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|name = Cold Steel <br> ''遍地狼烟''
|name = Cold Steel <br> ''遍地狼烟''
|picture = Bian di lang yan-poster.jpg
|picture = Bian di lang yan-poster.jpg
|caption = ''Movie poster''
|caption = Movie Poster
|country = [[Image:CHN.jpg|25px]] PR China <BR> [[Image:HKG.jpg|25px]] Hong Kong
|country = [[Image:CHN.jpg|25px]] PR China <BR> [[Image:HKG.jpg|25px]] Hong Kong
|director = David Wu
|director = David Wu
|date= 2011
|date = 2011
|language = Mandarin <BR> Japanese  
|language = Mandarin <BR> Japanese  
|studio=Kam & Ronson Enterprises Co Ltd
|studio = Kam & Ronson Enterprises Co Ltd
|distributor = Kam & Ronson Enterprises Co Ltd
|character1=Mu Liangfeng
|character1=Mu Liangfeng
|actor1=[[Peter Ho]]
|actor1=[[Peter Ho]]
|character2=Liu Yan/Madam Tang
|character2=Liu Yan/Madam Tang
|actor2=[[Song Jia]]
|actor2=[[Jia Song|Song Jia]]
|character3=Captain Zhang Menzi
|character3=Captain Zhang Menzi
|actor3=[[Tony Leung Ka Fai]]
|actor3=[[Tony Leung Ka Fai]]
|character4=Xiao Wu
|character4=Xiaowu
|actor4=[[Mickey He]]
|actor4=[[Mickey He]]
|character5=Colonel Zhang
|character5=Colonel Zhang
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|character6=A Gui
|character6=A Gui
|actor6=[[Victor Chen]]
|actor6=[[Victor Chen]]
|character7=Ms Ryoko
|character7=Colonel Masaya
|actor7=Lin Zhu
|actor7=[[Mingxiang Guo]]
|character8=Major Masaya
|character8=Ryoko
|actor8=[[Mingxiang Guo]]
|actor8=Lin Zhu
}}
}}
'''''Cold Steel''''' (Chinese title: ''遍地狼烟''; Pinyin: ''Biàn dì láng yān'') is a 2011 Chinese action war film directed by David Wu. The story takes place in China during the Second World War. When Mu Liangfeng ([[Peter Ho]]), a young hunter from a small village, rescues a downed American Flying Tiger, his life is irrevocably changed. A chance meeting with a lovely young widow, Lui Yan ([[Jia Song|Song Jia]]), and a teahouse brawl with a group of rowdy Chinese soldiers leads Liangfeng along a path that results in his becoming one of the country's top marksmen. Along with his sniper unit, he must face insurmountable odds at every turn to liberate his country from the brutal invasion of Japanese forces.


'''''Cold Steel''''' (Chinese title:  ''遍地狼烟''; Pinyin: Biàn dì láng yān) is a 2011 Chinese action war movie directed by David Wu. The story takes place in China during the Second World War. When Wu Liangfeng ([[Peter Ho]]), a young hunter from a small village, rescues a downed American Flying Tiger his life is irrevocably changed. A chance meeting with a lovely young widow, Lui Yan ([[Song Jia]]), and a teahouse brawl with a group of rowdy Chinese soldiers leads Liangfeng along a path that results in his becoming one of the country’s top marksmen. Along with his sniper unit, he must face insurmountable odds at every turn to liberate his country from the brutal invasion of Japanese forces.
{{Film Title|Cold Steel}}


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=Handguns=
=Handguns=
==Colt M1911==
==Colt M1911==
Wu Liangfeng ([[Peter Ho]]) received a [[M1911 pistol]] from the American pilot John ([[Jonathan Kos-Read]]), whom he rescued from a burning aircraft.
Mu Liangfeng ([[Peter Ho]]) received a [[Colt M1911]] pistol from American pilot John ([[Jonathan Kos-Read]]), whom he rescued from a burning aircraft.
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:BDLY-M1911-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-M1911-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M1911 and a spent cartridge.]]
[[Image:BDLY-M1911-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-M1911-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M1911 and a spent cartridge.]]
[[Image:BDLY-M1911-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US pilot John ([[Jonathan Kos-Read]]) (right) teaches Wu Liangfeng handle a gun.]]
[[Image:BDLY-M1911-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US pilot John ([[Jonathan Kos-Read]]) teaches Mu Liangfeng ([[Peter Ho]]) handle a gun.]]
[[Image:BDLY-M1911-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-M1911-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M1911 is seen.]]
[[Image:BDLY-M1911-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-M1911-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Liangfeng ([[Peter Ho]]) points the M1911.]]
[[Image:BDLY-M1911-06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After Liangfeng is blinded, Liu Yan ([[Song Jia]]) takes the M1911 and defends him.]]
[[Image:BDLY-M1911-06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After Liangfeng is blinded, Liu Yan ([[Jia Song|Song Jia]]) takes the M1911 and defends him.]]


