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[[Image:800 Zhongzheng 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An officer firing at very close Japanese.]]
[[Image:800 Zhongzheng 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An approaching Japanese soldier is shot down.]]
[[Image:800 Zhongzheng 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An approaching Japanese soldier is shot down.]]
[[Image:800 Zhongzheng 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A honor firing squad shoots in the air for their fallen fellow soldiers with fixed bayonets.]]
[[Image:800 Zhongzheng 7 .jpg|thumb|none|600px|A honor firing squad shoots in the air for their fallen fellow soldiers with fixed bayonets.]]
[[Image:800 Zhongzheng 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese sniper with his scoped rifle.]]
[[Image:800 Zhongzheng 6 .jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese sniper with his scoped rifle.]]
[[Image:800 Zhongzheng 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The turned-down bolt handle is clearly visible.]]
[[Image:800 Zhongzheng 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The turned-down bolt handle is clearly visible.]]
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The Eight Hundred
English Movie Poster
'The Eight Hundred, original title Bābǎi is a Chinese war movie, relating the Defense of Sihang Warehouse during the last battle of Shanghai between Chinese National Revolutionary Army and Japanese invasion forces in 1937.
The following weapons were used in the film The Eight Hundred :
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Rifles and Carbine Type Zhongzheng rifle The main rifle of National Revolutionary Army soldiers is Type Zhongzheng Rifle . At least one soldier uses a scoped rifle with a turned-down bolt handle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type Zhongzheng rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type Zhongzheng rifle with turned-down Kar98k style bolt handle - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chinese deserters are used to carry numerous rifles in the warehouse. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In this scene, it seems that there is a kind of sticks with cloth inserted in the barrels to prevent from rain. Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the night attack, Chinese soldiers pushing back Japanese troops, some soldiers use their rifles with a flashlight in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer firing at very close Japanese. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An approaching Japanese soldier is shot down. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A honor firing squad shoots in the air for their fallen fellow soldiers with fixed bayonets. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Chinese sniper with his scoped rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The turned-down bolt handle is clearly visible. Hanyang 88 Chinese volunteers decimated by Japanese in the film beginning are using Hanyang 88 rifles. This weapon is visible throughout the movie, but it is clearly not the most used.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hanyang 88 - 7.92x57mm Mauser. This weapon saw service in the Sino-Japanese wars and the Chinese Civil War. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Chinese volunteer falls in front of Japanese soldiers’ funeral. He is carrying 2 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Giving alert! Arisaka Type 38 Imperial Japanese army soldiers and sailors are using the famous Arisaka Type 38 often seen fitted with bayonets during combats. Some NRA soldiers are using captured rifles as well.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mm Arisaka Error creating thumbnail: File missing A NRA soldier reloading his captured rifle… Error creating thumbnail: File missing … and fire again at Japanese. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japanese soldiers firing their Arisaka during the night attack. Mocked up Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III British soldiers protecting the British concession area are carrying Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III , but the rifles are mockup probably made from a Mauser type rifle, if we judge from the straight bolt handle and the breech which is not characteristic for a real Lee-Enfield, we also can see that the stock is different.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III - .303 British. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier is checking European and Chinese civilians fleeing the future battle. Refusing Chinese soldiers to entering. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A British soldier aiming his rifle at very efficient Japanese snipers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the final, a soldier commit an act of war when voluntary firing at Japanese troops. 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun A Chinese civilian uselessly shoot at Japanese machines guns with a side by side shotgun when Chinese troops are under fire and overdrawn. But he is very too far to afraid the gunners.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun (Circa 1878) exposed hammers and designed to fire Black Powder shotgun shells - 12 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Civilian loading his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And fire. Not sure that the soldiers realize that he is shooting at them. Machine guns ZB-26 The principal support weapon used by NRA troops is the ZB26 Machine Gun .
A gunner on duty.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing ZB26 Light Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The ZB26 shot from the roof at approaching enemy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trying to shot down planes. Error creating thumbnail: File missing finally destroy one the planes attacking their position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Impressive flash during the final battle. Type 11 Light Machine Gun Japanese army use Type 11 light machine gun .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type 11 Light Machine Gun - 6.5x50mm Arisaka. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japanese gunners shooting at Chinese with Type 11. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another Type 11. Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun is used by Chinese to defend the warehouse from planes. But the soldiers don’t cool the barrel which finally explode.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Muzzle of the Type 24. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anti-aerial configuration. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Explosion of the barrel. Pistols Mauser C96 A Chinese officer uses a Mauser C96 to threat his own men to execute Japanese POWs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing C96 Carbine The oldest brother carry a Mauser C96 but never seen fired.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 Carbine with slab-sided receiver and aperture rear sight - 7.63x25mm Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nambu Type 14 Nambu Type 14 pistol is briefly seen in hands of Japanese “commandos” during the night raid.
Late Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu Error creating thumbnail: File missing During a struggle under water, a Japanese “commando” kills his enemy with a Nambu Type 14 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing A “commando” kills an enemy before being shot down. Grenades Model 24 Stielhandgranate The Model 24 Stielhandgranate is massively used against the Japanese. When the situation is desperated, many NRA soldiers commit suicide attacks with many grenades tied over them.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier receiving orders has his grenades tied on his chest. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A suicide squad with a large number a grenade tied over their bodies stand ready to break the assault. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One suicide bomber asks for his comrade to tied the impressive bunch of grenades in his back. Note the German inscriptions. Type 97 Hand Grenade Type 97 hand grenade is obviously used by Japanese army, to protect from the explosions, the Chinese soldiers digged holes to push its in. A NRA soldier is seen carrying some grenades.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type 97 Hand Grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing A wounded Japanese sailor tries to kill an officer in a last stand with a type 97 grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grenade pushed in a protection hole.
Flamethrower Type 93/100 Flamethrower The brothers use one of the tank of a captured Japanese Type93/100 flamethrower to destroys a improvised armored vehicle. Later an another soldier use it briefly against Japanese soldiers.
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