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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is the 2003 film adaptation of the graphic novel series created by Alan Moore. The film stars Sean Connery as the legendary adventurer Allan Quatermain, who teams up with other famous literary characters to face a mysterious foe bent on starting a world war. The film is set in the year 1899, but in keeping with the fantasy aspect of the film, features several weapons that could be considered anachronistic.

The following weapons were used in the film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen:

Handguns

Webley-Green

Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery) uses a Webley-Green revolver as his sidearm throughout the film. Dante (Max Ryan), the Fantom's second in command, while disguised as a British Army officer is armed with a Webley-Green revolver while the Fantom kidnapped German scientists in Berlin.

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 [[Image:LoEGposter.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (2003)]]
-''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' is the 2003 film adaptation of the Alan Moore comic book series.  The film stars [[Sean Connery]] as the legendary adventurer Allan Quatermain, who teams with other famous literary characters to face a mysterious foe bent on starting a world war.   The film is set in the year 1899, but in keeping with the fantasy aspect of the film, features several anachronistic weapons.
+'''''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen''''' is the 2003 film adaptation of the graphic novel series created by Alan Moore. The film stars [[Sean Connery]] as the legendary adventurer Allan Quatermain, who teams up with other famous literary characters to face a mysterious foe bent on starting a world war. The film is set in the year 1899, but in keeping with the fantasy aspect of the film, features several weapons that could be considered anachronistic.
+{{Film Title|The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen}}
-'''The following firearms were used in the film ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'':'''
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-==Lee-Enfield rifle==
+=Handguns=
+==Webley-Green==
-Long [[Lee-Enfield]] rifles are first seen carried by British soldiers in their futile attempt to stop the tank breaking into the Bank of England at the beginning of the film. Long Lee-Enfield rifles would later be used by the Fantom's men (disguised as British soldiers) in Berlin when they abducted the German scientists.
+Allan Quatermain ([[Sean Connery]]) uses a [[Webley "WG" Army Model|Webley-Green]] revolver as his sidearm throughout the film. Dante ([[Max Ryan]]), the Fantom's second in command, while disguised as a British Army officer is armed with a Webley-Green revolver while the Fantom kidnapped German scientists in Berlin.
+[[Image:wgl.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley-Green - .455 Webley]]
-[[Image:Leemk1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield Mk.I - .303 British. In service between 1896-1907]]
+[[Image:LoEGWebley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dante ([[Max Ryan]]), the Fantom's second in command, while disguised as a British Army officer is armed with a Webley-Green revolver.]]
-[[Image:LoEGEnfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px| One of the Fantom's men in Berlin (disguised as a British soldier) has a Long Lee-Enfield rifle in his hands.]]
+[[Image:LoEGWebley2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Allan Quatermain ([[Sean Connery]]) pointing his Webley-Green revolver at the Fantom's assassins in Kenya.]]
-[[Image:LoEGEnfield2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:LoEGWebley3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Quatermain pulls his Webley-Green during the library shootout.]]
+[[Image:LoEGWebley4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Webley-Green lies on the floor.]]
-==Webley Green revolver==
-Allan Quatermain ([[Sean Connery]]) uses a [[Webley Green]] revolver as his sidearm throughout the film.
-[[Image:wgl.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Webley-Green .455 Webley]]
-[[Image:LoEGWebley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dante ([[Max Ryan]]), one of the Fantom's men (disguised as a British Army officer) is armed with a Webley Green revolver while the Fantom kidnapped German scientists in Berlin]]
-[[Image:LoEGWebley2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Allan Quatermain ([[Sean Connery]]) aiming his Webley Green revolver at the Fantom's assassins in Kenya]]
-[[Image:LoEGWebley3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-[[Image:LoEGWebley4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-== Double Barreled Express "Matilda" Rifle ==