==FN Model 1922==
==FN Model 1922==
Chinese officers use as service weapons [[FN Model 1922]] pistols.
Chinese officers use [[FN Model 1922]] pistols as their service weapon.
[[Image:Browning 1922.jpg|thumb|none|350px|FN Model 1922 - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:Browning 1922.jpg|thumb|none|350px|FN Model 1922 - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:BDLY-FN1910-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chinese officers, being under Japanese sniper fire, drew their pistols.]]
[[Image:BDLY-FN1910-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese officer, being under Japanese sniper fire, draws his pistol.]]
[[Image:BDLY-FN1910-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-FN1910-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A pistol in the hand of a Chinese soldier.]]
[[Image:BDLY-FN1910-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Xiao Wu ([[Mickey He]]) put his gun to the head of the Japanese sergeant.]]
[[Image:BDLY-FN1910-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Xiaowu ([[Mickey He]]) puts his gun to the head of the Japanese sergeant.]]
[[Image:BDLY-FN1910-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-FN1910-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot.]]
[[Image:BDLY-FN1910-07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the commando (left) fired at the Japanese from his pistol.]]
[[Image:BDLY-FN1910-07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of resistance fighters fires his pistol at the Japanese.]]
[[Image:BDLY-FN1910-06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dying Xiao Wu ([[Mickey He]]) makes his pistol in his hand.]]
[[Image:BDLY-C-M1903-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the left, Xiaowu ([[Mickey He]]) points his pistol.]]
[[Image:BDLY-FN1910-06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A dying Xiaowu with his pistol.]]


==Colt Model 1903==
==Colt Model 1903==
Chinese military snipers carry [[Colt Model 1903]]s.
Chinese military snipers carry [[Colt Model 1903]] pistols.
[[Image:Colt Model 1903.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol Blued - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:Colt Model 1903.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol Blued - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:BDLY-C-M1903-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fleeing Xiao Wu ([[Mickey He]]) fires at pursuers.]]
[[Image:BDLY-C-M1903-06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Resistance fighters had guns for the snipers, hidden in sacks of rice.]]
[[Image:BDLY-C-M1903-06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Resistance fighters had guns for sniper commando hidden in sacks of rice.]]
[[Image:BDLY-C-M1903-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A fleeing Xiaowu ([[Mickey He]]) fires at pursuers.]]
[[Image:BDLY-C-M1903-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Zhang Menzi ([[Tony Leung Ka Fai]]) dressed as a Japanese sergeant ... ]]
[[Image:BDLY-C-M1903-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Zhang Menzi ([[Tony Leung Ka Fai]]) dressed as a Japanese sergeant ... ]]
[[Image:BDLY-C-M1903-07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|... takes Ryoko ([[Lin Zhu]]) hostage.]]
[[Image:BDLY-C-M1903-07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|... takes Ryoko (Lin Zhu) hostage.]]


==Mauser C96==
==Mauser C96==
Chinese resistance fighters carry also [[Mauser C96]] pistols.  
Chinese resistance fighters carry [[Mauser C96]] pistols.  
[[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser]]
[[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser]]
[[Image:BDLY-MA-C96-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-MA-C96-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mauser C96 is seen.]]
[[Image:BDLY-MA-C96-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-MA-C96-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chinese resistance fighters carry Mauser C96 pistols.]]
[[Image:BDLY-MA-C96-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-MA-C96-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A resistance fighter has a Mauser C96 at his belt.]]


