The Lost Battalion (1919): Difference between revisions
The Lost Battalion (1919): Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
The Lost Battalion (1919): Difference between revisions
The majority of German soldiers are armed with [[Gras Model 1874]] rifles, standing in for the more period correct [[Mauser]]s.
The majority of German soldiers are armed with [[Gras Model 1874]] rifles, standing in for the more period correct [[Mauser]]s.
[[File:Mle 1874 with bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Gras Mle 1874 M80 with Mle 1874 sword bayonet - 11 x 59mm Gras.]]
[[File:Mle 1874 with bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Gras Mle 1874 M80 with Mle 1874 sword bayonet - 11 x 59mm Gras.]]
[[File:lb19_rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers in a trench await the attack. Note the missing front armor of the ''Stahlhelm''.]]
[[File:lb19_rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers in a trench await the attack. Note: the ''Stahlhelm'' lacks the front armor which identifies it as an M18 variant for tank drivers.]]
[[File:lb19_rifle2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A view of the rear sight, chamber, and the bolt handle.]]
[[File:lb19_rifle2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A view of the rear sight, chamber, and the bolt handle.]]
[[File:lb19_rifle3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The side-mounted bayonet seen seems to be the Mle. 1866 Yataghan sword bayonet for the [[Chassepot 1866]] rifle.]]
[[File:lb19_rifle3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The side-mounted bayonet seen seems to be the Mle. 1866 Yataghan sword bayonet for the [[Chassepot 1866]] rifle.]]
The Lost Battalion is a 1919 American silent World War I film directed by Burton L. King and produced by Edward A. MacManus. The movie describes the events of the encircled units of the U.S. 77th Division by German forces in the Argonne Forest in 1917. The movie features many actual soldiers, including the commanding officer Major Charles W. Whittlesey who portrayed themselves.
As the men of the 77th Division are stationed in France, they are seen using M1917 Enfield rifles with M1905 bayonets. This is correct since the Enfield was more massively produced in World War I as the Springfield M1903 was in short supply when the US entered the war. The Lost Battalion may be the first movie ever to feature this rifle (except for war footage), since the Enfield M1917 was first issued only two years earlier.
The Browning Automatic Rifle is used by one soldier of the Lost Battalion. Like the M1917 Enfield, this is most likely the first film that features this gun.
