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The American officer ([[John Wayne]]) carries a pistol that has the silhouette of a [[Colt M1911]].
 
The American officer ([[John Wayne]]) carries a pistol that has the silhouette of a [[Colt M1911]].
 
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]]
 
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]]
[[File:4s_colt_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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[[File:4s_colt_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The officer advances in No Man's Land.]]
[[File:4s_colt_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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[[File:4s_colt_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"''What's eatin' yuh, Dutch? Let's go, we movin' up!''"]]
  
 
==Luger P08==
 
==Luger P08==
A German Captain (Archduke Leopold of Austria) gives Major von Stomm (Earle Foxe) a [[Luger P08]] to shoot himself.
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A German Captain (Archduke Leopold of Austria) gives Colonel von Stomm (Earle Foxe) a [[Luger P08]] to shoot himself.
 
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
 
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
[[File:4s_luger_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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[[File:4s_luger_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"''A parting gift from the regiment, Herr Colenel, to speed you to a better world!''"]]
[[File:4s_luger_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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[[File:4s_luger_1_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"''Shall we say, in ten minutes?''"]]
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[[File:4s_luger_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Von Stomm holds the pistol.]]
  
 
=Rifles=
 
=Rifles=
  
 
==Mauser Gewehr 1898==
 
==Mauser Gewehr 1898==
German soldiers including Franz (Ralph Bushman) and Johann Bernle (Charles Morton) carry [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifles through the movie.
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German soldiers including Franz (Ralph Bushman) and Johann Bernle (Charles Morton) carry [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifles through the movie. Andreas (George Meeker) carries also a Gewehr over his shoulder.
 
[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 
[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 
[[File:4s_g98_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Franz (Ralph Bushman) and other soldiers marching with [[Mauser Gewehr 1898|Gewehr 1898]]s.]]
 
[[File:4s_g98_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Franz (Ralph Bushman) and other soldiers marching with [[Mauser Gewehr 1898|Gewehr 1898]]s.]]
[[File:4s_g98_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A barracks Guard with [[Mauser Gewehr 1898|Gewehr 1898]] and "butcher's blade" bayonet.]]
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[[File:4s_g98_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A barracks Guard with Gewehr 1898 and ''Seitengewehr'' 98/05 bayonet.]]
  
 
==Springfield M1903 Mk 1==
 
==Springfield M1903 Mk 1==
 
During the scene at the ninth of November American troops are seen with [[M1903 Springfield|Springfield M1903 Mk 1]] rifles. Joseph "Dutch" Bernle ([[James Hall]]) also carries the rifle.
 
During the scene at the ninth of November American troops are seen with [[M1903 Springfield|Springfield M1903 Mk 1]] rifles. Joseph "Dutch" Bernle ([[James Hall]]) also carries the rifle.
 
[[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06]]
 
[[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06]]
[[File:4s_spri_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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[[File:4s_spri_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Joseph holds his Springfield near the German Foxhole.]]
[[File:4s_srpi_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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[[File:4s_srpi_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He lies beside his brother Andreas.]]
  
 
==Mauser 98AZ Carbine==
 
==Mauser 98AZ Carbine==
A [[Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine|Mauser 98AZ Carbine]] is very briefly seen in the background during the suicide of Major von Stomm (Earle Foxe).
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A [[Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine|Mauser 98AZ Carbine]] is very briefly seen in the background during the suicide of von Stomm.
 
[[Image:Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine - 7.92x57mm.]]
 
[[Image:Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine - 7.92x57mm.]]
 
[[File:4s_az_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Note the larger front sight.]]
 
[[File:4s_az_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Note the larger front sight.]]
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[[File:4s_az_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the carbine, the stacking hook is seen.]]
  
 
=Machine Guns=
 
=Machine Guns=
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A [[Maxim|Maxim MG 08]] is carried by German soldiers at the railway station. A broken Maxim is later seen in a crater.
 
A [[Maxim|Maxim MG 08]] is carried by German soldiers at the railway station. A broken Maxim is later seen in a crater.
 
[[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 
[[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[File:4s_mg08_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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[[File:4s_mg08_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers transport the Maxim.]]
[[File:4s_mg08_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Joseph ([[James Hall]]) over the broken Maxim.]]
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[[File:4s_mg08_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Joseph over the broken Maxim.]]
  
 
[[Category: Movie]]
 
[[Category: Movie]]

Revision as of 08:06, 31 July 2018


Four Sons
Four Sons.jpg
Movie Poster
Country Flag of the United States.jpg United States
Directed by John Ford
Release Date 1928
Language Silent
Distributor Fox Film Corporation
Main Cast
Character Actor
Mother Bernle Margaret Mann
Joseph "Dutch" Bernle James Hall
Johann Bernle Charles Morton
Franz Bernle Ralph Bushman
Andreas Bernle George Meeker
American Officer John Wayne


Four Sons is a 1928 World War I silent film directed and produced by John Ford. The story takes place in Germany during the war where a Bavarian mother Bernle deals with her four young sons, three of them fighting for the German Empire and the other joins the U.S. Army. The movie is based on the novel "Grandmother Bernle Learns Her Letters" by I. A. R. Wylie and features a young John Wayne in an uncredited role as an American officer.


The following weapons were used in the film Four Sons:


Pistols

Colt M1911

The American officer (John Wayne) carries a pistol that has the silhouette of a Colt M1911.

Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP
The officer advances in No Man's Land.
"What's eatin' yuh, Dutch? Let's go, we movin' up!"

Luger P08

A German Captain (Archduke Leopold of Austria) gives Colonel von Stomm (Earle Foxe) a Luger P08 to shoot himself.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm
"A parting gift from the regiment, Herr Colenel, to speed you to a better world!"
"Shall we say, in ten minutes?"
Von Stomm holds the pistol.

Rifles

Mauser Gewehr 1898

German soldiers including Franz (Ralph Bushman) and Johann Bernle (Charles Morton) carry Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles through the movie. Andreas (George Meeker) carries also a Gewehr over his shoulder.

Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Franz (Ralph Bushman) and other soldiers marching with Gewehr 1898s.
A barracks Guard with Gewehr 1898 and Seitengewehr 98/05 bayonet.

Springfield M1903 Mk 1

During the scene at the ninth of November American troops are seen with Springfield M1903 Mk 1 rifles. Joseph "Dutch" Bernle (James Hall) also carries the rifle.

Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06
Joseph holds his Springfield near the German Foxhole.
He lies beside his brother Andreas.

Mauser 98AZ Carbine

A Mauser 98AZ Carbine is very briefly seen in the background during the suicide of von Stomm.

Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine - 7.92x57mm.
Note the larger front sight.
Another view of the carbine, the stacking hook is seen.

Machine Guns

Maxim MG 08

A Maxim MG 08 is carried by German soldiers at the railway station. A broken Maxim is later seen in a crater.

Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser
German soldiers transport the Maxim.
Joseph over the broken Maxim.

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