Hacksaw Ridge
Film Poster
Hacksaw Ridge Mel Gibson and tells the true story of Desmond T. Doss (Andrew Garfield ), a US Army medic in the 77th Infantry Division who faced persecution and ridicule for his refusal to carry a weapon into battle due to his religious beliefs and ended up receiving the Medal of Honor for saving the lives of 75 of his fellow soldiers during the battle for the Maeda Escarpment (the eponymous Hacksaw Ridge) in Okinawa. Shot in Australia with a mostly-local cast, the film was released to critical acclaim and nominated for numerous awards, including six Oscars (notably Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for Andrew Garfield).
The following weapons were used in the film Hacksaw Ridge :
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Handguns Colt M1911A1 US troops are seen with Colt M1911A1 pistols, most notably Lieutenant Manville (Ryan Corr ) and Smitty Ryker (Luke Bracey ). Lieutenant Manville carries his pistol in a tanker-style shoulder holster.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colonel Sangston (Robert Morgan ) has a Colt M1911A1 in his hip holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sergeant Howell (Vince Vaughn ) (left) and Lieutenant Manville (Ryan Corr ) (right) both have holstered M1911A1 pistols. Lieutenant Manville carries his pistol in a tanker-style shoulder holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant Manville (Ryan Corr ) fires his Colt M1911A1 at attacking Japanese soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A wounded Smitty Ryker (Luke Bracey ) fires his Colt M1911A1. Smith & Wesson M1917 A Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolver is seen in a flashback scene, held by both a drunken Tom Doss (Hugo Weaving ) and his son Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson M1917 revolver (military issue with lanyard ring) - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tom Doss (Hugo Weaving ) and his wife struggle with a Smith & Wesson M1917 revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tom and Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield ) struggle with the revolver. Note the finger on the trigger, causing an accidental discharge (in character). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Desmond Doss points the revolver at Tom Doss. The front sight and ejector rod clearly mark it as a Smith & Wesson rather than a Colt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield ) with the revolver. Submachine Guns M1 Thompson Several US soldiers use the M1 Thompson , distinguished from the M1A1 by its simplified L-sight.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US soldier fires his M1 Thompson. Note the L-shaped rear sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US soldier with his M1 Thompson. M1A1 Thompson The M1A1 Thompson is also used by US troops, most notably Lucky Ford (Milo Gibson , Director Mel Gibson's son).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lucky Ford (Milo Gibson ) sweeps a barn with his M1A1 Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lucky gives the all clear. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lucky fires his Thompson during the Japanese counterattack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Thompson slung, Lucky takes a headcount after the evacuation of Hacksaw. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lucky fires his Thompson in slow-motion. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Thompson being fired in slow-motion. Note the blanks in the magazine. M3 Grease Gun The M3 Grease Gun is used by Sergeant Howell (Vince Vaughn ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M3 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sergeant Howell (Vince Vaughn ) gives the order to move out, his Grease Gun slung. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sergeant Howell with his M3 Grease Gun after climbing Hacksaw. Note the dust cover still in place. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Over-the-shoulder view of the Grease Gun firing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sergeant Howell firing at Japanese attackers. The visible cocking lever marks it as an M3, not an M3A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A wounded Sergeant Howell firing his M3 as Doss evacuates him off Hacksaw. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A frontal view of the Grease Gun. Rifles M1 Garand M1 Garand rifles are the most common weapons in the hands of US troops. Sergeant Howell (Vince Vaughn ) also uses an M1 Garand to kill a Japanese sniper, later Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield ) borrows the rifle to create an improvised drag stretcher. The weapon plays a plot point during the middle act, when Doss refuses to qualify on it during basic training.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Garand - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Corporal Jessop (Ben O'Toole ) demonstrates the M1 Garand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A row of M1 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up of the barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing US soldiers drill with their rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Milt "Hollywood" Zane (Luke Pegler ) with his M1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vito Rinnelli (Firass Dirani ) and Grease Nolan (Ben Mingay ) fire their M1 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing US soldiers firing at Japanese fortifications. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sergeant Howell (Vince Vaughn ) fires an M1 at a Japanese sniper. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield ) uses the M1 Garand to make a stretcher. Error creating thumbnail: File missing US soldiers wait to climb Hacksaw. M1 Carbine The M1 Carbine is used by officers of the US Army including Captain Jack Glover (Sam Worthington ) and Lieutenant Manville (Ryan Corr ). Medic Irv Schecter (Ori Pfeffer ) also carries the Carbine. Manville's Carbine is an anachronistic post-WW2 model, distinguished by its adjustable rear sight and bayonet lug.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US soldier with his M1 Carbine during the prologue. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Captain Jack Glover and his radioman both carry M1 Carbines. He holds it in the low-ready stance, which was not practiced during WWII. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Captain Jack Glover (Sam Worthington ) fires at attacking Japanese soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M1 Carbine in the hand of Captain Glover's radioman (recently deceased). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Irv Schecter (Ori Pfeffer ) with his Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Captain Glover with his Carbine as he talks to Doss. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Captain Glover with his Carbine slung as he prepares to lead the company up the ridge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Captain Glover firing in slow-motion. Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Carbine with birch stock, adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine. Most of the World War II variations of the M1 Carbine were sent back to the Military Arsenals and retrofitted with the bayonet lug and adjustable rear sight. This is the model seen after late 1945 and all the way until the 1960s (often referred to as the "Korean War era" variant). This model is seen most often in World War II films, despite being anachronistic for most World War II battles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant Manville (Ryan Corr ) with his Carbine slung. Note the anachronistic bayonet lug. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant Manville fires his Carbine. Note the rear sight. M1A1 Carbine In a continuity error, Captain Glover's radioman can be seen firing an M1A1 Carbine , the paratrooper model with folding stock, at the Japanese bunkers. In all other scenes it's a regular M1 Carbine.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1A1 Carbine with original L style rear sight and side-folding stock, often referred to as the "Paratrooper" Carbine - .30 Carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing Captain Glover's radioman fires his M1A1 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Over-the-shoulder view. The rear stock is clearly visible underneath the helmet. Arisaka Type 38 Arisaka Type 38 rifles are the most common weapons in the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army, almost always fitted with bayonets.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka Error creating thumbnail: File missing A dead Japanese soldier with his Arisaka Type 38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japanese soldiers fire their rifles from sandbagged positions. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japanese soldiers fire their rifles. The one on the left is working his bolt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japanese soldiers with their Arisaka rifles in a Banzai charge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japanese soldiers patrolling Hacksaw after the US withdrawal. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Japanese soldier with his Arisaka. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Japanese soldier preparing to bayonet a corpse. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Japanese soldier fires his rifle at Doss. Arisaka Type 97 Sniper Rifle A Japanese sniper with an Arisaka Type 97 sniper rifle attempts to kill Doss before being killed by Sergeant Howell.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arisaka Type 97 sniper rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Japanese sniper in a camouflaged nest with his Arisaka Type 97 sniper rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view through the sniper scope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up of the rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The sniper fires his rifle, giving away his position. Machine Guns Browning Automatic Rifle US troops, including by Smitty Ryker (Luke Bracey ), are seen using the Browning Automatic Rifle to great effect. The weapons in the film have the bipod removed. In one notable scene, Smitty fires it one-handed whilst using a disemboweled corpse as a human shield - quite a feat given the weight and recoil of the weapon. The weapon notably fires more rounds than the magazine can hold many times during the film, which is shared with many of the weapons in the movie, though the BAR is the most obvious in this regard.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smitty Ryker (Luke Bracey ) clears a barn with his Browning Automatic Rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US soldier with his BAR shortly before being cut down. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smitty fires his BAR one-handed whilst using a corpse as a human shield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smitty on the attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smitty aims his BAR at a Japanese soldier struggling with Doss. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smitty with his BAR. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smitty firing his BAR. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Browning Automatic Rifle rests in a foxhole between Smitty and Doss. