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[[M1 Garand]]s are used by a vast majority of the US Marines in the film including Corporal Rene Gagnon ([[Jesse Bradford]]), Corporal Harlon Block (Benjamin Walker), Pfc. Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski ([[Jamie Bell]]), PFC Franklin Sousley (Joseph Cross), and Sergeant Hank Hansen ([[Paul Walker]]).
[[M1 Garand]]s are used by a vast majority of the US Marines in the film including Corporal Rene Gagnon ([[Jesse Bradford]]), Corporal Harlon Block (Benjamin Walker), Pfc. Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski ([[Jamie Bell]]), PFC Franklin Sousley (Joseph Cross), and Sergeant Hank Hansen ([[Paul Walker]]).
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[[Image:FOOFM1Carbine-8goof.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An interesting to note that the memorial of the Marines raising "Ol' Glory" shows that the M1 Carbine slung on Corporal Ira Hayes' back is a post-WWII model with a bayonet lug.]]
[[Image:FOOFM1Carbine-8goof.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An interesting to note that the memorial of the Marines raising "Ol' Glory" shows that the M1 Carbine slung on Corporal Ira Hayes' back is a post-WWII model with a bayonet lug.]]
==Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2==
[[Browning Automatic Rifle|Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2]]s are used by some of the Marines in the film.
[[Image:FOOFBAR-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine on the beaches of Iwo Jima carries a Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 with the bipod folded.]]
[[Image:FOOFBAR-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine takes cover while holding a Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2. Note that in this shot, the B.A.R. is missing the bipod]]
[[Image:FOOFBAR-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine uses his BAR to suppress a Japanese machine gunner (Notice how it looks like the rear sight is missing.]]
==Arisaka Type 99 substitute standard==
An [[Arisaka Rifle|Arisaka Type 99 substitute standard]] rifle is used by the Japanese soldier who is impaled on Corporal Ira Hayes' ([[Adam Beach]]) rifle bayonet.
[[Image:T99ss.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Arisaka Type 99 substitute standard (commonly called the "last ditch" Type 99) - 7.7x58mm.]]
[[Image:FOOFArisaka38-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier drops his Arisaka substitute standard when impaled on Corporal Ira Hayes' ([[Adam Beach]]) bayonet.]]
==Arisaka Type 99==
Japanese soldiers are mainly seen using [[Arisaka Rifle|Arisaka Type 99]] rifles in the film, notably when ambushing Marines scaling Mt. Suribachi.
[[Image:Arisaka-Type-99.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Arisaka Type 99 - 7.7x58mm.]]
[[Image:FOOFArisaka99-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier hiding in a machine gun emplacement shoots a Marine with his Arisaka Type 99 rifle.]]
[[Image:FOOFArisaka99-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers attack Marines with Arisaka Type 99 rifles fitted with bayonets.]]
[[Image:FOOFArisaka99-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier fires his Arisaka Type 99 at Marines on Mt. Suribachi.]]
[[Image:FOOFArisaka99-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another Japanese soldier fires an Arisaka Type 99 fitted with a bayonet.]]
=Submachine Guns=
==M1 Thompson==
==M1 Thompson==
Some of the US Marines use [[M1 Thompson]]s in the film, noted by their simplified "L" peep sight.
Some of the US Marines use [[M1 Thompson]]s in the film, noted by their simplified "L" peep sight.
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[[Image:Flags 313.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine seen in the background behind Gust ([[Stark Sands]]) holds an M1928A1 Thompson.]]
[[Image:Flags 313.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine seen in the background behind Gust ([[Stark Sands]]) holds an M1928A1 Thompson.]]
==Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2==
==Reising M55==
[[Browning Automatic Rifle|Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2]]s are used by some of the Marines in the film.
The real Sgt. Mike Strank is seen holding a [[Reising Submachine Gun|Reising M55]] submachine gun in a war photo during the end credits.
[[Image:FOOFBAR-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine on the beaches of Iwo Jima carries a Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 with the bipod folded.]]
[[Image:FOOFReisingM55-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The real Sgt. Strank holding a Reising M55 submachine gun.]]
[[Image:FOOFBAR-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine takes cover while holding a Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2. Note that in this shot, the B.A.R. is missing the bipod]]
[[Image:FOOFBAR-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine uses his BAR to suppress a Japanese machine gunner (Notice how it looks like the rear sight is missing.]]
=Machine Guns=
==Browning M1917==
==Browning M1917==
After the Marines plant the first flag, a [[Browning M1917]] is briefly seen behind Corporal Rene Gagnon ([[Jesse Bradford]]).
