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The Matrix

2013-05-13T08:33:47Z

Bullzeye: /* Micro Uzi */ muzzle climb

{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}}
|name = The Matrix
|picture = MatrixCover.jpg
|caption = ''Theatrical Release Poster''
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States
|director = [[Andy Wachowski]]<br>[[Larry Wachowski]]
|date= 1999
|language =
|studio=
|distributor=Warner Bros. Pictures
|character1=Neo
|actor1=[[Keanu Reeves]]
|character2=Morpheus
|actor2=[[Laurence Fishburne]]
|character3=Trinity
|actor3=[[Carrie-Anne Moss]]
|character4=Agent Smith
|actor4=[[Hugo Weaving]]
}}

'''''The Matrix''''' is the 1999 science fiction film starring [[Keanu Reeves]] as a lowly office worker who discovers that his entire world is not what it seems. The groundbreaking movie was directed by [[The Wachowskis]], who would continue the story in two sequels released in 2003: ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'' and ''[[The Matrix Revolutions]]''.

'''The following weapons were used in the film ''The Matrix'':'''

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=Pistols=
==Glock 17==
In the opening scene, the police officers who conduct the raid on Trinity's ([[Carrie-Anne Moss]]) hideout use [[Glock 17|Glock 17]] pistols as their sidearms. These are 3rd Generation models, which were pretty new at the time the film was shot (1998).
[[Image:Glock173rdGen.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Glock 17 3rd Generation - 9x19mm.]]
[[Image:MatrixGlock17-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An officer armed with a Glock 17 and flashlight executing a Harries technique (poorly).]]
[[Image:MatrixGlock17-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Officers prepare to breach the room with their Glock 17s at the ready.]]
[[Image:MatrixGlock17-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An officer points his Glock 17 at Trinity.]]
[[Image:MatrixGlock17-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An officer fires his Glock 17 at Trinity as she runs along the wall.]]
[[Image:MatrixGlock17-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Trinity forces one officer to kill his own comrade with his Glock.]]

==IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX==

The Agents, including Agent Smith ([[Hugo Weaving]]), are always armed with [[Desert Eagle|IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX]] pistols, chambered in .50 Action Express.

[[Image:Desert-Eagle.jpeg|thumb|none|400px|IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE.]]
[[Image:MatrixDesertEagle-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On a billboard a Desert Eagle is seen, with a vent running through the barrel to allow steam to run out, like the gun is smoking.]]
[[Image:MatrixDesertEagle-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A copy of Agent Smith points his Desert Eagle at Neo during Mouse's training program.]]
[[Image:MatrixDesertEagle-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Agent fires his Desert Eagle at Neo during the famous dodge scene on the roof.]]
[[Image:MatrixDesertEagle-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Agent Smith fires his Desert Eagle at Morpheus through the wall.]]
[[Image:MatrixDesertEagle-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soaked by fire sprinklers, Agent Smith disables the Bell 212 helicopter by firing his weapon into the fuel tank at point-blank range.]]
[[Image:MatrixDesertEagle-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Smith holds his empty Desert Eagle on Neo.]]
[[Image:MatrixDesertEagle-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Agent fires his Desert Eagle at Neo.]]
[[Image:MatrixDesertEagle-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Smith shoots Neo with his Desert Eagle about a dozen times, despite only holding 7 rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber; also, no Agent is ever seen reloading. However, given his status as a computer program in a virtual environment, one wonders why the Matrix hadn't programmed the gun with infinite ammo.]]
[[Image:MatrixDesertEagle-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Here we see the Desert Eagle cycling through crimped blank cartridges.]]

==Beretta 84FS Cheetah==

Trinity ([[Carrie-Anne Moss]]) carries a pair of [[Beretta Cheetah|Beretta 84FS Cheetah]]s as her sidearms in the film. These were selected because Moss has small hands and full sized Beretta 92Fs would be gigantic in her hands. What is interesting to note is that besides the Micro Uzi used in the beginning of the lobby scene, this is the only gun that Trinity feels she needs to bring into a building guarded by three agents. Meanwhile, Neo packs about a dozen guns and a bomb.
[[Image:Beretta-Cheetah.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta 84FS Cheetah - .380 ACP.]]
[[Image:MatrixBeretta84F-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Trinity draws her Beretta 84FS Cheetahs at the start of the film.]]
[[Image:MatrixBeretta84F-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Trinity holds her Beretta Cheetah on an Agent at point blank so he is unable to dodge the bullet, and says...]]
[[Image:MatrixBeretta84F-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|..."Dodge this."]]
[[Image:MatrixWalkingArsenal-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Beretta 84FS pistols passed off as Beretta 92FS's are seen tucked in Neo's waist. Note the forward curve on the grips and the frame mounted safeties. The size difference between the 84FS and 92FS is not that visible when tucked into a belt like this.]]

==Zastava CZ99==

Apoc ([[Julian Arahanga]]) gives Neo ([[Keanu Reeves]]) his [[Zastava CZ99]] pistol as they try to escape an Agent-led SWAT attack after visiting the Oracle. The weapon is a CZ99 and ''not'', as has been written previously, a [[SIG-Sauer P228]]; some of the weapons rental invoice documents published on Propstore.com have confirmed this. The CZ99 is a Yugoslavian-made pistol which is based on the [[SIG-Sauer P220 pistol series|P220 series]], but is actually a very different weapon.
[[Image:Cz99-1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Zastava CZ99 - 9x19mm.]]
[[Image:MatrixCZ99-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo examines the Zastava CZ99 Apoc gives him.]]
[[Image:MatrixCZ99-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo fires his Zastava CZ99 at the SWAT team through the wall.]]

==Beretta 92FS==

Neo ([[Keanu Reeves]]) takes at least four pairs of [[Beretta 92 pistol series|Beretta 92FS]] pistols with him on his mission to save Morpheus ([[Laurence Fishburne]]), for the probable reason that it's faster to drop the empty ones and pull out "fresh" ones, than it is trying to reload them and possibly fumbling.
[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm.]]
[[Image:MatrixBeretta92FS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo takes cover during the lobby shootout with a pair of Berettas drawn.]]
[[Image:MatrixBeretta92FS-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo unloads his Berettas at the Agent on the roof, but is unable to score a hit.]]
[[Image:MatrixBeretta92FS-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Empty Berettas are seen on the ground next to Neo.]]
[[Image:MatrixBeretta92FS-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo holds his empty Beretta on Agent Smith. For some strange reason it locks empty at the same time as Agent Smith's Desert Eagle, despite the Beretta holding over twice the amount of rounds (15 versus 7).]]

==Browning Hi-Power==

Switch ([[Belinda McClory]]) is seen carrying a silver chrome [[Browning Hi-Power]] with adjustable sights in 9mm caliber as her weapon of choice. She is first seen using it in the car to hold Neo at gunnpoint and keep still while Trinity removes the "bug" the Agents planted in him, then using it to lay down cover fire along with Apoc while the others escape the SWAT team, taking out several SWAT members in the process.

[[Image:BrowningHiPowerNickel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN Browning Hi-Power Nickel plated 9x19mm.]]
[[Image:MatrixBrowningHP-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Switch holds her Browning Hi-Power on Neo when they pick him up off the street.]]
[[Image:MatrixBrowningHP-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Our way, or the highway."]]
[[Image:MatrixBrowningHP-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good side shot of Switch's Hi-Power when Neo steps out of the car.]]
[[Image:MatrixBrowningHP-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|While the muzzle diameter looks large, it is just the large barrel bushing that is seen on Hi-Powers after 1973 and before the Mark III series. The lack of light hides the actual barrel from sight.]]
[[Image:MatrixBrowningHP-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Switch with her Hi-Power while waiting for the phone to ring.]]
[[Image:MatrixBrowningHP-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Switch shocked at Cypher's change of heart.]]

=Revolvers=
==Smith & Wesson Model 10 Heavy Barrel==

A lobby guard tries to shoot at Neo ([[Keanu Reeves]]) with a heavy barrel [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] before Trinity shoots him.

[[Image:SW103inch.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 heavy Barrel .38 Special]]
[[Image:MatrixS&W10HB-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The lobby guard calls for backup with his Smith & Wesson Model 10 Heavy Barrel drawn after Neo and Trinity shoot down most of the other guards.]]
[[Image:MatrixS&W10HB-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guard tries to shoot Trinity but is mowed down.]]

=Submachine Guns=
==Micro Uzi==

During the lobby scene, Neo and Trinity both use [[Uzi#Micro Uzi|Micro Uzis]] with bent trigger guards, Trinity using one to kill one of the first guards and Neo using two to keep the soldiers behind cover.
[[Image:MicroUzi-2.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|Micro Uzi with bent trigger guard and folding stock; 9x19mm caliber.]]
[[Image:MatrixMicroUzi-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Trinity empties a magazine from her Micro Uzi into the last lobby guard. In reality, the 3.3 lb. Micro Uzi fired one-handed at 1250 RPM would be ludicrously difficult to control due to extreme muzzle climb.]]
[[Image:MatrixMicroUzi-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo taking cover with his Micro Uzis drawn.]]
[[Image:MatrixMicroUzi-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo breaks cover and fires his Micro Uzis at the soldiers. Note the bent trigger guard.]]

