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In this Brian Trenchard-Smith remake of a 1943 classic starring [[James Belushi]] the following guns were used.
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{{Infobox Movie
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|name = Sahara
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|picture = Sahara95_poster.jpg
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|caption = Film Poster
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|country = [[Image:AUS.jpg|25px]] Australia<br />[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States
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|director = [[Brian Trenchard-Smith]]
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|date = April 25, 1995
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|language = English<br />German
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|studio = Village Roadshow Pictures<br>TriStar Pictures<br>TriStar Television
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|distributor = Sony Pictures Television
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|character1=Master Sergeant Joe Gunn
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|actor1=[[James Belushi]]
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|character2=Captain Halliday
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|actor2=[[Jerome Ehlers]]
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|character3=Corporal Jean "Frenchie" Leroux
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|actor3=[[Michael Massee]]
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|character4=Osmond Bates
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|actor4=[[Alan David Lee]]
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|character5=Jimmy Doyle
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|actor5=[[Mark Lee]]
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|character6=Waco Hoyt
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|actor6=Paul Empson
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|character7=Sergeant-Major Tambul
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|actor7=[[Robert Wisdom]]
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|character8=Marty Williams
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|actor8=Simon Westaway
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|character9=Casey
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|actor9=[[William Upjohn]]
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|character10=Major Hans von Falken
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|actor10=[[Alexander Petersons]]
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}}
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'''''Sahara''''' (also known as '''''Desert Storm''''') is a 1995 remake of [[Sahara (1943)|the 1943 classic WWII film]] starring [[Humphrey Bogart]]. Directed by [[:Category:Brian Trenchard-Smith|Brian Trenchard-Smith]], the film features [[James Belushi]] in Bogart's role.
  
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{{Film Title|Sahara}}
  
==Thompson M1928A1==
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[[Thompson|Thompson M1928A1]] submachine guns are used by the Allied troops.
 
[[Image:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP ]]
 
[[Image:thompson-s.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Sergeant Gunn ([[James Belushi]]) fires "Tommy Gun" at German troops]]
 
  
==Thompson M1928==
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{{Spoiler}}
Interestingly, the [[Thompson|Thompson M1928]] is also used in the movie. Not very frequent in war movies, this submachine gun gained its notoriety through gangster movies (Usual 50-round drums used in gangster movies were, obviously, replaced by a 20-round stick magazine in this film).
 
[[Image:M1928.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1928 "Tommy Gun" .45 ACP with 50-round drum magazine, made famous through countless classic gangster movies]]
 
[[image:thompson1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Waco holds the [[M1928 Thompson]] (note the characteristic vertical foregrip) with a 20-round stick magazine]]
 
  
==Browning M1919==
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=Handguns=
Removed from the tank, a [[Browning M1919]] contributes a lot in the fight against the Germans. While, mostly used by Tambul ([[Robert Wisdom]]), it is later picked by Sgt. Gunn.
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==Colt M1911A1==
[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919 .30-06 on M2 tripod]]
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Master Sergeant Joe Gunn ([[James Belushi]]) carries a [[Colt M1911A1]] as his sidearm throughout the film, but he never fires it. Waco Hoyt (Paul Empson) and Jimmy Doyle ([[Mark Lee]]) can be seen with holstered Colt pistols.
[[image:m1919-b.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sgt. Gunn takes over a [[Browning M1919]] to hold off the Germans.]]
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[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 pistols.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M/Sgt. Joe Gunn ([[James Belushi]]) pulls his Colt M1911A1 on von Schletow ([[Julian Garner]]), a German pilot.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Colt1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another angle of the same scene.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Colt2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pistol in Gunn's holster.]]
  
