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Where Eagles Dare

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The following guns appear in Where Eagles Dare:

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Where Eagles Dare (1968)




MP40

Throughout the film, nearly all of the Broadsword operators are seen using captured Wehrmacht MP40 submachine guns, and nearly all of the German soldiers guarding the Schloss Adler also use them. In one particularly fun (but highly unrealistic) scene of the film, Lieutenant Schaffer (Clint Eastwood) wields two MP40s - one in each hand - and uses them to mow down attacking German troops. No MP40 used in the film has a stock.

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Machine Pistole 1940 (MP40) - 9mm
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Lt. Schaffer dry-fires his MP40 after cleaning it.
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Schaffer with his MP40 in the castle.
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Schaffer's MP40 lying on the floor after being deceived by Smith.
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German troops with MP40s.
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Schaffer and Mary Ellison(Mary Ure) firing MP40s at the control tower at the airfield (from a moving bus!)
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Smith firing his MP40 at the airfield.

Walther PPK

Both Major Smith (Richard Burton) and Lieutenant Schaffer (Clint Eastwood) are seen using what appear to be Walther PPK pistols (most likely in 7.65mm) fitted with suppressors throughout the film. At one point, General Julius Rosemeyer (Ferdy Mayne) tries to pick up Smith's gun after he drops it, but is killed by Schaffer before he can get off a shot.

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Walther PPK/S .380 fitted with a sound suppressor.
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Schaffer with his suppressed Walther PPK and Smith with an MP40 in the castle.
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General Rosemeyer is shot by Schaffer after trying to grab Smith's PPK.
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The traitor Christiansen grabs Schaffer's PPK after knocking him out.

Luger P08

Major Von Hapen's (Derren Nesbitt's) sidearm is a Luger P08, which is later taken by the actor impersonating General Carnaby (Robert Beatty). It is never fired in the movie.

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Luger P08 - 9mm.
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Major Von Hapen with his Luger P08 (it was in this classic, explosive scene that Derren Nesbitt was nearly blinded when the blood-squib on his forehead went off)

MG42

While Lt. Schaffer is trying to holding off the guards in the Schloss Adler while Major Smith is in the radio room trying to call for help, two of the Germans set up an MG42 machine gun and begin firing at him. It is also featured near the climax of the movie when several Germans create a block for the cable car.

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Machine Gewher 1942 (MG42) - 7.92 x 57mm (8mm Mauser).
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German soldiers firing an MG42 at Schaffer.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Some of the German soldiers fighting Lt. Schaffer attempt to toss Model 24 Stielhandgranate grenades at him, which in typical Hollywood fashion are tossed back (as if the Germans wouldn't be smart enough to delay their throw so that Schaffer couldn't throw them back).

Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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A German soldier prepares to throw a "Potato Masher" at Schaffer.


Karabiner 98k

Some of the German guards at Schloss Adler use Karabiner 98k rifles, standard issue to the Wehrmacht in the war, but these are not as common as MP40s (in real life, the reverse should have been true).

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Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm

(screenshots pending)


Sten Mk 5

A Sten submachine gun is carried by Colonel Turner (Patrick Wymark) when he arrives at the airfield to greet Broadsword. I'm not sure which variant it is; it would appear to be a Sten Mk V, judging by the front sight, but it doesn't seem to have a vertical forward grip. Due to the lack of the frontal grip, this would more likely be an early version Mark V.

Additional: Actually the forward pistol grip on the Mk V was often lost. It wasn't the sturdiest attachment and under field conditions would often go missing. The Mk V was used by the British paratroopers in Arnhem during Operation Market Garden in September 1944. --Jcordell 21:47, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

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Sten Mk 5 9mm.
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Col. Turner with his Sten (Mk 5?)