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[[Category:Movie]]
{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}}
[[Category:Drama]]
|name = ''Michael Collins''
[[Category:War]]
|picture = michael_collins.jpg
[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]]
|caption = ''Promotional Poster''
[[Category:Irish Produced/Filmed]]  
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States<br>[[Image:IRL.jpg|25px]] Ireland<br>[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] UK
|director = Neil Jordan
|date= 1996
|language =
|studio= The Geffen Film Company
|distributor= Warner Bros.
|character1=Michael Collins
|actor1=[[Liam Neeson]]
|character2=Harry Boland
|actor2=[[Aidan Quinn]]
|character3=Ned Broy
|actor3=[[Stephen Rea]]
|character4=Éamon de Valera
|actor4=[[Alan Rickman]]
|character5=Kitty Kiernan
|actor5=[[Julia Roberts]]
|character6=Joe O'Reilly
|actor6=[[Ian Hart]]
|character7=Liam Tobin
|actor7=[[Brendan Gleeson]]
|character8=Soames
|actor8=[[Charles Dance]]
|character9=Collins's Assassin
|actor9=[[Jonathan Rhys Meyers]]
|character10=
|actor10=
}}


[[Image:michael_collins.jpg|thumb|right|250px| ''Michael Collins'' (1996)]]
'''''Michael Collins''''' is a 1996 Irish-British American biographical period drama film about the Irish revolutionary, soldier, and politician Michael Collins who was a leading figure in the early 20th-century struggle for Irish independence from the failed Easter Uprising in 1916 to the Irish War of Independence from 1919 to 1921 and the Irish Civil War, ending with his assassination on 22nd August 1922 during the Irish Civil War.   


== Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)/Lee-Enfield Mk.I ==
{{Film Title}}
British and Irish forces throughout the film use [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)| Mk.III rifles]]. IRA soldiers can be seen carrying [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield Mk.I rifles]] during the Easter Rising scene and the Civil War fighting in Dublin.
   
 
{{Spoilers}}
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lee Enfield SMLE Mk.III* - .303 British]]
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[[Image:Leemk1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield Mk.I*] - .303 British]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsSMLEs.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British soldiers control IRA prisoners with SMLE MK.III rifles and P'1907 bayonets]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsSMLEs 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British firing squad with SMLE Mk.III rifles]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsSMLEs 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|IRA guards with SMLE Mk.III rifles]]


=Handguns=
== Mauser C96 ==
== Mauser C96 ==
A [[Mauser C96]] fitted with and without the optional shoulder stock by Michael Collins ([[Liam Neeson]]) in the 1916 Easter Rising scenes in the beginning. An IRA assassin also uses one to shoot a police inspector in his car.
A [[Mauser C96]] fitted with and without the optional shoulder stock is used by Michael Collins ([[Liam Neeson]]) in the 1916 Easter Rising scenes in the beginning. Two IRA assassins also uses the weapon to kill two respective police inspectors.
 
[[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Mauser C96 - 7.63x25mm Mauser]]
[[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser C96 - 7.63x25mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Michael collins c96 1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Michael Collins fires his Mauser C96 during the Easter Rising.]]
[[Image:Michael collins c96 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Michael Collins fires his Mauser C/96 during the Easter Rising]]
[[Image:Michael collins mauser c96 2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|An IRA assassin kills a British police inspector.]]
[[Image:Michael collins mauser c96 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An IRA assassin kills a British police inspector]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsMauserC96A.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Another assassin with a C96 kills Soames ([[Charles Dance]]).]]
 
== Ross Mk.III==
An IRA soldier can be seen surrendering a Ross Mk.III rifle in the Easter Rising scene.
 
[[Image:Ross10b.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Ross Mk.III - .303 British]]
[[Image:Ross rifle.jpg|thumb|none|600px| IRA soldier surrenders his Ross rifle (circled)]]
 
== Sharps Carbine ==
An  [[Sharps Rifle|Sharps Carbine]] is shown to Michael Collins and carried by an unknown IRA member during the raid on the police station in the beginning.
 
[[Image:Rifle-SharpsCarbine-2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Sharps 1869 Carbine - .52 Caliber]]
 
== 12 Gauge Double-Barrelled Shotgun ==
[[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]]s are used by various IRA soldiers throughout the movie.
 