==Bren LMG==
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==Webley Mk IV==
British Allies have a number of [[Bren gun]]s used consequently by different soldiers.
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Captain Halliday ([[Jerome Ehlers]]) carries a [[Webley Mk IV]] fitted with the appropriate lanyard as his main sidearm throughout the film, but he never fires it.
[[Image:Bren gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Bren Mk1 - .303 caliber]]
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[[Image:Webley-MK-4.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk IV - .38 S&W]]
[[image:bren-lmg-s.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Casey fires a [[Bren gun]].]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Webley1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Halliday ([[Jerome Ehlers]]) pulls his Webley Mk IV on von Schletow ([[Julian Garner]]).]]
[[image:bren-lmg-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Bates with a [[Bren gun]].]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Webley2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Halliday takes cover while awaiting a German half-track.]]
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==Luger P08==
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A [[Luger P08]] is Lieutenant von Schletow's ([[Julian Garner]]) sidearm which is surrendered to Joe Gunn ([[James Belushi]]) after his plane is shot down. This gun is never fired in the film.
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[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 Luger.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Von Schletow ([[Julian Garner]]) draws his Luger on Allied soldiers.]]
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==Lorcin L22==
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Von Schletow ([[Julian Garner]]) also carries a stainless/nickel [[Lorcin L22]] in his boot. It is taken by M/Sgt. Joe Gunn ([[James Belushi]]) after Tambul ([[Robert Wisdom]]) finds it while doing a "thorough search". This gun is never fired in the film.
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[[Image:Lorcin22.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Lorcin L22 - .22 LR]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Lorcin.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tambul takes the pistol from von Schletow's boot.]]
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[[image:gunn_with_beretta.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gunn examines von Schletow's Lorcin.]]
  
==Lee Enfield No. 1 Mk III SMLE==
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==Walther P38==
Sergeant-major Tambul ([[Robert Wisdon]]) of the Sudanese Army carries a [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee Enfield No. 1 Mk III SMLE]] with a bayonet.  
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A [[Walther P38]] is the sidearm of Major Hans von Falken ([[Alexander Petersons]]), a German commanding officer. He uses it to execute Bergman ([[Mark Gerber]]), a soldier who gave up information about German forces. Later, "Frenchie" Leroux ([[Michael Massee]]) grabs it after stabbing von Falken and shoots Captain Müller ([[David Slingsby]]).
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.  This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War, introduced in 1907 it has seen action throughout the 20th century.]]
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[[Image:P38Black.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 - WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm]]
[[image:le-b.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Tambul sees the Allies' tank.]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 walther-P38.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major Hans von Falken shoots Bergman with his Walther P38.]]
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[[image:Sahara95Walther1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Walther P38 in von Falken's holster during the negotiation with Gunn.]]
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[[image:Sahara95Walther2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Leroux grabs von Falken's pistol.]]
  
==Karabiner 98k==
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=Submachine Guns=
Standard weapon of German infantryman during World War II, known to be Hitler's favorite rifle. Most Germans are armed with this 1898 Mauser Carbine.
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==M1928A1 Thompson==
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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[[M1928A1 Thompson]] submachine guns are carried by Master Sergeant Joe Gunn ([[James Belushi]]), Jimmy Doyle ([[Mark Lee]]), Waco Hoyt (Paul Empson) and Osmond Bates ([[Alan David Lee]]). M/Sgt. Gunn and Bates use them until they run dry, Jimmy gets shot by German soldiers while firing it, and Waco never fires his.
[[image:kar98k.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Karabiner 98k]]s at work as Germans attack the Allies.]]
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[[Image:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30 round magazine - .45 ACP]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Thompson1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bates takes cover with his Thompson.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Thompson2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jimmy takes away his Thompson.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Thompson3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Waco and Jimmy hold their Thompsons.]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 Thompson1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Waco holds his M1928A1 Thompson and Jimmy has his slung over his back. An MG42 is seen mounted on a German half-track.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Thompson4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M/Sgt. Gunn before he gives the order to open fire.]]
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[[Image:Sahara 1995 Thompson.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Gunn aims his M1928A1 Thompson at German soldiers.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Thompson6.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Gunn fires his M1928A1 Thompson at German soldiers.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Thompson5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gunn loads a new magazine.]]
  
 
==MP40==
 
==MP40==
Many German soldiers carry [[MP40]]s. Some are later collected by the Allies to replenish their firepower.  
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Many of German soldiers carry [[MP40]]s along with [[Karabiner 98k]]s, notably Sergeant Kraus ([[Claus Dyson]]) who leads the advance party. Some Allied soldiers—Bates ([[Alan David Lee]]), Sergeant-Major Tambul ([[Robert Wisdom]]), Waco (Paul Empson)—also use captured MP40s against German soldiers when their original weapons run dry. Most notably M/Sgt. Gunn ([[James Belushi]]) uses one at the end of the film but stops firing when German soldiers trade their guns for water.
 
