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[[File:Somme05_no1_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mk III* with fixed Pattern 1907 sword bayonet.]] | [[File:Somme05_no1_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mk III* with fixed Pattern 1907 sword bayonet.]] | ||
==Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk | ==Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I== | ||
British soldiers carry anachronistic [[ | British soldiers carry anachronistic [[Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I]] rifles with adapters to install Pattern 1907 sword bayonets from the No. I Mk III. The No. 4 Mk. I usually used a spike bayonet. | ||
[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px| | [[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I - .303 British]] | ||
[[File:Somme05_no4_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up on the adapter of a No.4 Mk | [[File:Somme05_no4_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up on the adapter of a No. 4 Mk I.]] | ||
[[File:Somme05_no4_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Richard H. Tawney ([[Patrick Kennedy]]) advanes with a SMLE through No Man's Land.]] | [[File:Somme05_no4_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Richard H. Tawney ([[Patrick Kennedy]]) advanes with a SMLE through No Man's Land.]] | ||
[[File:Somme05_no4_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He chambers a round...]] | [[File:Somme05_no4_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He chambers a round...]] | ||
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[[File:Somme05_no4_6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Burke ([[Nick Figgis]]) aims his rifle.]] | [[File:Somme05_no4_6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Burke ([[Nick Figgis]]) aims his rifle.]] | ||
[[File:Somme05_no4_7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Front view of the scene.]] | [[File:Somme05_no4_7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Front view of the scene.]] | ||
[[File:Somme05_no4_8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He holds the No.4 Mk | [[File:Somme05_no4_8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He holds the No. 4 Mk I.]] | ||
==Persian Mauser 98/29== | ==Persian Mauser 98/29== | ||
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The Somme is a 2005 British produced documentary for Channel Four about the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The documentary tells the story of British, French and German soldiers during this battle. The focus is on the struggle for Ovillers and Mametz (Danzig Alley). In 2006 the BBC documentary The Somme – From Defeat to Victory describes the struggle of the northern village Thiepval.
The following weapons were used in the film The Somme:
Revolvers
Webley Mk. VI
The Webley Mk. VI revolver is used by some British officers including Capt. Charlie May (Ed Stoppard).
Nagant M1895
Lieutenant Alfred Bundy (William Beck) uses a revolver that resemble to a Nagant M1895.
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*
Some British soldiers use Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* rifles. Pvt. Cyril Jose (Oliver Jones) is seen with one during basic training. Sergeant Tawney (Patrick Kennedy) is seen also with a Mk III* as he marches to the front.
Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I
British soldiers carry anachronistic Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I rifles with adapters to install Pattern 1907 sword bayonets from the No. I Mk III. The No. 4 Mk. I usually used a spike bayonet.
Persian Mauser 98/29
German soldiers use anachronistic VZ-98/29 Persian Mausers standing for correct Gewehr 98s.
Berthier Mle 1916 Carbine
The Berthier Mle 1916 is used by French soldiers including Fraisse (David Bertrand) and Barberon (Jean-David Beroard).
Machine Guns
Lewis Gun
A Lewis Gun is held by a British soldier.
Maxim MG 08
The Maxim MG08 is fired by German solders including Franz Cassel's (Robert Cambrinus) men.
Handgrenades
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
German soldiers can briefly seen with stick grenades. They seem to be anachronistic Model 24 Stielhandgranate instead of accurate Model 15 or Model 16.
