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=Japanese Weapons= | =Japanese Weapons= | ||
==Arisaka Type 38== | ==Arisaka Type 38== | ||
The main weapon of Japanese soldiers and guards in the film is the [[Arisaka#Arisaka_Type_38|Arisaka Type 38]]. | |||
[[Image:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]] | |||
[[Image:JapaneseSoldier ArisakaType38 Malaya.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier shoving a British POW with an Arisaka Type 38.]] | |||
[[Image:JapanesePOWGuards ArisakaType38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese guards escorting POWS to the camp.]] | |||
[[Image:JapanesePOWGuards ArisakaType38 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese guards execute several POWS for an attempted escape as a warning to the new arrivals.]] | |||
[[Image:JapanesePOWGuards ArisakaType38 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese guards with Arisakas.]] | |||
[[Image:JapanesePOWGuards ArisakaType38 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese guards aim their rifles.]] | |||
[[Image:JapanesePOWGuards ArisakaType38 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese guard executes a prisoner.]] | |||
==Webley Mk VI== | ==Webley Mk VI== | ||
Sgt. Ito ([[Sakae Kimura]]), one of the guards, and Lt. Colonel Nagatomo ([[Shû Nakajima]]) use the [[Webley Mk VI]] revolver as their sidearm rather then the standard issue [[Nambu Type 14 Pistol|Nambu Type 14]]. It is possible they are souvenirs. | |||
[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley]] | |||
[[Image:SgtIto WebleyMkVI.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Ito's ([[Sakae Kimura]]) holstered Webley Mk VI hanging from his belt.]] | |||
[[Image:Nagatomo WebleyMkVI.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Colonel Nagatomo ([[Shû Nakajima]]) executes Lt. Colonel Stuart McLean ([[James Cosmo]]) with his Webley.]] | |||
[[Image:Nagatomo WebleyMkVI 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nagatomo presses his Webley against Mjr. Ian Campbell's ([[Robert Carlyle]]) forehead.]] | |||
[[Image:SgtIto WebleyMkVI 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Ito, Webley drawn, waves away a truck full of wounded Japanese guards who abandoned their post.]] | |||
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Revision as of 11:25, 6 December 2010
To End All Wars is a true story about Allied POWS of the Japanese Army forced to build the infamous Burma Railway whilst enduring harsh treatment at the hands of their captors.
The following weapons were used in the film To End All Wars:
Allied Weapons
Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I
The men of the Allergy and Sutherland Highlanders march with the Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I in the film's beginning.
M1 Carbine
An American Paratrooper carries an M1 Carbine during the liberation of the POW Camp.
M1928A1 Thompson
Most of the Paratroopers during the liberation use the M1928A1 Thompson.
Mk 2 Hand Grenade
The Paratrooper Captain (Robert Lee) can be seen with a Mk 2 Hand Grenade on his webbing.
Japanese Weapons
Arisaka Type 38
The main weapon of Japanese soldiers and guards in the film is the Arisaka Type 38.
Webley Mk VI
Sgt. Ito (Sakae Kimura), one of the guards, and Lt. Colonel Nagatomo (Shû Nakajima) use the Webley Mk VI revolver as their sidearm rather then the standard issue Nambu Type 14. It is possible they are souvenirs.
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