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
 
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
[[image:mp40-s.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A German soldier shoots an MP40 shortly before being blown away by the artillery shell.]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 Kraus MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sergeant Kraus ([[Claus Dyson]]) leads the advance party with his MP40.]]
[[image:mp40-bt.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Bates and Tambul are getting ready to "return the bullets back".]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 Bates&SMT MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bates and Sergeant-Major Tambul brandishing their captured MP40s.]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 German MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier fires his MP40 at Allied soldiers.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-MP1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bates holds an MP40. Note the charging handle seems to be from an [[MP38]].]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 Bren-lmg-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Waco is seen aiming his captured MP40 at the German sniper who killed Leroux, but didn't fire. Captain Halliday also holds an MP40.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-MP2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gunn with his MP40. Note the position of the charging handle.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-MP3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gunn charges his MP40. Note the blank fire adapter.]]
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[[image:Sahara95 11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M/Sgt. Gunn holds the MP40 at the end of the film. This gun is also equipped with an MP38-style charging handle.]]
  
==MG34==
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=Rifles=
MG34 doesn't see a lot of action in this movie. At least, it doesn't appear much in the shot.
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==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*==
[[Image:mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum]]
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Corporal Jean "Frenchie" Leroux ([[Michael Massee]]) and Sergeant-Major Tambul ([[Robert Wisdom]]) carry [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*]]s fitted with bayonets as their primary weapons. Leroux uses the rifle during both German attacks while Sergeant-Major Tambul never fires his. At the beginning of the film, a young British soldier named Mike Clarkson (Todd MacDonald) also had a Lee-Enfield rifle, but he died before he could use it. Osmond Bates ([[Alan David Lee]]) also uses the rifle at the end of the film but stops firing when German soldiers trade their guns for water.
[[image:mg34.jpg|thumb|none|400 px|German soldier is killed before being able to use his [[MG34]] machine gun]]
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[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British]]
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[[image:Sahara95-SMLE1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Corporal Jean "Frenchie" Leroux ([[Michael Massee]]) holds his Lee-Enfield before firing a shot.]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 Major SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sergeant-Major Tambul ([[Robert Wisdom]]) sees the U.S. M3 Lee tank while holding his Lee-Enfield.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-SMLE2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tambul chambers his rifle during the encounter with von Schletow.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-SMLE3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tambul aims at von Schletow.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-SMLE4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Leroux with his SMLE while under fire.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-SMLE5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier is gunned down by Gunn while holding his captured SMLE.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-SMLE6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Osmond Bates ([[Alan David Lee]]) holds the SMLE at the end of the film.]]
  
==MG42==
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==Carcano M91==
Germans have a few [[MG42]]s. One is later dismounted from the half-track by the Allies and used against the Germans.
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The Arabian guide (Simon Elrahi) can be seen with an Italian [[Carcano Rifle Series|Carcano M91]] rifle.
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[[Image:Carcano91.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Carcano M91 - 6.5x52mm]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Carcano1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Arabian guide (Simon Elrahi) sitting in the half-track.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Carcano2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The guide jumps off the half-track, the ejecting hole is visible.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Carcano3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The guide holds his rifle.]]
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==Karabiner 98k==
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[[Karabiner 98k]] rifles are used by German soldiers to attack Allied soldiers during both attacks. These Kar98ks seem to be early variants with grasping grooves and hooded front sights.
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[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|450px|thumb|none|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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[[image:Sahara95-kar1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier fires his Karabiner.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-kar2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Arabian guide (Simon Elrahi) gets shot while holding a Kar98k.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-kar3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers charging the ruins.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-kar4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier aims his Karabiner.]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 Kar98k.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers attack Allied soldiers with their Karabiners. This scene is a [[Sahara_(1943)#Gew_98_Rifle|homage to the predecessor]].]]
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[[image:Sahara95-kar5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers under fire.]]
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A German sniper uses a [[Karabiner 98k|Karabiner 98k sniper rifle]] to kill Marty Williams (Simon Westaway) and Leroux ([[Michael Massee]]).
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[[Image:98kZF4.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k with Zeiss ZF41 1.5x scope and hooded front sight - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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[[image:Sahara95-karscoped.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German sniper holds his rifle.]]
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[[Image:Sahara 1995 Kar98scoped.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same sniper aiming his scoped 98k right before he kills Marty Williams.]]
  
