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==1903 Springfield Rifle== | ==1903 Springfield Rifle== | ||
During the World War I prologue, the Private carries a [[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifle]] fitted with a bayonet as he surveys the battlefield just prior to the war being over. | During the World War I prologue, the Private ([[Lee Marvin]]) carries a [[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifle]] fitted with a bayonet as he surveys the battlefield just prior to the war being over. | ||
[[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1903 Springfield Rifle - .30-06]] | [[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1903 Springfield Rifle - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:BigRed1 002.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Private ([[Lee Marvin]]) uses the bayonet fixed on his [[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifle]] to check a dead German soldier.]] | [[Image:BigRed1 002.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Private ([[Lee Marvin]]) uses the bayonet fixed on his [[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifle]] to check a dead German soldier.]] | ||
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==1886 Lebel Rifle== | ==1886 Lebel Rifle== | ||
As the Big Red One | As the Big Red One hits the beach in North Africa, Vichy French soldiers are seen carrying the [[Lebel 1886|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle]] as their main weapon. | ||
[[Image:Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8 x 50mmR]] | [[Image:Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8 x 50mmR]] | ||
[[Image:TBRO 3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vichy French soldier holding a [[Lebel 1886|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle]] in defensive position]] | [[Image:TBRO 3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vichy French soldier holding a [[Lebel 1886|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle]] in defensive position]] | ||
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[[Image:BigRedOne 0305.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Switolsky wades through a river carrying this Thompson.]] | [[Image:BigRedOne 0305.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Switolsky wades through a river carrying this Thompson.]] | ||
==MP40 | ==MP40 Submachine Gun== | ||
The [[MP40]] is seen chiefly carried by the German sergeant Schroeder ([[Siegfried Rauch]]) throughout the film. | |||
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 Sub Machine Gun - 9mm]] | [[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 Sub Machine Gun - 9mm]] | ||
[[Image:TBRO 11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The German sergeant Schroeder ([[Siegfried Rauch]]) carrying a [[MP40|MP40 Sub Machine Gun]]]] | [[Image:TBRO 11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The German sergeant Schroeder ([[Siegfried Rauch]]) carrying a [[MP40|MP40 Sub Machine Gun]]]] | ||
[[Image:TBRO 19.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Stephane Audran]] firing a [[MP40|MP40 Sub Machine Gun]] in the Asylum]] | [[Image:TBRO 19.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Stephane Audran]] firing a [[MP40|MP40 Sub Machine Gun]] in the Asylum]] | ||
==Bergmann MP28 | ==Bergmann MP28 Submachine Gun== | ||
Italian forces are seen with the [[Bergmann MP28]]. | |||
[[Image:mp28.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II - 9mm]] | [[Image:mp28.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II - 9mm]] | ||
[[Image:TBRO 14.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Italian soldier firing a [[Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II|Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II Sub Machine Gun]]]] | [[Image:TBRO 14.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Italian soldier firing a [[Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II|Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II Sub Machine Gun]]]] | ||
==K98K Rifle== | ==K98K Rifle== | ||
The main rifle used by German forces in the film is the [[Karabiner 98k|K98K Mauser Rifle]]. | |||
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|K98K Mauser Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm]] | [[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|K98K Mauser Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm]] | ||
[[Image:TBRO 16.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldier setting down a [[Karabiner 98k|K98K Mauser Rifle]]]] | [[Image:TBRO 16.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldier setting down a [[Karabiner 98k|K98K Mauser Rifle]].]] | ||
[[Image:TBRO 20.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldiers carrying [[Karabiner 98k|K98K Mauser Rifles]]]] | [[Image:TBRO 20.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldiers carrying [[Karabiner 98k|K98K Mauser Rifles]].]] | ||
==MG34 Machine Gun== | |||
The [[MG34]] is used by both German and Italian forces in the film. | |||
[[Image:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG34 Machine Gun - 7.92 x 57mm]] | |||
[[Image:TBRO 12.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Italian soldier firing a [[MG34|MG34 Machine Gun]]]] | |||
[[Image:BigRed1 005.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In a scene from "The Reconstruction", a German machine team is seen firing the MG34 on US Forces.]] | |||
==Browning 1919A4== | ==Browning 1919A4== | ||
The [[Browning M1919|Browning 1919A4 Machine Gun]] is seen firing from the modified M51 Sherman meant to stand in for a German Tiger. The Sergeant is seen firing the machine gun from the tank in the battle near the Christ on the Cross. | |||
[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Browning 1919A4 Machine Gun - .30-06]] | [[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Browning 1919A4 Machine Gun - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:TBRO 17.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A [[Browning M1919|Browning 1919A4 Machine Gun]] firing from bow mount on Israeli M51 Sherman]] | [[Image:TBRO 17.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A [[Browning M1919|Browning 1919A4 Machine Gun]] firing from bow mount on Israeli M51 Sherman]] | ||
Revision as of 01:43, 22 November 2009
The Big Red One is a 1980 movie about a rifle squad of the US 1st Infantry Division fighting in Europe during World War II. The squad consists of the "Four Horsemen": Griff (Mark Hamill), Zab (Robert Carradine), Vinci (Bobby Di Cicco), and Johnson (Kelly Ward) and The Sergeant (Lee Marvin). They fight and stay alive together from North Africa to Germany and the discovery of the concentration camps. This gripping World War II drama was directed by Samuel Fuller, who was a US 1st Infantry Division veteran during WWII. An extended version of the film was released on DVD in 2004 as The Big Red One: The Reconstruction.
- Actors: The Sergeant (Lee Marvin) Griff (Mark Hamill), Zab (Robert Carradine), Vinci (Bobby Di Cicco), and Johnson(Kelly Ward)
- Director: Samuel Fuller
The following guns were used in the movie The Big Red One:
1903 Springfield Rifle
During the World War I prologue, the Private (Lee Marvin) carries a 1903 Springfield Rifle fitted with a bayonet as he surveys the battlefield just prior to the war being over.
Gew 98 Mauser Rifle
A Gew 98 Mauser rifle is seen being trampled by a horse that spooks the Private during the WWI prologue.
1886 Lebel Rifle
As the Big Red One hits the beach in North Africa, Vichy French soldiers are seen carrying the Lebel Model 1886 Rifle as their main weapon.
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand is the chief weapon of the 1st Squad.
1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun
Mle 1892 Revolver
A Vichy French officer draws his Mle 1892 Revolver when his men refuse to fire on the Americans who have hit the beach.
1928A1 Thompson
The 1928A1 Thompson Sub Machine Gun is seen being carried mainly by Pvt. Switolsky (Doug Werner). While it lacks the Cutts Compensator, the Thompson is an M1928A1 identified by its square receiver shape and not the upside down T shape of the M1A1.
MP40 Submachine Gun
The MP40 is seen chiefly carried by the German sergeant Schroeder (Siegfried Rauch) throughout the film.
Bergmann MP28 Submachine Gun
Italian forces are seen with the Bergmann MP28.
K98K Rifle
The main rifle used by German forces in the film is the K98K Mauser Rifle.
MG34 Machine Gun
The MG34 is used by both German and Italian forces in the film.
Browning 1919A4
The Browning 1919A4 Machine Gun is seen firing from the modified M51 Sherman meant to stand in for a German Tiger. The Sergeant is seen firing the machine gun from the tank in the battle near the Christ on the Cross.