[[Image:Stevens12GaugeShotgun.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun (Circa 1878) exposed hammers and designed to fire Black Powder shotgun shells - 12 Gauge]]


== Colt New Service ==
== Colt New Service ==
Michael Collins   uses a [[Colt New Service]] to threaten Ned Broy ([[Stephen Rea]]) outside a bar, and later by Liam Tobin ([[Brendan Gleeson]]) during the jailbreak scene.
Michael Collins uses a [[Colt New Service]] to threaten Ned Broy ([[Stephen Rea]]) outside a bar. Later, Liam Tobin ([[Brendan Gleeson]]) uses a New Service during the jailbreak scene.
[[Image:ColtModel1909Army.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt New Service - .45 Long Colt]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsColtnewservice.jpg|thumb|601px|none|Michael Collins threatens Ned Broy with his Colt New Service. The scene is dark and fuzzy, but the details reveal the characteristics of the Colt New Service.]]
[[Image:Coltnewservice2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Liam Tobin threatens a British taxi driver as the IRA prepares to break out Éamon de Valera from prison.]]


[[Image:ColtModel1909Army.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt New Service - .45 Long Colt]]
== Webley Mk. VI==
[[Image:MichaelcollinsColtnewservice.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Michael Collins threatens Ned Broy with his Colt New Service]]
British officers, G Division Detectives, and many IRA members, including Michael Collins, carry [[Webley Mk VI]]s throughout the film.
[[Image:Coltnewservice2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Liam Tobin threatens a British policeman]]


== Webley Mk VI==
[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley]]
British officers, RIC Detectives and many IRA members including Michael Collins carry [[Webley Mk VI]]s throughout the film.  
[[Image:MichaelcollinsWebley.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Rory O'Connor ([[Owen O'Neill]]) shows his empty Webley Mk.VI revolver.]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsWebley 2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Tom, a G Division detective, is assassinated with a Webley Mk.VI - note the dummy rounds.]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsWeb6A.jpg|thumb|none|601px|An Irish "G-Man" (played by Irish actor [[Sean McGinley]]) holsters his Webley.]]


[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk.VI - .455 Webley]]
==Webley Mk. IV==
[[Image:MichaelcollinsWebley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rory O'Connor shows his empty Webley Mk.VI revolver]]
Kitty Kiernan ([[Julia Roberts]]) pulls a [[Webley Mk IV]] on a potential assassin during the political rally scene. A second (probable) Webley Mk IV is wielded by an assassin during the killings. Since the Mk. IV and V are so alike, it's difficult to properly identify which model is used in some scenes.
[[Image:MichaelcollinsWebley 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tom, a British detective, is assassinated with a Webley Mk.VI - note the dummy rounds]]
[[Image:Arm273.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Webley Mk. IV - .455 Webley]]
[[Image:Webley IV.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Kitty Kiernan threatens an Anti-Treaty IRA member with her Webley Mk IV.]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsWebley4A.jpg|thumb|none|601px|An IRA assassin aiming his Mk IV or V.]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsWebley4B.jpg|thumb|none|601px|As he retreats, the shorter barrel of an Mk IV or V is plainly visible.]]


==Webley Mk IV==
== Browning 1900 ==
Kitty Kiernan ([[Julia Roberts]]) pulls a [[Webley Mk IV]] on a potential assassin during the political rally scene.
Both the Irish and British use the [[FN Model 1900|Browning Model 1900]]. Vinny Byrne ([[Tom Murphy]]) uses a Model 1900 to shoot a "G Man" through a newspaper. A British detective carries one during his untimely death at the hands of an IRA assassin. Joe O'Reilly ([[Ian Hart]]) also uses one throughout the film.
[[Image:FNM1900.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Browning 1900 - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsBrowning 1900.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Vinny Byrne assassinates a British detective with his Browning 1900.]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsBrowning 1900 2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Vinny finishes off the detective.]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsBrowning1900.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A British detective's final moments with his Browning 1900 in his hand.]]
[[Image:Michael collins Browning 1900 3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Joe O'Reilly with his Browning 1900.]]
[[File:Vlcsnap-2016-04-04-12h46m30s820.jpg|thumb|none|600px|O'Reilly again with same weapon.]]


[[Image:Arm273.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk.IV - .455 Webley]]
== Steyr 1912 ==
[[Image:Webley IV.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kitty Kiernan threatens an Anti-Treaty IRA member with her Webley Mk.IV]]
Harry Boland ([[Aidan Quinn]]) uses a [[Steyr 1912]] during the Civil War scenes in Dublin. It is also used by an IRA assassin in the Bloody Sunday scene.
[[Image:SteyerHahn1913Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Steyr Hahn Model 1912 (1913 mfg) - 9x23mm]]
[[Image:Steyr 1912.jpg|thumb|none|602px|An IRA assassin (left) with a Steyr 1912.]]
[[Image:Steyr 1912 2.jpg|thumb|none|602px|A closer look at the IRA assassin's Steyr 1912.]]
[[Image:Steyr 1912 4.jpg|thumb|none|602px|Harry Boland fires his Steyr 1912.]]


