Trench Mortar
(The Great War, 1918)
The attached photo first appeared in a 1918 issue of Great War Magazine and pictures the Brandt Grenade-Thrower. Designed in […]
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Trench Mortar
(The Great War, 1918)
The attached is a photo from a 1918 issue of GREAT WAR MAGAZINE and pictures the Brandt Grenade-Thrower – designed in 1916 by the Frenchman Edgar William Brandt (1880 – 1960). A commonly used piece of trench artillery that was most often found in the French sectors, it is easily recognized by it’s highly pronounced barrel that narrowed at the muzzle. An air operated mortar of 75mm caliber, this piece was one of several compressed air projectors deployed by the French Army.
C.R.W. Nevinson: Futurist on the Front
(The Great War, 1918)
Attached you will find a segment from a longer article reviewing the W.W. I paintings of C.R.W. Nevinson (1889 – 1946). Trained by the Italian Futurist Severini, Nevinson made some of the most modern images of all the World War One artists:
C.R.W. Nevinson with unerring eye penetrated to the man behind the khaki and deliberately unveiled the son of toil. The hands of the foremost figures may be exaggerated (but probably not), and in any case they emphasize the essential truth that these men belong to the horny-handed class. They may not be beautiful, but they are strong…
Click here if you would like to read a 1922 article about C.R.W. Nevinson.
Sniper Mask
(The Great War, 1918)
As if simply having to be mindful of wind velocity and camouflage was not enough to occupy the thoughts of your average World War I German sniper, some were burdened to a further degree by having to affix this half-inch steel sniper mask to their faces…
Invented for Sharp Shooters in the Trenches
(The Great War, 1918)
The German slide-rule jockeys of World War I burned the midnight oil well into the early hours coming up with this weird steel mask for their sharp-shooters…
Click here to learn more about W.W. I snipers.