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==Smith & Wesson Military & Police == | ==Smith & Wesson Military & Police == | ||
| − | French officers in the film are seen with [[Smith & Wesson Military & Police]] | + | French officers in the film are seen with Orbea Revolver 1892 Espagnol revolvers, Spanish copies of the [[Smith & Wesson Military & Police]] purchased by France in WW1. |
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:Orbea8mm.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Orbea Revolver 1892 Espagnol - 8 x 27mm M1892]] |
| − | [[Image:BG-BD-S&W-01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Note the lanyard ring and | + | [[Image:BG-BD-S&W-01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Note the round lanyard ring and horn grips identifying an Orbea.]] |
[[Image:BG-BD-S&W-02.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sergeant Markoff ([[Brian Donlevy]]) (left) aims gun at Beau Geste ([[Gary Cooper]]).]] | [[Image:BG-BD-S&W-02.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sergeant Markoff ([[Brian Donlevy]]) (left) aims gun at Beau Geste ([[Gary Cooper]]).]] | ||
[[Image:BG-JS+JB-01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Major Henri de Beaujolais ([[James Stephenson]]) (middle) and his deputy Lieutenant Dufour ([[James Burke]]) have revolvers.]] | [[Image:BG-JS+JB-01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Major Henri de Beaujolais ([[James Stephenson]]) (middle) and his deputy Lieutenant Dufour ([[James Burke]]) have revolvers.]] | ||
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Beau Geste is a 1939 adventure war drama directed by William A. Wellman. Starring Gary Cooper, Robert Preston and Ray Milland.
The following weapons were used in the film Beau Geste:
Smith & Wesson Military & Police
French officers in the film are seen with Orbea Revolver 1892 Espagnol revolvers, Spanish copies of the Smith & Wesson Military & Police purchased by France in WW1.
Major Henri de Beaujolais (James Stephenson) (middle) and his deputy Lieutenant Dufour (James Burke) have revolvers.
Fusil Berthier Modèle 1907-15 Rifle
Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion are armed with Berthier Model 1907-15 rifles.
Geste brothers, John (Ray Milland) and Beau (Gary Cooper) (right) with rifles on their shoulders during a Foreign Legion parade.
Sergeant Markoff (Brian Donlevy) with his flunky Voisin (Harold Huber) (right) suppressed the rebellion crew.
Legionnaire Schwarz (Albert Dekker) goes with his rifle on patrol in a tower of fortress.
A third brother, Digsby Deste (Robert Preston), with a rifle on his back put his dying brother to bed.
Jezail musket
Tuaregs fire at the legionaries with their obsolete, however accurate Jezail muskets.