==Nambu Type 14==
==Nambu Type 14==
Japanese officers are armed with [[Nambu Type 14]] pistols.
Japanese officers are armed with [[Nambu Type 14]] pistols.
[[Image:Nambu Type 14.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Early Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]]
[[Image:Nambu Type 14.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Early model Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]]
[[Image:BDLY-Nambu-P-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-Nambu-P-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel Masaya ([[Mingxiang Guo]]) executes a prisoner with his Nambu.]]
[[Image:BDLY-Nambu-P-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-Nambu-P-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Nambu pistols on a table.]]
[[Image:BDLY-Nambu-P-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Major Masaya ([[Mingxiang Guo]]) shot a prisoner.]]
[[Image:BDLY-Nambu-P-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Japanese soldiers point their Nambu pistols.]]


=Rifles=
=Rifles=
==M1903 Springfield==
==M1903 Springfield==
Chinese military snipers are equipped with [[M1903 Springfield]] rifles. The scopes are made by the production, no evidence exists of them being used in WWII by the Chinese army.
Chinese military snipers are equipped with [[M1903 Springfield]] rifles. The scopes are made by the production, no evidence exists of them being used in WWII by the Chinese army.
[[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06]]
[[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06 Springfield]]
[[Image:BDLY-S-M1903-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A dying sniper hands his rifle to Mu Liangfeng ([[Peter Ho]])]]
[[Image:BDLY-S-M1903-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A dying sniper hands his rifle to Mu Liangfeng.]]
[[Image:BDLY-S-M1903-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mu Liangfengfor shoots a Japanese sniper.]]
[[Image:BDLY-S-M1903-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mu Liangfeng ([[Peter Ho]]) takes the rifle and shoots a Japanese sniper.]]
[[Image:BDLY-S-M1903-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mu puts down his rifle]]
[[Image:BDLY-S-M1903-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Liangfeng puts down a rifle.]]
[[Image:BDLY-S-M1903-04.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Chinese snipers at an training of nights shooting.]]
[[Image:BDLY-S-M1903-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chinese snipers at the training of night shooting.]]
[[Image:BDLY-S-M1903-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Xiao Wu ([[Mickey He]]) fires his sniper rifle at a Japanese general.]]
[[Image:BDLY-S-M1903-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Xiaowu ([[Mickey He]]) fires his sniper rifle at a Japanese general.]]
[[Image:BDLY-S-M1903-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sniper Capt. Menzi ([[Tony Leung Ka Fai]]) in a night's fight action.]]
[[Image:BDLY-S-M1903-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capt. Zhang Menzi ([[Tony Leung Ka Fai]]) with a rifle.]]


==Arisaka Type 38==
==Arisaka Type 38==
Japanese military [[Arisaka Type 38]] rifles also used the Chinese soldiers and resistance fighters.
Japanese soldiers use [[Arisaka Type 38]] rifles. Chinese soldiers and resistance fighters also use this weapon.
[[Image:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]]
[[Image:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]]
[[Image:BDLY-Arisaka38-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-Arisaka38-06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese soldier holds an Arisaka.]]
[[Image:BDLY-Arisaka38-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-Arisaka38-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel Zhang ([[Rongguang Yu]]) points a rifle at Mu Liangfeng.]]
[[Image:BDLY-Arisaka38-06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-Arisaka38-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier holds his Arisaka.]]
[[Image:BDLY-Arisaka38-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Wu Liangfeng ([[Peter Ho]]) fire at Japanese soldiers.]]
[[Image:BDLY-Arisaka38-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Japanese soldiers hold their Arisaka rifles.]]
[[Image:BDLY-Arisaka38-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Col. Zhang ([[Rongguang Yu]]) aims a rifle at Wu Liang Feng.]]
[[Image:BDLY-Arisaka38-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mu Liangfeng ([[Peter Ho]]) points a rifle at Japanese soldiers.]]


==Arisaka sniper rifle==
==Arisaka Sniper Rifle==
The Japanese snipers carry [[Arisaka Rifle]]s with scopes. The scopes are mockups.
Japanese snipers carry [[Arisaka Rifle]]s with scopes. The scopes are mockups.
[[Image:An Arisaka Type 97 sniper rifle with scope.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 97 Sniper Rifle with scope - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]]
[[Image:An Arisaka Type 97 sniper rifle with scope.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 97 sniper rifle with scope - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]]
[[Image:BDLY-Arisaka-S-R.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-Arisaka-S-R.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A barrel of a rifle.]]
[[Image:BDLY-Arisaka-S-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-Arisaka-S-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A dead Japanese sniper with his rifle.]]
[[Image:BDLY-Arisaka38-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-Arisaka38-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese sniper holds his rifle.]]