==Cobray M11/9==

Apoc ([[Julian Arahanga]]) carries a [[MAC-10#Cobray M11/9|Cobray M11/9]] converted to full-auto with a thread protector, and is famously seen firing it to lay down cover fire while he and the others are fleeing in the SWAT team attack(you can tell it's a Cobray M11/9 and not an original Ingram MAC-10 because the back of the receiver is elongated).
[[Image:M11 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Cobray M11/9 - 9x19mm.]]
[[Image:MatrixCobrayM119-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Apoc in the walls with his Cobray M11/9.]]
[[Image:MatrixCobrayM119-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Apoc readies his Cobray M11/9.]]
[[Image:MatrixCobrayM119-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Apoc fires his Cobray M11/9.]]
[[Image:MatrixCobrayM119-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good shot of the elongated receiver.]]

==Heckler & Koch MP5K==

In the lobby scene, Neo uses a pair of [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5K|Heckler & Koch MP5K]]s to eliminate the first set of guards.
[[Image:MP5K-SEF.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5K 9x19mm]]
[[Image:MatrixMP5K-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo picks up a Heckler & Koch MP5K in the virtual armory.]]
[[Image:MatrixMP5K-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo does an "HK-slap".]]
[[Image:MatrixWalkingArsenal-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Asked to remove any metallic objects he's carrying after setting off the alarm, Neo shows a lobby guard his walking arsenal, where his two MP5Ks are hanging at his hips)''.]]
[[Image:MatrixMP5K-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo wipes out the first set of lobby guards with a pair of MP5Ks.]]
[[Image:MatrixMP5K-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo firing his MP5Ks.]]

==Yugoslav Model 61 Skorpion==
Neo fires a pair of [[Skorpion SA|Yugoslavian made Model 61(i) Skorpion]] sub-machine guns fitted with muzzle shrouds and 30-round magazines during the lobby shootout. The shell casings falling from the guns are inaccurately shown as 5.56x45mm shells, which are far larger than .32 ACP rounds.

[[Image:Yugoslav Model 61 Skorpion.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Yugoslavian made Model 61(i) Skorpion distinguishable by its black pistol grip - .32 ACP]][[Image:MatrixWalkingArsenal-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo shows the lobby guard his walking arsenal, with his Skorpion SA Vz 61s hanging on his legs.]]
[[Image:MatrixSkorpionSA-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo takes cover while armed with his Skorpions.]]
[[Image:MatrixSkorpionSA-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo with his Skorpions.]]
[[Image:MatrixSkorpionSA-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo fires his Skorpions. These guns are great for firing in slow motion because the blowback action looks very cool in slo-mo.]]
[[Image:MatrixSkorpionSA-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The shell casings falling from the guns are inaccurately shown as 5.56x45mm shells, which are far larger than .32 ACP rounds. Also, the rounds fall too far directly under the guns, while a Skorpion's ejection port sends the spent shells up and to the right. Since the casing look like real shells and not blanks, it can be assumed they just dropped handfulls of shells to get the effect.]]
[[Image:MatrixSkorpionSA-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo firing his Skorpions.]]

=Assault Rifles=
==M16 (SP1)==
In the lobby shootout scene where Neo and Trinity encounter the security guard's "back-up" in the form of a unit of Army soldiers, the majority of the soldiers Neo and Trinity face up against are armed with [[M16 rifle series#M16 Rifle|M16 (SP1)]] rifles with slab-side receivers. The M16s used in this scene are a mixture of rifles with 3-prong flash hiders and rifles with [[M16 rifle series#M16A1 Rifle|M16A1]]-style "birdcage" flash hiders. Neo uses two of these M16s during this scene, one while cartwheeling across the lobby, another while on the roof.
[[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16 with 20-round magazine and original 3-prong flash hider - 5.56x45mm.]]
[[Image:M16SP1Birdcage.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16 (SP1) with 20 round magazine and A1 Flash Hider - 5.56x45mm.]]
[[Image:MatrixM16-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier fires his M16 at Trinity in the lobby.]]
[[Image:Matrixm16-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another soldier firing his M16 at Neo.]]
[[Image:Matrixm16-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier with an M16, here the 3-prong muzzle brake is visible.]]
[[Image:MatrixM16-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo grabs an M16 while doing a cartwheel.]]
[[Image:MatrixM16-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo fires the M16 while cartwheeling.]]
[[Image:MatrixM16-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier opens fire with an M16 with an A1 birdcage muzzle brake.]]
[[Image:MatrixM16-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo disarms a soldier on the roof of his M16, which is clearly a rubber prop.]]
[[Image:MatrixM16-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo fires the M16 on the roof. The soldier behind Neo is also armed with an M16 but fails to use the rifle on Neo due to Trinity throwing an M9 bayonet right between the soldier's eyes.]]

==Leader Dynamics T2 MK5==
During the "deja vu" shootout, the SWAT officers are armed with Australian-made Leader Dynamics [[T2 MK5 assault rifle]]s (the Semi automatic version known as the SAC). (Although the weapons are never shown clearly on screen, this has been confirmed by the rental invoices from Propstore, which also has one of the rubber AAA carbines on sale). The T2 Mk5 is loosely based on the [[Armalite AR-18]] and was planned to be the next service rifle of the Australian Army, but the rifle lost out to the [[Steyr AUG]] during the Australian Army's service rifle trials. The versions used in ''The Matrix'' are the "Commando" version which have 11.5-inch barrels; the weapons are also fitted with large tactical flashlights and laser sights. The use of an Australian weapon in this case makes sense, as most of this was filmed in Sydney, Australia.
[[Image:LeaderT2Mk5Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Leader Dynamics T2 MK5 Assault Rifles - Select Fire Police Version with Short barrel - 5.56x45mm.]]
[[Image:MatrixAAA-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SWAT officer is seen left holding a Leader Dynamics T2 MK5 fitted with a 20 round magazine.]]
[[Image:MatrixAAA-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SWAT officer searches the building with his T2 MK5.]]
[[Image:MatrixAAA-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SWAT officers prepare to fire their T2 MK5s at the protagonists.]]

=Shotguns=
==Mouse's Automatic Shotguns==

The unusual pair of large guns that Mouse ([[Matt Doran]]) uses are custom-built cam-operated electric driven automatic 12 gauge shotguns with 25-shell cylinders and a fire rate of 900 rounds per minute. They were crafted by [http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rv_cmp/int_john_bowring.html John Bowring], lead armorer of the film. As an inside joke, Bowring named the guns "Andy" (serial no. A1169 - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet Leetspeak] for Andy) and "Larry" (serial no. L2779 - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet Leetspeak] for Larry) after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wachowski Wachowski brothers], the writers and directors of the film. It can be assumed inside the Matrix, Mouse designed these shotguns for himself like he designed the woman in the red dress.
[[Image:MatrixAutoShotguns-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mouse retrieves his Auto Shotguns from the case, which also contains belts of .50 BMG ammunition, for unknown reasons.]]
[[Image:MatrixAutoShotguns-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mouse readies his shotguns.]]
[[Image:MatrixAutoShotguns-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mouse unleashes the shotguns on the SWAT, but never scores a single hit.]]
[[Image:MatrixAutoShotguns-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mouse gets barraged by the SWAT team.]]
[[Image:MatrixAutoShotguns-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mouse fires his shotguns as he falls back.]]

==Franchi SPAS-12==

In the lobby shootout scene, a number of soldiers are armed with [[Franchi SPAS-12]] shotguns, some of which Trinity commandeers and uses against their original owners. The versions used by the soldiers have a solid fixed stock/pistol grip combination. One of them is seen firing the SPAS-12 in semi-auto mode -- a rare sight in movies. However, quick bursts of M16 fire are mistakenly dubbed over instead of the appropriate shotgun report.

[[Image:Spas12 fixed.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Franchi SPAS-12 with fixed stock - 12 Gauge.]]
[[Image:MatrixSPAS12-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Freeze!"]]
[[Image:MatrixSPAS12-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier in the lobby with his Franchi SPAS-12 at the ready.]]
[[Image:MatrixSPAS12-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier fires his SPAS-12 at a very calm rate, which seems out of place in a rough action film.]]
[[Image:MatrixSPAS12-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Trinity kicks his SPAS-12, rolls it over his shoulder, and fires it into his back.]]
[[Image:MatrixSPAS12-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|FPS view of Trinity shooting soldiers with the SPAS-12.]]
[[Image:MatrixSPAS12-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Trinity firing the SPAS-12.]]
[[Image:MatrixSPAS12-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Trinity drops the SPAS-12 after the lobby shootout.]]

=Machine Guns=
==GE M134 Minigun==

Neo ([[Keanu Reeves]]) opens up with a [[GE M134 Minigun]] mounted on a Bell 212 helicopter while rescuing Morpheus. According to armorer John Bowring, they were firing the gun half-speed at 3,000rpm though the gun was capable of firing 6,000rpm.
[[Image:M134.JPG|thumb|none|450px|GE M134 Minigun - 7.62x51mm NATO.]]
[[Image:MatrixGEM134-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo prepares to unleash the GE M134 Minigun on the Agents in the room.]]
[[Image:MatrixGEM134-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo firing the Minigun at the Agents. Bowring also commented how they had to properly distance the gun from the glass window so the force of the blanks wouldn't send the glass flying back at the actors.]]
[[Image:Matrix046.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Even in slow motion the gun is firing very fast.]]
[[Image:MatrixGEM134-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note how the shells falling from the gun are bottleneck blanks.]]
[[Image:MatrixGEM134-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The barrels finally stop revolving after Neo kills all the Agents in the room.]]

=Other=
==M7 CS Gas Grenade==

During the "deja vu" scene, a SWAT member throws an [[M7 CS gas grenade]] at the protagonists.
[[Image:M7A3.jpg|thumb|none|150px|M7 CS gas grenade]]
[[Image:MatrixSmokeGrenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M7 gas grenade lands.]]

==The Virtual Armory==

The following guns are seen in the virtual armory when Neo and Trinity arm up before going into the Matrix:
[[Image:MatrixArmory-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Behind Neo: On the top shelf are two [[Sterling SMG | Sterling L2A3]] submachine guns, three [[MAC-10#Cobray M11/9|Cobray M11/9]], a few [[Beretta 92 pistol series|Beretta 92FS]] pistols, two [[Heckler & Koch USP]] pistols, two [[Glock]]s, three [[Uzi#Micro Uzi|Micro Uzi]]s, seven more Berettas, two [[Zastava CZ99]] pistols, and some [[Glock]]s trailing off-screen. On the second shelf are nine [[Skorpion SA|Skorpion SA Vz 61]] submachine guns, what appears to be two [[Madsen M50]] submachine guns, several [[AK-47#AKM|AKMs]] behind them and six [[M60 machine gun]]s. On the final shelf are two possible [[Steyr MPi 69/81|Steyr MPi 69]]s or MPi-81s, a possible [[Sterling SMG]], and five [[SA Vz.58 assault rifle]]s.]]
[[Image:MatrixArmory-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Behind Trinity: On the top shelf are six [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5K|Heckler & Koch MP5K]]s, six [[Glock]] pistols, and six [[Beretta 92 pistol series|Beretta 92FS]] pistols. On the second shelf are four [[M16]] rifles (one with a 30 round magazine), three Australian Owen Submachine guns with Late War Camo paint pattern, two [[Thompson#M1928/M1928A1 Thompson|M1928A1 Thompsons]], an [[Thompson#M1928/M1928A1 Thompson|M1928 Thompson]] with a 30 round magazine, an [[Thompson#M1A1 Thompson|M1A1 Thompson]], another M1928A1 Thompson, and an [[M1 Garand]].]]

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Saving Private Ryan

2008-12-31T23:58:44Z

Bullzeye: /* Sticky Bomb */ details re: British No. 72 ST Grenade

'''The following weapons were used in the movie ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'''''
[[Image:Saving Private Ryan poster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' (1998)]]

== M1 Garand ==

Perhaps the most commonly seen weapon in the movie, the [[M1 Garand]] is used by the majority of the U.S. soldiers seen in the film. The M1 Garand is easily identified by the characteristic ''ping'' it makes ejecting its clip after the last round in the en bloc clip is fired. Based on the way everyone can hold these weapons easily, they seem to be light weight models for easy handling in the film, which cuts the realism down a bit.
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|An M1 Garand prop rifle used in the film during the D-Day scene. The butt still has sand stuck in it from the beach.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This image of a soldier during the D-Day scene shows that the rifles in the film are clearly not genuine 9 1/2lb Garands and simple light weight replicas.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Stanley Mellish ([[Adam Goldberg]]) fires his M1 Garand.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PING! Private Adrian Caparzo ([[Vin Diesel]]) fires his M1 Garand.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Soldier fires his M1 Garand at a fleeing German. The rifle makes the distinct PING sound but you can clearly see it just jammed.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier of low morals holds an M1 Garand with cuts in the stock for an ammo pouch to sling through like an M1 Carbine. This is a stange stock for a Garand. Also note how he can easily hold it with one hand since it is lighter than a real Garand.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Hill ([[Paul Giamatti]]) holding his M1 Garand.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller ([[Tom Hanks]]) pulls the trigger groupings out of the M1 Garands marking dead G.I. graves so they are rendered useless should any Germans try to capture them.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier loads up his M1 Garand before the battle in Rammele.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mellish fires his M1 Garand and then claims it jams, despite the fact it is clearly still in battery.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PING! Pvt. James Francis Ryan ([[Matt Damon]]) firing his M1 Garand. Damon's lack of training for the film is evident, note how his sights are above his eyeline.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Timothy P. Upham ([[Jeremy Davies]]) holds his M1 Garand on a group of fleeing German soldiers including Steamboat Willie, whom he kills. Note how his hand is on the bolt handle, which could result in a finger pinch. Also note how he rests his thumb on the reciever tang, which could result in "shooter's thumb", getting whacked in the nose by your thumb knuckle do to the recoil.]]

== M1A1 Thompson ==

The [[M1 Thompson|M1A1 Thompson]] or "fast gun" appears several times in the film, primarily as the main weapon of Captain John H. Miller ([[Tom Hanks]]). It is also used by Captain Fred Hamill ([[Ted Danson]]) to end a standoff between Miller's men and a group of German soldiers they had stumbled upon. The M1 Thompson was too expensive to produce by the Normandy invasion and the cheaper M1A1, which simply attached the firing pin to the bolt, made it far easier for mass production as well as cheap too. They were far more commonly issued with 30 round magazines, which is evident on Miller's Thompson.

[[Image:M1sb.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[M1 Thompson|M1A1 Thompson]] - .45 ACP.]]
[[Image:SPRM1A1Thompson-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller removes his M1A1 Thompson from its protective plastic bag.]]
[[Image:SPRM1A1Thompson-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Fred Hamill ([[Ted Danson]]), left, and one of his men holding freshly fired [[M1 Thompson|M1A1 Thompsons]].]]
[[Image:SPRM1A1Thompson-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller reloads his Thompson before the battle in Rammelle, despite having been clearly seen reloading it the scene before when facing the half-track.]]
[[Image:SPRM1A1Thompson-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller with his Thompson at the ready.]]
[[Image:SPRM1A1Thompson-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller fires his Thompson through the peep hole of a Tiger Tank.]]
[[Image:SPRM1A1Thompson-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller firing his Thompson.]]
[[Image:SPRM1A1Thompson-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corporal Henderson ([[Maximilian Martini]]) fires his Thompson at a German through the wall.]]

== M1 Carbine ==

The [[M1 Carbine]] appears in the film as the main weapon of Sergeant first class Mike Horvath ([[Tom Sizemore]]). It is fitted with a double magazine pouch strapped to the butt stock.
[[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[M1 Carbine]] - .30 Carbine]]
[[Image:SPRM1Carbine-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Technical Sergeant Mike Horvath ([[Tom Sizemore]]) with his [[M1 Carbine]] on Omaha Beach, Dog Green Sector.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Carbine-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Horvath firing his M1 Carbine.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Carbine-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Horvath with his M1 Carbine.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Carbine-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Horvath racks the bolt on his M1 Carbine before facing the machine gun nest.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Carbine-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Horvath with his M1 Carbine.]]

==M1A1 Carbine==
Members of the 101st Airborne Division as well as other Airborne soldiers use the folding stock variant [[M1 Carbine]], the M1A1.
[[Image:M1A1carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Paratrooper M1A1 Carbine - .30 Carbine.]]
[[Image:SPRM1A1Carbine-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A paratrooper with an M1A1 Carbine.]]
[[Image:SPRM1A1Carbine-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 101st paratrooper kills a Tiger tank crewman with his M1A1 Carbine and then holds the hatch open with it. (close inspection reveals the hatch is lightweight plastic and easy to move).]]

== M1911A1 ==

There are several appearances of the [[M1911A1]] pistol, in the hands of Horvath ([[Tom Sizemore]]) and Miller ([[Tom Hanks]]), as well as other members of the squad. Horvath uses it to threaten PFC Richard Reiben ([[Edward Burns]]) when he threatens to abandon his squad, later throwing it at a German during the final battle when he runs out of ammo. Miller is seen firing it at an advancing Tiger tank as he lies wounded on the bridge in one of the film's more memorable moments.

