rust instead of a c96 and dying from a random rifleman miles away instead rushing with a shovel and gas mask: "my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined"

  • @nibbamachine8898
    @nibbamachine8898 2 роки тому +1

    I have a Lee Enfield, an original one too. It was made in the winter of 44 or January of 45. An oldie but a goodie😁

    • @mattd7566
      @mattd7566 2 роки тому

      Great guns! I have a couple as well want another one!

  • @celesteah
    @celesteah 2 роки тому

    These are beautiful guns

  • @optiTHOMAS
    @optiTHOMAS 2 роки тому +1

    Love the old 1911! John Browning was a legend! That SMLE is my favorite version! It's absolutely beautiful! I'd put other famous ww1 guns on here too! Also, it was near the end of the war, but we also got the BAR at that time too! Love historic firearms! 😁👌🏻

    • @SLNDRPLYS
      @SLNDRPLYS 2 роки тому

      I see you like your exclamation marks...

    • @optiTHOMAS
      @optiTHOMAS 2 роки тому +2

      @@SLNDRPLYS yeah I guess so 😅

  • @GabeDaWaffle
    @GabeDaWaffle Рік тому +1

    The 1911 was way ahead of it’s time

    • @PROJEKT_R3D
      @PROJEKT_R3D 10 місяців тому

      Howso, it's basically an upgraded Hammerless 1903

  • @elmercaderdelamuerte1594
    @elmercaderdelamuerte1594 2 роки тому +1

    You gasp in surprise when you find that in Lee Enfields are still in service with almost 50% of Indian police force.

    • @antman4831
      @antman4831 2 роки тому

      If it ain't broke, don't fix it 🤷

  • @Sumschmuck
    @Sumschmuck 2 роки тому

    Winchester 1897: are you forgetting somebody

    • @carsonrobey9691
      @carsonrobey9691 2 роки тому

      Yea Germany protested them weapon because of how much people it killed by slam firing

  • @crulas
    @crulas 2 роки тому

    We can all agree that the problem solver packing the gods caliber is not only iconic in ww1, but it has served much more and is a hero.

  • @cooldude0211
    @cooldude0211 10 місяців тому

    The classic 1911 can't go wrong with that

  • @John.McMillan
    @John.McMillan Рік тому

    Soldiers only really hated the first models of the Mosin, the problems it had were fixed pretty quick and made to do better in extreme cold. It became loved fairly quickly once made more reliable and less complex.

  • @Keylimepieenjoyer
    @Keylimepieenjoyer 2 роки тому

    Oh how much I love the myosin nagant!

  • @dungusglumbus9946
    @dungusglumbus9946 Рік тому

    Mauser C96 definitely deserves a spot. When I think WW1 firearms, I immediately think of the C96

  • @jaydenscootz
    @jaydenscootz 2 роки тому +2

    MoIsT nUgGeT iS vErY gOoD

  • @mrmilkshake9824
    @mrmilkshake9824 2 роки тому

    The 1911 really looks timeless

  • @michaeljefcoat2058
    @michaeljefcoat2058 4 місяці тому +1

    1903: cries in freedom fractions

  • @zurabaindurashvili321
    @zurabaindurashvili321 Рік тому +1

    Fun fact: in year 1911, colts actually cost about 15 dollars

  • @littleantukins4415
    @littleantukins4415 Рік тому

    You know it's good when your gun is still being widely used today

    • @PROJEKT_R3D
      @PROJEKT_R3D 10 місяців тому

      Many WW1 era firearms are. The problems start with ammunition though, as a lot of the weird cartridges aren't made anymore

  • @samhinder2224
    @samhinder2224 2 роки тому

    Gewehr 98, all the Maxim variants, Luger, Webley, MP-18, Arisaka type 38, Lewis Gun, Madsen, Hotchkiss MGs, Trench Gun, Lebel, Carcano, Mannlicher M.95, Winchester 1895, I could keep going

    • @PROJEKT_R3D
      @PROJEKT_R3D 10 місяців тому

      MP 18 wasn't even used until the very end of the war. It saw less action than the M1917E and the BAR

  • @S_O_U_P
    @S_O_U_P 11 місяців тому

    Fun fact about the lee enfield, it remained in service until 2018 when the canadian mountain rangers finally retired it for a seperate bolt action I believe. The Lee Enfield operated very well in cold environments, which is exactly what the mt rangers operated in.

