King Solomon's Mines (1985)

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King Solomon's Mines (1985)

The following firearms were seen in the film King Solomon's Mines (1985)

Webley Mk VI

Allan Quatermain (Richard Chamberlain) and several other characters carries the Webley Mk VI.

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Webley Mk VI - .455 Webley

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Quatermain (Richard Chamberlain) being polite with Kassam (Shaike Ophir)

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A closeup of Quatermains gun after he drops it

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Dogati fires his Webley.

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Colonel Bockner (Herbert Lom) wielding his Webley in an awkward angle.

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Dogati (John Rhys-Davies) points his own Webley gun at Quatermain.

Double-barreled sawed off shotgun

Quatermain carries a trademark sawed off shotgun of unknown type.

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Sawed off side by side shotgun with exposed hammers - 12 gauge

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Quatermains Sawed off shotgun seconds before he fires it.

Luger P08

A German sergeant carries the Luger P08.

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Luger P08 - 9x19mm from 1917

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A German sergeant (Mick Lesley) with his Luger

FN MAG (WW1-era machine gun mockup)

The German soldiers and African rebels use a FN MAG machine gun heavily modifed to look like machine guns of World War 1.

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M240D vehicle and aircraft-mount version with spade grips - 7.62x51mm NATO.

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African Rebel machine gun. Note the charging handle which an WW1 era machine gun did not have. The barrel is also at the center of the cylinder which is incorrect. A real Maxim or Vickers respective barrels were at the bottom of the cylinder. Also note the FN MAG carrying handle sticking out on the right side.

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Another example of a mockup FN MAG. Note the centralised gun-barrel in relation to the cylinder which is incorrect for a historical WW1 era machine gun.

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An original German Maxim 08 MG.

FN FAL (modified to look like Lewis-gun)

The main villain Dogati uses a FN FAL modified to look like a World War 1 Lewis light machine gun. Dogati fires the weapon fully automatic. The movie was filmed in Zimbabwe, which was formally the (British armed) country of Rhodesia so there were probably no lack of FN FAL derivatives due to its popularity in that country and above all on that continent.

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Genuine Lewis Gun.

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FN FAL with wooden stock. Used as a template for the mockup shown in the movie

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Dogati firing the fake Lewis Gun. Note the magazine inserted at the bottom which is a dead give-away the gun is not a genuine Lewis Gun.

Second shot of the fake Lewis Gun. Note the distinct FN FAL carrying handle just above the bottom magazine.

Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I

The German soldiers and African rebels carries the British world war 2 era Lee-Enfield rifle. It is most likely the Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I.

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The Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I

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German and Colonial soldiers firing their Lee-Enfields at African rebels.

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Quatermain realises he has entered the wrong railroad car.