[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1911A1 - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:SPRM1911A1-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Daniel Jackson ([[Barry Pepper]]) fires his M1911A1 into a German filled trench.]]
[[Image:SPRM1911A1-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Jackson draws his M1911A1 when they first confont Steamboat Willie and checks the magazine, which is cleary empty.]]
[[Image:SPRM1911A1-3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Horvath ([[Tom Sizemore]]) threatening to shoot PFC Richard Reiben ([[Edward Burns]]) with his M1911A1.]]
[[Image:SPRM1911A1-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A wounded Cpt. Miller fires his M1911A1 at an advancing Tiger Tank. Note how his .45 is clearly out of battery, but in perfect working order in the next shot.]]
[[Image:SPRMiller1911A1.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller fires his M1911A1 at the advancing Tiger tank.]]
[[Image:SPRM1911A1-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Miller in amazment after seeing the Tiger blow up after shooting it with his M1911A1 (which was actually blown up by a P-51 Mustang). For some reason, the pistol was only loaded with six shots instead of the fully-loaded seven.]]

== M1 Bazooka ==

The [[M1 Bazooka]] rocket launcher makes several appearances in ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''. It is first seen in the hands of a U.S. Army soldier under the command of Captain Hamill. Later we see Private James F. Ryan ([[Matt Damon]]) use an M1 Bazooka to destroy a German half-track. This same Bazooka is later used by Horvath during the final battle to destroy a German Marder self-propelled gun and again in an attempt to destroy a Tiger tank, but unfortunately for our protagonists the rocket is deflected by the tanks' heavy armor.

[[Image:Bazookasmithsonian.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Bazooka 60mm with rockets]]
[[Image:SPRM1Bazooka.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Private James F. Ryan ([[Matt Damon]]) with his [[M1 Bazooka]] after destroying a German half-track.]]
[[Image:SPRM1bazooka-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Horvath fires the M1 Bazooka.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Bazooka-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller attmepts to use an M1 Bazooka before Sgt. Hoorvath takes it.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Bazooka-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Hoorvath fires a shot at a Tiger tank, but sadly it deflects do to the heavy frontal armor. If only it had approached backwards, since the back end is its weak point.]]

==Springfield 1903A4==

The squad's sharpshooter, Private Daniel Jackson ([[Barry Pepper]]), carries the sniper version of the [[M1903 Springfield|Springfield 1903]], the 1903A4 bolt-action rifle. The differences include the deletion of the front sight, and the addition of a scope. Jackson is famous for quoting religious scriptures when shooting the rifle, and shooting a German sniper through his own scope similar to a feat accomplished by Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock in the Vietnam War, although the bullet drop at 400yds would make it impossible to clear all the scope lenses, while Hathcock was far closer to his target, as well as looking down at said target (Hathcock was on a hill, while the enemy sniper was at the base). Jackson clearly has trouble cycling the gun throughout the film due to him being a lefty and the gun being built for right handed shooters. Perhaps he should have found a better method of working the bolt instead of reaching over and shaking the bolt until the extractor ejected the spent shell.

[[Image:Rifle Springfield M1903A4 with M84 sight.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Springfield 1903A4 sniper variant with M84 scope - .30-06]]
[[Image:SPR1903A4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Daniel Jackson ([[Barry Pepper]]) aims his Springfield 1903A4.]]
[[Image:SPR1903A4-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Jackson fires his 1903A4.]]
[[Image:SPR1903A4-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackson fits an 8x Unertl scope on his 1903A4 to face the German sniper (although he doesn't zero it to the gun, which would make his incredible shot even more impossible). Here, he is seen adjusing his scope for elavation, even though he claims it is for windage. Also, his hand is the only thing moving, the front of the scope never twists.]]
[[Image:SPR1903A4-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackson takes aim at the sniper with his 1903A4.]]
[[Image:SPR1903A4-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackson with his 1903A4 during the standoff.]]
[[Image:SPR1903A4-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Upham looks through Jackson's rifle scope and despite which way he turns it, the reticle is always perfectly centered.]]
[[Image:SPR1903a4-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackson ejects a shell (which is clearly a blank) from his 1903A4.]]
[[Image:SPR1903A4-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note how the free-bolt safety is clearly on in this shot.]]

===Faulty Scope===
During the belltower sequence, Jackson fires an incredible seven shots from his five shot Springfield, many of which miss their target do to quite possibly the most innaccurate rifle ever. His Unertl scope is probably so off because he didn't zero it when switching it with his other scope.

:This confused me at first, too. If you watch carefully after the fourth shot, he loads 2 more rounds; just enough.

[[Image:SPRfaltyscope-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackson clearly led his target but the gun still shot too far left and likely hit this soldier by luck.]]
[[Image:SPRfaltyscope-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This shot went ''way'' left and ''way'' low.]]
[[Image:SPRfaltyscope-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This shot went ''way'' right and way low.]]

==Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 ==

As the squad's support gunner, PFC Richard Reiben ([[Edward Burns]]) carries a [[Browning Automatic Rifle|Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2]] or "B.A.R" as his main weapon. The B.A.R. Reiben carries is not his originally issued one, which he claims he lost during the start of the D-Day landing to keep from drowning, and has the bipod removed, making it more into an assault rifle instead of a Light Machine Gun. Further supporting this theory is how he fires it on the rapid full-auto fire mode instead of the more efficient slow auto-fire used for support. Reports have said like the M1 Garands in the film, this B.A.R. was lightened for easier use by the actors, making it far easier to shoulder fire the weapon as an assault rifle. (periods have been added to the B.A.R. abbreviations to make sure no one refers to the weapon incorrectly as a "Bar".)
[[Image:BAR.jpg|thumb|400px|none|M1918A2 [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] - .30-06]]
[[Image:SPRBAR-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Private First Class Richard Reiben sets the bullets in his B.A.R. mag by tapping it on his helmet and then loads it into his B.A.R.]]
[[Image:SPRBAR-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC. Reiben gives supporting fire on a German machine gun nest with his B.A.R.]]
[[Image:SPRBAR-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Reiben with his B.A.R. during the standoff.]]
[[Image:SPRBAR-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Reiben racks the charging handle on his B.A.R. before being driven out as bait for the German tanks.]]
[[Image:SPRBAR-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Reiben with his B.A.R. at the ready.]]
[[Image:SPRBAR-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Reiben hip fires his B.A.R. on rapid auto-firing mode.]]
[[Image:SPRBAR-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A shell-shocked Cpt. Miller watches Reiben fire his B.A.R. in slow motion.]]

== Browning M1919A4 ==

Among the weapons used by the defenders during the final battle are a pair of [[Browning M1919|Browning M1919A4]] or "Browning .30 caliber" machine guns. Both guns eventually run out of ammunition, their users being killed by the Germans. Throughout the scene, some are seen loaded with fabric belts and others with disentagrating link belts, and sometimes both in continuity errors.

[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Browning M1919|Browning M1919A4]] on M2 tripod - .30-06.]]
[[Image:SPRM2M1919A4-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. soldier is seen lugging a Browning M1919A4 machine gun during the D-Day scene.]]
[[Image:SPRM2M1919A4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corporal Henderson ([[Maximilian Martini]]) and Pvt. Stanley Mellish ([[Adam Goldberg]]) load their Browning M1919A4 in preparation for the final battle. Note how it is loaded with a fabric link belt.]]
[[Image:SPRM2M1919A4-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Parker firing his Browning M1919A4 .30 cal. from a bell tower. Note how it is now loaded with a disintegrating link belt.]]
[[Image:SPRM2M1919A4-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Henderson firing his Browning M1919A4 .30 cal., which is now using a fabric belt again.]]
[[Image:SPRM2M1919A4-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Henderson firing his Browning M1919A4 .30 cal.]]

== Mk 2 Hand Grenade ==

During the attack on the machine gun nests, the squad uses [[Mk 2 hand grenade]]s to take out all but one of the Germans manning it, some of which throw the grenades back at them, though thankfully miss. Later, at the final battle in Ramelle, several [[Mk 2 hand grenade]]s are tossed into a disabled German tank, killing the crew.

[[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|125px|Mk 2 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:SPRMk2grenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC. Reiben hands Cpl. Medic Wade a Mk. 2 grenade before rushing the machine gun nest.]]
[[Image:SPRMK2grenade-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mk. 2 grenade is seen on this paratrooper's vest.]]

==M1 Flamethrower==
During the D-Day landing scene Doyle ([[Glenn Wrage]]) uses his [[M1 Flamethrower]] to clear one of the German bunkers overlooking Omaha Beach, turning the occupants into human torches who are picked off by other soldiers as they emerge, before they are ordered to let them burn. During the opening of the scene, a flamethrower user gets hit in the pack and gets blown up along with his fellow commrades around him.
[[Image:SPRM1flamethrower.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A flamethrower user with an M1 Flamethrower, seconds before being lit up by a single 8mm round.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Flamethrower-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doyle readies his flamethrower to burn the machine gun bunker.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Flamethrower-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doyle's flamethrower clears out the bunker with a burst of flame.]]

