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Anzacs (1985)

Anzacs is a 1985 Australian miniseries. Set during the First World War, it follows several Australians as they enlist in the Australian Army, from joining up to homecoming, and the battles that made the Anzac name famous, such as Gallipoli, the Somme, Passchendaele and Hamel.

The following weapons can be seen in the miniseries Anzacs:


Allied Weapons

Rifles

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*

The main weapon of the Anzacs is the Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*, including Martin "Marty" Barrington (Andrew Clarke), Flanagan (Jon Blake), Roly Collins (Christopher Cummins), Alec "Pudden" Parsons (Alec Wilson), Sgt. Tom MacArthur (Patrick Ward) and Dick Baker (Mark Hembrow).

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Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British
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Bill Harris (Johnathon Sweet) instructs Roly Collins (Christopher Cummins) in the proper use of the Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*.
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Roly loads a .303 Mk VII round into his Lee-Enfield.
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Roly trains with his Lee-Enfield on the rifle range.
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Martin "Marty" Barrington (Andrew Clarke), Dick Baker (Mark Hembrow) and Sergeant Tom MacArthur (Patrick Ward) fire their Lee-Enfield rifles on the Gallipoli bluffs.
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Dick fires his Lee-Enfield at charging Turkish soldiers.
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Dick with his Lee-Enfield, bayonet fixed, in the Lone Pine trenches at Gallipoli.
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Marty at the Somme with his Lee-Enfield.
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Alec "Pudden" Parsons (Alec Wilson) covers Wilhelm "Kaiser" Schmidt (Shane Briant) with his Lee-Enfield.
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Flanagan (Jon Blake) and Marty with their Lee-Enfield rifles as they search for Pudden, whom has gone AWOL.
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Two Anzacs fire their Lee-Enfield rifles at attacking Germans in Amiens.

M1917 Enfield

American soldiers can at one point be seen drilling with M1917 Enfield rifles.

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M1917 Enfield - .30-06
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American troops march behind a Cambrai tank with their M1917 Enfields.

Machine Guns

Lewis Gun

Bluey (Peter Finlay) carries a Lewis Gun, which he mainly uses in a support role. Other soldiers that can be seen operating the weapon are Wilhelm "Kaiser" Schmidt (Shane Briant), Sergeant Tom MacArthur (Patrick Ward) and Carter (Peter Browne.

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Lewis gun - .303 British
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Bluey (Peter Finlay) with his Lewis Gun as he talks with Lt. Harold Armstrong (Tony Bonner) on the Somme battlefields.
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Close-up of the Lewis Gun magazine and sight.
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Bluey fires his Lewis Gun at Germans on the Hindenburg Line.
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An injured Sgt. Tom MacArthur (Patrick Ward) takes over on the Lewis Gun after Bluey is wounded by a grenade.
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Wilhelm "Kaiser" Schmidt fires the Lewis Gun from the hip after recovering it from Sgt. MacArthur.
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Bluey, cigarette in mouth, pours suppressive fire on a German bunker at Broodseinde Ridge, Passchendaele.
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Bluey fires at attacking German soldiers in Amiens.
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Carter (Peter Browne) hoists the Lewis Gun on his shoulders after a successful attack in Hamel.

Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun

British soldiers use a pair of Vickers Mk1 Machine Guns in a demonstration for the Anzacs when they first arrive in France. British soldiers use on to repel a German attack in Amiens.

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Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun - .303 British
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British soldiers unveil a Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun.
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A British soldier pours down fire on advancing Germans at Amiens.

Sidearms

Luger P08

Flanagan (Jon Blake) uses a Luger P08 throughout the series. An Australian officer also uses one in Hamel.

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Luger P08 - 9x19mm
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Flanagan (Jon Blake) approaches the German trenches in the Somme, Luger P08 in hand.
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Flanagan with the Luger in the trenches.
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Flanagan with his Luger after clearing out a German bunker.
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An Australian officer in Hamel with a Luger.

Luger P08 "Artillery"

Pat Cleary (Paul Hogan) captures a long-barreled Luger P08 "Artillery" model from a dead German in a trench-raid in the Somme. He later uses it to capture several Germans in a basement tavern, mounting it on a "Broomhandle" stock similar to the one used on the Mauser C96.

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Luger P08 - 9x19mm. This is the long barreled "Artillery" model
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A German soldier fires his Luger P08 "Artillery" in the Somme trenches.
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Pat Cleary (Paul Hogan) picks up the "Artillery" model.
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Pat loads a magazine into his Luger "Artillery".
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Pat fixes the "Broomhandle" stock to his Luger "Artillery".

Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"

Bill Harris (Johnathon Sweet) uses a Mauser C96 pistol with a "Broomhandle" stock.

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Mauser C96 Broomhandle - C96 "Broomhandle" Mauser fitted with holster/stock combo - 7.63x25mm
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Bill Harris (Jonathon Sweet) with his Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" as the Anzacs hunt down Alec "Pudden" Parsons (Alec Wilson), whom has gone AWOL.
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Bill leads a group of reinforcements to the front at Amiens, Mauser in hand.
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Bill fires his Mauser.
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Bill in the trenches with his Mauser.