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==M1 Carbine==
==M1 Carbine==
The [[M1 Carbine]] appears in several scenes carried by American soldiers.
The [[M1 Carbine]] appears in several scenes, carried by American soldiers (presumably officers).
[[File:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|500px|World War II Era M1 Carbine, with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WWII, shown with khaki sling and oiler and a period twin magazine pouch for buttstock - .30 Carbine]]
[[File:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|500px|World War II Era M1 Carbine, with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WWII, shown with khaki sling and oiler and a period twin magazine pouch for buttstock - .30 Carbine]]


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==Arisaka Type 38==
==Arisaka Type 38==
The [[Arisaka_Rifle#Arisaka_Type_38|Arisaka Type 38]] is seen in the hands of Japanese soldiers during a Banzai charge in New Guinea.]]
The [[Arisaka_Rifle#Arisaka_Type_38|Arisaka Type 38]] is seen in the hands of Japanese soldiers during a Banzai charge in New Guinea.
[[File:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]]
[[File:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]]


==Mosin Nagant M91/30==
==Mosin Nagant M91/30==
The [[Mosin Nagant Rifle|Mosin Nagant M91/30]] is seen carried by PLA soldiers during the Chinese intervention in Korea.
The [[Mosin Nagant Rifle|Mosin Nagant M91/30]] is carried by PLA soldiers during an ambush of a US Army unit during the initial Chinese intervention in Korea.
[[File:M9130.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR]]
[[File:M9130.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR]]

Revision as of 00:18, 8 December 2011

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MacArthur (1977)

MacArthur is a 1977 film about the famous, eponymous General Douglas MacArthur (Gregory Peck), who became a celebrity - and controversial - figure in World War Two and the Korean War. Interposed with a speech the General is giving at the United States Military Academy, West Point, are flashbacks to his time in the Philippines, Australia, New Guinea and Korea, following events such as the fall and eventual retaking of the Philippines ("I Shall Return"), the Japanese Declaration of Surrender and the landings at Inchon followed by his dismissal by President Harry S. Truman.


The following weapons are used in the film MacArthur:

Rifles

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*

A brief combat scene in New Guinea shows Australian soldiers being mowed down by a Japanese machine gun carrying Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* rifles.

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Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British. This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War, introduced in 1907 it has seen action throughout the 20th century

M1903 Springfield

US Army soldiers carry M1903 Springfield rifles in the Philippines before MacArthur's evacuation.

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Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06

M1 Garand

US GI's operate the iconic M1 Garand in training in Australia and combat in New Guinea, the Philippines and Korea.

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M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06

M1 Carbine

The M1 Carbine appears in several scenes, carried by American soldiers (presumably officers).

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World War II Era M1 Carbine, with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WWII, shown with khaki sling and oiler and a period twin magazine pouch for buttstock - .30 Carbine

M14 Rifle

Cadets marching at West Point in 1962 carry M14 Rifle's.

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M14 rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO

Arisaka Type 38

The Arisaka Type 38 is seen in the hands of Japanese soldiers during a Banzai charge in New Guinea.

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Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mm Arisaka

Mosin Nagant M91/30

The Mosin Nagant M91/30 is carried by PLA soldiers during an ambush of a US Army unit during the initial Chinese intervention in Korea.

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Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR