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|actor1=[[Ed Stoppard]]
|actor1=[[Ed Stoppard]]
|actor2=[[Patrick Kennedy]]
|actor2=[[Patrick Kennedy]]
|actor3=[[Robert Cambrinus]]
|actor3=Robert Cambrinus
|actor4=[[Ralf Rueller]]
|actor4=Ralf Rueller
|actor5=[[Ewan Stewart]]
|actor5=[[Ewan Stewart]]
|actor6=[[Jean-David Beroard]]
|actor6=Jean-David Beroard
|actor7=[[Adam Ganne]]
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==Nagant M1895==
==Nagant M1895==
Lieutenant Alfred Bundy ([[William Beck]]) uses a revolver that resemble to a [[Nagant M1895]].
Lieutenant Alfred Bundy ([[William Beck]]) uses a revolver that resembles a [[Nagant M1895]].
[[Image:Nagant 1895 produces 1920s.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Russian Nagant 1895, produced 1920s. The rounded front sight is a sign of revolvers produced from 1890s until 1930 - 7.62x38N]]
[[Image:Nagant 1895 produces 1920s.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Russian Nagant 1895, produced 1920s. The rounded front sight is a sign of revolvers produced from 1890s until 1930 - 7.62x38N]]
[[File:Somme05_re1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Bundy walks with revolver through No Man's Land.]]
[[File:Somme05_re1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Bundy walks with his revolver through No Man's Land.]]
[[File:Somme05_re2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He's pinned down on a crater.]]
[[File:Somme05_re2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He's pinned down on a crater.]]


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==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*==
==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*==
Some British soldiers use [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*]] rifles. Pvt. Cyril Jose ([[Oliver Jones]]) is seen with one during basic training. Sergeant Tawney ([[Patrick Kennedy]]) is seen also with a Mk III* as he marches to the front.
Some British soldiers use [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*]] rifles. Pvt. Cyril Jose ([[Oliver Jones]]) is seen with one during basic training. Sergeant Tawney ([[Patrick Kennedy]]) is seen also with an Mk III* as he marches to the front. The SMLE rifles are fitted with P07 sword and Persian Mauser bayonets.
[[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British]]
[[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British]]
[[File:Somme05_no1_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Jose stabs his bayonet into a sandbag during the drill.]]
[[File:Somme05_no1_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Jose stabs his bayonet into a sandbag during the drill. The bayonet's blade fits a correct P07.]]
[[File:Somme05_no1_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Full view of his rifle.]]
[[File:Somme05_no1_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Full view of his rifle.]]
[[File:Somme05_no1_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British soldiers march with No. I Mk III*.]]
[[File:Somme05_no1_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British soldiers march with No. I Mk III*.]]
[[File:Somme05_no1_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mk III* with fixed Pattern 1907 sword bayonet.]]
[[File:Somme05_no1_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Mk III* with fixed Persian bayonet.]]


==Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I==
==Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I==
British soldiers carry anachronistic [[Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I]] rifles with adapters to install Pattern 1907 sword bayonets from the No. I Mk III. The No. 4 Mk. I usually used a spike bayonet.
British soldiers carry anachronistic [[Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I]] rifles with adapters to install Pattern 1907 sword and Mauser bayonets. The No. 4 Mk. I usually used a spike bayonet.
[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I - .303 British]]
[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I - .303 British]]
[[File:Somme05_no4_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up on the adapter of a No. 4 Mk I.]]
[[File:Somme05_no4_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the adapter of a No. 4 Mk I.]]
[[File:Somme05_no4_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Richard H. Tawney ([[Patrick Kennedy]]) advanes with a SMLE through No Man's Land.]]
[[File:Somme05_no4_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Richard H. Tawney ([[Patrick Kennedy]]) advances with an SMLE through No Man's Land.]]
[[File:Somme05_no4_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He chambers a round...]]
[[File:Somme05_no4_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He chambers a round...]]
[[File:Somme05_no4_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and takes aim.]]
[[File:Somme05_no4_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and takes aim.]]
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==Lewis Gun==
==Lewis Gun==
A [[Lewis Gun]] is held by a British soldier.
A [[Lewis Gun]] is carried by a British soldier.
[[File:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]]
[[File:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]]
[[File:Somme05_lewis1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gunner is seen in the backrground.]]
[[File:Somme05_lewis1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gunner is seen in the backrground.]]
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==Maxim MG 08==
==Maxim MG 08==
The [[Maxim MG08]] is fired by German solders including Franz Cassel's ([[Robert Cambrinus]]) men.
The [[Maxim MG08]] is fired by German soldiers including Franz Cassel's ([[Robert Cambrinus]]) men.
[[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[File:Somme05_max1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German holds the Maxim.]]
[[File:Somme05_max1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German gets the Maxim in position.]]
[[File:Somme05_max2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the trigger.]]
[[File:Somme05_max2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the trigger.]]
[[File:Somme05_max3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German Gunner ([[Adam Ganne]]) aims the Maxim.]]
[[File:Somme05_max3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German Gunner ([[Adam Ganne]]) aims the Maxim.]]
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==Model 24 Stielhandgranate==
==Model 24 Stielhandgranate==
German soldiers can briefly seen with stick grenades. They seem to be anachronistic [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] instead of accurate [[Model 15 Stielhandgranate|Model 15]] or [[Model 16 Stielhandgranate|Model 16]].
German soldiers can briefly be seen with stick grenades. They seem to be anachronistic [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] instead of accurate [[Model 15 Stielhandgranate|Model 15]] or [[Model 16 Stielhandgranate|Model 16]].
[[Image:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[File:Somme05_gre1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier throws a Stick grenade behind Cassel.]]
[[File:Somme05_gre1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier behind Cassel throws a Stick grenade.]]
[[File:Somme05_gre2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A grenade next to him. Note there is no star-shaped plate screw cap like the Model 16.]]
[[File:Somme05_gre2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A grenade next to him. Note there is no star-shaped plate screw cap like the Model 16.]]



