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[[File:ThePromise.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The Promise'' (2011)]] | [[File:ThePromise.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The Promise'' (2011)]] | ||
''The Promise'' is a 2011 British miniseries | |||
'''''The Promise''''' is a 2011 British miniseries starring [[Claire Foy]] as Erin, a teenage British girl who accompanies her best friend Eliza to Israel when she is called up for national service. Along the way, she reads the diary of her grandfather Len Matthews ([[Christian Cooke]]), a paratrooper and World War II veteran who was sent to post-war Palestine as part of the British mandate. Len and his mates are caught between the Jews and the Arabs, and Eliza explores life in the Palestinian territories, with her path ultimately leading to a promise her grandfather made to an Arab family decades ago. | |||
'''The following weapons can be seen in the miniseries ''The Promise'':''' | '''The following weapons can be seen in the miniseries ''The Promise'':''' | ||
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==Enfield No.2 Mk.1*== | ==Enfield No.2 Mk.1*== | ||
Hassan ([[Amir Najjar]]) fires an [[Enfield No.2|Enfield No.2 Mk.1*]] in a shootout with | Hassan ([[Amir Najjar]]) fires an [[Enfield No.2|Enfield No.2 Mk.1*]] in a shootout with Irgun troops. | ||
[[File:Enfield No2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Enfield No.2 Mk.1*]] | [[File:Enfield No2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Enfield No.2 Mk.1* - .38 S&W]] | ||
[[File:TP Hassan No2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hassan ([[Amir Najjar]]) fires an Enfield No.2 Mk.1*.]] | [[File:TP Hassan No2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hassan ([[Amir Najjar]]) fires an Enfield No.2 Mk.1*.]] | ||
[[File:TP Hassan No2 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hassan with his No.2.]] | [[File:TP Hassan No2 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hassan with his No.2.]] | ||
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[[File:TP Irgun Sten.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Irgun fighter with a Sten.]] | [[File:TP Irgun Sten.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Irgun fighter with a Sten.]] | ||
[[File:TP Len Sten 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of a Sten.]] | [[File:TP Len Sten 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of a Sten.]] | ||
[[File:TP Len Sten 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Len on the | [[File:TP Len Sten 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Len on the move.]] | ||
==M1928 Thompson== | ==M1928 Thompson== | ||
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[[File:TP IDF Galil 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An IDF squad leader with a Galil SAR. Note the magazines taped "jungle style".]] | [[File:TP IDF Galil 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An IDF squad leader with a Galil SAR. Note the magazines taped "jungle style".]] | ||
[[File:TP IDF Galil 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The squad leader with his SAR.]] | [[File:TP IDF Galil 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The squad leader with his SAR.]] | ||
==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*== | |||
Several British paratroopers are armed with the older [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*]]. | |||
[[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British]] | |||
[[File:TP British No1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British paratroopers with the Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*.]] | |||
[[File:TP British No1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A paratrooper with a No.1.]] | |||
[[File:TP British No1 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Lee-Enfield firing.]] | |||
[[File:TP Len No1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Len Matthews ([[Christian Cooke]]) with a Lee-Enfield No.1 slung.]] | |||
==Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I== | |||
The main weapon of the British paratroopers is the [[Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I]]. | |||
[[File:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I - .303 British]] | |||
[[File:TP British No4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A stack of Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I rifles can be seen in the right-hand corner.]] | |||
[[File:TP British No4 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A British soldier with a Lee-Enfield No.4.]] | |||
[[File:TP British No4 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British soldiers with No.4 rifles.]] | |||
[[File:TP British No4 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British guards with the No.4.]] | |||
[[File:TP Irgun No4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A stack of No.4 rifles in an arms cache.]] | |||
[[File:TP British No4 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Departing British soldiers sling their rifles.]] | |||
[[File:TP Irgun No4 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Irgun fighters firing No.4 rifles.]] | |||
[[File:TP Arab No4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Arab fighter with a Lee-Enfield.]] | |||
==Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I (T)== | |||
Corporal Jackie Clough ([[Luke Allen-Gale]]) uses a sporterized [[Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I (T)]]. Sergeant Len Matthews ([[Christian Cooke]]) later uses the rifle. | |||
[[File:Smle4mk1t.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk. I (T) - .303 British]] | |||
[[File:TP Jackie No4Scope.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corporal Jackie Clough ([[Luke Allen-Gale]]) with a Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T).]] | |||
[[File:TP Jackie No4Scope 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie with the rifle. Note that it has been sporterized.]] | |||
[[File:TP Len No4Scope.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Len Matthews ([[Christian Cooke]]) readies the Lee-Enfield sniper rifle.]] | |||
[[File:TP Len No4Scope 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Len aims the rifle.]] | |||
==Karabiner 98k== | |||
Irgun fighters are armed with the [[Karabiner 98k]]. In real life, the Karabiner, many of them Czech mausers, were used heavily by Haganah, Irgun and Palmach fighters. | |||
[[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[File:TP Irgun 98k.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Irgun fighter with a Karabiner 98k.]] | |||
