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Saving Private Ryan
The following weapons were used in the movie 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, notably Sergeant Hill (Paul Giamatti). The M1 Garand is easily identified by the characteristic ping it makes ejecting its clip after the last round in the en bloc clip is fired.
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 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.Several other soldiers can be seen with M1A1 Carbines (They're like regular versions of the carbine except with folding metal stocks)during the scene when Captian Miller (Tom Hanks) meets with Captian Hill.
M1911A1
There are several appearances of the M1911A1 pistol, in the hands of Horvath (Tom Sizemore) and Miller (Tom Hanks). Horvath uses it to threaten PFC Richard Reiben (Edward Burns) when he threatens to abandon his squad. 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
The M1 Bazooka rocket launcher makes several appearances in Saving Private Ryan. It is first seen in the hands of a U.S. Army soldier under the command of Captain Hamill. Later we see Private James F. Ryan (Matt Damon) use an M1 Bazooka to destroy a German half-track. This same Bazooka is later used by Horvath during the final battle to destroy a German Marder self-propelled gun and again in an attempt to destroy a Tiger tank, but unfortunately for our protagonists the rocket is deflected by the tanks' heavy armor.
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.
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, and has the bipod removed.
Browning M1919
Among the weapons used by the defenders during the final battle are a pair of Browning M1919 machine guns. Both guns eventually 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. Later, at the final battle in Ramelle, several Mk 2 hand grenades are tossed into a disabled German tank, killing the crew.
M1 Flamethrower
During the D-Day landing scene Doyle (Glenn Wrage) uses his M1 Flamethrower to clear one of the German bunkers overlooking Omaha Beach, turning the occupants into human torches who are picked off by other soldiers as they emerge.
Bangalore Torpedo
Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) employs a Bangalore torpedo to clear the barbed wire protecting the German bunkers on Omaha Beach.
M7 Rifle Grenade
During the opening Omaha Beach landing scene we can briefly see a rifle mounted M7 rifle grenade fired from an M1 Garand after the German line has been broken.
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. One is seen fitted with a scope and covered in makeshift camouflage being used by a German sniper who mortally wounds PFC Adrian Caparzo (Vin Diesel) before being killed himself by Private Jackson (Barry Pepper). Jackson shoots the German sniper through his scope, a reference to a shot made by Carlos Norman Hathcock II (a legendary Marine Corps Sniper) during the Vietnam War.
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. The ensuing firefight at the radar site costs them their medic, Irwin Wade (Giovanni Ribisi).
Luger P08
During the final assault, two German soldiers can be seen using Luger P08 pistols.
Flak 38
A German Flak 38 is crewed by several Wehrmacht soldiers during the final battle at Ramelle and delivers devastating 20mm flak rounds on Captain Miller's (Tom Hanks) men.
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
During the final battle of the film, Private Stanley Mellish (Adam Goldberg) and Corporal Henderson (Maximilian Martini) get several Model 24 Stielhandgranates thrown at them while manning one of the M1919 machine guns. 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.
M2 Mortar
At the final battle in Ramelle Private Ryan (Matt Damon) and Captain Miller (Tom Hanks) arm 60mm M2 Mortars by banging them against the steel launching base of the mortar tube and throw them like hand grenades at advancing SS soldiers, scoring several kills.
Sticky Bomb
While planning the defense of Ramelle, Captain Miller comes up with a unique improvised explosive device he calls a "sticky bomb". It consists of a sock filled with Composition-B explosive with a fuse attached and covered in grease so it sticks where it's placed. Deploying it is a hazardous proposition though; as one soldier is killed when the fuse runs out while he is trying to place it one one of the German tanks, though the bombs do succeed in immobilizing one Tiger tank by destroying its treads.
Molotov Cocktail
During the final battle at Ramelle two soldiers light and throw a pair of Molotov Cocktails off a balcony into an open top German vehicle below.
