Help! (1965)

Help! is the second full length feature starring the Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr,) directed by Richard Lester, following A Hard Day's Night, also directed by Lester. Unlike their previous feature, which was more of a day-in-the-life mockumentary, Help! is much more of a spy spoof. In it, the Beatles, Ringo Starr in particular, are chased by a band of cultists from an unnamed eastern cult, because Ringo is wearing their sacrificial ring. The cult is joined by a mad scientists, who wants the ring so he can rule the world. They're chased across England, to Switzerland, and finally to the Bahamas before the end. Being a Beatles movie, several Beatles songs are mixed in between the action scenes.

The following guns were used in the motion picture Help! (1965):

Handguns

Webley Mk V

Professor Foot (Victor Spinetti) uses a Webley Mk V when he intervenes during the cultist assault on the Beatles' residence. Foot would later turn the revolver at the Beatles in order to get the ring off Ringo's finger. However, the revolver misfires and Foot had to make a hasty retreat.

Webley Mk V .455 Webley

Professor Foot wants the ring.

"British, you see. If I had a Luger..."

Enfield No.2 Mk.1*

Professor Foot is later armed with an Enfield No.2 Mk.1* revolver with spurless hammer. (Maybe he couldn't afford that Luger.)

Enfield No.2 Mk.1*. The professor's Enfield had wooden grips, however.

Professor Foot in Buckingham palace. He later loses this pistol.

Professor Foot in the Bahamas with another Enfield No.2 Mk.1*.

Walther P38

Ahme (Eleanor Bron) rescues the Beatles from Professor Foot with a pink Walther P38, which matches her outfit.

Walther P38 9mm

Who could do such a thing...

...although, it really DOES go well with the outfit.

Rifles

L1A1 Self Loading Rifle

British soldiers on Salisbury Plain are armed with L1A1 Self Loading Rifles to protect the Beatles while the band recorded their new album.

British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR (Self Loading Rifle) chambered in 7.62mm NATO - Variation of the FN FAL rifle.

The business end of a British SLR. Since these are obviously real tanks, these are probably real soldiers, with their real rifles.

The British troops retreat, despite being backed up by SEVEN Centurion tanks.

Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII* rifle

A Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII* rifle is used by either Professor Foot or his hapless assistant Algernon (Roy Kinnear) to capture Ringo in the Bahamas.

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.

The kidnappers make sure it's really Ringo before snatching him.

Lee-Enfield No.4 rifle

Buckingham Palace guards parade with Lee-Enfield No.4 rifles.

Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I

Palace guards drill with their rifles.

M1 Garand

The M1 Garand is the primary rifle used by both sides in this film, including the Bahamian police.

M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06

Clang inspects his troops.

Machine Guns

Browning M1919A4 machine gun

Browning M1919A4 machine guns were seen mounted on the British Army's Centurion tanks on Salisbury Plain.

Browning M1919A4 on M2 tripod - .30-06

A commander's Browning fires during the attack at Salisbury Plain. Note the conical blank firing adapter, as well as the blank rounds in canvas belts.

Ahme helps Paul into a stolen Centurion.

L7 Machine Gun

One of the British soldiers guarding the Beatles on the Salisbury Plain is armed with an L7 GPMG.

British L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun - 7.62x51mm NATO

The one on the right has the L7.

Heavy Weapons

Panzerschreck

The cultists use many antiquated weapons, including a Panzerschreck (minus the shield.) They use one to take out the Centurion the Beatles are escaping on.