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Anzac officers including Col. Connolly ([[Kevin J. Wilson]]) are armed with [[Webley .455 Mk VI]] revolvers. Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith ([[Robert Powell]]) is also seen firing a Webley at the beginning during the landing on Gallipoli beach. | Anzac officers including Col. Connolly ([[Kevin J. Wilson]]) are armed with [[Webley .455 Mk VI]] revolvers. Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith ([[Robert Powell]]) is also seen firing a Webley at the beginning during the landing on Gallipoli beach. | ||
[[Image:Webley Mk VI.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk IV - .455 Webley]] | [[Image:Webley Mk VI.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk IV - .455 Webley]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-Webley1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pvt. Fred South ([[Jed Brophy]]).]] | [[File:ChunukBair-Webley1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Frank fired a shot at Pvt. Fred South ([[Jed Brophy]]) to wound him.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-Webley2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-Webley2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Webley of Col. Connolly, seen on the table with a map of Chunuk Bair.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-Webley3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-Webley3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Col. Connolly holds up his revolver to signal a charge.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-Webley4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-Webley4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He brandishes his Webley during that charge.]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III== | ==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III== | ||
The [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III]] rifle is the standard weapon for the Anzacs including Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith, Porky ([[John Leigh]]), Bassett ([[Danny Mulheron]]), Smiler ([[Murray Keane]]), and Col. Connolly. Some Turks can also be seen fighting with SMLEs. | The [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III]] rifle, and the improved Mk.III*, is the standard weapon for the Anzacs including Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith, Porky ([[John Leigh]]), Bassett ([[Danny Mulheron]]), Smiler ([[Murray Keane]]), and Col. Connolly. Some Turks can also be seen fighting with SMLEs. | ||
[[File:SMLE Mark III.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III - .303 British. Introduced in 1907, this was the official battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during | [[File:SMLE Mark III.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III - .303 British. Introduced in 1907, this was the official battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during WWI.]] | ||
[[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.]] | [[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-smle1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-smle1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Frank with his SMLE during the landing on the beach.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-smle2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-smle2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close-up of the trigger as he decided not to shoot two Turks.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-smle3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-smle3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A good view of the SMLE's front sight.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-smle4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-smle4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One Anzac chambers his rifle. Here the magazine cutoff is clearly visible.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-smle5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-smle5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Anzacs awaiting the signal to charge with their SMLEs on August 8, 1915.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-smle6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-smle6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Porky cleans his rifle. Note the missing magazine cutoff, what matches an Mk.III*.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-smle7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-smle7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Later, ontop Chunuk Bair, he watches surroundings of Gallipoli.]] | ||
==Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I== | ==Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I== | ||
Anachronistic SMLE [[Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I|No.4]] rifles are briefly seen carried by | Anachronistic SMLE [[Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I|No.4]] rifles are briefly seen carried by Anzac soldiers before the Battle. | ||
[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 British.]] | [[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 British.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-NoSmle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-NoSmle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Note the smooth barrels and the front sights of the rifles.]] | ||
==Mauser Standard Modell== | ==Mauser Standard Modell== | ||
The Turkish troops are incorrectly armed with post-war commercial [[Mauser Standard Modell]] rifles with straight bolt handles. | The Turkish troops are incorrectly armed with post-war commercial [[Mauser Standard Modell]] rifles with straight bolt handles. They should use their own [[1903 Turkish Mauser|Mauser designs]] of that period. | ||
[[Image:Mauser Standard Modell.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Standard Modell - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Mauser Standard Modell.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Standard Modell - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-Mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-Mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An overview of a Mauser next to its dead user.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A closer view of this rifle.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Turkish sniper aims his Mauser.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-Mauser4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-Mauser4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The bayonet seems to be a sort of an ''Ersatz'' or a Belgian Model 1908.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-Mauser5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-Mauser5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Blurry view of two Mauser carried by Turkish soldiers.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-Mauser6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-Mauser6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A good view of the bottom part that offers a view of the mounted sling swivels.]] | ||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
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Turkish soldiers use [[Maxim#Maxim_MG08|Maxim MG08]]s with Vickers tripods. | Turkish soldiers use [[Maxim#Maxim_MG08|Maxim MG08]]s with Vickers tripods. | ||
[[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on sledge mount - 7.92x57mm]] | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on sledge mount - 7.92x57mm]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-Maxaim1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-Maxaim1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Turkish MG team spotted incoming Anzacs.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-Maxaim2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-Maxaim2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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Frank and other Anzacs use [[No. 15 Hand Grenade "Ball"|No. 15 Hand Grenades]]. It is also used by Turkish soldiers. | Frank and other Anzacs use [[No. 15 Hand Grenade "Ball"|No. 15 Hand Grenades]]. It is also used by Turkish soldiers. | ||
[[Image:Nov15a.jpg|thumb|none|150px|No. 15 Hand Grenade "Ball".]] | [[Image:Nov15a.jpg|thumb|none|150px|No. 15 Hand Grenade "Ball".]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-Bomb1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-Bomb1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A No. 15 thrown by a Turk on the ground.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-Bomb2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-Bomb2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Frank takes a grenade from the belt of a killed Turk.]] | ||
[[File:ChunukBair-Bomb3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:ChunukBair-Bomb3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|''"Get down!''"<br /> He uses it against a wave of Turkish soldiers.]] | ||
[[Category: Movie]] | [[Category: Movie]] | ||
Revision as of 05:54, 9 September 2020
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Chunuk Bair is a 1992 New Zealand movie directed by Dale G. Bradley. It tells the story of the New Zealand Wellington Regiment which takes part in the Gallipoli champaign to gain control of the ridge known as Chunuk Bair.
The following weapons were used in the film Chunuk Bair:
Revolvers
Webley MK VI
Anzac officers including Col. Connolly (Kevin J. Wilson) are armed with Webley .455 Mk VI revolvers. Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith (Robert Powell) is also seen firing a Webley at the beginning during the landing on Gallipoli beach.
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III
The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifle, and the improved Mk.III*, is the standard weapon for the Anzacs including Sgt. Maj. Frank Smith, Porky (John Leigh), Bassett (Danny Mulheron), Smiler (Murray Keane), and Col. Connolly. Some Turks can also be seen fighting with SMLEs.
Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I
Anachronistic SMLE No.4 rifles are briefly seen carried by Anzac soldiers before the Battle.
Mauser Standard Modell
The Turkish troops are incorrectly armed with post-war commercial Mauser Standard Modell rifles with straight bolt handles. They should use their own Mauser designs of that period.
Machine Guns
Vickers Mk1
A Vickers MK1 Machine Gun is used by the New Zealanders.
Maxim MG08
Turkish soldiers use Maxim MG08s with Vickers tripods.
Grenades
No. 15 "Ball"
Frank and other Anzacs use No. 15 Hand Grenades. It is also used by Turkish soldiers.
He uses it against a wave of Turkish soldiers.