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The firearms used in the 1969 British film If... include the following...

Lee-Enfield No.4 bolt-action rifle

Used by the students serving in the public school's Combined Cadet Force and was used by the students and British soldiers during the shootout towards the end of the film. Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell) and one of his friends used bayonet-fixed Lee-Enfield No.4 rifles to shoot live .303 British ammunition at the school's vicar while on a training exercise with the school's Combined Cadet Force.

Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 the most common World War Two Rifle, in service between 1941–Present

Public School CCF Student charges in a Bayonet attack.

Bren Light Machine Gun

Used by Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell) during the shootout towards the end of the film.

Bren .303 caliber

Travis shooting a Bren from the rooftop.

Webley Mk IV Revolver

Used by The Girl (Christine Noonan) to shoot the school headmaster in the head.

Webley Mk VI .455 Webley

M1 Garand

M1 Garand rifles are seen racked up in the school's Combined Cadet Force armoury but are not used in the movie.

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

WW1 German Grenade Launcher

A German grenade launcher is seen in the cellar underneath the stage amongst various munitions.

Sten Mark III submachine gun

Used by Mick's friends, the students and British soldiers during the shootout towards the end of the film.

Sten Mk III Submachine gun - 9x19mm

Vickers medium machine gun

Vickers Mark 1 Machine Gun, .303 British

CCF Students set up a Vickers machine gun.

Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII* rifle

A collection of Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII* rifles can be seen in the cache of military firearms and ammunition under the main hall of the school.

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British. This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War, introduced in 1907 it has seen action throughout the 20th century.

MP40

MP40s were seen among the collection of military firearms under the main hall.

MP40 9x19mm

Springfield M1903A3 rifle

Springfield M1903A3 rifles can be seen in the Combined Cadet Force armoury

The World War 2 Springfield Rifle - the Model 03-A3. This was a simplified version of the 1903 to supplement the M1 Garand for troops in World War 2. Many Marines and Army rangers hit the battlefield with the 03-A3. This example was built at the Remington plant. During World War 2 - only Remington and Smith Corona (the typewriter company) built 03A3 rifles from the original WW1 tooling from Rock Island - .30-06

Unknown Pistol

File:If...TravisPistol.jpg

Travis weilding what looks like an Air Pistol.

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 ==Lee-Enfield No.4 bolt-action rifle==
-Used by the students serving in the public school's Combined Cadet Force and was used by the students and British soldiers during the shootout towards the end of the film.
+Used by the students serving in the public school's Combined Cadet Force and was used by the students and British soldiers during the shootout towards the end of the film. Mick Travis ([[Malcolm McDowell]]) and one of his friends used bayonet-fixed Lee-Enfield No.4 rifles to shoot live .303 British ammunition at the school's vicar while on a training exercise with the school's Combined Cadet Force.
 [[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 the most common World War Two Rifle, in service between 1941–Present]]
 [[Image:If... BayonetStab.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Public School CCF Student charges in a Bayonet attack.]]