World War I Firearms
Boom Library$265.00
WORLD WAR I FIREARMS is a library of authentic WWI weapon sound effects — recorded outdoors with original rifles, revolvers, and shotguns. It captures not just the gunshots, but the full mechanical reality: cocking, reloading, dryfires, misfires, and handling. Multiple mic perspectives deliver natural space and variation. Built for professional sound designers who need real material with real character.
Authentic WWI Weapons
Original rifles, revolvers, and shotguns from the First World War – recorded on location with expertise. No replicas, no modern stand-ins. Just the real thing.
Complete Mechanical Detail
Includes everything from dryfires and reloads to bolt actions and handling. These elements bring weight and realism to your design, far beyond the shot itself.
Natural Acoustic Environments
Recorded in a carefully chosen location to capture authentic tail behaviour. Includes close, mid, and far mic positions for spatial control.
Formats for Flexible Workflows
Stereo, Ambisonics, and ORTF3D formats ensure the library fits into post, game, or immersive production pipelines without compromise.
What’s Inside
Included sounds - keywords
BULLET, CASING, DRYFIRE, GUN ACTION, GUNSHOT, IMPACT, LOADING, MAGAZINE IN, MAGAZINE OUT, MECHANISM, METAL, METAL HIT, MOVEMENT, PISTOL, RELOAD, REVOLVER, RIFLE, SAFETY CLICK, SHELL, SHOTGUN, SLOW, SLIDE, TRIGGER, WEAPON GRAB, WEAPON HANDLING
Designed
Pre-Built Shots, Ready to Drop In
A curated set of over 400 weapon sounds created from the raw recordings. Ideal for quick use when time is short but realism still matters.
Historical Grit, Modern Clarity
Carefully shaped to retain the authenticity of the original recordings, while fitting cleanly into today’s mixes. Balanced, believable, and immediately usable.
Tech Specs
| Files | 72 | |
| Sounds | 432 | |
| Size | 1.45 GB | |
| Format | WAV - 24bit - 96kHz / Windows + Mac | |
Construction Kit
Every Action Captured
Reloads, dryfires, cocking, and handling sounds recorded cleanly and with control. Over 13 GB of raw World War I firearm sound effects, ideal for layering, Foley work, or tension-building moments.
Multi-Mic Outdoor Recordings
The weapons have been recorded with multiple mic placements across two acoustic environments. This gives you options for realism, distance, and flexibility.
Tech Specs
| Files | 499 |
| Sounds | 4,162 |
| Size | 13.96 GB |
| Format | WAV - 24bit - 96kHz / Windows + Mac |
WORLD WAR I FIREARMS Bundle
THE BUNDLE – Raw and Refined
The WORLD WAR I FIREARMS Bundle includes both the Construction Kit and the Designed edition, offering maximum flexibility and value. The Designed edition provides ready-to-use shots that cover the full firing process — ideal for quick implementation. The Construction Kit includes all raw source recordings, giving you complete control to customise, layer, or build entirely new weapon sounds and Foley elements to suit your project.
Tech Specs
| Files | 571 | |
| Sounds | 4,594 | |
| Size | 15.41 GB | |
| Format | WAV - 24bit - 96kHz / Windows + Mac | |
What We Recorded?
WORLD WAR I FIREARMS was recorded with a clear goal: to capture the real sound of early 20th-century weapons in their natural environment, without modern embellishment.
We sourced original WWI-era firearms — not reproductions — and recorded them at a carefully selected outdoor location. This location offered hard, reflective surfaces but was softer, surrounded by natural vegetation. This gave us a contrasting set of reverb tails and spatial behaviours, ideal for designers who want sonic variety without relying on artificial processing.
Each session focused on capturing both the acoustic impact and the mechanical identity of the weapons. Using close, mid, and far mic placements, we documented not just the gunshots, but the full physical performance: bolt actions, reloads, dryfires, misfires, and subtle handling sounds.
The idea was simple — treat these weapons not as props, but as characters. Preserve their imperfections. Honour their historical context. And make the results as usable and flexible as possible for modern workflows.
Firearms included:
Revolvers
Colt New Service
M1917 Revolver
Webley Mk VI
Nagant M1895
Pistols
Steyr M1912
Colt M1911
FN Highpower
Mauser C96
P08 Luger
Rifles
M1917 Enfield
Mosin Nagant 1891
Mosin Nagant M1907
Springfield M1903
Springfield M1903 A4
Steyr 1895
Krag–Jørgensen
Shotguns
Browning Auto 5
Winchester M1887