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== Model 24 hand grenade ==
== Model 24 hand grenade ==


The [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] is used in numerous occasions by German soldiers, including the main character, Paul Baumer ([[Richard Thomas]]).
The [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] is used in numerous occasions by German soldiers, including the main character, Paul Baumer ([[Richard Thomas]]). It is an anachronism. The Model was manufactured from 1924, after WWI. At that time it was rather a [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]].


[[Image:M24WithFragSleeve.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate with fragmentation sleeve.]]
[[Image:M24WithFragSleeve.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate with fragmentation sleeve.]]
[[Image:All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front_(19).jpg|thumb|none|450px|German soldier with Model 24]]
[[Image:All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front_(19).jpg|thumb|none|450px|German soldier with Model 24]]
[[Image:All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front_(26).jpg|thumb|none|450px|Paul Baumer ([[Richard Thomas]]) with Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]
[[Image:All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front_(26).jpg|thumb|none|450px|Paul Baumer ([[Richard Thomas]]) with Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]

Revision as of 15:31, 13 May 2012

The following weapons were used in the film All Quiet on the Western Front:

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All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)


Turkish Mauser

Throughout the movie most of the German soldiers can be seen using Turkish Model 1903's as a stand in for the Gewehr 98. You can tell it is a Mauser 1903 by the lack of the Langes Visier rear sight, finger groove seen on most Gewehr 98's, and the characteristic front barrel band seen on the Mauser 98 and many of it's derivatives.

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Mauser Model 1903 Rifle - 7.65 x 53mm
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Main character with the Mauser 1903 and attached bayonet
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German soldiers in training with Mauser 1903's
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German soldiers with Mauser 1903's

Maxim MG08

In the first scene where French soldiers attack the German trench and in some later battle scenes, a Maxim MG08 can be seen.

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Maxim MG08, heavy machine gun
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German soldiers with the Maxim MG08

Lebel 1886

The Lebel 1886 can be seen by most of the French Soldiers.

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French Lebel M1886 Rifle - 8 x 50mm Lebel
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French soldiers with the Lebel 1886
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Paul Baumer (Richard Thomas) realizes after severely wounding an French soldier shows some compassion and realizes that the two of them are not that different.

Hotchkiss M1909

In the first battle scene, a mounted Hotchkiss M1909 is used by a French soldier.

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French soldier with the Hotchkiss M1909

Model 24 hand grenade

The Model 24 Stielhandgranate is used in numerous occasions by German soldiers, including the main character, Paul Baumer (Richard Thomas). It is an anachronism. The Model was manufactured from 1924, after WWI. At that time it was rather a Model 24 Stielhandgranate.

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Model 24 Stielhandgranate with fragmentation sleeve.
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German soldier with Model 24
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Paul Baumer (Richard Thomas) with Model 24 Stielhandgranate
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