Cross of Iron

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Cross of Iron (1977)

Cross of Iron is an 1977 film directed by Sam Peckinpah & starring James Coburn, Maximilian Schell and James Mason. It concerns a company of German soldiers fighting on the Russian front during World War II.

PPSh-41

Steiner (James Coburn) carries one of these throughout the film. Originally chambered for 7.62x25. The PPSh-41 was later adopted by the German army & renamed the MP717(r) and re-chambered for 9mm parabellum.

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Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

Beretta Model 1934

Stransky's sidearm, seen when he draws it to shoot the young Russian boy.

MP40

Used by many of the German soldiers in the film. Stransky tries to use one in the finale but demonstrates his incompetence to Steiner when he cannot reload it.

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MP40 - 9mm.

Mauser Karabiner 98k Rifle

Also carried by several German soldiers in the film.