[[Image:MG42.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG42 Light Machine Gun 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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==Mauser Standard Modell==
[[image:Mg42-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldier attempts to fight off the Allies' ambush firing the [[MG42]] machine gun mounted on the half-track.]]
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Some German soldiers including Captain Müller ([[David Slingsby]]) use [[Mauser Standard Modell]] rifles.
[[image:Mg42-1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Captain Halliday ([[Jerome Ehlers]]) repels assaulting Germans with an [[MG42]].]]
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[[Image:Mauser Standard Modell.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Standard Modell - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Mausers1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Müller ([[David Slingsby]]) holds his Mauser with a white flag.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Mausers2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Müller aims at Leroux.]]
  
==M1911A1==
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==Turkish Mauser 1903/38 Short Rifle==
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Some German soldiers are armed with [[1903 Turkish Mauser|Turkish Mauser 1903/38 Short Rifle]]s.
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[[Image:1903TurkishMauser.jpg|450px|thumb|none|For example: Turkish Mauser 1903 - 7.65x53mm Mauser]]
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[[image:Sahara95-TurkishMauser.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier on the right fires his Mauser.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-TurkishMauser1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A promotional still.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-TurkishMauser2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Turkish Mauser on the left.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-TurkishMauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier holds up his rifle.]]
  
Sergeant Gunn's sidearm.
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==Mauser Rifles==
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|400px|none|World War 2 issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.]]
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Various Mauser rifles with flat tangent sights are used by German soldiers.
[[image:ColtM1911a.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Gunn aims his [[M1911A1]] at the German pilot.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The heap of weapons at the end of the film.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mauser rifles on the graves.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mauser rifles on the graves.]]
  
==Luger P08==
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=Machine Guns=
A [[Luger P08]] is the sidearm of the German pilot gunned down by Sgt. Gunn.
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==Browning M1919A4==
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Dismounted from the tank, a [[Browning M1919A4]] contributed a lot in the fight against the Germans. While mostly used by Tambul ([[Robert Wisdom]]), it is later used by M/Sgt. Gunn ([[James Belushi]]). Gunn uses it in its anti-aircraft role mounted on the turret to shoot down a German aircraft at the beginning of the film.
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[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Browning M1919A4 on M2 tripod - .30-06]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Browning1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jimmy leans on the top-mounted Browning.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Browning2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gunn fires the Browning at von Schletow's plane.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Browning3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Waco prepares the machine gun.]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 Bates&SMT MP40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Browning M1919A4 is seen in front of Sergeant-Major Tambul.]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 M1919 & Bren.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M/Sgt. Gunn fires the Browning M1919A4.]]
  
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Luger P08 9x19mm. This is blank adapted movie gun.]]
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==Bren Mk I==
[[image:luger-s.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The German pilot orders the Allies to surrender, despite being significantly outnumbered and overpowered.]]
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The [[Bren gun|Bren light machine gun]] is carried by two British soldiers—Casey ([[William Upjohn]]) and Marty Williams (Simon Westaway)—who use them against German soldiers. After they die, one of the Brens is used by Bates ([[Alan David Lee]]) to repel the second German attack. The Bren was the British army's main light machine gun in WW2.
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[[Image:Bren gun.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Bren Mk I light machine gun - .303 British]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Bren1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Williams holds his Bren while taking cover.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Bren2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Casey on the left and Williams on the right with the Brens.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Bren3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Bren being cleaned by Williams.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Bren5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Williams fires his Bren while controlling the recoil with the carry handle.]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 Casey Bren.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Casey fires his Bren at German soldiers in the first attack.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Bren6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Bren next to its dead German user.]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 Bren-lmg-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bates with a Bren.]]
  
==Walther P38==
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==Hispano-Suiza HS.404==
A [[Walther P38]] is the sidearm of the German commanding officer, which he uses to execute the soldier who gave up Gunn's information about the German forces. Later, LaRoux takes it away after stabbing the officer and shoots a German soldier who accompanied the officer to the negotiations.
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Mounted on the German aircraft, 20mm [[Hispano-Suiza HS.404]] machine cannons are seen firing at Allied soldiers and the M3 Lee tank at the beginning of the film.
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[[Image:Hispano Suiza HS404.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Hispano-Suiza HS.404 with ammo drum - 20×110mm]]
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[[image:Sahara95-MG151.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The cannons mounted in the plane's wings.]]
  
