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The Big Red One

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The Big Red One is a 1980 movie about a rifle squad of the US 1st Infantry Division fighting in Europe during World War II. The squad consists of the "Four Horsemen": Griff (Mark Hamill), Zab (Robert Carradine), Vinci (Bobby Di Cicco), and Johnson (Kelly Ward) and The Sergeant (Lee Marvin). They fight and stay alive together from North Africa to Germany and the discovery of the concentration camps. This gripping World War II drama was directed by Samuel Fuller, who was a US 1st Infantry Division veteran during WWII. An extended version of the film was released on DVD in 2004 as The Big Red One: The Reconstruction.


  • Director: Samuel Fuller


The following guns were used in the movie The Big Red One:

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1903 Springfield Rifle

During the World War I prologue, the Private carries a 1903 Springfield Rifle fitted with a bayonet as he surveys the battlefield just prior to the war being over.

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1903 Springfield Rifle - .30-06
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The Private (Lee Marvin) uses the bayonet fixed on his 1903 Springfield Rifle to check a dead German soldier.

Gew 98 Mauser Rifle

A Gew 98 Mauser rifle is seen being trampled by a horse that spooks the Private during the WWI prologue.

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Mauser Gew 98 Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm
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Mauser Gew 98 Rifle laying on the ground

1886 Lebel Rifle

As the Big Red One invades, Vichy French soldiers are seen carrying the Lebel Model 1886 Rifle as their main weapon.

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Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8 x 50mmR
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Vichy French soldier holding a Lebel Model 1886 Rifle in defensive position
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Vichy French soldiers firing Lebel Model 1886 Rifle

M1 Garand

This is the chief weapon of the 1st Squad.

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Griff (Mark Hamill) fires his M1 Garand from the North Africa beachhead
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The Sergeant (Lee Marvin) holding his M1 Garand.
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The Sergeant (Lee Marvin) and Griff (Mark Hamill) with their M1 Garand rifles.


1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun

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1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun - 8 x 50mmR
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Vichy French soldiers manning a 1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun in defensive position
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Vichy French soldier manning a 1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun

Mle 1892 Revolver

A Vichy French officer draws his Mle 1892 Revolver when his men refuse to fire on the Americans who have hit the beach.

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Mle 1892 Revolver - 8 x 27mm
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A Vichy French officer with his Mle 1892 Revolver.

1928A1 Thompson

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1928A1 Thompson - .45 ACP
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US soldier cleaning a 1928A1 Thompson Sub Machine Gun

MP40 Sub Machine Gun

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MP40 Sub Machine Gun - 9mm
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The German sergeant Schroeder (Siegfried Rauch) carrying a MP40 Sub Machine Gun
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Stephane Audran firing a MP40 Sub Machine Gun in the Asylum

MG34 Machine Gun

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MG34 Machine Gun - 7.92 x 57mm
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Italian soldier firing a MG34 Machine Gun
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Bergmann MP28 Sub Machine Gun

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Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II - 9mm
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Italian soldier firing a Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II Sub Machine Gun

K98K Rifle

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K98K Mauser Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm
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German soldier setting down a K98K Mauser Rifle
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German soldiers carrying K98K Mauser Rifles

Browning 1919A4

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Browning 1919A4 Machine Gun - .30-06
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A Browning 1919A4 Machine Gun firing from bow mount on Israeli M51 Sherman