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Revision as of 04:35, 27 April 2013
Passchendaele is a 2008 World War I film that is the brainchild of director/writer/star Paul Gross. Canada's first big budget war movie effort, the film follows Canadian Sergeant Michael Dunne (Paul Gross) of the 10th Battalion CEF during the Battle Of Passchendaele and while recruiting on the home front.
The following weapons were used in the film Passchendaele:
Allied Weapons
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)
Most Canadian soldiers carry Lee-Enfield rifles, including Sgt Dunne (Paul Gross), Pte Highway (Michael Greyeyes) and Pte Mann (Joe Dinicol).
No.36 Mills Bomb
Sgt. Dunne uses a Mills Bomb to kill the German machine gun crew.
Vickers MK1 Machine Gun
A Vickers MK1 Machine Gun is mounted on display at a recruiting tent in Calgary..
Lewis Gun
The Lewis Gun is used by Canadian soldiers through the Passchendaele scenes, most noticeably Pte. Godin (Justin Michael Carriere).
Webley Mk.VI
The Webley Mk VI is carried by Canadian officers throughout the movie, although the Canadian Corps was actually issued the Smith & Wesson Mk.II Hand Ejector, and the first troops to arrive in France (which included the 10th Battalion) were issued Colt 1911s.
Ordnance QF 18 Pdr
Fired at German lines at the opening of the Passchendaele attack.
Knives
True to life, many knives and improvised weapons are carried by Canadian troops.
German Weapons
Turkish Mauser 1903
German soldiers throughout the Passchendaele battle carry Turkish Mauser 1903. According the movies' armorer, a supply of correct German Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles was located for this film, but could not be imported in time and the Turkish model was substituted.
Mauser C/96 "Bolo Model"
A German Sergeant is seen with what appears to be a postwar Mauser C96 "Bolo" model.
7.58cm Mittlerer Minenwerfer
Seen being fired at Canadian troops during the Passchendaele attack.
Maxim MG08
A German Maxim MG08 is seen placed in a shelled-out church at the beginning of the film.