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|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] USA
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|director = [[Lewis Milestone]]
|director = [[Lewis Milestone]]
|date= 1959
|date= 1959
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|actor3=[[Rip Torn]]
|actor3=[[Rip Torn]]
|character4=Private Franklin
|character4=Private Franklin
|actor4=[[Woody Strode]]  
|actor4=[[Woody Strode]]
|actor5=[[George Peppard]]
|character5=Cpl. Chuck Fedderson
|actor6= [[George Shibata]]
|character6=Lt. Suki Ohashi
|actor7=[[Norman Fell]]
|character7= SSG. Coleman
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===M1 Garand===
===M1 Garand===
The [[M1 Garand]] is used by most of the men in the 7th Infantry Division, including Pvt. Franklin ([[Woody Strode]] on the right). At least one soldier carries a rifle grenade launcher attached to his Garand.
The [[M1 Garand]] is used by most of the men in the 7th Infantry Division, including Pvt. Franklin ([[Woody Strode]] on the right). At least one soldier carries a rifle grenade launcher attached to his Garand.
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]
 
[[File:M1 Garand bayonet second.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Garand with M1 bayonet - .30-06]]
[[Image:Franklin Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Franklin ([[Woody Strode]]) and another soldier advance up Pork Chop Hill with M1 Garands.]]
[[Image:Franklin Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Franklin ([[Woody Strode]]) and another soldier advance up Pork Chop Hill with M1 Garands.]]
[[Image:Soldier Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 7th Infantry Division soldier advancing with an M1 Garand and fixed bayonet.]]
[[Image:Soldier Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 7th Infantry Division soldier advancing with an M1 Garand and fixed bayonet.]]
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[[Image:Soldier BAR 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 7th Infantry Division soldier has a laugh at S/Sgt. Coleman's ([[Norman Fell]]) and Cpl. Payne's ([[Cliff Ketchum]]) expense with his deployed Browning Automatic Rifle in the background.]]
[[Image:Soldier BAR 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 7th Infantry Division soldier has a laugh at S/Sgt. Coleman's ([[Norman Fell]]) and Cpl. Payne's ([[Cliff Ketchum]]) expense with his deployed Browning Automatic Rifle in the background.]]


==Browning M1919A4==
===Browning M1919A4===
The [[Browning M1919A4]] is used by 7th Infantry Division soldiers during the battle including Cpl. Chuck Fedderson ([[George Peppard]]) and Pvt. Forstman ([[Harry Guardino]]). Peppard himself had actual military training. Peppard enlisted in the United States Marine Corps July 8, 1946, and rose to the rank of corporal in the 10th Marines, leaving the Corps at the end of his period of enlistment in January 1948.
The [[Browning M1919A4]] is used by 7th Infantry Division soldiers during the battle including Cpl. Chuck Fedderson ([[George Peppard]]) and Pvt. Forstman ([[Harry Guardino]]). Peppard himself had actual military training. Peppard enlisted in the United States Marine Corps July 8, 1946, and rose to the rank of corporal in the 10th Marines, leaving the Corps at the end of his period of enlistment in January 1948.
[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M1919A4 on M2 tripod - .30-06]]
[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M1919A4 on M2 tripod - .30-06]]
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[[Image:Chinese Nagants 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chinese soldiers counterattack Pork Chop Hill with their Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles.]]
[[Image:Chinese Nagants 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chinese soldiers counterattack Pork Chop Hill with their Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles.]]


==SubMachine Guns==
==Submachine Guns==
===PPSh-41===
===PPSh-41===
Chinese soldiers can be seen using the [[PPSh-41]] submachine gun during the Battle of Pork Chop Hill with both 35 round stick magazines and 71 round drum magazines.
Chinese soldiers can be seen using the [[PPSh-41]] submachine gun during the Battle of Pork Chop Hill with both 35 round stick magazines and 71 round drum magazines.
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[[Image:Chinese DP28 3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]]
[[Image:Chinese DP28 3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]]
[[File:PorkChopHillMG2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Note the distinct shape of the stock.]]
[[File:PorkChopHillMG2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Note the distinct shape of the stock.]]
==Handguns==
=== Luger P08 ===
A PLA officer is seen with a [[Luger P08]] secured in a hip holster.
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
[[File:PorkChopHillPistol01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A small portion of the grip that is seen matches a Luger.]]


