Photos WW1 images - mostly artillery from both sides

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From another photoset I lifted what I considered the least seen images. Artillery of various nations are shown.

Belgian artillery from early in the war
m3Belgian.jpg



This one has been posted here before, but it always amazes me anyone would try to storm that position.
m4German.jpg



Austrian 305mm
m5Austrian305mm.jpg



German heavy being wrestled into position
m6German.jpg



Brit gun on the Somme
m7BritSomme.jpg



Belgian HMG
m8BelgianHMG.jpg



Another Brit piece "exchanging compliments" with the opposition
m9Brit.jpg



French Chauchat MG. Notice the open magazine that led to so many stoppages
m10FrChauchat.jpg



German officer inspects a trophy French MG
m11GermanInspectsFrMG.jpg



British spigot mortar - the bomb was called a "flying pig"
m12SpigotMortarFlyingPig.jpg



British mortar. With the remote firing lanyard, they don't seem too sure of their safety with it.
m13BritMortar.jpg



Americans using rifle grenades
m14AmericanRifleGrenades.jpg



Trophy minenwerfer
m15GermMineWerfer.jpg



Everybody's enemy - mud
m16Mud.jpg



French gas attack warning bell
m17GasWarning.jpg



Italian mine thrower
m18Ital.jpg



Italian heavy - most likely on the Isonzo front
m19Ital.jpg



Italian position on the Piave (sp) River, Isonzo Front
m20ItalPiaveRiver.jpg



Italian position facing Austrians in their mountain trenches
m21ItalIsonzo.jpg



Serb battery
m22SerbBattery.jpg
 
WW1, 2 different shell fuses, 1 with a cross section of the delayed percussion fuses system
u4s1ypw0i4j51.jpg
 

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