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Gung Ho! (1943)
The following weapons were used in the film Gung Ho! (1943):
Handguns
Luger P08
A IJA soldier attempts to use a Luger P08 (standing in for the Nambu Type 14) to ambush some Marines.
Sub Machine Guns
M1928A1 Thompson
A Marine is seen with a M1928A1 Thompson when the IJA ambush them on Makin Island. One is also used by "Pig-Iron" Matthews (Robert Mitchum) and Kozzarowski (Peter Coe) has his with a 50 round drum magazine which were never adopted by the US Military. At least one IJA soldier is seen with M1928A1 Thompson mocked up as a MP40, a mock up weapon that appeared in several Hollywood war films shot during World War II.
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Rifles
Arisaka Type 99
What appears to be Arisaka Type 99 rifles are seen in a photo of Chinese soldiers during Lieutenant Colonel Thorwald's (Randolph Scott) time with the Chinese Marines.
M1903 Mk 1 Springfield
Marine Raiders in training are seen with M1903 Mk 1 Springfields. The Japanese also use them during the battle of Makin Island as a stand in for the Arisaka Type 99.
M1 Carbine
A Marine Raider is briefly seen with a M1 Carbine.
M1 Garand
Marine Raiders in training and out in the field are also seen with M1 Garands. This is accurate as the Marine Raiders were issued Garands in 1942.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
An IJA soldier can briefly be seen with a Mauser Gewehr 1898.
Machine Guns
Browning M2 Aircraft
F4F Wildcats which mount Browning M2 Aircrafts are seen in archive footage. The fact they are seen used by Japanese pilots could mean the F4F is a stand in for the A6M "Zero"
Browning Automatic Rifle
A Marine can be seen with a Browning Automatic Rifle upon first landing on Makin Island.
Browning M1919A4
Lt. C.J. Cristoforos (J. Carrol Naish) is seen checking a Browning M1919A4 below deck.
Unknown Machine Gun
IJA machine gun teams uses unknown machine guns.
Explosives
Mk 2 Grenade
Pvt. Frankie Montana (Harold Landon) uses two Mk 2 hand grenades to blow up a Japanese machine gun nest.
