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- Periscope_rifle abstract "A periscope rifle is a rifle that has been adapted to enable it to be sighted by the use of a periscope. This enables the firer to remain concealed below cover. They were developed in response to the trench warfare conditions of the First World War, and while it is not clear which army was the first to use periscope rifles, the weapons were in use by the end of 1914. Similar devices were also built for use with machine guns.A form of periscope rifle was invented by Sergeant William Beech of the 2nd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF), in May 1915, during the Gallipoli campaign. The device allowed a soldier to aim and fire a rifle from a trench, without being exposed to enemy fire. Beech, who worked as a builder's foreman in civilian life, modified a standard Lee-Enfield .303, by cutting the stock in half. The two halves were re-connected with a board and mirror periscope, horizontally aligned to the sights of the rifle, as well as a string to pull the trigger, which allowed the rifle to be fired from beneath the line of fire. Beech's device was quickly copied by other members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). It saw extensive use in the intense trench warfare of Gallipoli, where some lines of trenches – such as the parapets at Quinn's Post – were within 50 metres of one another. It was generally regarded as significantly less accurate than a conventional Lee-Enfield, and test conducted on the documentary series "The Boffin, The Builder, The Bombardier" suggested that the effective range was approximately 100 yards. Periscope rifles were later manufactured in crude production lines on the beach at Anzac Cove.".
- Periscope_rifle thumbnail Periscoperifle.jpg?width=300.
- Periscope_rifle wikiPageID "7790072".
- Periscope_rifle wikiPageRevisionID "587018194".
- Periscope_rifle hasPhotoCollection Periscope_rifle.
- Periscope_rifle subject Category:Firearms.
- Periscope_rifle subject Category:Rifles.
- Periscope_rifle subject Category:Trench_warfare.
- Periscope_rifle type Artifact100021939.
- Periscope_rifle type Device103183080.
- Periscope_rifle type Firearm103343853.
- Periscope_rifle type Gun103467984.
- Periscope_rifle type Instrument103574816.
- Periscope_rifle type Instrumentality103575240.
- Periscope_rifle type Object100002684.
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- Periscope_rifle type Rifle104090263.
- Periscope_rifle type Rifles.
- Periscope_rifle type SpecializedFirearms.
- Periscope_rifle type Weapon104565375.
- Periscope_rifle type Whole100003553.
- Periscope_rifle comment "A periscope rifle is a rifle that has been adapted to enable it to be sighted by the use of a periscope. This enables the firer to remain concealed below cover. They were developed in response to the trench warfare conditions of the First World War, and while it is not clear which army was the first to use periscope rifles, the weapons were in use by the end of 1914.".
- Periscope_rifle label "Fusil periscópico".
- Periscope_rifle label "Periscope rifle".
- Periscope_rifle sameAs Fusil_periscópico.
- Periscope_rifle sameAs m.026d38y.
- Periscope_rifle sameAs Q7168758.
- Periscope_rifle sameAs Q7168758.
- Periscope_rifle sameAs Periscope_rifle.
- Periscope_rifle wasDerivedFrom Periscope_rifle?oldid=587018194.
- Periscope_rifle depiction Periscoperifle.jpg.
- Periscope_rifle isPrimaryTopicOf Periscope_rifle.
