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The Steel Helmet

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”Steel Helmet, The” (1951)

The Steel Helmet (1951) was the first American motion picture to depict the Korean War and the breakout film for director/writer Samuel Fuller (Merrill's Marauders, Big Red One, The, Pickup on South Street). It was also the first but not the last film to use the Santa Monica Mountains as a stand-in for Korea. The film is a meditation on race, bigotry, tolerance, and morality in wartime.


The following weapons were used in the film The Steel Helmet:


M1 Garand

Throughout the film, American GIs carry an M1 Garand.

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M1 Garand
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Short Round (William Chun) finds an M1 Garand.
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Short Round rousts Sgt. Zack (Gene Evans).
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Sgt. Zack is seldom seen without his M1 Garand and cigar stub.
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Sgt. Zack and Lt. Driscoll (Steve Brodie) disagree about tactics.
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Sgt. Zack returns fire against a North Korean sniper.

M1 Carbine

Throughout the film, American GIs carry a Korean War era M1 Carbine.

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M1 Carbine
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1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle

Short Round collects 1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle from death snipers and carries them throughout the film.

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1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle
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North Korean infantry charge with the 1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle
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Mk 2 hand grenade

Throughout the film, American GIs carry an Mk 2 hand grenade.

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Mk 2 hand grenade
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M1928A1 Thompson

Throughout the film, US GIs carry the M1928A1 Thompson submachine gun.

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M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP
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Note the bolt actuator on top of the receiver.
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Note the simplified rear sight.
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Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Throughout the film, a North Korean major menaces the squad with a Model 24 Stielhandgranate

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Model 24 Stielhandgranate
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M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket)

Throughout the film, Sgt. “Buddha Head” Tanaka (Richard Loo) wields a M20 "Super Bazooka"

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M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket)
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Sgt. Tanaka gets the kill.

Maxim 1895

Throughout the film, North Korean infantry fire a Maxim 1895 machine gun.

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Maxim 1895
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PPSh 41 - 7.Burp Gun

A North Korean infantryman charges with a PPSh-41 “Burp Gun.”

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PPSh-41 Chinese “Burp Gun”
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