[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War Two dated - 9mm]]
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==MG 34==
[[image:waltherp38-s.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A German commanding officer executes the proclaimed traitor.]]
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The [[MG 34]] is used by German soldiers during both attacks. Near the end of the film, Bates ([[Alan David Lee]]) is seen holding this gun but doesn't fire it.
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[[Image:mg-34man-portable.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser. With Gurttrommel 34 - 50 round belt drum magazine.]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 MG34.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier gets shot by Leroux while holding the MG 34.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-MG34.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bates guarding German soldiers with his captured MG 34.]]
  
==Webley Mk IV==
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==MG42==
Sidearm of Captain Halliday.
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An [[MG42]] is mounted on the German half-track. Later Captain Halliday ([[Jerome Ehlers]]) uses this gun against German infantry. German soldiers also use it along with the [[MG34]] during both attacks.
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[[Image:MG42Bipod.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG42 with extended bipod - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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[[image:Sahara95-MG42-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier manning the MG42. Note the trigger discipline.]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 German MG42.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier fires the APC mounted MG42 at Allied soldiers.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-MG421.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Halliday prepares the captured MG42.]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 Halliday MG42.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Halliday fires the MG42 at German soldiers in the first attack.]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 German MG42-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier fires the MG42 at Allied soldiers.]]
  
[[Image:Webley-MK-4.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk.IV WW2 British Army version chambered for .38/200 British Service cartridge (a derivative of the .38 S&W round]]
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==Vickers K==
[[image:ColtM1911a.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Halliday aims his [[Webley Mk IV]] at the German pilot.]]
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Two [[Vickers K machine gun]]s are mounted on a Long Range Desert Group jeep at the end of the film.
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[[Image:Vickersk.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Vickers K machine gun - .303 British]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Vickers.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two Vickers K machine guns mounted on the jeep.]]
  
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=Hand Grenades=
 
==Model 24 Stielhandgranate==
 
==Model 24 Stielhandgranate==
[[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s are the standard grenade of the German Army in World War II.
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The [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] is the standard grenade of the German army in World War II and in this film. They use it during both attacks.
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[[Image:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|325px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade]]
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[[image:Sahara95 Stielhandgranate.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Williams grabs one grenade to throw at German soldiers in the first attack.]]
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==Model 39 Eihandgranate==
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The [[Model 39 Eihandgranate]] is used by German soldiers along with [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s during both attacks. Allied soldiers also use this grenade to against German soldiers, most notably Bates ([[Alan David Lee]]) and Leroux ([[Michael Massee]]).
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[[Image:M39 Eihandgranate.JPG|thumb|none|180px|Model 39 "Egg" Grenade]]
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[[image:Sahara 1995 Eihandgranate.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bates grabs two grenades to throw at German soldiers in the first attack.]]
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=Others=
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==Bofors 40mm==
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Two [[Bofors 40mm]] anti-aircraft guns can be seen at the beginning of the film.
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[[Image:Bofors 40mm trailer.jpg|thumb|none|425px|Bofors 40mm L/60 AA gun in a wheeled trailer mounting - 40x311mmR]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Bofors1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gunn's tank rolls near by a Bofors.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-Bofors2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another Bofors in the British camp.]]
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==Matilda II==
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[[image:Sahara95-Matilda.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Matilda II tank is seen. It is armed with [[Ordnance QF 2-pounder|2-pounder]] tank gun.]]
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==M3 Stuart==
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[[image:Sahara95-Stuart.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The M3 Stuart tank on the right.]]
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==M3 Lee==
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[[image:Sahara95-Lee.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gunn's M3 Lee tank.]]
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==Fiat G.59==
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An Italian Fiat G.59 is used in the film to resemble a German Bf 109.
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[[image:Sahara95-plane.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German plane.]]
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==Tellermine 43==
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The Tellermine 43 (an improved variant of the [[Tellermine 42]]) is placed by Williams and Bates before the first attack.
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[[Image:Tellermine43.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Tellermine 43]]
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[[image:Sahara95-mine1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Williams places the Tellermine 43 into a hole dug.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-mine2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Williams places the fuse.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-mine3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bates prepares a mine.]]
  
