Legionnaire - Revision history

HighPhigh at 16:16, 12 February 2022

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Ben41: /* Explosives */

2019-01-25T07:34:54Z

Explosives

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	=~~Explosives~~=		=Other=
	==81mm Mortar==		==81mm Mortar==
	A (to be determined) Mortar is used by the French Foreign Legion to emulate the French copy of the successful Stokes Mortar of World War 1. Since the events of the film are set in 1925, any munitions from the Great War are possible. (Note: It is NOT a U.S. Mortar, so it is one of the European versions).		A (to be determined) Mortar is used by the French Foreign Legion to emulate the French copy of the successful Stokes Mortar of World War 1. Since the events of the film are set in 1925, any munitions from the Great War are possible. (Note: It is NOT a U.S. Mortar, so it is one of the European versions).

Votesmall: /* Handguns */

2016-08-26T00:48:55Z

Handguns

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	==Mle 1892 Revolver==		==Mle 1892 Revolver==
	An [[Mle 1892 Revolver]] is carried by Capt. Rousselot (Kim Rømer), Lt. Charlier (Anders Peter Bro) and also given to Legionnaire Luther ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) as protection as he tries to sneak through enemy lines.		An [[Mle 1892 Revolver]] is carried by Capt. Rousselot (Kim Rømer), Lt. Charlier (Anders Peter Bro) and also given to Legionnaire Luther ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) as protection as he tries to sneak through enemy lines.
	[[Image:Mle 1892.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver.]]		[[Image:Mle 1892.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver - 8x27mm SR]]
	[[Image:L-RevolverLuthersA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Luther ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) has a drink, while his Mle 1892 Revolver sits at his side. Note the cylinder swung out to the right, one of the few revolvers ever to be designed so.]]		[[Image:L-RevolverLuthersA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Luther ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) has a drink, while his Mle 1892 Revolver sits at his side. Note the cylinder swung out to the right, one of the few revolvers ever to be designed so.]]
	[[Image:L-OfficerRevolverShota.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lt. Charlier (Anders Peter Bro) is shot during a battle at the oasis, he is wielding his Mle 1892 Revolver]]		[[Image:L-OfficerRevolverShota.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lt. Charlier (Anders Peter Bro) is shot during a battle at the oasis, he is wielding his Mle 1892 Revolver]]

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2016-08-26T00:48:26Z

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			=Handguns=
			==Mle 1892 Revolver==
			An [[Mle 1892 Revolver]] is carried by Capt. Rousselot (Kim Rømer), Lt. Charlier (Anders Peter Bro) and also given to Legionnaire Luther ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) as protection as he tries to sneak through enemy lines.
			[[Image:Mle 1892.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver.]]
			[[Image:L-RevolverLuthersA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Luther ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) has a drink, while his Mle 1892 Revolver sits at his side. Note the cylinder swung out to the right, one of the few revolvers ever to be designed so.]]
			[[Image:L-OfficerRevolverShota.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lt. Charlier (Anders Peter Bro) is shot during a battle at the oasis, he is wielding his Mle 1892 Revolver]]

			==Colt New Service ==
			Sgt. Steinkampf ([[Steven Berkoff]]) and several other characters carry what appears to be a [[Colt New Service]] revolver, though this is uncertain.
			[[Image:ColtNewService45LC.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Colt New Service Revolver - .45 LC. The military version of this revolver is the M1909 (also chambered for .45 Long Colt)]]
			[[Image:L-BerkoffRevolvera.jpg‎ \|thumb\|none\|500px\|Sgt. Steinkampf ([[Steven Berkoff]]) fires what appears to be a Colt Revolver (right) Sgt. Steinkampf ([[Steven Berkoff]]) reacts to being wounded in the side, his Colt New Service revolver is visible in his right hand.]]

