The Tin Drum Die Blechtrommel
Movie Poster
The Tin Drum is the 1979 film adaptation of the novel by Günter Grass by Volker Schlöndorff. On his third birthday, Oskar Matzerath, born in the Free City of Danzig (Gdansk) in 1924, refused to allow further growth and participation in the adult world. The eternal child expresses his protest against Nazis and sympathizers on his tin drum, and only after the war ends does Oskar decide to grow again - and to have a say.
The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980 at the 52nd Academy Awards.
The following weapons were used in the film The Tin Drum :
Pistols
Luger P08
A German officer is very briefly seen with a Luger P08 during the surrender of the Polish defenders.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Luger is seen right above the shot Jan Michoń who came out of the building shortly before with a white flag.
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Rifles
Mannlicher M95M
Jan Bronski (Daniel Olbrychski ), Kobyella (Mieczyslaw Czechowicz ), and other Polish defenders of the Post Office in Danzig can be seen using Mannlicher M95M short rifles. These rifles are the Yugoslavian conversion of the Austro-Hungarian M1895.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Proszę, karabin. " Jan Michoń hands over a Mannlicher to Jan.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing After receiving the rifle and a helmet Jan walks to the ammunition distribution.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Jan's rifle shows the magazine which lacks the ejection hole. This a feature of the Yugoslavian M95M which uses stripper clips instead of en-bloc clips.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The tangent-leaf rear sight is visible as he waits for further instructions.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kobyella works the bolt handle of his Mannlicher.
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Mannlicher M1895 Stutzen
At least one of the defenders wields a Mannlicher M95 Karabiner-Stutzen which is most likely a converted 8x56mmR Steyr version.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The armed man carries the Karabiner-Stutzen . Note the smooth barrel at the front sight without a ring.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view shows the ejection hole. It is equipped with side- and under-mounted sling swivels.
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Steyr Mannlicher M1895/30
Some Polish defenders are armed with Austrian full-length Steyr Mannlicher M1895 rifles and carbines. SS Heimwehr Danzig and Sturmabteilung (SA) members can also seen with this rifle during the surrender of the Polish defenders.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oskar (David Bennent ) examines an 8x56mmR Steyr round. The en-bloc clips lie in the foreground.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Three Steyr Mannlicher long rifles stacked together.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A defender watis with his long rifle which offers a view of the receiver, straight pull handle, and rear sight.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German soldier on the right aims his Steyr short rifle at the lined up prisoners.
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is used by German soldiers.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Heimwehr member with his carabiner over his back chases Jan. This Karabiner has a late war welded barrel band.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier chambers his Karabiner while charging.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another soldier forces the defenders out of the Post office with his Kar98k.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldiers and a Heimwehr member hold their carbines on the right.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Kar98k is carried by an armed Polish civilian guarding the deportation of German citizens from Danzig in 1945.
Mauser Rifle
An unknown Mauser rifle is briefly seen held by a Hitlerjugend boy.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rifle is seen on the right. It has a straight bolt handle.
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
Soviet Soldiers at the end are armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Hände hoch! " A Soviet soldier with his PPSh opens the cellar door.
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KP m/44
Some Finnish Tikkakoski m/44s, copy of the PPS-43 , with drum magazines are also used by Red Army soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tikkakoski M/44 - 9x19mm Parabellum. The M/44 magazines are interchangeable with the Suomi KP/-31 box and drum magazines.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Russian kneels in front of Maria and Kurt. The pistol grip is seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same soldier points his gun at Alfred Matzerath (Mario Adorf ).
Machine Guns
MG42
The MG42 is first seen during the beginning of World War Two in 1939 and later on bunkers of the Atlantikwall .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing An SS soldier fires his MG42 at the Post office in 1939.
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Browning M1919A6
Three Browning M1919A6 are seen during the Atlantikwall scenes.
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Other
Armored Car
During the post office siege, American White M3 Scout Cars were mocked up to resemble Austrian Steyr ADGZs which were actually used by the German attackers.
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10.5-cm-leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40
A 10.5 cm leichte FeldHaubitze 18/40 standing in for the historically correct predecessor is deployed by the attackers of the Post Office.
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Model 24 Stielhandgranate
One of the SS soldiers uses a Model 24 Stielhandgranate .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two views of the soldier on the left preparing his Stielhandgranate.
Flamethrower
Two German soldiers can be seen with unknown flamethrowers.
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15 cm TbtsK C/36 naval gun
The 15 cm TbtsK C/36 is seen mounted in a bunker.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 15 cm TbtsK C/36 naval gun in a Regelbau M272 casemate at the Longues-sur-Mer battery, France.
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