What type of gun was NOT ALLOWED/BANNED in WW1 because it was viewed as too deadly?

Answer 1

The shot gun was not actually banned, although it was considered to be a barbaric weapon by the Europeans who were amazed when American troops arrived on the front lines armed with them. Considering that it was very possibly the finest close quarters weapon for the trench style fighting that was going on the American Soldiers and Marines mostly ignored the objections from friend and foe alike about their using a "unsportsmanlike" weapon.

As a result of international convention after the Boer War, a few years earlier, the use of Dum Dum bullets had been banned. Dum Dums were bullets that had a large cross like notch cut into their nose. You could consider these to be a primitive form of hollow point. The Dum Dum bullet would expand greatly making a horrific wound if it exited or fragmenting within the wound if not and conveying a tremendous hydrostatic shock but it would also lose virtually all of its penetration value, which is an important factor in warfare

Considering that the First World War saw the first use of poison gas and the terror bombings of civilians from the air it is difficult to imagine that the simple shot gun caused such a fuss, especially since by that time some soldiers had taken to carrying spiked clubs for trench raids, but sometimes there is no understanding the European sensibility.

Answer 2

I have looked around briefly and can't find any internationsal laws on this subject that were passed priot to WWI. The Geneva Conventions up to that point dealth with treatment of POWs, civilians, etc. Laws passed after the Great war outlawed chemical and biological warfare, required minefileds to be marked, and also banned other weapons whose purpose was more designed to cause pain and suffering as opposed to death. I think that if any weapon were banned it would not be because it was too deadly, but probably because it wouldnt be deadly enough and would most likely just wound or maim it's target.

Answer 3

I didn't think anything was banned in wartime. If anything was to have been banned in WWI it would have been Mustard & Nerve Gas. That stuff was bad nasty and probably killed more people than guns did.
A gun that was to deadly? Aren't they supposed to be? What's the point if a gun isn't deadly? The whole point of fighting a war is to kill people (a major generalization). I'm curious to know the answer.

Answer 4

the shotgun answers are correct...ironic, in a war featuring poison gas and mass bombardments and even klilling with the bayonet that the shotgun was considered too barbaric....and still so; few armies other than the US carry / issue shotguns, still the best close quarters gun ever.

Answer 5

The U.S. used shotguns, but pretty well everybody else thought they were barbaric (while merrily throwing high explosives, mustard gas, etc, at each other!).

Answer 6

i know the Germans protested the shot gun but i don't know if it was banned could u please email me to tell me what it was I'm very interested to hear what it is i never knew any were banned

Answer 7

i doubt there were any, i mean if they could use chemical weapons why would you limit something else that was seemed too deadly?

Answer 8

Not allowed by whom? I think you will find that anything was allowed.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

I'm not sure but I think crossbows something about laws of war