Engineering:List of weapons of the Spanish–American War

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This is a list of weapons of the Spanish–American War. The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States , effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence.

United States

Offensive weapons

Edged weapons

  • Bolo knife (used by Philippine Revolutionary Army)
  • Bowie knife (also known as hunter)
  • Cutlass
  • Krag M1892/98 bayonet
  • M1860 light cavalry saber
  • Machete (used mostly by Cuban rebels)
  • Mameluke sword
  • Sabre
  • United States Marine Corps noncommissioned officer's sword

Sidearms

Shotguns

Rifles

  • Colt-Burgess rifle
  • Colt Lightning Carbine
  • Lee M1895 Navy
  • Remington–Lee M1885
  • Remington Rolling Block rifle
  • Spanish Mauser M1893 (used by Cuban rebels and Philippine Revolutionary Army)
  • Springfield M1873
  • Springfield M1884
  • Springfield M1888
  • Springfield M1892/99
  • Winchester Hotchkiss M1876
  • Winchester M1873 (used by Cuban rebels)
  • Winchester M1886
  • Winchester M1892
  • Winchester M1894
  • Winchester M1895

Explosives and grenades

  • Dynamite
  • Ketchum grenade

Machine guns

  • Colt–Browning M1895 machine gun
  • Gatling machine gun

Artillery

  • 3.2-inch M1897 field cannon
  • Dynamite gun
  • Hotchkiss cannon
  • Hotchkiss five barrel revolver cannon

Spain

Offensive weapons

Edged weapons

  • M1874 Spanish cavalry spear
  • M1875 Spanish officer sabre
  • Spanish Mauser M1893 bayonet

Sidearms

Shotguns

Rifles

  • Remington Rolling Block rifle
  • Spanish Mauser M1893

Explosives and grenades

  • Dynamite

Machine guns

  • Maxim machine gun

Artillery

  • Krupp kanone

Defensive weapons

Shields and body armor

  • M1881 Spanish cavalry cuirass
  • M1881 Spanish cavalry helmet
  • Soldado cuera Spanish shield

See also

  • List of weapons of the Philippine revolution