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== M1 Carbine == | == M1 Carbine == | ||
While LT Harry Brubaker ([[William Holden]]) is trapped behind enemy lines, Mike Forney ([[Mickey Rooney]]) & Nestor Gamidge ([[Earl Holliman]]) go to rescue him, armed with Korean | While LT Harry Brubaker ([[William Holden]]) is trapped behind enemy lines, Mike Forney ([[Mickey Rooney]]) & Nestor Gamidge ([[Earl Holliman]]) go to rescue him, armed with Korean War standard [[M1 Carbine]] Rifles. After Gamidge is killed, Forney gives the rifle to Brubaker, who remarks that being a jet pilot, not a soldier, he wouldn't know how to use it. A WWII Walnut Stock variant is seen held by soldiers on the aircraft carrier. | ||
[[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Korean War M1 Carbine with birch stock - .30 Carbine]] | [[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Korean War M1 Carbine with birch stock - .30 Carbine]] | ||
[[Image:Toko-ri001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mike Forney with two M1 Carbines]] | [[Image:Toko-ri001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mike Forney with two M1 Carbines]] | ||
Revision as of 23:25, 27 September 2013
The following firearms were used in the 1954 Korean War drama The Bridges at Toko-Ri:
M1 Carbine
While LT Harry Brubaker (William Holden) is trapped behind enemy lines, Mike Forney (Mickey Rooney) & Nestor Gamidge (Earl Holliman) go to rescue him, armed with Korean War standard M1 Carbine Rifles. After Gamidge is killed, Forney gives the rifle to Brubaker, who remarks that being a jet pilot, not a soldier, he wouldn't know how to use it. A WWII Walnut Stock variant is seen held by soldiers on the aircraft carrier.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
After crashing his plane in enemy territory, Brubaker takes a Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver to defend himself against enemies before Forney & Gimadge arrive.
Degtyaryov DP-27
Two Korean soldiers fire at Brubaker & Forey with a Soviet made Degtyaryov DP-27 drum-fed machine gun.
Mosin Nagant M91/30 Rifles
Korean soldiers are seen armed with what appears to be Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles in the finale. The M91/30 would be correct for Communist North Korean Troops. In the second photo, it is apparent that the rifle has a slanted metal box magazine and a straight bolt, both being features of the Mosin Nagant series of rifles.
Unidentified revolver
In addition to the Mosin Nagant rifles, one of the Korean soldiers is armed with an unidentified nickel revolver, possibly a Webley variant.
