The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

The following guns were used in The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission.

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985)

MP40

The new Dozen use MP40's on their mission.

MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm

Major John Reisman (Lee Marvin) shows an MP40 to his men.

Luger P08

General Dietrich's aide, Colonel Schmidt (Crispin Denys) has a Luger P08 that he takes out in one scene. Dietrich says it is a "special model."

Luger P08 - 9x19mm. This is a 1917 dated handgun, thus it is a World War One firearm.

Schmidt looks at his "special model" Luger.

Another view of the Luger as Schmidt is shot.

CZ 27

A particularly excitable Gestapo officer uses a CZ 27.

CZ 27.

The agent aims with his CZ 27. The Germans adopted this pistol after they took over Czechoslovakia.

Another view of the CZ 27 as the agent climbs into a Kübelwagen.

Karabiner 98k (fitted with scope and suppressor)

Arlen Dregors (Ricco Ross) is given a Karabiner 98k with a large scope and a suppressor which he uses to assassinate General Dietrich.

Karabiner 98k with Zeiss ZF42 scope 7.92x57mm Mauser

The unassembled rifle in its case.

Dregors takes aim at Dietrich.

Dregors prepares to fire.

Favoring the suppressor.

Karabiner 98k

Instead of the stereotypical MP40, most of the German soldiers in this film are armed with Karabiner 98ks.

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser

A German soldier with his rifle.

Another German takes aim with his rifle.

Bergmann MP35

Major Reisman and Louis Valentine (Ken Wahl) use a Bergmann MP35/I.

Bergmann MP35/I

Reisman, gun in hand, reacts to Sixkiller shooting Wright.

MG34

A MG34 is first seen sitting in the Kübelwagen the Gestapo agent commandeers. Later the soldier riding in the backseat wields the weapon.

MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum

The MG34 on a rack.

Another view of the MG34's barrel.

The German soldier in back wields the MG34.

Walther PPK

General Sepp Dietrich (Wolf Kahler) uses a Walther PPK to kill his aide, Colonel Schmidt. An interesting note is that Wolf Kahler played another Nazi general named Dietrich in "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

Early Nazi PPK - 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP)

Dietrich executes Schmidt.

MG42

During the climax, Sam Sixkiller (Sonny Landham) operates a MG42. German soldiers riding in sidecars also wield MG42s.

MG42 Light Machine Gun 7.92x57mm Mauser

German soldier blasts away with his MG42.

Sixkiller takes aim through the haze of battle.

Sixkiller holds the Germans off so his friends can escape.

Sixkiller cuts through the enemy soldiers.