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Italian ''Carabinieri'' and soldiers including Rico Girardet (Pierre Cosso) are armed with [[Carcano M1891]]s. Many of them are seen with ''Sciabola-Bayonetta Mod.'' 1891bajonets. Other notable characters are Americano (Calogero Buttà), Bloz (Giampaolo Saccarola), Sopranzi (Antonello Peleggi), Andrea (Gianni Bersanetti), Giuseppe (Delio Chittò), Coringrato (Nicola Di Pinto), ''Sergente'' (Sergeant) Terenzi (Silvio Anselmo), Nicola Cirasola (Oreste Rotundo), Fontolan (Franco Castellano), and Rignani (Vittorio Amandola). | Italian ''Carabinieri'' and soldiers including Rico Girardet (Pierre Cosso) are armed with [[Carcano M1891]]s. Many of them are seen with ''Sciabola-Bayonetta Mod.'' 1891bajonets. Other notable characters are Americano (Calogero Buttà), Bloz (Giampaolo Saccarola), Sopranzi (Antonello Peleggi), Andrea (Gianni Bersanetti), Giuseppe (Delio Chittò), Coringrato (Nicola Di Pinto), ''Sergente'' (Sergeant) Terenzi (Silvio Anselmo), Nicola Cirasola (Oreste Rotundo), Fontolan (Franco Castellano), and Rignani (Vittorio Amandola). | ||
[[File:Carcano91.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Fucile Modello 1891 - 6.5x52mm Carcano]] | [[File:Carcano91.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Fucile Modello 1891 - 6.5x52mm Carcano]] | ||
− | [[File:Mino-Carcano1.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | + | [[File:Mino-Carcano1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|'''''"Avanti Savoia!"'''''"<br>Italian soldiers go over the top to attack the Monte Negro.]] |
[[File:Mino-Carcano2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|More soldiers climb over the parapet into No Man's Land.]] | [[File:Mino-Carcano2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|More soldiers climb over the parapet into No Man's Land.]] | ||
[[File:Mino-Carcano3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two Carcanos are seen behind Mino who reads Giuseppe's letter from his son to him. The ejecting holes of the magazines are visible.]] | [[File:Mino-Carcano3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two Carcanos are seen behind Mino who reads Giuseppe's letter from his son to him. The ejecting holes of the magazines are visible.]] | ||
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[[File:Mino-Karabiner4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dead Austro-Hungarian and Italian soldiers lie next to their rifles (Ep. 02).]] | [[File:Mino-Karabiner4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dead Austro-Hungarian and Italian soldiers lie next to their rifles (Ep. 02).]] | ||
[[File:Mino-Karabiner5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier charges with his Karabiner which has a straight bolt handle (Ep. 03).]] | [[File:Mino-Karabiner5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier charges with his Karabiner which has a straight bolt handle (Ep. 03).]] | ||
− | [[File:Mino-Karabiner6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|'''Naida''': | + | [[File:Mino-Karabiner6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|'''Naida''': ''"The Austrians have already arrived. They (the Italians) blew up the bridge over the river Piave."''<br> |
− | '''Mino''': | + | '''Mino''': ''"Italy is now over there..."''<br> |
Mino and Naida watch victorious marching soldiers accompanied by the ''Radetzky Marsch'' during the 1917/18 occupation of northeastern Italy after the Battle of Caporetto.]] | Mino and Naida watch victorious marching soldiers accompanied by the ''Radetzky Marsch'' during the 1917/18 occupation of northeastern Italy after the Battle of Caporetto.]] | ||
[[File:Mino-Karabiner7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After the second Battle of the Piave River at the end of June 1918, a column of defeated soldiers return from the frontline (Ep. 05).]] | [[File:Mino-Karabiner7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After the second Battle of the Piave River at the end of June 1918, a column of defeated soldiers return from the frontline (Ep. 05).]] | ||
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==M1 Garand== | ==M1 Garand== | ||
Some [[M1 Garand]]s are also wielded by Austro-Hungarian and Italian soldiers. | Some [[M1 Garand]]s are also wielded by Austro-Hungarian and Italian soldiers. | ||
− | [[File:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand - .30-06]] | + | [[File:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand - .30-06 Springfield]] |
[[File:Mino-Garand1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two Austro-Hungarian soldiers fire their Garands from a trench.]] | [[File:Mino-Garand1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two Austro-Hungarian soldiers fire their Garands from a trench.]] | ||
[[File:Mino-Garand2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Garand in the foreground has a malfunction (Ep. 02).]] | [[File:Mino-Garand2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Garand in the foreground has a malfunction (Ep. 02).]] |
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Mino is a 1986 German-Italian mini-series that ZDF broadcasted as part of its annual Christmas series. The script was written by Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli, and Pietro Schivazappa. The series was directed by Gianfranco Albano and is based on the 1926 Italian war novel Il Piccolo Alpino by Salvatore Gotta. The series was released in the respective country with a different number of episodes; four in Italy and six in Germany. Another Christmas series is the 1982 mini-series Jack Holborn starring Patrick Bach and Matthias Habich.
