Hornets' Nest
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Hornets' Nest Rock Hudson as a wounded American officer who is enlisted by a group of Italian children to help them get revenge against the SS for the massacre of their hometown.
The following weapons were used in the film Hornets' Nest :
Handguns Luger P08 Captain von Hecht (Sergio Fantoni ) carries a Luger P08 as his personal sidearm, which he uses to kill the cruel SS officer Major Taussig. Aldo (Mark Colleano ) also uses one at the end of the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 9mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Taussig! " Von Hecht (Sergio Fantoni ) pulls his Luger on Taussig. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A crazed Aldo (Mark Colleano ) with a Luger prepares to shoot von Hecht. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aldo with his Luger, having wounded von Hecht. Vis wz. 35 Radom pistol Captain Turner (Rock Hudson ) has a suppressed Vis wz. 35 pistol as his primary sidearm.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vis wz. 35 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Turner with his suppressed Vis in the German field headquaters. Note the presence of a decocking lever on the slide. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Turner exchanges fire with German soldiers in von Hecht's office. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Turner crouches in the bushes with his Vis. Walther P38 Gunther (Hardy Stuart ) is seen with a Walther P38 briefly. Schwalberg (Giacomo Rossi-Stuart ) also carries one in a holster in some scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 pistol World War II date of production Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gunther draws his P38 as he prepares to enter the German headquarters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Turner knocks the P38 out of Gunther's hand as he enters von Hecht's office. Submachine Guns MP40 The MP40 is used frequently throughout the film by many characters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing SS soldiers use their MP40's to massacre the people of Reonato. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Schwalberg (Giacomo Rossi-Stuart ) searches for the missing Captain Turner (Rock Hudson ) with his MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "This is not a toy. This kills. " Captain Turner (Rock Hudson ) shows the boys an MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Turner demonstrates the proper way of holding the MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The boys with their MP40's. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The boys fire their MP40's from the back of the truck during their attack on the SS' headquarters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German doctor Bianca (Sylva Koscina ) wields an MP40 against attacking soldiers. Beretta Model 38 The Italian Partisans are armed with Beretta Model 38's .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta Model 38A - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Partisan on the right is armed with a Beretta Model 38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans armed with Beretta Model 38's. M3 "Grease Gun" Although seen only fleetingly, the US paratroopers led by Captain Turner (Rock Hudson ) are armed with M3 "Grease Guns." After the Americans are killed, the Germans collect their guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M3 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing The "Grease Guns" in a bag in von Hecht's office. Rifles Mauser Karabiner 98k Some of the Germans as well as the Italian partisans use Mauser Karabiner 98k's .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing SS soldiers with Mausers as they round up the townspeople. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Scarpi (Jean Valmont ) uses his scoped Mauser to shoot a captured partisan who betrayed the resistance. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Captain von Hecht (Sergio Fantoni ) stalks through the forest with his Mauser. Karabinek wz. 1929 Some German soldiers are seen with WZ29 Polish Mauser rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Polský WZ29 Mauser - 8x57mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two German sentries with slung Mausers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier firing his Mauser during the attack on the SS' headquarters. Double Barreled Shotgun This Double Barreled Shotgun originally belonged to Captain von Hecht, but Aldo (Mark Colleano ) stole it from his office. It is carried around by him and sometimes his second in command Dino (John Fordyce ), but never fired.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aldo with the shotgun slung over his shoulder. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aldo points the shotgun at Turner when the American initially refuses to help them. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aldo with the shotgun. Machine Guns MG42 The MG42 machine gun is seen a few times in the film, notably by Captain Turner (Rock Hudson ) to shoot a Kübelwagen, and later by Aldo (Mark Colleano ) at the dam.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG42 with sling and bipod collapsed - 7.92mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing An SS soldier riding in a sidecar with an MG42. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG42 on the dam. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Come on, you bastards! All of you! " Aldo (Mark Colleano ), crazed with bloodlust, commandeers the unattended MG42 and begins mowing down German soldiers.
Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun A Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun with a fake elongated barrel and belt-fed ammunition is seen in a machine gun nest near the dam. Turner kills the men manning it. It's used as an anchor for a rope so he and the boys can climb down the cliff and into the water.
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