-Quatermain ([[Sean Connery]]) carries as his primary firearm a double barreled exposed hammer "Express Rifle". It appears to have barrels between 28 and 30 inches in length.
-[[Image:LoEGMatilda.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bruce the Barman (Director Stephen Norrington in a cameo) lifts "Matilda" from behind the bar and tosses it to Quartermain.]]
-[[Image:LoEGMatilda2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:LoEGMatilda3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:LoEGMatilda4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:LoEGMatilda5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 ==Tokarev TT-33==
+A [[Tokarev TT-33 Pistol|Tokarev TT-33]] pistol housed in an ornate shell is used by Captain Nemo ([[Naseeruddin Shah]]).
+[[Image:TT-33.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
+[[Image:DSCN0145.jpg|thumb|none|300px|A Tokarev TT-33 housed in an ornate shell.]]
+[[Image:DSCN0144.jpg|thumb|none|300px|A Tokarev TT-33 housed in an ornate shell.]]
+[[Image:DSCN0143.jpg|thumb|none|300px|A Tokarev TT-33 housed in an ornate shell.]]
+[[Image:LoEGtt33.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Tokarev TT-33 pistol housed in an ornate shell is used by Captain Nemo ([[Naseeruddin Shah]]).]]
-A decorated Tokarev TT-33 pistol is used by Captain Nemo ([[Naseeruddin Shah]]).
+== Mauser C96 ==
+One of the Fantom's assassins uses a [[Mauser C96]] pistol when confronting Quatermain's friend Nigel ([[David Hemmings]]) in Kenya. A pistol was apparently loaded with only one round as it clicks empty after firing.
+[[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mauser C96 - 7.63x25mm Mauser]]
+[[Image:LoEGC96.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the Fantom's assassins uses a Mauser C96 pistol when confronting Quatermain's friend Nigel ([[David Hemmings]]) in Kenya.]]
-[[Image:LoEGtt33.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+== Luger P08 Artillery ==
+Dorian Gray ([[Stuart Townsend]]) uses an anachronistic gold-plated [[Luger P08|Luger P08 Artillery]] in one scene. The Luger's design was first patented in 1898, one year before the film takes place. However, it did not enter production until 1900, making it unlikely that Dorian would own one (on the other hand, Dorian is working for a criminal mastermind who profits from wartime technology so maybe it was designed by the great professor).
+[[Image:LugerP08Artillery.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger P08 Artillery - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:LoEGluger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dorian Gray ([[Stuart Townsend]]) fires his Luger P08 Artillery.]]
+[[Image:LoEGluger2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dorian fires his Luger at Ishmael (Terry O'Neill).]]
-==Sten Mk.II submachine gun==
+==Colt New Army==
+In addition to his [[Winchester Model 1873]], Special Agent Tom Sawyer ([[Shane West]]) carries what appear to be two nickel [[Colt New Service|Colt New Army]] revolvers.
+[[File:Colt New Army .357.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt New Army - .357 Magnum]]
+[[Image:LoEGSAA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Special Agent Tom Sawyer ([[Shane West]]) wields his two nickel Colt New Army revolvers.]]
+[[Image:LoEGrev.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sawyer with his dual revolvers.]]
-The crew of Captain Nemo ([[Naseeruddin Shah]])	are seen armed with decorated [[Sten]] Mk.II submachine guns in both Venice and at the Fantom/M's secret factory/hideout in Mongolia.
+=Submachine Guns=
+==Sten Mk II==
+The crew of Captain Nemo ([[Naseeruddin Shah]])	are seen armed with ornately decorated [[Sten Mk II]] submachine guns in both Venice and at the Fantom/M's secret factory/hideout in Mongolia.
+[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:DSCN0141.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Sten Mk II housed in an ornate shell.]]
+[[Image:DSCN0142.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Sten Mk II housed in an ornate shell.]]
+[[Image:LoEGSten.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nemo's men stand guard with their ornately decorated Sten submachine guns.]]
+[[Image:LoEGSten2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two guards with their Sten submachine guns inside the Nautilus.]]
+[[Image:LoEGSten3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nemo's men fire their Sten submachine guns during a shootout with James Moriarty's guards.]]
+[[Image:LXG 312.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nemo's men fire their Sten submachine guns.]]
+==Thompson==
+The [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Thompson submachine gun]] is used as the basis for a number of the Fantom's automatic rifles.
