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[[File:TAQ.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The African Queen'' (1951)]]
{{Infobox Movie
|name = The African Queen
|picture = TAQ.jpg
|caption = ''Movie poster''
|country = [[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] UK<br>[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] USA
|director =  [[John Huston]]
|date= 1951
|language = English<br>German<br>Svahili
|studio=Romulus Films<br>Horizon Pictures
|distributor=United Artists
|character1=Charlie Allnut
|actor1=[[Humphrey Bogart]]
|character2=Rose Sayer
|actor2=[[Katharine Hepburn]]
|character3=Second Officer of ''Königin Luise''
|actor3=[[Walter Gotell]]
|character4=German officer
|actor4=[[Peter Swanwick]]
|character5=
|actor5=
}}


'''The following weapons were used in the film ''The African Queen'':'''
'''The following weapons were used in the film ''The African Queen'':'''
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==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III* SMLE==
German forces in East Africa are armed with [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*]] bolt-action rifles.  The soldiers are seen holding them as they round up villagers.  When German forces open fire on ''The African Queen'', one of the rifles is seen with a scope.


[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III* - .303 British]]
==Unknown Revolver==
[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 British]]
A German officer at Kungdu (John von Kotze) is briefly seen with a holstered revolver (since this is a British production, this maybe a [[Webley Mk VI]] or [[Enfield No. 2]]).
[[File:TAQ 02.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]]
[[File:TAQ 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German officer at Kungdu (John von Kotze) (right) is briefly seen with a holstered revolver. The holster and grip shape matches the Webley/Enfield.]]
[[File:TAQ 04.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]]
[[File:TAQ 06.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]]
[[File:TAQ 08.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]]
[[File:TAQ 10.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]]


==Lee-Enfield Mk.I CLLE==
German forces in East Africa are armed with [[Magazine Lee-Enfield|Lee-Enfield Mk.I CLLE]] bolt-action rifles. The soldiers are seen holding them as they round up villagers. When German forces  at Fort Shona open fire on ''The African Queen'', the officer ([[Peter Swanwick]]) used rifle with a scope. This is another unlikely weapon, although with some convention it can stand for the [[Gewehr 1888]].


==Reichsrevolver M1879==
[[Image:Lee Enfield CMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield Mk.I CLLE (Charger Loading Lee Enfield) - .303 British. Note the bridge over the receiver level with the rear of the magazine which contains a charging clip guide.]]
A German officer ([[Peter Swanwick]]) is briefly seen with a holstered revolver.
[[File:TAQ 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:Reichsrevolver m1879 Revolver.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Reichsrevolver M1879 Revolver - 10,6x25R]]
[[File:TAQ 04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:TAQ 02.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]]
[[File:TAQ 06.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:TAQ 08.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:TAQ 10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]


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The African Queen
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Movie poster
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Directed by John Huston
Release Date 1951
Language English
German
Svahili
Studio Romulus Films
Horizon Pictures
Distributor United Artists
Main Cast
Character Actor
Charlie Allnut Humphrey Bogart
Rose Sayer Katharine Hepburn
Second Officer of Königin Luise Walter Gotell
German officer Peter Swanwick


The following weapons were used in the film The African Queen:



Unknown Revolver

A German officer at Kungdu (John von Kotze) is briefly seen with a holstered revolver (since this is a British production, this maybe a Webley Mk VI or Enfield No. 2).

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A German officer at Kungdu (John von Kotze) (right) is briefly seen with a holstered revolver. The holster and grip shape matches the Webley/Enfield.

Lee-Enfield Mk.I CLLE

German forces in East Africa are armed with Lee-Enfield Mk.I CLLE bolt-action rifles. The soldiers are seen holding them as they round up villagers. When German forces at Fort Shona open fire on The African Queen, the officer (Peter Swanwick) used rifle with a scope. This is another unlikely weapon, although with some convention it can stand for the Gewehr 1888.

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Lee-Enfield Mk.I CLLE (Charger Loading Lee Enfield) - .303 British. Note the bridge over the receiver level with the rear of the magazine which contains a charging clip guide.
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