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'''Sergeant York''' is a 1941 movie about life of Sergeant Alvin York from 1915 to 1919. Gary Cooper plays Alvin York as his life struggles between religious convictions and patriotism. York is a simple back woods fram boy from Kentucky when he is thrown into the First World War. Taking the bull by the horns he leads his men during a battle in which he captures a 132 German soldiers during the Battle of Argonne. He is then awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Argonne. | '''Sergeant York''' is a 1941 movie about life of Sergeant Alvin York from 1915 to 1919. Gary Cooper plays Alvin York as his life struggles between religious convictions and patriotism. York is a simple back woods fram boy from Kentucky when he is thrown into the First World War. Taking the bull by the horns he leads his men during a battle in which he captures a 132 German soldiers during the Battle of Argonne. He is then awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Argonne. | ||
* Actors: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, Stanley Ridges | * Actors: [[Gary Cooper]], [[Walter Brennan]], Joan Leslie, [[George Tobias]], Stanley Ridges | ||
* Directors: Howard Hawks | * Directors: Howard Hawks | ||
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'''The following guns were used in the movie Sergeant York:''' | '''The following guns were used in the movie Sergeant York:''' | ||
==Colt Single Action Army 7 1/2" Barrel Revolver== | ==[[Single Action Army|Colt Single Action Army 7 1/2" Barrel Revolver]]== | ||
[[Image:ColtSAALongBarrel.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:ColtSAALongBarrel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Single Action Army 7 1/2" Barrel - .45 LC]] | ||
[[Image:SY 23.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Gary Cooper as Alvin York firing a Colt Single Action Army]] | [[Image:SY 23.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Gary Cooper]] as Alvin York firing a [[Single Action Army|Colt Single Action Army]]]] | ||
==Kentucky Rifle== | ==[[Kentucky Flintlock Rifle|Kentucky Rifle]]== | ||
[[Image:Kentuckyrifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of a Kentucky Rifle used in film]] | [[Image:Kentuckyrifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of a Kentucky Rifle used in film]] | ||
[[Image:SY 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Dickie Moore as George York carrying a Kentucky Rifle]] | [[Image:SY 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Dickie Moore as George York carrying a [[Kentucky Flintlock Rifle|Kentucky Rifle]]]] | ||
==1873 Trapdoor Springfield== | ==[[Trapdoor Springfield Rifle|1873 Trapdoor Springfield]]== | ||
[[Image:UmbertiTrapdoorFullSize.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:UmbertiTrapdoorFullSize.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1873 Springfield Trapdoor Rifle - .45-70]] | ||
[[Image:SY 3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1873 Springfield Trapdoor Rifle mocked up to look like a Kentucky Rifle]] | [[Image:SY 3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Trapdoor Springfield Rifle|1873 Springfield Trapdoor]] Rifle mocked up to look like a [[Kentucky Flintlock Rifle|Kentucky Rifle]]]] | ||
==1903 Springfield Rifle== | ==[[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifle]]== | ||
[[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1903 Springfield Rifle - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:SY 4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|New 1903 Springfield Rifle covered in Cosmoline being issued out]] | [[Image:SY 4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|New [[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifle]] covered in Cosmoline being issued out]] | ||
[[Image:SY 5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Gary Cooper receiving a new 1903 Springfield Rifle covered in Cosmoline]] | [[Image:SY 5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Gary Cooper]] receiving a new [[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifle]] covered in Cosmoline]] | ||
[[Image:SY 6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Gary Cooper cleaning his 1903 Springfield Rifle]] | [[Image:SY 6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Gary Cooper]] cleaning his [[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifle]]]] | ||
[[Image:SY 7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Gary Cooper qualifying with a 1903 Springfield Rifle]] | [[Image:SY 7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Gary Cooper]] qualifying with a [[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifle]]]] | ||
[[Image:SY 8.jpg|thumb|none|400px|US soldiers charging from the trenches with 1903 Springfield | [[Image:SY 8.jpg|thumb|none|400px|US soldiers charging from the trenches with [[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifle]]]] | ||
[[Image:SY 18.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Gary Cooper firing a 1903 Springfield Rifle]] | [[Image:SY 18.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Gary Cooper]] firing a [[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifle]]]] | ||
==Maxim MG08 Machine Gun== | ==[[Maxim|Maxim MG08 Machine Gun]]== | ||
[[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 Machine Gun - 7.92 x 57mm]] | ||
[[Image:SY 9.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldier behind a pair of Maxim MG08 | [[Image:SY 9.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldier behind a pair of [[Maxim|Maxim MG08 Machine Gun]]s]] | ||
