The following weapons were used in the film The Cowra Breakout :
File:CowraBreakout.jpg The Cowra Breakout (1984)
Allied Weapons
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*
The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III* is used by Australian soldiers in New Guinea, including Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee ), Mick Murphy (Dennis Miller ) and Nobby (Alex Broun ). Most of the guards at the Cowra POW camp use it as well.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mick Murphy (Dennis Miller ) crawls into a swamp with his Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nobby (Alex Brown ) with his Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mick at the Catholic Mission with his Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee ) tries to snipe Junji Hayashi (Junichi Ishida ) with Mick's Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*. He misses.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Guards at the Cowra POW camp drill with their Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III* rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several Guards secure Junji Hayashi (Junichi Ishida ) and Naka (Rick Tanaka ) with their rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Camp Guards fire warning shots over the heads of resisting prisoners.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Guards firing their rifles at escaping prisoners.
M1 Garand
An American GI can be briefly seen with an M1 Garand in New Guinea.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06
Error creating thumbnail: File missing An American GI runs with his M1 Garand.
Owen Submachine Gun
The Owen Submachine Gun is used by Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee ) and Sergeant Best (Tony Barry ) in New Guinea. Several guards at the Cowra POW camp use it as well.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee ) with his Owen Submachine Gun aboard the aircraft carrying his platoon to New Guinea.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sergeant Best (Tony Barry ) with his Owen Submachine Gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stan on patrol with his Owen Submachine Gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stan, Sergeant Best and Lieutenant MacDonald (Andrew Lloyde ) with their Owen Submachine Guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stan fires his Owen Submachine Gun at a Japanese bunker.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stan with his Owen Submachine Gun. Notice the folding stock.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stricken with grief and fear, Stan unloads his Owen Submachine Gun at a cross in the mission.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Australian Guard with his Owen Submachine Gun.
M1928A1 Thompson
An African-American GI (Lee Rice ) carries an M1928A1 Thompson in New Guinea.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The African-American GI (Lee Rice ) with an M1928A1 Thompson.
M1A1 Thompson
Another African-American GI can be seen with an M1A1 Thompson in New Guinea.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing An African-American GI at the Catholic Mission in New Guinea stands guard with an M1A1 Thompson.
Bren Gun
Australian soldiers in New Guinea use the Bren Gun in the Anti-Aircraft role. Guards at the Cowra POW camp use it during the Japanese breakout.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Australian soldiers with the Bren Gun, mounted in an Anti-Aircraft position.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Camp Guard fires the Bren Gun from a watchtower at escaping Japanese POW's.
Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun
Corporal Doyle (Laurie Moran ) and Private Hook (Max Cullen ) man a Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun mounted on a truck during the breakout. After being overrun, Hook manages to dismantle the gun to prevent its use by the Japanese.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun - .303 British
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Corporal Doyle (Laurie Moran ) and Private Hook (Max Cullen ) fire the Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun at escaping Japanese POW's.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oishi (Fumihiko Ikeda ) deflects the Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun upwards, shooting out the watchtower light.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hook dismantles the Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun to prevent its use by the Japanese before he is overrun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oishi struggles to fire the Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun, unaware that it is inoperable.
Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun
Sally Murphy (Tracy Mann ) can be seen with a Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun after the Japanese POW breakout. A Farmer (Bill Brady ) tries to capture Junji Hayashi (Junichi Ishida ) and Komatsu (Kazuhiro Muroyama ) with one, fatally shooting Komatsu during the process.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge. The Parker Gun Company was absorbed into Remington in 1934
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sally Murphy (Tracy Mann ) cleans her Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sally checks the sights of her Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A panicked Sally aims her Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun at Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Farmer (Bill Brady ) aims his Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun.
Mills Bomb
Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee ) pulls the pin on a Mills Bomb to scare Junji Hayashi (Junichi Ishida ) in the New Guinea mission. Hayashi manages to grab it during hand-to-hand combat with Stan, but Stan manages to throw it away from the both of them.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee ) pulls the pin on a Mills Bomb.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Mills Bomb lying in the foxhole, miraculously intact despite being armed for some time.
Japanese Weapons
Arisaka Type 38
Junji Hayashi (Junichi Ishida ) uses an Arisaka Type 38 in New Guinea. After a failed banzai charge, Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee ) bayonets him in the chest but fails to kill him.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Junji Hayashi (Junichi Ishida ) with an Arisaka Type 38.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hayashi chambers his Arisaka Type 38.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Arisaka Type 38, fitted with bayonet, dug into the soil next to the foxhole as Hayashi and Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee ) struggle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stan with the Arisaka Type 38 after bayoneting Hayashi.