			=Rifles=
	== Lebel 1886 ==		== Lebel 1886 ==
	The [[Lebel 1886]] rifle is the standard service rifle of the French Foreign Legion. Every Legionnaire carries and fires one, with the exception of officers. Although during the First World War all the colonial troops were equipped with Berthier rifles, the French Foreign Legion demanded and obtained in 1920 to be re-equipped with the Lebel rifle.		The [[Lebel 1886]] rifle is the standard service rifle of the French Foreign Legion. Every Legionnaire carries and fires one, with the exception of officers. Although during the First World War all the colonial troops were equipped with Berthier rifles, the French Foreign Legion demanded and obtained in 1920 to be re-equipped with the Lebel rifle.
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	[[Image:L-ArabFightersOnRidgeA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Vast majority of the Berber Horsemen use and fire Gewehr 98 rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[Image:L-ArabFightersOnRidgeA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Vast majority of the Berber Horsemen use and fire Gewehr 98 rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]

	==SMLE==		==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.3 SMLE==
	Berber Horsemen are also seen using [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III]] rifles, sometimes in close combat.		Berber Horsemen are also seen using [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III]] SMLE rifles, sometimes in close combat.
	[[Image:SMLE.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.]]		[[Image:SMLE.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.]]
	[[Image:L-SMLEa.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Rif/Berber horseman shoots a wounded Legionnaire with his Lee Enfield No 1. Mk III rifle - .303]]		[[Image:L-SMLEa.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Rif/Berber horseman shoots a wounded Legionnaire with his Lee Enfield No 1. Mk III rifle - .303]]

	==~~Mle 1892 Revolver==~~		=Machine Guns=
	An [[Mle 1892 Revolver]] is carried by Capt. Rousselot (Kim Rømer), Lt. Charlier (Anders Peter Bro) and also given to Legionnaire Luther ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) as protection as he tries to sneak through enemy lines.
	~~[[Image:Mle 1892.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver.]]~~
	[[Image:L-RevolverLuthersA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Luther ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) has a drink, while his Mle 1892 Revolver sits at his side. Note the cylinder swung out to the right, one of the few revolvers ever to be designed so.]]
	~~[[Image:L-OfficerRevolverShota.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lt. Charlier (Anders Peter Bro) is shot during a battle at the oasis, he is wielding his Mle 1892 Revolver]]~~

	~~==Colt New Service ==~~
	~~Sgt. Steinkampf ([[Steven Berkoff]]) and several other characters carry what appears to be a [[Colt New Service]] revolver, though this is uncertain.~~
	~~[[Image:ColtNewService45LC.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Colt New Service Revolver - .45 LC. The military version of this revolver is the M1909 (also chambered for .45 Long Colt)]]~~
	[[Image:L-BerkoffRevolvera.jpg‎ \|thumb\|none\|500px\|Sgt. Steinkampf ([[Steven Berkoff]]) fires what appears to be a Colt Revolver (right) Sgt. Steinkampf ([[Steven Berkoff]]) reacts to being wounded in the side, his Colt New Service revolver is visible in his right hand.]]

	==Lewis Gun==		==Lewis Gun==
	[[Lewis Gun]]s are used in Legionnaire training and mostly by Legionnaire Mackintosh ([[Nicholas Farrell]]) during the battles. Pvt. Alain Lefevre ([[Jean Claude Van Damme]]) also uses one at the end of the film.		[[Lewis Gun]]s are used in Legionnaire training and mostly by Legionnaire Mackintosh ([[Nicholas Farrell]]) during the battles. Pvt. Alain Lefevre ([[Jean Claude Van Damme]]) also uses one at the end of the film.
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	[[Image:L-CannonSide01a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A line of Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain guns as the artillery troops bombard the French outpost.]]		[[Image:L-CannonSide01a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A line of Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain guns as the artillery troops bombard the French outpost.]]

			=Explosives=
	==81mm Mortar==		==81mm Mortar==
	A (to be determined) Mortar is used by the French Foreign Legion to emulate the French copy of the successful Stokes Mortar of World War 1. Since the events of the film are set in 1925, any munitions from the Great War are possible. (Note: It is NOT a U.S. Mortar, so it is one of the European versions).		A (to be determined) Mortar is used by the French Foreign Legion to emulate the French copy of the successful Stokes Mortar of World War 1. Since the events of the film are set in 1925, any munitions from the Great War are possible. (Note: It is NOT a U.S. Mortar, so it is one of the European versions).
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	:''The legion asked no questions about a man's past ... nor did it offer much hope for his future.''		:''The legion asked no questions about a man's past ... nor did it offer much hope for his future.''
	:''It was a hard way to get a second chance in life...''		:''It was a hard way to get a second chance in life...''



