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[[Image:Great_dictator_colt_new_service.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Double Cross Storm Trooper fiing after being pushed to the ground.]] | [[Image:Great_dictator_colt_new_service.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Double Cross Storm Trooper fiing after being pushed to the ground.]] | ||
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[[Image:Great_dictator_mauser_98a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Stout prison guard holding Mauser 98a. Notice identifying stacking hook.]] | [[Image:Great_dictator_mauser_98a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Stout prison guard holding Mauser 98a. Notice identifying stacking hook.]] | ||
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Revision as of 03:04, 5 February 2013
The Great Dictator was a 1940 biting satire and declaration against the rise of fascism that was first true talking picture made by noted silent film star Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin wrote, produced and directed the film, as well as taking on multiple roles, including the title character. The cast included Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, and Billy Gilbert.
The following guns were used in the film The Great Dictator:
Colt New Service
A Tomanian Storm Trooper uses a Colt New Service to shoot a young Jewish man in fictional Osterlich.
Krag-Jørgensen Rifle
Most of the Tomanian infantry are seen using Krag-Jørgensen long rifles with bayonets affixed and carbines.
Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine
Prison guards carry the Karabiner 98a as identified by the distinctive stacking hook just below the upper barrel band.
M1903 Springfield
Some of Tomania's infantry carry M1903 Springfield rifles.
Winchester 1897 Field shotgun
The Great Dictator himself goes duck hunting with a Winchester Model 1897 Field shotgun.
Lewis gun
A Lewis light machine gun is used by troops of the fictional country of Tomania in the first World War.