==M1A1 Bangalore Torpedo==
Captain John H. Miller ([[Tom Hanks]]) aids some soldiers in employing [[M1A1 Bangalore Torpedos]] to clear the barbed wire protecting the German bunkers on Omaha Beach.
[[Image:SPRBangalore-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers bring up M1A1 Bangalore Torpedoes to clear the barbed wire.]]
[[Image:SPRBangalore-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers passing up Bangalores. Note how the side reads "Bangalore M1A1".]]
[[Image:SPRBangalore-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier lights the fuse on the Bangalore while Cpt. Miller holds it.]]
[[Image:SPRBangalore-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"FIRE IN THE HOLE!"]]

==M7 Rifle Grenade==
During the opening Omaha Beach landing scene we can briefly see a rifle mounted [[M7 rifle grenade]] fired from an [[M1 Garand]] after the German line has been broken.
[[Image:M1 garand M7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[M7 grenade launcher]]]]
[[Image:SPRM7grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M7 rifle grenade about to be fired from an [[M1 Garand]].]]

== Karabiner 98k ==

As common with the German soldiers as the [[M1 Garand]] is with the Americans, the [[Karabiner 98k]] bolt-action rifle is the standard-issue weapon of the German Army. Soldiers during the battle in Rammelle line up armed almost entirely with Kar98k rifles, including Steamboat Willie, who mortally wounds Cpt. Miller with his 98k rifle.
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm]]
[[Image:SPRKar98K-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Germans during the standoff armed with Kar98k rifles and MP40 submachine guns.]]
[[Image:SPRKAr98K-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Germans run to the bridge in Rammelle armed with Kar98ks.]]
[[Image:SPRKAr98k-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Steamboat Willie fires his Kar98k, eyes closed.]]

==Karbiner 98k Sniper==
One german sniper is seen armed with a [[Karabiner 98k]] sniper rifle fitted with a Zeiss scope with a rubber light blocking eye cover (which despite goof reports, ''is'' at proper eye relief with him resting his eye on it) and covered in makeshift burlap camouflage who mortally wounds PFC Adrian Caparzo ([[Vin Diesel]]) before being killed himself by Private Jackson ([[Barry Pepper]]). Jackson shoots the German sniper through his scope, a reference to a shot made by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Hathcock Carlos Norman Hathcock II] ''(a legendary Marine Corps Sniper)'' during the Vietnam War.
[[Image:K98_sniper.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Karabiner 98k sniper rifle without the rubber eye cover - 7.92x57mm.]]
[[Image:SPRKar98Ksniper.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German sniper aims his Karabiner 98k sniper rifle.]]

== MG42 ==
The German [[MG42]] machine gun makes several appearances in the film; first in bunkers overlooking Omaha Beach during the D-Day landings, then in a machine gun nest at the base of a radar site the squad encounters. The ensuing firefight at the radar site costs them their medic, Cpl. Irwin Wade ([[Giovanni Ribisi]]).
[[Image:MG42.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Machine Gewher 1942 (MG42) - 7.92 x 57mm (8mm Mauser).]]
[[Image:SPRMG42.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Germans firing MG42 machine guns from their bunker during the D-Day scene.]]
[[Image:SPRMG42-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An MG42 machine gun still smoking from the recent firefight.]]

==Luger P08==
During the final assault in Rammelle, a German soldier can be seen using [[Luger P08]] pistol when facing off with Sgt. Horvath and is killed but still manages to wound him with it. The Luger P08 pistol was a very common second line service pistol, with the [[Walther P38]] as the official front line issued sidearm in World War Two. The Luger was still being manufactured during World War Two and was commonly issued to Civilian ''Polizei'' as well as Military Police and as request pieces for any military officer at their discretion. There were huge numbers made in World War One and the handgun was in constant manufacture from the time of it's initial offering until 1942, when all production switched to the P38. It was common to see Luger 08 Pistols in the hands of vehicle crewmen, crew served weapons, second line units, artillery units. It also ended up in the hands of many front line NCOs as well as officers, since it was still 'regulation' to carry it in the Wehrmacht. ''Note: there seems to be more photographic evidence of Waffen SS officers wielding the Luger P08 than the Regular army, which may attest to some 'politics' of the ordnance supply chain.''
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Luger P08 - 9mm.]]
[[Image:SPRLugerP08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier fires his Luger at Horvath.]]

== Flak 38 ==
A German [[Flak 38]] is crewed by several SS soldiers during the final battle at Ramelle and delivers devastating 20mm flak rounds on Captain Miller's ([[Tom Hanks]]) men. It is finally brought down when PFC. Reiben ([[Edward Burns]]) flanks it from above and takes out the whole crew single-handedly with his B.A.R.
[[Image:SPRFlak38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers mow down U.S. paratroopers with their Flak 38.]]
[[Image:SPRFlak38-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|20mm shells kick out of the Flak 38.]]
[[Image:SPRFlak38-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German's turn their Flak gun to fire on Cpt. Miller.]]
[[Image:SPRFlak38-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German's begin to reposition the Flak gun before being mowed down by Reiben's B.A.R.]]

== Model 24 Stielhandgranate ==

During the final battle of the film, Private Stanley Mellish ([[Adam Goldberg]]) and Corporal Henderson ([[Maximilian Martini]]) get several [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s thrown at them while manning one of the M1919A4 machine guns. Thankfully the two are able to grab and toss the grenades clear before they detonate.

[[Image:24-43 grenade.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:SPR24grenate.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Henderson is hit in the chest with a Model 24 Stielhandgranate.]]

==Panzerschreck==
During the final battle, one of the German soldiers can be seen carrying a [[Panzerschreck]] or "Tank Terror" rocket launcher, but is killed before his weapon can be brought to bear.
[[Image:Tank h5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerschreck 88mm with rocket]]
[[Image:SPRPAnzershreck-2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A German SS soldier carrying a [[Panzerschreck]] during the final battle.]]
[[Image:SPRPanzershreck.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German SS soldier aims his [[Panzerschreck]].]]
[[Image:SPRPanzershreck-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier runs out with a [[Panzerschreck]] before being pointed out and killed by Pvt. Ryan.]]

==MP40==
Yet another German weapon in the film is the [[MP40]]. It's not very often seen, mostly in the scene where Miller's men stumble on a group of German soldiers, and again during the final battle scene in Rammelle.
[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Machine Pistole 1940 (MP40) - 9mm]]
[[Image:SPRMP-40-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German is seen armed with an MP40 during D-Day, hidden behind a machine gun nest.]]
[[Image:SPRKar98K-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German is seen armed with an MP40 during the standoff.]]
[[Image:SPRMP-40-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier armed with a [[Panzerschreck]] launcher has an MP40 slung over his back.]]
[[Image:SPRMP-40-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier blind-fires his MP40 in the room with Cpl. Henderson and Pvt. Mellish in it.]]
[[Image:SPRMP-40-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier fires his MP40 during the battle of Rammelle while Cpl. Upham hides nearby.]]
[[Image:SPRMP-40-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier armed with an MP40 charges a paratrooper but gets a rifle butt to the face before he can use it.]]

==M2 Mortar==

At the final battle in Ramelle Private Ryan ([[Matt Damon]]) and Captain Miller ([[Tom Hanks]]) arm 60mm [[M2 Mortar|M2 Mortars]] by banging them against the steel launching base of the mortar tube and throw them like hand grenades at advancing SS soldiers, scoring several kills. While this is possible, they are banging the wrong end, to use the mortar shells in the way they did, they would have to slam the other end agaisnt it.
[[Image:SPRmortar-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Ryan ([[Matt Damon]]) and Cpt. Miller ([[Tom Hanks]]) arm 60mm M2 Mortars by hand.]]

== Sticky Bomb ==

While planning the defense of Ramelle, Captain Miller comes up with a unique improvised explosive device he calls a "sticky bomb". It consists of a sock filled with Composition-B explosive with a fuse attached and covered in grease so it sticks where it's placed. Deploying it is a hazardous proposition though; as one soldier is killed when the fuse runs out while he is trying to place it on one of the German tanks, though the bombs do succeed in immobilizing one Tiger tank by destroying its treads. The improvised explosive is apparently inspired by the actual "sticky bomb", the short-lived British No. 74 ST Grenade, which used a purpose-designed super strong resin adhesive instead of axle grease, which was tested and found to be insufficiently sticky.

[[Image:SPRStickybomb-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. soldier lights a sticky bomb with his Zippo but take too long to attach it and...]]
[[Image:SPRStickybomb-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...ends up like this.]]
[[Image:SPRStickybomb-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|These two soldiers fare better and take out a Tiger tank's treads with two of these sticky bombs and render it immobile.]]