Revision as of 07:01, 3 September 2020


The Somme
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Movie Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing United Kingdom
Directed by Carl Hindmarch
Release Date November 15, 2005
Language English
French
German
Main Cast
Character Actor
Captain Charlie May Ed Stoppard
Sergeant Richard H Tawney Patrick Kennedy
Franz Cassel Robert Cambrinus
Eversmann Ralf Rueller
General Rawlinson Ewan Stewart
Barberon Jean-David Beroard
German Gunner Adam Ganne



The Somme is a 2005 British produced documentary for Channel Four about the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The documentary tells the story of British, French and German soldiers during this battle. The focus is on the struggle for Ovillers and Mametz (Danzig Alley). In 2006 the BBC documentary The Somme – From Defeat to Victory describes the struggle of the northern village Thiepval.


The following weapons were used in the film The Somme:


Revolvers

Webley Mk. VI

The Webley Mk. VI revolver is used by some British officers including Capt. Charlie May (Ed Stoppard).

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Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley
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Capt. May readies his Webley.
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He takes cover with his revolver.

Nagant M1895

Lieutenant Alfred Bundy (William Beck) uses a revolver that resembles a Nagant M1895.

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Russian Nagant 1895, produced 1920s. The rounded front sight is a sign of revolvers produced from 1890s until 1930 - 7.62x38N
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Lieutenant Bundy walks with his revolver through No Man's Land.
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He's pinned down on a crater.

Rifles

Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*

Some British soldiers use Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* rifles. Pvt. Cyril Jose (Oliver Jones) is seen with one during basic training. Sergeant Tawney (Patrick Kennedy) is seen also with an Mk III* as he marches to the front. The SMLE rifles are fitted with P07 sword and Persian Mauser bayonets.

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Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British
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Pvt. Jose stabs his bayonet into a sandbag during the drill. The bayonet's blade fits a correct P07.
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Full view of his rifle.
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British soldiers march with No. I Mk III*.
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An Mk III* with fixed Persian bayonet.

Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I

British soldiers carry anachronistic Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I rifles with adapters to install Pattern 1907 sword and Mauser bayonets. The No. 4 Mk. I usually used a spike bayonet.

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Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I - .303 British
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Close up of the adapter of a No. 4 Mk I.
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Sergeant Richard H. Tawney (Patrick Kennedy) advances with an SMLE through No Man's Land.
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He chambers a round...
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...and takes aim.
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Capt. May's men fire their rifles.
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Pvt. Burke (Nick Figgis) aims his rifle.
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Front view of the scene.
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He holds the No. 4 Mk I.

Persian Mauser 98/29

German soldiers use anachronistic VZ-98/29 Persian Mausers standing for correct Gewehr 98s.

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Czech Persian Mauser 98/29 with bayonet - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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German soldier Eversmann (Ralf Rueller) with his Mauser in the shelter.
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Cassel's men in the background fire their Mauser rifles.
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Eversmann aims his Mauser.
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He works the bolt.

Berthier Mle 1916 Carbine

The Berthier Mle 1916 is used by French soldiers including Fraisse (David Bertrand) and Barberon (Jean-David Beroard).

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Berthier Model 1916 Carabine - 8x50mm R
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French soldiers fire their Berthiers.

Machine Guns

Lewis Gun

A Lewis Gun is carried by a British soldier.

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Lewis Gun - .303 British
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The gunner is seen in the backrground.
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The gunner marches with the Lewis.

Maxim MG 08

The Maxim MG08 is fired by German soldiers including Franz Cassel's (Robert Cambrinus) men.

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Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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A German gets the Maxim in position.
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Close up of the trigger.
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The German Gunner (Adam Ganne) aims the Maxim.
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Rear view.
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The Maxim being fired.

Handgrenades

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

German soldiers can briefly be seen with stick grenades. They seem to be anachronistic Model 24 Stielhandgranate instead of accurate Model 15 or Model 16.

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Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade
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A German soldier behind Cassel throws a Stick grenade.
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A grenade next to him. Note there is no star-shaped plate screw cap like the Model 16.