The Lighthorsemen is a 1987 Australian World War I film directed by Simon Wincer. The film tells about the men of Australian Light Horse troops which involved in the 1917 Battle of Beersheeba.
The Lighthorsemen (1987) - Film poster
The following weapons are featured in the film The Lighthorsemen:
Handguns
Webley Mk VI Revolver
Webley Mk VI Revolver - .455 Webley
Major Richard Meinertzhagen gives his
Webley Mk VI to Colonel Murray Bourchier
Australian Sergeant fires his Webley Mk VI at Turkish troops
Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"
Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" - 7.63x25mm Mauser.
Scotty (Jon Blake) holds captured Mauser C96
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII Rifle
Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII Rifles are the mainstay weapon of the Australian and British troops
No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle - .303 British
Frank (
Gary Sweet) preparing to mercy kill his wounded horse
Dave Mitchell (Peter Phelps) holds his SMLE rifle
Closeup of SMLE. The bolt open
Turkish 1903 Mauser Rifle
Mauser 1903 Rifles are the mainstay weapon of the Turkish troops.
Turkish 1903 Mauser Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm
Bedouin fires his Mauser rifle at Frank
Turkish soldiers fire their Mauser rifles at Australian troops
Closeup of Turkish 1903 Mauser rifle rear sights
Machine Guns
Lewis Machine Gun
Vickers MK1
Vickers Mark 1 Machine Gun with ribbed water jacket - .303 British
Maxim MG08
Maxim MG08 Machine Gun - 7.92 x 57mm
Turkish soldiers use the
Maxim MG08 machine gun during the attack of Australian light horse troops
Maxim MG08/15
Maxim MG08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
German reconnaissance aircraft fires MG-08/15 fixed machine gun
Parabellum MG17
Parabellum MG17 aircraft machine Gun - 7.92 x 57mm
German reconnaissance aircraft armed with the Parabellum MG17 in observer's cockpit
Hand Grenades
Stielhandgranate
Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
Other
7.7 cm FK 96 n.A.
Turkish troops use German 7.7 cm FK 96 field guns. Australian troops use this guns too.
Turkish gunners firing the 7.7 cm FK 96 field guns
Close up of the 7.7 cm FK 96 n.A. breech
Aerial bomb
German reconnaissance aircraft carries small aerial bombs.
Mark V tank
British troops use tanks during the Second Battle of Gaza
Explosive
Australian troops used explosives to destroy the Turkish railway