== Molotov Cocktail ==
During the final battle at Ramelle two soldiers light and throw a pair of [[Molotov Cocktail]]s off a balcony into an open top German vehicle below.
[[Image:SPRMolotov.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier fills Molotov bottles with Petrol oil.]]
[[Image:SPRMolotov-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two soldiers lighting [[Molotov Cocktail|Molotov Cocktails]].]]

== Mk-II No. 75 Hawkins Grenade/Mine ==
Prior to the climactic battle Cpl. Henderson relays to Cpt. Miller that their arsenal of "spitwads" includes Hawkins mines. Later a 101st Airborne soldier is seen placing one on the main street and camouflaging it.
[[Image:Hawkinsmine.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Although manufactured as a grenade the Mk-II No.75 Hawkins Grenade was utilized more efficiently as an anti-tank/vehicle mine. Partly because its shape and weight made accurate throwing difficult.]]
[[Image:SPRMKII75-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier brings over a helmet full of Mk-II No. 75 grenade mines to set up on the road.]]
[[Image:SPRMkII75-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A paratrooper readies the No. 75 mines detonator by wrapping the arming fuse.]]
[[Image:SPRMkII75-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The paratrooper detonates the No. 75 mines....]]
[[Image:SPRMkII75-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...which devastes the German infantry. (Even though the explosion is clearly hidden debree jets.)]]
[[Image:SPRMkII75-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller readies the No. 75 mines detonator when they fall back to "The Alamo".]]
[[Image:SPRMkII75-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller looks over at the detonator before trying to retrieve it.]]

[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:War Movie]]

Saving Private Ryan

2008-12-31T23:03:05Z

Bullzeye: /* Karbiner 98k Sniper */ on re-viewing the scene, it appears to be burlap, not straw

'''The following weapons were used in the movie ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'''''
[[Image:Saving Private Ryan poster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' (1998)]]

== M1 Garand ==

Perhaps the most commonly seen weapon in the movie, the [[M1 Garand]] is used by the majority of the U.S. soldiers seen in the film. The M1 Garand is easily identified by the characteristic ''ping'' it makes ejecting its clip after the last round in the en bloc clip is fired. Based on the way everyone can hold these weapons easily, they seem to be light weight models for easy handling in the film, which cuts the realism down a bit.
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|An M1 Garand prop rifle used in the film during the D-Day scene. The butt still has sand stuck in it from the beach.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This image of a soldier during the D-Day scene shows that the rifles in the film are clearly not genuine 9 1/2lb Garands and simple light weight replicas.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Stanley Mellish ([[Adam Goldberg]]) fires his M1 Garand.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PING! Private Adrian Caparzo ([[Vin Diesel]]) fires his M1 Garand.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Soldier fires his M1 Garand at a fleeing German. The rifle makes the distinct PING sound but you can clearly see it just jammed.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier of low morals holds an M1 Garand with cuts in the stock for an ammo pouch to sling through like an M1 Carbine. This is a stange stock for a Garand. Also note how he can easily hold it with one hand since it is lighter than a real Garand.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Hill ([[Paul Giamatti]]) holding his M1 Garand.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller ([[Tom Hanks]]) pulls the trigger groupings out of the M1 Garands marking dead G.I. graves so they are rendered useless should any Germans try to capture them.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier loads up his M1 Garand before the battle in Rammele.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mellish fires his M1 Garand and then claims it jams, despite the fact it is clearly still in battery.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PING! Pvt. James Francis Ryan ([[Matt Damon]]) firing his M1 Garand. Damon's lack of training for the film is evident, note how his sights are above his eyeline.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Garand-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Timothy P. Upham ([[Jeremy Davies]]) holds his M1 Garand on a group of fleeing German soldiers including Steamboat Willie, whom he kills. Note how his hand is on the bolt handle, which could result in a finger pinch. Also note how he rests his thumb on the reciever tang, which could result in "shooter's thumb", getting whacked in the nose by your thumb knuckle do to the recoil.]]

== M1A1 Thompson ==

The [[M1 Thompson|M1A1 Thompson]] or "fast gun" appears several times in the film, primarily as the main weapon of Captain John H. Miller ([[Tom Hanks]]). It is also used by Captain Fred Hamill ([[Ted Danson]]) to end a standoff between Miller's men and a group of German soldiers they had stumbled upon. The M1 Thompson was too expensive to produce by the Normandy invasion and the cheaper M1A1, which simply attached the firing pin to the bolt, made it far easier for mass production as well as cheap too. They were far more commonly issued with 30 round magazines, which is evident on Miller's Thompson.

[[Image:M1sb.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[M1 Thompson|M1A1 Thompson]] - .45 ACP.]]
[[Image:SPRM1A1Thompson-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller removes his M1A1 Thompson from its protective plastic bag.]]
[[Image:SPRM1A1Thompson-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Fred Hamill ([[Ted Danson]]), left, and one of his men holding freshly fired [[M1 Thompson|M1A1 Thompsons]].]]
[[Image:SPRM1A1Thompson-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller reloads his Thompson before the battle in Rammelle, despite having been clearly seen reloading it the scene before when facing the half-track.]]
[[Image:SPRM1A1Thompson-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller with his Thompson at the ready.]]
[[Image:SPRM1A1Thompson-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller fires his Thompson through the peep hole of a Tiger Tank.]]
[[Image:SPRM1A1Thompson-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller firing his Thompson.]]
[[Image:SPRM1A1Thompson-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corporal Henderson ([[Maximilian Martini]]) fires his Thompson at a German through the wall.]]

== M1 Carbine ==

The [[M1 Carbine]] appears in the film as the main weapon of Sergeant first class Mike Horvath ([[Tom Sizemore]]). It is fitted with a double magazine pouch strapped to the butt stock.
[[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[M1 Carbine]] - .30 Carbine]]
[[Image:SPRM1Carbine-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Technical Sergeant Mike Horvath ([[Tom Sizemore]]) with his [[M1 Carbine]] on Omaha Beach, Dog Green Sector.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Carbine-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Horvath firing his M1 Carbine.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Carbine-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Horvath with his M1 Carbine.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Carbine-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Horvath racks the bolt on his M1 Carbine before facing the machine gun nest.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Carbine-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Horvath with his M1 Carbine.]]

==M1A1 Carbine==
Members of the 101st Airborne Division as well as other Airborne soldiers use the folding stock variant [[M1 Carbine]], the M1A1.
[[Image:M1A1carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Paratrooper M1A1 Carbine - .30 Carbine.]]
[[Image:SPRM1A1Carbine-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A paratrooper with an M1A1 Carbine.]]
[[Image:SPRM1A1Carbine-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 101st paratrooper kills a Tiger tank crewman with his M1A1 Carbine and then holds the hatch open with it. (close inspection reveals the hatch is lightweight plastic and easy to move).]]

== M1911A1 ==

There are several appearances of the [[M1911A1]] pistol, in the hands of Horvath ([[Tom Sizemore]]) and Miller ([[Tom Hanks]]), as well as other members of the squad. Horvath uses it to threaten PFC Richard Reiben ([[Edward Burns]]) when he threatens to abandon his squad, later throwing it at a German during the final battle when he runs out of ammo. Miller is seen firing it at an advancing Tiger tank as he lies wounded on the bridge in one of the film's more memorable moments.

[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1911A1 - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:SPRM1911A1-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Daniel Jackson ([[Barry Pepper]]) fires his M1911A1 into a German filled trench.]]
[[Image:SPRM1911A1-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Jackson draws his M1911A1 when they first confont Steamboat Willie and checks the magazine, which is cleary empty.]]
[[Image:SPRM1911A1-3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Horvath ([[Tom Sizemore]]) threatening to shoot PFC Richard Reiben ([[Edward Burns]]) with his M1911A1.]]
[[Image:SPRM1911A1-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A wounded Cpt. Miller fires his M1911A1 at an advancing Tiger Tank. Note how his .45 is clearly out of battery, but in perfect working order in the next shot.]]
[[Image:SPRMiller1911A1.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller fires his M1911A1 at the advancing Tiger tank.]]
[[Image:SPRM1911A1-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Miller in amazment after seeing the Tiger blow up after shooting it with his M1911A1 (which was actually blown up by a P-51 Mustang). For some reason, the pistol was only loaded with six shots instead of the fully-loaded seven.]]

== M1 Bazooka ==

The [[M1 Bazooka]] rocket launcher makes several appearances in ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''. It is first seen in the hands of a U.S. Army soldier under the command of Captain Hamill. Later we see Private James F. Ryan ([[Matt Damon]]) use an M1 Bazooka to destroy a German half-track. This same Bazooka is later used by Horvath during the final battle to destroy a German Marder self-propelled gun and again in an attempt to destroy a Tiger tank, but unfortunately for our protagonists the rocket is deflected by the tanks' heavy armor.

