Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary (1943)

The following weapons were used in the film Guadalcanal Diary:

Work In Progress This article is still under construction. It may contain factual errors. See Talk:Guadalcanal Diary for current discussions. Content is subject to change.

Handguns

Colt M1911A1

The Colt M1911A1 is carried by Capt. Davis (Richard Conte) but is never fired.

Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP

Capt. Davis (Richard Conte) with his Colt M1911A1 after landing on Guadalcanal.

Luger P08

An IJA officer tries to reach for a Luger P08 (presumably standing in for the Nambu Type 14) to shoot a Marine reaching for his dropped Katana.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm.

Nambu Type 14 for comparison - 8x22mm Nambu

An IJA officer reaching for a Luger P08.

Submachine Guns

M1928A1 Thompson

The M1928A1 Thompson is the main weapon of Capt. Davis (Richard Conte), some of the Marines, and is used by some of the IJA (presumably standing in for the Bergmann MP18, the Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II, or the Type 100 none of which look nothing like a Thompson).

File:M1928A1 Thompson.jpeg

M1928A1 Thompson - .45 ACP

Bergmann MP18 for comparison - 9x19mm

Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II for comparison - 9x19mm

Type 100 for comparison - 8x22mm Nambu

Capt. Davis (Richard Conte) cleaning his unloaded M1928A1 Thompson.

Capt. Davis with his M1928A1.

Rifles

M1903A3 Springfield

The M1903A3 Springfield is correctly depicted the standard issue rifle of the United States Marines (as they did not get M1 Garands until the end of the war). US Army soldiers and IJA soldiers use them as well (the later using them as a stand in for the Arisaka Type 38and the Arisaka Type 99.