On Christmas Eve in 1914, 10-year-old Giacomo Rasi, known as Mino, is on a mountain hike with his parents when they are suddenly caught in a snowstorm and buried by an avalanche. Mino is separated from his parents and is eventually discovered and rescued by a St. Bernard dog. He initially lives with two brothers in the mountains, who earn their living by smuggling. He thinks his parents are dead. When Italy entered the war in 1915, the smuggler Rico is drafted into the Italian mountain troops, the Alpini. Mino follows his friend to the front after being thrown out of the house by his brother Bastian. This introduces him to the Italian Major Lupo, who takes care of the boy. As a result, Mino experiences the Alpine Front from 1915 to 1918 (White War).
The following weapons were used in the miniseries Mino:
Handguns
Bodeo M1889
The Bodeo M1889 is carried by Italian officers. In the third episode, Giacomino "Mino" Rasi (Guido Cella) takes the revolver of Tenente (Lieutenant) Boldini (uncredited).
Steyr M1912
During the assault on Monte Negro in the second episode, Capitano (Captain) Favero (Dore De Rosa) is seen carrying an Austrian Steyr M1912.
Glisenti Model 1910
While in Austro-Hungarian occupied territory, Tenente Rossi (Franco Trevisi) is given two Glisenti Model 1910s by his agent which he hands one to Giacomino "Mino" Rasi (Guido Cella) who in return gives it to his father Capitano Michele Rasi (Ray Lovelock).
Rifles
Carcano Model 1891
Italian Carabinieri and soldiers including Rico Girardet (Pierre Cosso) are armed with Carcano M1891s. Many of them are seen with Sciabola-Bayonetta Mod. 1891bajonets. Other notable characters are Americano (Calogero Buttà), Bloz (Giampaolo Saccarola), Sopranzi (Antonello Peleggi), Andrea (Gianni Bersanetti), Giuseppe (Delio Chittò), Coringrato (Nicola Di Pinto), Sergente (Sergeant) Terenzi (Silvio Anselmo), Nicola Cirasola (Oreste Rotundo), Fontolan (Franco Castellano), and Rignani (Vittorio Amandola).
Carcano M91/24
What appears to be a Carcano M91/24 short rifle is carried by an Italian customs officer in the first episode and Giuseppe (Delio Chittò) in the last episode. The short rifle has a large rear sight, a turned bolt handle, and a longer front barrel, which are features of a converted full-length rifle into a short variant.
Karabiner 98k
The majority of Austro-Hungarian soldiers are equipped with anachronistic Karabiner 98ks.
M1 Garand
Some M1 Garands are also wielded by Austro-Hungarian and Italian soldiers.
Mannlicher M1895
At least Austro-Hungarian soldiers at the prisoner of war camp have accurate Mannlicher M1895 rifles.
Mauser Model 1943
A few Austro-Hungarian soldiers in the sixth episode have M43 Spanish Mausers.
Machine Guns
Fiat-Revelli M14
The Fiat-Revelli M1914 is used by Italian soldiers.
Schwarzlose M.07/12 (Mockup)
Austro-Hungaian soldiers are seen with a Schwarzlose M.07/12 which is a mockup because it has the muzzle located in the center of the water-cooling jacket instead of the bottom and other features described in the following pictures.
Other
15 cm Feldhaubitze M.14
In Episode 3, Italian soldiers are briefly seen using an Austro-Hungarian Feldhaubitze M.14 heavy howitzer during the 1916 Battle of Asiago. Another Feldhaubitze is seen in the fifth episode, but this time with rubber tires.
7.5 cm Gebirgskanone M.15
Several Gebirgskanone M.15 mountain guns are seen among an Austro-Hungarian column.
Holsters
Italian officers like Maggiore Lupo (Mario Adorf), Capitano Favero (Dore De Rosa), Capitano Balestra (Maurizio Mattioli), Tenente Boldini, and Tenente Rossi (Franco Trevisi) carry Glisenti pistol holsters. Major (Mayor) Delkin (Helmut Hagen), Zugsführer (Master Corporal) Vladislav Vavra (Dieter Schidor), and other Austro-Hungarian officers are seen with holsters of unknown types.