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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = Carry on, Sergeant! | |name = ''Carry on, Sergeant!'' | ||
|picture = Carry1928.jpg.jpg | |picture = Carry1928.jpg.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Movie Poster 2014'' | |caption = ''Movie Poster 2014'' | ||
|country = | |country =[[Image:CAN_1921-1957.jpg|25px]] Canada | ||
[[Image: | |||
|director = Bruce Bairnsfather | |director = Bruce Bairnsfather | ||
|date= November 10, 1928 | |date= November 10, 1928 | ||
|language = Silent | |language = Silent | ||
|studio=Canadian International Film | |||
|character1=Syd Small | |character1=Syd Small | ||
|actor1=Jimmy Savo | |actor1=Jimmy Savo | ||
|character2=Bob MacKay | |||
|actor2=Hugh Buckler | |actor2=Hugh Buckler | ||
|character3=Donald Cameron | |||
|actor3=Niles Welch | |actor3=Niles Welch | ||
|character4=Ruth MacKay | |||
|actor4=Nancy Ann Hargreaves | |actor4=Nancy Ann Hargreaves | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Carry on, Sergeant!''''' is 1928 Canadian World War I silent film directed and produced by Bruce Bairnsfather. The story follows a group of workers from Hamilton who join the army to fight on the Western front | '''''Carry on, Sergeant!''''' is a 1928 Canadian World War I silent film directed and produced by Bruce Bairnsfather. The story follows a group of workers from Hamilton who join the army to fight on the Western front and the travails and temptations that befall them during the war. | ||
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==Colt New Service== | ==Colt New Service== | ||
Sgt. Bob MacKay is armed with a [[Colt New Service]] revolver. | Sgt. Bob MacKay is armed with a [[Colt New Service]] revolver. | ||
[[File:ColtNewService45LC.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt New Service Revolver - .45 LC | [[File:ColtNewService45LC.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt New Service Revolver - .45 LC]] | ||
[[File:carry28_rev_1.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:carry28_rev_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bob MacKay draws his Colt.]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III | ==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III== | ||
Canadian soldiers are armed with British [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III | Canadian soldiers are armed with British [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III]] rifles, which is historically incorrect as the Canadian forces were armed with [[Ross Rifle]]s during the Second Battle of Ypres. German soldiers also use this rifle instead of correct [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifles. | ||
[[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.1 | [[File:SMLE Mark III.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mark III - .303 British]] | ||
[[File:carry28_smle_1.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:carry28_smle_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Candian soldiers with SMLEs.]] | ||
[[File:carry28_smle_2.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:carry28_smle_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bob MacKay carries his rifle in No Man's Land.]] | ||
[[File:carry28_smle_3.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:carry28_smle_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A detailed view of one rifle to the right.]] | ||
[[File:carry28_smle_4.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:carry28_smle_4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers advancing at Ypres.]] | ||
==Berthier Mle. 1907/15== | |||
French-Maroccan soldiers can briefly be seen with [[Berthier Mle 1907-15]] rifles on April 22, 1915. | |||
[[File:Fusil Mle 1907-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Berthier Fusil Modèle 1907/15 - 8x50mmR]] | |||
[[File:carry28_berthier_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Maroccan soldier holds a Berthier rifle.]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==Maxim 1895== | ==Maxim 1895== | ||
Canadian soldiers | Canadian soldiers are equipped with [[Maxim 1895]] machine guns. The usage of this Maxim is not entirely wrong because the British Expeditionary Force was still equipped with Maxims when sent to France in 1914. | ||
[[ | [[File:Maxim1895.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim 1895 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:carry28_maxim_1.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:carry28_maxim_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Canadian soldiers fire the Maxim.]] | ||
[[File:carry28_maxim_2.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:carry28_maxim_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Closer view on the receiver.]] | ||
==Maxim MG 08== | ==Maxim MG 08== | ||
A [[Maxim | A [[Maxim MG08]] is fired by German soldiers. | ||
[[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG 08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:carry28_mg08_1.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:carry28_mg08_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The MG 08 is fired.]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
==Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* | ==Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III*== | ||
A German soldier holds a [[Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* Signal Pistol]] as he is captured by Bob MacKay. | A German soldier holds a [[Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* Signal Pistol]] as he is captured by Bob MacKay. | ||
[[ | [[File:Webley Signal Pistol.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley & Scott No. 1 Mark III* Signal Pistol - 1 inch]] | ||
[[File:carry28_signal_1.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:carry28_signal_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The German soldier with the signal pistol.]] | ||
[[File:carry28_signal_2.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:carry28_signal_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the Webley & Scott.]] | ||
[[Category: Movie]] | [[Category: Movie]] | ||
[[Category: B&W]] | [[Category: B&W]] | ||
[[Category: Drama]] | [[Category: Drama]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category:Canadian Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category:Canadian Produced/Filmed]] | ||
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Carry on, Sergeant! is a 1928 Canadian World War I silent film directed and produced by Bruce Bairnsfather. The story follows a group of workers from Hamilton who join the army to fight on the Western front and the travails and temptations that befall them during the war.
The following weapons were used in the film Carry on, Sergeant!:
Revolvers
Colt New Service
Sgt. Bob MacKay is armed with a Colt New Service revolver.
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III
Canadian soldiers are armed with British Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifles, which is historically incorrect as the Canadian forces were armed with Ross Rifles during the Second Battle of Ypres. German soldiers also use this rifle instead of correct Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles.
Berthier Mle. 1907/15
French-Maroccan soldiers can briefly be seen with Berthier Mle 1907-15 rifles on April 22, 1915.
Machine Guns
Maxim 1895
Canadian soldiers are equipped with Maxim 1895 machine guns. The usage of this Maxim is not entirely wrong because the British Expeditionary Force was still equipped with Maxims when sent to France in 1914.
Maxim MG 08
A Maxim MG08 is fired by German soldiers.
Other
Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III*
A German soldier holds a Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* Signal Pistol as he is captured by Bob MacKay.