== Winchester Model 1897 Trench Shotgun ==
== Colt M1911 ==
A [[Winchester Model 1897|Winchester Model 1897 Trench]] is carried by a Black and Tan arresting Ned Broy.  
A [[Colt M1911]] is used by Liam Tobin in the Bloody Sunday scene. Harry Boland takes one from an overzealous bodyguard during his confrontation with Collins.


[[Image:Winchester1897TrenchTakedown.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 1897 "Trench Gun" - 12 gauge. This is an original mint condition 1935 Manufacture commercial trench gun by Winchester.]]
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsTrenchgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Black and Tan arrests Ned Broy while carrying a Winchester M1897 Trench Shotgun]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsColt 1911.jpg|thumb|601px|none|A British intelligence officer is about to be executed by Liam Tobin]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsColt 1911 2.jpg|601px|thumb|none|Harry Boland threatens his overzealous bodyguard with the guard's own 1911. The lack of an external extractor sets it apart from its "twin", the [[Star Model B]].]]
[[File:MichaelCollins1911 A.jpg|601px|thumb|none|Another assassin with an M1911.]]


== Lewis Gun ==
== Luger P08 ==
The [[Lewis Gun]] is used by the Black And Tans, most noticeably to fire at Dublin tenements. Joe O'Reilly ([[Ian Hart]]) uses one mounted on an Irish Army troop truck.
The [[Luger P08]] is carried exclusively by IRA soldiers/assassins, who use it to good effect against the British Military and police presence.


[[Image:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]]
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsLewis gun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Black and Tans carry Lewis guns through Dublin Castle]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsLuger.jpg|thumb|none|601px|An IRA assassin holds a Luger on a British intelligence officer.]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsLewis gun 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Black and Tan prepares to fire his Lewis gun]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsLuger 2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The assassin with his Luger.]]


== Hotchkiss Mk.I ==
=== Artillery model ===
A pair of [[Hotchkiss Mk.I]] machine guns turret mounted on British and Irish armored cars and are used in the Bloody Sunday scene.
An IRA assassin is seen preparing for the strike on British/Irish intelligence officers with a Luger P08 Artillery model. It is identifiable via its longer barrel and rear sight. The P08 "Marine" model had the long barrel, but not the rear sight, which also helps identify it as an Artillery model.
[[Image:LugerP08Artillery.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger LP08 long-barreled "Artillery" model - 9x19mm. Note the rear sight at the center of the weapon.]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsP08Artillery (2).jpg|thumb|none|600px|The IRA man in the middle, partially hidden, holds the P08 Artillery model with the barrel upwards, exposing the long barrel.]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsP08Artillery (1).jpg|thumb|none|600px|The IRA man is hidden, but the distinct barrel and rear sight is visible across Collins' (Liam Neeson) stomach.]]


[[Image:Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Hotchkiss Mk.I - .303 British]]
=Rifles=
[[Image:MichaelcollinsHotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|600px| Hotchkiss Mk.Is mounted on a Peerless armored car]]
== Ross Mk. III==
[[Image:MichaelcollinsHotchkiss 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| Close up of a Hotchkiss Mk.I barrel]]
An IRA soldier can be seen surrendering a [[Ross Rifle|Ross Mk.III]] rifle in the Easter Rising scene.
[[Image:Ross10b.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Ross Mk.III - .303 British]]
[[Image:Ross rifle.jpg|thumb|none|601px|IRA soldier surrenders his Ross rifle (marked).]]


== Steyr 1912 ==
==Lee-Enfield Mk. I==
Harry Boland ([[Aidan Quinn]]) uses a [[Steyr 1912]] during the Civil War scenes in Dublin. It is also used by an IRA assassin in the Bloody Sunday scene.
IRA soldiers can be seen carrying [[Magazine Lee-Enfield|Lee-Enfield Mk I]]s during the Easter Rising scene and the Civil War fighting in Dublin.The Mk.I makes several apperances but for the most part the shots are fuzzy due to the quick pace of the scenes and it is difficult getting a clear/sharp screenshot of it.
[[Image:Leemk1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield Mk.I* - .303 British]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsEnfieldMkI.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Anti-Treaty soldier in the middle is carrying a Lee-Enfield Mk.I. It is identifiable via the protruding magazine which the (contemporary and also featured in the movie) Mauser 1898 rifle lacks.]]