[[Image:SY 10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldiers firing a pair of Maxim MG08 | [[Image:SY 10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldiers firing a pair of [[Maxim|Maxim MG08 Machine Gun]]s from bunker]] | ||
[[Image:SY 15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldiers firing Maxim MG08 | [[Image:SY 15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldiers firing [[Maxim|Maxim MG08 Machine Gun]] from trench]] | ||
==Gew 98 Rifle== | ==[[Mauser Gewehr 1898|Gew 98 Rifle]]== | ||
[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewhr 1898 Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm]] | ||
[[Image:SY 11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldiers carrying Mauser Gew 98 Rifles]] | [[Image:SY 11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldiers carrying [[Mauser Gewehr 1898|Mauser Gew 98 Rifles]]]] | ||
[[Image:SY 12.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldiers firing Mauser Gew 98 Rifles from trench]] | [[Image:SY 12.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldiers firing [[Mauser Gewehr 1898|Mauser Gew 98 Rifles]] from trench]] | ||
[[Image:SY 19.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldiers firing Mauser Gew 98 Rifles from trench]] | [[Image:SY 19.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldiers firing [[Mauser Gewehr 1898|Mauser Gew 98 Rifles]] from trench]] | ||
==Colt 1911 Pistol== | ==[[M1911 pistol series|Colt 1911 Pistol]]== | ||
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt 1911 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:SY 13.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Joe Sawyer and Pat Flaherty holding Colt 1911 Pistols]] | [[Image:SY 13.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Joe Sawyer]] and [[Pat Flaherty]] holding [[M1911 pistol series|Colt 1911 Pistols]]]] | ||
==Luger P08 Pistol== | ==[[Luger P08|Luger P08 Pistol]]== | ||
Originally, Sgt. Alvin York used his M1911 sidearm while taking cover in a crater, but .45 blanks were too hard to aquire for filming so they simply had Cooper liberate [[Luger P08]] s off of dead German soldiers. | Originally, Sgt. Alvin York used his M1911 sidearm while taking cover in a crater, but .45 blanks were too hard to aquire for filming so they simply had Cooper liberate [[Luger P08]] s off of dead German soldiers. | ||
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Luger P08 Pistol - 9mm]] | ||
[[Image:SY 14.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:SY 14.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sergeant Alvin York ([[Gary Cooper]]) holding a [[Luger P08|Luger P08 Pistol]] on a captured German officer]] | ||
[[Image:SY 16.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:SY 16.jpg|thumb|none|400px|'Pusher' Ross ([[George Tobias]]) holding a [[Luger P08|Luger P08 Pistol]] on a captured German officer]] | ||
[[Image:SY 17.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Gary Cooper firing a Luger P08 Pistol. It should be noted during the actual event, Cooper was taking cover in a crater and gunned down six Germans with his M1911 pistol, firing back to front like he hunted turkeys]] | [[Image:SY 17.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Gary Cooper]] firing a [[Luger P08|Luger P08 Pistol]]. It should be noted during the actual event, Cooper was taking cover in a crater and gunned down six Germans with his M1911 pistol, firing back to front like he hunted turkeys]] | ||
[[Image:SY 20.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:SY 20.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sergeant Alvin York ([[Gary Cooper]]) holding a [[Luger P08|Luger P08 Pistol]]]] | ||
==Vickers MkI == | ==[[Vickers|Vickers MkI]] == | ||
[[Image:VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers MkI Machine Gun - .303 British]] | ||
[[Image:SY 21.jpg|thumb|none|400px|US soldiers manning a Vickers MkI | [[Image:SY 21.jpg|thumb|none|400px|US soldiers manning a [[Vickers|Vickers MkI Machine Gun]]]] | ||
==Lebel Model 1886 Rifle == | ==[[Lebel 1886|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle]] == | ||
[[Image:Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8 x 50R mm]] | ||
[[Image:SY 22.jpg|thumb|none|400px|French troops with Lebel Model 1886 | [[Image:SY 22.jpg|thumb|none|400px|French troops with [[Lebel 1886|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle]]s at attention]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War Movie]] | [[Category:War Movie]] |
Revision as of 00:41, 4 March 2009
Sergeant York is a 1941 movie about life of Sergeant Alvin York from 1915 to 1919. Gary Cooper plays Alvin York as his life struggles between religious convictions and patriotism. York is a simple back woods fram boy from Kentucky when he is thrown into the First World War. Taking the bull by the horns he leads his men during a battle in which he captures a 132 German soldiers during the Battle of Argonne. He is then awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Argonne.
- Actors: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, Stanley Ridges
- Directors: Howard Hawks
The following guns were used in the movie Sergeant York:
Colt Single Action Army 7 1/2" Barrel Revolver
Kentucky Rifle
1873 Trapdoor Springfield
1903 Springfield Rifle
Maxim MG08 Machine Gun
Gew 98 Rifle
Colt 1911 Pistol
Luger P08 Pistol
Originally, Sgt. Alvin York used his M1911 sidearm while taking cover in a crater, but .45 blanks were too hard to aquire for filming so they simply had Cooper liberate Luger P08 s off of dead German soldiers.