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=Rifles= | |||
==M1 Garand == | ==M1 Garand == | ||
Throughout the film, American GIs carry an [[M1 Garand]]. | Throughout the film, American GIs carry an [[M1 Garand]]. | ||
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==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
Several GIs are armed with [[M1 Carbine]]s. | |||
[[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Carbine]] | [[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Carbine]] | ||
[[Image:helmet84_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet84_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:helmet19_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet19_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:helmet24_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet24_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
==1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle== | ==1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle== | ||
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[[Image:helmet47_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet47_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
=Handguns= | |||
==M1911A1 Pistol== | ==M1911A1 Pistol== | ||
Throughout the film, GIs carry an [[M1911A1]] pistol. | Throughout the film, GIs carry an [[M1911A1]] pistol. | ||
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[[Image:helmet68_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|An American GI holsters his [[M1911A1]] pistol.]] | [[Image:helmet68_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|An American GI holsters his [[M1911A1]] pistol.]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | |||
==M1928A1 Thompson== | ==M1928A1 Thompson== | ||
Several American soldiers carry [[M1928A1 Thompson]] submachine guns. Sgt. Tanaka ([[Richard Loo]]) and Sgt. Zack ([[Gene Evans]]) each borrow one in one scene to locate and eliminate a pair of North Korean snipers. | |||
[[Image:M1928-A1_T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1928-A1_T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:helmet83_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet83_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:helmet81_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet81_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:helmet80_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet80_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:helmet79_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Tanaka ([[Richard Loo]]) opens fire on a sniper.]] | [[Image:helmet79_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Tanaka ([[Richard Loo]]) opens fire on a sniper.]] | ||
[[Image:helmet78_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Zack ([[Gene Evans]]) joins Sgt. Tanaka shooting at the sniper.]] | [[Image:helmet78_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Zack ([[Gene Evans]]) joins Sgt. Tanaka shooting at the other sniper.]] | ||
[[Image:helmet20_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |||
[[Image:helmet24_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Zack ([[Gene Evans]]) with a [[M1928A1 Thompson]]. Note the bolt actuator on top of the receiver.]] | |||
[[Image:helmet25_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Note the simplified rear sight.]] | |||
[[Image:helmet36_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pvt. Baldy returns fire.]] | [[Image:helmet36_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pvt. Baldy returns fire.]] | ||
==PPSh-41== | |||
Throughout the film, North Korean infantrymen carry a [[PPSh-41]] “Burp Gun.” | |||
[[Image:burp_gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px| PPSh-41 Chinese “Burp Gun” - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | |||
[[Image:helmet76_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The squad examines a captured PPSh.]] | |||
[[Image:helmet48_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|A North Korean infantryman charges with a "Burp Gun."]] | |||
[[Image:helmet31_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The PPSh against the column next to the BAR.]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | |||
==Browning Automatic Rifle== | |||
The GIs use [[Browning Automatic Rifle]]s. | |||
[[Image:BAR.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06]] | |||
[[Image:helmet31_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |||
==Browning M2HB== | ==Browning M2HB== | ||
Lt. Driscoll's patrol transports a [[Browning M2]] machine gun to their observation post. | |||
[[Image:Browning-M2-Heavy-Barrel-w-Tripod.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB - .50 BMG machine gun on M3 tripod]] | [[Image:Browning-M2-Heavy-Barrel-w-Tripod.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB - .50 BMG machine gun on M3 tripod]] | ||
[[Image:helmet33_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet33_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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[[Image:helmet57_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet57_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
==Browning M1917== | |||
