The Keep

The Keep was the second feature film direct by Michael Mann. It has gained something of a cult film status and many consider it a campy classic..

The following firearms are used in the 1983 film The Keep:.

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The Keep (1983).

MP40

Several of the German soldiers including Captain Klaus Woermann (Jürgen Prochnow) carry MP40 machine guns.

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MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm

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Woermann reflexively aims his MP40 at the Keep's caretakers when they startle him.

MP28/II

The SS troops commanded by Major Kaempffer (Gabriel Byrne) mostly use Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II submachine guns.

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Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II Submachine Gun - 9mm

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The SS troops, including the SS Adjutant (Wolf Kahler), with their Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II submachine guns.

Walther PPK

SS Major Eric Kaempffer (Gabriel Byrne) carries what looks like a Walther PPK as his sidearm.

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Early Nazi PPK - 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP)

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Kaempffer with his Walther PPK after murdering Woermann to steal his cross.

Karabiner 98k

The Wehrmacht soldiers use Karabiner 98k rifles. Although the SS mostly use submachine guns, a few are seen with Karabiners.

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Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser

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The soldier in the foreground holds a Karabiner 98k as the SS arrest Glaeken Trismegestus (Scott Glenn).

MG34

The MG34 is used by German sentries at the entrance to the Keep.

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MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with front and rear sights folded down.

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A sentry rests next to his MG34.