    • @PROJEKT_R3D
      @PROJEKT_R3D 10 місяців тому

      Someone watches Mikeburnfire

    • @S_O_U_P
      @S_O_U_P 10 місяців тому

      @@PROJEKT_R3D ....no....

  • @Korpsmen
    @Korpsmen 2 роки тому

    Colt: exist
    Me: STARS AND STRIPES BABY

  • @bruneikid6734
    @bruneikid6734 2 роки тому

    Simon hayha when he sees a mosin nagant:TAKE MAH MONEH

  • @N00BY40
    @N00BY40 2 роки тому +1

    In France, the most popular gun is probably the Lebel

  • @VIPERPROAIRSOFT
    @VIPERPROAIRSOFT 9 місяців тому

    The guy angry at rifle casually holding Lee Enfeild

  • @cringecontentgaming61
    @cringecontentgaming61 2 роки тому

    I guest the mosin I knew it would be there cause it’s a classic gun with a unique history

  • @Very_Silly_Individual
    @Very_Silly_Individual 2 роки тому

    I wish a gun like that were that cheap today. That'd be sweet.

  • @thecrazycybermaster4450
    @thecrazycybermaster4450 Рік тому +1

    Really no M1917 enfield, that rifle is underated

    • @PROJEKT_R3D
      @PROJEKT_R3D 10 місяців тому

      It was brought in at the end of the war, and trust me, as someone who owns one, that thing is way to fucking heavy compared to other rifles in the war, especially with its original stock

  • @CCP-Lies
    @CCP-Lies Рік тому

    Trench gun was so powerful than Germany wanted to ban it

  • @renropati1508
    @renropati1508 2 роки тому

    I love your vids there so interesting keep it up bro

  • @silverrain99205
    @silverrain99205 Рік тому +1

    My friend has 2 Mosins. A short barrel and a long barrel. I got to shoot one and the recoil is so violent lol. Like a 6.5 Creedmoor but rowdier.

    • @PROJEKT_R3D
      @PROJEKT_R3D 10 місяців тому

      Idk what Mosin you shot but that thing has considerably less recoil than the grand majority of bolt actions

  • @salembendeck
    @salembendeck 2 роки тому +1

    Crazy how inflation has degraded the GBP so much that they stopped using terms like shillings (1/20th of a pound)

  • @carlthegamerx1186
    @carlthegamerx1186 9 місяців тому

    The Lee Enfield rifle is my favourite ww1 gun 1 because I am British 2 because I have shot it and 3 because it is just so cool and nice short 👍

  • @fazebenton
    @fazebenton Рік тому

    I love you're videos

  • @thesaiyanking85
    @thesaiyanking85 2 роки тому +2

    Trench gun: *laughs in cha-chunk*

    • @PROJEKT_R3D
      @PROJEKT_R3D 10 місяців тому

      I'd say sawn off M1900 were more spicy. Lot of tank crews used them

  • @propopopa6869
    @propopopa6869 2 роки тому

    This proves nothing is better for technological advancements like a conflict

  • @McZebraCakes
    @McZebraCakes Рік тому

    The Luger, Gewehr 98, Carcano, M1903, M1917, Vickers, and Lewis would all like to have a word with you.

  • @VintageWarfare
    @VintageWarfare 2 роки тому +1

    The Mosin? Maybe in WW2, probably would have picked the G98 or luger

    • @tigerboy4705
      @tigerboy4705 2 роки тому

      ..you pick a luger.. as a primary?

    • @VintageWarfare
      @VintageWarfare 2 роки тому

      @@tigerboy4705 yes 🗿 also pistols were considered primary for officers

    • @tigerboy4705
      @tigerboy4705 2 роки тому

      @@VintageWarfare sure.. but if you can pick any gun.. why on earth would you arm yourselfe with a luger

  • @carlmcneill1139
    @carlmcneill1139 10 місяців тому

    I own 2 Mosin Nagant rifles. One is a 1924 hex receiver and the other is a 1942 round receiver. Both are Tula.

  • @Turkpatriotantalia
    @Turkpatriotantalia 9 місяців тому

    Fun fact: cossacks really Like the 1911 and would often use IT on horses so there is a Chance that you could see a cossack riding a Horse into an Maschine gun

  • @clovislapointe3126
    @clovislapointe3126 2 роки тому

    The machine gun is the weapon that defined world war one. So I'd say either the Vickers or the Maxim are a must to include.

