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Several French soldiers use unknown rifles.
[[Image:Paths_unrifle1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier on the left and the second from the right hold bolt action rifles.]]
[[Image:Paths_unrifle1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier on the left and the second from the right hold bolt action rifles.]]
[[Image:Paths_unrifle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier charges with a differen rifle.]]
[[Image:Paths_unrifle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier charges with a differend rifle.]]
[[Image:Paths_unrifle2_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same rifle lies on the ground after soldier has been killed.]]
[[Image:Paths_unrifle2_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same rifle lies on the ground after soldier has been killed.]]
[[Image:Paths_unrifle3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier in the middle holds an unknown rifle.]]
[[Image:Paths_unrifle3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier in the middle holds an unknown rifle.]]
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Paths of Glory
Movie Poster
Paths of Glory Stanley Kubrick (The Killing Full Metal Jacket Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb A Clockwork Orange Kirk Douglas as a French officer who defends three soldiers who are to be executed for cowardice as a result of a disastrous attempt to take a well-defended German position and a French general's desire to shift the blame.
The following weapons were used in the film Paths of Glory :
Revolvers Mle 1892 Revolver The Mle 1892 Revolver is carried by several French officers and soldiers including Lieutenant Roget (Wayne Morris ), Cpl. Philippe Paris (Ralph Meeker ) and Pvt. Lejeune (Kem Dibbs ). Colonel Dax holds is briefly seen with this revolver, too, as he goes over the top but it then switches to a Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolver . Major Saint-Auban (Richard Anderson ) carries a holstered Mle 1892.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver - 8x27 mm SR. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Roget holds his revolver before he goes over the top for a reconnaissance mission. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cpl. Paris carries an Mle 1892 Revolver into no man’s land. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Col. Dax draws his revolver before the charge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He orders his men to come out the trench. Smith & Wesson M1917 Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas ) carries what appears to be a Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolver as his sidearm.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolver (Military issue with lanyard ring) - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Col. Dax carries a M1917 Revolver while leading in his men in a charge across no man's land. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He takes cover in a crater. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dax: "Sergeant, where's B comapany? " Rifles Lebel 1886 French soldiers are seen carrying Lebel 1886 rifles and firing them during the battle scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing French Lebel M1886 Rifle - 8 x 50mm Lebel Error creating thumbnail: File missing A sentry salutes his Lebel to Col. Dax. Error creating thumbnail: File missing French soldiers maching in front of the prison. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Staff Sergeant Boulanger (Bert Freed ) introduces the prison guards. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier escorts injured Private Pierre Arnaud (Joe Turkel ). Gras Model 1874 Some French soldiers are seen with Gras Model 1874 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gras Mle 1874 - 11 x 59mm Gras. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French soldier greets Général Mireau (George Macready ) with his Gras. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The French soldier in the lower crater holds a Gras. Wänzel 1854/67 The majority of French troops seem to be use Austrian Wänzel 1854/67s during the charge at Hill 19.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Infanteriegewehr M 1854/67, System Wänzel - 14×33R. Error creating thumbnail: File missing French soldiers make room for Dax. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The French soldier in the middle holds the rifle. The breech loading can be seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Col Dax walks thorugh the trench. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier on the left holds his rifle with fixed bayonett. Mauser Gewehr 1898 French soldiers are also frequently seen using German Gewehr 98 Mauser rifles, probably due to the lack of available Lebel 1886 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French soldier is obviously armed with a Gew. 98. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The French soldiers that comprise the execution detail are all armed with Gew. 98 rifles. Mauser Gewehr 1888/05 What appears to be a German Gewehr 1888/05 is seen carried by French soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gewehr 1888/05 - 7.92x57mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rifle lies on the ground. Mosin Nagant M91/30 Some French soldiers use Russian Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full-length Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French soldier (left corner) advances with his Mosin-Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier on the right holds the rifle. Unknown Rifles Several French soldiers use unknown rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier on the left and the second from the right hold bolt action rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French soldier charges with a differend rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same rifle lies on the ground after soldier has been killed. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier in the middle holds an unknown rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another unknown rifle is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A prison guard enters the room. Error creating thumbnail: File missing the guard holds his rifle. Machine Guns Vickers Mk 1 French soldiers use British Vickers machine guns in the trenches.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vickers gun with ribbed water jacket - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French soldier transports the Vickers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another soldier passes Dax, Major Saint-Auban and Général Mireau. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A MG position in the French trench. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Vickers in the trench as Dax returns to when he wants to find out why the men have not advanced Browning M1919 An anachronistic Browning M1919 is seen on the ground of the French trench.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 Springfield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Browning lies on the ground. Other Citron Foug modèle 1916 Lieutenant Roget throws a Citron Foug mle 1916 grenade and kill Pvt. Lejeune accidentally.
Citron Foug modèle 1916 with 2nd Model cap. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Roget's grenade on the right. Howitzers Error creating thumbnail: File missing Howitzers fire on the "Ant hill". Error creating thumbnail: File missing The howitzers behind the Battery Commander Capt. Rousseau (John Stein ). 
