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71: Into the Fire (2010)

The following weapons were seen in the film 71: Into the Fire:

M1 Garand

Most of the South Korean, US, and student soldiers use M1 Garand rifles. The rifle is shown extensively as the learn the basics. Many of the things taught to the students regarding the M1 Garand is good solid information. For the most part the Garand is shown being used correctly and I can only note one Hollywood style moment. The Hollywood moment would be when prior to the final battle a series of camera angles show many of the students loading their rifles simply by grasping the closed charging handle and racking it without inserting an en bloc clip. As the en bloc clips cannot be held in the rifle without chambering a round this is incorrect. Perhaps one of the more accurate moments in when Jang-beom loads an individual round into the Garand and eases the bolt onto it instead of slamming it shut. If a round is chambered by hand and the bolt is allowed to ride freely onto it with no resistance met a slam fire is possible.

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

Note the web sling.

Kap-jo fires his M1 Garand

1st platoon opens up with a volley from their M1 Garands.

Loading the M1 with .30 caliber M2 ball.

The infamous Garand thumb. The novice soldier fails to keep his thumb out of the closing bolt. Note: Typically the thumb caught is the thumb used to push the en bloc clip completely into the rifle. Here they show the opposite thumb from the one loading getting caught.

M1 Carbine

Some of the South Korean and US soldiers wield M1 Carbines with 30 round magazines.

Post-war M1 Carbine with 30 round magazine and metal barrel shroud - .30 Carbine

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Suk-Dae with his M1 carbine

Mosin-Nagant

Most of the North Korean soldiers use Mosin Nagant rifles.

Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R

A North Korean soldier takes aim at the student soldiers.

SKS

The SKS is seen briefly in the hands of North Korean soldiers.

Russian Simonov Type 45 aka the Russian SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm.

PPSh-41

Some North Korean soldiers and some students are seen wielding the PPSh-41 submachine-gun. Most notably Kap-jo at the end of the film.

Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

Kap-jo with his "borrowed" PPSh-41

Kap-jo opens fire on the rooftop at North Korean soldiers.

Maxim M1910

The Maxim M1910 is used on the rooftop By Jang-Beom and Kap-Jo

Maxim 1910 with 'Sokolov' wheel mount, w/o shield - 7.62x54R

Note the blank cartridges

Degtyaryov DPM

The Degtyaryov DP is used to great effect on the rooftop.

Degtyarev DPM, 7.62x54mm R

Nambu Type 14

The Nambu Type 14 pistol can be seen in the hands of several North Korean Officers. Most notably Mu-Rang carries one.

Nambu Type 14 8x22mm Nambu

M1911A1

The M1911A1 pistol makes an appearance in the hands of Suk-Dae

World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP

Suk-Dae's pistol

Note the trigger discipline.

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 ==M1 Garand==
-Most of the South Korean, US, and student soldiers use [[M1 Garand]] rifles. The rifle is shown extensively as the students train with their new rifles.
+Most of the South Korean, US, and student soldiers use [[M1 Garand]] rifles. The rifle is shown extensively as the learn the basics. Many of the things taught to the students regarding the M1 Garand is good solid information. For the most part the Garand is shown being used correctly and I can only note one Hollywood style moment. The Hollywood moment would be when prior to the final battle a series of camera angles show many of the students loading their rifles simply by grasping the closed charging handle and racking it without inserting an en bloc clip. As the en bloc clips cannot be held in the rifle without chambering a round this is incorrect. Perhaps one of the more accurate moments in when Jang-beom loads an individual round into the Garand and eases the bolt onto it instead of slamming it shut. If a round is chambered by hand and the bolt is allowed to ride freely onto it with no resistance met a slam fire is possible.
 [[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]
 [[Image:Vlc_2011-04-04_11-48-39-88.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the web sling.]]
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 [[Image:Vlc_2011-04-04_11-56-44-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|1st platoon opens up with a volley from their M1 Garands.]]
 [[Image:Vlc_2011-04-04_12-00-50-86.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loading the M1 with .30 caliber M2 ball.]]
-[[Image:Vlc_2011-04-04_12-00-51-99.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The infamous Garand thumb. The novice soldier fails to keep his thumb out of the closing bolt.]]
+[[Image:Vlc_2011-04-04_12-00-51-99.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The infamous Garand thumb. The novice soldier fails to keep his thumb out of the closing bolt. Note: Typically the thumb caught is the thumb used to push the en bloc clip completely into the rifle. Here they show the opposite thumb from the one loading getting caught.]]
 ==M1 Carbine==