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The [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*]] is used by Australian soldiers in New Guinea, including Stan Davidson ([[Alan David Lee]]), Mick Murphy ([[Dennis Miller]]) and Nobby ([[Alex Broun]]). Most of the guards at the Cowra POW camp use it as well. | The [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*]] is used by Australian soldiers in New Guinea, including Stan Davidson ([[Alan David Lee]]), Mick Murphy ([[Dennis Miller]]) and Nobby ([[Alex Broun]]). Most of the guards at the Cowra POW camp use it as well. | ||
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British]] | [[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British]] | ||
[[Image:MickMurphy EnfieldMkIII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mick Murphy ([[Dennis Miller]]) crawls into a swamp with his Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*.]] | |||
[[Image:Nobby EnfieldMkIII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nobby ([[Alex Brown]]) with his Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*.]] | |||
[[Image:Murphy EnfieldMkIII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mick at the Catholic Mission with his Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*.]] | |||
[[Image:Davidson EnfieldMkIII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stan Davidson ([[Alan David Lee]]) tries to snipe Junji Hayashi ([[Junichi Ishida ]]) with Mick's Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*. He misses.]] | |||
[[Image:Guards EnfieldMkIII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Guards at the Cowra POW camp drill with their Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III* rifles.]] | |||
[[Image:Guards EnfieldMkIII 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several Guards secure Junji Hayashi ([[Junichi Ishida ]]) and Naka ([[Rick Tanaka]]) with their rifles.]] | |||
[[Image:Guards EnfieldMkIII 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Camp Guards fire warning shots over the heads of resisting prisoners.]] | |||
[[Image:Guards EnfieldMkIII 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Guards firing their rifles at escaping prisoners.]] | |||
Revision as of 08:17, 13 November 2010
The following weapons were used in the film The Cowra Breakout:
Allied Weapons
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*
The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III* is used by Australian soldiers in New Guinea, including Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee), Mick Murphy (Dennis Miller) and Nobby (Alex Broun). Most of the guards at the Cowra POW camp use it as well.
