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A [[Browning Hi-Power]] is used to execute Eurasian prisoners in Victory Square. | A [[Browning Hi-Power]] is used to execute Eurasian prisoners in Victory Square. | ||
[[Image:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Classic Commercial Browning Hi Power (Belgian Mfg) - 9mm]] | [[Image:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Classic Commercial Browning Hi Power (Belgian Mfg) - 9mm]] | ||
[[Image:1984_BHP_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:1984_BHP_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|an Oceanian soldier prepars to execute a Eurasian soldier (on the telescreen)]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
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Oceanian soldiers have [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.V Jungle Carbines]] slung over their shoulders. | Oceanian soldiers have [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.V Jungle Carbines]] slung over their shoulders. | ||
[[Image:No5JungleCarbine.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Lee-Enfield No.5 Jungle Carbine - .303. This is not a chopped down No. 4 conversion (like many jungle carbines are) but an original No.5]] | [[Image:No5JungleCarbine.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Lee-Enfield No.5 Jungle Carbine - .303. This is not a chopped down No. 4 conversion (like many jungle carbines are) but an original No.5]] | ||
[[Image:1984_JC_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:1984_JC_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Oceanian soldiers employing the "Victory salute" march down in Victory square with Lee-Enfield Jungle Carbines slung over them]] | ||
== Mosin-Nagant 91/30 == | == Mosin-Nagant 91/30 == | ||
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A Swiss G-13 Hetzer destroyer is seen in the announcements and during a montage. | A Swiss G-13 Hetzer destroyer is seen in the announcements and during a montage. | ||
[[Image:Swiss hetzer 1984.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer used by Oceania. Note: This is the Swiss version as the German version didn't have a muzzle brake]] | [[Image:Swiss hetzer 1984.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer used by Oceania. Note: This is the Swiss version as the German version didn't have a muzzle brake]] | ||
[[Image:1984_G13_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[Image:1984_G13_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A telescreen showing the Hetzer tank in in it's front view above Winston who's reading ''The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism''. ]] | ||
[[Category: British Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category: British Produced/Filmed]] | ||
Revision as of 20:32, 1 July 2012
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the 1984 feature adaptation of George Orwell's dystopian novel of the same name, starring John Hurt, Richard Burton, and Suzanna Hamilton, directed by Michael Radford. It would be the final role for veteran actor Burton, who died before the premiere. The film is dedicated in his memory.
The firearms used were of World War II vintage in keeping with George Orwell's original novel by the film makers. In Orwell's novel, the weapons technology used by the forces of Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia were the same weapons the Allied and the Axis forces used during World War II in order to continue the "Perpetual War" between the three global powers by keeping people busy, wasting resources for the wars, and keeping old and outdated machines and technology in service. It appears that Oceania exclusively uses British WWII weapons (due to the British controlling Oceania) while Eurasia uses Soviet WWII weapons (due to the Russians controlling Eurasia).
The following firearms were used in the film Nineteen Eighty Four:
Pistols
Browning Hi-Power
A Browning Hi-Power is used to execute Eurasian prisoners in Victory Square.
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No.V Jungle Carbine
Oceanian soldiers have Lee-Enfield No.V Jungle Carbines slung over their shoulders.
Mosin-Nagant 91/30
Eurasian troops are seen using Mosin-Nagant 91/30 rifles. All the shots are from World War II stock footage.
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41 submachine gun
Seen in the hands of Eurasian soldiers in the Two Minutes Hate propaganda film. The PPSh-41s were seen with 71-round drum magazines.
Lanchester Mk.I submachine gun
Lanchester Mk.I submachine guns are seen in the hands of an Oceanian soldier in shooting a number of Eurasian POWs in Victory Square.
Miscellaneous
A Swiss G-13 Hetzer destroyer is seen in the announcements and during a montage.
