Gung Ho! (1943)

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Gung Ho! (1943)

The following weapons were used in the film Gung Ho! (1943):

Handguns

Luger P08

A IJA soldier attempts to use a Luger P08 (standing in for the Nambu Type 14) to ambush some Marines.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm

Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu

A IJA soldier about to fire his Luger P08.

Sub Machine Guns

M1928A1 Thompson

A Marine is seen with a M1928A1 Thompson when the IJA ambush them on Makin Island. One is also used by "Pig-Iron" Matthews (Robert Mitchum) and Kozzarowski (Peter Coe) has his with a 50 round drum magazine which were never adopted by the US Military.

M1928A1 Thompson - .45 ACP

M1928A1 with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP

A Marine Raider firing his M1928A1 Thompson at a Japanese sniper.

"Pig-Iron" Matthews (Robert Mitchum) firing his M1928A1.

Kozzarowski (Peter Coe) with his Thompson. Note the 50 round drum magazine.

An IJA machine gun team uses a M1928A1 Thompson mocked up as a Schmiesser MP40, a mock up weapon that appeared in several Hollywood war films shot during World War II.

Rifles

Arisaka Type 99

What appears to be Arisaka Type 99 rifles are seen in a photo of Chinese soldiers during Lieutenant Colonel Thorwald's (Randolph Scott) time with the Chinese Marines.

Arisaka Type 99 - 7.7x58mm

Chinese soldiers with Arisaka Type 99s.

M1903 Mk 1 Springfield

Marine Raiders in training are seen with M1903 Mk 1 Springfields. The Japanese also use them during the battle of Makin Island.

M1 Carbine

A Marine Raider is briefly seen with a M1 Carbine.

M1 Garand

Marine Raiders in training and out in the field are also seen with M1 Garands. This is acurrate as the Marine Corp were first issued Garands in 1942.

Mauser Gewehr 1898

An IJA soldier can breifly be seen with a Mauser Gewehr 1898

Machine Guns

Browning AN/M2

F4F Wildcats which are seen piolted by Japanese piolts which stand in for the A6M "Zero" and mount Browning AN/M2s are seen in archive footage.

Browning Automatic Rifle

A Marine can be seen with a Browning Automatic Rifle upon first landing on Makin Island.

Browning M1919A4

Lt. C.J. Cristoforos (J. Carrol Naish) is seen checking a Browning M1919A4 below deck.

Explosives

Mk 2 Grenade

Pvt. Frankie Montana (Harold Landon) uses two Mk 2 hand grenades to blow up a Japanese machine gun nest.