[[Image:Bazookasmithsonian.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Bazooka 60mm with rockets]]
[[Image:SPRM1Bazooka.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Private James F. Ryan ([[Matt Damon]]) with his [[M1 Bazooka]] after destroying a German half-track.]]
[[Image:SPRM1bazooka-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Horvath fires the M1 Bazooka.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Bazooka-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller attmepts to use an M1 Bazooka before Sgt. Hoorvath takes it.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Bazooka-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Hoorvath fires a shot at a Tiger tank, but sadly it deflects do to the heavy frontal armor. If only it had approached backwards, since the back end is its weak point.]]

==Springfield 1903A4==

The squad's sharpshooter, Private Daniel Jackson ([[Barry Pepper]]), carries the sniper version of the [[M1903 Springfield|Springfield 1903]], the 1903A4 bolt-action rifle. The differences include the deletion of the front sight, and the addition of a scope. Jackson is famous for quoting religious scriptures when shooting the rifle, and shooting a German sniper through his own scope similar to a feat accomplished by Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock in the Vietnam War, although the bullet drop at 400yds would make it impossible to clear all the scope lenses, while Hathcock was far closer to his target, as well as looking down at said target (Hathcock was on a hill, while the enemy sniper was at the base). Jackson clearly has trouble cycling the gun throughout the film due to him being a lefty and the gun being built for right handed shooters. Perhaps he should have found a better method of working the bolt instead of reaching over and shaking the bolt until the extractor ejected the spent shell.

[[Image:Rifle Springfield M1903A4 with M84 sight.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Springfield 1903A4 sniper variant with M84 scope - .30-06]]
[[Image:SPR1903A4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Daniel Jackson ([[Barry Pepper]]) aims his Springfield 1903A4.]]
[[Image:SPR1903A4-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Jackson fires his 1903A4.]]
[[Image:SPR1903A4-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackson fits an 8x Unertl scope on his 1903A4 to face the German sniper (although he doesn't zero it to the gun, which would make his incredible shot even more impossible). Here, he is seen adjusing his scope for elavation, even though he claims it is for windage. Also, his hand is the only thing moving, the front of the scope never twists.]]
[[Image:SPR1903A4-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackson takes aim at the sniper with his 1903A4.]]
[[Image:SPR1903A4-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackson with his 1903A4 during the standoff.]]
[[Image:SPR1903A4-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Upham looks through Jackson's rifle scope and despite which way he turns it, the reticle is always perfectly centered.]]
[[Image:SPR1903a4-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackson ejects a shell (which is clearly a blank) from his 1903A4.]]
[[Image:SPR1903A4-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note how the free-bolt safety is clearly on in this shot.]]

===Faulty Scope===
During the belltower sequence, Jackson fires an incredible seven shots from his five shot Springfield, many of which miss their target do to quite possibly the most innaccurate rifle ever. His Unertl scope is probably so off because he didn't zero it when switching it with his other scope.

:This confused me at first, too. If you watch carefully after the fourth shot, he loads 2 more rounds; just enough.

[[Image:SPRfaltyscope-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackson clearly led his target but the gun still shot too far left and likely hit this soldier by luck.]]
[[Image:SPRfaltyscope-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This shot went ''way'' left and ''way'' low.]]
[[Image:SPRfaltyscope-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This shot went ''way'' right and way low.]]

==Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 ==

As the squad's support gunner, PFC Richard Reiben ([[Edward Burns]]) carries a [[Browning Automatic Rifle|Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2]] or "B.A.R" as his main weapon. The B.A.R. Reiben carries is not his originally issued one, which he claims he lost during the start of the D-Day landing to keep from drowning, and has the bipod removed, making it more into an assault rifle instead of a Light Machine Gun. Further supporting this theory is how he fires it on the rapid full-auto fire mode instead of the more efficient slow auto-fire used for support. Reports have said like the M1 Garands in the film, this B.A.R. was lightened for easier use by the actors, making it far easier to shoulder fire the weapon as an assault rifle. (periods have been added to the B.A.R. abbreviations to make sure no one refers to the weapon incorrectly as a "Bar".)
[[Image:BAR.jpg|thumb|400px|none|M1918A2 [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] - .30-06]]
[[Image:SPRBAR-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Private First Class Richard Reiben sets the bullets in his B.A.R. mag by tapping it on his helmet and then loads it into his B.A.R.]]
[[Image:SPRBAR-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC. Reiben gives supporting fire on a German machine gun nest with his B.A.R.]]
[[Image:SPRBAR-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Reiben with his B.A.R. during the standoff.]]
[[Image:SPRBAR-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Reiben racks the charging handle on his B.A.R. before being driven out as bait for the German tanks.]]
[[Image:SPRBAR-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Reiben with his B.A.R. at the ready.]]
[[Image:SPRBAR-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Reiben hip fires his B.A.R. on rapid auto-firing mode.]]
[[Image:SPRBAR-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A shell-shocked Cpt. Miller watches Reiben fire his B.A.R. in slow motion.]]

== Browning M1919A4 ==

Among the weapons used by the defenders during the final battle are a pair of [[Browning M1919|Browning M1919A4]] or "Browning .30 caliber" machine guns. Both guns eventually run out of ammunition, their users being killed by the Germans. Throughout the scene, some are seen loaded with fabric belts and others with disentagrating link belts, and sometimes both in continuity errors.

[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Browning M1919|Browning M1919A4]] on M2 tripod - .30-06.]]
[[Image:SPRM2M1919A4-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. soldier is seen lugging a Browning M1919A4 machine gun during the D-Day scene.]]
[[Image:SPRM2M1919A4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corporal Henderson ([[Maximilian Martini]]) and Pvt. Stanley Mellish ([[Adam Goldberg]]) load their Browning M1919A4 in preparation for the final battle. Note how it is loaded with a fabric link belt.]]
[[Image:SPRM2M1919A4-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Parker firing his Browning M1919A4 .30 cal. from a bell tower. Note how it is now loaded with a disintegrating link belt.]]
[[Image:SPRM2M1919A4-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Henderson firing his Browning M1919A4 .30 cal., which is now using a fabric belt again.]]
[[Image:SPRM2M1919A4-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Henderson firing his Browning M1919A4 .30 cal.]]

== Mk 2 Hand Grenade ==

During the attack on the machine gun nests, the squad uses [[Mk 2 hand grenade]]s to take out all but one of the Germans manning it, some of which throw the grenades back at them, though thankfully miss. Later, at the final battle in Ramelle, several [[Mk 2 hand grenade]]s are tossed into a disabled German tank, killing the crew.

[[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|125px|Mk 2 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:SPRMk2grenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC. Reiben hands Cpl. Medic Wade a Mk. 2 grenade before rushing the machine gun nest.]]
[[Image:SPRMK2grenade-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mk. 2 grenade is seen on this paratrooper's vest.]]

==M1 Flamethrower==
During the D-Day landing scene Doyle ([[Glenn Wrage]]) uses his [[M1 Flamethrower]] to clear one of the German bunkers overlooking Omaha Beach, turning the occupants into human torches who are picked off by other soldiers as they emerge, before they are ordered to let them burn. During the opening of the scene, a flamethrower user gets hit in the pack and gets blown up along with his fellow commrades around him.
[[Image:SPRM1flamethrower.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A flamethrower user with an M1 Flamethrower, seconds before being lit up by a single 8mm round.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Flamethrower-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doyle readies his flamethrower to burn the machine gun bunker.]]
[[Image:SPRM1Flamethrower-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doyle's flamethrower clears out the bunker with a burst of flame.]]

==M1A1 Bangalore Torpedo==
Captain John H. Miller ([[Tom Hanks]]) aids some soldiers in employing [[M1A1 Bangalore Torpedos]] to clear the barbed wire protecting the German bunkers on Omaha Beach.
[[Image:SPRBangalore-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers bring up M1A1 Bangalore Torpedoes to clear the barbed wire.]]
[[Image:SPRBangalore-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers passing up Bangalores. Note how the side reads "Bangalore M1A1".]]
[[Image:SPRBangalore-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier lights the fuse on the Bangalore while Cpt. Miller holds it.]]
[[Image:SPRBangalore-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"FIRE IN THE HOLE!"]]

==M7 Rifle Grenade==
During the opening Omaha Beach landing scene we can briefly see a rifle mounted [[M7 rifle grenade]] fired from an [[M1 Garand]] after the German line has been broken.
[[Image:M1 garand M7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[M7 grenade launcher]]]]
[[Image:SPRM7grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M7 rifle grenade about to be fired from an [[M1 Garand]].]]