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A dead US soldier with his Browning Automatic Rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up of the BAR firing in slow-motion, with spent rounds (clearly "bottle-necked" blanks) ejecting. Browning M1919A4 Browning M1919A4 machine guns are used by US troops, mounted on M2 tripods. In one scene, Randall "Teach" Fuller (Richard Pyros ) fires the M1919A4 by the hip - holding it by the barrel, a good way to get burned.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1919A4 on M2 tripod - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US soldier fires the Browning M1919A4 during the prologue. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A machine gunner can be seen in the centre with his weapon shouldered. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A machine gunner secures his .30 cal after climbing Hacksaw. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The machine gun in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A machine gun crew struggle to clear a jam. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Randall "Teach" Fuller (Richard Pyros ) fires the Browning M1919A4 as Milt "Hollywood" Zane (Luke Pegler ) feeds him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Over-the-shoulder view of the weapon firing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Teach fires the Browning M1919A4. Browning M2HB Browning M2HB heavy machine guns are mounted on M4 Sherman tanks and M5 Halftracks. These weapons are also used by the 96th Infantry Division.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun - 7.7x58mmSR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Japanese soldier firing a Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spitting out rounds. Type 96 Light Machine Gun Japanese infantry are also seen with the Type 96 light machine gun , most notably used to great effect during the Japanese counterattack.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk 2 "Pineapple" World War II-made High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smitty Ryker (Luke Bracey ) grabs a Mk 2 hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smitty throws the grenade. Type 97 Hand Grenade Japanese soldiers use Type 97 Hand Grenades . They are notably seen in the final battle when Japanese soldiers fake their surrender then throw them at US troops. Doss deflects the grenades, taking the brunt of the blast in the process. Sergeant Howell is also previously seen throwing a grenade away from his position during the initial attack on Hacksaw Ridge.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type 97 Hand Grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing A wounded Japanese soldier primes his Type 97 grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grenade is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up of a grenade flying through the air. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Doss bats away the grenade. Launchers M1A1 Bazooka An M1A1 Bazooka is used by a US soldier to destroy a Japanese bunker.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1A1 Bazooka - 2.36 inch Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US soldier with an M1A1 Bazooka tucked under his arm during the advance on Hacksaw. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Bazooka tucked. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US soldier moving into position to attack the bunker. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The assistant gunner loads a 2.36 inch rocket in the Bazooka. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US soldier aiming the Bazooka. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Bazooka shortly after firing. Note the smoke and the destroyed bunker. M1 Mortar Japanese soldiers use the M1 Mortar , painted a dirty yellow, during the battle of Hacksaw Ridge.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Mortar - 81mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Japanese soldier loading the M1 Mortar. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The mortar firing. M2 Mortar US Army soldiers use the M2 Mortar during the initial attack on Hacksaw Ridge. During the Japanese counterattack, several retreating US soldiers including Smitty Ryker (Luke Bracey ) are seen using 60mm shells as improvised hand grenades against Japanese soldiers. They armed the shells by banging them against their helmets and threw them, killing several enemy soldiers, like Saving Private Ryan (they only used the mortar base plate to prime the shells). A US Army Sergeant received the Medal of Honor during the Battle of Okinawa for holding off a Japanese attack with, amongst other things, 60mm mortar shells.
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M2 Flamethrower Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M2 Flamethrower in the prologue. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wal Kirzinski (Nico Cortez ) takes cover with his flamethrower. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kirzinski with his flamethrower. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kirzinski fires his flamethrower. Note the propane hose now attached. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kirzinski clearing out a bunker. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kirzinski fires at attacking Japanese soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kirzinski working his flamethrower. Another clear view of the propane hose. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A flamethrower operator moves to burn out a cave. M37 Satchel Charge Andy "Ghoul" Walker (Goran D. Kleut ) and Smitty Ryker (Luke Bracey ) use the M37 Satchel Charge in an attack on a Japanese bunker. During the final battle, a combination of satchel charges and flamethrowers are used to clear the Japanese caves.
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