Saving Private Ryan

The following weapons were used in the film Saving Private Ryan:

M1 Garand

Perhaps the most commonly seen weapon in the movie, the M1 Garand is used by the majority of the U.S. soldiers seen in the film.

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M1 Garand .30-06

M1 Thompson

The M1 Thompson appears several times in the film, primarily as the main weapon of Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks). It is also used by Captain Fred Hamill (Ted Danson) to end a standoff between Miller's men and a group of German soldiers they had stumbled upon.

M1 Thompson .45 ACP as used by the U.S. military in World War 2

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Tom Hanks holding an M1 Thompson as Captain John H. Miller in Saving Private Ryan

M1 Carbine

The M1 Carbine appears in the film as the main weapon of Technical Sergeant Mike Horvath (Tom Sizemore). It was fitted with two magazine pouches strapped to the butt stock.

M1 Carbine .30 Carbine

M1911A1

There are several appearances of the M1911A1 pistol, in the hands of Horvath and Miller. Horvath uses it to threaten one of the other soldiers who is intending to abandon his comrades. Miller is seen firing it at an advancing Tiger tank as he lays wounded on the bridge in one of the film's more memorable moments.

M1 Bazooka

There are several appearances in the film of M1 Bazooka rocket launchers. The first is seen in the hands of a U.S. soldier under Captain Hamill. Another is seen being used by Private James F. Ryan (Matt Damon) to destroy a German half-track. This Bazooka is later used by Horvath during the final battle to destroy a German Marder self-propelled gun and again to attempt to destroy a Tiger tank, though the rocket simply deflects off the tank.

M1903A4 Springfield

The squad's sharpshooter, Private Daniel Jackson (Barry Pepper), carries the sniper version of the M1903 Springfield bolt-action rifle. The differences include the deletion of the front sight, and the addition of a scope. Jackson is famous for quoting religious scriptures when shooting the rifle, and shooting a German sniper through his own scope similar to a feat accomplished by Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock in the Vietnam War.

M1903A4 Springfield sniper variant .30-06 with M84 scope

Browning Automatic Rifle

As the squad's BAR gunner, PFC Richard Reiben (Edward Burns) carries a Browning Automatic Rifle as his main weapon. The BAR Reiben carries is not his original one, which he claims he lost during the start of the D-Day landing to keep from drowning.

Browning M1919

Among the weapons used by the defenders during the final battle are a pair of Browning M1919 machine guns. Both guns run out of ammunition, their users being killed by the Germans.

Mk 2 hand grenade

During the attack on the machine gun nests, the squad uses Mk 2 hand grenades to take out all but one of the Germans manning it, some of which throw the grenades back at them, though thankfully miss.

Karabiner 98k

As common with the German soldiers as the M1 Garand is with the Americans, the Karabiner 98k bolt-action rifle is the standard-issue weapon of the German Army.

MG42

The German MG42 machine gun makes several appearances in the film; first in bunkers overlooking Omaha Beach during the D-Day landings, then in a machine gun nest at the base of a radar site the squad encounters during their journey and attacks, costing them their medic, Irwin Wade (Giovanni Ribisi) in the process.

Luger P08

During the final assault, two German soldiers can be seen using Luger P08 pistols. One of them is shown being capable of full auto fire, a rarity among Lugers.

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Luger P08 9mm

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

During the final battle of the film, Reiben and another soldier manning one of the M1919 machine guns get several Model 24 Stielhandgranates thrown at them. Thankfully the two are able to grab and toss the grenades clear before they detonate.

Panzerschreck

During the final battle, one of the German soldiers can be seen carrying a Panzerschreck rocket launcher, but is killed before his weapon can be brought to bear.

MP40

Yet another German weapon in the film is the MP40. It's not very often seen, mostly in the scene where Miller's men stumble on a group of German soldiers, and again during the final battle.