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[[Image:deadlymission51.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wright fires with his eyes closed in the abbey. Sheesh. You'd think after so many WWII movies, Savalas would be ''used'' to shooting guns.]]
[[Image:deadlymission51.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wright fires with his eyes closed in the abbey. Sheesh. You'd think after so many WWII movies, Savalas would be ''used'' to shooting guns.]]


==[[M1928 Thompson]]==
==[[M1 Thompson]]==
Major Wright and several other American soldiers wield [[M1928 Thompson|M1928 Thompsons]].
Major Wright and several other American soldiers wield [[M1 Thompson]] submachine guns.


[[Image:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP ]]
[[Image:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP ]]

Revision as of 08:12, 21 February 2010

The following guns were used in Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission.

M1911A1

Major Wright (Telly Savalas) uses an M1911A1 pistol. A British agent who parachutes into France to meet with the French Resistance leader also uses an M1911A1 but is killed by the Germans before he can shoot it.

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World War 2 issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP
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Wright fires with his eyes closed in the abbey. Sheesh. You'd think after so many WWII movies, Savalas would be used to shooting guns.

M1 Thompson

Major Wright and several other American soldiers wield M1 Thompson submachine guns.

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M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP
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Wright turns and prepares to shoot a German officer hiding in the closet.
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The soldier on the right has a Thompson, as does Wright to the left.

MP40

Par for the course in these films, the majority of the German soldiers wield MP40 machine guns. This includes Nazi heavy Colonel Krieger (Wolf Kahler in his second role in this series).

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MP40 9mm
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A German sailor aboard the patrol boat fires his MP40.
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Two Germans in a standoff with Wallen and Fontenac hide around the corners with their MP40s.
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Colonel Krieger wields an MP40 in the final shootout.

Karabiner 98k

A few Germans guarding the St. Francis abbey where the scientists are being held are seen with Karabiner 98ks.

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Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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An SS guard checking the disguised Wright and Fontenac's papers has a Karabiner 98k slung over his shoulder.
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The German soldier on the right has a Karabiner 98k.

M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"

Used by the Dozen throughout the movie. Maurice Fontenac (Bo Svenson) and Eric Wallan (Randall "Tex" Cobb) in particular.

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M3 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP. The later model M3A1 would eliminate the crank lever for cocking the bolt, and instead used a simple hole in the bolt for the shooter to use their finger.
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Fontenac hefts his "Grease Gun."
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Fontenac fires his "Grease Gun" during the boat attack.
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Wallen fires his "Grease Gun" in a standoff with some Germans in the abbey.

Walther P38

Most of the German officers use Walther P38s as their sidearms.

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Walther P38 pistol World War II date of production
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The German patrol boat lieutenant takes aim with his Walther.
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An SS sergeant confronts Major Wright in the abbey, armed with a Walther P38.
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A dead German officer clutches his Walther P38.

Luger P08

French Resistance leader Paul Verlaine (Bozidar Smiljanic) pulls a Luger when he and the British agent are surrounded by Krieger's men, but is shot and killed before he can use it.

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Luger P08 9mm