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The King's Choice
The 2015 movie April 9th
The following weapons were used in the film The King's Choice :
Pistols Kongsberg M/1914 Crown Prince Olav (Anders Baasmo Christiansen ) is seen carrying a holstered Kongsberg M1914, the Norwegian copy of the Colt M1911 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kongsberg M/1914 - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A promotional picture showing the Kongsberg's bottom grip of Crown Prince Olav. Luger P08 A Luger P08 is wielded by a German Feldwebel (seargent) of the Fallschirmjäger (paratroopers) after the Battle of Midtskogen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing While kneeling and interrogating Seeberg the Feldwebel draws the Luger... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ... and holds it over the wounded Norwegian soldier. Submachine Guns MP40 Some German soldiers are armed with MP40s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two German soldiers in the background with their MP40s as they reached the Embassy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Fallschirmjäger s behind the Feldwebel holding their submachine guns. Rifles Krag-Jørgensen Model 1894 Norwegian soldiers of the 1st Royal Guards Company including Fredrik Seeberg (Arthur Hakalahti ) and Frode Vestli (Herbert Nordrum ) use Krag-Jørgensen Model 1894 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krag-Jørgensen Gevær M/1894 (Lang-Krag) - 6.5x55mm SE Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fredrik Seeberg with his full length Krag-Jørgensen slung over his back during the briefing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A distant view of his rifle as he salutes to the King's car. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Norwegian soldier picks his target at the beginning of the Battle of Midtskogen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stressed Seeberg reloads his rifle which offers a view of the opened loading gate. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shortly after he fires in the directions of advancing Germans. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Frode Vestli yells to Seeberg that he has to retreat. Krag-Jørgensen M1904 Carbine At least one Norwegian soldier can briefly be seen with a Krag-Jørgensen Model 1904 Carbine .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krag-Jørgensen M/1912 Karabin - 6.5x55mm SE; the M1904 is identical in appearance and length but the muzzle is different. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier to the left shoulders his carbine. Karabiner 98k German Fallschirmjäger s and soldiers carry Karabiner 98ks .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier guarding the German Embassy in Oslo. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Fallschirmjäger s with their K98s encounter Seeberg and a civilian. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another angle of the paratroopers. Note the hooded front sight on the left carbine. Machine Guns Kongsberg M/29 Two Kongsberg M/29 machine guns (Norwegian copy of the Colt 1917 variant) are fired by Norwegian soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kongsberg M/29 - 7.92×57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A blurry view of the water cooling jacket of one Norwegian soldier's MG while awaiting the attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same soldier returns fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The second M/29 jammed during the firefight. Hand Grenades Model 24 Stielhandgranate A Model 24 Stielhandgranate is thrown by a Fallschirmjäger in front of Seeberg.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Stielhandgranate lies on the ground. Other 28 cm MRK L/35 The Oscarsborg Fortress is equipped with 28 cm Krupp Coastal Guns. The guns seen in the movie are genuine. Two of these guns, with personal names Moses and Aron , heavily contributed in sinking the Kriegsmarine heavy cruiser Blücher of the Kriegsschiffgruppe 5 on April 9, 1940.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marine-Kanone L/35 - 283 mm (11.1 in) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Col. Eriksen (Erik Hivju), commander of the Oscarsborg Fortress, approaches the gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The 28 cm shell being loaded by the crew. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The crew withdrawing from the battery as the Blücher desperately returns fire. 
