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==C96 Mauser Broomhandle== | ==C96 Mauser Broomhandle== | ||
Used in a memorable scene by German Army Colonel Von Roerkel ([[Antoine Saint-John]]). | Used in a memorable scene by German Army Colonel Von Roerkel ([[Antoine Saint-John]]). The Colonel is on horseback with a sabre in one hand and the C96 in the other. All the while battling Sheik Raisuli ([[Sean Connery]]). Great fun. | ||
[[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser.]] | [[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser.]] | ||
Revision as of 16:08, 12 March 2009
The following guns were seen in The Wind and the Lion
C96 Mauser Broomhandle
Used in a memorable scene by German Army Colonel Von Roerkel (Antoine Saint-John). The Colonel is on horseback with a sabre in one hand and the C96 in the other. All the while battling Sheik Raisuli (Sean Connery). Great fun.
Smith & Wesson M&P
Webley RIC revolver
Winchester 1895 rifle
Brain Keith ,as Teddy Roosevelt, is shown firing the sporting version of the Winchester 1895 and also admiring a highly engraved Winchester 1895. Roosevelt was a fan of Winchester rifles and the Model 1895 is reported to have been his favorite model.The director, John Milius, is also a fan of the Winchester 1895 and would again have Roosevelt, as played by Tom Berenger, carry the sport version of the 1895 in his movie Rough Riders twenty-two years later.
U.S. Model 1896 Krag Jorgensen rifle
Used by U.S. Navy and U.S. Marines throughout the movie. Historically inaccurate. In 1904 the Marines and Navy would have been carrying the Winchester-Lee Rifle in 6mm Lee. But the director of the movie, John Milius, has aknowledged this and stated that the production simply couldn't find enough operating Winchester-Lees to use. So the production had to compromise.
Mauser 98 rifle
Martini Henry rifle
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Winchester 1897 Shotgun
Used by U.S. Marines in the movie. Also brandished by Candice Bergen and Sean Connery.
Colt 1895 Automatic Machine Gun
The U.S. Navy sailors in the landing party in Tangiers bring an 1895 (historically correct) with them, but never fire it. The director, John Milius, has stated that it was a non-firing mock-up. The production was unable to locate a Model 1895 that was functioning. Twenty-two years later Milius would have two functioning Colt 1895 Machine Guns in Rough Riders.
Maxim Machine Gun
The story takes place in 1904 so the use of the German Model 1908 Maxim is inaccurate, but the Maxim machine gun was invented in the 1880's so it's more nit-picking than anything else.