==Type Zhongzheng Rifle==
==Type Zhongzheng Rifle==
Some Japanese soldiers holds in hands Chinese [[Type Zhongzheng Rifle]]s.  
Some Japanese soldiers use Chinese [[Type Zhongzheng Rifle]]s.
[[Image:Type-Zhongzheng Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type Zhongzheng "Type 2" rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Type-Zhongzheng Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type Zhongzheng "Type 2" rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:BDLY-T-24-R-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-T-24-R-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier in the foreground fires a Type Zhongzheng rifle.]]
[[Image:BDLY-T-24-R-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-T-24-R-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers fire Type Zhongzheng rifles.]]


==Hanyang 88==
==Hanyang 88==
Wu Liangfeng ([[Peter Ho]]) goes hunting with a [[Hanyang 88]], a copy of the Mauser Gewehr 1888. He later gives it to Lui Yan ([[Song Jia]]).
Mu Liangfeng ([[Peter Ho]]) goes hunting with a [[Hanyang 88]], a copy of the Mauser Gewehr 1888. He later gives it to Lui Yan ([[Jia Song|Song Jia]]).
[[Image:Hanyang_88.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Hanyang 88 - 7.92x57mm Mauser. This weapon saw service in the Sino-Japanese wars and the Chinese Civil War.]]
[[Image:Hanyang_88.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Hanyang 88 - 7.92x57mm Mauser. This weapon saw service in the Sino-Japanese wars and the Chinese Civil War.]]
[[Image:BDLY-MN-R-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-MN-R-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Liangfeng goes hunting with a Hanyang 88.]]
[[Image:BDLY-MN-R-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-MN-R-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Liangfeng with a Hanyang 88.]]
[[Image:BDLY-MN-R-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-MN-R-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Liangfeng gives a Hanyang 88 to Lui Yan.]]


==M1941 Johnson rifle==
==M1941 Johnson Rifle==
The Japanese elite sniper Major Masaya ([[Mingxiang Guo]]) uses a [[M1941 Johnson rifle]]. It is the same rifle used in [[Assembly (Ji jie hao)]].
Japanese elite sniper Colonel Masaya ([[Mingxiang Guo]]) uses an [[M1941 Johnson rifle]]. It is the same rifle used in ''[[Assembly]]''.
[[Image:M1941Johnson.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1941 Johnson Rifle - .30-06.]]
[[Image:M1941Johnson.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1941 Johnson Rifle - .30-06 Springfield]]
[[Image:BDLY-Sniper-R-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-Sniper-R-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel Masaya ([[Mingxiang Guo]]) points his M1941 Johnson.]]
[[Image:Sniper-L-BDLY.jpg|thumb|none|550px|]]
[[Image:Sniper-L-BDLY.jpg|thumb|none|550px|Masaya holds his M1941 Johnson in a promotional still.]]
[[Image:BDLY-M41-JR-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-M41-JR-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Masaya holds his M1941 Johnson.]]


=Submachine guns=
=Submachine Guns=
==Sten Mk II (modified to resemble SIG M1920)==
==Sten Mk II (modified to resemble SIG M1920)==
Japanese soldiers are seen using [[Sten]] submachine guns visually modified to resemble [[SIG M1920]] submachine guns. Same props can be seen in ''[[Flowers of War, The|The Flowers of War]]''.
Japanese soldiers are seen using [[Sten]] submachine guns visually modified to resemble [[SIG Bergmann|SIG M1920]] submachine guns. Same props can be seen in ''[[Flowers of War, The|The Flowers of War]]''.
[[Image:Sten.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Sten.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm]]
[[File:SIG M1920.jpg|thumb|none|400px|SIG M1920 - 9x19mm]]
[[File:SIG M1920.jpg|thumb|none|400px|SIG M1920 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:BDLY-MP18-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-MP18-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier fires a Sten.]]
[[Image:BDLY-MP18-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the Sten bolt and rear sight.]]
[[Image:BDLY-MP18-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the Sten's bolt and rear sight.]]
[[Image:BDLY-MP18-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-MP18-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier fires a Sten.]]
[[Image:BDLY-MP18-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-MP18-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Japanese soldiers fire their Sten submachine guns.]]
[[Image:BDLY-MP18-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:BDLY-MP18-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot.]]
[[Image:BDLY-MP18-06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capt. Zhang Menzi ([[Tony Leung Ka Fai]]) fire a submachine gun at Japanese soldiers.]]
[[Image:BDLY-MP18-06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capt. Zhang Menzi ([[Tony Leung Ka Fai]]) fires a submachine gun at Japanese soldiers.]]


