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[[Image:Sten.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:Sten.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:Reailwayman-sten1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The paratrooper on the right holds his Sten as he assembles Japanese Kenpeitai.]] | [[File:Reailwayman-sten1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The paratrooper on the right holds his Sten as he assembles Japanese Kenpeitai.]] | ||
==Thompson M1928A1== | |||
Eric can be briefly seen with a slunged [[Thompson M1928A1]], again only in the vision. | |||
[[File:M1928A1 Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[File:Railwayman-Thompson1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eric with the Thompson over his shoulder. Note the canvas holster for a [[Webley revolver]] carried by Young Finlay ([[Sam Reid]]) on the right.]] | |||
[[File:Railwayman-Thompson2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closer view of the submachine gun's magazine.]] | |||
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The Railway Man is a 2013 British-Australian film directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. When Eric Lomax meets his future wife Patti, a new life begins for him. Nevertheless, he can not leave his presence behind. Drawn on what happened to him during his imprisonment during the Second World War, only his friend Finlay can understand what is going on inside him. When the latter presents him with a newspaper report about Eric's former tormentor Takeshi Nagase, who now manages a war museum, Eric has the opportunity to find a degree.
The following weapons were used in the film The Railway Man:
Rifles
Arisaka Type 38
Arisaka Type 38 Rifles are used by Japanese soldiers. Some are fitted with the Type 30 bayonet and the dust cover.
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*
British soldiers are seen with Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*.
Submachine Guns
Owen Mk.I
The Owen Submachine Gun is used by Austrialian paratroopers in Eric's (Jeremy Irvine) vision of his rescue.
Sten Mk II
One of the paratroopers, who frees Eric, is armed with a Sten Mk II SMG.
Thompson M1928A1
Eric can be briefly seen with a slunged Thompson M1928A1, again only in the vision.
Other
Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank
A Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank can be seen during the Fall of Singapore.