[[Image:SteyerHahn1913Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Steyr Hahn Model 1912 (1913 mfg) - 9x23mm]]
== Lee-Enfield No. 1 MK. III==
[[Image:Steyr 1912.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An IRA assassin (left) with a Steyr 1912]]
British and Irish forces throughout the film use various [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk. III]] rifles.
[[Image:Steyr 1912 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closer look at the IRA assassin's Steyr 1912]]
[[Image:SMLE Mark III.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee Enfield SMLE Mk. III - .303 British]]
[[Image:Steyr 1912 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Harry Boland fires his Steyr 1912]]
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee Enfield SMLE Mk. III* - .303 British]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsSMLEs.jpg|thumb|none|601px|British soldiers control IRA prisoners with SMLE MK. III rifles and Pattern 1907 bayonets.]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsSMLEs 2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A British firing squad with SMLE Mk. III rifles.]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsLee1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto.]]


== Colt 1911 ==
[[File:SMLE with bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|450px|SMLE Mk. III* / Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk. III* with Pattern 1907 Bayonet - .303 British]]
A [[M1911 pistol series|Colt 1911]] is used by Liam Tobin in the Bloody Sunday scene. Harry Boland  takes one from an overzealous bodyguard during his confrontation with Collins.
[[File:MichaelCollinsLee2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the Mk. III and bayonets.]]


[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]]
== Mauser Gewehr 98 ==
[[Image:MichaelcollinsColt 1911.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A British intelligence officer is about to be executed by Liam Tobin]]
The [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] is seen at least twice in the movie. Once during the urban fighting in the Civil War and later an IRA soldier ([[Jonathan Rhys Meyers]]) uses a Gewehr 1898 at the end of the film.
[[Image:Colt 1911 casing.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Liam Tobin's Colt 1911 ejects a spent casing (circled) after shooting the officer.]]
[[Image:MauserGewehr1898EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 98 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsColt 1911 2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Harry Boland threatens his overzealous bodyguard with the guard's 1911]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsMauser98A.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the foreground, an Anti-Treaty soldier takes aim with his Mauser. The bulky rear sight is a dead giveaway.]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsGew88.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The IRA soldier (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) runs to the ambush position.]]
[[Image:Michaelcollinsgewehr98.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Same, taking aim.]]
[[Image:Michaelcollinsgewehr98 2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]]


== Luger P08 ==
=Shotguns=
Carried by an unknown IRA assassin who shoots a British secret service agent in his hotel room.
== 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun ==
[[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]]s are used by various IRA soldiers throughout the movie, including one sawed-off shotgun.
[[Image:Stevens12GaugeShotgun.jpg‎|thumb|none|450px|J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun (Circa 1878) exposed hammers and designed to fire black powder shotgun shells - 12 Gauge]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsDoubleBarreled.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A sawed-off double-barreled shotgun on the counter.]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsDoubleBarreled (1).jpg|thumb|none|600px|The man just right of Collins holds a full-sized double barreled shotgun.]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsDoubleBarreled (2).jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another IRA member shows his shotgun with an unusual trigger guard.]]


[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
== Winchester Model 1897 Trench Gun==
[[Image:MichaelcollinsLuger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An IRA assassin holds a Luger on a British intelligence officer]]
A [[Winchester Model 1897|Winchester Model 1897 Trench Gun]] is carried by a Black and Tan who arrests Ned Broy.  
[[Image:MichaelcollinsLuger 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The assassin with his Luger]]


== Browning 1900 ==
[[Image:Winchester1897TrenchTakedown.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester Model 1897 "Trench Gun" - 12 gauge.  This is an original mint condition 1935 Manufacture commercial trench gun by Winchester.]]
Vinnie Byrne ([[Tom Murphy]]) uses a [[FN Model 1900|Browning Model 1900]] to shoot a British detective through a newspaper.  Joe O'Reilly ([[Ian Hart]]) uses one throughout the film.
[[Image:MichaelcollinsTrenchgun.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The Black and Tans arrive to arrest Ned Broy. The one in the middle carries an M1897 Trench Gun.]]
 
[[File:MichaelCollinsTrenchShotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The arresting Black and Tan on the left carries a shouldered M1897.]]
[[Image:FNM1900.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning 1900 - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsBrowning 1900.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vinne Byrne assassinates a British detective with his Browning 1900]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsBrowning 1900 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vinnie finishes off the assassin]]
[[Image:Michael collins Browning 1900 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Joe O'Reilly with his Browning 1900]]


=Submachine Guns=
== Bergmann MP18 ==
== Bergmann MP18 ==
A [[Bergmann MP18]] is used by IRA members to assassinate three British secret service agents in a cafe.
A [[Bergmann MP18]] is used by IRA members to assassinate three British secret service agents in a café.
[[Image:MP18.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Bergmann MP18 submachine gun with drum magazine - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsMp18.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of Michael Collins' "Apostles" checks his MP18.]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsMp18 2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The "Apostle" fires his MP18 into a table full of British officers.]]


