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=Rifles= | |||
==M1 Garand == | ==M1 Garand == | ||
Throughout the film, American GIs carry an [[M1 Garand]]. | Throughout the film, American GIs carry an [[M1 Garand]]. | ||
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[[Image:helmet19_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet19_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:helmet24_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet24_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
==1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle== | ==1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle== | ||
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[[Image:helmet47_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet47_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
=Handguns= | |||
==M1911A1 Pistol== | ==M1911A1 Pistol== | ||
Throughout the film, GIs carry an [[M1911A1]] pistol. | Throughout the film, GIs carry an [[M1911A1]] pistol. | ||
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[[Image:helmet68_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|An American GI holsters his [[M1911A1]] pistol.]] | [[Image:helmet68_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|An American GI holsters his [[M1911A1]] pistol.]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | |||
==M1928A1 Thompson== | ==M1928A1 Thompson== | ||
Throughout the film, US GIs, Sgt. Tanaka ([[Richard Loo]]) and Sgt. Zack ([[Gene Evans]]) carry the [[M1928A1 Thompson]] submachine gun. | Throughout the film, US GIs, Sgt. Tanaka ([[Richard Loo]]) and Sgt. Zack ([[Gene Evans]]) carry the [[M1928A1 Thompson]] submachine gun. | ||
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[[Image:helmet78_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Zack ([[Gene Evans]]) joins Sgt. Tanaka shooting at the sniper.]] | [[Image:helmet78_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Zack ([[Gene Evans]]) joins Sgt. Tanaka shooting at the sniper.]] | ||
[[Image:helmet36_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pvt. Baldy returns fire.]] | [[Image:helmet36_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pvt. Baldy returns fire.]] | ||
==PPSh-41== | |||
Throughout the film, North Korean infantrymen carry a [[PPSh-41]] “Burp Gun.” | |||
[[Image:burp_gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px| PPSh-41 Chinese “Burp Gun” - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | |||
[[Image:helmet76_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The squad examines a captured PPSh.]] | |||
[[Image:helmet48_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|A North Korean infantryman charges with a "Burp Gun."]] | |||
[[Image:helmet31_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The PPSh against the column next to the BAR.]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | |||
==Browning Automatic Rifle== | |||
The GIs use [[Browning Automatic Rifle]]s. | |||
[[Image:BAR.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06]] | |||
[[Image:helmet31_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |||
==Browning M2HB== | ==Browning M2HB== | ||
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[[Image:helmet57_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:helmet57_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
==Browning M1917== | |||
Throughout the film, North Korean infantry fire a [[Browning M1917]] machine gun. | |||
[[Image:Browning1917.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1917 - .30-06]] | |||
[[Image:helmet51_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |||
[[Image:helmet50_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |||
[[Image:helmet62_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |||
[[Image:helmet59_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |||
[[Image:helmet64_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |||
=Other= | |||
==Mk 2 hand grenade== | ==Mk 2 hand grenade== | ||
Throughout the film, American GIs carry an [[Mk 2 hand grenade]]. | Throughout the film, American GIs carry an [[Mk 2 hand grenade]]. | ||
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[[Image:helmet56_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Tanaka gets the kill.]] | [[Image:helmet56_sm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sgt. Tanaka gets the kill.]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
Revision as of 20:52, 31 October 2018
The Steel Helmet is the 1951 war film that was the first US feature film to portray the Korean War onscreen (the war had only begun a year earlier). This was also the breakout film for writer/director Samuel Fuller, who went on to direct such notable war films as Merrill's Marauders and The Big Red One. The Steel Helmet also marked the feature film acting debut of venerable character actor Gene Evans, who would proceed to have a role in Fuller's next Korean War film Fixed Bayonets! (also released in 1951). The production was also the first (but not the last) to use the Santa Monica Mountains as a stand-in for Korea. The film is a meditation on race, bigotry, tolerance, and morality in wartime.
The following weapons were used in the film The Steel Helmet:
Rifles
M1 Garand
Throughout the film, American GIs carry an M1 Garand.
M1 Carbine
Throughout the film, American GIs carry a World War II era M1 Carbine.
1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle
Short Round collects 1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle from dead snipers and carries them throughout the film.
Handguns
M1911A1 Pistol
Throughout the film, GIs carry an M1911A1 pistol.
Submachine Guns
M1928A1 Thompson
Throughout the film, US GIs, Sgt. Tanaka (Richard Loo) and Sgt. Zack (Gene Evans) carry the M1928A1 Thompson submachine gun.
PPSh-41
Throughout the film, North Korean infantrymen carry a PPSh-41 “Burp Gun.”
Machine Guns
Browning Automatic Rifle
The GIs use Browning Automatic Rifles.
Browning M2HB
Throughout the film, American GIs carry a Browning M2 machine gun.
Browning M1917
Throughout the film, North Korean infantry fire a Browning M1917 machine gun.
Other
Mk 2 hand grenade
Throughout the film, American GIs carry an Mk 2 hand grenade.
Model 17 Stielhandgranate
Throughout the film, a North Korean major menaces the squad with a Model 17 Stielhandgranate
M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket)
Throughout the film, Sgt. “Buddha Head” Tanaka (Richard Loo) wields a M20 "Super Bazooka"
