Field of Honor
Champ d'honneur

Poster

Country	France
Directed by	Jean-Pierre Denis
Release Date	September 16, 1987
Language	French German

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Pierre Naboulet	Cris Campion
Henriette	Pascale Rocard
Arnaud Florent	Eric Wapler
The Child	Frédéric Mayer
Roger	François Segura

Field of Honor is a 1987 French movie directed by Jean-Pierre Denis. Winter 1869: to secure the family business, Pierre Naboulet sells his conscription number for a few gold coins so that Arnaud Florent, the son of a stranger, escapes military service. In Rheims, he learns the profession of a soldier following the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in July 1870. Pierre finds himself at the front in Alsace, where he escapes the Prussian steamroller that destroys the French Army. While searching for French troops in Alsace, he meets a lost child, whom he befriends even though they do not speak the same language.

The following weapons were used in the film Field of Honor:

Rifles

Gras Model 1874

Algerian, Turkish, and French troops including Pierre (Cris Campion) use anachronistic Gras Model 1874 rifles standing in for accurate Chassepot 1866 rifles.

Gras Mle 1874 with Mle 1874 sword bayonet

French soldiers cleaning their rifles.

Roger, Pierre, and other soldiers prepare themselves for a hopeless fight against superior Prussian soldiers in the woods.

Pierre holds the Gras rifle fixed with an Mle 1874 sword bayonet.

A promotional picture of the same scene, which allows for a better view of the Gras-style receiver.

Percussion Musket

Unknown percussion muskets, possibly of French origin, are used by Prussian soldiers which are hard to identify because they are often seen in the background or only briefly. Historically correct would be the Dreyse M1862 and M1865 rifles and the little-used Potsdam Model 1839/55 musket. A Prussian cavalry unit also uses this long musket instead of the Dreyse M/57 Carbine.