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[[Image: MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]]
[[Image: MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]]
[[File:BeyondTheWire-MaximMG1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Steam Page screenshot showing a Madsen defending a trenchline during a night map.]]
[[File:BeyondTheWire-MaximMG1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Steam Page screenshot showing a Madsen defending a trenchline during a night map.]]
[[File:BTWMadsenDraw.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Back in daytime, our lowly gunner points his Madsen skyward so we can see the flicking of the safety. Long and lateral.]]
[[File:BTWMadsen.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Can't be surprised the controls are weird, given the Madsen's 20+ year long history. Still here it is. Look at how shiny it is.]]
[[File:BTWMadsenIrons.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The iron sights are big, chunky and vibrate upon firing.]]
[[File:BTWMadsenReload1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Plus after 30 rounds of full auto you need to reload. So you swap mags like...]]
[[File:BTWMadsenReload2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This and tug the charging handle.]]
Beyond The Wire is an upcoming tactical team-based first-person shooter video game set in the First World War, developed by Redstone Interactive and published by Offworld Interactive, the creators of Squad and Post Scriptum.
The following weapons appear in the video game Beyond The Wire:
Released with the Alpha, the Colt M1911 is available for the American Expeditionary Forces's Assault Class.
Luger P08
The Luger P08 appears in-game as the "Pistole P08", used by the German officer class as well as the German Assault Class.
Artillery Model
The Luger P08 Artillery Model is also available, dubbed the "Luger Lange Pistole P08" appears in two basic forms in-game. The more commonly seen version with a 32 round Trommelmagazin is used as an alternative weapon for the German Assault Class. And in a rarity for a video game, the Artillery Luger with normal 8 round mags is used by actual artillery troops. Yes, the Artillery Crewmen classes get access to it.
Ruby
The Ruby appears in-game as the main semi-automatic sidearm of the French Republic, called the "Ruby 1915" in-game.
Revolvers
Colt M1917
The American officer class and the Harlem Hellfighter's Assault Class has access to the M1917 Revolver.
MAS Mle. 1892
The other sidearm for the French is the Mle 1892 Revolver and is named "Modéle 1892 Revolver", primarily issued to officers.
Webley Mk. IV
The Webley Mk IV is the duty sidearm for the British faction, used by the Officer and Assault classes.
Rifles
Enfield M1917
The M1917 Enfield appears as the standard issue rifle to the American Expeditionary Forces.
The Lebel 1886, in-game name "Fusil Mle 1886/M93 Lebel", is the main rifle of the French Republic and as a placeholder for the Harlem Hellfighters until a Berthier Model 1907-15 is added. A scoped model fitting the APX Mle 1917 scope is also available to the French Empire's marksman class.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
The Mauser Gewehr 1898 will be the standard rifle for the German faction and it is seen named "Gewehr 1898" in the Alpha. A scoped version will be also available with the Glasvisier 16, like in Screaming Steel: 1914-1918. The Karabingranate 1917 is also confirmed along with the Mauser grenade launcher.
R.S.C. Mle. 1917
A R.S.C. Mle 1917 was added in the 0.9 Update as the alternative main weapon of the French Republic.
Springfield 1903
While the M1917 Enfield is accurately portrayed as the main armament of the AEF, the Springfield M1903 still makes an appearance in-game as the rifle of choice for the AEF's marksman with a Warner and Swasey scope.
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1897
The Winchester Model 1897 appears in-game under it's own name, as the specialty alternative weapon for the AEF Assault class.
Machine Guns
Chauchat Mle. 1915
The "Fusil Mitrailleur Mle 1915 CSRG Chauchat" is used by the French Republic's light machinegun team.
The Hotchkiss M1909 was confirmed as the second French light machine gun, although it hasn't been added to the game yet.
Lewis Gun
The Lewis Gun is the standard issue LMG of the BEF, and also appears in the various destroyed Mark IV tanks that decorate certain maps.
LMG 08/15
Fokker Dr. I triplanes appear in-game as map decorations, fitted with a pair of LMG 08/15 machine guns.
Madsen M1902
The light machine guns for the Germans is theMadsen M1902, used by the German Empire's LMG team.
Maxim MG 08
The Maxim MG08 fitted with the Patronenkasten 16 belt drum and Panzermantel (armored jacket) with a barrel shield is the stationary HMG for the German Empire.
Vickers Mk. I
The Vickers MK1 Machine Gun appears in-game as the dedicated HMG for both the British and AEF, the latter representing the rarely seen Colt-Vickers M1915 machine gun.
Launchers
Schießbecher 17
The Karabingranate 1917 rifle grenades are fired from the Mauser Schießbecher für Gewehrgranate 17, the German counterpart of the 1916 French Vivien-Bessière Tromblon (see below).
The F1 hand grenade appears in-game as the French Empire's grenade of choice.
Mills Bomb
The classic Mills Bomb appears as the British Empire's grenade of choice.
Mk 1 hand grenade
The Mk 1 hand grenade is available for the AEF and Harlem Hellfighters as their grenade of choice.
Model 16 Stielhandgranate
The Model 16 Stielhandgranate, appears as the "Stielhandgranate M1916", comes with an early warhead from a Model 15 which was not uncommon during WWI. A Geballte Ladung will be also available.
Handnebelbombe
The Handnebelbombe smoke grenade appears in-game under it's own name, used by the German Empire.
No. 27 Grenade
The No. 27 Smoke Grenade appears in-game as the in-general smoke grenade for the BEF, AEF, Harlem Hellfighters and the French Empire.
Other
7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 n.A.
The Feldkanone 96 appears as the German Empire's artillery piece of choice.
9.2 inch Mark I Siege Howitzer
Canon 75mm Mle. 1897
The classic "French 75", Mle. 1897 field gun shows up as the French Empire's artillery piece, in both disabled forms scattered around maps as well as spawnable with the "Artillery team" squad.
Ordnance QF 18 Pounder
The Ordnance QF 18 Pounder appears as the standard artillery piece for the British Empire.