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[[Image:M1928A1 Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP ]]
[[Image:M1928A1 Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP ]]
[[Image:Patton-thompson1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A captain riding with Gen. Bradley through North Africa fires a Thompson at vultures feeding on dead GI's.]]
[[Image:Patton-thompson1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A captain riding with Gen. Bradley through North Africa fires a Thompson at vultures feeding on dead GI's.]]
[[Image:Patton-thompson2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A sergeant behind Capt. Jensen prepares his Thompson while engaging Rommel's army.]]
[[Image:Patton-thompson2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The sergeant armed with a Thompson is seen behind Capt. Jensen ([[Morgan Paull]]) when Patton's forces engage Rommel's army.]]
[[Image:Patton-thompson3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Colonel Codman ([[Paul Stevens]]) carries a Thompson slung over his back as they parade through the streets of Palermo, Sicily.]]
[[Image:Patton-thompson3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Colonel Codman ([[Paul Stevens]]) carries a Thompson slung over his back as they parade through the streets of Palermo, Sicily.]]
[[Image:Patton-thompson4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Patton's men fires a Thompson M1928A1 during urban warfare with the Germans.]]
[[Image:Patton-thompson4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Patton's men fires a Thompson M1928A1 during urban warfare with the Germans.]]
Patton is the 1970 biographical war film that stars George C. Scott as the legendary US Army general. The film was filmed principally in Spain, utilizing the military assets of the Spanish Army.
The following weapons were used in the film Patton:
True to his real life counterpart, Gen. George S. Patton (George C. Scott) in the film carries an ivory-gripped Single Action Army in his holster with his initials "GSP" engraved on the grip. When a reporter asks him about his "pearl-handled revolvers", Patton quickly retorts "They're ivory. Only a pimp from a cheap New Orleans whorehouse would carry a pearl-handled pistol."
-Fact: George C. Scott's Patton (and his real life counterpart) only carries one ivory handle Colt 1873 Single Action Army. The second pistol he carried was an ivory handle Smith and Wesson .357 magnum, later given the designation Model 27. The Single Action Army was engraved and had an Eagle carved into the left grip panel. Both the Model 27 and Single Action Army also had Patton's monogram on the right grip panel.
Patton's signature ivory-handled SAA is replaced by a Smith & Wesson Registered Magnum with his "GSP" initials engraved on it for the shot during his opening speech. General Patton purchased the Smith & Wesson Model 27 in 1935 directly from Smith & Wesson. He had the nickname "Two Guns" as he wore matching Colt SAA that he had until giving one away as a gift. He then wore that Smith & Wesson in place of the one given away. He also wore Colt 1908 Hammerless Pistol and a Remington Model 51 pistol.
Some of the Morrocan troops that line up for Patton carry MAT-49 submachine guns. These are anachronistic for the scene, which takes place in 1943, as they weren't developed until a few years later.
Patton himself holds onto the barrel of a Browning M2 Aircraft heavy machine gun while riding atop a half-track on his way to his new headquarters in North Africa. Several tanks are seen fitted with these as well.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingA variant of the Browning M2 developed for aircraft used heavily in the film industry due to the ease of blanking the aircraft versionError creating thumbnail: File missingPatton stands atop a half-track with his hand on the barrel of an Browning M2 Aircraft.Error creating thumbnail: File missingPatton looks around the city as he is driven to headquarters, grasping the barrel of an M2 Aircraft.Error creating thumbnail: File missingPatton arrives, still holding the Browning M2 Aircraft.Error creating thumbnail: File missingTank commanders fire Browning M2 Aircraft MG's from their M41 Walker Bulldogs (standing in for M4 Shermans) as German bombers strafe the Patton's HQ. This tank was not in service during World War II.
Colt Model 1903 Hammerless
Patton also carries a Colt Model 1903 Hammerless as a personal sidearm (kept either in his waistband or a shoulder holster), most notably using it to shoot at a German plane that fires at his headquarters in North Africa. Major General Walter Bedell Smith (Edward Binns) also carries a Colt Hammerless in a shoulder holster.
