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− | '''''The Lost Battalion''''' is a 1919 American silent World War I film about units of the 77th Sustainment Brigade surrounded by German forces in the Argonne Forest. The movie | + | '''''The Lost Battalion''''' is a 1919 American silent World War I film about units of the 77th Sustainment Brigade surrounded by German forces in the Argonne Forest. The movie features many actual soldiers of the Battalion who portrayed themselves. In 2001, the move was [[Lost Battalion, The|remade]] by [[Russell Mulcahy]]. |
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==Colt M1911== | ==Colt M1911== | ||
− | The [[Colt M1911]] is used by American soldiers including Major (then Captain) George McMurtry. A German soldier is also seen | + | The [[Colt M1911]] is used by American soldiers including Major (then Captain) George McMurtry. A German soldier is also seen firing the Colt. |
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[File:lb19_colt1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Capt. McMurtry holds his Colt as he is under fire.]] | [[File:lb19_colt1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Capt. McMurtry holds his Colt as he is under fire.]] | ||
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==Enfield M1917== | ==Enfield M1917== | ||
− | American troops use [[M1917 Enfield]] rifles in the movie. | + | American troops use [[M1917 Enfield]] rifles in the movie. This is correct since the Enfield was more massively produced in World War I as the [[M1903 Springfield|Springfield M1903]] was was in short supply when the US entered the war. |
[[Image:m1917enfield.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1917 Enfield - .30-06 Springfield]] | [[Image:m1917enfield.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1917 Enfield - .30-06 Springfield]] | ||
[[File:lb19_enfield1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|American soldiers present their Enfields.]] | [[File:lb19_enfield1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|American soldiers present their Enfields.]] | ||
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[[File:lb19_enfield4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two soldiers spot an Allied plane.]] | [[File:lb19_enfield4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two soldiers spot an Allied plane.]] | ||
[[File:lb19_enfield5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The chamber can be seen open.]] | [[File:lb19_enfield5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The chamber can be seen open.]] | ||
− | [[File:lb19_enfield6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier with his slinged | + | [[File:lb19_enfield6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier with his slinged Enfield.]] |
==Beaumont M1871== | ==Beaumont M1871== |
Revision as of 13:39, 11 May 2020
The Lost Battalion is a 1919 American silent World War I film about units of the 77th Sustainment Brigade surrounded by German forces in the Argonne Forest. The movie features many actual soldiers of the Battalion who portrayed themselves. In 2001, the move was remade by Russell Mulcahy.
The following weapons were used in the film The Lost Battalion (1919):
Pistols
Colt M1911
The Colt M1911 is used by American soldiers including Major (then Captain) George McMurtry. A German soldier is also seen firing the Colt.
Rifles
Enfield M1917
American troops use M1917 Enfield rifles in the movie. This is correct since the Enfield was more massively produced in World War I as the Springfield M1903 was was in short supply when the US entered the war.
Beaumont M1871
German soldiers carry rifles with straight bolt handles that appear to be single shot Dutch Beaumont M1871 rifles.
Machine Guns
M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
The Browning Automatic Rifle is used by a soldier of the Lost Battalion.
Hotchkiss M1914
German soldiers use what appears to be a French Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun.