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.

M1917 Revolver

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

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.

The French soldiers that compose 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