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== Nordenfelt Gun == | == Nordenfelt Gun == | ||
[[File:Nordenfelt.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Nordenfelt gun]] | One of the weapons mounted on the river steamer which sailed from Khartoum is [[Nordenfelt gun]]. It is supposedly 5-barrel rifle-calibre model. In the final scene Nordenfelt gun is used by Egyptian soldiers during the defence of the Khartoum palace. | ||
[[File:Nordenfelt.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Four-barrel 1-inch Nordenfelt gun - 1".]] | |||
[[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Egyptian soldiers are firing | [[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Egyptian soldiers are firing Nordenfelt gun mounted on board of the river steamer.]] | ||
[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Nordenfelt gun is seen on the balcony.]] | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
Revision as of 10:22, 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
One of the weapons mounted on the river steamer which sailed from Khartoum is Nordenfelt gun. It is supposedly 5-barrel rifle-calibre model. In the final scene Nordenfelt gun is used by Egyptian soldiers during the defence of the Khartoum palace.
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.