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

Greg-Z: /* SMLE */

2015-02-14T16:36:17Z

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	==SMLE==		==SMLE==
	Berber Horsemen are also seen using [[Lee Enfield No 1. Mk III]] rifles, sometimes in close combat.		Berber Horsemen are also seen using [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III]] rifles, sometimes in close combat.
	[[Image:SMLE.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.]]		[[Image:SMLE.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.]]
	[[Image:L-SMLEa.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Rif/Berber horseman shoots a wounded Legionnaire with his Lee Enfield No 1. Mk III rifle - .303]]		[[Image:L-SMLEa.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Rif/Berber horseman shoots a wounded Legionnaire with his Lee Enfield No 1. Mk III rifle - .303]]

Ben41 at 20:32, 28 July 2014

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Charly Driver: /* Lebel 1886 */

2013-07-07T09:38:02Z

Lebel 1886

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	== Lebel 1886 ==		== Lebel 1886 ==
	* The [[Lebel 1886]] rifle is the standard service rifle of the French Foreign Legion. Every Legionnaire carries and fires one, with the exception of officers.		* The [[Lebel 1886]] rifle is the standard service rifle of the French Foreign Legion. Every Legionnaire carries and fires one, with the exception of officers. Although during the First World War all the colonial troops were equipped with Berthier rifles, the French Foreign Legion demanded and obtained in 1920 to be re-equipped with the Lebel rifle.
	[[Image:Modele1886Lebel.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm]]		[[Image:Modele1886Lebel.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm]]
	[[Image:L-LebelBattleShota.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A Legionnaire fires his Lebel Model 1886 Rifle during a battle.]]		[[Image:L-LebelBattleShota.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A Legionnaire fires his Lebel Model 1886 Rifle during a battle.]]

Cheywoodward2 at 08:48, 9 April 2012

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Ben41 at 00:32, 18 October 2011

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	'''Legionnaire''' is a 1998 war film starring [[Jean Claude Van Damme]] as Alain Lefevre, a French Boxer who is on the run from the Marseilles Mafia for refusing to fix a fight. Set during the year 1925, Lefevre joins the French Foreign Legion to escape the assassins who are trying to kill him. The decision puts Alain into the middle of the Rif War in French Morocco. The battles shown in the film are based upon real events. Abd-El Krim~~, played by [[~~Kamel Krifa~~]],~~ was a real life leader of the Rif/Berber rebels who were trying to force the French out of North Africa. Though the film ends with Abd-El Krim victorious, in real life, after early defeats, the French and Spanish ultimately threw a quarter of a million troops at him and his rebels, and Abd-El Krim was defeated and exiled after a bloody 10 month campaign.		'''Legionnaire''' is a 1998 war film starring [[Jean Claude Van Damme]] as Alain Lefevre, a French Boxer who is on the run from the Marseilles Mafia for refusing to fix a fight. Set during the year 1925, Lefevre joins the French Foreign Legion to escape the assassins who are trying to kill him. The decision puts Alain into the middle of the Rif War in French Morocco. The battles shown in the film are based upon real events. Abd-El Krim (Kamel Krifa) was a real life leader of the Rif/Berber rebels who were trying to force the French out of North Africa. Though the film ends with Abd-El Krim victorious, in real life, after early defeats, the French and Spanish ultimately threw a quarter of a million troops at him and his rebels, and Abd-El Krim was defeated and exiled after a bloody 10 month campaign.

Ben41 at 00:31, 18 October 2011

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	[[Image:LegionnairePoster.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Legionnaire (1998)]]		[[Image:LegionnairePoster.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|''Legionnaire'' (1998)]]


	'''Legionnaire''' is a 1998 war film starring ([[Jean Claude Van Damme]]) as Alain Lefevre, a French Boxer who is on the run from the Marseilles Mafia for refusing to fix a fight. Set during the year 1925, Lefevre joins the French Foreign Legion to escape the assassins who are trying to kill him. The decision puts Alain into the middle of the Rif War in French Morocco. The battles shown in the film are based upon real events. Abd-El Krim, played by [[Kamel Krifa]], was a real life leader of the Rif/Berber rebels who were trying to force the French out of North Africa. Though the film ends with Abd-El Krim victorious, in real life, after early defeats, the French and Spanish ultimately threw a quarter of a million troops at him and his rebels, and Abd-El Krim was defeated and exiled after a bloody 10 month campaign.		'''Legionnaire''' is a 1998 war film starring [[Jean Claude Van Damme]] as Alain Lefevre, a French Boxer who is on the run from the Marseilles Mafia for refusing to fix a fight. Set during the year 1925, Lefevre joins the French Foreign Legion to escape the assassins who are trying to kill him. The decision puts Alain into the middle of the Rif War in French Morocco. The battles shown in the film are based upon real events. Abd-El Krim, played by [[Kamel Krifa]], was a real life leader of the Rif/Berber rebels who were trying to force the French out of North Africa. Though the film ends with Abd-El Krim victorious, in real life, after early defeats, the French and Spanish ultimately threw a quarter of a million troops at him and his rebels, and Abd-El Krim was defeated and exiled after a bloody 10 month campaign.