+[[File:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP]]
+[[Image:LXG-MoriartyTompsonGun1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Modified Thompson Submachine Gun]]
+[[Image:LoEGtommy.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of the "automatic rifle". The Thompson's straight magazine is visible.]]
+[[Image:LoEGtommy2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Some of the Fantom's men open fire with their "automatic rifles".]]
-[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|]]
+==Uzi==
-[[Image:LoEGSten.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+The [[Uzi]] is used as a basis for the automatic weapons carried by the Fantom's men. They are fitted with early model detachable wooden buttstocks.
-[[Image:LoEGSten2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[File:Uzi old stock.jpg|thumb|none|350px|IMI Uzi with detachable wooden buttstock (early model with straight comb) - 9x19mm]]
-[[Image:LoEGSten3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[Image:LoEGUzi.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the Fantom's men holds his Uzi.]]
-==AK rifle==
+=Shotguns=
-An [[AK-47]]-type rifle is one of the ones used as the basis for a number of automatic rifles used by Fantom's men.
+== Double Barreled Shotgun ==
+The Elderly Hunter (Robert Vahey) uses his [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|Double Barreled Shotgun]] to exchange fire with the Fantom's men in Kenya. Quatermain is also seen using this shotgun.
+[[File:Stevens12GaugeShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Double Barreled Shotgun - 12 Gauge]]
+[[Image:LoEGDBS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''Quatermain''': ''"Automatic rifles! Who in God's name has automatic rifles?"''<br>'''The Elderly Hunter''': ''"Dashed unsporting. Probably Belgian!"''<br>The Elderly Hunter (Robert Vahey) aims his Double Barreled Shotgun.]]
-[[Image:LXG-AK47NoStrap1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+=Rifles=
-[[Image:LoEGAK.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+==Lee-Enfield Mk I==
+[[Lee-Enfield rifle series|Lee-Enfield Mk I]] rifles are first seen carried by British soldiers in their futile attempt to stop the tank breaking into the Bank of England at the beginning of the film. Lee-Enfield rifles would later be used by the Fantom's men (disguised as British soldiers) when they abducted German scientists in Berlin.
+[[Image:Leemk1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield Mk I - .303 British. In service between 1896-1907.]]
+[[Image:LoEGEnfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the Fantom's men disguised as a British soldier holds a Lee-Enfield rifle in Berlin. Note the bolt is on the wrong side, indicating that this is a reversed shot.]]
+[[Image:LoEGEnfield2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another Lee-Enfield is held by one of the Fantom's men.]]
-==Thompson submachine gun==
+== Double Barreled Express "Matilda" Rifle ==
-The [[Thompson]] submachine gun is also used as the basis for a number of the Fantom's automatic rifles.
+Allan Quatermain ([[Sean Connery]]) carries a double barreled exposed hammer Express "Matilda" Rifle as his primary firearm. It appears to have barrels between 28 and 30 inches in length.
-[[Image:LXG-MoriartyTompsonGun1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[File:LXGMatilda.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The screen-used "Matilda" rifle from the film, as seen at the [https://www.julienslive.com/view-auctions/catalog/id/8/lot/2083/ Julien's Auction site]]]
-[[Image:LoEGtommy.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:LoEGMatilda.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bruce the Barman (Director Stephen Norrington in a cameo) grabs the "Matilda" rifle from behind the bar and tosses it to Quatermain.]]
-[[Image:LoEGtommy2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:LoEGMatilda2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Quatermain takes aim at a fleeing henchman with his Express Rifle.]]
+[[Image:LoEGMatilda3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Quatermain takes target practice while on the topside of the Nautilus.]]
-==Uzi submachine gun==
+[[Image:LoEGMatilda4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Agent Tom Sawyer takes aim with the rifle. In the DVD commentary, it was mentioned that this was an authentic rifle, not a lightweight prop, which made it very difficult for actor Shane West to keep steady.]]
-In addition to the Thompson and the AK rifles, the [[Uzi]] carbine was used as a basis for the automatic weapons carried by the Fantom's gunmen when they tried to assassinate Quatermain in Kenya.
