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=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
==Webley Mk VI Revolver== | ==Webley Mk. VI Revolver== | ||
[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk VI Revolver - .455 Webley]] | [[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk. VI Revolver - .455 Webley]] | ||
[[Image:Lighthorsemen-Webley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Major Richard Meinertzhagen ([[Anthony Andrews]]) gives his [[Webley Mk VI]] to Colonel Murray Bourchier ([[Tony Bonner]]).]] | [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Webley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Major Richard Meinertzhagen ([[Anthony Andrews]]) gives his [[Webley Mk VI]] to Colonel Murray Bourchier ([[Tony Bonner]]).]] | ||
[[Image:Lighthorsemen-Webley2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Australian Sergeant fires his Webley Mk VI at Turkish troops.]] | [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Webley2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Australian Sergeant fires his Webley Mk VI at Turkish troops.]] | ||
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III== | ==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III== | ||
[[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III]]s are the mainstay weapon of the Australian and British troops. | [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III]]s are the mainstay weapon of the Australian and British troops. | ||
[[Image:SMLE Mark III.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III - .303 British]] | [[Image:SMLE Mark III.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III - .303 British]] | ||
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[[Image:Lighthorsemen-SMLE-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Australian light horsemen fire their SMLE rifles with bayonets.]] | [[Image:Lighthorsemen-SMLE-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Australian light horsemen fire their SMLE rifles with bayonets.]] | ||
== | ==Mauser Maodel 1903/30== | ||
[[Mauser Rifle Series#1903 Turkish Mauser|Mauser 1903/30 Rifles]], identify by the notch on top the receiver, are the mainstay weapon of the Turkish troops. | [[Mauser Rifle Series#1903 Turkish Mauser|Mauser 1903/30 Rifles]], identify by the notch on top the receiver, are the mainstay weapon of the Turkish troops. | ||
[[Image:TurkishMauser03-30.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Turkish Mauser 1903/30 - 7.92x57mm]] | [[Image:TurkishMauser03-30.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Turkish Mauser 1903/30 - 7.92x57mm]] | ||
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[[Image:Lighthorsemen-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of Turkish 1903/30 Mauser rifle rear sights.]] | [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of Turkish 1903/30 Mauser rifle rear sights.]] | ||
[[Image:Lighthorsemen-Mauser4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view.]] | [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Mauser4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view.]] | ||
[[Image:Lighthorsemen-Mauser5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This close-up of the opened receiver shows the striking notch next to the post-WWI "''Kirikkale Tufek Fabrikast''" markings of the Turkish Republic.]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
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[[Image:Lighthorsemen-Lewis.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Australian soldier holds the [[Lewis Gun#Infantry|Lewis Machine Gun]].]] | [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Lewis.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Australian soldier holds the [[Lewis Gun#Infantry|Lewis Machine Gun]].]] | ||
==Vickers | ==Vickers Mk. I== | ||
[[Image:Vickers gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mark | [[Image:Vickers gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mark I Machine Gun with ribbed water jacket - .303 British]] | ||
[[Image:Lighthorsemen-Vickers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The horse carries [[Vickers#Vickers MK1 Machine Gun|Vickers | [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Vickers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The horse carries [[Vickers#Vickers MK1 Machine Gun|Vickers Mk. I]] machine gun.]] | ||
==Maxim MG08== | ==Maxim MG08== | ||
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=Hand Grenades= | =Hand Grenades= | ||
==Model 17 Stielhandgranate== | ==Model 17 Stielhandgranate== | ||
[[Image:German_ww1_hand_grenade.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:German_ww1_hand_grenade.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Model 17 Stielhandgranate]] | ||
[[Image:Lighthorsemen-Stielhandgranate.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Wounded Turkish soldier holds an earlier version of [[Model 17 Stielhandgranate]]. Note the belt clip.]] | [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Stielhandgranate.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Wounded Turkish soldier holds an earlier version of [[Model 17 Stielhandgranate]]. Note the belt clip.]] | ||
[[Image:Lighthorsemen-Stielhandgranate2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Stielhandgranate2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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[[Image:Lighthorsemen-Explosive.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Explosive.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:Lighthorsemen-Explosive-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Explosive-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
Revision as of 11:40, 1 August 2021
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The Lighthorsemen is a 1987 Australian World War I film directed by Simon Wincer. The film tells about the men of the Australian Light Horse who were involved in the 1917 Battle of Beersheeba.
Several pieces of footage from the film were re-used for the episode "Palestine 1917" of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (re-released on video and DVD under the title "Daredevils of the Desert"), which Wincer also directed.
The following weapons are featured in the film The Lighthorsemen:
Handguns
Webley Mk. VI Revolver
Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk IIIs are the mainstay weapon of the Australian and British troops.
Mauser Maodel 1903/30
Mauser 1903/30 Rifles, identify by the notch on top the receiver, are the mainstay weapon of the Turkish troops.
Machine Guns
Lewis Machine Gun
Vickers Mk. I
Maxim MG08
Maxim MG08/15
Parabellum MG17
Hand Grenades
Model 17 Stielhandgranate
Other
7.7 cm FK 96 n.A.
Turkish troops use German 7,7 cm Feldkanone 96 n. A. field guns. Australian troops use these guns also.
Aerial bomb
German reconnaissance aircraft carries small aerial bombs.
Mark IV tank
British troops use tanks during the Second Battle of Gaza.
Explosive
Australian troops used explosives to destroy the Turkish railway.
