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[[Image:Bridges at toko-ri poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The Bridges at Toko-Ri'' (1954)]] | [[Image:Bridges at toko-ri poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The Bridges at Toko-Ri'' (1954)]] | ||
'''The following firearms were used in the 1954 Korean War drama ''The Bridges at Toko-Ri'':''' | '''The following firearms were used in the 1954 Korean War drama ''The Bridges at Toko-Ri'':''' | ||
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== M1 Carbine == | == M1 Carbine == | ||
While Lt. Harry Brubaker ([[William Holden]]) is trapped behind enemy lines, Mike Forney ([[Mickey Rooney]]) & Nestor Gamidge ([[Earl Holliman]]) go to rescue him, armed with Korean war standard [[M1 Carbine]] Rifles. After Gamidge is killed, Forney gives the rifle to Brubaker, who remarks that being a jet pilot & not a soldier, he wouldn't know how to use it. A WWII Walnut Stock variant is seen held by soldiers on the aircraft carrier. | While Lt. Harry Brubaker ([[William Holden]]) is trapped behind enemy lines, Mike Forney ([[Mickey Rooney]]) & Nestor Gamidge ([[Earl Holliman]]) go to rescue him, armed with Korean war standard [[M1 Carbine]] Rifles. After Gamidge is killed, Forney gives the rifle to Brubaker, who remarks that being a jet pilot & not a soldier, he wouldn't know how to use it. A WWII Walnut Stock variant is seen held by soldiers on the aircraft carrier. | ||
[[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Korean War M1 Carbine with birch stock - .30 Carbine]] | [[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Korean War M1 Carbine with birch stock - .30 Carbine]] | ||
[[Image:Toko-ri001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mike Forney with two M1 Carbines]] | [[Image:Toko-ri001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mike Forney with two M1 Carbines]] | ||
[[Image:Toko-ri002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Brubaker & Forney with their rifles as they watch their support planes depart]] | [[Image:Toko-ri002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Brubaker & Forney with their rifles as they watch their support planes depart]] | ||
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== Smith & Wesson Model 10 == | == Smith & Wesson Model 10 == | ||
After crashing his plane in enemy territory, Brubaker takes a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] revolver to defend himself against enemies | After crashing his plane in enemy territory, Brubaker takes a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] revolver to defend himself against enemies before Forney & Gimadge arrive. | ||
[[Image:S&W M&PSHORT.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson M&P revolver - .38 Special]] | [[Image:S&W M&PSHORT.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson M&P revolver - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:Toko-ri006.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Brubaker checks his revolver as Korean soldiers approach]] | [[Image:Toko-ri006.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Brubaker checks his revolver as Korean soldiers approach]] | ||
[[Image:Toko-ri007.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Brubaker watches as the support planes mow down the Koreans]] | [[Image:Toko-ri007.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Brubaker watches as the support planes mow down the Koreans]] | ||
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== Degtyaryov DP-27 == | == Degtyaryov DP-27 == | ||
Korean Soldiers fire at Brubaker & Forey with a Soviet made [[Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun|Degtyaryov DP-27]] drum-fed machine gun | Two Korean Soldiers fire at Brubaker & Forey with a Soviet made [[Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun|Degtyaryov DP-27]] drum-fed machine gun. | ||
[[Image:DP-28.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm]] | [[Image:DP-28.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm]] | ||
[[Image:Toko-ri009.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Toko-ri009.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== Unidentified Rifles == | == Unidentified Rifles == | ||
Korean soldiers are seen armed with unidentified rifles in the finale | Korean soldiers are seen armed with unidentified rifles in the finale. | ||
[[Image:Toko-ri010.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Korean soldiers approaching Brubaker's downed plane]] | [[Image:Toko-ri010.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Korean soldiers approaching Brubaker's downed plane]] | ||
[[Image:Toko-ri011.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Toko-ri011.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== Unidentified revolver == | == Unidentified revolver == | ||
In addition to the unidentified rifles, one of the Korean soldiers | In addition to the unidentified rifles, one of the Korean soldiers is armed with an unidentified nickel revolver, possibly a Webley variant. | ||
[[Image:Toko-ri012.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Seen at the top right]] | [[Image:Toko-ri012.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Seen at the top right]] | ||
Revision as of 13:42, 7 November 2010
The following firearms were used in the 1954 Korean War drama The Bridges at Toko-Ri:
M1 Carbine
While Lt. Harry Brubaker (William Holden) is trapped behind enemy lines, Mike Forney (Mickey Rooney) & Nestor Gamidge (Earl Holliman) go to rescue him, armed with Korean war standard M1 Carbine Rifles. After Gamidge is killed, Forney gives the rifle to Brubaker, who remarks that being a jet pilot & not a soldier, he wouldn't know how to use it. A WWII Walnut Stock variant is seen held by soldiers on the aircraft carrier.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
After crashing his plane in enemy territory, Brubaker takes a Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver to defend himself against enemies before Forney & Gimadge arrive.
Degtyaryov DP-27
Two Korean Soldiers fire at Brubaker & Forey with a Soviet made Degtyaryov DP-27 drum-fed machine gun.
Unidentified Rifles
Korean soldiers are seen armed with unidentified rifles in the finale.
Unidentified revolver
In addition to the unidentified rifles, one of the Korean soldiers is armed with an unidentified nickel revolver, possibly a Webley variant.
