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[[Enfield Mk II]] revolvers are used by British and Egyptian officers including General Gordon ([[Charlton Heston]]).
 
[[Enfield Mk II]] revolvers are used by British and Egyptian officers including General Gordon ([[Charlton Heston]]).
 
[[File:EnfieldMkII.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Enfield Mk. II - .476 Enfield.]]
 
[[File:EnfieldMkII.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Enfield Mk. II - .476 Enfield.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British officer with Enfield Mk II during the battle in the opening scene.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|British officer with Enfield Mk II during the battle in the opening scene.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]]
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[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|General Gordon ([[Charlton Heston]]) with Enfield Mk II.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 03.jpg|thumb|none|601px|General Gordon ([[Charlton Heston]]) with Enfield Mk II.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Egyptian officer with Enfield Mk II during the final battle.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 04.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Egyptian officer with Enfield Mk II during the final battle.]]
  
 
== Webley .455 Mk VI Revolver ==
 
== Webley .455 Mk VI Revolver ==
 
The [[Webley .455 Mk VI]] revolver is used to ignite the fuse of the mine. It's completely anachronistic because Mk VI was adopted in 1915.
 
The [[Webley .455 Mk VI]] revolver is used to ignite the fuse of the mine. It's completely anachronistic because Mk VI was adopted in 1915.
 
[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley]]  
 
[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley]]  
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[[File:Khartoum Revolver 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The part of the revolver is seen outside the box.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Revolver 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The part of the revolver is seen outside the box.]]
  
 
=Rifles=
 
=Rifles=
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[[Martini-Henry Rifle Series|Martini-Henry rifles]] are the main weapon of British and Egyptian soldiers and the Mahdists. It is hard to identify the model used but they are most likely the MkIII.
 
[[Martini-Henry Rifle Series|Martini-Henry rifles]] are the main weapon of British and Egyptian soldiers and the Mahdists. It is hard to identify the model used but they are most likely the MkIII.
 
[[File:Martini-HenryMarkIII(1881-1888).jpg|thumb|none|450px|Martini-Henry Mk. III (1881-1888) .577-.450 caliber.]]
 
[[File:Martini-HenryMarkIII(1881-1888).jpg|thumb|none|450px|Martini-Henry Mk. III (1881-1888) .577-.450 caliber.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Egyptian soldier with Martini-Henry rifle with sword bayonet.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Egyptian soldier with Martini-Henry rifle with sword bayonet.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Egyptian soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Egyptian soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Egyptian soldier with Martini-Henry rifles.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 04.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Egyptian soldier with Martini-Henry rifles.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Civilians evacuees from Khartoum fire Martini-Henrys at Mahdists from the river steamer.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 05.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Civilians evacuees from Khartoum fire Martini-Henrys at Mahdists from the river steamer.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A mortally wounded man with Martini-Henry on the steamer.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 06.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A mortally wounded man with Martini-Henry on the steamer.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The firing squad of Egyptian soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 07.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The firing squad of Egyptian soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 09.jpg|thumb|none|601px|British soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.]]
  
 
== Remington Rolling Block Rifle ==
 
== Remington Rolling Block Rifle ==
 
Some of the British soldiers are armed with [[Remington Rolling Block]] rifles.
 
Some of the British soldiers are armed with [[Remington Rolling Block]] rifles.
 
[[File:Remingtonrollingblock.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Remington Rolling Block Militarized - .45 caliber.]]
 
[[File:Remingtonrollingblock.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Remington Rolling Block Militarized - .45 caliber.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British soldier with Remington Rolling Block rifle.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Martini-Henry 08.jpg|thumb|none|601px|British soldier with Remington Rolling Block rifle.]]
  
 
=Machine guns=
 
=Machine guns=
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One of the weapons mounted on the river steamer which sailed from Khartoum is [[Nordenfelt gun]]. It is supposedly 5-barrel rifle-calibre model. In the final scene Nordenfelt gun is used by Egyptian soldiers during the defence of the Khartoum palace.
 
One of the weapons mounted on the river steamer which sailed from Khartoum is [[Nordenfelt gun]]. It is supposedly 5-barrel rifle-calibre model. In the final scene Nordenfelt gun is used by Egyptian soldiers during the defence of the Khartoum palace.
 
[[File:ENFIELD NORDENFELT No 26 Mark II.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Enfield No 26 Mark II Nordenfelt Gun - .45]]
 
[[File:ENFIELD NORDENFELT No 26 Mark II.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Enfield No 26 Mark II Nordenfelt Gun - .45]]
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[[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]]
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[[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Egyptian soldiers are firing Nordenfelt gun mounted on board of the river steamer.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Nordenfelt 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Egyptian soldiers are firing Nordenfelt gun mounted on board of the river steamer.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Nordenfelt gun is seen on the balcony.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Enfield MkII 04.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The Nordenfelt gun is seen on the balcony.]]
  