  • @NKVD1944
    @NKVD1944 11 місяців тому

    PPSH 41 and MP 40 : " hold my beer"

    • @James_Randal
      @James_Randal 11 місяців тому

      This is a world war one video, read the title.

    • @wyattbhoffman
      @wyattbhoffman 3 місяці тому

      Thats WW2 smg

  • @hammy0756
    @hammy0756 2 роки тому

    I recently got the Lee Enfield and I love it

  • @sono413
    @sono413 Рік тому

    Actually, fun fact
    The Springfield rifle is TECHNICALLY still used in the US military today (mainly in the USAF), just not in combat scenarios.
    It's drill rifles, because obviously you need to have those to do much

  • @Dvrs0
    @Dvrs0 2 роки тому

    The dinnerplate (Lewis gun): YOU CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS

  • @GEAS-f8e
    @GEAS-f8e 8 місяців тому

    Slight correction, the 1911 has been obsolete for a long time due to the 1911A1 completely replacing it in the 1920s

  • @tribals8756
    @tribals8756 5 місяців тому

    The Winchester model 1897: cries
    Americans: IM BRINGING OUT THE SHOTGUN!!!!!

  • @rapscallionsnipe
    @rapscallionsnipe Рік тому

    Gewehr 98 & Kar98K: Are you serious right now bro.

  • @colinschomburg2461
    @colinschomburg2461 2 роки тому

    British "Doughboys" almost never wore the netting due to snipers being able to easily spot their helmets

  • @CCP-Lies
    @CCP-Lies Рік тому

    Gewehr 98 is like AKM of bolt action rifles, most produced bolt action rifle

  • @Mate-vg2ft
    @Mate-vg2ft 2 роки тому

    I was thinking PO8s and C96s but fair enough.

  • @BuddySpike101
    @BuddySpike101 Рік тому

    In the U.K. Lee Enfields still cost around £500 today if you want to buy one.

  • @catthomas3097
    @catthomas3097 Рік тому +1

    There are so many thing's wrong with this and it's such a short amount of time to get so much wrong. Bravo!

  • @xfiggsss6514
    @xfiggsss6514 2 роки тому +1

    The 1911,outlasted most service pistols

    • @SLNDRPLYS
      @SLNDRPLYS 2 роки тому

      From before WW1 - all the way to the Vietnam war.

    • @xfiggsss6514
      @xfiggsss6514 2 роки тому

      @@SLNDRPLYS actually the 1911 is still widely used by the American army, but it's not a service weapon it's more used by special forces

  • @calidome
    @calidome Рік тому

    Should've bought that during WW1 for 75 cents

  • @warcriminal5139
    @warcriminal5139 2 роки тому

    P08, C96, Gewehr 98, MG 0815, chauchat, Flammenwerfer

  • @todado5913
    @todado5913 Рік тому

    Did he really just say 3 pounds and 75 cents? I can't anymore

  • @Ricky911_
    @Ricky911_ Рік тому

    Slight correction. In the UK, we don't use cents. We use pence

  • @maxminivr8723
    @maxminivr8723 8 місяців тому

    The LEE was used by some Canadian force up until recently for its reliability and effectiveness

  • @trenchy_BOI
    @trenchy_BOI 2 роки тому

    The gewehr 98, the p08, the tankgewehr m1918, the lmg 08/15 which implemented the DIN (Deutsche Industrie Norm), the vickers heavy machine gun and it's german counterpart the lmg 08, and of course the mp 18, the weapon of the Sturmtruppler elite unit.

  • @AndinVlaew
    @AndinVlaew 7 місяців тому

    The Mosin is decent until when you know you rack the bolt it doesn’t chamber a round and you hear the distressed sound of “Click”

  • @friend_of_battlefield2299
    @friend_of_battlefield2299 Рік тому

    The vickers machinegun:
    ,,huh? "

  • @deificatom3332
    @deificatom3332 2 роки тому

    War buffs when the history test is about the reasons for the war and actual battles of the war and not which vehicles and guns were used:

  • @mr.miyagi881
    @mr.miyagi881 Рік тому

    M1 Garand, Thompson, Kar98k, MP40: you’re joking right

    • @idfk1123
      @idfk1123 Рік тому

      thats ww2 ffs 🤦