The Lighthorsemen

Country	Australia
Directed by	Simon Wincer
Release Date	September 10, 1987
Language	English Turkish
Studio	The Australian Film Commission FGH Film Victoria International Film Management Picture Show RKO Pictures
Distributor	Cinecom Pictures

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Dave Mitchell	Peter Phelps
Major Richard Meinertzhagen	Anthony Andrews
Colonel Murray Bourchier	Tony Bonner
Scotty	Jon Blake
Frank	Gary Sweet
Colonel Ismet Bey	Gerard Kennedy

The Lighthorsemen is a 1987 Australian World War I film directed by Simon Wincer. The film tells about the men of the Australian Light Horse who were involved in the 1917 Battle of Beersheeba.

Several pieces of footage from the film were re-used for the episode "Palestine 1917" of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (re-released on video and DVD under the title "Daredevils of the Desert"), which Wincer also directed.

The following weapons were used in the film The Lighthorsemen:

Handguns

Webley Mk. VI

ANZAC officers including Major Richard Meinertzhagen (Anthony Andrews) and Colonel Murray Bourchier (Tony Bonner) are armed with Webley Mk VIs.

Webley Mark VI - .455 Webley

Major Richard Meinertzhagen gives his Webley to Colonel Murray Bourchier.

Australian Sergeant fires his Webley Mk VI at Turkish troops.

Mauser C96

A Turkish soldier is seen with a Mauser C96. Another one is carried by a German Artillery Officer (Bill Stacey) which is taken by Scotty (Jon Blake).

Mauser C96 - 7.63x25mm Mauser

The Turkish soldier fires his Mauser C96.

Scotty holds the captured Mauser while following a demolition cable.

Scotty points the Mauser at Hauptmann (Captain) Reichert (Shane Briant).

Rifles

Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III

Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk IIIs are the mainstay weapon of the Australian and British troops.

Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mark III - .303 British

Frank (Gary Sweet) preparing to mercy kill his wounded horse.

Dave Mitchell (Peter Phelps) holds his SMLE rifle.

Closeup of SMLE offers a view of the open chamber with the magazine cut-off.

Australian light horsemen fire their SMLE rifles with bayonets.

Mauser Model 1903/30

Anachronistic 1903/30 Turkish Mausers are used by Turkish troops. These can be identified by the notch on top of the receiver which is not present on unconverted 1903s.

Mauser Model 1903/30 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

A bedouin fires his Mauser rifle at Frank.

Turkish soldiers fire their Mauser rifles at Australian troops.

Closeup of a Mauser tangent rear sights with Arabic numerals. Original Ottoman 1903 Mausers have Eastern Arabic numerals.

Another view.

This close-up of the opened chamber shows the large stripper clip guides, retrofitted notch, and the post-WWI Kirikkale Tufek Fabrikast markings of the Turkish Republic.