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=Sidearms= | |||
==Beretta M1934== | |||
An Irgun fighter disguised as a waiter pulls a [[Beretta M1934]] on several British soldiers. | |||
[[File:Beretta Model 1934 Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta Model 1934 - .380 ACP]] | |||
[[File:TP Irgun Beretta34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Irgun fighter produces a Beretta M1934.]] | |||
==Browning Hi-Power== | |||
Numerous Irgun fighters are armed with the [[Browning_Hi-Power#Browning_Hi-Power|Browning Hi-Power]]. Several of these have black grips. | |||
[[File:Browning-HP-P35.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Browning Hi-Power - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[File:TP Irgun FN1910.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A British officer inspects an empty Browning Hi-Power.]] | |||
[[File:TP Irgun HiPower.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Irgun assassin holds his Browning Hi-Power as he disarms Sergeant Matthews of his Webley.]] | |||
[[File:TP Irgun HiPower 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The assassin pockets his Hi-Power.]] | |||
[[File:TP Irgun HiPower 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Irgun officer with a Hi-Power tucked into his pocket.]] | |||
==Colt M1911A1== | |||
Irgun assassins use a [[M1911_pistol_series#M1911A1|Colt M1911A1]] to shoot several British soldiers. Sergeant Len Matthews ([[Christian Cooke]]) starts carrying an M1911A1 after he is disarmed of his service revolver. | |||
[[File:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[File:TP Irgun M1911A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Irgun assassin fires his Colt M1911A1.]] | |||
[[File:TP Irgun M1911A1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The assassin holds his M1911A1 on a British soldier.]] | |||
[[File:TP Len M1911A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Len Matthews ([[Christian Cooke]]) draws his Colt M1911A1.]] | |||
[[File:TP Len M1911A1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Len searches a house, .45 in hand.]] | |||
==Enfield No.2 Mk.1*== | |||
Hassan ([[Amir Najjar]]) fires an [[Enfield No.2|Enfield No.2 Mk.1*]] in a shootout with Haganah troops. | |||
[[File:Enfield No2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Enfield No.2 Mk.1*]] | |||
[[File:TP Hassan No2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hassan ([[Amir Najjar]]) fires an Enfield No.2 Mk.1*.]] | |||
[[File:TP Hassan No2 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hassan with his No.2.]] | |||
==FN Model 1910== | |||
Irgun fighters fire [[FN_Model_1910/1922#FN_Model_1910|FN Model 1910]] pistols with wood grips during a shootout with British troops. | |||
[[File:Browning_1910.jpg|thumb|none|350px|FN Model 1910 with wood grips - .380 ACP]] | |||
[[File:TP Irgun FN1910 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two FN Model 1910's lie next to dead Irgun fighters.]] | |||
==Webley Mk IV== | |||
Sergeant Len Matthews ([[Christian Cooke]]) carries a [[Webley_Revolvers#Webley_.38_Mk_IV|Webley Mk IV]] as his service revolver until he is disarmed of it by an Irgun assassin. It appears to be a pocket model with a 3" barrel. | |||
[[File:Webleyshort.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Webley Mk IV, pocket model with 3" barrel - .38 S&W]] | |||
[[File:TP Len WebleyIV.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Len Matthews ([[Christian Cooke]]) reaches for his Webley Mk IV pocket model.]] | |||
[[File:TP Irgun WebleyIV.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Irgun assassin pockets the Webley.]] | |||
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Revision as of 09:20, 5 May 2013
The Promise is a 2011 British miniseries. Erin, a teenaged British girl, accompanies her best friend Eliza to Israel when she is called up for national service. Along the way she reads the diary of her grandfather Len Matthews (Christian Cooke), a paratrooper and World War Two veteran who is sent to post-war Palestine as part of the British mandate. Len and his mates are caught between the Jews and the Arabs, and Eliza explores life in the Palestinian territories, with her path ultimately leading to a promise her grandfather made to an Arab family decades ago.
The following weapons can be seen in the miniseries The Promise:
Sidearms
Beretta M1934
An Irgun fighter disguised as a waiter pulls a Beretta M1934 on several British soldiers.
Browning Hi-Power
Numerous Irgun fighters are armed with the Browning Hi-Power. Several of these have black grips.
Colt M1911A1
Irgun assassins use a Colt M1911A1 to shoot several British soldiers. Sergeant Len Matthews (Christian Cooke) starts carrying an M1911A1 after he is disarmed of his service revolver.
Enfield No.2 Mk.1*
Hassan (Amir Najjar) fires an Enfield No.2 Mk.1* in a shootout with Haganah troops.
FN Model 1910
Irgun fighters fire FN Model 1910 pistols with wood grips during a shootout with British troops.
Webley Mk IV
Sergeant Len Matthews (Christian Cooke) carries a Webley Mk IV as his service revolver until he is disarmed of it by an Irgun assassin. It appears to be a pocket model with a 3" barrel.