+[[Image:LoEGMatilda5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of the double triggers as Quatermain takes aim at a snow tiger.]]
-[[Image:LoEGUzi.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-==Mauser C96 ==
-One of the Fantom's assassins was seen using a [[Mauser C96]] pistol in Kenya when they shot one of Quatermain's friends. It was apparently loaded with only one round, I guess they didn't make a lot of blanks for this kind of gun.
--Many of them were chambered for 9mm rounds, and were known as "Red 9's" because of the red 9 on the handle. I doubt 9mm blanks are hard to come across....unless they used an original C96 firing 7.63x25mm Mauser rounds, not sure about blanks for those. - [[User:Diego Wolfwood|Diego Wolfwood]]
-[[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]]
-[[Image:LoEGC96.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-==Winchester 1873 lever-action rifle==
-[[Winchester Model 1873]] lever-action rifles with engraving were used by both Quartermain and Special Agent Tom Sawyer throughout the film.
-[[Image:Winchester1873.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 1873 - 1st generation rifle - 44-40 Cal.]]
-[[Image:LoEGwinchester.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:LoEGwinchester2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:LoEGwinchester3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:LoEGwinchester4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:LoEGwinchester5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-==Artillery Luger P08==
-Dorian Gray used an anachronistic gold plated Artillery [[Luger P08]]. The Luger's design was first patented in 1898, one year before the film takes place. However, it did not enter production until 1900, making it unlikely that Dorian would own one.
-On the other hand Dorian is working for a criminal mastermind who profits from wartime technology so maybe it was designed by the great professor
-[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|]]
-[[Image:LoEGluger.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:LoEGluger2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-==Unknown revolvers==
-Special Agent Tom Sawyer ([[Shane West]]) was seen armed with two, unknown nickeled revolvers - possibly either Smith & Wesson Model 10 .38cal revolvers or Colt New Service revolvers.
-[[Image:LoEGSAA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+==Winchester Model 1873==
-[[Image:LoEGrev.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+Special Agent Tom Sawyer ([[Shane West]]) of the United States Secret Service carries two engraved [[Winchester Model 1873]] lever-action rifles. The Winchester is used by both Quatermain and Sawyer throughout the film.
+[[File:Winchester Model 1873 20 inch barrel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Model 1873 carbine with 20" barrel - .44-40 WCF]]
+[[Image:LoEGwinchester.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Quatermain admires Agent Sawyer's custom Winchester rifle.]]
+[[Image:LoEGwinchester2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Quatermain hands back the Winchester.]]
+[[Image:LoEGwinchester3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Quatermain is armed with the Winchester while in Venice.]]
+[[Image:LoEGwinchester4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The barrel of the Winchester is seen.]]
+[[Image:LoEGwinchester5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Special Agent Tom Sawyer ([[Shane West]]) holds his Winchester.]]
-== Double Barrel shotgun ==
+==AK Rifle==
+In addition to the Thompson and the Uzi, an [[AK-47]]-type rifle is another firearm used as the basis for a number of automatic rifles carried by the Fantom's men. The foregrip is similar to the grip of a [[Mauser C96]].
+[[Image:AK47-PolyTechLegend.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Poly Technologies AK-47 - 7.62x39mm]]
+[[Image:LXG-AK47NoStrap1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Modified AK Rifle]]
+[[Image:LoEGAK.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The distinct magazine of an AK rifle is seen outside the automatic rifle held by one of the Fantom's men.]]
-[[Image:LoEGDBS.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The}}
-[[Category: Movie]]
+[[Category:Movie]]
-[[category:Fantasy]]
+[[Category:Fantasy]]
+[[Category:Action]]
+[[Category:Action Movie]]
+[[Category:Adventure Movie]]
+[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]]

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Handguns

Webley-Green

Tokarev TT-33

Mauser C96

Luger P08 Artillery

Colt New Army

Submachine Guns

Sten Mk II

Thompson

Uzi

Shotguns

Double Barreled Shotgun

Rifles

Lee-Enfield Mk I

Double Barreled Express "Matilda" Rifle

Winchester Model 1873

AK Rifle

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