[[File:TP Irgun 98k 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Irgun fighter fires his Karabiner.]] | |||
==M4 Carbine== | |||
The [[M16_rifle_series#M4.2FM4A1_Carbine|M4 Carbine]] is used by IDF soldiers. | |||
[[File:ColtM4A1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M4 Carbine - 5.56x45mm]] | |||
[[File:TP IDF M4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An IDF soldier at a checkpoint with an M4 Carbine.]] | |||
[[File:TP IDF M4 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier with his M4.]] | |||
[[File:TP IDF M4 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An IDF soldier in Hebron with an M4.]] | |||
[[File:TP IDF M4 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier raises his Carbine.]] | |||
[[File:TP Settler M4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several M4 Carbine's supported on chairs in a settlement.]] | |||
[[File:TP IDF M4 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An IDF soldier aims his M4 at Palestinians in Gaza.]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | |||
==Bren Mk1== | |||
The [[Bren gun|Bren Mk1]] is carried by British paratroopers. | |||
[[File:Bren_gun.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Bren Mk1 - .303 British]] | |||
[[File:TP British Bren.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British paratroopers set up Bren Mk1 machine guns on jeeps.]] | |||
[[File:TP British Bren 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An unloaded Bren gun in the hands of a paratrooper.]] | |||
[[File:TP British Bren 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The paratrooper fires his Bren at an Irgun hideout.]] | |||
[[File:TP British Bren 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A paratrooper lugging a Bren.]] | |||
==Browning M2HB== | |||
The [[Browning_M2#Browning_M2_Heavy_Barrel|Browning M2HB]] is mounted on British Army halftracks. | |||
[[File:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M2HB - .50 BMG]] | |||
[[File:TP Halftrack M2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Browning M2HB mounted on a British halftrack.]] | |||
[[File:TP Halftrack M2 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of the M2HB.]] | |||
[[File:TP Halftrack M2 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Browning M2HB next to Sergeant Matthews.]] | |||
[[File:TP Halftrack M2 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Side-view of an M2HB.]] | |||
==FN MAG 58== | |||
An [[FN_MAG#FN_MAG_58|FN MAG 58]] is mounted at an IDF checkpoint in Hebron. | |||
[[File:FNMAG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | |||
[[File:TP IDF Mag58.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An FN MAG 58 behind Paul Meyer ([[Itay Tiran]]).]] | |||
[[File:TP IDF Mag58 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An IDF soldier fires the MAG at a Palestinian sniper.]] | |||
=Grenades= | |||
==Mills Bomb== | |||
A crate full of the [[Mills Bomb]] is found by British paratroopers in an Irgun weapons cache. | |||
[[File:Mills_Bomb_SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|150px|No. 36M Mk.I "Mills Bomb" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | |||
[[File:TP Irgun Mills.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A crate full of Mills Bombs.]] | |||
[[File:TP Len Mills.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several bombs can be seen in an ammunition crate alongside mortar rounds.]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:38, 29 July 2023
The Promise is a 2011 British miniseries starring Claire Foy as Erin, a teenage British girl who accompanies her best friend Eliza to Israel when she is called up for national service. Along the way, she reads the diary of her grandfather Len Matthews (Christian Cooke), a paratrooper and World War II veteran who was sent to post-war Palestine as part of the British mandate. Len and his mates are caught between the Jews and the Arabs, and Eliza explores life in the Palestinian territories, with her path ultimately leading to a promise her grandfather made to an Arab family decades ago.
The following weapons can be seen in the miniseries The Promise:
Sidearms
Beretta 92FS
A Hamas fighter carries a Beretta 92FS.
Beretta M1934
An Irgun fighter disguised as a waiter pulls a Beretta M1934 on several British soldiers.
Browning Hi-Power
Numerous Irgun fighters are armed with the Browning Hi-Power. Several of these have black grips.
Colt M1911A1
Irgun assassins use a Colt M1911A1 to shoot several British soldiers. Sergeant Len Matthews (Christian Cooke) starts carrying an M1911A1 after he is disarmed of his service revolver.
Enfield No.2 Mk.1*
Hassan (Amir Najjar) fires an Enfield No.2 Mk.1* in a shootout with Irgun troops.
FN Model 1910
Irgun fighters fire FN Model 1910 pistols with wood grips during a shootout with British troops.
Webley Mk IV
Sergeant Len Matthews (Christian Cooke) carries a Webley Mk IV as his service revolver until he is disarmed of it by an Irgun assassin. It appears to be a pocket model with a 3" barrel.
Submachine Guns
Sten Mk II
Sergeant Len Matthews (Christian Cooke) and other British paratroopers carry the Sten Mk II. It is also used by Irgun fighters.
M1928 Thompson
Irgun fighters carry the M1928 Thompson with L-shaped sights and stick magazines.
Shotguns
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
Arab fighters are armed with the 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun.
Rifles
IMI Galil ARM
The main weapon of the IDF troops is the IMI Galil ARM with wooden handguards.
IMI Galil SAR
Several IDF troops are armed with the IMI Galil SAR.
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*
Several British paratroopers are armed with the older Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*.
Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I
The main weapon of the British paratroopers is the Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I.
Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I (T)
Corporal Jackie Clough (Luke Allen-Gale) uses a sporterized Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I (T). Sergeant Len Matthews (Christian Cooke) later uses the rifle.
Karabiner 98k
Irgun fighters are armed with the Karabiner 98k. In real life, the Karabiner, many of them Czech mausers, were used heavily by Haganah, Irgun and Palmach fighters.
M4 Carbine
The M4 Carbine is used by IDF soldiers.
Machine Guns
Bren Mk1
The Bren Mk1 is carried by British paratroopers.
Browning M2HB
The Browning M2HB is mounted on British Army halftracks.
FN MAG 58
An FN MAG 58 is mounted at an IDF checkpoint in Hebron.
Grenades
Mills Bomb
A crate full of the Mills Bomb is found by British paratroopers in an Irgun weapons cache.
