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==Colt 1895 Automatic Machine Gun== | ==Colt 1895 Automatic Machine Gun== | ||
The U.S. | The U.S. Navy sailors in the landing arty in Tangiers bring an 1895 (historically correct) with them, but never fire it. The director, John Milius, has stated that it was a non-firing mock-up. The production was unable to locate a Model 1895 that was functioning. Twenty-two years later Milius would have two functioning Colt 1895 Machine Guns in ''[[Rough Riders]]''. | ||
[[Image:Colt1895.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt 1895 machine gun .30-40 Krag]] | [[Image:Colt1895.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt 1895 machine gun .30-40 Krag]] | ||
Revision as of 15:51, 12 March 2009
The following guns were seen in The Wind and the Lion
C96 Mauser Broomhandle
Smith & Wesson M&P
Webley RIC revolver
Winchester 1895 rifle
U.S. Model 1896 Krag Jorgensen rifle
Used by U.S. Navy and U.S. Marines throughout the movie. Historically inaccurate. In 1904 the Marines and Navy would have been carrying the Winchester-Lee Rifle in 6mm Lee. But the director of the movie, John Milius, has aknowledged this and stated that the production simply couldn't find enough operating Winchester-Lees to use. So the production had to compromise.
Mauser 98 rifle
Martini Henry rifle
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Winchester 1897 Shotgun
Used by U.S. Marines in the movie. Also brandished by Candice Bergen and Sean Connery.
Colt 1895 Automatic Machine Gun
The U.S. Navy sailors in the landing arty in Tangiers bring an 1895 (historically correct) with them, but never fire it. The director, John Milius, has stated that it was a non-firing mock-up. The production was unable to locate a Model 1895 that was functioning. Twenty-two years later Milius would have two functioning Colt 1895 Machine Guns in Rough Riders.
Maxim Machine Gun
The storu takes place in 1904 so the use of the German Model 1908 Maxim is inaccurate, but the Maxim machine gun was invented in the 1880's so it's more schemantics than anything.
