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==Enfield No.2 Mk.1*== | ==Enfield No.2 Mk.1*== | ||
Hassan ([[Amir Najjar]]) fires an [[Enfield No.2|Enfield No.2 Mk.1*]] in a shootout with | Hassan ([[Amir Najjar]]) fires an [[Enfield No.2|Enfield No.2 Mk.1*]] in a shootout with Irgun troops. | ||
[[File:Enfield No2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Enfield No.2 Mk.1*]] | [[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.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hassan ([[Amir Najjar]]) fires an Enfield No.2 Mk.1*.]] | ||
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[[File:TP IDF Galil 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An IDF squad leader with a Galil SAR. Note the magazines taped "jungle style".]] | [[File:TP IDF Galil 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An IDF squad leader with a Galil SAR. Note the magazines taped "jungle style".]] | ||
[[File:TP IDF Galil 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The squad leader with his SAR.]] | [[File:TP IDF Galil 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The squad leader with his SAR.]] | ||
==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*== | |||
Several British paratroopers are armed with the older [[Short_Magazine_Lee-Enfield_(SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]]. | |||
[[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British]] | |||
[[File:TP British No1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British paratroopers with the Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*.]] | |||
[[File:TP British No1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A paratrooper with a No.1.]] | |||
[[File:TP British No1 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Lee-Enfield firing.]] | |||
[[File:TP Len No1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Len Matthews ([[Christian Cooke]]) with a Lee-Enfield No.1 slung.]] | |||
==Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.1== | |||
The main weapon of the British paratroopers is the [[Short_Magazine_Lee-Enfield_(SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.4. Mk.1]]. | |||
[[File:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 British]] | |||
[[File:TP British No4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A stack of Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I rifles can be seen in the right-hand corner.]] | |||
[[File:TP British No4 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A British soldier with a Lee-Enfield No.4.]] | |||
[[File:TP British No4 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British soldiers with No.4 rifles.]] | |||
[[File:TP British No4 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British guards with the No.4.]] | |||
[[File:TP Irgun No4.jpg|thumb|none|600xp|A stack of No.4 rifles.]] | |||
[[File:TP British No4 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Departing British soldiers sling their rifles.]] | |||
[[File:TP Irgun No4 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Irgun fighters firing No.4 rifles.]] | |||
[[File:TP Arab No4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Arab fighter with a Lee-Enfield.]] | |||
[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | ||
Revision as of 10:17, 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 92FS
A Hamas fighter carries a Beretta 92FS.
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 Irgun 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.
Submachine Guns
Sten Mk II
Sergeant Len Matthews (Christian Cooke) and other British paratroopers carry the Sten Mk II. It is also used by Irgun fighters.
M1928 Thompson
Irgun fighters carry the M1928 Thompson with L-shaped sights and stick magazines.
Shotguns
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
Arab fighters are armed with the 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun.
Rifles
IMI Galil ARM
The main weapon of the IDF troops is the IMI Galil ARM with wooden handguards.
IMI Galil SAR
Several IDF troops are armed with the IMI Galil SAR.
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*
Several British paratroopers are armed with the older Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*.
Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.1
The main weapon of the British paratroopers is the Lee-Enfield No.4. Mk.1.
