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Castle in the Sky (1986)

Castle in the Sky is a 1986 anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki and is the first film from Studio Ghibli (Porco Rosso, Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro).

The following firearms can be seen in Castle in the Sky

Dola Gang's Grenade launcher

Dola and her pirate gang all use single barrel break-open grenade launchers that fire explosive and gas rounds. Pazu obtains one from Dola when he goes to find Sheta.

File:Castle G-launchcer.jpg

Dola with her single-shot grenade launcher

Gatling Gun

In the first Scene Where Dola and her gang raid an airship, two crewmen fire a hand-cranked Gatling Gun.

An 1865 Gatling Gun.

Two Sailors fight back with a Gatling gun

Webley Mk VI

Muska and his men wield Webley Mk VI revolvers to fend off Dola's gang. Muska also uses one to shoot at Sheta, and the commodore uses one to shoot Muska's hologram.

Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley

Muska and his men fire at Dola

Hybrid Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)

All of the soldiers seen in the film carry hybrid SMLE bolt-action rifles, due to the slightly longer barrel of the No. 4 rifle and pseudo Gewehr 98 Lange-Visier sights. The rifles are depicted with five round magazines instead of the better known ten round magazines, which is plausible since the Lee Enfield's magazine could be detached and swapped in the field, thanks to the small lever in the trigger guard.

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British

Mauser Gewehr 98 - 7.92x57mm

Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.1 - .303 British

The Soldiers looking down into the chasm, giving us a look at the Lee-Enfield 5-round magazine.

A great look at the hybrid SMLE's No.4 barrel as the soldiers fire at the Dola Gang. Note the front sight is still attached to the nose-cap of the rifles and the lack of a bayonet lug below the barrel.

The Soldiers corner Pazu and Sheeta. Note that the bayonets are mounted on the barrel, and not on the ring lug below the barrel.

A guard tires to call backup as the Laputian robot comes to life, while his comrade aims his hybrid SMLE at the robot.

A Soldier with his Hybrid SMLE keeps watch, while Pazu and Sheeta sneak past.

Maxim M1910

The fort's arsenal includes a Maxim M1910. The Army Airship "Goliath" also has several turret ports with Maxims mounted in them.

Maxim 1910 with 'Sokolov' wheel mount & shield - 7.62x54R

File:CS Maxim.jpg

The soldiers fire the M1910.

Stielhandgranate

Both Dola and the soldiers use Model 24 hand grenades.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

Dola throws a grenade to stop the villagers

Artillery Cannons

The army has several artillery cannons stationed on trains, on the fort and on the airship Goliath.

The train's cannons fire at the Dola Gang

Percussion Cap Pistol

Dola keeps a Percussion Cap Pistol inside her dresser.

Percussion cap pistol

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 [[File:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.1 - .303 British]]
 [[File:CTS SMLE 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Soldiers looking down into the chasm, giving us a look at the Lee-Enfield 5-round magazine.]]
-[[File:CTS SMLE 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A great look at the hybrid SMLE's No.4 barrel as they fire at the Dola Gang. Note the front sight is still attached to the nose-cap of the rifles and the lack of a bayonet lug below the barrel.]]
+[[File:CTS SMLE 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A great look at the hybrid SMLE's No.4 barrel as the soldiers fire at the Dola Gang. Note the front sight is still attached to the nose-cap of the rifles and the lack of a bayonet lug below the barrel.]]
 [[File:CTS SMLE hybrid 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Soldiers corner Pazu and Sheeta. Note that the bayonets are mounted on the barrel, and not on the ring lug below the barrel.]]
 [[File:CTS SMLE Hybrid 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guard tires to call backup as the Laputian robot comes to life, while his comrade aims his hybrid SMLE at the robot.]]