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The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)

The following firearms were used in the 1954 Korean War drama The Bridges at Toko-Ri:

M1 Carbine

While LT Harry Brubaker (William Holden) is trapped behind enemy lines, Mike Forney (Mickey Rooney) & Nestor Gamidge (Earl Holliman) go to rescue him, armed with Korean war standard M1 Carbine Rifles. After Gamidge is killed, Forney gives the rifle to Brubaker, who remarks that being a jet pilot & not a soldier, he wouldn't know how to use it. A WWII Walnut Stock variant is seen held by soldiers on the aircraft carrier.

Korean War M1 Carbine with birch stock - .30 Carbine

Mike Forney with two M1 Carbines

Brubaker & Forney with their rifles as they watch their support planes depart

Smith & Wesson Model 10

After crashing his plane in enemy territory, Brubaker takes a Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver to defend himself against enemies before Forney & Gimadge arrive.

Smith & Wesson M&P revolver - .38 Special

Brubaker checks his revolver as Korean soldiers approach

Brubaker watches as the support planes mow down the Koreans

Degtyaryov DP-27

Two Korean soldiers fire at Brubaker & Forey with a Soviet made Degtyaryov DP-27 drum-fed machine gun.

Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm

Mosin Nagant M91/30 Rifles

Korean soldiers are seen armed with what appears to be Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles in the finale. The M91/30 would be correct for Communist North Korean Troops. In the second photo, it is apparent that the rifle has a slanted metal box magazine and a straight bolt, both being features of the Mosin Nagant series of rifles.

Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R

Korean soldiers approaching Brubaker's downed plane

Unidentified revolver

In addition to the Mosin Nagant rifles, one of the Korean soldiers is armed with an unidentified nickel revolver, possibly a Webley variant.

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 == M1 Carbine ==
-While Lt. Harry Brubaker ([[William Holden]]) is trapped behind enemy lines, Mike Forney ([[Mickey Rooney]]) & Nestor Gamidge ([[Earl Holliman]]) go to rescue him, armed with Korean war standard [[M1 Carbine]] Rifles. After Gamidge is killed, Forney gives the rifle to Brubaker, who remarks that being a jet pilot & not a soldier, he wouldn't know how to use it. A WWII Walnut Stock variant is seen held by soldiers on the aircraft carrier.
+While LT Harry Brubaker ([[William Holden]]) is trapped behind enemy lines, Mike Forney ([[Mickey Rooney]]) & Nestor Gamidge ([[Earl Holliman]]) go to rescue him, armed with Korean war standard [[M1 Carbine]] Rifles. After Gamidge is killed, Forney gives the rifle to Brubaker, who remarks that being a jet pilot & not a soldier, he wouldn't know how to use it. A WWII Walnut Stock variant is seen held by soldiers on the aircraft carrier.
 [[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Korean War M1 Carbine with birch stock - .30 Carbine]]
 [[Image:Toko-ri001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mike Forney with two M1 Carbines]]
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 == Degtyaryov DP-27 ==
-Two Korean Soldiers fire at Brubaker & Forey with a Soviet made [[Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun|Degtyaryov DP-27]] drum-fed machine gun.
+Two Korean soldiers fire at Brubaker & Forey with a Soviet made [[Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun|Degtyaryov DP-27]] drum-fed machine gun.
 [[Image:DP-28.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm]]
 [[Image:Toko-ri009.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]