[[Image:MP18.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Bergmann MP18 submachine gun with drum magazine - 9x19mm]]
== M1921 Thompson ==
[[Image:MichaelcollinsMp18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Michael Collins' "Apostles" checks his MP18]]
IRA members are seen using the [[M1921 Thompson]] following Bloody Sunday and during the civil war fighting in Dublin. This is historically accurate, as the IRA bought some of the first Thompsons off the production line.
[[Image:MichaelcollinsMp18 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The "Apostle" fires his MP18 into a table full of British officers]]
The movie version is the M1921A, which lacks the compensator of the later M1921AC.
[[Image:Colt 1921A Thompson2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt M1921A Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsThompson.jpg|thumb|none|601px|An Anti-Treaty IRA member with a Thompson. Note the front sight.]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsThompson 2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Closeup of the Anti-Treaty IRA member's Thompson.]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsThompsonA.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Another M1921A in the hands of an Anti-Treaty member during the Civil War.]]


== M1921 Thompson ==
=Machine Guns=
IRA members are seen using [[Thompson Submachine Gun#M1921 Thompson|M1921 Thompson submachine guns]] following Bloody Sunday and during the civil war fighting in Dublin. This is historically accurate, as the IRA bought some of the first Thompson guns off the production line.
== Lewis Gun ==
The [[Lewis Gun]] is used by the Black And Tans, most noticeably to fire at Dublin tenements. Joe O'Reilly ([[Ian Hart]]) uses one mounted on an Irish Army troop truck.
[[Image:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsLewis gun.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Black and Tans carry Lewis Guns through Dublin Castle.]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsLewis gun 2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A Black and Tan prepares to fire his Lewis Gun.]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsLewis (3).jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsLewis (5).jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsLewis (1).jpg|thumb|none|600px|O'Reilly takes charge of a Lewis during the ambush.]]


[[Image:M1921Thompson.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Colt M1921AC Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP.]]
== Hotchkiss Mk. I ==
[[Image:MichaelcollinsThompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Anti-Treaty IRA member with a Thompson gun]]
A pair of [[Hotchkiss Mk.I]] are turret-mounted on the British (and later Irish) armored cars and is used in the Bloody Sunday scene.
[[Image:MichaelcollinsThompson 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the Anti-Treaty IRA members Thompson]]
[[Image:Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|425px| Hotchkiss Mk.I - .303 British]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsHotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Hotchkiss Mk.Is mounted on a Peerless armored car.]]
[[Image:MichaelcollinsHotchkiss 2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Close up of a Hotchkiss Mk.I barrel.]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsHotchkiss1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Frontal view of the Hotchkiss.]]


== Browning Automatic Rifle M1918 ==
== Browning Automatic Rifle M1918 ==
Seen in the hands of an IRA member during the Civil War fighting in Dublin.
The [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] is seen in the hands of a Black and Tan and with an IRA member during the Civil War fighting in Dublin.


[[Image:BARearlymodel.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Early Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06 Springfield]]
[[Image:BARearlymodel.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Early Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06 Springfield]]
[[Image:Michael collins BAR.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Anti-treaty IRA member with a BAR]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsBAR.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Black and Tan closest to the camera carries a BAR.]]
[[Image:Michael collins BAR.jpg|thumb|none|601px|An Anti-Treaty IRA member with a BAR.]]


== Vickers Gun ==
== Vickers Mk. I ==
Mounted on British and Irish vehicles.
The British [[Vickers Machine Gun]] with a smooth water jacket is seen mounted on British and Irish vehicles. It is also seen at a checkpoint.
[[Image:VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Vickers Mk. I Machine Gun - .303 British]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsVickers(1).jpg|thumb|none|600px|A British checkpoint during the rebellion (the color of the shot is due to a transition from a British news reel sepia tone to "real" color).]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsVickers (3).jpg|thumb|none|600px|British troops firing their Vickers from a truck during the 1916 uprising. The cylinder on the right is the muzzle of a Lewis Gun.]]
[[File:Vlcsnap-2016-04-04-12h46m30s820.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The vehicle in the background has a Vickers mounted in the turret. Another Lewis Gun is seen top right.]]


