The Old Gun (Le vieux fusil)

The Old Gun Le vieux fusil Cinema poster Country France Germany Directed by Robert Enrico Release Date 1975 Language French, German Studio Les Productions Artistes Associés Distributor Surrogate Main Cast Character Actor Julien Dandieu Philippe Noiret Clara Dandieu Romy Schneider François Jean Bouise SS-sturmbanführer Joachim Hansen SS-lieutenant Robert Hoffmann

The Old Gun (Le vieux fusil) (released in the US as Vengeance One by One) is a 1975 French war drama directed by Robert Enrico. The film stars Philippe Noiret and Romy Schneider as husband and wife Julien and Clara Dandieu. Julien is an elderly doctor in the occupied part of France. At the end of the war, he sends his wife with their daughter to the countryside to be safe. They have no idea that their house was occupied by SS troops. His family and other people from the village are brutally murdered. Julien, with the help of an old shotgun he inherited from his father, takes justice into his own hands.

The following weapons were used in the film The Old Gun (Le vieux fusil):

Handguns

Luger P08

An SS lieutenant (Robert Hoffmann) fires his Luger P08.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm

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Mauser Pocket Pistol

An SS-sturmbanführer (Joachim Hansen) holds a Mauser Pocket Pistol.

1934 Mauser Pocket Pistol - .32 ACP

Mle 1892 Revolver

The Maquis commander carries an Mle 1892 Revolver.

Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 - 8x27mm SR

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Submachine Guns

MAS-38

The Milice française are armed with the MAS-38.

MAS-38 Submachine gun - 7.65x20mm Longue

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The militiaman on the left holds a MAS-38.

MP 40

SS soldiers are armed with MP 40s.

MP 40 - 9x19mm

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The soldier (Antoine Saint-John) whom Julien killed in the kitchen with an MP 40.

Sten Mk II

The partisans are seen with large amount of Sten Mk II submachine guns.

Sten Mk II - 9x19mm

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Rifles

Lebel 1886

Vichy militia and partisans are armed with the Lebel 1886.

Lebel Model 1886 - 8x50mmR Lebel

Berthier Mle 1916 Carbine

Militiamen also carry Berthier Mle 1916 carbines.

Berthier Model 1916 Carabine - 8x50mmR Lebel

The militiaman on the right has a carbine over his shoulder.

Gewehr 1898

A German soldier carries a Gewehr 1898 on his back. Partisans also are seen with Gewehr 1898 rifles.

Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Karabiner 98k

Some SS men also have Karabiner 98k rifles.

Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Shotguns

12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun

Julien Dandieu (Philippe Noiret) takes a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun he used as a child while hunting with his father to enact his revenge.

Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 gauge

Julien's father was a good shooter and used to take his son hunting.

Stored in wax paper, the ammunition is still usable even after many years. These appear to be anachronistic plastic shotgun shells, shotgun shells used during the 1940s or earlier would most likely be brass or paper-hulled.

Julien with his old shotgun now hunting a new type of "vermin".

Machine Guns

MG 131

An Sd.Kfz. 251 "Hanomag" is fitted with a mounted MG 131.

MG 131 - 13x64mm B

Hand Grenades

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

SS troops and partisans are equipped with a Model 24 Stielhandgranates.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade

F1 hand grenade

A maquisard has a F1 hand grenade on his belt.

F1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade with Mle1935 fuse.

Others

M2 Flamethrower

The M2 Flamethrower (presumably standing in for a Flammenwerfer 35 or 41) is used by an SS soldier and Julien Dandieu (Philippe Noiret).

M2 Flamethrower