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= Submachine Guns =
== MAS-38 ==
Both main characters are seen with a French [[MAS-38]] submachine gun.
[[Image:Mas38_1.jpg |thumb|none|400px|MAS-38 Submachine gun - 7.65mm.]]
[[Image:Jan_Mares-MAS-38.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Václav ([[Jaroslav Mareš]]) handed ​​a weapon to Commander Wolf.]]
[[Image:Hannjo_Hasse-MAS-38.jpg|thumb|none|500px|New commander Wolf ([[Hannjo Hasse]]) holds his [[MAS-38]].]]


== MP40 ==
== MP40 ==
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[[Image:Legie-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Legionnaire fires his MP40 at Vietnamese villagers.]]
[[Image:Legie-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Legionnaire fires his MP40 at Vietnamese villagers.]]
[[Image:Frantisek_Peterka-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Legionnaire Peter ([[František Peterka]]) fires his MP40 during a firefight.]]
[[Image:Frantisek_Peterka-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Legionnaire Peter ([[František Peterka]]) fires his MP40 during a firefight.]]
[[Image:Legionaries-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sgt. Storch ([[Kurt Oligmüller]]) and another Legionnaire carry [[MP40]]s.]]
[[Image:Legionaries-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sgt. Storch ([[Kurt Oligmüller]]) and another Legionnaire carry [[MP40]]s.]]


== Sten ==
== Sten Mk II ==
[[Sten]] guns are used by both sides during the Indochina War.
[[Sten Mk II]] guns are used by both sides during the Indochina War.
[[Image:Sten.jpg‎ |thumb|none|450px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm.]]
[[Image:Sten.jpg‎ |thumb|none|450px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm.]]
[[Image:Zdenek_Kryzánek-Sten.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The commander Ketham ([[Zdenek Kryzánek]]) carriers his Sten.]]
[[Image:Zdenek_Kryzánek-Sten.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The commander Ketham ([[Zdenek Kryzánek]]) carriers his Sten.]]
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[[Image:Legionaries-Sten_MkII_%2BMP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Legionaries carry Sten and MP40 submachineguns as they move through the jungle.]]
[[Image:Legionaries-Sten_MkII_%2BMP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Legionaries carry Sten and MP40 submachineguns as they move through the jungle.]]


= Rifles =
== M1 Carbine ==
== M1 Carbine ==
The legionaires also use [[M1 Carbine]]s of various types.
The legionaires also use [[M1 Carbine]]s of various types.
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[[Image:Jan_Mares-M1_A1_Carbine57.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An M1A1 carbine hangs from a  bed.]]
[[Image:Jan_Mares-M1_A1_Carbine57.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An M1A1 carbine hangs from a  bed.]]


== MAS-38 ==
== M1 Garand ==
Both main characters are seen with a French [[MAS-38]] submachine gun.
[[M1 Garand]] rifles are also seen.
[[Image:Mas38_1.jpg |thumb|none|400px|MAS-38 Submachine gun - 7.65mm.]]
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]
[[Image:Jan_Mares-MAS-38.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Václav ([[Jaroslav Mareš]]) handed ​​a weapon to Commander Wolf.]]
[[File:Cerny prapor-Garand-Add1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Garand is seen at the left.]]
[[Image:Hannjo_Hasse-MAS-38.jpg|thumb|none|500px|New commander Wolf ([[Hannjo Hasse]]) holds his [[MAS-38]].]]
 
= Machine Guns =
== MG34 ==
[[MG34]] machine guns are used by legionnaires.
[[Image:mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[File:Cerny prapor-MG34-Add1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MG34 is mounted on a car.]]
[[File:Cerny prapor-MG34-Add2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Legionnaires with MG34.]]
 
== DShK ==
[[DShK]] heavy machine gun is also seen.
[[Image:DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|400px|DShKM on tripod - 12.7x108mm]]
[[File:Cerny prapor-DShK-Add1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Cerny prapor-DShK-Add2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]


== Training Grenade ==
= Other Weapons =
The legionnaires use what look like modified Great War Italian Pineapple grenades.  
== Hand Grenade ==
The legionnaires carry "pineapple" hand grenades (see [[Talk:Black Battalion, The (Cerný prapor)#Hand Grenade|Discusson Page]] for a version).
[[Image:FL-grenades.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Legionnaire carries “Pineapple” grenades on his belt.]]
[[Image:FL-grenades.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Legionnaire carries “Pineapple” grenades on his belt.]]
[[Image:VPA-Mk_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|VPN troops carry the same grenade.]]
[[Image:VPA-Mk_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|VPN troops carry the same grenade.]]
[[Image:Frantisek_Peterka-US_Mk2_“Pineapple”.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Legionnaire Petr ([[František Peterka]]) carries a pair of grenades.]]
[[Image:Frantisek_Peterka-US_Mk2_“Pineapple”.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Legionnaire Petr ([[František Peterka]]) carries a pair of grenades.]]


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The Black Battalion (Cerný prapor) (1958)

The Black Battalion (Cerný prapor) is a 1958 Czechoslovakian film about Czech members of the French Foreign Legion fighting in the French Indo-China War.


The following guns were used in the 1958 Czechoslovak film The Black Battalion (Cerný prapor):


Submachine Guns

MAS-38

Both main characters are seen with a French MAS-38 submachine gun.

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MAS-38 Submachine gun - 7.65mm.
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Václav (Jaroslav Mareš) handed ​​a weapon to Commander Wolf.
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New commander Wolf (Hannjo Hasse) holds his MAS-38.

MP40

The French Foreign Legion uses MP40 submachine gun.

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MP40 - 9mm.
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A Legionnaire fires his MP40 at Vietnamese villagers.
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Legionnaire Peter (František Peterka) fires his MP40 during a firefight.
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Sgt. Storch (Kurt Oligmüller) and another Legionnaire carry MP40s.

Sten Mk II

Sten Mk II guns are used by both sides during the Indochina War.

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Sten Mk II - 9x19mm.
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The commander Ketham (Zdenek Kryzánek) carriers his Sten.
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A VPN guerrilla fighter hiding in the bushes mowns down French troops with his Sten
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Legionaries carry Sten and MP40 submachineguns as they move through the jungle.

Rifles

M1 Carbine

The legionaires also use M1 Carbines of various types.

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M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine
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A legionnaire hastily leaves the battlefield with a slung M1 carbine.
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M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine
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Václav Malý (Jaroslav Mareš) carries an M1A1 Carbine in the jungle.
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An M1A1 carbine hangs from a bed.

M1 Garand

M1 Garand rifles are also seen.

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M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06
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A Garand is seen at the left.

Machine Guns

MG34

MG34 machine guns are used by legionnaires.

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MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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MG34 is mounted on a car.
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Legionnaires with MG34.

DShK

DShK heavy machine gun is also seen.

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DShKM on tripod - 12.7x108mm
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Other Weapons

Hand Grenade

The legionnaires carry "pineapple" hand grenades (see Discusson Page for a version).

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A Legionnaire carries “Pineapple” grenades on his belt.
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VPN troops carry the same grenade.
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Legionnaire Petr (František Peterka) carries a pair of grenades.