APRIL SMITH'S S.T.E.M. CLASS
  • HOME
  • STEM LABS
    • PRE-K STEM LABS
    • KINDERGARTEN STEM LABS
    • 1st GRADE STEM LABS
    • 2nd GRADE STEM LABS
    • 3rd GRADE STEM LABS
    • 4th GRADE STEM LABS
    • 5th GRADE STEM LABS
  • CAHABA ENGINEERS
    • LESSON 2
    • LESSON 3
    • LESSON 4
  • ABOUT OUR CLASS
  • PHOTO GALLERIES
    • PREK PHOTOS
    • KINDERGARTEN PHOTOS
    • 1ST GRADE PHOTOS
    • 2ND GRADE PHOTOS
    • 3RD GRADE PHOTOS
    • 4TH GRADE PHOTOS
    • 5TH GRADE PHOTOS
    • ENRICH PHOTOS
  • DATA BASES
    • DEBATE TOPICS DATABASE
    • AMERICAN BIOGRAPHIES
    • AMERICAN REVOLUTION
    • NON-FICTION RESEARCH
    • Animals
    • BIOMES
    • Native American Portal
    • NATIONAL PARKS
    • ALABAMA OUTDOORS
  • CONTACT ME
  • FUN LAB
  • STEM CHOICE BOARD
  • ACAP 2025
  • MULTI-CULTURAL CHRISTMAS
    • GERMANY LEARNING PAGE
    • GERMANY STEM ACTIVITIES
    • COLUMBIA LEARNING PAGE
    • COLUMBIA STEM ACTIVITIES

THE HANDGUN

WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR I


Picture

The Handgun in World War I

In World War I, handguns were issued mainly to officers. Enlisted soldiers only received pistols if they were required in specialist duties, such as military police work or in tank crews, where rifles would be too unwieldy. The most famous pistol of the war was the German-made Luger, with its distinctive shape, narrow barrel and seven-shot magazine. Pistols were not usually a significant weapon, though they were sometimes important as concealed weapons, or for close combat in the trenches. 
There were two major standard issue handgun brands used by the U.S. military in World War I.  These brands were Colt and Smith & Wesson.  The semi-automatic pistol was invented in the 1892, so it was still a fairly new type of handgun.  The semi-automatic hand guns used by American officers were the Colt Model 1903 Semi-Automatic Pistol and the Colt M1911 Semi-Automatic Pistol.  Though these semi-automatic pistols were the newest technology many officers still preferred using revolvers.  The United States issued the Colt Model 1917 Revolvers and the famous Smith and Wesson Revolver Model 10 Revolver, also known as the .38 special. 

Tool Box

Picture

Important Terms

barrel:  the part of a gun that the bullets go through when the gun is fired

Colt:  a brand of hand gun used by the United States military

combat:  fighting in battle

concealed: a hidden weapon

handgun:  any type of small gun that can be held and fired using one hand

Luger:  the German pistol used in World War I 
​
magazine:  the part of a gun, that is usually detachable, where clips are loaded into a gun for firing ammunition  
​
pistol: any handgun that is not a revolver

revolver:  a handgun having a revolving cylinder holding several bullets all of which may be shot without loading again

semi - automatic:  a gun that is able to fire repeatedly by pulling the trigger for every shot

Smith and Wesson:  a brand of hand gun used by the United States military

standard issue:  the basic supplies given to everyone in the armed forces when they become a soldier

The Handgun Gallery

Click on each image to see what handguns looked like and diagrams describing how they worked.




  • HOME
  • STEM LABS
    • PRE-K STEM LABS
    • KINDERGARTEN STEM LABS
    • 1st GRADE STEM LABS
    • 2nd GRADE STEM LABS
    • 3rd GRADE STEM LABS
    • 4th GRADE STEM LABS
    • 5th GRADE STEM LABS
  • CAHABA ENGINEERS
    • LESSON 2
    • LESSON 3
    • LESSON 4
  • ABOUT OUR CLASS
  • PHOTO GALLERIES
    • PREK PHOTOS
    • KINDERGARTEN PHOTOS
    • 1ST GRADE PHOTOS
    • 2ND GRADE PHOTOS
    • 3RD GRADE PHOTOS
    • 4TH GRADE PHOTOS
    • 5TH GRADE PHOTOS
    • ENRICH PHOTOS
  • DATA BASES
    • DEBATE TOPICS DATABASE
    • AMERICAN BIOGRAPHIES
    • AMERICAN REVOLUTION
    • NON-FICTION RESEARCH
    • Animals
    • BIOMES
    • Native American Portal
    • NATIONAL PARKS
    • ALABAMA OUTDOORS
  • CONTACT ME
  • FUN LAB
  • STEM CHOICE BOARD
  • ACAP 2025
  • MULTI-CULTURAL CHRISTMAS
    • GERMANY LEARNING PAGE
    • GERMANY STEM ACTIVITIES
    • COLUMBIA LEARNING PAGE
    • COLUMBIA STEM ACTIVITIES