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==M1903A1 Springfield Rifle==
Throughout the film, Legionnaires carry the [[M1903A1 Springfield]] rifle.
Throughout the film, Legionnaires carry the [[M1903A1 Springfield]] rifle.
[[Image: M1903A1Springfield.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1903A1 Springfield - .30-06.]]
[[Image: M1903A1Springfield.jpg|thumb|none|450px |M1903A1 Springfield - .30-06.]]
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[[Image:china15_sm.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A communist soldier carries the Springfield.]]
[[Image:china15_sm.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A communist soldier carries the Springfield.]]
Revision as of 06:54, 22 July 2015
China Gate
Cinema poster
Country
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Directed by
Samuel Fuller
Release Date
1957
Language
English
Studio
Globe Enterprises
Distributor
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
China Gate Samuel Fuller (The Steel Helmet Pickup on South Street Merrill's Marauders Gene Barry , Angie Dickinson , Nat “King” Cole, Lee Van Cleef , Neyle Morrow, and James Hong . The French Foreign Legion sends a small team on a dangerous sabotage mission in communist-controlled North Vietnam.
The following firearms were used in the film China Gate :
M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun" Throughout the film, Legionnaires carry the M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun" .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M3 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP. The later model M3A1 would eliminate the crank lever for cocking the bolt, and instead used a simple hole in the bolt for the shooter to use their finger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Brock (Gene Barry ) carries the “Grease Gun.” Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Brock enters Lucky Café, owned by Lucky Legs (Angie Dickinson ). Their son (Warren Hsieh) sits on the table in the background. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Goldie (Nat “King” Cole) cleans his “Grease Gun” as The Boy looks on. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Legionnaire prepares a burial for a fallen comrade. M1 Carbine Throughout the film, Legionnaires carry the M1 Carbine .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Charlie (James Hong ) and other Legionnaires listen to the plan. The Legionnaire in the center carries a “Grease Gun.” Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lucky Legs leads the Legionnaires to their destination. M1903A1 Springfield Rifle Throughout the film, Legionnaires carry the M1903A1 Springfield rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1903A1 Springfield - .30-06. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A communist soldier carries the Springfield. Browning M2 Heavy Barrel Throughout the film, Legionnaires man the Browning M2 Heavy Barrel machine gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB on M3 tripod - .50 BMG. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Browning is also seen in a communist observation post. Browning M1919A4 Communists fire a Browning M1919A4 from a patrol boat.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1919A4 on an M2 tripod, pre 1943 model with bolt latch - .30-06 Springfield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Mortar Communists use an M1 Mortar against the Legionnaires from a patrol boat.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Mortar with unfired rounds - 81mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing M15 anti-tank mine The Legionnaires avoid the M15 anti-tank mine .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M15 Anti-Tank mine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 120 mm Anti-aircraft Cannon The communists operate a 120 mm Anti-aircraft cannon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Posters of Ho Chi Minh, Josef Stalin, and Mao Zedong provide inspiration for the communists. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 