After the Marines plant the first flag, a [[Browning M1917]] is briefly seen behind Corporal Rene Gagnon ([[Jesse Bradford]]).
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[[Image:FOOFM2HB-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine fires a Browning M2HB.]]
[[Image:FOOFM2HB-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine fires a Browning M2HB.]]
==Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Gun==
[[Type 99 Light Machine Gun|Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Gun]]s are used by some Japanese soldiers to shoot at Marines.
[[Image:Type99LMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Gun - 7.7x58mm.]]
[[Image:FOOFNambu99-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier fires a Nambu Type 99 at the Marines.]]
[[Image:FOOFNambu99-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier fires his Nambu Type 99 at Marines scaling Mt. Suribachi.]]
[[Image:FOOFNambu99-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Japanese soldiers man the same gun before being killed.]]
==Nambu Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun==
Many Japanese soldiers fire on the US Marines with [[Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun|Nambu Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun]]s in the film.
[[Image:Japanese Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nambu Type 92 HMG - 7.7x58mm.]]
[[Image:FOOFNambu92-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese gunner fires a Nambu Type 92 at Marines on the beach.]]
[[Image:FOOFNambu92-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another gunner fires a Nambu Type 92 from Mt. Suribachi.]]
[[Image:Japanese Type 92AA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Nambu Type 92 used by the Japanese as an Antiaircraft gun from Mt. Suribachi.]]
[[Image:Japanese Type92 Bunker.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The muzzle of a Nambu Type 92 protrudes from a deactivated bunker.]]
=Shotguns=
==Winchester Model 1897==
==Winchester Model 1897==
A Marine is briefly seen behind "Doc" ([[Ryan Phillippe]]) holds a [[Winchester Model 1897|Winchester 1897]] shotgun while scaling Mt. Suribachi.
A Marine is briefly seen behind "Doc" ([[Ryan Phillippe]]) holds a [[Winchester Model 1897|Winchester 1897]] shotgun while scaling Mt. Suribachi.
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[[Image:FOOFWin97-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine is briefly seen behind "Doc" ([[Ryan Phillippe]]) holding a Winchester 1897 shotgun.]]
[[Image:FOOFWin97-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine is briefly seen behind "Doc" ([[Ryan Phillippe]]) holding a Winchester 1897 shotgun.]]
==Reising M55==
=Handguns=
The real Sgt. Mike Strank is seen holding a [[Reising Submachine Gun|Reising M55]] submachine gun in a war photo during the end credits.
[[Image:FOOFReisingM55-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The real Sgt. Strank holding a Reising M55 submachine gun.]]
==M1911A1==
==M1911A1==
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[[Image:FOOFM1911A1-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Doc" Bradley with his M1911A1 as he and several fellow Marines carefully approach a cave on Iwo Jima.]]
[[Image:FOOFM1911A1-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Doc" Bradley with his M1911A1 as he and several fellow Marines carefully approach a cave on Iwo Jima.]]
==Nambu Type 94==
Among the gear found by dead Japanese soldiers in a tunnel (who committed suicide with their [[Type 97 hand grenade]]s, seen in greater detail in ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]'' is a [[Type 94 pistol|Nambu Type 94]] pistol in its holster.
[[Image:JapaneseType94.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nambu Type 94 - 8x22mm Nambu]]
[[Image:FOOFNambu94-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Nambu Type 94 is found in a holster in one of the Japanese tunnels.]]
=Other=
== M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher==
== M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher==
PFC Franklin Sousley ([[Joseph Cross]]) is seen using an [[M7 rifle grenade#M7 grenade launcher|M7 grenade launcher]] mounted on his [[M1 Garand]]. Gust ([[Stark Sands]]) is seen attaching a [[Mk 2 hand grenade]] fitted with an M1 rifle grenade adapter.
PFC Franklin Sousley ([[Joseph Cross]]) is seen using an [[M7 rifle grenade#M7 grenade launcher|M7 grenade launcher]] mounted on his [[M1 Garand]]. Gust ([[Stark Sands]]) is seen attaching a [[Mk 2 hand grenade]] fitted with an M1 rifle grenade adapter.
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[[Image:FOOFBoforsQuad-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marines unload a quad Bofors before being destroyed by a Japanese heavy gun.]]
[[Image:FOOFBoforsQuad-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marines unload a quad Bofors before being destroyed by a Japanese heavy gun.]]
==Arisaka Type 99 substitute standard==
An [[Arisaka Rifle|Arisaka Type 99 substitute standard]] rifle is used by the Japanese soldier who is impaled on Corporal Ira Hayes' ([[Adam Beach]]) rifle bayonet.
