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The Red Baron
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The Red Baron is a 2008 German film production by director Nikolai Müllerschön about the last Life Years of Manfred von Richthofen. The 24-year-old Baron Manfred von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighofer) is a gifted fighter pilot in World War. All Europe fears his red-painted Fokker. He and his comrades Voss (Til Schweiger), Sternberg (Maxim Mehmet) and Lehmann (Hanno Koffler) see air duels as bold sports. Only when Richthofen falls in love with the nurse Käte (Lena Headey), he discovered the horrors of war.
The following weapons were used in the film The Red Baron:
Handguns
Mauser Pocket Pistol
The personal sidearm of Lothar (Volker Bruch) and Manfred von Richthofen (Matthias Schweighöfer) is a Mauser Pocket Pistol. In reality he carried a Luger P08.
Unknown Revolver
Captain Roy Brown (Joseph Fiennes) is briefly seen with an unknown silver plated revolver during a meeting with Von Richthofen. It has a rounded grip like a several Smith & Wesson revolvers.
Luger P08
A Surmpionier officer holds a Luger P08 before the German Spring Offensive in 1918.
Rifles
M1 Garand (Mocked-Up as SMLE No.1 Mk.III*)
ANZAC soldiers are seen with M1 Garands mocked up to resemble British Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* rifles during the funeral of Capt. Clyde Walker.
Czech Mauser 98/22
Some German soldiers can be seen carrying VZ-98/22 Czech Mausers standing for accurate Gewehr 98s rifles. They are Identifiable due they have flat tangent sights instead of "Lange Visiers".
Karabiner 98k
German soldiers also carry anachronistic Karabiner 98ks in the movie (although they may stand for authentic Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbines). Some of them can be seen with fixed bayonets.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
The Mauser Gewehr 1898 is carried by German soldiers in the second half of the movie. Notably, before the Spring Offensive where they're equipped with SG 98/05 bayonets.
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*
An actual Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* is briefly seen in a British trench.
Hunting Guns
Cape Gun
During the opening young Richthofen is on the hunt with a Cape Gun, the combination double-barrel hunting shotgun/rifle, with a one smoothbore and one .22 caliber rifled barrels.
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
Werner Voß (Til Schweiger) is seen with a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun.
Machine Guns
LMG 08/15
LMG 08/15 Air machine guns are mounted on German planes.
Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun
The Sopwith plane of Captain Roy Brown (Joseph Fiennes) is armed with two Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun.
Lewis Mk II Aircraft
The secondary weapons of British planes are air-cooled Lewis Mk II Aircraft MGs.
Richthofen looks at Hawker's Lewis Gun...
ZB-53 / Vz.37
Czech ZB-53 / Vz.37 are mocked up to resemble Parabellum MG14 and Maxim MG08 machine guns.
Maxim MG08
Near at the end of the movie, German soldiers carry real Maxim MG08s equipped with ZF12 scopes. An MG08 is also seen in a French foxhole.
Maxim 08/15
Before the last great offensive of the German Empire in 1918, two Maxim MG08/15 are seen.
Flamethrowers
Kleinflammenwerfer M.16
A Sturmpionier holds a Kleif M.16 before the German offensive.
Grenades
Model 16/17 Stielhandgranate
German soldiers are seen with several Model 16 and Model 17 Stielhandgranates.
Other
Model 1917 French Flare Gun
A German pilot fires a French flare gun at an Allied balloon.