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	'''Legionnaire''' is a 1998 war film starring [[Jean Claude Van Damme]] as Alain Lefevre, a French ~~Boxer who is~~ on the run from the Marseilles Mafia for refusing to fix a fight. ~~Set during the year 1925,~~ Lefevre joins the French Foreign Legion to escape the assassins who are trying to kill him. The decision puts Alain into the middle of the Rif War in French Morocco. The battles shown in the film are based upon real events. Abd-El Krim (Kamel Krifa) was a real life leader of the Rif/Berber rebels who were trying to force the French out of North Africa. Though the film ends with Abd-El Krim victorious, in real life, after early defeats, the French and Spanish ultimately threw a quarter of a million troops at him and his rebels, and Abd-El Krim was defeated and exiled after a bloody 10 month campaign.		'''''Legionnaire''''' is a 1998 war film set in the year 1925 and starring [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]] as Alain Lefevre, a French boxer on the run from the Marseilles Mafia for refusing to fix a fight. Lefevre then joins the French Foreign Legion to escape the assassins who are trying to kill him. The decision puts Alain into the middle of the Rif War in French Morocco. The battles shown in the film are based upon real events. Abd-El Krim (Kamel Krifa) was a real life leader of the Rif/Berber rebels who were trying to force the French out of North Africa. Though the film ends with Abd-El Krim victorious, in real life, after early defeats, the French and Spanish ultimately threw a quarter of a million troops at him and his rebels, and Abd-El Krim was defeated and exiled after a bloody 10 month campaign.

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	~~'''The following guns were used in the film ''[[Legionnaire]]'':'''~~
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	== Lebel 1886 ==		== Lebel 1886 ==
	* The [[Lebel 1886]] rifle is the standard service rifle of the French Foreign Legion. Every Legionnaire carries and fires one, with the exception of officers. Although during the First World War all the colonial troops were equipped with Berthier rifles, the French Foreign Legion demanded and obtained in 1920 to be re-equipped with the Lebel rifle.		The [[Lebel 1886]] rifle is the standard service rifle of the French Foreign Legion. Every Legionnaire carries and fires one, with the exception of officers. Although during the First World War all the colonial troops were equipped with Berthier rifles, the French Foreign Legion demanded and obtained in 1920 to be re-equipped with the Lebel rifle.
	[[Image:Modele1886Lebel.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm]]		[[Image:Modele1886Lebel.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm]]
	[[Image:L-LebelBattleShota.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A Legionnaire fires his Lebel Model 1886 Rifle during a battle.]]		[[Image:L-LebelBattleShota.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A Legionnaire fires his Lebel Model 1886 Rifle during a battle.]]
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	==Gewehr 98==		==Gewehr 98==
	* The Berber Horsemen mostly carry German [[Mauser Gewehr 1898\|Gewehr 1898 Rifles]] with a few other types of bolt action rifles of the period mixed in. Most obviously Abd-El Krim ([[Kamel Krifa]]) carries one throughout the film.		The Berber Horsemen mostly carry German [[Mauser Gewehr 1898\|Gewehr 1898 Rifles]] with a few other types of bolt action rifles of the period mixed in. Most obviously Abd-El Krim ([[Kamel Krifa]]) carries one throughout the film.
	[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
	[[Image:L-G1898a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Abd-El Krim ([[Kamel Krifa]]) looks on at the end of the first battle with his Gewehr 98 rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[Image:L-G1898a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Abd-El Krim ([[Kamel Krifa]]) looks on at the end of the first battle with his Gewehr 98 rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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	==SMLE==		==SMLE==
	* Berber Horsemen are also seen using Lee Enfield No 1. Mk III rifles, sometimes in close combat.		Berber Horsemen are also seen using [[Lee Enfield No 1. Mk III]] rifles, sometimes in close combat.
	[[Image:SMLE.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.]]		[[Image:SMLE.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.]]
	[[Image:L-SMLEa.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Rif/Berber horseman shoots a wounded Legionnaire with his Lee Enfield No 1. Mk III rifle - .303]]		[[Image:L-SMLEa.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Rif/Berber horseman shoots a wounded Legionnaire with his Lee Enfield No 1. Mk III rifle - .303]]