==Grenades==
==Grenades==

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Pork Chop Hill
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Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing U.S.
Directed by Lewis Milestone
Release Date 1959
Studio Melville Productions
Distributor United Artists
Main Cast
Character Actor
Lt. Joe Clemons Gregory Peck
Private Forstman Harry Guardino
Lt. Walter Russell Rip Torn
Private Franklin Woody Strode
Cpl. Chuck Fedderson George Peppard
Lt. Suki Ohashi George Shibata
SSG. Coleman Norman Fell



The following weapons were used in the film Pork Chop Hill:


US Weapons

Handguns

Colt M1911A1

Lt. Suki Ohashi (George Shibata) can be seen with a Colt M1911A1 whilst preparing to defend Pork Chop Hill.

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Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP
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Lt. Suki Ohashi (George Shibata) with his Colt M1911A1.

Rifles

M1 Garand

The M1 Garand is used by most of the men in the 7th Infantry Division, including Pvt. Franklin (Woody Strode on the right). At least one soldier carries a rifle grenade launcher attached to his Garand.

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M1 Garand with M1 bayonet - .30-06
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Pvt. Franklin (Woody Strode) and another soldier advance up Pork Chop Hill with M1 Garands.
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A 7th Infantry Division soldier advancing with an M1 Garand and fixed bayonet.
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7th Infantry Division soldiers aid a wounded G.I. Their M1 Garands can be seen slung on their shoulders.
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7th Infantry Division soldiers fire at the Chinese with their M1 Garands.
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Pvt. Franklin (Woody Strode) threatens Lt. Joe Clemons (Gregory Peck) to avoid fighting.

M1 Carbine

The M1 Carbine is used by the officers in the film, including Lt. Joe Clemons (Gregory Peck), and by his radiomen, S/Sgt. Coleman (Norman Fell) and Cpl. Payne (Cliff Ketchum). All of these men use the post-WW2 30-round "Banana" Magazines.

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Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch. Most of the World War II variations of the M1 Carbine were sent back to the Military Arsenals and retrofitted with the Bayonet Lug and adjustable rear sight. This is the version seen after late 1945 and all the way until the 1960s. This version is seen most often in World War II movies, despite being anachronistic for most World War II battles - .30 Carbine
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Cpl. Payne (Cliff Ketchum) holds his M1 Carbine as he jumps off a Jeep.
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Left to Right - Lt. Joe Clemons (Gregory Peck) and S/Sgt. Coleman (Norman Fell) with their M1 Carbines.
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S/Sgt. Coleman (Norman Fell) and Cpl. Payne (Cliff Ketchum) with their M1 Carbines.
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Left to Right - S/Sgt. Coleman (Norman Fell), Cpl. Payne (Cliff Ketchum) and Lt. Joe Clemons (Gregory Peck) hold their M1 Carbines.

Machine Guns

Browning Automatic Rifle

Soldiers in the 7th Infantry Division use the Browning Automatic Rifle during the Battle of Pork Chop Hill.

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Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06
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A 7th Infantry Division soldier crosses a stream with his Browning Automatic Rifle.
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A 7th Infantry Division soldier advances up Pork Chop Hill with a Browning Automatic Rifle. Note the deployed bipod.
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A 7th Infantry Division soldier (Harry Dean Stanton, in an uncredited role) attacks a Chinese trench with his Browning Automatic Rifle with bipod deployed.
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A 7th Infantry Division soldier fires his deployed Browning Automatic Rifle to the right.
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A 7th Infantry Division soldier has a laugh at S/Sgt. Coleman's (Norman Fell) and Cpl. Payne's (Cliff Ketchum) expense with his deployed Browning Automatic Rifle in the background.

Browning M1919A4

The Browning M1919A4 is used by 7th Infantry Division soldiers during the battle including Cpl. Chuck Fedderson (George Peppard) and Pvt. Forstman (Harry Guardino). Peppard himself had actual military training. Peppard enlisted in the United States Marine Corps July 8, 1946, and rose to the rank of corporal in the 10th Marines, leaving the Corps at the end of his period of enlistment in January 1948.

