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== Remington Rolling Block Rifle == | == Remington Rolling Block Rifle == | ||
Some of the British soldiers are armed with [[Remington Rolling Block]] rifles. | Some of the British soldiers are armed with [[Remington Rolling Block]] rifles. | ||
[[File:Remingtonrollingblock.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Remingtonrollingblock.jpg|thumb|none|401px|Remington Rolling Block Militarized - .45 caliber.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 08.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British soldier with Remington Rolling Block rifle.]] | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 08.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British soldier with Remington Rolling Block rifle.]] | ||
Revision as of 09:45, 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 Revolver
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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Remington Rolling Block Rifle
Some of the British soldiers are armed with Remington Rolling Block rifles.
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.