	==Mle 1892 Revolver==		==Mle 1892 Revolver==
	* Carried by Capt. Rousselot ([[Kim Rømer]]), Lt. Charlier ([[Anders Peter Bro]]) and also given to Legionnaire Luther ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) as protection as he tries to sneak through enemy lines.		An [[Mle 1892 Revolver]] is carried by Capt. Rousselot (Kim Rømer), Lt. Charlier (Anders Peter Bro) and also given to Legionnaire Luther ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) as protection as he tries to sneak through enemy lines.
	[[Image:Mle 1892.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~400px~~\|Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver.]]		[[Image:Mle 1892.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver.]]
	[[Image:L-RevolverLuthersA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Luther ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) has a drink, while his Mle 1892 Revolver sits at his side. Note the cylinder swung out to the right, one of the few revolvers ever to be designed so.]]		[[Image:L-RevolverLuthersA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Luther ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) has a drink, while his Mle 1892 Revolver sits at his side. Note the cylinder swung out to the right, one of the few revolvers ever to be designed so.]]
	[[Image:L-OfficerRevolverShota.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lt. Charlier ([[Anders Peter Bro]]) is shot during a battle at the oasis, he is wielding his Mle 1892 Revolver]]		[[Image:L-OfficerRevolverShota.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lt. Charlier (Anders Peter Bro) is shot during a battle at the oasis, he is wielding his Mle 1892 Revolver]]

	==Colt New Service ==		==Colt New Service ==
	* Sgt. Steinkampf ([[Steven Berkoff]]) and several other characters carry what appears to be a [[Colt New Service]] revolver, though this is uncertain.		Sgt. Steinkampf ([[Steven Berkoff]]) and several other characters carry what appears to be a [[Colt New Service]] revolver, though this is uncertain.
	[[Image:ColtNewService45LC.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~400px~~\|Colt New Service Revolver - .45 LC. The military version of this revolver is the M1909 (also chambered for .45 Long Colt)]]		[[Image:ColtNewService45LC.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Colt New Service Revolver - .45 LC. The military version of this revolver is the M1909 (also chambered for .45 Long Colt)]]
	[[Image:L-BerkoffRevolvera.jpg‎ \|thumb\|none\|500px\|Sgt. Steinkampf ([[Steven Berkoff]]) fires what appears to be a Colt Revolver (right) Sgt. Steinkampf ([[Steven Berkoff]]) reacts to being wounded in the side, his Colt New Service revolver is visible in his right hand.]]		[[Image:L-BerkoffRevolvera.jpg‎ \|thumb\|none\|500px\|Sgt. Steinkampf ([[Steven Berkoff]]) fires what appears to be a Colt Revolver (right) Sgt. Steinkampf ([[Steven Berkoff]]) reacts to being wounded in the side, his Colt New Service revolver is visible in his right hand.]]

	==Lewis Gun==		==Lewis Gun==
	* Lewis ~~guns~~ are used in Legionnaire training and mostly by Legionnaire Mackintosh ([[Nicholas Farrell]]) during the battles. Pvt. Alain Lefevre ([[Jean Claude Van Damme]]) also uses one at the end of the film.		[[Lewis Gun]]s are used in Legionnaire training and mostly by Legionnaire Mackintosh ([[Nicholas Farrell]]) during the battles. Pvt. Alain Lefevre ([[Jean Claude Van Damme]]) also uses one at the end of the film.
	[[Image:Lewis gun.JPG\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lewis gun - .303 British]]		[[Image:Lewis gun.JPG\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lewis gun - .303 British]]
	[[Image:L-LewisGunTraining3a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An NCO grins as he fires the Lewis gun over the heads of low crawling recruits during a brutal training session - .303 British]]		[[Image:L-LewisGunTraining3a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An NCO grins as he fires the Lewis gun over the heads of low crawling recruits during a brutal training session - .303 British]]
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	[[Image:L-LewisVanDammePickupA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|The Lewis gun lies by a dead legionnaire, just seconds before Alain Lefevre ([[Jean Claude Van Damme]]) runs to pick it up to use in the final battle.]]		[[Image:L-LewisVanDammePickupA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|The Lewis gun lies by a dead legionnaire, just seconds before Alain Lefevre ([[Jean Claude Van Damme]]) runs to pick it up to use in the final battle.]]

