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The following weapons were used in the film Sands of Iwo Jima:
M1 Garand
M1 Garands are used by a vast majority of the US Marines in the film, including Sergeant John Stryker (John Wayne), Corporal Richard Dunne (Arthur Franz), PFC Peter Conway (John Agar), PFC Al Thomas (Forrest Tucker), PFC Benny Regazzi (Wally Cassell), PFC Charlie Bass (James Brown), PFC Dan Shipley (Richard Webb), PFC Frank Flynn (Richard Jaeckel), PFC Eddie Flynn (William Murphy) and Private 'Sky' Choynski (Hal Fieberling).
M1 Carbine
US Marines can be seen using the M1 Carbine including Captain Joyce (John McGuire), Lieutenant Harold G. Schrier (Harold G. Schrier) and some Marines in the archival footage.
M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle
PFC George Hellenopolis (Peter Coe) serves as the Squad's Browning Automatic Rifle gunner. Several other men can be seen using the BAR.
Browning M1919A4
The M1919 Browning can be seen mounted on the Amtrac's and is used by Marines during the Tarawa and Iwo Jima battles.