=Others=
=Others=
==Type 97 hand grenade==
==Type 97 Hand Grenade==
Both sides of the conflict used Japanese [[Type 97 hand grenade]]s.
Both sides of the conflict use Japanese [[Type 97 hand grenade]]s.
[[Image:Japanese-type97-grenade.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Type 97 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:Japanese-type97-grenade.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Type 97 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:BDLY-T91-hg-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Driver A Gui ([[Victor Chen]]) triggered and is about to throw a hand grenade.]]
[[Image:BDLY-T91-hg-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Driver A Gui ([[Victor Chen]]) triggered and is about to throw a grenade.]]
[[Image:BDLY-T91-hg-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stricken Japanese soldier dropped a grenade on the ground in forrest.]]
[[Image:BDLY-T91-hg-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A stricken Japanese soldier dropped a grenade on the ground in the forest.]]
[[Image:BDLY-C-M1903-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capt. Zhang Menzi ([[Tony Leung Ka Fai]]) holds a hand grenade in his hand.]]
[[Image:BDLY-C-M1903-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capt. Zhang Menzi ([[Tony Leung Ka Fai]]) holds a grenade in his right hand.]]


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Cold Steel
遍地狼烟
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Movie Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing PR China
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Directed by David Wu
Release Date 2011
Language Mandarin
Japanese
Studio Kam & Ronson Enterprises Co Ltd
Distributor Kam & Ronson Enterprises Co Ltd
Main Cast
Character Actor
Mu Liangfeng Peter Ho
Liu Yan/Madam Tang Song Jia
Captain Zhang Menzi Tony Leung Ka Fai
Xiaowu Mickey He
Colonel Zhang Rongguang Yu
A Gui Victor Chen
Colonel Masaya Mingxiang Guo
Ryoko Lin Zhu


Cold Steel (Chinese title: 遍地狼烟; Pinyin: Biàn dì láng yān) is a 2011 Chinese action war film directed by David Wu. The story takes place in China during the Second World War. When Mu Liangfeng (Peter Ho), a young hunter from a small village, rescues a downed American Flying Tiger, his life is irrevocably changed. A chance meeting with a lovely young widow, Lui Yan (Song Jia), and a teahouse brawl with a group of rowdy Chinese soldiers leads Liangfeng along a path that results in his becoming one of the country's top marksmen. Along with his sniper unit, he must face insurmountable odds at every turn to liberate his country from the brutal invasion of Japanese forces.


The following weapons were used in the film Cold Steel:


Handguns

Colt M1911

Mu Liangfeng (Peter Ho) received a Colt M1911 pistol from American pilot John (Jonathan Kos-Read), whom he rescued from a burning aircraft.

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Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP
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An M1911 and a spent cartridge.
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An M1911 and a spent cartridge.
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US pilot John (Jonathan Kos-Read) teaches Mu Liangfeng (Peter Ho) handle a gun.
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An M1911 is seen.
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Liangfeng (Peter Ho) points the M1911.
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After Liangfeng is blinded, Liu Yan (Song Jia) takes the M1911 and defends him.

FN Model 1922

Chinese officers use FN Model 1922 pistols as their service weapon.

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FN Model 1922 - .32 ACP
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A Chinese officer, being under Japanese sniper fire, draws his pistol.
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A pistol in the hand of a Chinese soldier.
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Xiaowu (Mickey He) puts his gun to the head of the Japanese sergeant.
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Another shot.
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One of resistance fighters fires his pistol at the Japanese.
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On the left, Xiaowu (Mickey He) points his pistol.
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A dying Xiaowu with his pistol.

Colt Model 1903

Chinese military snipers carry Colt Model 1903 pistols.

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Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol Blued - .32 ACP
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Resistance fighters had guns for the snipers, hidden in sacks of rice.
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A fleeing Xiaowu (Mickey He) fires at pursuers.
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Captain Zhang Menzi (Tony Leung Ka Fai) dressed as a Japanese sergeant ...
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... takes Ryoko (Lin Zhu) hostage.

