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'''''Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb''''' is the 1964 satire directed by [[Stanley Kubrick]] (''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'') and stars [[Peter Sellers]] in three distinctive roles. In the film, a crazed Air Force general ([[Sterling Hayden]]) decides to launch a preemptive nuclear strike on Moscow while the President of the United States and his council contemplate on whether to stop it. | '''''Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb''''' is the 1964 satire directed by [[Stanley Kubrick]] (''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'') and stars [[Peter Sellers]] in three distinctive roles. In the film, a crazed Air Force general ([[Sterling Hayden]]) decides to launch a preemptive nuclear strike on Moscow while the President of the United States and his council contemplate on whether to stop it. | ||
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| + | =Machine Guns= | ||
==Browning M1919A4== | ==Browning M1919A4== | ||
A [[Browning M1919A4]] machine gun is notoriously seen wielded by USAF Gen. Jack D. Ripper ([[Sterling Hayden]]). The weapon was carried in his golf bag and he uses it handheld to repel the Army forces sent to retake the air base. US Army troops that assault the airbase use the M1919 but with a tripod. | A [[Browning M1919A4]] machine gun is notoriously seen wielded by USAF Gen. Jack D. Ripper ([[Sterling Hayden]]). The weapon was carried in his golf bag and he uses it handheld to repel the Army forces sent to retake the air base. US Army troops that assault the airbase use the M1919 but with a tripod. | ||
| − | [[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|500px|none|M1919A4 Machine Gun - .30-06]] |
[[Image:DrS005.jpg|thumb|none|600px|General Ripper's troops open fire with the Browning M1919A4.]] | [[Image:DrS005.jpg|thumb|none|600px|General Ripper's troops open fire with the Browning M1919A4.]] | ||
[[Image:DrS022.jpg|thumb|none|600px|General Ripper uses the M1919A4 to protect his bodily fluids from the commies. Note that in real life, holding the weapon in that way, with one hand unprotected on the barrel, would cause severe burns.]] | [[Image:DrS022.jpg|thumb|none|600px|General Ripper uses the M1919A4 to protect his bodily fluids from the commies. Note that in real life, holding the weapon in that way, with one hand unprotected on the barrel, would cause severe burns.]] | ||
| + | =Rifles / Carbines= | ||
==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
An [[M1 Carbine]] is carried by Colonel Bat Guano ([[Keenan Wynn]]) when he confronts Group Captain Lionel Mandrake ([[Peter Sellers]]). | An [[M1 Carbine]] is carried by Colonel Bat Guano ([[Keenan Wynn]]) when he confronts Group Captain Lionel Mandrake ([[Peter Sellers]]). | ||
| − | [[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|500px|World War Two Era [[M1 Carbine|M1 Carbine]], with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WWII, shown with khaki sling and oiler and a period Magazine pouch for buttstock]] |
[[Image:DrS023.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An [[M1 Carbine]] is carried by Colonel Bat Guano ([[Keenan Wynn]]) when he confronts Group Captain Lionel Mandrake ([[Peter Sellers]]).]] | [[Image:DrS023.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An [[M1 Carbine]] is carried by Colonel Bat Guano ([[Keenan Wynn]]) when he confronts Group Captain Lionel Mandrake ([[Peter Sellers]]).]] | ||
[[Image:DrS026.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''"You're gonna have to answer to the Coca-Cola Company"'''. Colonel Bat Guano ([[Keenan Wynn]]) uses his M1 Carbine on the soda machine.]] | [[Image:DrS026.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''"You're gonna have to answer to the Coca-Cola Company"'''. Colonel Bat Guano ([[Keenan Wynn]]) uses his M1 Carbine on the soda machine.]] | ||
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| − | The [[M1911]] is among the contents found in the survival kit of the B-52 bomber crew, which includes USAF Major Kong ([[Slim Pickens]]) and USAF Lieutenant Lothar Zogg ([[James Earl Jones]]). Also an M1911A1 with pearl grips is used by Gen. Ripper to threaten Group Captain Lionel Mandrake ([[Peter Sellers]]). | + | The [[M1 Garand]] is also used by the US forces assaulting the airbase. |
| − | [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Original Colt M1911 | + | [[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]] |
| + | [[Image:DrS016.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[M1 Garand]] is also used by the US forces assaulting the airbase.]] | ||
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| + | =Pistols= | ||
| + | ==M1911== | ||
| + | An older [[M1911]] pistol is among the contents found in the survival kit of the B-52 bomber crew, which includes USAF Major Kong ([[Slim Pickens]]) and USAF Lieutenant Lothar Zogg ([[James Earl Jones]]). Also an M1911A1 with pearl grips is used by Gen. Ripper to threaten Group Captain Lionel Mandrake ([[Peter Sellers]]). | ||
