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'''''Field of Honor''''' is a 1987 French movie directed by Jean-Pierre Denis. Winter 1869 | '''''Field of Honor''''' is a 1987 French movie directed by Jean-Pierre Denis. Winter 1869: to secure the family business, Pierre Naboulet sells his conscription number for a few gold coins so that Arnaud Florent, the son of a stranger, escapes military service. In Rheims, he learns the profession of a soldier following the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in July 1870. Pierre finds himself at the front in Alsace, where he escapes the Prussian steamroller that destroys the French Army. While searching for French troops in Alsace, he meets a lost child, whom he befriends even though they do not speak the same language. | ||
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==Gras Model 1874== | ==Gras Model 1874== | ||
Algerian, Turkish and French troops including Pierre ([[Cris Campion]]) use anachronistic [[Gras Model 1874]] rifles standing for accurate [[Chassepot 1866]] rifles. | Algerian, Turkish, and French troops including Pierre ([[Cris Campion]]) use anachronistic [[Gras Model 1874]] rifles standing in for accurate [[Chassepot 1866]] rifles. | ||
[[File:Mle 1874 with bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Gras Mle 1874 with Mle 1874 sword bayonet]] | [[File:Mle 1874 with bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Gras Mle 1874 with Mle 1874 sword bayonet]] | ||
[[File:Gras1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French soldiers cleaning their rifles.]] | [[File:Gras1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French soldiers cleaning their rifles.]] | ||
[[File:FoH_gras_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Roger Pierre and other soldiers prepare themselves for a hopeless fight against superior Prussian soldiers in the woods.]] | [[File:FoH_gras_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Roger, Pierre, and other soldiers prepare themselves for a hopeless fight against superior Prussian soldiers in the woods.]] | ||
[[File:FoH_gras_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pierre holds the Gras rifle fixed with an Mle 1874 sword bayonet.]] | [[File:FoH_gras_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pierre holds the Gras rifle fixed with an Mle 1874 sword bayonet.]] | ||
[[File:FoH_gras_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:FoH_gras_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A promotional picture of the same scene, which allows for a better view of the Gras-style receiver.]] | ||
==Percussion Musket== | ==Percussion Musket== | ||
Unknown | Unknown percussion muskets, possibly of French origin, are used by Prussian soldiers which are hard to identify because they are often seen in the background or only briefly. Historically correct would be the [[Dreyse Needle Gun|Dreyse M1862 and M1865]] rifles and the little-used Potsdam Model 1839/55 musket. A Prussian cavalry unit also uses this long musket instead of the Dreyse M/57 Carbine. | ||
[[Image:St Etienne Mle 1842 Percussion Musket.jpg|thumb|none|450px|St.Etienne Mle 1842 Percussion Cap Musket - .69, for comparison]] | [[Image:St Etienne Mle 1842 Percussion Musket.jpg|thumb|none|450px|St.Etienne Mle 1842 Percussion Cap Musket - .69, for comparison]] | ||
[[File:FoH_musk_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A line of Prussian soldiers fire their | [[File:FoH_musk_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A line of Prussian soldiers fire their muskets.]] | ||
[[File:FoH_musk_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Prussian soldiers with muskets in a village.]] | [[File:FoH_musk_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Prussian soldiers with muskets in a village.]] | ||
[[File:FoH_musk_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier draws his musket giving us a look at the | [[File:FoH_musk_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier draws his musket, giving us a look at the percussion lock.]] | ||
[[File:FoH_musk_4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Uhlan | [[File:FoH_musk_4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Uhlan cavalry with the muskets.]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
==Field Cannon== | ==Field Cannon== | ||
Some abandoned | Some abandoned field Cannons are seen on the battlefield. | ||
[[File:FoH_fc_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Disillusioned Pierre stands on a battlefield.]] | [[File:FoH_fc_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Disillusioned Pierre stands on a battlefield.]] | ||
[[File:FoH_fc_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view.]] | [[File:FoH_fc_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view.]] | ||
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Field of Honor is a 1987 French movie directed by Jean-Pierre Denis. Winter 1869: to secure the family business, Pierre Naboulet sells his conscription number for a few gold coins so that Arnaud Florent, the son of a stranger, escapes military service. In Rheims, he learns the profession of a soldier following the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in July 1870. Pierre finds himself at the front in Alsace, where he escapes the Prussian steamroller that destroys the French Army. While searching for French troops in Alsace, he meets a lost child, whom he befriends even though they do not speak the same language.
The following weapons were used in the film Field of Honor:
Rifles
Gras Model 1874
Algerian, Turkish, and French troops including Pierre (Cris Campion) use anachronistic Gras Model 1874 rifles standing in for accurate Chassepot 1866 rifles.
Percussion Musket
Unknown percussion muskets, possibly of French origin, are used by Prussian soldiers which are hard to identify because they are often seen in the background or only briefly. Historically correct would be the Dreyse M1862 and M1865 rifles and the little-used Potsdam Model 1839/55 musket. A Prussian cavalry unit also uses this long musket instead of the Dreyse M/57 Carbine.
Other
Field Cannon
Some abandoned field Cannons are seen on the battlefield.
