Khartoum

Khartoum Original Cinema Poster Country 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).

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Enfield Mk. II - .476 Enfield.

British officer with Enfield Mk II during the battle in the opening scene.

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.

Mahdists fired from 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.

Egyptian soldier fired from a Remington Rolling Block rifle.

Jezail Musket

Jezail muskets are seen in the collection of Eastern weapons on the wall in General Gordon's apartment.

Jezail musket

Muskets, pistols, sabres and daggers.

Two muskets, shield and spears.

A good view on the lock of the musket.

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

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.

Arabian cold arms

A jambiya dagger.

A scimitar sabre.