Operation Caviar
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Operation Caviar It doesn't always have to be caviar ) is a 1961 German-French adaptation of the novel of the same name by Johannes Mario Simmel. Thomas Lieven, a dutiful employee of a London bank, would have preferred to pursue his passion as a hobby cook at home, rather than bringing seemingly harmless bank documents to Berlin on behalf of his boss. As soon as they arrived in Germany, the completely puzzled Thomas was forced to cooperate by the counterintelligence agency and the Gestapo and sent to Paris with a fake passport. Back in London, Secret Service agents are already waiting for the supposed French double agent.
The following weapons were used in the film Operation Caviar :
Pistols Luger P08 Vera (Eva Bartok ) gives Thomas Lieven (O. W. Fischer ) a Luger P08 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vera offers Thomas the Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Luger in Thomas' hand. Dreyse M1907 The Dreyse Model 1907 pistol is used by Chantal (Senta Berger ), but is taken away by Thomas.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dreyse 1907 - 7.65mm Browning Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chantal confronts Thomas with her Dreyse. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rear view of her pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Thomas gives rise to shoot him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing After disarming Chantal, Thomas is now in control of the Dreyse. Mauser Pocket Pistol Siméon (Jean Richard ) is very briefly seen with a Mauser Pocket Pistol .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Siméon holds the pistol during the encounter of German forces. Submachine Guns MP40 Some German soldiers are armed with MP40s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German Leutnant with his MP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MP40 hanging next to Chantal. Rifles Frühwirth Model 1872 Most German soldiers can be seen wielding rare Austrian Gendarmerie-Repetiergewehr System Frühwirth M1872 CarbinesKarabiner 98ks . These rifles have Mannlicher M1890 Carbine style barrels with the rear part of Kropatschek Rifles .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Frühwirth M1872 Gendarmerie Carbine - 11.15x36Rmm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier on the left points his carbine at Thomas. Note the typical Steyr striker and turned bolt handle with the Kropatschek receiver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closer look of the barrel of the same carbine shows the sling slot. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two soldiers guarding unimpressed Bastian (Peter Carsten ) with the carbines. Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine A Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine is held by one German soldier.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine with folded bayonet - 6.5x52mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing O. W. Fischer facing the German soldiers on a promotional picture. Note the lack of the folding bayonet.Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier holding the Carcano can be seen in the background on the left. Vetterli Model 1870/87/15 Another German is seen with what appears to be a Vetterli Model 1870/87/15 rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vetterli Model 1870/87/15 - 6.5x52mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A blurred view on the left shows, nevertheless, the bolt action mechanism, trigger guard, and the upper front barrel band as the soldier walks by Sgt. Zumbusch (Werner Peters ). Unknown Rifles Several German soldiers can also be seen with unknown rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier struggling with Bastian on the right with a rifle over his back. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A slightly different view. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same rifle seen on the left and two soldiers on the right with short Mauser rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another short Mauser rifle carried by the soldier on the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A percussion lock (?) rifle on the right. Other MG34 An MG34 is mounted on a Volkswagen Type 166 Schwimmwagen car.
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