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Near the end of the movie, when Lieutenant Fujita was going to cut General Kuribayashi's ([[Ken Watanabe]]) head (Kuribayashi asked him to), he was suddenly shot. Then, far away, we see a Marine sniper operating a bolt. We cannot see the rifle, but it is pretty sure that it is a [[M1903 Springfield|M1903A1 Springfield]] since it was the mainly used bolt action sniper rifle by the Marines (and other US forces) during World War II. | Near the end of the movie, when Lieutenant Fujita was going to cut General Kuribayashi's ([[Ken Watanabe]]) head (Kuribayashi asked him to), he was suddenly shot. Then, far away, we see a Marine sniper operating a bolt. We cannot see the rifle, but it is pretty sure that it is a [[M1903 Springfield|M1903A1 Springfield]] since it was the mainly used bolt action sniper rifle by the Marines (and other US forces) during World War II. | ||
A source from ISS (which supplied the weapons for the film) has confirmed that the rifle was indeed an [[M1903 Springfield|M1903A1 Springfield]] fitted with a 7.8x (8x) Unertl scope, and that the Marine sniper using the weapon was one of the film's technical advisors, Master Sergeant Tom Minder. | A source from ISS (which supplied the weapons for the film) has confirmed that the rifle, which was supplied by key armorer David Fencl, was indeed an [[M1903 Springfield|M1903A1 Springfield]] fitted with a 7.8x (8x) Unertl scope, and that the Marine sniper using the weapon was one of the film's technical advisors, Master Sergeant Tom Minder. | ||
[[Image:IMG 1712.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A pair of M1903A1 Springfield sniper rifles (.30-06) with 7.8x Unertl scopes. The guns pictured here were the actual rifles used in ''Letters from Iwo Jima'' (one is primary, the other is a back-up), and the rifle was fired by Master Sergeant Tom Minder, one of the technical advisors, in the film.]] | [[Image:IMG 1712.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A pair of M1903A1 Springfield sniper rifles (.30-06) with 7.8x Unertl scopes. The guns pictured here were the actual rifles used in ''Letters from Iwo Jima'' (one is primary, the other is a back-up), and the rifle was fired by Master Sergeant Tom Minder, one of the technical advisors, in the film.]] | ||
[[Image:Letters 124.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A distant shot of the Marine sniper operating a bolt on his Springfield. The rifle was fired by Master Sergeant Tom Minder, one of the technical advisers on the film.]] | [[Image:Letters 124.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A distant shot of the Marine sniper operating a bolt on his Springfield. The rifle was fired by Master Sergeant Tom Minder, one of the technical advisers on the film.]] | ||
[[Image:IMG 1721.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A close-up of the 7.8x scopes on the rifles from the film.]] | [[Image:IMG 1721.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A close-up of the 7.8x scopes on the rifles from the film.]] | ||
[[Image:IMG 1716.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A close-up of the butts of the rifles used in the film.]] | [[Image:IMG 1716.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A close-up of the butts of the rifles used in the film.]] | ||
==M1 Garand== | ==M1 Garand== | ||
Revision as of 19:28, 23 October 2011
Letters from Iwo Jima is the 2006 companion film to Flags of Our Fathers. Also directed by Clint Eastwood, this film depicts the battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of the Japanese.
The following weapons were used in the movie Letters from Iwo Jima:
The following guns were used by the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy:
Type 99 Arisaka Rifle
Most of the Imperial Japanese soldiers in the movie are equipped with the Type 99 Arisaka Rifle.
Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun
The Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun is used by many Japanese soldiers in bunkers and caves.
Type 99 Light Machine Gun
The Type 99 Light Machine Gun is used by many Japanese soldiers in bunkers and caves.
Colt M1911
General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe) had an original Colt M1911 pistol offered by an American Officer when he was in the United States. By the end of the movie, he killed himself with this weapon. Then, a U.S. Marine found the pistol and took it. On a side note, the 1911 model in this movie had an ivory grip (possibly to differentiate its significance from the other 1911A1's with wooden grips that the Marines used).
Nambu Type 14 Pistol
The Nambu Type 14 Pistol is the standard handgun carried by Japanese officers.
Nambu Type A 1902 Modified "Baby Nambu"
The Nambu Type A 1902 Modified Pistol or "Baby Nambu", is used by Captain Tanida (Takumi Bando) to commit suicide.
Type 94 pistol
Shimizu (Ryo Kase) and other Japanese soldiers are seen using the Type 94 pistol.
Type 97 Hand Grenade
Several Japanese soldiers use the Type 97 Hand Grenade to commit suicide.
Type 98 Antiaircraft Gun
The Type 98 Antiaircraft Gun is used by a Japanese soldier to defend the island from an Air Raid.
United States Marine Corps Weapons
The following guns were used by the United States Marine Corps:
M1903 Springfield
Near the end of the movie, when Lieutenant Fujita was going to cut General Kuribayashi's (Ken Watanabe) head (Kuribayashi asked him to), he was suddenly shot. Then, far away, we see a Marine sniper operating a bolt. We cannot see the rifle, but it is pretty sure that it is a M1903A1 Springfield since it was the mainly used bolt action sniper rifle by the Marines (and other US forces) during World War II.
A source from ISS (which supplied the weapons for the film) has confirmed that the rifle, which was supplied by key armorer David Fencl, was indeed an M1903A1 Springfield fitted with a 7.8x (8x) Unertl scope, and that the Marine sniper using the weapon was one of the film's technical advisors, Master Sergeant Tom Minder.
M1 Garand
Many Marines were equipped with this weapons (some of them were used with M1 bayonets). When Shimizu (Ryo Kase) surrender, a marine, using his M1 Garand rifle, executed him and an another Japanese POW. In the final scene, when Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya) was surrounded by Marines, most of them used M1 Garand rifles.
M1 Carbine
In the last scene, the U.S. Marine lieutenant who took the M1911 pistol of General Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe) had a M1 Carbine.
M1A1 Thompson
A U.S. Marine can be seen firing the M1A1 Thompson at fleeing Japanese soldiers.
Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2
A Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 is seen carried by a Marine when Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya) was surrounded by them.
Browning M1919A4
During the night assault led by the Navy Lieutenant Ito, U.S. Marines use Browning M1919A4 machine guns to counter the Japanese charge. A U.S. Marine also fires an M1919A4 at fleeing Japanese soldiers later on in the film.
M2 Flamethrower
Sam (Lucas Elliott) had a M2 Flamethrower until he was captured. During the landing, two Japanese soldiers have been burnt by a M2 Flamethrower.
Mk 2 Hand Grenade
Several U.S. Marines use the Mk 2 Hand Grenade to clear out Japanese positions.
