Passchendaele is the first big-budget Canadian war movie, the brainchild of director/writer/star Paul Gross. It follows a Canadian Seargent (Gross' grandfather) of the 10th Battalion CEF during the Battle Of Passchendaele and while recruiting on the home front.
The following guns were used in the film Passchendaele:
Most Canadian soldiers carry Lee-Enfield rifles, including Sgt Dunne, Pte Highway and Pte Mann.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingLee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British. This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War, introduced in 1907 it has seen action throughout the 20th century.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSpecial - the 10th Battalion's deputy commander indicates a position with a .303 Mk.VII cartridge. This is an error, as at Passchendaele the Canadian Corps was still using the round-nosed Mk.VI round.
Maxim MG'08
A German Maxim MG08 is seen emplaced in a shelled-out church at the beginning of the film.
German soldiers throughought the Passchendaele battle carry Turkish Mauser M1903. According the movies' armorer, a supply of correct German Gewehr 98 rifles was located for this film, but could not be imported in time and the Turkish model was substituted.
True to life, many knives and improvised weapons are carried by Canadian troops.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingPte Highway carries a US M1918 Trench Knife - unlikely, but not impossible as Canadian troops were notorious scroungersError creating thumbnail: File missingSgt Dunne carries a Ross rifle bayonet cut-down into a fighting knife - very commonly used by Canadian troops.
