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[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 06.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A mortally wounded man with Martini-Henry on the steamer.]] | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 06.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A mortally wounded man with Martini-Henry on the steamer.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 07.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The firing squad of Egyptian soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.]] | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 07.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The firing squad of Egyptian soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 09.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.]] | ||
== Nordenfelt gun == | == Nordenfelt gun == | ||
Revision as of 08:02, 23 April 2012
Khartoum is a 1966 movie by Basil Dearden starring Charlton Heston as General Charles Gordon and Laurence Olivier as the Mahdi (Muhammad Ahmed). The story is based on the siege of Khartoum during the Mahdist war in 1883-1885.
The following weapons are seen in the movie Khartoum:
Enfield Mk II
Enfield Mk II revolvers are used by British and Egyptian officers including General Gordon (Charlton Heston).
Unidentified revolver
Martini-Henry Rifle
Martini-Henry rifles are the main weapon of British and Egyptian soldiers and the Mahdists. It is hard to identify the modification of the rifles used in the movie but they are most likely the MkIII.
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Nordenfelt gun
Trivia
Artillery
All guns in movie are breech-loading, but strangely enough, the shot is made by a burning torch.
Collections of Eastern weapon
Several collection of Eastern weapon including muskets, pistols and cold arms are seen on the walls of General Gordon's apartments.