	== Hotchkiss ~~LMG~~ ==		==M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun Hotchkiss ==
	* A Hotchkiss Machine ~~gun~~ is shown being demonstrated by Pvt. Alain Lefevre ([[Jean Claude Van Damme]]).		A [[M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun]] is shown being demonstrated by Pvt. Alain Lefevre ([[Jean Claude Van Damme]]).
	[[Image:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with Tripod]]		[[Image:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with Tripod]]
	[[Image:L-Hotchkiss01a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Pvt. Alain Lefevre ([[Jean Claude Van Damme]]) fires a M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun during training.]]		[[Image:L-Hotchkiss01a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Pvt. Alain Lefevre ([[Jean Claude Van Damme]]) fires a M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun during training.]]

	==Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun==		==Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun==
	* A Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun (aka Pack Howitzer) was used by the Berber Tribesmen during the siege of the French Foreign Legion outpost. The Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun was used by the British Colonial forces (but not the British Army itself) in Africa, and by the American forces in the Philippines.		A Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun (aka Pack Howitzer) was used by the Berber Tribesmen during the siege of the French Foreign Legion outpost. The Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun was used by the British Colonial forces (but not the British Army itself) in Africa, and by the American forces in the Philippines.
	[[Image:L-Cannon-CUa.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun is rolled up by the Berber rebels.]]		[[Image:L-Cannon-CUa.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun is rolled up by the Berber rebels.]]
	[[Image:L-CannonSide01a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A line of Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain guns as the artillery troops bombard the French outpost.]]		[[Image:L-CannonSide01a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A line of Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain guns as the artillery troops bombard the French outpost.]]

	==81mm Mortar==		==81mm Mortar==
	* A (to be determined) Mortar is used by the French Foreign Legion to emulate the French copy of the successful Stokes Mortar of World War 1. Since the events of the film are set in 1925, any munitions from the Great War are possible. (Note: It is NOT a U.S. Mortar, so it is one of the European versions).		A (to be determined) Mortar is used by the French Foreign Legion to emulate the French copy of the successful Stokes Mortar of World War 1. Since the events of the film are set in 1925, any munitions from the Great War are possible. (Note: It is NOT a U.S. Mortar, so it is one of the European versions).
	[[Image:L-MortarA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|]]		[[Image:L-MortarA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|]]
	[[Image:L-MortarFire2a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|]]		[[Image:L-MortarFire2a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|]]

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	'''Legionnaire''' is a 1998 war film starring [[Jean Claude Van Damme]] as Alain Lefevre, a French Boxer who is on the run from the Marseilles Mafia for refusing to fix a fight. Set during the year 1925, Lefevre joins the French Foreign Legion to escape the assassins who are trying to kill him. The decision puts Alain into the middle of the Rif War in French Morocco. The battles shown in the film are based upon real events. Abd-El Krim (Kamel Krifa) was a real life leader of the Rif/Berber rebels who were trying to force the French out of North Africa. Though the film ends with Abd-El Krim victorious, in real life, after early defeats, the French and Spanish ultimately threw a quarter of a million troops at him and his rebels, and Abd-El Krim was defeated and exiled after a bloody 10 month campaign.		'''Legionnaire''' is a 1998 war film starring [[Jean Claude Van Damme]] as Alain Lefevre, a French Boxer who is on the run from the Marseilles Mafia for refusing to fix a fight. Set during the year 1925, Lefevre joins the French Foreign Legion to escape the assassins who are trying to kill him. The decision puts Alain into the middle of the Rif War in French Morocco. The battles shown in the film are based upon real events. Abd-El Krim (Kamel Krifa) was a real life leader of the Rif/Berber rebels who were trying to force the French out of North Africa. Though the film ends with Abd-El Krim victorious, in real life, after early defeats, the French and Spanish ultimately threw a quarter of a million troops at him and his rebels, and Abd-El Krim was defeated and exiled after a bloody 10 month campaign.


