The following guns were used in The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
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M1928 Thompson
Major Wright (Telly Savalas ) and several other American soldiers (the MP's at the prison in particular) wield M1928 Thompsons .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP Sergeant Holt (Jeff Conaway ) armed with an M1928 Thompson .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wright, eyes closed, blasts away at the Germans aboard the train with his M1928 Thompson .
M3 "Grease Gun
The majority of the American soldiers and Yugoslavian resistance members use M3 "Grease Guns" .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M3 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP. The later model M3A1 would eliminate the crank lever for cocking the bolt, and instead used a simple hole in the bolt for the shooter to use their finger.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Yugoslavian resistance member fires his "Grease Gun."
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fred Collins (John Matuszak ) wields a "Grease Gun."
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dravko Demchuk (Alex Cord ) uses his "Grease Gun" to kill two German radio operators.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Demchuk dies aboard the train clutching his "Grease Gun."
M1911A1
Major Wright uses an M1911A1 pistol in one scene, as does an Army captain during Hamilton's attempted escape.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing World War 2 issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The captain, holding his M1911A1 , hides behind a Jeep with Wright.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The captain and his M1911A1 contemplate the situation.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The captain watches as Wright talks Hamilton down.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wright investigates something suspicious.
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Walther P38
SS General Kurt Richter (Matthew Burton ) uses a Walther P38 as his sidearm of choice.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 pistol World War II date of production
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Richter shouts orders while holding his Walther P38 .
Luger P08
Many Germans as well as some Yugoslavians throughout the film use the Luger P08 .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Resistance leader Yelena Petrovic (Natalia Nogulich ) points her Luger P08 at Wright.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Nazi official aboard the train with a Luger P08 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Nazi official shouting orders while holding his Luger P08 .
MP40
The MP40 makes its triumphant return as the firearm of choice for nearly every German soldier seen in the film. The guards at the Bulgarian border use them as well.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier crouches with his MP40 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German perched atop the speeding train shoots at the Americans with his MP40 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Demchuk kills a Bulgarian soldier who is armed with an MP40 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing General Richter grabs an MP40 and fires at the train.
Karabiner 98k
A handful of German soldiers use Karabiner 98k bolt-action rifles, although the MP40 is still the dominant German weapon in this film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier at the Yugoslavian border unslings his Karabiner 98k seconds before Major Wright shoots him.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier perched on a truck takes aim with his Karabiner 98k .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier on the train fires with his Karabiner 98k even as his MP40 -toting comrade is killed.
MG42
Two German soldiers at the Grecian border are seen with an MG42 mounted on a tripod.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldiers set the MG42 up.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Soldiers fire the MG42 . Two MP40 -wielding soldiers are to the left
Browning M1919
Joseph Hamilton (Ernie Hudson ) commandeers a Browning M1919 machine gun in a guard tower while trying to escape from military prison.
Several tracked "German" vehicles (actually Soviet Ural AT-L's) have these machine guns mounted on them.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The machine gunner overlooking the prison courtyard with a M1919.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hamilton armed with the M1919 pins the MP's down.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hamilton, still armed, tells of why he killed his French wife.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The "German" Ural AT-L with a mounted M1919.
M1903 Springfield
The Dozen train using M1903 Springfield bolt-action rifles fixed with bayonets, using them to stab dummies wearing German uniforms.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Collins supervises the training holding his bayonet-equipped Springfield.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Joe Stern (Hunt Block ) after "killing" a "German soldier."
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Roberto Echevarria (Richard Yniguez ), wearing a Rambo-esque headband, thrusts his bayonet into a "German officer."
German mortars
German soldiers at the Grecian border fire several mortars.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German mortar firers take up their positions.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier loads the mortar while another prepares to cover his ear.
Scout car gun
An American scout car seen at the prison is shown with an enormous gun mounted in back.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The scout with large gun arrives filled with MP's.