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	The Chinese revolutionaries also have a deck gun on one of the junks and it is used against the San Pablo during the battle on the Yangtze River. It appears to be an old blackpowder smooth bore cannon. Possibly an old 12 pounder Napoleon.		The Chinese revolutionaries also have a deck gun on one of the junks and it is used against the San Pablo during the battle on the Yangtze River. It appears to be an old blackpowder smooth bore cannon. Possibly an old 12 pounder Napoleon.
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HighPhigh: /* Mauser Model 1895 */

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Mauser Model 1895

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	==Mauser Model 1895==		==Mauser Model 1895==
	Chinese revolutionary troops are also armed with [[1895 Chilean Mauser]] ~~rifle~~.		Chinese revolutionary troops are also armed with [[1895 Chilean Mauser]] rifles.
	[[Image:Mauser_1895_Rifle_Chile.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Fusil Mauser Chileno Modelo 1895 - 7x57mm Mauser]]		[[Image:Mauser_1895_Rifle_Chile.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Fusil Mauser Chileno Modelo 1895 - 7x57mm Mauser]]
	[[File:SandP 11.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[File:SandP 11.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]

HighPhigh: /* Straight bolt mauser */ Judging by the bolt face and rear sight.

2022-07-20T07:43:38Z

Straight bolt mauser: Judging by the bolt face and rear sight.

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	[[Image:Sand4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) takes aim with the rifle.]]		[[Image:Sand4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) takes aim with the rifle.]]

	==~~Straight bolt mauser~~==		==Mauser Model 1895==
	Chinese revolutionary troops are armed with ~~a straight bolt~~ [[Mauser]] rifle.		Chinese revolutionary troops are also armed with [[1895 Chilean Mauser]] rifle.
			[[Image:Mauser_1895_Rifle_Chile.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Fusil Mauser Chileno Modelo 1895 - 7x57mm Mauser]]
	[[File:SandP 11.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[File:SandP 11.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
	[[File:SandP 58.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[File:SandP 58.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]

VladVladson: Added description, with year of setting for a period piece. Expanded on Star Model B.

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Added description, with year of setting for a period piece. Expanded on Star Model B.

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			'''''The Sand Pebbles''''' is a 1966 film covering the fictional river gunboat USS San Pablo, on Yangtze Patrol in 1926 China, which finds itself in conflict when the death of a hired local in a mechanical accident provokes problems with the native population.
	{{Film Title\|The Sand Pebbles}}		{{Film Title\|The Sand Pebbles}}

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	=Handguns=		=Handguns=
	== Star Model B ==		== Star Model B ==
	A [[Star Model B]] is ~~the pistol carried by the US naval officers in the film~~ in lieu of the more accurate [[Colt M1911]]. Note the external extractor, and the absence of a grip safety. The officers seen with the pistol include LT Collins ([[Richard Crenna]]) and Chief Petty Officer Franks ([[Barney Phillips]]).		As with many an older work, to avoid issues with .45 ACP blanks a [[Star Model B]] is used in lieu of the more accurate [[Colt M1911]] by carried by the US naval officers in the film. Note the external extractor, and the absence of a grip safety. The officers seen with the pistol include LT Collins ([[Richard Crenna]]) and Chief Petty Officer Franks ([[Barney Phillips]]).
	[[Image:StarBUntouchablesScreenGun.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\| Star Model B ]]		[[Image:StarBUntouchablesScreenGun.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\| Star Model B ]]
	[[Image:Sand1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Chief Petty Officer Franks ([[Barney Phillips]]) with a cutlass and a [[Star Model B]] during the repel boarders drill. Note that Jake Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) is readying a hose. The hose shoots super-heated steam from the ship's boiler. An interesting and effective device at close range.]]		[[Image:Sand1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Chief Petty Officer Franks ([[Barney Phillips]]) with a cutlass and a [[Star Model B]] during the repel boarders drill. Note that Jake Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) is readying a hose. The hose shoots super-heated steam from the ship's boiler. An interesting and effective device at close range.]]

Maxman: /* Springfield Model 1903 Rifle */

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Springfield Model 1903 Rifle

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	[[Image:Sand2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A sailor holds an M1903 as the ''San Pablo'' crew conducts the repel boarders drill.]]		[[Image:Sand2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A sailor holds an M1903 as the ''San Pablo'' crew conducts the repel boarders drill.]]
	[[Image:Sand3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Jake Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) and Frenchy Burgoyne ([[Richard Attenborough]]) carrying [[M1903 Springfield\|M1903 Springfield Rifles]]. The shore party is led by Ensign Bordelles ([[Charles Knox Robinson]]).]]		[[Image:Sand3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Jake Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) and Frenchy Burgoyne ([[Richard Attenborough]]) carrying [[M1903 Springfield\|M1903 Springfield Rifles]]. The shore party is led by Ensign Bordelles ([[Charles Knox Robinson]]).]]
	[[Image:Sand6.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) ~~adjusting~~ the ~~sights~~ on his [[M1903 Springfield]] as he tries to act when a laborer named Po-han is seen being tortured.]]		[[Image:Sand6.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) disengaging the safety on his [[M1903 Springfield]] as he tries to act when a laborer named Po-han is seen being tortured.]]
	[[Image:Sand4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) takes aim with the rifle.]]		[[Image:Sand4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) takes aim with the rifle.]]

Dudster32: /* Straight bolt mauser */

2016-04-29T19:14:46Z

Straight bolt mauser

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	==Straight bolt mauser==		==Straight bolt mauser==
	~~Both~~ Chinese ~~nationalist and~~ revolutionary troops are armed with a straight bolt [[Mauser]] rifle.		Chinese revolutionary troops are armed with a straight bolt [[Mauser]] rifle.
	[[File:SandP 11.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[File:SandP 11.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
			[[File:SandP 58.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]

			== Mauser Gewehr 1898 ==
			The Nationalist troops are seen with the [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]]
			[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg\|thumb\|none\|550px\|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
	[[File:SandP 50.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[File:SandP 50.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
	[[File:~~SandP 58~~.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[File:SandPebbles1898.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Side shot of the rifles. Note the distinct large rear sight.]]

	=Machine Guns=		=Machine Guns=

Dudster32: /* Mauser Gewehr 98 */ Renamed section. It is not a gewehr 98 due to the lack of the trademark rear-sight.

2016-04-29T13:52:46Z

Mauser Gewehr 98: Renamed section. It is not a gewehr 98 due to the lack of the trademark rear-sight.

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	[[Image:Sand4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) takes aim with the rifle.]]		[[Image:Sand4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) takes aim with the rifle.]]

	==~~Mauser Gewehr 98~~==		==Straight bolt mauser==
	Both Chinese nationalist and revolutionary troops are armed with [[Mauser ~~Gewehr 1898\|Gewehr 98~~]] ~~rifles.~~		Both Chinese nationalist and revolutionary troops are armed with a straight bolt [[Mauser]] rifle.
	~~[[Image:Mauser g98~~.~~jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Mauser Gewehr 1898 7.92x57mm Mauser]]~~
	[[File:SandP 11.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[File:SandP 11.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
	[[File:SandP 50.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[File:SandP 50.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]

Maxman at 21:23, 2 April 2016

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			=Handguns=
	== Star Model B ==		== Star Model B ==
	A [[Star Model B]] is the pistol carried by the US naval officers in the film in lieu of the more accurate [[Colt M1911]]. Note the external extractor, and the absence of a grip safety. The officers seen with the pistol include LT Collins ([[Richard Crenna]]) and Chief Petty Officer Franks ([[Barney Phillips]]).		A [[Star Model B]] is the pistol carried by the US naval officers in the film in lieu of the more accurate [[Colt M1911]]. Note the external extractor, and the absence of a grip safety. The officers seen with the pistol include LT Collins ([[Richard Crenna]]) and Chief Petty Officer Franks ([[Barney Phillips]]).
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	[[Image:Sand20.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|LT Collins ([[Richard Crenna]]) with his [[Star Model B]] during the rescue of the American missionaries.]]		[[Image:Sand20.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|LT Collins ([[Richard Crenna]]) with his [[Star Model B]] during the rescue of the American missionaries.]]

			=Rifles=
	== Springfield Model 1903 Rifle ==		== Springfield Model 1903 Rifle ==
	The [[M1903 Springfield\|M1903 Springfield Mk. 1]] is the rifle used aboard the USS ''San Pablo''. The sailors seen with the rifle include Jake Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]), Frenchy Burgoyne ([[Richard Attenborough]]) and Bronson ([[Joe Turkel]]).		The [[M1903 Springfield\|M1903 Springfield Mk. 1]] is the rifle used aboard the USS ''San Pablo''. The sailors seen with the rifle include Jake Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]), Frenchy Burgoyne ([[Richard Attenborough]]) and Bronson ([[Joe Turkel]]).
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	[[Image:Sand4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) takes aim with the rifle.]]		[[Image:Sand4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) takes aim with the rifle.]]

