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[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Webley Mk. VI]] | [[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Webley Mk. VI]] | ||
[[Image:Webley3 .jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capt. Scott investigates a train station with his Webley drawn.]] | [[Image:Webley3 .jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capt. Scott investigates a train station with his Webley drawn.]] | ||
== Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) == | |||
The [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)]] is seen in the hands of British and Indian soldiers throughout the film as well as in the hands of the rebels and the civilian passengers of the train. The SMLEs that are seen all appear to be of the Mk. III variety which were not in service until 1907. In 1905 troops would be issued with the Mk. I SMLE or earlier models such as the Lee-Enfield Mk. I (Long Lee-Enfield) or Lee-Metford. Given the difficulty of obtaining more correct versions of what is essentially the same rifle, this mistake is more than excusable. | |||
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|.303 SMLE Mk. III.]] | |||
[[Image:SMLE1 .jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel fires his Lee-Enfield at Scott and his party as they flee.]] | |||
[[Image:SMLE4 .jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rebels prepare to ambush the stopped train]] | |||
[[Image:SMLE5 .jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mr Peters, an arms merchant, is given a Lee-Enfield by Scott who apologises that it is made by a rival firm.]] | |||
[[Image:SMLE6 .jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mr Bridie tells Capt. Scott of the time he won a cigarette case on Brighton Pier with a rifle.]] | |||
[[Image:SMLE7 .jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bridie demonstrates that he shant be winning many more prizes with his shooting as he fumbles with his SMLE and accidentally fires it through a window shutter.]] | |||
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Revision as of 14:36, 13 March 2010
North West Frontier is a 1959 adventure film set in India during 1905. British Army officer, Captain Scott is given the responsibility of escorting a young Hindu prince to safety in the midst of a Muslim rebellion as his survival will ensure the failure of the uprising. The only feasible way to evacuate the boy, his American nanny and a number of other passengers is by an old locomotive over miles of hostile terrain in the hands of the rebels intent on ending the prince's bloodline.
The following firearms were used in the film North West Frontier:
Webley Mk.V
Capt. Scott has a .455 Webley Mk V revolver as his personal sidearm.
Webley Mk.VI
In one scene, Scott's sidearm changes to a Webley Mk VI revolver, characterised by a longer barrel.
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)
The Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) is seen in the hands of British and Indian soldiers throughout the film as well as in the hands of the rebels and the civilian passengers of the train. The SMLEs that are seen all appear to be of the Mk. III variety which were not in service until 1907. In 1905 troops would be issued with the Mk. I SMLE or earlier models such as the Lee-Enfield Mk. I (Long Lee-Enfield) or Lee-Metford. Given the difficulty of obtaining more correct versions of what is essentially the same rifle, this mistake is more than excusable.
