Small Arms of WWI Primer 014: Canadian Ross Rifle Mark III

Othais and Mae delve into the story of this WWI classic. Complete with history, function, and live fire demonstration.

C&Rsenal presents its WWI Primer series; covering the firearms of this historic conflict one at a time in honor of the centennial anniversary. Join us every other Tuesday!

Ross Rifle MkIII
Cartridge: .303
Capacity: 5 rnds
Length: 50.6"
weight: 9.9 lbs


This disastrous straight pull rifle remains an infamous part of WWI. It brought

down politicians, cost soldiers' lives, and was generally a complete failure on the

battlefield. But was the Ross Rifle really unfixable? Or did the Canadians drop

the gun just when they had it finally working?



Additional reading:

The Ross Rifle Story
Roger F. Phillips
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