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[[File:Hitlerunknownpistol2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Sideview of same pistol being handled by his niece.]] | [[File:Hitlerunknownpistol2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Sideview of same pistol being handled by his niece.]] | ||
[[File:Hitlerunknownpistol3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Adolf Hitler's niece Geli Raubal uses the gun to shoot herself. She later died in the hospital. In reality she used Hitler's Walther pistol to kill herself.]] | [[File:Hitlerunknownpistol3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Adolf Hitler's niece Geli Raubal uses the gun to shoot herself. She later died in the hospital. In reality she used Hitler's Walther pistol to kill herself.]] | ||
[[File:Hitlerunknownpistol4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|After the coup failed, Hitler, in a moment of despair, tries to shoot himself but is talked out of it by Helene Hanfstaengl (Julianna Margulies).]] | [[File:Hitlerunknownpistol4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|After the coup failed, Hitler, in a moment of despair, tries to shoot himself but is talked out of it by Helene Hanfstaengl ([[Julianna Margulies]]).]] | ||
==CZ 27== | ==CZ 27== | ||
Revision as of 14:09, 12 April 2015
Hitler: The Rise of Evil is a 2003 Canadian historical drama about Adolf Hitler's early life, war-career and his rise to power. The series is in two parts and stars Robert Carlyle as Adolf Hitler. The cast also includes, Stockard Channing, Julianna Margulies, Peter O'Toole, Peter Stormare, Thomas Sangster, Matthew Modine and Liev Schreiber. The series was directed by Christian Duguay and produced by John Ryan, Ed Gernon and Peter Sussman of the "Alliance Atlantis" (now defunct) company.
The following weapons appear in the television miniseries Hitler: The Rise of Evil:
Handguns
Pistols are frequently shown and used, including by Hitler himself.
Luger P08
Luger P08 pistols are used by various characters.
Mauser C96
A Freikorp Officer is seen using a Mauser C96 during the 1919 troubles.
Frommer Stop
During the post-war years Hitler is seen carrying a Frommer Stop pistol.
CZ 27
During the "Night of the Long Knives" Hitler is seen arresting Ernest Röhm (Peter Stormare) personally and he brandishes a CZ 27 for the job.
Rifles
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Hitler and other soldiers are seen carrying a Mauser Gewehr 1898 during his WW1 service.
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k rifle is seen in several scenes. German soldiers (including Hitler himself), and later the SS, are seen with this weapon. This is anchronistic as this rifle did not become active until June 1935.
Submachine Guns
Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II
A Nazi soldier is seen assassinating an "enemy of the state" with a Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II.
Machineguns
ZB-53 (Maxim MG08 mockup)
The Germans in the trenches are seen using a Czech ZB-53 which has been modified to look like a historically accurate Maxim MG08.
Vickers Mk1 machine gun
During the 1919 German Revolution, the anti-communist "Freikorps" are using a Vickers Mk1 against the communist "Spartacists" during the "Spartacist uprising" in 1919.
