The War Game (1965)

The firearms that were used in the 1965 BBC television movie The War Game include the following...

Note: Due to the psuedo-realistic cinematography, some of the images will be a bit blurry.

Webley Mk IV

Webley revolvers were widely used by British police officers, especially to euthanize the dying victims of a Soviet nuclear attack on Great Britain.

Webley Mk.IV WW2 British Army version chambered for .38 S&W

British army soldiers take Webley revolvers out of a crate before giving them to police officers.

British police officers check their Webley revolvers before using them to euthanize dying civilians.

Double-barreled shotgun

A British civilian who has prepared a fallout shelter for himself brandishes a doubled-barreled shotgun, claiming he'll 'certainly use it' if someone tried to break in.

Sten Mk.3 submachine gun

A few British police officers use Sten Mk.3 submachine guns, distinguished by their longer barrel shrouds, during the food riot scenes.

A police officer uses his Sten to hold back a crowd of protesters.

PPSh-41 submachine gun (or Suomi M/31)

PPSh-41 or Suomi M/31 submachine guns are seen in the hands of East German soldiers at an East Berlin checkpoint. It is difficult to tell because the weapons are seen only at a distance.

Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

Suomi M/31

M1 Carbine

Seen in the hands of West Berlin police officers at one of the checkpoints to East Berlin. Also, a number of American soldiers are seen with M1 Carbines before the launch of a tactical nuclar missile in West Germany.

World War Two Era M1 Carbine

West German police officers with M1 carbines.

A West German police officer with a M1 carbine attempts to prevent a protester from charging the East German barricades.

SKS rifle

SKS rifles are seen in the hands of East German soldiers at an East Berlin checkpoint.

Russian Simonov Type 45 aka the SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm

A Russian soldier in the background is armed with a SKS rifle.

L1A1 Self Loading Rifle

A number of British soldiers in West Germany were seen armed with L1A1 Self Loading Rifles. One L1A1 can also be seen during a scene depicting protests at a checkpoint between East and West Berlin.

British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR(Self Loading Rifle) chambered in 7.62 Nato - Variation of the FN FAL battle rifle.

A British soldier defending his position against Communist forces outside of Berlin.

Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) (Lee-Enfield No.4)

Lee-Enfield No.4 rifles were seen in the hands of British police officers (and possibly a few soldiers) after Britain was hit by Soviet nuclear missiles. Lee-Enfield No.4 rifles were also seen in the hands of survivors of the nuclear attack after seizing a police munitions truck a day after police officers shot a number of food rioters. Members of a police firing squad also use the rifles to execute rioters.

Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 the most common World War Two Rifle, in service between 1941–Present

British police officers load their Lee-Enfield No. 4 rifles before confronting protesters.

A closer shot of the loading process.

A survivor attempts to cock a Lee-Enfield No.4 that he just seized from a police munitions truck.

A police officer and a survivor, both armed with Lee-Enfield No.4s, confront each other on the streets of Kent.

A police officer with a No.4 tries to block the cameraman from filming the execution of rioters.

M1 Garand

A number of British police officers are seen armed with M1 Garands, particularly in the scene where rioters are being executed. Also, a number of American soldiers in West Germany were seen with Garands during a failed attempt to relieve forces in West Berlin as well as in the scenes before the launch of a NATO tactical nuclear missile.

M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06

A British police officer armed with a M1 Garand.