1917 (2019)

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1917 Movie Poster Country United Kingdom United States Directed by Sam Mendes Release Date December 25, 2019 Language English French German Distributor Universal Pictures Main Cast Character Actor Tom Blake Dean-Charles Chapman Will Schofield George MacKay Lieutenant Leslie Andrew Scott Major Hepburn Adrian Scarborough Lieutenant Joseph Blake Richard Madden

1917 is a 2019 World War I movie directed by Sam Mendes (Skyfall). With World War I at its peak, Blake and Schofield, two young British soldiers, are ordered to travel deep through hostile land to deliver an important message. But it's a race against time because this message has to be delivered fast enough to prevent an attack that would mean certain death for hundreds of soldiers. The cast also includes Colin Firth, Mark Strong and Benedict Cumberbatch.

The following weapons were used in the film 1917 (2019):

Handguns

Webley MK VI

British officers are armed with Webley Mk VI revolvers which are mainly seen holstered including by General Erinmore (Colin Firth), Lieutenant Leslie (Andrew Scott), Captain Smith (Mark Strong), Colonel MacKenzie (Benedict Cumberbatch), Major Hepburn (Adrian Scarborough) and Lieutenant Blake (Richard Madden). Nevertheless, some officers can be seen with revolvers drawn at the end.

Webley Mk IV - .455 Webley

"Hold Fast!"
Sergeant Guthrie (John Hollingworth) holds his Webley.

Rifles

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III

British soldiers including Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) and Schofield (George MacKay) can be seen with Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifles. The attention to detail and setting of the film extends to correctly portraying both the SMLE's magazine capacity of ten rounds, as well as ensuring the rifles are properly rechambered between shots. One exceptional example of this is after Schofield fires his SMLE and doesn't rechamber it in one scene, several scenes and tens of minutes later he cycles the bolt before firing at the start of the next engagement.

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III - .303 British. Introduced in 1907, this was the official battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War.

Blake carries his SMLE in No Man's Land. The magazine cut-off is visible. Note Schofield's trigger discipline - as with the video game Battlefield 1, both soldiers exercise the safety practice long before it was taught as standard military practice.

Schofield holds his SMLE alongside with a Mk. 3 trench lamp.

British soldiers of the Devonshire Regiment resting with their rifles.

Mauser Gewehr 1898

German soldiers can be seen carrying Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles.

Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Schofield encounters the German sniper (Bogdan Kumsackij) who holds the rifle in his left hand.

Machine Guns

Lewis Gun

Several Lewis Gun can be seen transported by British soldiers through the trenches. Most of them are equipped with dust covers on the muzzles.

Lewis Gun - .303 British

Maxim LMG 08/15

A pair of LMG 08/15 Air machine guns are mounted on the Albatros D.III biplane of the German pilot (Robert Maaser).

LMG 08/15 Air-Cooled - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Hand Grenades

Mills Bomb

Before the journey, Blake and Schofield get some Mills Bombs.

No. 36M Mk.I "Mills Bomb" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.

Other

Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III*

A Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* signal pistol is handed over by Private Kilgour (Spike Leighton) and Lieutenant Leslie (Andrew Scott) to Blake before going into No Man's Land.

Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* Signal Pistol - 1 inch - brass frame and barrel

15 cm Kanone 16

Disabled 15 cm Kanone 16 howitzers can be seen at the abandoned artillery base.