| + | [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Original Colt M1911 - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:DrS030.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[M1911]] is taken out of the Survival Kit issued to the B-52 crew.]] | [[Image:DrS030.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[M1911]] is taken out of the Survival Kit issued to the B-52 crew.]] | ||
| + | =Submachine Guns= | ||
==M3A1 "Grease Gun"== | ==M3A1 "Grease Gun"== | ||
The [[M3A1 "Grease Gun"]] is used by both the US forces defending Ripper's Air Force base as well as the forces that are seen assaulting it. | The [[M3A1 "Grease Gun"]] is used by both the US forces defending Ripper's Air Force base as well as the forces that are seen assaulting it. | ||
| − | [[Image:M3 Grease.jpg|thumb|325px|none|M3 Grease Gun | + | [[Image:M3 Grease.jpg|thumb|325px|none|M3 Grease Gun - .45 ACP]] |
[[Image:DrS006.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[M3A1 "Grease Gun"]] is used by US forces defending the airbase.]] | [[Image:DrS006.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[M3A1 "Grease Gun"]] is used by US forces defending the airbase.]] | ||
==MP40== | ==MP40== | ||
Oddly, some of the US Army soldiers attacking Ripper's Air Force base can be seen carrying and firing German [[MP40]]s. | Oddly, some of the US Army soldiers attacking Ripper's Air Force base can be seen carrying and firing German [[MP40]]s. | ||
| − | [[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|400px|none|MP40 - 9x19mm]] |
[[Image:DrS017.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier wielding an [[MP40]] fires at General Ripper's base. The weapon was likely used due to its resemblance to the M3 Grease Gun.]] | [[Image:DrS017.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier wielding an [[MP40]] fires at General Ripper's base. The weapon was likely used due to its resemblance to the M3 Grease Gun.]] | ||
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==General Ripper's Gun wall== | ==General Ripper's Gun wall== | ||
Several [[Flintlock Pistol]]s and [[Howdah Pistol]]s are displayed on the walls of Gen. Ripper's office. | Several [[Flintlock Pistol]]s and [[Howdah Pistol]]s are displayed on the walls of Gen. Ripper's office. | ||
[[Image:DrS007.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:DrS007.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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[[Image:DrS023.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bottom two pistols appear to be [[Howdah Pistol]]s.]] | [[Image:DrS023.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bottom two pistols appear to be [[Howdah Pistol]]s.]] | ||
Revision as of 04:27, 16 April 2015
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is the 1964 satire directed by Stanley Kubrick (Full Metal Jacket) and stars Peter Sellers in three distinctive roles. In the film, a crazed Air Force general (Sterling Hayden) decides to launch a preemptive nuclear strike on Moscow while the President of the United States and his council contemplate on whether to stop it.
The following weapons were used in the film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb:
Machine Guns
Browning M1919A4
A Browning M1919A4 machine gun is notoriously seen wielded by USAF Gen. Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden). The weapon was carried in his golf bag and he uses it handheld to repel the Army forces sent to retake the air base. US Army troops that assault the airbase use the M1919 but with a tripod.
Rifles / Carbines
M1 Carbine
An M1 Carbine is carried by Colonel Bat Guano (Keenan Wynn) when he confronts Group Captain Lionel Mandrake (Peter Sellers).
World War Two Era M1 Carbine, with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WWII, shown with khaki sling and oiler and a period Magazine pouch for buttstock
An M1 Carbine is carried by Colonel Bat Guano (Keenan Wynn) when he confronts Group Captain Lionel Mandrake (Peter Sellers).
"You're gonna have to answer to the Coca-Cola Company". Colonel Bat Guano (Keenan Wynn) uses his M1 Carbine on the soda machine.
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand is also used by the US forces assaulting the airbase.
The M1 Garand is also used by the US forces assaulting the airbase.
Pistols
M1911
An older M1911 pistol is among the contents found in the survival kit of the B-52 bomber crew, which includes USAF Major Kong (Slim Pickens) and USAF Lieutenant Lothar Zogg (James Earl Jones). Also an M1911A1 with pearl grips is used by Gen. Ripper to threaten Group Captain Lionel Mandrake (Peter Sellers).
The M1911 is taken out of the Survival Kit issued to the B-52 crew.
Submachine Guns
M3A1 "Grease Gun"
The M3A1 "Grease Gun" is used by both the US forces defending Ripper's Air Force base as well as the forces that are seen assaulting it.
The M3A1 "Grease Gun" is used by US forces defending the airbase.
MP40
Oddly, some of the US Army soldiers attacking Ripper's Air Force base can be seen carrying and firing German MP40s.
A soldier wielding an MP40 fires at General Ripper's base. The weapon was likely used due to its resemblance to the M3 Grease Gun.
Other
General Ripper's Gun wall
Several Flintlock Pistols and Howdah Pistols are displayed on the walls of Gen. Ripper's office.
The bottom two pistols appear to be Howdah Pistols.