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	== Lebel 1886 ==		== Lebel 1886 ==
	* The [[Lebel 1886]] rifle is the standard service rifle of the French Foreign Legion. Every Legionnaire carries and fires one, with the exception of officers.		* The [[Lebel 1886]] rifle is the standard service rifle of the French Foreign Legion. Every Legionnaire carries and fires one, with the exception of officers.
	[[Image:Modele1886Lebel.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm]]		[[Image:Modele1886Lebel.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm]]
	[[Image:L-LebelBattleShota.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A Legionnaire fires his Lebel Model 1886 Rifle during a battle.]]		[[Image:L-LebelBattleShota.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A Legionnaire fires his Lebel Model 1886 Rifle during a battle.]]
	[[Image:L-LebelActionCU02a.jpg‎ \|thumb\|none\|500px\|Mackintosh ([[Nicholas Farrell]]) struggles to reload his Lebel 1886 rifle in a good closeup of the action - 8x50Rmm]]		[[Image:L-LebelActionCU02a.jpg‎ \|thumb\|none\|500px\|Mackintosh ([[Nicholas Farrell]]) struggles to reload his Lebel 1886 rifle in a good closeup of the action - 8x50Rmm]]
	[[Image:L-LebelMacCloserA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Mackintosh ([[Nicholas Farrell]]) aims his Lebel 1886 rifle during a patrol in the desert - 8x50Rmm]]		[[Image:L-LebelMacCloserA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Mackintosh ([[Nicholas Farrell]]) aims his Lebel 1886 rifle during a patrol in the desert - 8x50Rmm]]
	[[Image:L-FFL-RiflesMarch01a.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Exhausted Legionnaires after a forced march. Visible are stacked Lebel 1886 rifles - 8x50Rmm]]		[[Image:L-FFL-RiflesMarch01a.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Exhausted Legionnaires after a forced march. Visible are stacked Lebel 1886 rifles - 8x50Rmm]]
	[[Image:L-LebelVanDammeFireFortFightA.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Pvt. Alain Lefevre ([[Jean Claude Van Damme]]) fires his Lebel 1886 rifle during the final battle - 8x50mm]]		[[Image:L-LebelVanDammeFireFortFightA.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Pvt. Alain Lefevre ([[Jean Claude Van Damme]]) fires his Lebel 1886 rifle during the final battle - 8x50mm]]

	==Gewehr 98==		==Gewehr 98==
	* The Berber Horsemen mostly carry German [[Mauser Gewehr 1898\|Gewehr 1898 Rifles]] with a few other types of bolt action rifles of the period mixed in. Most obviously Abd-El Krim ([[Kamel Krifa]]) carries one throughout the film.		* The Berber Horsemen mostly carry German [[Mauser Gewehr 1898\|Gewehr 1898 Rifles]] with a few other types of bolt action rifles of the period mixed in. Most obviously Abd-El Krim ([[Kamel Krifa]]) carries one throughout the film.
	[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
	[[Image:L-G1898a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Abd-El Krim ([[Kamel Krifa]]) looks on at the end of the first battle with his Gewehr 98 rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[Image:L-G1898a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Abd-El Krim ([[Kamel Krifa]]) looks on at the end of the first battle with his Gewehr 98 rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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	==Mle 1892 Revolver==		==Mle 1892 Revolver==
	* Carried by Capt. Rousselot ([[Kim Rømer]]), Lt. Charlier ([[Anders Peter Bro]]) and also given to Legionnaire Luther ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) as protection as he tries to sneak through enemy lines.		* Carried by Capt. Rousselot ([[Kim Rømer]]), Lt. Charlier ([[Anders Peter Bro]]) and also given to Legionnaire Luther ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) as protection as he tries to sneak through enemy lines.
	[[Image:Mle 1892.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver. ]]		[[Image:Mle 1892.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver.]]
	[[Image:L-RevolverLuthersA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Luther ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) has a drink, while his Mle 1892 Revolver sits at his side. Note the cylinder swung out to the right, one of the few revolvers ever to be designed so.]]		[[Image:L-RevolverLuthersA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Luther ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) has a drink, while his Mle 1892 Revolver sits at his side. Note the cylinder swung out to the right, one of the few revolvers ever to be designed so.]]
	[[Image:L-OfficerRevolverShota.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lt. Charlier ([[Anders Peter Bro]]) is shot during a battle at the oasis, he is wielding his Mle 1892 Revolver]]		[[Image:L-OfficerRevolverShota.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lt. Charlier ([[Anders Peter Bro]]) is shot during a battle at the oasis, he is wielding his Mle 1892 Revolver]]
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	==Colt New Service ==		==Colt New Service ==
	* Sgt. Steinkampf ([[Steven Berkoff]]) and several other characters carry what appears to be a [[Colt New Service]] revolver, though this is uncertain.		* Sgt. Steinkampf ([[Steven Berkoff]]) and several other characters carry what appears to be a [[Colt New Service]] revolver, though this is uncertain.
	[[Image:ColtNewService45LC.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Colt New Service Revolver - .45 LC. The military version of this revolver is the M1909 (also chambered for .45 Long Colt)]]		[[Image:ColtNewService45LC.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Colt New Service Revolver - .45 LC. The military version of this revolver is the M1909 (also chambered for .45 Long Colt)]]
	[[Image:L-BerkoffRevolvera.jpg‎ \|thumb\|none\|500px\|Sgt. Steinkampf ([[Steven Berkoff]]) fires what appears to be a Colt Revolver (right) Sgt. Steinkampf ([[Steven Berkoff]]) reacts to being wounded in the side, his Colt New Service revolver is visible in his right hand.]]		[[Image:L-BerkoffRevolvera.jpg‎ \|thumb\|none\|500px\|Sgt. Steinkampf ([[Steven Berkoff]]) fires what appears to be a Colt Revolver (right) Sgt. Steinkampf ([[Steven Berkoff]]) reacts to being wounded in the side, his Colt New Service revolver is visible in his right hand.]]

