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* The Lebel 1886 rifle is the standard service rifle of the French Foreign Legion. Every Legionnaire carries and fires one, with the exception of officers. | * The Lebel 1886 rifle is the standard service rifle of the French Foreign Legion. Every Legionnaire carries and fires one, with the exception of officers. | ||
[[Image:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm]] | [[Image:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm]] | ||
==Gewehr 98== | |||
* The Berber Horsemen mostly carry German Gewehr 1898 Rifles with a few other types of bolt action rifles of the period mixed in. Most obviously Abd-El Krim ([[Kamel Krifa]]) carries one throughout the film. | |||
==SMLE== | |||
* Berber Horsemen are also seen using Lee Enfield No 1. Mk III rifles, sometimes in close combat. | |||
==Mle 1892 Revolver== | |||
* Carried by Capt. Rousselot ([[Kim Rømer]]), Lt. Charlier ([[Anders Peter Bro]]) and also given to Legionnaire Luther ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) as protection as he tries to sneak through enemy lines. | |||
==Lewis Gun== | |||
* Lewis guns are used in Legionnaire training and mostly by Legionnaire Mackintosh ([[Nicholas Farrell]]) during the battles. Pvt. Alain Lefevre ([[Jean-Claude Van Damme]]) also uses one at the end of the film. | |||
== Hotchkiss LMG == | == Hotchkiss LMG == | ||
* A Hotchkiss Machine gun is shown being demonstrated by Pvt. Alain Lefevre ([[Jean-Claude Van Damme]]). | |||
[[Image:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with Tripod]] | [[Image:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with Tripod]] | ||
==Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun== | |||
* A Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun (aka Pack Howitzer) was used by the Berber Tribesmen during the siege of the French Foreign Legion outpost. The A Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun as used by the British Colonial forces (but not the British Army itself) in Africa, and by the American forces in the Philippines. | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Adventure Movie]] | [[Category:Adventure Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
Revision as of 06:44, 31 December 2009
The following guns were used in the film Legionnaire:
Lebel 1886
- The Lebel 1886 rifle is the standard service rifle of the French Foreign Legion. Every Legionnaire carries and fires one, with the exception of officers.
Gewehr 98
- The Berber Horsemen mostly carry German Gewehr 1898 Rifles with a few other types of bolt action rifles of the period mixed in. Most obviously Abd-El Krim (Kamel Krifa) carries one throughout the film.
SMLE
- Berber Horsemen are also seen using Lee Enfield No 1. Mk III rifles, sometimes in close combat.
Mle 1892 Revolver
- Carried by Capt. Rousselot (Kim Rømer), Lt. Charlier (Anders Peter Bro) and also given to Legionnaire Luther (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) as protection as he tries to sneak through enemy lines.
Lewis Gun
- Lewis guns are used in Legionnaire training and mostly by Legionnaire Mackintosh (Nicholas Farrell) during the battles. Pvt. Alain Lefevre (Jean-Claude Van Damme) also uses one at the end of the film.
Hotchkiss LMG
- A Hotchkiss Machine gun is shown being demonstrated by Pvt. Alain Lefevre (Jean-Claude Van Damme).
Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun
- A Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun (aka Pack Howitzer) was used by the Berber Tribesmen during the siege of the French Foreign Legion outpost. The A Vickers-Maxim QF 2.95 inch mountain gun as used by the British Colonial forces (but not the British Army itself) in Africa, and by the American forces in the Philippines.