[[Image:Vickers gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Vickers gun with ribbed water jacket - .303 British]]
= Other =
 
==9.15 cm Minenwerfer==
== Mauser Gewehr 98 ==
Anti-Treaty IRA forces are seen firing German WW1-era 91mm Lanz trench [[Minenwerfer]]s during the street fighting in Dublin.
An IRA sniper ([[Jonathan Rhys Meyers]]) uses a [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] at the end of the film.
[[File:200px-Lanz 91 mm Memorial de Verdun.jpg|thumb|none|350px|9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz.]]
 
[[Image:Michaelcollinsmortar.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The trench mortar in action. The man on the right carries a slung Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*.]]
[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|765px|Mauser Gewehr 98 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Michaelcollinsgewehr98.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The IRA sniper aims his Mauser]]
[[Image:Michaelcollinsgewehr98 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
== Lanz Mortar ==
Anti-treaty IRA forces are seen firing German WW1-era 91mm Lanz [[Minenwerfer]], during the street fighting in Dublin.
 
[[Image:Michaelcollinsmortar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


== Ordnance QF 18 Pdr ==
== Ordnance QF 18 Pdr ==
Used by the British army during the Easter Rising, and the Irish Army during the Civil War
QF 18 Pdr guns are used by the British army during the Easter Rising and the Irish Army during the Civil War
[[Image:British 18 Pounder.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ordnance QF 18-pounder Field Gun Mk. II, Halifax, Nova Scotia]]
[[Image:Michaelcollins18pdr.jpg|none|thumb|601px|British 18 Pdrs shell the General Post Office.]]
[[File:MichaelCollinsCannon1.jpg|none|thumb|600px|Rear view of the 18 Pdr during the 1916 uprising.]]
[[Image:Michael collins 18 pdr 2.jpg|none|thumb|601px|Michael Collins stands next to an Irish Army 18 Pdr.]]


[[Image:Michaelcollins18pdr.jpg|none|thumb|600px|British 18 Pdrs shell the General Post Office]]
==Armored Car==
[[Image:Michael collins 18 pdr 2.jpg|none|thumb|600px|Michael Collins stands next to an Irish Army 18 Pdr]]
[[Image:Lancia.jpg|none|thumb|601px|Mocked-up Peerless armored car.]]


== Misc ==
[[Category:Movie]]
 
[[Category:Drama]]
[[Image:Lancia.jpg|none|thumb|600px|Mocked-up Peerless armored car]]
[[Category:War]]
[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]]
[[Category:Irish Produced/Filmed]]
[[Category:Biographical Movie]]

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Michael Collins
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Promotional Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing United States
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ireland
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Directed by Neil Jordan
Release Date 1996
Studio The Geffen Film Company
Distributor Warner Bros.
Main Cast
Character Actor
Michael Collins Liam Neeson
Harry Boland Aidan Quinn
Ned Broy Stephen Rea
Éamon de Valera Alan Rickman
Kitty Kiernan Julia Roberts
Joe O'Reilly Ian Hart
Liam Tobin Brendan Gleeson
Soames Charles Dance
Collins's Assassin Jonathan Rhys Meyers


Michael Collins is a 1996 Irish-British American biographical period drama film about the Irish revolutionary, soldier, and politician Michael Collins who was a leading figure in the early 20th-century struggle for Irish independence from the failed Easter Uprising in 1916 to the Irish War of Independence from 1919 to 1921 and the Irish Civil War, ending with his assassination on 22nd August 1922 during the Irish Civil War.


The following weapons were used in the film Michael Collins:

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Handguns

Mauser C96

A Mauser C96 fitted with and without the optional shoulder stock is used by Michael Collins (Liam Neeson) in the 1916 Easter Rising scenes in the beginning. Two IRA assassins also uses the weapon to kill two respective police inspectors.

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Mauser C96 - 7.63x25mm Mauser
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Michael Collins fires his Mauser C96 during the Easter Rising.
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An IRA assassin kills a British police inspector.
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Another assassin with a C96 kills Soames (Charles Dance).

Colt New Service

Michael Collins uses a Colt New Service to threaten Ned Broy (Stephen Rea) outside a bar. Later, Liam Tobin (Brendan Gleeson) uses a New Service during the jailbreak scene.

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Colt New Service - .45 Long Colt
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Michael Collins threatens Ned Broy with his Colt New Service. The scene is dark and fuzzy, but the details reveal the characteristics of the Colt New Service.
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Liam Tobin threatens a British taxi driver as the IRA prepares to break out Éamon de Valera from prison.

