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

• Colt M1871/72 Open Top
• Colt M1873 Single Action Army
• Colt M1877
• Colt M1878
• Colt M1889
• Colt M1892
• Colt M1898 New Service
• Merwin & Hulbert Pocket Army
• Remington M1875
• Remington M1890
• Smith & Wesson No.3
• Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless

Shotguns

• Coach gun
• Winchester M1887 and M1901
• Winchester M1893 and M1897

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

Sidearms

• Mauser C96
• Mauser Zig-Zag
• Orbea No.7 (Smith & Wesson No.7)

Rifles

• Remington Rolling Block rifle
• Spanish Mauser M1893

Explosives and grenades

• Dynamite

Machine guns

• Maxim machine gun

Artillery

• Krupp kanone

Defensive weapons[]

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

See also[]

• List of weapons of the Philippine revolution