[[Image:24-43 grenade.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive concussion hand grenade]]
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==ML 4.2-inch mortar==
[[image:granate.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Williams about to throw grenades at Germans]]
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In the second attack, German mortar teams use British ML 4.2-inch mortars, standing for [[8-cm Granatwerfer 34 (GrW 34)]], to support German infantry.
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[[image:Sahara95-mortar1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The mortar is seen.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-mortar2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier holds a mortar shell.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-mortar3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers ready their mortars.]]
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[[image:Sahara95-mortar4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers fire their mortars.]]
  
 
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Sahara
Sahara95 poster.jpg
Film Poster
Country AUS.jpg Australia
Flag of the United States.jpg United States
Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith
Release Date April 25, 1995
Language English
German
Studio Village Roadshow Pictures
TriStar Pictures
TriStar Television
Distributor Sony Pictures Television
Main Cast
Character Actor
Master Sergeant Joe Gunn James Belushi
Captain Halliday Jerome Ehlers
Corporal Jean "Frenchie" Leroux Michael Massee
Osmond Bates Alan David Lee
Jimmy Doyle Mark Lee
Waco Hoyt Paul Empson
Sergeant-Major Tambul Robert Wisdom
Marty Williams Simon Westaway
Casey William Upjohn
Major Hans von Falken Alexander Petersons


Sahara (also known as Desert Storm) is a 1995 remake of the 1943 classic WWII film starring Humphrey Bogart. Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, the film features James Belushi in Bogart's role.


The following weapons were used in the film Sahara:


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Handguns

Colt M1911A1

Master Sergeant Joe Gunn (James Belushi) carries a Colt M1911A1 as his sidearm throughout the film, but he never fires it. Waco Hoyt (Paul Empson) and Jimmy Doyle (Mark Lee) can be seen with holstered Colt pistols.

Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP
M/Sgt. Joe Gunn (James Belushi) pulls his Colt M1911A1 on von Schletow (Julian Garner), a German pilot.
Another angle of the same scene.
The pistol in Gunn's holster.

Webley Mk IV

Captain Halliday (Jerome Ehlers) carries a Webley Mk IV fitted with the appropriate lanyard as his main sidearm throughout the film, but he never fires it.

Webley Mk IV - .38 S&W
Captain Halliday (Jerome Ehlers) pulls his Webley Mk IV on von Schletow (Julian Garner).
Halliday takes cover while awaiting a German half-track.

Luger P08

A Luger P08 is Lieutenant von Schletow's (Julian Garner) sidearm which is surrendered to Joe Gunn (James Belushi) after his plane is shot down. This gun is never fired in the film.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm
Von Schletow (Julian Garner) draws his Luger on Allied soldiers.

Lorcin L22

Von Schletow (Julian Garner) also carries a stainless/nickel Lorcin L22 in his boot. It is taken by M/Sgt. Joe Gunn (James Belushi) after Tambul (Robert Wisdom) finds it while doing a "thorough search". This gun is never fired in the film.

Lorcin L22 - .22 LR
Tambul takes the pistol from von Schletow's boot.
Gunn examines von Schletow's Lorcin.

Walther P38

A Walther P38 is the sidearm of Major Hans von Falken (Alexander Petersons), a German commanding officer. He uses it to execute Bergman (Mark Gerber), a soldier who gave up information about German forces. Later, "Frenchie" Leroux (Michael Massee) grabs it after stabbing von Falken and shoots Captain Müller (David Slingsby).

Walther P38 - WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm
Major Hans von Falken shoots Bergman with his Walther P38.
The Walther P38 in von Falken's holster during the negotiation with Gunn.
Leroux grabs von Falken's pistol.

Submachine Guns

M1928A1 Thompson

M1928A1 Thompson submachine guns are carried by Master Sergeant Joe Gunn (James Belushi), Jimmy Doyle (Mark Lee), Waco Hoyt (Paul Empson) and Osmond Bates (Alan David Lee). M/Sgt. Gunn and Bates use them until they run dry, Jimmy gets shot by German soldiers while firing it, and Waco never fires his.

M1928A1 Thompson with 30 round magazine - .45 ACP
Bates takes cover with his Thompson.
Jimmy takes away his Thompson.
Waco and Jimmy hold their Thompsons.
Waco holds his M1928A1 Thompson and Jimmy has his slung over his back. An MG42 is seen mounted on a German half-track.
M/Sgt. Gunn before he gives the order to open fire.
Gunn aims his M1928A1 Thompson at German soldiers.
Gunn fires his M1928A1 Thompson at German soldiers.
Gunn loads a new magazine.