Webley Mk. VI

British officers, G Division Detectives, and many IRA members, including Michael Collins, carry Webley Mk VIs throughout the film.

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Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley
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Rory O'Connor (Owen O'Neill) shows his empty Webley Mk.VI revolver.
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Tom, a G Division detective, is assassinated with a Webley Mk.VI - note the dummy rounds.
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An Irish "G-Man" (played by Irish actor Sean McGinley) holsters his Webley.

Webley Mk. IV

Kitty Kiernan (Julia Roberts) pulls a Webley Mk IV on a potential assassin during the political rally scene. A second (probable) Webley Mk IV is wielded by an assassin during the killings. Since the Mk. IV and V are so alike, it's difficult to properly identify which model is used in some scenes.

Webley Mk. IV - .455 Webley
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Kitty Kiernan threatens an Anti-Treaty IRA member with her Webley Mk IV.
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An IRA assassin aiming his Mk IV or V.
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As he retreats, the shorter barrel of an Mk IV or V is plainly visible.

Browning 1900

Both the Irish and British use the Browning Model 1900. Vinny Byrne (Tom Murphy) uses a Model 1900 to shoot a "G Man" through a newspaper. A British detective carries one during his untimely death at the hands of an IRA assassin. Joe O'Reilly (Ian Hart) also uses one throughout the film.

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Browning 1900 - .32 ACP
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Vinny Byrne assassinates a British detective with his Browning 1900.
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Vinny finishes off the detective.
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A British detective's final moments with his Browning 1900 in his hand.
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Joe O'Reilly with his Browning 1900.
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O'Reilly again with same weapon.

Steyr 1912

Harry Boland (Aidan Quinn) uses a Steyr 1912 during the Civil War scenes in Dublin. It is also used by an IRA assassin in the Bloody Sunday scene.

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Steyr Hahn Model 1912 (1913 mfg) - 9x23mm
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An IRA assassin (left) with a Steyr 1912.
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A closer look at the IRA assassin's Steyr 1912.
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Harry Boland fires his Steyr 1912.

Colt M1911

A Colt M1911 is used by Liam Tobin in the Bloody Sunday scene. Harry Boland takes one from an overzealous bodyguard during his confrontation with Collins.

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Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP
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A British intelligence officer is about to be executed by Liam Tobin
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Harry Boland threatens his overzealous bodyguard with the guard's own 1911. The lack of an external extractor sets it apart from its "twin", the Star Model B.
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Another assassin with an M1911.

Luger P08

The Luger P08 is carried exclusively by IRA soldiers/assassins, who use it to good effect against the British Military and police presence.

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Luger P08 - 9x19mm
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An IRA assassin holds a Luger on a British intelligence officer.
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The assassin with his Luger.

Artillery model

An IRA assassin is seen preparing for the strike on British/Irish intelligence officers with a Luger P08 Artillery model. It is identifiable via its longer barrel and rear sight. The P08 "Marine" model had the long barrel, but not the rear sight, which also helps identify it as an Artillery model.

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Luger LP08 long-barreled "Artillery" model - 9x19mm. Note the rear sight at the center of the weapon.
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The IRA man in the middle, partially hidden, holds the P08 Artillery model with the barrel upwards, exposing the long barrel.
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The IRA man is hidden, but the distinct barrel and rear sight is visible across Collins' (Liam Neeson) stomach.

Rifles

Ross Mk. III

An IRA soldier can be seen surrendering a Ross Mk.III rifle in the Easter Rising scene.

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Ross Mk.III - .303 British
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IRA soldier surrenders his Ross rifle (marked).

Lee-Enfield Mk. I

IRA soldiers can be seen carrying Lee-Enfield Mk Is during the Easter Rising scene and the Civil War fighting in Dublin.The Mk.I makes several apperances but for the most part the shots are fuzzy due to the quick pace of the scenes and it is difficult getting a clear/sharp screenshot of it.

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Lee-Enfield Mk.I* - .303 British
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The Anti-Treaty soldier in the middle is carrying a Lee-Enfield Mk.I. It is identifiable via the protruding magazine which the (contemporary and also featured in the movie) Mauser 1898 rifle lacks.

Lee-Enfield No. 1 MK. III

British and Irish forces throughout the film use various Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk. III rifles.

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Lee Enfield SMLE Mk. III - .303 British
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Lee Enfield SMLE Mk. III* - .303 British
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British soldiers control IRA prisoners with SMLE MK. III rifles and Pattern 1907 bayonets.
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A British firing squad with SMLE Mk. III rifles.
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Ditto.
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SMLE Mk. III* / Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk. III* with Pattern 1907 Bayonet - .303 British
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Closeup of the Mk. III and bayonets.

