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== Enfield Mk II == | == Enfield Mk II Revolver == | ||
[[Enfield Mk II]] revolvers are used by British and Egyptian officers including General Gordon ([[Charlton Heston]]). | [[Enfield Mk II]] revolvers are used by British and Egyptian officers including General Gordon ([[Charlton Heston]]). | ||
[[File:EnfieldMkII.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Enfield Mk. II - .476 Enfield.]] | [[File:EnfieldMkII.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Enfield Mk. II - .476 Enfield.]] | ||
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[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Egyptian officer with Enfield Mk II during the final battle.]] | [[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Egyptian officer with Enfield Mk II during the final battle.]] | ||
== Unidentified | == Unidentified Revolver == | ||
[[File:Khartoum Revolver 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The revolver is used to ignite the fuse of the mine. Due to the shape of its grip it is most likely one of the Webley models.]] | [[File:Khartoum Revolver 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The revolver is used to ignite the fuse of the mine. Due to the shape of its grip it is most likely one of the Webley models.]] | ||
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[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 09.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.]] | [[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 09.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.]] | ||
== Nordenfelt | == Remington Rolling Block Rifle == | ||
Some of the British soldiers are armed with [[Remington Rolling Block]] rifles. | |||
[[File:Remingtonrollingblock.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington Rolling Block Militarized - .45 caliber.]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 08.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British soldier with Remington Rolling Block rifle.]] | |||
== Nordenfelt Gun == | |||
[[File:Nordenfelt.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Nordenfelt gun]] | [[File:Nordenfelt.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Nordenfelt gun]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
Revision as of 09:19, 23 April 2012
Khartoum is a 1966 movie by Basil Dearden starring Charlton Heston as General Charles Gordon and Laurence Olivier as the Mahdi (Muhammad Ahmed). The story is based on the siege of Khartoum during the Mahdist war in 1883-1885.
The following weapons are seen in the movie Khartoum:
Enfield Mk II Revolver
Enfield Mk II revolvers are used by British and Egyptian officers including General Gordon (Charlton Heston).
Unidentified Revolver
Martini-Henry Rifle
Martini-Henry rifles are the main weapon of British and Egyptian soldiers and the Mahdists. It is hard to identify the modification of the rifles used in the movie but they are most likely the MkIII.
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Remington Rolling Block Rifle
Some of the British soldiers are armed with Remington Rolling Block rifles.
Nordenfelt Gun
Trivia
Artillery
All guns in movie are breech-loading, but strangely enough, the shot is made by a burning torch.
Collections of Eastern weapon
Several collection of Eastern weapon including muskets, pistols and cold arms are seen on the walls of General Gordon's apartments.
