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==Colt New Service== | ==Colt New Service== | ||
The [[Colt New Service]] is carried by Lieutenant Jung ([[David Farrar]]) and several other German paratroopers. One of these revolvers is captured by the villagers, and used in the uprising, notably by Joe Garbett ([[Johnnie Schofield]]) and Nora Ashton ([[Valerie Taylor]]). | The [[Colt New Service]] is carried by Lieutenant Jung ([[David Farrar]]) and several other German paratroopers. One of these revolvers is captured by the villagers, and used in the uprising, notably by Joe Garbett ([[Johnnie Schofield]]) and Nora Ashton ([[Valerie Taylor]]). One scene shows a close-up of it being fired, which gives an excellent view of the hammer cocking back. | ||
[[File:ColtNewService.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt New Service - .45 Caliber]] | [[File:ColtNewService.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt New Service - .45 Caliber]] | ||
[[File:DayWell German M1917Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German paratrooper aims his Colt New Service. Note the trigger being gently squeezed and the hammer being cocked back.]] | |||
[[File:DayWell German M1917Revolver 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The revolver after firing - note the smoke, the finger easing off the trigger and the hammer back in position.]] | |||
[[File:DayWell German M1917Revolver 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Colt New Service revolver lying on a smashed table.]] | |||
[[File:DayWell Joe M1917Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Joe Garbett ([[Johnnie Schofield]]) fires on German paratroopers with a captured revolver.]] | |||
[[File:DayWell Nora M1917Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nora Ashton ([[Valerie Taylor]]) unloads a Colt New Service. The panicked firing and closed eyes are in-character.]] | |||
[[File:DayWell LtJung M1917Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Jung ([[David Farrar]]) fires his revolver during a counterattack.]] | |||
==Webley Mk VI== | ==Webley Mk VI== | ||
Kommandant Orlter ([[Basil Sydney]]) and several of the paratroopers under his command carry the [[Webley_Revolvers#Webley_.455_Mk_VI|Webley Mk VI]]. | Kommandant Orlter ([[Basil Sydney]]) and several of the paratroopers under his command carry the [[Webley_Revolvers#Webley_.455_Mk_VI|Webley Mk VI]]. | ||
[[File:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Webley Mk VI - .455 Webley]] | [[File:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Webley Mk VI - .455 Webley]] | ||
[[File:DayWell Ortler Webley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kommandant Orlter ([[Basil Sydney]]) aims his Webley Mk VI.]] | |||
[[File:DayWell German Webley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier draws his Webley.]] | |||
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
Revision as of 11:49, 18 August 2012
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Went the Day Well? is a 1942 film which was released in Great Britain as unofficial propaganda. In the (fictional) village of Bramley End, a platoon of British soldiers arrive on maneuvers. They are welcomed by the residents, until it is revealed they are German paratroopers serving as the vanguard for the invasion. The villagers are round up and put in the Town Hall, where they try to get the word out to the Home Guard whilst planning an uprising. It is (loosely) based on a short story by Graham Greene, The Lieutenant Died Last.
Note that the plot bears some resemblance to the Jack Higgins novel, The Eagle Has Landed, and it's 1976 film adaptation.
The following weapons were used in the film Went the Day Well?:
Sidearms
Colt New Service
The Colt New Service is carried by Lieutenant Jung (David Farrar) and several other German paratroopers. One of these revolvers is captured by the villagers, and used in the uprising, notably by Joe Garbett (Johnnie Schofield) and Nora Ashton (Valerie Taylor). One scene shows a close-up of it being fired, which gives an excellent view of the hammer cocking back.
Webley Mk VI
Kommandant Orlter (Basil Sydney) and several of the paratroopers under his command carry the Webley Mk VI.
Submachine Guns
M1921A Thompson
The M1921A Thompson is carried by German soldiers, fitted with a 50-round drum magazine. It is later captured and used by the villagers, notably Tom Sturry (Frank Lawton), his father Jim (Norman Pierce) and Joe Garbett (Johnnie Schofield).
M1928A1 Thompson
The M1928A1 Thompson is used by several German soldiers, fitted with a stick magazine.
Shotguns
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
Poacher Bill Purvis (Edward Rigby) carries a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun.
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*
The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* is used by German paratroopers and British Army and Home Guard soldiers, as well as the town villagers, notably Land's Army girls Peggy (Elizabeth Allan) and Ivy (Thora Hird).
M1917 Enfield
The M1917 Enfield is used by British Home Guard troops.
Machine Guns
Bren Mk1
German paratroopers use the Bren Mk1 to defend against the British counter-attack.
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Grenades
Mills Bomb
British and German troops use the Mills Bomb in the final battle.
