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==1903A3 Springfield Rifle== | ==1903A3 Springfield Rifle== | ||
During the same scene, one angry mob member attempts to attack the train conductor, but he is struck in the face by the Army | During the same scene, one angry mob member attempts to attack the train conductor, but he is struck in the face by the Army commander's ([[Jared Swartout]]) rifle butt, the rifle in this scene switches from a Krag-Jørgensen rifle to a WW2 [[M1903 Springfield#1903A3 "Springfield" Rifle|1903A3 Springfield Rifle]], which would be anachronistic to the time period as the flashback takes place in 1901 and the 1903A3 was made during the 1940s, the weapon also appears to be a non-firing prop rifle and was used most likely as a real rifle would be heavier and would hurt a lot more if the butt were to strike someone in the face. | ||
[[Image:Springfield03A3.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The '''World War II Springfield Rifle''' - the Model 03-A3. 30-06]] | [[Image:Springfield03A3.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The '''World War II Springfield Rifle''' - the Model 03-A3. 30-06]] | ||
[[Image:IronA.jpg|thumb|none|550px|The commander holds the butt of his rifle on a mob member, you can see the lack of the receiver attached magazine and magazine door, which is exclusive to the Krag rifle. You can also see how the trigger and trigger guard are one piece showing it is a prop rifle.]] | [[Image:IronA.jpg|thumb|none|550px|The commander ([[Jared Swartout]]) holds the butt of his rifle on a mob member, you can see the lack of the receiver attached magazine and magazine door, which is exclusive to the Krag rifle. You can also see how the trigger and trigger guard are one piece showing it is a prop rifle.]] | ||
[[Image:IronB.jpg|thumb|none|550px|Same scene different angle and view of the 1903A3]] | [[Image:IronB.jpg|thumb|none|550px|Same scene different angle and view of the 1903A3]] | ||
Revision as of 02:26, 2 January 2011
The following weapons were used in the film Ironweed (1987): Ironweed is a 1987 film that concerns the relationship of a homeless couple: Francis (Jack Nicholson), an alcoholic, and Helen (Meryl Streep), a terminally ill woman, during the Great Depression.
Krag-Jørgensen Rifle
During one of Francis' (Jack Nicholson) flashbacks, he remembers a 1901 trolley strike in which there are US Army soldiers present to defend a Trolley conductor from an angry mob. All the soldiers are seen carrying and firing Krag-Jørgensen Rifles.
1903A3 Springfield Rifle
During the same scene, one angry mob member attempts to attack the train conductor, but he is struck in the face by the Army commander's (Jared Swartout) rifle butt, the rifle in this scene switches from a Krag-Jørgensen rifle to a WW2 1903A3 Springfield Rifle, which would be anachronistic to the time period as the flashback takes place in 1901 and the 1903A3 was made during the 1940s, the weapon also appears to be a non-firing prop rifle and was used most likely as a real rifle would be heavier and would hurt a lot more if the butt were to strike someone in the face.