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The following gun were used in the film The Thin Red Line:

The Thin Red Line (1998)

M1 Garand

M1 Garand rifles are used heavily by the US soldiers in the film such as Pvt. Witt (Jim Caviezel), Pvt. Bell (Ben Chaplin), and Pfc. Doll (Dash Mihok).

M1 Garand - .30-06.

Pfc. Doll (Dash Mihok) fires his M1 Garand at Japanese soldiers on the hill top.

Pvt. Witt (Jim Caviezel) and another soldier fire their M1 Garands.

Pvt. Bell (Ben Chaplin) with his M1 Garand.

Pfc. Doll (Dash Mihok) fires his M1 Garand.

Pvt. Witt (Jim Caviezel) fires his M1 Garand during the assault on Hill 262.

Pvt. Bell (Ben Chaplin) with his M1 Garand during the assault on Hill 262.

Pvt. Bell (Ben Chaplin) fires his M1 Garand, fitted with a bayonet.

Pvt. Coombs (Matt Doran) with an M1 Garand.

M1 Carbine

M1 Carbine rifles are used by the officers in the film such as Sgt. Keck (Woody Harrelson), Sgt. Gaff (John Cusack), Capt. Staros (Elias Koteas), and 2nd Lt. Whyte (Jared Leto).

M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine.

Capt. Staros has an M1 Carbine slung over his back, which has an anachronistic bayonet lug found on M1 Carbines from the Korean war and on.

2nd Lt. Whyte (Jared Leto) with an M1 Carbine.

Capt. Staros with his M1 Carbine.

An unknown soldier with his M1 Carbine rested on his shoulder.

Cpt. Gaff with his M1 Carbine.

Cpt. Gaff fires his M1 Carbine at Japanese soldiers.

M1928A1 Thompson

M1928A1 Thompsons are carried by 1st Sgt. Welsh (Sean Penn), Sgt. Storm (John C. Reilly), and others.

M1928A1 Thompson - .45 ACP.

Sgt. Storm (John C. Reilly) with an M1928A1 Thompson.

1st Sgt. Welsh (Sean Penn) searchs the tall grass with his M1928A1 Thompson at the ready.

Unknown soldier with an M1928A1 Thompson.

Unknown soldier firing his Thompson.

1st Sgt. Welsh (Sean Penn) fires his Thompson during the assault on Hill 262.

1st Sgt. Welsh (Sean Penn) wades through the river while holding his Thompson.

Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2

Cpl. Queen (David Harrod) keeps a Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 slung over his back, which he carries along with his Winchester 1897. On occasion he is seen using this gun instead with the Winchester slung over his back.

Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 - .30-06.

Cpl. Queen (David Harrod) with a Browning Automatic Rifle slung over his back.

Cpl. Queen (David Harrod) with his BAR, now with his Winchester slung on his back.

A soldier to the right lugs a BAR over his shoulders.

M1911A1

Pfc. Doll (Dash Mihok) steals an M1911A1 hanging from a bunk in the ship carrying Charlie company to the island. He notabley uses it when he charges a Japanese machine gun emplacement and fires it at them. Basically every other US soldier also has an M1911A1 as their sidearm, although only few soldiers such as Sgt. Gaff (John Cusack) are seen using them.

M1911A1 - .45 ACP.

An M1911A1 and holster hanging off a bunk before being stolen by Pfc. Doll (Dash Mihok).

Pfc. Doll fires the M1911A1 at a Japanese machine gun emplacement.

Winchester 1897

Cpl. Queen (David Harrod) is seen using a Winchester 1897 shotgun, along with a BAR as his main weapons in the film.

Winchester 1897 Trench - 12 Gauge.

Cpl. Queen (David Harrod) with his Winchester 1897 shotgun in the high grass.

Cpl. Queen (David Harrod) orders Japanese soldiers out of a bunker with his Winchester 1897 shotgun.

Cpl. Queen (David Harrod) holds his Winchester 1897 shotgun on Japanese prisoners.

