Les Fusillés The Executed
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Les Fusillés
The following weapons were used in the film Les Fusillés :
Pistols and Revolvers Mle 1892 A French NCO delivers a mercy shot with an Mle 1892 . Near the end of the film, Bastien (Michael Gregorio) uses an Mle 1892.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Modèle d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver - 8x27mm SR Error creating thumbnail: File missing An NCO prepares to fire the mercy shot. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shooting at the now really dead condemned. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bastien aims the Mle 1892 at Louis (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bastien surrenders after he accidentally kills an officer. Ruby During a night raid, the French leader of the squad carries a Ruby pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gabilondo Ruby - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing The squad leader with the pistol. Rifles Lebel 1886 The majority of French Army soldiers including Private Louis (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet ), carry the Lebel 1886 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lebel Model 1886 - 8x50mmR Lebel Error creating thumbnail: File missing A sentry watching no man's land. Error creating thumbnail: File missing French troops assisting at the execution. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Louis cocking the Lebel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ready for another shot. Error creating thumbnail: File missing French soldiers fighting in no man's land. Note the fixed bayonet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Louis and several soldiers searching an enemy trench. Fusil Modèle 1907-15 Some French soldiers are armed with the Berthier Mle 1907-15 . After the trench battle, Louis changes his Lebel for a Berthier, possibly a continuity error.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Berthier Model 1907-15 Rifle - 8x50mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Berthier as seen in the opening credits. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier in the middle is armed with the rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing After the trench battle, Louis is now carrying a Berthier, probably in a continuity error. Mauser Gewehr 1898 When the French conquered the German trench, some Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles can be seen near their dead owners.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A dead German with his Gewehr. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another fallen German, his rifle wasn't enough. Machine Guns Maxim MG08 The only machine gun we can see is the Maxim MG08 , which unfortunately is never quite visible. The night raid's objective is to destroy a machine gun nest.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim MG08 on Schlittenlafette 08 mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing When French soldiers attack the German trench, a Maxim returns fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The muzzle of a Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another shot of the same MG. Grenades Citron Foug Mle. 1916 French soldiers use Citron Foug modèle 1916 grenades when fighting in no man's land.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Citron Foug modèle 1916 with 1st Model cap. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French soldier uses a Citron Grenade to destroy the machine gun nest. Trivia Trench Craft During the Great War, soldiers from all sides used many kinds of spent ammunition cases to create tools or decorative objects.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Louis writing with a pencil crafted from an 8mm Lebel case. 
