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Enfield No. 2

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	[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Revolver-4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Pugh ([[Harry Andrews]]) and van der Poel ([[Anthony Quayle]]) with revolvers in holsters.]]		[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Revolver-4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Pugh ([[Harry Andrews]]) and van der Poel ([[Anthony Quayle]]) with revolvers in holsters.]]
	[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Revolver-5.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|MP Captain ([[Michael Nightingale]]) on a checkpoint with a revolver in holster.]]		[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Revolver-5.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|MP Captain ([[Michael Nightingale]]) on a checkpoint with a revolver in holster.]]
	[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Revolver-7.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Two MPs in Alexandria with revolvers in holsters.]]		[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Revolver-7.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Two MPs ([[Basil Hoskins]] at the right) in Alexandria with revolvers in holsters.]]

	== Luger P08 ==		== Luger P08 ==

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Mauser Gewehr 1898 Carbine: A typo

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	== Mauser Gewehr 1898 Carbine ==		== Mauser Gewehr 1898 Carbine ==
	Most German soldiers are armed with Mauser rifles of carbine ~~lenght~~ but with straight bolt handles and Lange Visier sights, like on [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] full ~~lenght~~ rifles. Most likely the rifles are Gewehr 98s, converted to carbines.		Most German soldiers are armed with Mauser rifles of carbine length but with straight bolt handles and Lange Visier sights, like on [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] full length rifles. Most likely the rifles are Gewehr 98s, converted to carbines.
	[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
	[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Mauser-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|German soldiers with Mauser rifles.]]		[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Mauser-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|German soldiers with Mauser rifles.]]

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{{Infobox Movie
|name = Ice Cold in Alex
|picture = Ice Cold in Alex Poster.jpg
|caption = ''Theatrical release poster''
|country = [[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] UK
|director = [[J. Lee Thompson]]
|date= 1958
|language =
|studio=Associated British Pictures
|distributor=
|character1=Captain Anson
|actor1=[[John Mills]]
|character2=Diana Murdoch
|actor2=Sylvia Syms
|character3=Sgt. Maj. Tom Pugh
|actor3=[[Harry Andrews]]
|character4=Capt. van der Poel
|actor4=[[Anthony Quayle]]
|character5=Denise Norton
|actor5=Diane Clare
}}

'''''Ice Cold in Alex''''' is a 1958 British war adventure movie directed by [[J. Lee Thompson]]. After the fall of Tobruk in June 1942 a British officer Captain Anson ([[John Mills]]) tries to reach Alexandria on an ambulance car with a motley crew of his mechanic, two British nurses and a South African officer. They have to overcome numerous dangers in their journey.

{{Film Title}}

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= Handguns =
== Enfield No. 2 ==
All British officers and petty officers carry revolvers that are mostly seen in holsters. The single revolver that is seen fully is an [[Enfield No. 2]]. Other revolvers may be of the same model or possibly [[Webley Revolvers|Webleys]].
[[Image:White Enfield No2 Mk I.jpg|none|thumb|300px| Enfield No. 2 Mk I. Original configuration with spurred hammer - .38 S&W]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Revolver-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capt. Crosbie ([[Richard Leech]]) carries a revolver in holster.]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Revolver-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|MP Captain ([[David Lodge]]) stops Anson from moving through a mined bridge.]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Revolver-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pugh ([[Harry Andrews]]) and van der Poel ([[Anthony Quayle]]) with revolvers in holsters.]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Revolver-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|MP Captain ([[Michael Nightingale]]) on a checkpoint with a revolver in holster.]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Revolver-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two MPs in Alexandria with revolvers in holsters.]]

== Luger P08 ==
In one scene a German officer ([[Frederick Jaeger]]) holds a [[Luger P08]].
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-P08-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German officer holds a Luger.]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-P08-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the pistol.]]

= Submachine Guns =
== MP38 ==
Some German soldiers are armed with [[MP38]]s.
[[Image:Mp38-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|MP38 - 9x19mm]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-MP40-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of an MP40.]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-MP40-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier ([[Richard Marner]]) holds an MP38. Note the longitudinal grooving on the receiver.]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-P08-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The crew of self-propelled gun are armed with MPs.]]

= Rifles =
== Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I ==
British soldiers are armed with [[Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I]] rifles. SMLE rifles are also seen in hands of Bedouins.
[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 British]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-SMLE-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A British soldier carries a Lee-Enfield.]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-SMLE-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers with rifles run to a bombed car.]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-SMLE-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Bedouin with a Lee-Efield rifle in ambush.]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Mauser-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Bedouin at the background holds a Lee-Efield rifle.]]

== Mauser Gewehr 1898 Carbine ==
Most German soldiers are armed with Mauser rifles of carbine lenght but with straight bolt handles and Lange Visier sights, like on [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] full lenght rifles. Most likely the rifles are Gewehr 98s, converted to carbines.
[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Mauser-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers with Mauser rifles.]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Mauser-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A straight bolt handle and Lange Visier sight are seen.]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Mauser-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of the barrel.]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Mauser-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bedouins hold Mauser and Lee-Efield rifles in the scene in oasis.]]

= Machine Guns =
== MG42 ==
[[MG42]] machine guns are mounted on German half-track APCs.
[[Image:MG42.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG42 Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-MG42-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier fires an MG42.]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-MG42-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of MG42.]]

= Trivia =
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-APC-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An US-manufactured M5 Half-track stands for a German APC.]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-SPG-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A British Sexton self-propelled gun stands for a German SPG. It is fitted with a fake gun barrel so the base vehicle is most likely a Sexton GPO fire control vehicle.]]
[[File:Ice Cold in Alex-Tanks-0.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British post-war Centurion tanks stand for German tanks.]]

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[[Category:Adventure Movie]]
[[Category:War]]
[[Category:B&W]]
[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]]
[[Category:J. Lee Thompson]]

Ice Cold in Alex - Revision history

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Greg-Z: /* Mauser Gewehr 1898 Carbine */ A typo

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