King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines is an American Adventure movie from 1986 starring Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone as Allan Quatermain and Jesse Huston respectively in their search for Miss Hustons father and the legendary (and lost) King Solomon's Mines.

The following weapons were used in the film King Solomon's Mines (1985):

Webley Mk VI

Allan Quatermain (Richard Chamberlain) and several other characters carries the Webley Mk VI.

Webley Mk VI - .455 Webley

Quatermain (Richard Chamberlain) being polite with Kassam (Shaike Ophir)

A closeup of Quatermains gun after he drops it

Dogati fires his Webley.

Colonel Bockner (Herbert Lom) wielding his Webley in an awkward angle.

Dogati (John Rhys-Davies) points his own Webley gun at Quatermain.

Double-barreled sawed off shotgun

Quatermain carries a trademark sawed off shotgun of unknown type.

Sawed off side by side shotgun with exposed hammers - 12 gauge

Quatermains Sawed off shotgun seconds before he fires it.

Luger P08

A German sergeant carries the Luger P08.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm from 1917

A German sergeant (Mick Lesley) with his Luger

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FN MAG (WW1-era machine gun mockup)

The German soldiers and African rebels use a FN MAG machine gun heavily modifed to look like machine guns of World War 1.

M240D vehicle and aircraft-mount version with spade grips - 7.62x51mm NATO.

African Rebel machine gun. Note the charging handle which an WW1 era machine gun did not have. The barrel is also at the center of the "water jacket" which is incorrect. A real Maxim or Vickers respective barrels were at the bottom of the water jacket. Also note the FN MAG carrying handle sticking out on the right side.

Another example of a mockup FN MAG. Note the centralised gun-barrel in relation to the water jacket which is incorrect for a historical WW1 era machine gun.

An original German Maxim 08 MG.

FN FAL (Lewis Gun mock-up)

The main villain Dogati uses a FN FAL mocked up to look like a World War 1 Lewis light machine gun. Dogati fires the weapon fully automatic. The movie was filmed in Zimbabwe, which was formally the (British armed) country of Rhodesia so there were probably no lack of FN FAL derivatives due to its popularity in that country and that continent in general.

Genuine Lewis Gun.

FN FAL with wooden stock. Used as a template for the mockup shown in the movie

Dogati firing the fake Lewis Gun. Note the magazine inserted at the bottom which is a dead give-away the gun is not a genuine Lewis Gun.

Second shot of the fake Lewis Gun. FN FAL carrying handle visible.

Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I

The German soldiers and African rebels carries the British anachronistic world war 2 era Lee-Enfield rifle. It is most likely the Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I. In reality, since this movie takes place during World War 1, neither the Germans nor the African rebels would have used a rifle that was not introduced into the general public until 1939. It is doubly unlikely that the Germans at that time would have used any other rifle than the German Mauser.

The Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I

German and Colonial soldiers firing their Lee-Enfields at African rebels.

Quatermain realises he has entered the wrong railroad car.

Unknown mortars

German soldiers and African rebels are seen using a light mortar throughout the movie.

Mortar being fired by the Germans.

Mortar being fired by the African rebels.

Second shot of mortars fired by African rebels.