World War I Firearms – 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.
World War I Firearms – 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 OOTDOOR RECORDINGS
The weapons have been recorded with multiple mic placements across two acoustic environments. This gives you options for realism, distance, and flexibility.
COMPLETE SOUND DESIGN POWER
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.
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 two carefully selected outdoor locations. One offered hard, reflective surfaces; the other 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.
WOLRD WAR I FIREARMS is a sound library built on authenticity, flexibility, and detail — not stylisation. Every weapon in this collection is a genuine WWI-era firearm, recorded in real outdoor spaces to capture both mechanical nuance and environmental context.
Unlike libraries built for impact or drama, this one’s about truth. You hear the weight of old metal, the wear in the actions, the space the sound moves through. Whether you’re recreating historical scenes, building grounded weapon layers, or designing something modern with vintage grit, these sounds give you honest material to work with.
Key advantages:
° Use unprocessed close-mic recordings for tight, controlled design
° Tailor spatial depth using mid and far mics from two distinct environments
° Repurpose mechanical elements for tension, character, or Foley layering
° Adapt stereo, Ambisonics, or ORTF3D formats for linear or immersive mixes

This is a library for sound designers who don’t want the same generic gunshot. It’s for those who want to feel the design in their hands — and shape it with precision.
This BOOM Library comes as WAV files, meaning you can import and work with them in any software that can handle this file type. Here are the most common audio and video editing software tools that work perfectly with our sound FX:
To provide you with the fastest and easiest workflow possible, all files contain extensive metadata like file description & keywords to quickly find the sounds you’re looking for. Metadata can be read and processed by audio management tools. Some digital audio workstations feature an included search tool that can also read embedded metadata. Here are the most common audio management tools:
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