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[[Image:AgeofHeroes.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Age of Heroes'' (2011)]] | [[Image:AgeofHeroes.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Age of Heroes'' (2011)]] | ||
''' | ''Age of Heroes'' is a 2011 British action film about Ian Fleming's 30 Commando Troop - the forerunners to the SAS - during a top secret mission in occupied Norway. | ||
The following weapons were used in the film ''Age of Heroes'':''' | |||
'''The following weapons were used in the film ''Age of Heroes'':''' | |||
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==Lee Enfield | =Rifles= | ||
==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*== | |||
[[ | The [[Short_Magazine_Lee-Enfield_(SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]] rifle is used by Corporal Rains ([[Danny Dryer]]) and his section during the prologue in Dunkirk. | ||
[[ | [[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|500px|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.]] | ||
==Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T)== | |||
Sharpshooter Riley ([[Guy Burnet]]) is armed with a scoped [[Short_Magazine_Lee-Enfield_(SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T)]] rifle. | |||
[[File:Smle4mk1t.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T) with magazine and scope - .303 British]] | |||
== | ==Karabiner 98k== | ||
[[ | Several occupying Waffen SS troops in Norway are armed with [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles. | ||
[[ | [[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
== | =Submachine Guns= | ||
==M1928A1 Thompson== | |||
[[ | The [[Thompson_Submachine_Gun#M1928.2FM1928A1_Thompson|M1928A1 Thompson]], fitted with a simplified rear sight, is the main weapon of 30 Commando Troop, including Major Jones ([[Sean Bean]]) and Rains ([[Danny Dryer]]). | ||
[[File:M1928-A1_T.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP]] | |||
==MP40== | ==MP40== | ||
The main weapon of the German troops in Norway is the [[MP40#MP40|MP40]], most notably a Waffen SS soldier ([[Dominic Ryan]]) who uses it to execute Norwegian civilians for aiding the resistance. 30 Commando Troop use captured MP40's in training, and bizzarely, Brightling ([[Stephen Walters]]) carries one in Norway. | |||
[[ | [[File:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | ||
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[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | ||
Revision as of 06:02, 27 December 2011
Age of Heroes is a 2011 British action film about Ian Fleming's 30 Commando Troop - the forerunners to the SAS - during a top secret mission in occupied Norway.
The following weapons were used in the film Age of Heroes:
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*
The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* rifle is used by Corporal Rains (Danny Dryer) and his section during the prologue in Dunkirk.
Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T)
Sharpshooter Riley (Guy Burnet) is armed with a scoped Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T) rifle.
Karabiner 98k
Several occupying Waffen SS troops in Norway are armed with Karabiner 98k rifles.
Submachine Guns
M1928A1 Thompson
The M1928A1 Thompson, fitted with a simplified rear sight, is the main weapon of 30 Commando Troop, including Major Jones (Sean Bean) and Rains (Danny Dryer).
MP40
The main weapon of the German troops in Norway is the MP40, most notably a Waffen SS soldier (Dominic Ryan) who uses it to execute Norwegian civilians for aiding the resistance. 30 Commando Troop use captured MP40's in training, and bizzarely, Brightling (Stephen Walters) carries one in Norway.