			==Mauser Gewehr 98==
			Both Chinese nationalist and revolutionary troops are armed with [[Mauser Gewehr 1898\|Gewehr 98]] rifles.
			[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Mauser Gewehr 1898 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
			[[File:SandP 11.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
			[[File:SandP 50.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
			[[File:SandP 58.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]

			=Machine Guns=
	== Browning Automatic Rifle ==		== Browning Automatic Rifle ==
	The [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] is used by different characters throughout the movie, but most memorably by both Jake Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]), who uses it during the battle with the Chinese revolutionaries on the Yangtze River and LT Collins ([[Richard Crenna]]), who along with Holman are seen using the BAR during the rescue of the American missionaries. The A2-style flash hider is anachronistic.		The [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] is used by different characters throughout the movie, but most memorably by both Jake Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]), who uses it during the battle with the Chinese revolutionaries on the Yangtze River and LT Collins ([[Richard Crenna]]), who along with Holman are seen using the BAR during the rescue of the American missionaries. The A2-style flash hider is anachronistic.
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	[[Image:Sand18.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The [[Lewis Gun]] in action during the battle on the Yangtze River. Note that it has been removed from its mount and is being used as a squad automatic weapon.]]		[[Image:Sand18.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The [[Lewis Gun]] in action during the battle on the Yangtze River. Note that it has been removed from its mount and is being used as a squad automatic weapon.]]

	==~~Mauser Gewehr 98==~~		=Other=
	~~Both Chinese nationalist and revolutionary troops are armed with [[Mauser Gewehr 1898\|Gewehr 98]] rifles.~~
	~~[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Mauser Gewehr 1898 7.92x57mm Mauser]]~~
	~~[[File:SandP 11.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]~~
	~~[[File:SandP 50.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]~~
	~~[[File:SandP 58.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]~~

	== 3"/23 caliber gun ==		== 3"/23 caliber gun ==
	The deck gun on the San Pablo is a 3"/23 caliber gun.		The deck gun on the San Pablo is a 3"/23 caliber gun.
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	== Black Powder Deck Gun ==		== Black Powder Deck Gun ==
	The Chinese revolutionaries also have a deck gun on one of the junks and it is used against the San Pablo during the battle on the Yangtze River. It appears to be an old blackpowder ~~smoothbore~~ cannon. Possibly an old 12 pounder Napoleon.		The Chinese revolutionaries also have a deck gun on one of the junks and it is used against the San Pablo during the battle on the Yangtze River. It appears to be an old blackpowder smooth bore cannon. Possibly an old 12 pounder Napoleon.
	[[Image:Sand14.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|]]		[[Image:Sand14.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|]]

Ben41 at 00:08, 9 May 2015

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	\|caption = ''Movie poster''		\|caption = ''Movie poster''
	\|country = [[Image:USA.jpg\|25px]] United States		\|country = [[Image:USA.jpg\|25px]] United States
	\|director = Robert Wise		\|director = [[Robert Wise]]
	\|date= 1966		\|date= 1966
	\|language = English<BR>Mandarin		\|language = English<BR>Mandarin

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	[[Image:Sand2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A sailor holds an M1903 as the ''San Pablo'' crew conducts the repel boarders drill.]]		[[Image:Sand2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A sailor holds an M1903 as the ''San Pablo'' crew conducts the repel boarders drill.]]
	[[Image:Sand3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Jake Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) and Frenchy Burgoyne ([[Richard Attenborough]]) carrying [[M1903 Springfield\|M1903 Springfield Rifles]]. The shore party is led by Ensign Bordelles ([[Charles Knox Robinson]]).]]		[[Image:Sand3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Jake Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) and Frenchy Burgoyne ([[Richard Attenborough]]) carrying [[M1903 Springfield\|M1903 Springfield Rifles]]. The shore party is led by Ensign Bordelles ([[Charles Knox Robinson]]).]]
	[[Image:Sand6.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) ~~adjusting~~ the ~~sights~~ on his [[M1903 Springfield]] as he tries to act when a laborer named Po-han is seen being tortured.]]		[[Image:Sand6.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) disengaging the safety on his [[M1903 Springfield]] as he tries to act when a laborer named Po-han is seen being tortured.]]
	[[Image:Sand4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) takes aim with the rifle.]]		[[Image:Sand4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) takes aim with the rifle.]]

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	[[Image:Sand4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) takes aim with the rifle.]]		[[Image:Sand4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) takes aim with the rifle.]]

	==~~Mauser Gewehr 98~~==		==Straight bolt mauser==
	Both Chinese nationalist and revolutionary troops are armed with [[Mauser ~~Gewehr 1898\|Gewehr 98~~]] ~~rifles.~~		Both Chinese nationalist and revolutionary troops are armed with a straight bolt [[Mauser]] rifle.
	~~[[Image:Mauser g98~~.~~jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Mauser Gewehr 1898 7.92x57mm Mauser]]~~
	[[File:SandP 11.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[File:SandP 11.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
	[[File:SandP 50.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[File:SandP 50.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]