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==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
Virginia Hall ([[Sarah Megan Thomas]]) uses a [[Luger P08]] when demonstrating how the French resistance can incorporate firearms into their work, instructing that "when you use a gun, double tap: torso, head." Lugers are also prominently used by German Army soldiers and Vichy officers. | Virginia Hall ([[Sarah Megan Thomas]]) uses a [[Luger P08]] when demonstrating how the French resistance can incorporate firearms into their work, instructing that "when you use a gun, double tap: torso, head." Lugers are also prominently used by German Army soldiers and Vichy officers. | ||
| + | [[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm. This is a blank adapted movie gun.]] | ||
[[Image:CalltoSpy-Luger1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Vichy officer holds his Luger while looking over a French citizen's papers.]] | [[Image:CalltoSpy-Luger1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Vichy officer holds his Luger while looking over a French citizen's papers.]] | ||
[[Image:CalltoSpy-Luger2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Vichy officer keeps his Luger ready while checking Virginia's papers.]] | [[Image:CalltoSpy-Luger2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Vichy officer keeps his Luger ready while checking Virginia's papers.]] | ||
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==M1911A1== | ==M1911A1== | ||
| − | A Vichy France policeman who encounters Virginia and her group on the street draws a [[M1911A1]] from his holster. | + | A Vichy France policeman who encounters Virginia and her group on the street draws a [[M1911A1]]-style pistol from his holster. |
| + | [[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|400px|none|World War II Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP. This was an issued U.S. Army pistol with parkerized finish, thus the official designation of M1911A1.]] | ||
[[Image:CalltoSpy-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer accosts Virginia's group.]] | [[Image:CalltoSpy-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer accosts Virginia's group.]] | ||
[[Image:CalltoSpy-1911b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The office threatens Virginia and her resistance colleagues.]] | [[Image:CalltoSpy-1911b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The office threatens Virginia and her resistance colleagues.]] | ||
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==MP40== | ==MP40== | ||
Some SS personnel carry [[MP40]] submachine guns, though the Karabiner 98k is seen in greater numbers as the standard weapon carried by the German military. Virginia's ''Maquis'' contact Alfonse ([[Andrew Richardson]]) also handles an MP40. | Some SS personnel carry [[MP40]] submachine guns, though the Karabiner 98k is seen in greater numbers as the standard weapon carried by the German military. Virginia's ''Maquis'' contact Alfonse ([[Andrew Richardson]]) also handles an MP40. | ||
| + | [[File:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:CalltoSpy-MP40a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An MP40-wielding soldier stands behind Noor Inayat Khan after the SS searches a train.]] | [[Image:CalltoSpy-MP40a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An MP40-wielding soldier stands behind Noor Inayat Khan after the SS searches a train.]] | ||
[[Image:CalltoSpy-MP40b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Alfonse looks over his MP40.]] | [[Image:CalltoSpy-MP40b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Alfonse looks over his MP40.]] | ||
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==Karabiner 98k== | ==Karabiner 98k== | ||
Many Wehrmacht soldiers and SS personnel in occupied France carry [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles as were issued by the German military during World War II. | Many Wehrmacht soldiers and SS personnel in occupied France carry [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles as were issued by the German military during World War II. | ||
| + | [[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser. Manufactured in Germany, 1937.]] | ||
[[Image:CalltoSpy-K98a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SS soldiers armed with Karabiner 98k rifles gather in Paris.]] | [[Image:CalltoSpy-K98a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SS soldiers armed with Karabiner 98k rifles gather in Paris.]] | ||
[[Image:CalltoSpy-K98b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Karabiner 98k-armed German soldiers inspect Virginia's papers as she and another civilian attempt to pass through a checkpoint.]] | [[Image:CalltoSpy-K98b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Karabiner 98k-armed German soldiers inspect Virginia's papers as she and another civilian attempt to pass through a checkpoint.]] | ||
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==Double-Barreled Shotgun== | ==Double-Barreled Shotgun== | ||
When recounting the details of the hunting accident that cost her her left leg, Virginia ([[Sarah Megan Thomas]]) is seen in flashback carrying her "father's favorite shotgun", a hammerless double-barreled model. | When recounting the details of the hunting accident that cost her her left leg, Virginia ([[Sarah Megan Thomas]]) is seen in flashback carrying her "father's favorite shotgun", a hammerless double-barreled model. | ||
| + | [[Image:LCSmithSxSShotgunField.jpg|thumb|none|450px|L.C. Smith case hardened hammerless side by side Field shotgun - 12 gauge]] | ||
[[Image:CalltoSpy-Shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A flashback depicts Virginia hunting with her father's favorite shotgun.]] | [[Image:CalltoSpy-Shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A flashback depicts Virginia hunting with her father's favorite shotgun.]] | ||
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A Call to Spy details the exploits of real-life spies hired by the Special Operations Executive (SOE) and sent into France during World War II, written, produced, and starring Sarah Megan Thomas as American-born agent Virginia Hall. In addition to Virginia Hall, real-life SOE agents and administrators are depicted, including Vera Atkins (Stana Katic), Maurice Buckmaster (Linus Roache), and Noor Inayat Khan (Radhika Apte).
The following weapons were used in the film A Call to Spy:
Handguns
Luger P08
Virginia Hall (Sarah Megan Thomas) uses a Luger P08 when demonstrating how the French resistance can incorporate firearms into their work, instructing that "when you use a gun, double tap: torso, head." Lugers are also prominently used by German Army soldiers and Vichy officers.
M1911A1
A Vichy France policeman who encounters Virginia and her group on the street draws a M1911A1-style pistol from his holster.
Submachine Guns
MP40
Some SS personnel carry MP40 submachine guns, though the Karabiner 98k is seen in greater numbers as the standard weapon carried by the German military. Virginia's Maquis contact Alfonse (Andrew Richardson) also handles an MP40.
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
Many Wehrmacht soldiers and SS personnel in occupied France carry Karabiner 98k rifles as were issued by the German military during World War II.
Shotguns
Double-Barreled Shotgun
When recounting the details of the hunting accident that cost her her left leg, Virginia (Sarah Megan Thomas) is seen in flashback carrying her "father's favorite shotgun", a hammerless double-barreled model.