 
= Trivia =
 
= Trivia =
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== Artillery ==
 
== Artillery ==
 
All guns in movie are breech-loading, but strangely enough, the shot is made by a burning torch.
 
All guns in movie are breech-loading, but strangely enough, the shot is made by a burning torch.
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[[File:Khartoum Artillery 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Egyptian artillery on the march.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Artillery 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The Egyptian artillery on the march.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Artillery 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The former Egyptian gun captured by the Mahdists.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Artillery 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The former Egyptian gun captured by the Mahdists.]]
  
 
== Collections of Eastern weapon ==
 
== Collections of Eastern weapon ==
 
Several collection of Eastern weapon including muskets, pistols and cold arms are seen on the walls of General Gordon's apartments.
 
Several collection of Eastern weapon including muskets, pistols and cold arms are seen on the walls of General Gordon's apartments.
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[[File:Khartoum Cold arms 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Muskets, pistols, sabres and daggers.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Cold arms 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Muskets, pistols, sabres and daggers.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Musket 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two muskets, shield and spears.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Musket 02.jpg|thumb|none|6010px|Two muskets, shield and spears.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Musket 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good view on the lock of the musket.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Musket 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A good view on the lock of the musket.]]
  
 
== Arabian cold arms ==
 
== Arabian cold arms ==
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[[File:Khartoum Cold arms 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A ''jambiya'' dagger.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Cold arms 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A ''jambiya'' dagger.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Cold arms 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A ''scimitar'' sabre.]]
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[[File:Khartoum Cold arms 03.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A ''scimitar'' sabre.]]
  
 
[[Category:Movie]]
 
[[Category:Movie]]

Revision as of 21:42, 8 June 2015


Khartoum
Khartoum Poster.jpg
Original Cinema Poster
Country UKD.jpg UK
Directed by Basil Dearden
Release Date 1966
Studio Julian Blaustein Productions Ltd.
Distributor United Artists
Main Cast
Character Actor
General Charles Gordon Charlton Heston
Mahdi Laurence Olivier
Colonel Stewart Richard Johnson
Major Kitchener Peter Arne
Prime Minister Gladstone Ralph Richardson


Khartoum is a 1966 movie by Basil Dearden starring Charlton Heston as General Charles Gordon and Laurence Olivier as the Mahdi (Muhammad Ahmed). The story is based on the siege of Khartoum during the Mahdist war in 1883-1885.

The following weapons are seen in the movie Khartoum:


Handguns

Enfield Mk II Revolver

Enfield Mk II revolvers are used by British and Egyptian officers including General Gordon (Charlton Heston).

File:EnfieldMkII.jpg
Enfield Mk. II - .476 Enfield.
British officer with Enfield Mk II during the battle in the opening scene.
Khartoum Enfield MkII 02.jpg
General Gordon (Charlton Heston) with Enfield Mk II.
Egyptian officer with Enfield Mk II during the final battle.

Webley .455 Mk VI Revolver

The Webley .455 Mk VI revolver is used to ignite the fuse of the mine. It's completely anachronistic because Mk VI was adopted in 1915.

Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley
The part of the revolver is seen outside the box.

Rifles

Martini-Henry Rifle

Martini-Henry rifles are the main weapon of British and Egyptian soldiers and the Mahdists. It is hard to identify the model used but they are most likely the MkIII.

Martini-Henry Mk. III (1881-1888) .577-.450 caliber.
Egyptian soldier with Martini-Henry rifle with sword bayonet.
Egyptian soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.
Egyptian soldier with Martini-Henry rifles.
Civilians evacuees from Khartoum fire Martini-Henrys at Mahdists from the river steamer.
A mortally wounded man with Martini-Henry on the steamer.
The firing squad of Egyptian soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.
British soldiers with Martini-Henry rifles.

Remington Rolling Block Rifle

Some of the British soldiers are armed with Remington Rolling Block rifles.

Remington Rolling Block Militarized - .45 caliber.
British soldier with Remington Rolling Block rifle.

Machine guns

Nordenfelt Gun

One of the weapons mounted on the river steamer which sailed from Khartoum is Nordenfelt gun. It is supposedly 5-barrel rifle-calibre model. In the final scene Nordenfelt gun is used by Egyptian soldiers during the defence of the Khartoum palace.

Enfield No 26 Mark II Nordenfelt Gun - .45
Khartoum Nordenfelt 01.jpg
Egyptian soldiers are firing Nordenfelt gun mounted on board of the river steamer.
The Nordenfelt gun is seen on the balcony.

Trivia

Artillery

All guns in movie are breech-loading, but strangely enough, the shot is made by a burning torch.

The Egyptian artillery on the march.
The former Egyptian gun captured by the Mahdists.

Collections of Eastern weapon

Several collection of Eastern weapon including muskets, pistols and cold arms are seen on the walls of General Gordon's apartments.

Muskets, pistols, sabres and daggers.
Two muskets, shield and spears.
A good view on the lock of the musket.

Arabian cold arms

A jambiya dagger.
A scimitar sabre.
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