Cpl. Queen (David Harrod) fires his Winchester 1897 shotgun at a Japanese soldier in a tree.

MK II Hand Grenade

Several US soldiers are seen using MK II Hand Grenadess in the film. At one point we see Sgt. Keck (Woody Harrelson) cutting off the folds on the pin of his grenade, which proves to be a fatal mistake on his behalf when the pin pulls too easily while still attached to his belt.

MK II hand grenade.

A MK II grenade hanging on Capt. Staros' (Elias Koteas) jacket.

A MK II grenade hanging on Pvt. Sico's (Robert Roy Hofmo) as he fakes sickness to avoid fighting.

Sgt. Keck (Woody Harrelson) tries to pull a MK II grenade off his belt but grabs it by the pin. By cutting off the pin's folds which hold it place better, the pin pulled out all too easy. Note how the spoon is flying off.

Sgt. Keck (Woody Harrelson) realizes how screwed he is.

Oerlikon 20mm Cannon

On the ship under the command of Brig. Gen. Quintard (John Travolta) is a pair of Oerlikon 20mm Cannon mounted on a Mk 20 Mod 2 gun mount.

Oerlikon Cannon - 20mm.

A pair of Oerlikon 20mm cannons.

Bofors Twin Mount

On the ship under the command of Brig. Gen. Quintard (John Travolta) is a Bofors Twin Mount or "Pom-Pom" gun, 40mm.

Twin Mounted Bofors Gun circled in red.

Arisaka Type 38

Japanese soldiers are seen mainly using Arisaka Type 38 rifles.

Arisaka Type 38 - 6.5x50mm.

Japanese soldiers with Arisaka Type 38 rifles.

A Japanese soldier with an Arisaka Type 38.

A Japanese soldier fires his Ariskaka Type 38.

Arisaka Type 99

Some Japanese soldiers are seen using Arisaka Type 99 rifles.

Arisaka Type 99 - 7.7x58mm.

An unused Arisaka Type 99 lays at the top of a trench at Hill 262.

A Japanese soldier firing an Arisaka Type 99.

A Japanese soldier fires his Arisaka Type 99 at Pvt. Witt (Jim Caviezel) as he flees.

A Japanese soldier holds his Arisaka Type 99 on Pvt. Witt (Jim Caviezel).

Nambu Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun

Japanese soldiers are seen using Nambu Type 92 Heavy Machine Guns in the film.

Nambu Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun - 7.7x58mm.

A Nambu Type 92 machine gun looking out of a machine gun emplacement on Hill 262.

A Japanese soldier prepares to fire a Nambu Type 92 at the Americans.

The Japanese soldier firing his Nambu Type 92 before being overrun.

Japanese soldiers carry a Nambu Type 92 throught the forest.

Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Gun

Japanese soldiers are also seen using Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Guns in the film.

Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Gun - 7.7x58mm.

A Japanese soldier fires a Nambu Type 99 through a smoke-screen.

A Japanese soldier fires a Nambu Type 99 from the machine gun emplacement.

A Japanese soldier tries to defend Hill 262 from the American assault.

Nambu Type 14

The issued sidearm of the Japanese Imperial Army is the Nambu Type 14 Pistol. One soldier is seen using it to commit suicide when refusing capture after Hill 262 is taken. Later in the film we see Pfc. Doll (Dash Mihok) showing off a Nambu pistol to fellow soldiers in a personel transport truck, likely taken off a dead Japanese soldier on the Hill.

Nambu Type 14 - 8mm.

A Japanese soldier shoots himself in the chest with his Nambu Type 14 pistol.

Pfc. Doll (Dash Mihok) shows off a captured Nambu Type 14 pistol.

Japanese Type 98 AA/AT

A 20mm Japanese Type 98 AA/AT gun is seen in the Japanese camp during the assault on Hill 262.

A Japanese Type 98 AA/AT gun is seen on Hill 262 - 20mm.

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