	==Lewis Gun==		==Lewis Gun==
	* Lewis guns are used in Legionnaire training and mostly by Legionnaire Mackintosh ([[Nicholas Farrell]]) during the battles. Pvt. Alain Lefevre ([[Jean Claude Van Damme]]) also uses one at the end of the film.		* Lewis guns are used in Legionnaire training and mostly by Legionnaire Mackintosh ([[Nicholas Farrell]]) during the battles. Pvt. Alain Lefevre ([[Jean Claude Van Damme]]) also uses one at the end of the film.
	[[Image:Lewis gun.JPG\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lewis gun - .303 British]]		[[Image:Lewis gun.JPG\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lewis gun - .303 British]]
	[[Image:L-LewisGunTraining3a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An NCO grins as he fires the Lewis gun over the heads of low crawling recruits during a brutal training session - .303 British]]		[[Image:L-LewisGunTraining3a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An NCO grins as he fires the Lewis gun over the heads of low crawling recruits during a brutal training session - .303 British]]
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	==Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun==		==Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun==
	* A Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun (aka Pack Howitzer) was used by the Berber Tribesmen during the siege of the French Foreign Legion outpost. The Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun was used by the British Colonial forces (but not the British Army itself) in Africa, and by the American forces in the Philippines.		* A Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun (aka Pack Howitzer) was used by the Berber Tribesmen during the siege of the French Foreign Legion outpost. The Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun was used by the British Colonial forces (but not the British Army itself) in Africa, and by the American forces in the Philippines.
	[[Image:L-Cannon-CUa.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun is rolled up by the Berber rebels.]]		[[Image:L-Cannon-CUa.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun is rolled up by the Berber rebels.]]
	[[Image:L-CannonSide01a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A line of Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain guns as the artillery troops bombard the French outpost.]]		[[Image:L-CannonSide01a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A line of Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain guns as the artillery troops bombard the French outpost.]]

	==81mm Mortar==		==81mm Mortar==
	* A (to be determined) Mortar is used by the French Foreign Legion to emulate the French copy of the successful Stokes Mortar of World War 1. Since the events of the film are set in 1925, any munitions from the Great War are possible. (Note: It is NOT a U.S. Mortar, so it is one of the European versions).		* A (to be determined) Mortar is used by the French Foreign Legion to emulate the French copy of the successful Stokes Mortar of World War 1. Since the events of the film are set in 1925, any munitions from the Great War are possible. (Note: It is NOT a U.S. Mortar, so it is one of the European versions).
	[[Image:L-MortarA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|]]		[[Image:L-MortarA.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|]]
	[[Image:L-MortarFire2a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|]]		[[Image:L-MortarFire2a.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|]]
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	:''It was a mercenary army posted to colonies in Northern Africa and Southern Asia...''		:''It was a mercenary army posted to colonies in Northern Africa and Southern Asia...''
	:''but its soldiers swore no allegiance to France, only to the legion and to each other.''		:''but its soldiers swore no allegiance to France, only to the legion and to each other.''
	:''The legion asked no questions about a man's past...nor did it offer much hope for his future. ''		:''The legion asked no questions about a man's past ... nor did it offer much hope for his future.''
	:''It was a hard way to get a second chance in life...''		:''It was a hard way to get a second chance in life...''