Mauser Gewehr 98

The Mauser Gewehr 1898 is seen at least twice in the movie. Once during the urban fighting in the Civil War and later an IRA soldier (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) uses a Gewehr 1898 at the end of the film.

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Mauser Gewehr 98 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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In the foreground, an Anti-Treaty soldier takes aim with his Mauser. The bulky rear sight is a dead giveaway.
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The IRA soldier (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) runs to the ambush position.
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Same, taking aim.
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Shotguns

12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun

12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotguns are used by various IRA soldiers throughout the movie, including one sawed-off shotgun.

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J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun (Circa 1878) exposed hammers and designed to fire black powder shotgun shells - 12 Gauge
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A sawed-off double-barreled shotgun on the counter.
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The man just right of Collins holds a full-sized double barreled shotgun.
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Another IRA member shows his shotgun with an unusual trigger guard.

Winchester Model 1897 Trench Gun

A Winchester Model 1897 Trench Gun is carried by a Black and Tan who arrests Ned Broy.

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Winchester Model 1897 "Trench Gun" - 12 gauge. This is an original mint condition 1935 Manufacture commercial trench gun by Winchester.
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The Black and Tans arrive to arrest Ned Broy. The one in the middle carries an M1897 Trench Gun.
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The arresting Black and Tan on the left carries a shouldered M1897.

Submachine Guns

Bergmann MP18

A Bergmann MP18 is used by IRA members to assassinate three British secret service agents in a café.

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Bergmann MP18 submachine gun with drum magazine - 9x19mm
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One of Michael Collins' "Apostles" checks his MP18.
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The "Apostle" fires his MP18 into a table full of British officers.

M1921 Thompson

IRA members are seen using the M1921 Thompson following Bloody Sunday and during the civil war fighting in Dublin. This is historically accurate, as the IRA bought some of the first Thompsons off the production line. The movie version is the M1921A, which lacks the compensator of the later M1921AC.

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Colt M1921A Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP
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An Anti-Treaty IRA member with a Thompson. Note the front sight.
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Closeup of the Anti-Treaty IRA member's Thompson.
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Another M1921A in the hands of an Anti-Treaty member during the Civil War.

Machine Guns

Lewis Gun

The Lewis Gun is used by the Black And Tans, most noticeably to fire at Dublin tenements. Joe O'Reilly (Ian Hart) uses one mounted on an Irish Army troop truck.

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Lewis Gun - .303 British
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Black and Tans carry Lewis Guns through Dublin Castle.
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A Black and Tan prepares to fire his Lewis Gun.
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O'Reilly takes charge of a Lewis during the ambush.

Hotchkiss Mk. I

A pair of Hotchkiss Mk.I are turret-mounted on the British (and later Irish) armored cars and is used in the Bloody Sunday scene.

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Hotchkiss Mk.I - .303 British
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Hotchkiss Mk.Is mounted on a Peerless armored car.
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Close up of a Hotchkiss Mk.I barrel.
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Frontal view of the Hotchkiss.

Browning Automatic Rifle M1918

The Browning Automatic Rifle is seen in the hands of a Black and Tan and with an IRA member during the Civil War fighting in Dublin.

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Early Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06 Springfield
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The Black and Tan closest to the camera carries a BAR.
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An Anti-Treaty IRA member with a BAR.

Vickers Mk. I

The British Vickers Machine Gun with a smooth water jacket is seen mounted on British and Irish vehicles. It is also seen at a checkpoint.

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Vickers Mk. I Machine Gun - .303 British
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A British checkpoint during the rebellion (the color of the shot is due to a transition from a British news reel sepia tone to "real" color).
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British troops firing their Vickers from a truck during the 1916 uprising. The cylinder on the right is the muzzle of a Lewis Gun.
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The vehicle in the background has a Vickers mounted in the turret. Another Lewis Gun is seen top right.

Other

9.15 cm Minenwerfer

Anti-Treaty IRA forces are seen firing German WW1-era 91mm Lanz trench Minenwerfers during the street fighting in Dublin.

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9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz.
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The trench mortar in action. The man on the right carries a slung Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*.

Ordnance QF 18 Pdr

QF 18 Pdr guns are used by the British army during the Easter Rising and the Irish Army during the Civil War

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Ordnance QF 18-pounder Field Gun Mk. II, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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British 18 Pdrs shell the General Post Office.
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Rear view of the 18 Pdr during the 1916 uprising.
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Michael Collins stands next to an Irish Army 18 Pdr.

Armored Car

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Mocked-up Peerless armored car.