MP40

Many of German soldiers carry MP40s along with Karabiner 98ks, notably Sergeant Kraus (Claus Dyson) who leads the advance party. Some Allied soldiers—Bates (Alan David Lee), Sergeant-Major Tambul (Robert Wisdom), Waco (Paul Empson)—also use captured MP40s against German soldiers when their original weapons run dry. Most notably M/Sgt. Gunn (James Belushi) uses one at the end of the film but stops firing when German soldiers trade their guns for water.

MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm
Sergeant Kraus (Claus Dyson) leads the advance party with his MP40.
Bates and Sergeant-Major Tambul brandishing their captured MP40s.
A German soldier fires his MP40 at Allied soldiers.
Bates holds an MP40. Note the charging handle seems to be from an MP38.
Waco is seen aiming his captured MP40 at the German sniper who killed Leroux, but didn't fire. Captain Halliday also holds an MP40.
Gunn with his MP40. Note the position of the charging handle.
Gunn charges his MP40. Note the blank fire adapter.
M/Sgt. Gunn holds the MP40 at the end of the film. This gun is also equipped with an MP38-style charging handle.

Rifles

Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*

Corporal Jean "Frenchie" Leroux (Michael Massee) and Sergeant-Major Tambul (Robert Wisdom) carry Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*s fitted with bayonets as their primary weapons. Leroux uses the rifle during both German attacks while Sergeant-Major Tambul never fires his. At the beginning of the film, a young British soldier named Mike Clarkson (Todd MacDonald) also had a Lee-Enfield rifle, but he died before he could use it. Osmond Bates (Alan David Lee) also uses the rifle at the end of the film but stops firing when German soldiers trade their guns for water.

Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British
Corporal Jean "Frenchie" Leroux (Michael Massee) holds his Lee-Enfield before firing a shot.
Sergeant-Major Tambul (Robert Wisdom) sees the U.S. M3 Lee tank while holding his Lee-Enfield.
Tambul chambers his rifle during the encounter with von Schletow.
Tambul aims at von Schletow.
Leroux with his SMLE while under fire.
A German soldier is gunned down by Gunn while holding his captured SMLE.
Osmond Bates (Alan David Lee) holds the SMLE at the end of the film.

Carcano M91

The Arabian guide (Simon Elrahi) can be seen with an Italian Carcano M91 rifle.

Carcano M91 - 6.5x52mm
The Arabian guide (Simon Elrahi) sitting in the half-track.
The guide jumps off the half-track, the ejecting hole is visible.
The guide holds his rifle.

Karabiner 98k

Karabiner 98k rifles are used by German soldiers to attack Allied soldiers during both attacks. These Kar98ks seem to be early variants with grasping grooves and hooded front sights.

Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser
A German soldier fires his Karabiner.
The Arabian guide (Simon Elrahi) gets shot while holding a Kar98k.
German soldiers charging the ruins.
A German soldier aims his Karabiner.
German soldiers attack Allied soldiers with their Karabiners. This scene is a homage to the predecessor.
German soldiers under fire.

A German sniper uses a Karabiner 98k sniper rifle to kill Marty Williams (Simon Westaway) and Leroux (Michael Massee).

Karabiner 98k with Zeiss ZF41 1.5x scope and hooded front sight - 7.92x57mm Mauser
A German sniper holds his rifle.
The same sniper aiming his scoped 98k right before he kills Marty Williams.

Mauser Standard Modell

Some German soldiers including Captain Müller (David Slingsby) use Mauser Standard Modell rifles.

Mauser Standard Modell - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Captain Müller (David Slingsby) holds his Mauser with a white flag.
Müller aims at Leroux.

Turkish Mauser 1903/38 Short Rifle

Some German soldiers are armed with Turkish Mauser 1903/38 Short Rifles.

For example: Turkish Mauser 1903 - 7.65x53mm Mauser
A German soldier on the right fires his Mauser.
A promotional still.
The Turkish Mauser on the left.
A German soldier holds up his rifle.

Mauser Rifles

Various Mauser rifles with flat tangent sights are used by German soldiers.

The heap of weapons at the end of the film.
Mauser rifles on the graves.
Mauser rifles on the graves.

