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==Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII | =Handguns= | ||
==Luger P08== | |||
A captured [[Luger P08]] pistol is glimpsed resting on a table. Frank Dunne ([[Mel Gibson]]) briefly holds it. | |||
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 Pistol - 9mm]] | |||
[[Image:Gallipoli 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px| A captured [[Luger P08]] pistol sitting on a table]] | |||
==Webley Mk VI== | |||
A [[Webley Mk VI]] Revolver is drawn from a holster by Major Barton (Bill Hunter) as he readies the ANZAC troops for the charge. | |||
[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Webley Mk VI Revolver - .455 Webley]] | |||
[[Image:Gallipoli 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A [[Webley Mk VI]] Major Barton (Bill Hunter) draws his revolver ready for the charge]] | |||
=Rifles= | |||
==Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII== | |||
The [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII Rifle]] is the rifle carried by ANZAC Light Horse troops including Frank Dunne ([[Mel Gibson]]) and Archy Hamilton ([[Mark Lee]]). | The [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII Rifle]] is the rifle carried by ANZAC Light Horse troops including Frank Dunne ([[Mel Gibson]]) and Archy Hamilton ([[Mark Lee]]). | ||
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle - .303 British]] | [[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle - .303 British]] | ||
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[[Image:Gallipoli 1.jpg|thumb|none|601px| ANZAC Light Horse troops training with [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifles]]]] | [[Image:Gallipoli 1.jpg|thumb|none|601px| ANZAC Light Horse troops training with [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifles]]]] | ||
[[Image:Gallipoli002.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Archy Hamilton ([[Mark Lee]]) prepares to charge with his MkIII rifle.]] | [[Image:Gallipoli002.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Archy Hamilton ([[Mark Lee]]) prepares to charge with his MkIII rifle.]] | ||
==Turkish 1903 Mauser== | |||
Turkish troops are seen firing [[Mauser Rifle Series|Mauser 1903 Rifles]] at ANZAC troops. | |||
[[Image:1903TurkishMauser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Turkish 1903 Mauser Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm]] | |||
[[Image:Gallipoli 4.jpg|thumb|none|601px| Turkish troops firing [[Mauser Rifle Series|Mauser 1903 Rifles]] at ANZAC troops]] | |||
==Sharps Rifle== | |||
The [[Sharps]] rifle is briefly glimpsed when the men are seen enlisting. | |||
[[Image:Gallipoli003.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[Sharps]] rifle is seen.]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | |||
==Maxim MG08== | ==Maxim MG08== | ||
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[[Image:Gallipoli 5.jpg|thumb|none|601px| A [[Maxim|Maxim MG08 Machine Gun]] firing at charging ANZAC troops]] | [[Image:Gallipoli 5.jpg|thumb|none|601px| A [[Maxim|Maxim MG08 Machine Gun]] firing at charging ANZAC troops]] | ||
== | =Hand Grenades= | ||
== | ==Jam Tin Grenade== | ||
ANZAC soldiers use [[Jam Tin Grenade]]s. | |||
[[ | [[File:Gws-jamtinbomb.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Jam Tin Grenade]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Gallipoli_jam1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"''Morning Abdul!''"]] | ||
[[Image:Gallipoli_jam2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Preparing a Jam Tin Grenade.]] | |||
[[Image:Gallipoli_jam3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several grenades.]] | |||
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Gallipoli is the 1981 Australian World War I film directed by Peter Weir and starring Mark Lee and Mel Gibson as two young men who meet at a race and become friends who put aside their dreams to join the war effort. Their friendship grows as they go to Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey to fight with the rest of the Australian Light Horse troops. They endure the hardships and boredom of the trench warfare at Gallipoli. Their unit is then ordered to charge Turkish lines as a diversion for the British landings. The Light Horse charges toward enemy lines with devastating effects on the ANZAC troops. The cast included Bill Kerr, Harold Hopkins, and Charles Lathalu Yunipingli.
The following weapons were used in the film Gallipoli (1981):
Handguns
Luger P08
A captured Luger P08 pistol is glimpsed resting on a table. Frank Dunne (Mel Gibson) briefly holds it.
Webley Mk VI
A Webley Mk VI Revolver is drawn from a holster by Major Barton (Bill Hunter) as he readies the ANZAC troops for the charge.
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII
The Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII Rifle is the rifle carried by ANZAC Light Horse troops including Frank Dunne (Mel Gibson) and Archy Hamilton (Mark Lee).
Turkish 1903 Mauser
Turkish troops are seen firing Mauser 1903 Rifles at ANZAC troops.
Sharps Rifle
The Sharps rifle is briefly glimpsed when the men are seen enlisting.
Machine Guns
Maxim MG08
The Maxim MG08 is used to devastating effect against the ANZAC troops.
Hand Grenades
Jam Tin Grenade
ANZAC soldiers use Jam Tin Grenades.
