The War of the Worlds (1953)

Not to be confused with the 2005 remake:War of The Worlds

The War of the Worlds (1953)

The weapons seen in this movie are:

M1 Carbine

Used by the USMC and the U.S Army Soldiers.

World War Two Era M1 Carbine, with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WW2, shown with khaki sling and Magazine pouch for buttstock

M1 Garand

Used by the USMC and U.S Army Soldiers.

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

M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket)

Used by the USMC and the U.S Army Soldiers.

M20 Super Bazooka - 3.5 Inch

M1919

Used by the USMC Machine Gun Platoon.

Browning M1919 .30-06 on M2 tripod

M1919A4

Used by the USMC Machine Gun Platoon.

A variant of the Browning M1919 developed during World War 2, this model is designated the M37, with the ability to feed from either the left or the right of the weapon - 30-06. This example is shown without a tripod, only the pintle mount. This the MOST likely .30 cal machine gun to be seen firing from armored vehicles.

Browning M2HB

Used by the USMC machine gun platoon.

Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG

Mortar

Used by the USMC Mortar Platoon.

M2 60mm Mortar

Trivia Section

• The "Flying Wing" is a Northrop YB-49 which predates the present day B-2 Spirit of the same manufacturer. The flight scenes are original test flight footage.