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[[Enfield Mk II]] revolvers are used by British and Egyptian officers including General Gordon ([[Charlton Heston]]). | [[Enfield Mk II]] revolvers are used by British and Egyptian officers including General Gordon ([[Charlton Heston]]). | ||
[[File:EnfieldMkII.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Enfield Mk. II - .476 Enfield.]] | [[File:EnfieldMkII.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Enfield Mk. II - .476 Enfield.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 01.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|British officer with Enfield Mk II during the battle in the opening scene.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 02.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 03.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 03.jpg|thumb|none|601px|General Gordon ([[Charlton Heston]]) with Enfield Mk II.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 04.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 04.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Egyptian officer with Enfield Mk II during the final battle.]] | ||
== Webley .455 Mk VI Revolver == | == Webley .455 Mk VI Revolver == | ||
The [[Webley .455 Mk VI]] revolver is used to ignite the fuse of the mine. It's completely anachronistic because Mk VI was adopted in 1915. | The [[Webley .455 Mk VI]] revolver is used to ignite the fuse of the mine. It's completely anachronistic because Mk VI was adopted in 1915. | ||
[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley]] | [[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Revolver 01.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Revolver 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The part of the revolver is seen outside the box.]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
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[[Martini-Henry Rifle Series|Martini-Henry rifles]] are the main weapon of British and Egyptian soldiers and the Mahdists. It is hard to identify the model used but they are most likely the MkIII. | [[Martini-Henry Rifle Series|Martini-Henry rifles]] are the main weapon of British and Egyptian soldiers and the Mahdists. It is hard to identify the model used but they are most likely the MkIII. | ||
[[File:Martini-HenryMarkIII(1881-1888).jpg|thumb|none|450px|Martini-Henry Mk. III (1881-1888) .577-.450 caliber.]] | [[File:Martini-HenryMarkIII(1881-1888).jpg|thumb|none|450px|Martini-Henry Mk. III (1881-1888) .577-.450 caliber.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 01.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Egyptian soldier with Martini-Henry rifle with sword bayonet.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 02.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Egyptian soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 04.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 04.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Egyptian soldier with Martini-Henry rifles.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 05.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 05.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Civilians evacuees from Khartoum fire Martini-Henrys at Mahdists from the river steamer.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 06.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 06.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A mortally wounded man with Martini-Henry on the steamer.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 07.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 07.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The firing squad of Egyptian soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 09.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 09.jpg|thumb|none|601px|British soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.]] | ||
== 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|450px|Remington Rolling Block Militarized - .45 caliber.]] | [[File:Remingtonrollingblock.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Remington Rolling Block Militarized - .45 caliber.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 08.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 08.jpg|thumb|none|601px|British soldier with Remington Rolling Block rifle.]] | ||
=Machine guns= | =Machine guns= | ||
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One of the weapons mounted on the river steamer which sailed from Khartoum is [[Nordenfelt gun]]. It is supposedly 5-barrel rifle-calibre model. In the final scene Nordenfelt gun is used by Egyptian soldiers during the defence of the Khartoum palace. | One of the weapons mounted on the river steamer which sailed from Khartoum is [[Nordenfelt gun]]. It is supposedly 5-barrel rifle-calibre model. In the final scene Nordenfelt gun is used by Egyptian soldiers during the defence of the Khartoum palace. | ||
[[File:ENFIELD NORDENFELT No 26 Mark II.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Enfield No 26 Mark II Nordenfelt Gun - .45]] | [[File:ENFIELD NORDENFELT No 26 Mark II.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Enfield No 26 Mark II Nordenfelt Gun - .45]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 01.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 02.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Egyptian soldiers are firing Nordenfelt gun mounted on board of the river steamer.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 04.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 04.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The Nordenfelt gun is seen on the balcony.]] | ||
= Trivia = | = Trivia = | ||
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== Artillery == | == Artillery == | ||
All guns in movie are breech-loading, but strangely enough, the shot is made by a burning torch. | All guns in movie are breech-loading, but strangely enough, the shot is made by a burning torch. | ||
[[File:Khartoum Artillery 01.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Artillery 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The Egyptian artillery on the march.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Artillery 02.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Artillery 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The former Egyptian gun captured by the Mahdists.]] | ||
== Collections of Eastern weapon == | == 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. | Several collection of Eastern weapon including muskets, pistols and cold arms are seen on the walls of General Gordon's apartments. | ||
[[File:Khartoum Cold arms 02.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Cold arms 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Muskets, pistols, sabres and daggers.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Musket 02.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Musket 02.jpg|thumb|none|6010px|Two muskets, shield and spears.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Musket 01.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Musket 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A good view on the lock of the musket.]] | ||
== Arabian cold arms == | == Arabian cold arms == | ||
[[File:Khartoum Cold arms 01.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Cold arms 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A ''jambiya'' dagger.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Cold arms 03.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Khartoum Cold arms 03.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A ''scimitar'' sabre.]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
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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:
Handguns
Enfield Mk II Revolver
Enfield Mk II revolvers are used by British and Egyptian officers including General Gordon (Charlton Heston).
Webley .455 Mk VI Revolver
The Webley .455 Mk VI revolver is used to ignite the fuse of the mine. It's completely anachronistic because Mk VI was adopted in 1915.
Rifles
Martini-Henry Rifle
Martini-Henry rifles are the main weapon of British and Egyptian soldiers and the Mahdists. It is hard to identify the model used 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.
Machine guns
Nordenfelt Gun
One of the weapons mounted on the river steamer which sailed from Khartoum is Nordenfelt gun. It is supposedly 5-barrel rifle-calibre model. In the final scene Nordenfelt gun is used by Egyptian soldiers during the defence of the Khartoum palace.
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.