[[Image:T99ss.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Arisaka Type 99 substitute standard (commonly called the "last ditch" Type 99) - 7.7x58mm.]]
[[Image:FOOFArisaka38-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier drops his Arisaka substitute standard when impaled on Corporal Ira Hayes' ([[Adam Beach]]) bayonet.]]
==Arisaka Type 99==
Japanese soldiers are mainly seen using [[Arisaka Rifle|Arisaka Type 99]] rifles in the film, notably when ambushing Marines scaling Mt. Suribachi.
[[Image:Arisaka-Type-99.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Arisaka Type 99 - 7.7x58mm.]]
[[Image:FOOFArisaka99-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier hiding in a machine gun emplacement shoots a Marine with his Arisaka Type 99 rifle.]]
[[Image:FOOFArisaka99-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers attack Marines with Arisaka Type 99 rifles fitted with bayonets.]]
[[Image:FOOFArisaka99-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier fires his Arisaka Type 99 at Marines on Mt. Suribachi.]]
[[Image:FOOFArisaka99-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another Japanese soldier fires an Arisaka Type 99 fitted with a bayonet.]]
==Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Gun==
[[Type 99 Light Machine Gun|Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Gun]]s are used by some Japanese soldiers to shoot at Marines.
[[Image:Type99LMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Gun - 7.7x58mm.]]
[[Image:FOOFNambu99-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier fires a Nambu Type 99 at the Marines.]]
[[Image:FOOFNambu99-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier fires his Nambu Type 99 at Marines scaling Mt. Suribachi.]]
[[Image:FOOFNambu99-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Japanese soldiers man the same gun before being killed.]]
==Nambu Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun==
Many Japanese soldiers fire on the US Marines with [[Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun|Nambu Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun]]s in the film.
[[Image:Japanese Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nambu Type 92 HMG - 7.7x58mm.]]
[[Image:FOOFNambu92-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese gunner fires a Nambu Type 92 at Marines on the beach.]]
[[Image:FOOFNambu92-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another gunner fires a Nambu Type 92 from Mt. Suribachi.]]
[[Image:Japanese Type 92AA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Nambu Type 92 used by the Japanese as an Antiaircraft gun from Mt. Suribachi.]]
[[Image:Japanese Type92 Bunker.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The muzzle of a Nambu Type 92 protrudes from a deactivated bunker.]]
==Nambu Type 94==
Among the gear found by dead Japanese soldiers in a tunnel (who committed suicide with their [[Type 97 hand grenade]]s, seen in greater detail in ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]'' is a [[Type 94 pistol|Nambu Type 94]] pistol in its holster.
[[Image:JapaneseType94.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nambu Type 94 - 8x22mm Nambu]]
[[Image:FOOFNambu94-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Nambu Type 94 is found in a holster in one of the Japanese tunnels.]]
==Type 89 "Knee Mortar"==
==Type 89 "Knee Mortar"==
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[[Image:FOOFType89KneeMortar-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Type 89 "Knee Mortar" is seen next to a dead Japanese soldier.]]
[[Image:FOOFType89KneeMortar-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Type 89 "Knee Mortar" is seen next to a dead Japanese soldier.]]
Flags of Our Fathers is a 2006 World War II film directed by Clint Eastwood. Based on the book by James Bradley, the film follows the lives of the men who were featured in the iconic photograph of the flag raising on the island of Iwo Jima (Bradley's father was the Navy corpsman who was one of the men in the photo). In the same year that Flags of our Fathers was released, Eastwood told the story of the battle for the island from the Japanese perspective in the film Letters from Iwo Jima.
The following weapons were used in the film Flags of our Fathers:
M1 Garands are used by a vast majority of the US Marines in the film including Corporal Rene Gagnon (Jesse Bradford), Corporal Harlon Block (Benjamin Walker), Pfc. Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski (Jamie Bell), PFC Franklin Sousley (Joseph Cross), and Sergeant Hank Hansen (Paul Walker).
Many of the US Marines in the film carry M1911A1 pistols in their holsters. When scaling Mt. Suribachi, Medic John "Doc" Bradley (Ryan Phillippe) keeps his drawn and fires a few rounds at Japanese soldiers.
US Marines carry MK II hand grenades in pouches. One if seen used by a Corporal Harlon Block (Benjamin Walker) to attempt to clear a machine gun emplacement before it is suddenly functional again.
Mounted on several of the US Naval ships are Bofors 40mm Quad Mounted guns, which are used to shell the coast of Iwo Jima through out much of the battle.