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Browning M1919A4 on M2 tripod - .30-06
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Cpl. Chuck Fedderson (George Peppard) advances up Pork Chop Hill with his M1919A4 on his back whilst Pvt. Forstman (Harry Guardino) carries the tripod.
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A 7th Infantry Division Machine Gun team fire their deployed Browning M1919A4.
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Cpl. Chuck Fedderson (George Peppard) and Pvt. Forstman (Harry Guardino) relocate the Browning M1919A4.
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A 7th Infantry Division Machine Gun team prepare to defend the summit with their Browning M1919A4.
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A 7th Infantry Division Machine Gun team firing their Browning M1919A4 in defense of Pork Chop Hill.

Grenades

Mk 2 Hand Grenade

7th Infantry Division soldiers can be seen using the Mk 2 Hand Grenade during the battle, including Lt. Joe Clemons (Gregory Peck), Lt. Suki Ohashi (George Shibata) and Pvt. Velie (Robert Blake).

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Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade
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Several Mk 2 Hand Grenades can be seen strung up behind Cpl. Chuck Fedderson (George Peppard), Pvt. Forstman (Harry Guardino) and Lt. Joe Clemons (Gregory Peck).
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Mk 2 Hand Grenades can be seen on the flak jackets of Lt. Joe Clemons (Gregory Peck) and Lt. Suki Ohashi (George Shibata).
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A 7th Infantry Division soldier with a Mk 2 Hand Grenade on his flak jacket.
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Pvt. Velie (Robert Blake) prepares to throw a Mk 2 Hand Grenade at a Chinese Machine Gun nest.
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Two Mk 2 Hand Grenades can be seen on the flak jacket of Lt. Suki Ohashi (George Shibata).

Other

M20A1B1 "Super Bazooka"

7th Infantry Division soldiers can be seen with M20A1B1 "Super Bazookas" during the battle.

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M20A1B1 "Super Bazooka" - 3.5"
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A 7th Infantry Division soldier boards a truck with his M20A1B1 "Super Bazooka". Note that the sight mount is attached directly to the barrel and there are no screws visible at the barrel join indicating that this is the later A1B1 cast aluminium variant of the "Super Bazooka".
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A 7th Infantry Division soldier stands to the left with his M20A1B1 Bazooka.

M2 Flamethrower

A 7th Infantry Division soldier can be seen with an M2 Flamethrower during the battle. Oddly, a Chinese soldier uses one to burn an American outpost during the final battle.

M2 Flamethrower
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A 7th Infantry Division soldier carries an M2 Flamethrower.
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The soldier with his M2 Flamethrower.
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A Chinese soldier uses an M2 Flamethrower on an American outpost.
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The Chinese soldier lies dead next to his M2 Flamethrower.

PLA Weapons

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M91/30

Chinese soldiers use the Mosin Nagant M91/30 in defense of Pork Chop Hill.

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Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR
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Chinese soldiers lie in wait for 7th Infantry Division soldiers with Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles.
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A Chinese soldier fires his Mosin Nagant M91/30 at advancing 7th Infantry Division soldiers.
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Chinese soldiers counterattack Pork Chop Hill with their Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles.

Submachine Guns

PPSh-41

Chinese soldiers can be seen using the PPSh-41 submachine gun during the Battle of Pork Chop Hill with both 35 round stick magazines and 71 round drum magazines.

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Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun with 35 round stick magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
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A Chinese soldier fires his PPSh-41 with a 35 round stick magazine.
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Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
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A PPSh-41 with a 71 round drum magazine can be seen in the hands of a dead Chinese soldier.
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A Chinese soldier fires his PPSh-41 with a 71 round drum magazine.

Machine Guns

Lewis Gun

Several Chinese soldiers can be seen using the Lewis Gun from bunkers on Pork Chop Hill. This version has the cooling jacket replaced by a smaller version. The gun also has a slightly different drum fitted compared to the original drum to resemble a Degtyaryov DP-28.

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Lewis Gun - .303 British. This version has the full cooling jacket and the original drum magazine.
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A Chinese soldier fires his Lewis Gun from a bunker.
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Note the distinct shape of the stock.

Handguns

Luger P08

A PLA officer is seen with a Luger P08 secured in a hip holster.

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Luger P08 - 9x19mm
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A small portion of the grip that is seen matches a Luger.

Grenades

RGD-33 Stick Grenade

Chinese soldiers use the RGD-33 Stick Grenade during the Battle of Pork Chop Hill.

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RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation Stick Grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve.
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A Chinese soldier with a bundle of RGD-33 Stick Grenades.
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A Chinese soldier throws an RGD-33 Stick Grenade.