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A look at the improvised cut-down weapons of WWI and beyond — from Russian Obrez rifles to trench-modified guns and underground fighting tools. When soldiers needed firepower fast, ingenuity and a hacksaw could change the battlefield.

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Further Reading:

Miller, Eric. “Tools of the Trade: Top 5 Trench Raid Weapons of World War I.” Coffeeordie.com. September 7, 2021. https://coffeeordie.com/trench-raid-weapons

“Cut-Down SMLE- A Tunneller’s Gun.” TheArmorersbench.com. July 28, 2019. https://armourersbench.com/2019/07/28/cut-down-smle-a-tunnellers-gun/

“Experimental German 08/18 Maxim SMG.” ForgottenWeapons.com. https://www.forgottenweapons.com/submachine-guns/experimental-german-0818-maxim-smg/

Canfield, Bruce N. “The ‘Trench Gun’ in World War I.” Americanrifleman.org. March 12, 2021. https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/the-trench-gun-in-world-war-i/#:~:text=It%20was%20recognized%20that%20a,notable%20effectiveness%20in%20the%20Philippines.

Eger, Chris. “The Obrez: Russian Sawn off Rifles.” Guns.com. October 7th, 2013. https://www.guns.com/news/2013/10/07/obrez-the-russian-mosin-fireball-conversion

McCollum, Ian. “The Obrez and its Cousins.” ForgottenWeapons.com. October 3, 2012. https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-obrez-and-its-cousins/

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