Paratrooper (The Red Beret)
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Paratrooper The Red Beret ) is a 1953 British war movie directed by Terence Young.
The following weapons are seen in the movie Paratrooper:
Handguns Colt Police Positive A Colt Police Positive revolver is seen in hands of a British paratrooper during the action in North Africa.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Police Positive with 4" Barrel - .38 Sp Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper finds a German land mine. Submachine Guns Sten Sten submachine guns are used by most British paratroopers. Several modifications of Sten can be seen in the movie.
Sten Mk I* Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sten Mk I* - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Major John Snow (Leo Genn ) holds a Sten Mk. I. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper at the right is armed with a Sten Mk. I. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Major Snow and another officer with Sten Mk. I. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Major Snow fires Sten Mk. I. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper with Sten Mk. I throws a grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers fire MP40 , Sten Mk I and Sten Mk II . The soldiers holds Stens turned to the side, maybe to imitate MP40s. Sten Mk II Sten Mk II is the most widely used model of Sten. They are also seen in hands of German soldiers which can be explained by the shortage of MP40s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sten Mk II - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Major John Snow (Leo Genn ) holds a Sten Mk. II. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Like in The Guns of Navarone Error creating thumbnail: File missing Major Snow with Sten Mk.II. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Regimental Sergeant Major (Harry Andrews ) with Sten Mk. II. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Regimental Sergeant Major with Sten Mk. II. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steve MacKendrick (Alan Ladd ) with Sten Mk. II. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers fire MP40 , Sten Mk I* and Sten Mk II. The soldiers holds Stens turned to the side, maybe to imitate MP40s. Sten Mk V Sten Mk Vs are also used by paratroopers although less frequently than Mk Is and Mk IIs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sten Mk V - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper with Sten Mk. V. The gun lacks the foregrip, like in Where Eagles Dare Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of Mk. V is seen at the foreground. M1921 Thompson During the action in North Africa several paratroopers carry Thompson Submachine Guns .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M1921A Thompson with 20-round magazine - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper in the middle holds a Thompson. It has a front grip and lacks Cutts compensators so it is most likely an M1921 . M1928A1 Thompson During the action in North Africa several paratroopers carry Thompson Submachine Guns .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP. This specimen has the sling swivel relocated to the top of the stock, a modification often made to Thompsons in British service. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper at the left carries a Thompson that mostly resemble an M1928A1 . MP40 Many German soldiers carry MP40 SMGs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires his MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another German soldier with MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers fire MP40, Sten Mk I* and Sten Mk II . The soldiers holds Stens turned to the side, maybe to imitate MP40s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with MP40. One of them has a holster at his belt but no part of his sidearm is seen. Rifles Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Many paratroopers are armed with SMLE rifles. Both No.1 Mk.III and No.4 Mk.I can be seen. German soldiers also carry SMLE rifles. This is not completly incorrect: a lot of British firearms were captured at Dunkirk and used by Wehrmacht to arm the units on Atlantic Wall.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing A drill sergeant handles a No.1 Mk.III rifle with bayonet to Taffy Evans (Donald Houston ) during basic training. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Evans holds the rifle in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steve MacKendrick (Alan Ladd ]) holds the rifle in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with No.4 Mk.I rifles. These rifle were designated as Gewehr 283(e) in Wehrmacht. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view at the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper with No.1 Mk.III rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A barrel of No.4 Mk.I is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Paratroopers takes their No.4 Mk.I rifles after the landing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Paratroopers fire their Brens and SMLE No.4 Mk.I at the advancing German infantry. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view at the barrel of No.4 Mk.I. Karabiner 98k German soldiers are seen with Karabiner 98k rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k "Kriegsmodell" - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper with captured German Mauser rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with Mauser rifles are under the fire of British Brens . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Regimental Sergeant Major (Harry Andrews ) uses the buttstock of a captured Mauser rifle in melee. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German sentry with a Mauser rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier runs with a Mauser rifle in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires his rifle. Next to him another soldier produces motions of throwing a hand grenade though the grenade itself doesn't appear. Machine Guns Bren British paratroopers use Bren machine guns during the action in North Africa.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bren Mk1 - .303 caliber Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper carries a Bern during the evacuation after the raid on the German radar station in France. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Paratroopers fire their Brens and SMLE No.4 Mk.I rifles at the advancing German infantry. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view at the Brens. Besa A Besa machine gun is seen mounted on a Daimler Armoured Car.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing British Besa tank machine gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Daimler Armoured Car at the background is armed with a 40-mm Ordnance QF 2 pounder gun and a Besa machine gun. Smoke grenade launchers are seen on the board of the turret. Vickers A Vickers machine gun is briefly seen during the action in North Africa.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vickers gun with ribbed water jacket - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Vickers machine gun is pulled out of the container. MG34 An MG34 is briefly seen in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG34 is seen at the background. 40-mm Bofors Bofors 40mm AA automatic guns are mounted on the Royal Navy cruiser.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bofors 40mm L/60 twin mounting - 40x311mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Other Weapons No.1 Mk. V Flare Pistol A No.1 Mk. V Flare Pistol is used by Major Snow (Leo Genn ) during the raid on the German radar station in France.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing No.1 Mk. V Flare Pistol Error creating thumbnail: File missing Regimental Sergeant Major (Harry Andrews ) hands the flare pistol to Major Snow. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The shape of the grip can be seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Major Snow fires flare pistol. Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar British Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar stands for German Granatwerfer 34 Mortar . It can be identified due to the unique shape of the No6 base plate.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar Mk II - 3.20 in Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier carries a base plate. Its shape allows to identify the mortar. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers fire the mortar during the night battle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading of the mortar during the battle on the French coast. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The mortar in the battle in North Africa. At the background a British paratrooper throws a grenade at German mortar crew. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view at the muzzle. Hand Grenades In several scenes paratroopers throw hand grenades but the grenades themselves are not seen, only explosions.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A blurry view at a grenade in hand of a paratrooper. Bazooka In the final scene paratroopers use a Bazooka . This weapon is supposed to be a mockup. It distantly resembles real Bazooka.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steve MacKendrick (Alan Ladd ]) holds the bazooka. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper carries rockets for bazooka. They look like wooden props. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A very large muzzle with very thin walls allow to make a guess that the weapon is a mockup. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading the bazooka. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view at the weapon. Smoke Land Mines Smoke land mines are used to imitate German mine field during the action in North Africa.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trivia Armoured Cars Error creating thumbnail: File missing A British Humber appears as a German armoured car. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Humber is armed with a 37-mm gun M6 and a Besa machine gun (which is absent on this particular vehicle). Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of the 37-mm gun M6, covered with camouflage wrapping, is seen behind the German officer (Guido Lorraine). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Daimler Armoured Car at the background is armed with a 40-mm Ordnance QF 2 pounder gun and a Besa machine gun. Smoke grenade launchers are seen on the board of the turret. 
