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== MAS-36 == | == MAS-36 == | ||
The Vichy French officers in the film all carry [[MAS-36]] rifles. | The Vichy French officers in the film all carry [[MAS-36]] rifles. | ||
[[Image:MAS36.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MAS-36 7.5x54mm French]] | |||
[[Image:Arshad-mas1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Vichy French officers accompany Gerbier to his room in the first camp.]] | [[Image:Arshad-mas1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Vichy French officers accompany Gerbier to his room in the first camp.]] | ||
== MP40 == | == MP40 == | ||
Many Nazi German guards throughout the film carry [[MP40]] submachine guns. | Many Nazi German guards throughout the film carry [[MP40]] submachine guns. | ||
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:Arshad-mp1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guard stands with an MP40 as Gerbier is led into a room to wait for the Gestapo agents.]] | [[Image:Arshad-mp1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guard stands with an MP40 as Gerbier is led into a room to wait for the Gestapo agents.]] | ||
[[Image:Arshad-mp2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guard's MP40 is silhouetted as Gerbier watches the radio operators.]] | [[Image:Arshad-mp2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guard's MP40 is silhouetted as Gerbier watches the radio operators.]] | ||
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== M1911 == | == M1911 == | ||
[[M1911 pistol series#M1911|M1911]] pistols are the main sidearms of most of the resistance fighters, including Philippe Gerbier ([[Lino Ventura]]), Félix Lepercq ([[Paul Crauchet]]), and ex-legionnaire Guillaume "''Le Bison''" Vermersch ([[Christian Barbier]]). Since they are funded and supplied by the British in the film, with Philippe and Felix once even mentioning that the British were supposed to supply them with silencers, it can be assumed that the M1911 pistols were also British surplus. | [[M1911 pistol series#M1911|M1911]] pistols are the main sidearms of most of the resistance fighters, including Philippe Gerbier ([[Lino Ventura]]), Félix Lepercq ([[Paul Crauchet]]), and ex-legionnaire Guillaume "''Le Bison''" Vermersch ([[Christian Barbier]]). Since they are funded and supplied by the British in the film, with Philippe and Felix once even mentioning that the British were supposed to supply them with silencers, it can be assumed that the M1911 pistols were also British surplus. | ||
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:Arshad-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Félix prepares to execute an informant with his M1911.]] | [[Image:Arshad-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Félix prepares to execute an informant with his M1911.]] | ||
[[Image:Arshad-1911c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gerbier reaches for the M1911 inside his writing desk.]] | [[Image:Arshad-1911c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gerbier reaches for the M1911 inside his writing desk.]] | ||
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== Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless == | == Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless == | ||
Gerbier's team of Canadian, Belgian, and British commandos assisting with one of heir missions carries small-caliber pistols resembling [[Colt Model 1903/1908|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless]] pistols. | Gerbier's team of Canadian, Belgian, and British commandos assisting with one of heir missions carries small-caliber pistols resembling [[Colt Model 1903/1908|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless]] pistols. | ||
[[Image:Colt_Model_1903.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol - .32 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:Arshad-colt03a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gerbier's commandos aim their pistols through the ceiling.]] | [[Image:Arshad-colt03a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gerbier's commandos aim their pistols through the ceiling.]] | ||
== MAS mle. 1935A == | == MAS mle. 1935A == | ||
Jean-François Jardie ([[Jean-Pierre Cassel]]), an ex-pilot resistance fighter, carries a French [[MAS mle. | Jean-François Jardie ([[Jean-Pierre Cassel]]), an ex-pilot resistance fighter, carries a French [[MAS mle. 1935A]] pistol as his sidearm. | ||
[[Image:MAS 35A.jpg|thumb|none|350px|MAS 35A - 7.65x20 mm Longue]] | [[Image:MAS 35A.jpg|thumb|none|350px|MAS 35A - 7.65x20 mm Longue]] | ||
[[Image:Arshad-m35a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jean-François draws his pistol when he hears a sound during a nighttime mission.]] | [[Image:Arshad-m35a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jean-François draws his pistol when he hears a sound during a nighttime mission.]] | ||
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== Karabiner 98k == | == Karabiner 98k == | ||
Several German sentries and guards carry [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles. | Several German sentries and guards carry [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles. | ||
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[Image:Arshad-k98a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rifle-carrying SS guards lead the prisoners, including Gerbier, through the prison.]] | [[Image:Arshad-k98a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rifle-carrying SS guards lead the prisoners, including Gerbier, through the prison.]] | ||
== MG34 == | == MG34 == | ||
An [[MG34]] is set up in the execution chamber of the German prison. | An [[MG34]] is set up in the execution chamber of the German prison. | ||
[[Image:mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with front and rear sights folded down.]] | |||
[[Image:Arshad-mg1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several SS soldiers man the MG34.]] | [[Image:Arshad-mg1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several SS soldiers man the MG34.]] | ||
== Walther PPK == | == Walther PPK == | ||
An SS officer fires his [[Walther PPK]] at Gerbier inside the execution chamber. | An SS officer fires his [[Walther PPK]] at Gerbier inside the execution chamber. | ||
[[Image:PPKNazi1.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Early Waffenamt marked Walther PPK. Note the differences: orange bakelite grips, lanyard ring, smaller rear sight, grooved top and irregular front - 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP)]] | |||
[[Image:Arshad-ppk1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer fires his PPK at Gerbier's legs.]] | [[Image:Arshad-ppk1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer fires his PPK at Gerbier's legs.]] | ||
Revision as of 06:30, 7 January 2011
Army of Shadows is a 1969 French film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville chronicling a group of French resistance fighters between October 1942 and February 1943.
The following firearms were used in the film Army of Shadows:
MAS-36
The Vichy French officers in the film all carry MAS-36 rifles.
MP40
Many Nazi German guards throughout the film carry MP40 submachine guns.
M1911
M1911 pistols are the main sidearms of most of the resistance fighters, including Philippe Gerbier (Lino Ventura), Félix Lepercq (Paul Crauchet), and ex-legionnaire Guillaume "Le Bison" Vermersch (Christian Barbier). Since they are funded and supplied by the British in the film, with Philippe and Felix once even mentioning that the British were supposed to supply them with silencers, it can be assumed that the M1911 pistols were also British surplus.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
Gerbier's team of Canadian, Belgian, and British commandos assisting with one of heir missions carries small-caliber pistols resembling Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless pistols.
MAS mle. 1935A
Jean-François Jardie (Jean-Pierre Cassel), an ex-pilot resistance fighter, carries a French MAS mle. 1935A pistol as his sidearm.
Karabiner 98k
Several German sentries and guards carry Karabiner 98k rifles.
MG34
An MG34 is set up in the execution chamber of the German prison.
Walther PPK
An SS officer fires his Walther PPK at Gerbier inside the execution chamber.