== Karabiner 98k ==

As common with the German soldiers as the [[M1 Garand]] is with the Americans, the [[Karabiner 98k]] bolt-action rifle is the standard-issue weapon of the German Army. Soldiers during the battle in Rammelle line up armed almost entirely with Kar98k rifles, including Steamboat Willie, who mortally wounds Cpt. Miller with his 98k rifle.
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm]]
[[Image:SPRKar98K-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Germans during the standoff armed with Kar98k rifles and MP40 submachine guns.]]
[[Image:SPRKAr98K-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Germans run to the bridge in Rammelle armed with Kar98ks.]]
[[Image:SPRKAr98k-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Steamboat Willie fires his Kar98k, eyes closed.]]

==Karbiner 98k Sniper==
One german sniper is seen armed with a [[Karabiner 98k]] sniper rifle fitted with a Zeiss scope with a rubber light blocking eye cover (which despite goof reports, ''is'' at proper eye relief with him resting his eye on it) and covered in makeshift burlap camouflage who mortally wounds PFC Adrian Caparzo ([[Vin Diesel]]) before being killed himself by Private Jackson ([[Barry Pepper]]). Jackson shoots the German sniper through his scope, a reference to a shot made by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Hathcock Carlos Norman Hathcock II] ''(a legendary Marine Corps Sniper)'' during the Vietnam War.
[[Image:K98_sniper.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Karabiner 98k sniper rifle without the rubber eye cover - 7.92x57mm.]]
[[Image:SPRKar98Ksniper.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German sniper aims his Karabiner 98k sniper rifle.]]

== MG42 ==
The German [[MG42]] machine gun makes several appearances in the film; first in bunkers overlooking Omaha Beach during the D-Day landings, then in a machine gun nest at the base of a radar site the squad encounters. The ensuing firefight at the radar site costs them their medic, Cpl. Irwin Wade ([[Giovanni Ribisi]]).
[[Image:MG42.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Machine Gewher 1942 (MG42) - 7.92 x 57mm (8mm Mauser).]]
[[Image:SPRMG42.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Germans firing MG42 machine guns from their bunker during the D-Day scene.]]
[[Image:SPRMG42-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An MG42 machine gun still smoking from the recent firefight.]]

==Luger P08==
During the final assault in Rammelle, a German soldier can be seen using [[Luger P08]] pistol when facing off with Sgt. Horvath and is killed but still manages to wound him with it. The Luger P08 pistol was a very common second line service pistol, with the [[Walther P38]] as the official front line issued sidearm in World War Two. The Luger was still being manufactured during World War Two and was commonly issued to Civilian ''Polizei'' as well as Military Police and as request pieces for any military officer at their discretion. There were huge numbers made in World War One and the handgun was in constant manufacture from the time of it's initial offering until 1942, when all production switched to the P38. It was common to see Luger 08 Pistols in the hands of vehicle crewmen, crew served weapons, second line units, artillery units. It also ended up in the hands of many front line NCOs as well as officers, since it was still 'regulation' to carry it in the Wehrmacht. ''Note: there seems to be more photographic evidence of Waffen SS officers wielding the Luger P08 than the Regular army, which may attest to some 'politics' of the ordnance supply chain.''
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Luger P08 - 9mm.]]
[[Image:SPRLugerP08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier fires his Luger at Horvath.]]

== Flak 38 ==
A German [[Flak 38]] is crewed by several SS soldiers during the final battle at Ramelle and delivers devastating 20mm flak rounds on Captain Miller's ([[Tom Hanks]]) men. It is finally brought down when PFC. Reiben ([[Edward Burns]]) flanks it from above and takes out the whole crew single-handedly with his B.A.R.
[[Image:SPRFlak38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers mow down U.S. paratroopers with their Flak 38.]]
[[Image:SPRFlak38-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|20mm shells kick out of the Flak 38.]]
[[Image:SPRFlak38-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German's turn their Flak gun to fire on Cpt. Miller.]]
[[Image:SPRFlak38-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German's begin to reposition the Flak gun before being mowed down by Reiben's B.A.R.]]

== Model 24 Stielhandgranate ==

During the final battle of the film, Private Stanley Mellish ([[Adam Goldberg]]) and Corporal Henderson ([[Maximilian Martini]]) get several [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s thrown at them while manning one of the M1919A4 machine guns. Thankfully the two are able to grab and toss the grenades clear before they detonate.

[[Image:24-43 grenade.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:SPR24grenate.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Henderson is hit in the chest with a Model 24 Stielhandgranate.]]

==Panzerschreck==
During the final battle, one of the German soldiers can be seen carrying a [[Panzerschreck]] or "Tank Terror" rocket launcher, but is killed before his weapon can be brought to bear.
[[Image:Tank h5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Panzerschreck 88mm with rocket]]
[[Image:SPRPAnzershreck-2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A German SS soldier carrying a [[Panzerschreck]] during the final battle.]]
[[Image:SPRPanzershreck.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German SS soldier aims his [[Panzerschreck]].]]
[[Image:SPRPanzershreck-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier runs out with a [[Panzerschreck]] before being pointed out and killed by Pvt. Ryan.]]

==MP40==
Yet another German weapon in the film is the [[MP40]]. It's not very often seen, mostly in the scene where Miller's men stumble on a group of German soldiers, and again during the final battle scene in Rammelle.
[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Machine Pistole 1940 (MP40) - 9mm]]
[[Image:SPRMP-40-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German is seen armed with an MP40 during D-Day, hidden behind a machine gun nest.]]
[[Image:SPRKar98K-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German is seen armed with an MP40 during the standoff.]]
[[Image:SPRMP-40-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier armed with a [[Panzerschreck]] launcher has an MP40 slung over his back.]]
[[Image:SPRMP-40-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier blind-fires his MP40 in the room with Cpl. Henderson and Pvt. Mellish in it.]]
[[Image:SPRMP-40-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier fires his MP40 during the battle of Rammelle while Cpl. Upham hides nearby.]]
[[Image:SPRMP-40-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier armed with an MP40 charges a paratrooper but gets a rifle butt to the face before he can use it.]]

==M2 Mortar==

At the final battle in Ramelle Private Ryan ([[Matt Damon]]) and Captain Miller ([[Tom Hanks]]) arm 60mm [[M2 Mortar|M2 Mortars]] by banging them against the steel launching base of the mortar tube and throw them like hand grenades at advancing SS soldiers, scoring several kills. While this is possible, they are banging the wrong end, to use the mortar shells in the way they did, they would have to slam the other end agaisnt it.
[[Image:SPRmortar-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Ryan ([[Matt Damon]]) and Cpt. Miller ([[Tom Hanks]]) arm 60mm M2 Mortars by hand.]]

== Sticky Bomb ==

While planning the defense of Ramelle, Captain Miller comes up with a unique improvised explosive device he calls a "sticky bomb". It consists of a sock filled with Composition-B explosive with a fuse attached and covered in grease so it sticks where it's placed. Deploying it is a hazardous proposition though; as one soldier is killed when the fuse runs out while he is trying to place it on one of the German tanks, though the bombs do succeed in immobilizing one Tiger tank by destroying its treads.
[[Image:SPRStickybomb-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. soldier lights a sticky bomb with his Zippo but take too long to attach it and...]]
[[Image:SPRStickybomb-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...ends up like this.]]
[[Image:SPRStickybomb-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|These two soldiers fare better and take out a Tiger tank's treads with two of these sticky bombs and render it immobile.]]

== Molotov Cocktail ==
During the final battle at Ramelle two soldiers light and throw a pair of [[Molotov Cocktail]]s off a balcony into an open top German vehicle below.
[[Image:SPRMolotov.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier fills Molotov bottles with Petrol oil.]]
[[Image:SPRMolotov-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two soldiers lighting [[Molotov Cocktail|Molotov Cocktails]].]]

== Mk-II No. 75 Hawkins Grenade/Mine ==
Prior to the climactic battle Cpl. Henderson relays to Cpt. Miller that their arsenal of "spitwads" includes Hawkins mines. Later a 101st Airborne soldier is seen placing one on the main street and camouflaging it.
[[Image:Hawkinsmine.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Although manufactured as a grenade the Mk-II No.75 Hawkins Grenade was utilized more efficiently as an anti-tank/vehicle mine. Partly because its shape and weight made accurate throwing difficult.]]
[[Image:SPRMKII75-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier brings over a helmet full of Mk-II No. 75 grenade mines to set up on the road.]]
[[Image:SPRMkII75-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A paratrooper readies the No. 75 mines detonator by wrapping the arming fuse.]]
[[Image:SPRMkII75-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The paratrooper detonates the No. 75 mines....]]
[[Image:SPRMkII75-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...which devastes the German infantry. (Even though the explosion is clearly hidden debree jets.)]]
[[Image:SPRMkII75-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller readies the No. 75 mines detonator when they fall back to "The Alamo".]]
[[Image:SPRMkII75-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Miller looks over at the detonator before trying to retrieve it.]]

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