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=Commonwealth Weapons= | =Commonwealth Weapons= | ||
==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk | ==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*== | ||
The [[ | The [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*]] is used by various Australian and British soldiers in the film, including Percy Marsden ([[Warwick Young]]), Norm "Pullthrough" Morris ([[Gyton Grantley]]) and Frank Tiffin ([[Harrison Gilbertson]]). | ||
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British]] | ||
[[Image:Australian EnfieldMkIII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk.III* rifles rest against the tin wall to the right.]] | [[Image:Australian EnfieldMkIII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk.III* rifles rest against the tin wall to the right.]] | ||
[[Image:Tiffin EnfieldMkIII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Frank Tiffin ([[Harrison Gilbertson]]) carries a Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk.III* rifle.]] | [[Image:Tiffin EnfieldMkIII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Frank Tiffin ([[Harrison Gilbertson]]) carries a Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk.III* rifle.]] | ||
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==Sawn-Off Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk.III*== | ==Sawn-Off Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk.III*== | ||
Percy Marsden ([[Warwick Young]]) loads a [[ | Percy Marsden ([[Warwick Young]]) loads a sawn-off [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*]] before going down the tunnels. Norm "Pullthrough" Harris later uses it to kill several enemy tunnelers. | ||
[[File:Sawed Off Lee Enfield.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sawn-Off Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.]] | [[File:Sawed Off Lee Enfield.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sawn-Off Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.]] | ||
[[Image:Percy SawnOffShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Percy Marsden ([[Warwick Young]]), sitting to the right of the table, loads the Sawn-Off Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk.III*]] | [[Image:Percy SawnOffShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Percy Marsden ([[Warwick Young]]), sitting to the right of the table, loads the Sawn-Off Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk.III*]] | ||
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[[File:Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|200px|No. 36M Mk.I "Mills Bomb" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.]] | [[File:Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|200px|No. 36M Mk.I "Mills Bomb" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.]] | ||
[[File:hill60_mills.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier holds grenades .]] | [[File:hill60_mills.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier holds grenades .]] | ||
=German Weapons= | =German Weapons= | ||
==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ||
German soldiers can be seen with the [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]]. A German sniper uses a scoped Mauser in an attempt to kill Oliver Woodward ([[Brendan Cowell]]). | German soldiers can be seen with the [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]]. A German sniper uses a scoped Mauser in an attempt to kill Oliver Woodward ([[Brendan Cowell]]). | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:MauserGewehr1898EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[Image:German Gewehr98.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier aims his Mauser Gewehr 1898 behind Karl Babek ([[Kenneth Spiteri]]).]] | [[Image:German Gewehr98.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier aims his Mauser Gewehr 1898 behind Karl Babek ([[Kenneth Spiteri]]).]] | ||
[[Image:German Gewehr98 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers await the Australian charge with Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles.]] | [[Image:German Gewehr98 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers await the Australian charge with Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles.]] | ||
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Beneath Hill 60 is a 2010 World War I film that tells extraordinary true story of Oliver Woodward (Brendan Cowell), a former miner turned military officer leading a unit fighting for the Australian Army in 1915 who must must tear himself from his new young love to go to the mud and carnage of the Western Front deep beneath the German lines. Woodward and his secret platoon of Australian tunnelers fight to defend a leaking, labyrinthine tunnel system packed with enough high explosives to change the course of the War.
The following weapons were used in the film Beneath Hill 60:
Commonwealth Weapons
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*
The Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* is used by various Australian and British soldiers in the film, including Percy Marsden (Warwick Young), Norm "Pullthrough" Morris (Gyton Grantley) and Frank Tiffin (Harrison Gilbertson).
Sawn-Off Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk.III*
Percy Marsden (Warwick Young) loads a sawn-off Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* before going down the tunnels. Norm "Pullthrough" Harris later uses it to kill several enemy tunnelers.
Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun
Two Northumberland Fusiliers, Potsy (Bob Franklin) and Stoat (Anthony Ring) use a Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun to cover a night patrol across No-Man's-Land. An Australian crew also use the Vickers at Hill 60.
Webley Mk VI
Oliver Woodward (Brendan Cowell) uses a Webley Mk VI throughout the film. An Australian officer can also be seen with one before the Hill 60 charge.
Mills Bomb
Before the Battle of Messines an Australian soldier distributed a few Mills Bombs .
German Weapons
Mauser Gewehr 1898
German soldiers can be seen with the Mauser Gewehr 1898. A German sniper uses a scoped Mauser in an attempt to kill Oliver Woodward (Brendan Cowell).
Maxim MG08
German soldiers use the Maxim MG08 to harass the trenches from a dug in position known as the "Red House."
Luger P08
A German tunneler can be seen using a Luger P08.
Mauser C96
A German soldier can be seen with the Mauser C96 as he awaits the Australian charge.
Model 16 Stielhandgranate
A German soldier holds a Model 16 Stielhandgranate as he awaits the Australian charge. Recognizable by the larger warhead and the thicker stick than the Model 17 Stielhandgranate.
