Boom Library World War I Firearms Designed WAV

WAV | 24-bit / 96 kHz – 890 MB

FIELD RECORDINGS FROM A FORGOTTEN ARSENAL
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.

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.

Capturing the Past, Without Pretending: Making of WORLD WAR I FIREARMS
With WORLD WAR I FIREARMS, we’re set out to do something specific: record a set of authentic WW1 sounds, with their full sonic character intact, and make that material useful for professional sound designers working across film, games, and immersive formats. Not exaggerated. Not stylised. Just honest recordings, made for real design work.

COMPATIBLE SOFTWARE
This BOOM Library of creature sounds comes as WAV files, meaning you can import and work with them in any software that can handle this file type.

RICH METADATA EMBEDDED
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.