Nineteen Eighty-Four

The firearms used in the 1984 film Nineteen Eighty Four were of World War II vintage in keeping with George Orwell's original novel by the film makers. In Orwell's novel, the weapons technology used by the militaries of Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia were the same weapons the Allied and the Axis forces used during World War II in order to perpetuate the "Endless War" by keeping people busy, wasting resources for the wars, and keeping old and outdated machines and technology in service. The following firearms that were seen in the film were...

Lee-Enfield No.5 Jungle Carbine

Seen in the hands of Oceanian soldiers. One scene shows a unit of Oceanian soldiers marching into battle with No.5 Jungle Carbines slung over their left shoulders.

Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 the most common World War Two Rifle, in service between 1941–Present

Note: The No.4 rifle picture is here until somebody can produce a picture of a No.5 Jungle Carbine

Mosin-Nagant

Seen in the hands of a Eurasian soldier in the propaganda film at the beginning of 1984. The footage of the Eurasian soldier with the Mosin-Nagant was footage of a Red Army soldier using his Mosin-Nagant rifle on the Eastern Front during World War II.

Full-length, Mosin Nagant 91/30 rifle - 7.62x54R

PPSh-41 sub-machine gun

Seen in the hands of Eurasian soldiers in the propaganda film. The PPSh-41s were seen with 75-round drum magazines.

Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

Browning Hi-Power pistol

Seen in the ands of an Oceanian soldier executing Eurasian POWs in Victory Square.

Lanchester Mk.I submachine gun

Seen in the hands of a Oceanian soldier in shooting a number of Eurasian POWs in Victory Square.

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Lanchester Mk.I, 9x19mm