Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory (1957)

Paths of Glory is a 1957 World War I film directed by Stanley Kubrick (The Killing, Full Metal Jacket, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb , A Clockwork Orange) and stars Kirk Douglas as a French officer who defends three soldiers who are to be executed for cowardice as a result of a disastrous attempt to take a well-defended German position and a French general's desire to shift the blame.

The following weapons were used in the film Paths of Glory:

Mle 1892 Revolver

The Mle 1892 Revolver is carried by several French officers.

Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver - 8x27 mm SR.

Cpl. Philippe Paris (Ralph Meeker) carries an Mle 1892 Revolver into no man’s land.

M1917 Revolver

Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas) carries what appears to be a Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolver as his sidearm.

Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolver (Military issue with lanyard ring) - .45 ACP

Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas) carries a M1917 Revolver while leading in his men in a charge across no man's land.

Lebel 1886

French soldiers are seen carrying Lebel 1886 rifles and firing them during the battle scenes.

French Lebel M1886 Rifle - 8 x 50mm Lebel

Gewehr 98

French soldiers are also frequently seen using German Gewehr 98 Mauser rifles, probably due to the lack of available Lebel 1886 rifles.

Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

The French soldiers that comprise the execution detail are all armed with Gew.98 rifles.

The French soldier at right is obviously armed with a Gew.98.

Maxim MG08

What appears to be a Maxim MG08 is briefly seen in the trench that Dax returns to when he wants to find out why the men have not advanced.

Maxim MG08 on sled mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Vickers

A French soldier can be briefly glimpsed with a Vickers in the trenches.

Vickers gun with ribbed water jacket - .303 British