Throughout the film, North Korean infantry fire a [[Browning M1917]] machine gun. | |||
[[Image:Browning1917.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1917 - .30-06]] | |||
[[Image:helmet51_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |||
[[Image:helmet50_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |||
[[Image:helmet62_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |||
[[Image:helmet59_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |||
[[Image:helmet64_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |||
=Other= | |||
==Mk 2 hand grenade== | ==Mk 2 hand grenade== | ||
Throughout the film, American GIs carry an [[Mk 2 hand grenade]]. | Throughout the film, American GIs carry an [[Mk 2 hand grenade]]. | ||
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==Model 17 Stielhandgranate== | ==Model 17 Stielhandgranate== | ||
A North Korean major attacks the squad with a [[Model 17 Stielhandgranate]], but forgets to pull the pin. | |||
[[Image:German_ww1_hand_grenade.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Model 17 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade]] | [[Image:German_ww1_hand_grenade.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Model 17 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade]] | ||
[[Image:helmet27_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet27_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:helmet28_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Grenade away!]] | [[Image:helmet28_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Grenade away!]] | ||
[[Image:helmet29_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Tanaka and Pvt. Baldy (Richard Monahan) clown around with the potato masher.]] | [[Image:helmet29_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Tanaka ([[Richard Loo]]) and Pvt. Baldy ([[Richard Monahan]]) clown around with the potato masher.]] | ||
[[Image:helmet30_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Note the clip.]] | [[Image:helmet30_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Note the clip.]] | ||
==M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket) == | ==M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket) == | ||
Throughout the film, Sgt. “Buddha Head” Tanaka ([[Richard Loo]]) wields a [[M20 "Super Bazooka"]] | Throughout the film, Sgt. “Buddha Head” Tanaka ([[Richard Loo]]) wields a [[M20 "Super Bazooka"]] | ||
[[Image: M20A1SuperBazooka.jpg|thumb|none| | |||
[[Image:M20A1SuperBazooka.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Chinese Type 51, a copy of the M20A1 "Super Bazooka" - 3.5"]] | |||
[[Image:helmet18_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet18_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:helmet53_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet53_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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[[Image:helmet56_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Tanaka gets the kill.]] | [[Image:helmet56_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Tanaka gets the kill.]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:27, 29 July 2023
The Steel Helmet is the 1951 war film that was the first US feature film to portray the Korean War onscreen (the war had only begun a year earlier). This was also the breakout film for writer/director Samuel Fuller, who went on to direct such notable war films as Merrill's Marauders and The Big Red One. The Steel Helmet also marked the feature film acting debut of venerable character actor Gene Evans, who would proceed to have a role in Fuller's next Korean War film Fixed Bayonets! (also released in 1951). The production was also the first (but not the last) to use the Santa Monica Mountains as a stand-in for Korea. The film is a meditation on race, bigotry, tolerance, and morality in wartime.
The following weapons were used in the film The Steel Helmet:
Rifles
M1 Garand
Throughout the film, American GIs carry an M1 Garand.
M1 Carbine
Several GIs are armed with M1 Carbines.
1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle
Short Round collects 1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle from dead snipers and carries them throughout the film.
Handguns
M1911A1 Pistol
Throughout the film, GIs carry an M1911A1 pistol.
Submachine Guns
M1928A1 Thompson
Several American soldiers carry M1928A1 Thompson submachine guns. Sgt. Tanaka (Richard Loo) and Sgt. Zack (Gene Evans) each borrow one in one scene to locate and eliminate a pair of North Korean snipers.
PPSh-41
Throughout the film, North Korean infantrymen carry a PPSh-41 “Burp Gun.”
Machine Guns
Browning Automatic Rifle
The GIs use Browning Automatic Rifles.
Browning M2HB
Lt. Driscoll's patrol transports a Browning M2 machine gun to their observation post.
Browning M1917
Throughout the film, North Korean infantry fire a Browning M1917 machine gun.
Other
Mk 2 hand grenade
Throughout the film, American GIs carry an Mk 2 hand grenade.
Model 17 Stielhandgranate
A North Korean major attacks the squad with a Model 17 Stielhandgranate, but forgets to pull the pin.
M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket)
Throughout the film, Sgt. “Buddha Head” Tanaka (Richard Loo) wields a M20 "Super Bazooka"
