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'''''Beau Geste''''' is a 1939 | '''''Beau Geste''''' is a 1939 adventure war drama directed by William A. Wellman. Starring [[Gary Cooper]], [[Robert Preston]] and [[Ray Milland]]. | ||
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== | ==Orbea Revolver 1892 Espagnol== | ||
French officers in the film are seen with [[Smith & Wesson Military & Police]] | French officers in the film are seen with Orbea Revolver 1892 Espagnol revolvers, Spanish copies of the [[Smith & Wesson Military & Police]] purchased by France in WW1. | ||
[[File: | [[File:Orbea8mm.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Orbea Revolver 1892 Espagnol - 8 x 27mm M1892]] | ||
[[Image:BG-BD-S&W-01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Note the lanyard ring and | [[Image:BG-BD-S&W-01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Note the round lanyard ring and horn grips identifying an Orbea.]] | ||
[[Image:BG-BD-S&W-02.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sergeant Markoff ([[Brian Donlevy]]) (left) aims gun at Beau Geste ([[Gary Cooper]]).]] | [[Image:BG-BD-S&W-02.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sergeant Markoff ([[Brian Donlevy]]) (left) aims gun at Beau Geste ([[Gary Cooper]]).]] | ||
[[Image:BG-JS+JB-01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Major Henri de Beaujolais ([[James Stephenson]]) (middle) and his deputy have revolvers.]] | [[Image:BG-JS+JB-01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Major Henri de Beaujolais ([[James Stephenson]]) (middle) and his deputy Lieutenant Dufour ([[James Burke]]) have revolvers.]] | ||
[[Image:BG-JS-S&W-02.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Major holds during reading the letter his sidearm in hand.]] | [[Image:BG-JS-S&W-02.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Major holds during reading the letter his sidearm in hand.]] | ||
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[[Image:Fusil Mle 1907-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Berthier Model 1907-15 Rifle - 8x50Rmm]] | [[Image:Fusil Mle 1907-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Berthier Model 1907-15 Rifle - 8x50Rmm]] | ||
[[Image:BG-RM+GC-01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Geste brothers, John ([[Ray Milland]]) and Beau ([[Gary Cooper]]) (right) with rifles on their shoulders during a Foreign Legion parade.]] | [[Image:BG-RM+GC-01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Geste brothers, John ([[Ray Milland]]) and Beau ([[Gary Cooper]]) (right) with rifles on their shoulders during a Foreign Legion parade.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:NG-BD+HH-01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sergeant Markoff ([[Brian Donlevy]]) with his flunky Voisin ([[Harold Huber]]) (right) suppressed the rebellion crew.]] | ||
[[Image:BG- | [[Image:BG-AD-FMR-01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Legionnaire Schwarz ([[Albert Dekker]]) goes with his rifle on patrol in a tower of fortress.]] | ||
[[Image:BG-RM-FMR-02.jpg|thumb|500px|none|John together with other defenders shoots from his weapon on Tuaregs attacking from a desert.]] | [[Image:BG-RM-FMR-02.jpg|thumb|500px|none|John together with other defenders shoots from his weapon on Tuaregs attacking from a desert.]] | ||
[[Image:BG-GC-FMR-03.jpg|thumb|500px|none|When Beau loaded his gun in a pause between attacks at the gallery of the fortress of, come to him sergeant Markoff.]] | |||
[[Image:BG-RP-FMR-01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|A third brother, Digsby Deste ([[Robert Preston]]), with a rifle on his back put his dying brother to bed.]] | [[Image:BG-RP-FMR-01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|A third brother, Digsby Deste ([[Robert Preston]]), with a rifle on his back put his dying brother to bed.]] | ||
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Beau Geste is a 1939 adventure war drama directed by William A. Wellman. Starring Gary Cooper, Robert Preston and Ray Milland.
The following weapons were used in the film Beau Geste:
Orbea Revolver 1892 Espagnol
French officers in the film are seen with Orbea Revolver 1892 Espagnol revolvers, Spanish copies of the Smith & Wesson Military & Police purchased by France in WW1.
Fusil Berthier Modèle 1907-15 Rifle
Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion are armed with Berthier Model 1907-15 rifles.
Jezail musket
Tuaregs fire at the legionaries with their obsolete, however accurate Jezail muskets.
