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The Mystic Archives of Dantalian is a 12 episode Japanese anime television. The series takes place in England, sometime after World War 1, the main character Hugh Anthony Disward, also known as Huey, inherits his grandfather's mansion and his personal library. In the library, Huey meets Dantalian who is the keeper of the Phantom Books. After agreeing to become a key keeper for Dantalian, they travel to places, to restore the Phantom Books where incidents related to the power of the Phantom Books occurs at.
The following weapons were used in the anime series The Mystic Archives of Dantalian:
Lord Hugh Anthony Disward (AKA "Huey") uses a Webley .455 Mk VI with wooden grips as his personal sidearm for most of the series that he received from his service in the Royal Flying Corps (1917) and later Royal Air Force (1918). He is seen using the revolver in Ep. 01 "Turn-up Book", Ep. 02 "Book of Fetus", Ep. 04 "Book of Soul Exchange" (which is a homage to Stephen King's novel Misery), Ep. 05 "The Magician's Daughter", Ep. 07 "The Perfumer", Ep. 09 "Book of Twilight" and Ep. 12 "Song of the Unseen Tomorrow". In a few episodes, the revolver can be seen reloaded by him with single rounds.
A decease gunman in Ep. 07 "The Perfumer" was armed with a Gasser M1870/74 Montenegrin, by telling by the hammer and the front of the gun. As in like the barrel which seems similar to the Gasser revolver.
One of the suitors is seen carrying an M1 Garand in Ep. 05 "The Magician's Daughter".
Error creating thumbnail: File missingM1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06Error creating thumbnail: File missingNote the operating rod and the rear handguard, but the front barrel seems to be a little bit different. Since the story takes place in 1920, this rifle is an anachronism.
Shotguns
Exposed Double Barrel Shotgun
The Double Barrel Shotgun was first used in Ep. 04 "Book of Soul Exchange" by Paula. In Ep. 05 "The Magician's Daughter", some of the suitors are armed with Double Barrel Shotgun and Huey used it also.
A group of suitors brought a Model 1874 Gatling Gun with a Broadwell drum (Episode 5).
Colt Gatling Gun with Bruce Feed Guide - .45-70Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe Broadwell drum is seen mounted on the Gatling gun.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA view of the gun's incorrect eight barrels (made only with 10 in reality). Note the right side mounted sight confirming it to be an M1874.
St. Étienne Mle. 1907
A German soldier is seen firing a St. Étienne Mle 1907 machine gun in Ep. 11 "The Mystic Archives of Raziel". Since this machine gun was used by the French army, it was a captured machine gun from the French.
British Sopwith Camel, which is also flown by Huey, and Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 biplanes are armed with Vickers Aircraft Machine Guns. Two French SPAD S.XIII are also armed with Vickers.
During a WWI sequence in Episode 11, the Paris Gun was shown fired.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing21-cm Krupp Paris-Geschütz / Pariser Kanone L/162 (Paris Gun). This gun had a range of 130 km. Due to the length of the bullet flight, the rotation of the globe had to be calculated at the shot values during this time, so that the shelling was actually a shot at a moving target.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe gun does its task which earned it the name. You can see the massive blowback of this "supergun".
