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Anzacs (1985)

Anzacs is a 1985 Australian miniseries. Set during the First World War, it follows several Australians as they enlist in the Australian Army, from joining up to homecoming, and the battles that made the Anzac name famous, such as Gallipoli, the Somme, Passchendaele and Hamel.

The following weapons can be seen in the miniseries Anzacs:

Allied Weapons

Rifles

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*

The main weapon of the Anzacs is the Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*, including Martin "Marty" Barrington (Andrew Clarke), Flanagan (Jon Blake), Roly Collins (Christopher Cummins), Alec "Pudden" Parsons (Alec Wilson), Sgt. Tom MacArthur (Patrick Ward) and Dick Baker (Mark Hembrow).

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British

Bill Harris (Johnathon Sweet) instructs Roly Collins (Christopher Cummins) in the proper use of the Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*.

Roly loads a .303 Mk VII round into his Lee-Enfield.

Roly trains with his Lee-Enfield on the rifle range.

Martin "Marty" Barrington (Andrew Clarke), Dick Baker (Mark Hembrow) and Sergeant Tom MacArthur (Patrick Ward) fire their Lee-Enfield rifles on the Gallipoli bluffs.

Dick fires his Lee-Enfield at charging Turkish soldiers.

Dick with his Lee-Enfield, bayonet fixed, in the Lone Pine trenches at Gallipoli.

Marty at the Somme with his Lee-Enfield.

Alec "Pudden" Parsons (Alec Wilson) covers Wilhelm "Kaiser" Schmidt (Shane Briant) with his Lee-Enfield.

Flanagan (Jon Blake) and Marty with their Lee-Enfield rifles as they search for Pudden, whom has gone AWOL.

Two Anzacs fire their Lee-Enfield rifles at attacking Germans in Amiens.

M1917 Enfield

American soldiers can at one point be seen drilling with M1917 Enfield rifles.

M1917 Enfield - .30-06

American troops march behind a Cambrai tank with their M1917 Enfields.

Machine Guns

Lewis Gun

Bluey (Peter Finlay) carries a Lewis Gun, which he mainly uses in a support role. Other soldiers that can be seen operating the weapon are Wilhelm "Kaiser" Schmidt (Shane Briant), Sergeant Tom MacArthur (Patrick Ward) and Carter (Peter Browne.

Lewis gun - .303 British

Bluey (Peter Finlay) with his Lewis Gun as he talks with Lt. Harold Armstrong (Tony Bonner) on the Somme battlefields.

Close-up of the Lewis Gun magazine and sight.

Bluey fires his Lewis Gun at Germans on the Hindenburg Line.

An injured Sgt. Tom MacArthur (Patrick Ward) takes over on the Lewis Gun after Bluey is wounded by a grenade.

Wilhelm "Kaiser" Schmidt fires the Lewis Gun from the hip after recovering it from Sgt. MacArthur.

Bluey, cigarette in mouth, pours suppressive fire on a German bunker at Broodseinde Ridge, Passchendaele.

Bluey fires at attacking German soldiers in Amiens.

Carter (Peter Browne) hoists the Lewis Gun on his shoulders after a successful attack in Hamel.

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 ===Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*===
-The main weapon of the Anzacs is the [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]], including Martin "Marty" Barrington ([[Andrew Clarke]]), Flanagan ([[Jon Blake]]), Roly Collins ([[Christopher Cummins]]), Alec "Pudden" Parsons ([[Alec Wilson]]), Sergeant Tom MacArthur ([[Patrick Ward]]) and Dick Baker ([[Mark Hembrow]]).
+The main weapon of the Anzacs is the [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]], including Martin "Marty" Barrington ([[Andrew Clarke]]), Flanagan ([[Jon Blake]]), Roly Collins ([[Christopher Cummins]]), Alec "Pudden" Parsons ([[Alec Wilson]]), Sgt. Tom MacArthur ([[Patrick Ward]]) and Dick Baker ([[Mark Hembrow]]).
 [[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British]]
 [[Image:Roly EnfieldMkIII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bill Harris ([[Johnathon Sweet]]) instructs Roly Collins ([[Christopher Cummins]]) in the proper use of the Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*.]]
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 [[Image:Pudden EnfieldMkIII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Alec "Pudden" Parsons ([[Alec Wilson]]) covers Wilhelm "Kaiser" Schmidt ([[Shane Briant]]) with his Lee-Enfield.]]
 [[Image:Flanagan Marty EnfieldMkIII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Flanagan ([[Jon Blake]]) and Marty with their Lee-Enfield rifles as they search for Pudden, whom has gone AWOL.]]
-[[Image:Australian EnfieldMkIIIs.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Anzacs fire their Lee-Enfield rifles at attacking Germans.]]
+[[Image:Australian EnfieldMkIIIs.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Anzacs fire their Lee-Enfield rifles at attacking Germans in Amiens.]]
 ===M1917 Enfield===
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 Bluey ([[Peter Finlay]]) carries a Lewis Gun, which he mainly uses in a support role. Other soldiers that can be seen operating the weapon are Wilhelm "Kaiser" Schmidt ([[Shane Briant]]), Sergeant Tom MacArthur ([[Patrick Ward]]) and Carter ([[Peter Browne.]]
 [[Image:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Lewis gun - .303 British]]
+[[Image:Bluey LewisGun 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bluey ([[Peter Finlay]]) with his Lewis Gun as he talks with Lt. Harold Armstrong ([[Tony Bonner]]) on the Somme battlefields.]]
+[[Image:Bluey LewisGun 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of the Lewis Gun magazine and sight.]]
+[[Image:Bluey LewisGun 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bluey fires his Lewis Gun at Germans on the Hindenburg Line.]]
+[[Image:MacArthur LewisGun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An injured Sgt. Tom MacArthur ([[Patrick Ward]]) takes over on the Lewis Gun after Bluey is wounded by a grenade.]]
+[[Image:Kaiser LewisGun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Wilhelm "Kaiser" Schmidt fires the Lewis Gun from the hip after recovering it from Sgt. MacArthur.]]
+[[Image:Bluey LewisGun 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bluey, cigarette in mouth, pours suppressive fire on a German bunker at Broodseinde Ridge, Passchendaele.]]
+[[Image:Bluey LewisGun 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bluey fires at attacking German soldiers in Amiens.]]
+[[Image:Carter LewisGun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Carter ([[Peter Browne]]) hoists the Lewis Gun on his shoulders after a successful attack in Hamel.]]
 [[Category:Television]]
 [[Category:War]]
 [[Category:Mini-Series]]
 [[Category:Australian Produced/Filmed]]

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