Mauser C96

Chinese resistance fighters carry Mauser C96 pistols.

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Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser
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A Mauser C96 is seen.
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Chinese resistance fighters carry Mauser C96 pistols.
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A resistance fighter has a Mauser C96 at his belt.

Nambu Type 14

Japanese officers are armed with Nambu Type 14 pistols.

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Early model Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu
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Colonel Masaya (Mingxiang Guo) executes a prisoner with his Nambu.
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Two Nambu pistols on a table.
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Two Japanese soldiers point their Nambu pistols.

Rifles

M1903 Springfield

Chinese military snipers are equipped with M1903 Springfield rifles. The scopes are made by the production, no evidence exists of them being used in WWII by the Chinese army.

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Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06 Springfield
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A dying sniper hands his rifle to Mu Liangfeng.
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Mu Liangfeng (Peter Ho) takes the rifle and shoots a Japanese sniper.
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Liangfeng puts down a rifle.
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Chinese snipers at the training of night shooting.
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Xiaowu (Mickey He) fires his sniper rifle at a Japanese general.
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Capt. Zhang Menzi (Tony Leung Ka Fai) with a rifle.

Arisaka Type 38

Japanese soldiers use Arisaka Type 38 rifles. Chinese soldiers and resistance fighters also use this weapon.

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Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka
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A Chinese soldier holds an Arisaka.
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Colonel Zhang (Rongguang Yu) points a rifle at Mu Liangfeng.
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A Japanese soldier holds his Arisaka.
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Two Japanese soldiers hold their Arisaka rifles.
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Mu Liangfeng (Peter Ho) points a rifle at Japanese soldiers.

Arisaka Sniper Rifle

Japanese snipers carry Arisaka Rifles with scopes. The scopes are mockups.

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Arisaka Type 97 sniper rifle with scope - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka
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A barrel of a rifle.
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A dead Japanese sniper with his rifle.
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A Japanese sniper holds his rifle.

Type Zhongzheng Rifle

Some Japanese soldiers use Chinese Type Zhongzheng Rifles.

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Type Zhongzheng "Type 2" rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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A Japanese soldier in the foreground fires a Type Zhongzheng rifle.
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Japanese soldiers fire Type Zhongzheng rifles.

Hanyang 88

Mu Liangfeng (Peter Ho) goes hunting with a Hanyang 88, a copy of the Mauser Gewehr 1888. He later gives it to Lui Yan (Song Jia).

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Hanyang 88 - 7.92x57mm Mauser. This weapon saw service in the Sino-Japanese wars and the Chinese Civil War.
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Liangfeng goes hunting with a Hanyang 88.
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Liangfeng with a Hanyang 88.
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Liangfeng gives a Hanyang 88 to Lui Yan.

M1941 Johnson Rifle

Japanese elite sniper Colonel Masaya (Mingxiang Guo) uses an M1941 Johnson rifle. It is the same rifle used in Assembly.

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M1941 Johnson Rifle - .30-06 Springfield
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Colonel Masaya (Mingxiang Guo) points his M1941 Johnson.
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Masaya holds his M1941 Johnson in a promotional still.
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Masaya holds his M1941 Johnson.

Submachine Guns

Sten Mk II (modified to resemble SIG M1920)

Japanese soldiers are seen using Sten submachine guns visually modified to resemble SIG M1920 submachine guns. Same props can be seen in The Flowers of War.

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Sten Mk II - 9x19mm
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SIG M1920 - 9x19mm
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A Japanese soldier fires a Sten.
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Note the Sten's bolt and rear sight.
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A Japanese soldier fires a Sten.
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Two Japanese soldiers fire their Sten submachine guns.
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Another shot.
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Capt. Zhang Menzi (Tony Leung Ka Fai) fires a submachine gun at Japanese soldiers.

Others

Type 97 Hand Grenade

Both sides of the conflict use Japanese Type 97 hand grenades.

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Type 97 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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Driver A Gui (Victor Chen) triggered and is about to throw a grenade.
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A stricken Japanese soldier dropped a grenade on the ground in the forest.
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Capt. Zhang Menzi (Tony Leung Ka Fai) holds a grenade in his right hand.