Machine Guns

Browning M1919A4

Dismounted from the tank, a Browning M1919A4 contributed a lot in the fight against the Germans. While mostly used by Tambul (Robert Wisdom), it is later used by M/Sgt. Gunn (James Belushi). Gunn uses it in its anti-aircraft role mounted on the turret to shoot down a German aircraft at the beginning of the film.

Browning M1919A4 on M2 tripod - .30-06
Jimmy leans on the top-mounted Browning.
Gunn fires the Browning at von Schletow's plane.
Waco prepares the machine gun.
The Browning M1919A4 is seen in front of Sergeant-Major Tambul.
M/Sgt. Gunn fires the Browning M1919A4.

Bren Mk I

The Bren light machine gun is carried by two British soldiers—Casey (William Upjohn) and Marty Williams (Simon Westaway)—who use them against German soldiers. After they die, one of the Brens is used by Bates (Alan David Lee) to repel the second German attack. The Bren was the British army's main light machine gun in WW2.

Bren Mk I light machine gun - .303 British
Williams holds his Bren while taking cover.
Casey on the left and Williams on the right with the Brens.
The Bren being cleaned by Williams.
Williams fires his Bren while controlling the recoil with the carry handle.
Casey fires his Bren at German soldiers in the first attack.
A Bren next to its dead German user.
Bates with a Bren.

Hispano-Suiza HS.404

Mounted on the German aircraft, 20mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 machine cannons are seen firing at Allied soldiers and the M3 Lee tank at the beginning of the film.

Hispano-Suiza HS.404 with ammo drum - 20×110mm
The cannons mounted in the plane's wings.

MG 34

The MG 34 is used by German soldiers during both attacks. Near the end of the film, Bates (Alan David Lee) is seen holding this gun but doesn't fire it.

MG 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser. With Gurttrommel 34 - 50 round belt drum magazine.
A German soldier gets shot by Leroux while holding the MG 34.
Bates guarding German soldiers with his captured MG 34.

MG42

An MG42 is mounted on the German half-track. Later Captain Halliday (Jerome Ehlers) uses this gun against German infantry. German soldiers also use it along with the MG34 during both attacks.

MG42 with extended bipod - 7.92x57mm Mauser
A German soldier manning the MG42. Note the trigger discipline.
A German soldier fires the APC mounted MG42 at Allied soldiers.
Captain Halliday prepares the captured MG42.
Halliday fires the MG42 at German soldiers in the first attack.
A German soldier fires the MG42 at Allied soldiers.

Vickers K

Two Vickers K machine guns are mounted on a Long Range Desert Group jeep at the end of the film.

Vickers K machine gun - .303 British
Two Vickers K machine guns mounted on the jeep.

Hand Grenades

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

The Model 24 Stielhandgranate is the standard grenade of the German army in World War II and in this film. They use it during both attacks.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade
Williams grabs one grenade to throw at German soldiers in the first attack.

Model 39 Eihandgranate

The Model 39 Eihandgranate is used by German soldiers along with Model 24 Stielhandgranates during both attacks. Allied soldiers also use this grenade to against German soldiers, most notably Bates (Alan David Lee) and Leroux (Michael Massee).

Model 39 "Egg" Grenade
Bates grabs two grenades to throw at German soldiers in the first attack.

Others

Bofors 40mm

Two Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns can be seen at the beginning of the film.

Bofors 40mm L/60 AA gun in a wheeled trailer mounting - 40x311mmR
Gunn's tank rolls near by a Bofors.
Another Bofors in the British camp.

Matilda II

The Matilda II tank is seen. It is armed with 2-pounder tank gun.

M3 Stuart

The M3 Stuart tank on the right.

M3 Lee

Gunn's M3 Lee tank.

Fiat G.59

An Italian Fiat G.59 is used in the film to resemble a German Bf 109.

A German plane.

Tellermine 43

The Tellermine 43 (an improved variant of the Tellermine 42) is placed by Williams and Bates before the first attack.

Tellermine 43
Williams places the Tellermine 43 into a hole dug.
Williams places the fuse.
Bates prepares a mine.

ML 4.2-inch mortar

In the second attack, German mortar teams use British ML 4.2-inch mortars, standing for 8-cm Granatwerfer 34 (GrW 34), to support German infantry.

The mortar is seen.
A German soldier holds a mortar shell.
German soldiers ready their mortars.
German soldiers fire their mortars.

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