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== Beretta M1934 == | == Beretta M1934 == | ||
− | During the assassination attempt in Japanese embassy two rebels, disguised as waiters, carry [[Beretta M1934]] pistols. | + | During the assassination attempt in the Japanese embassy two rebels, disguised as waiters, carry [[Beretta M1934]] pistols. |
[[Image:Beretta Model 1934 Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta Model 1934 - .380 ACP]] | [[Image:Beretta Model 1934 Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta Model 1934 - .380 ACP]] | ||
[[File:Paper Tiger-Beretta-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel draws a hidden pistol.]] | [[File:Paper Tiger-Beretta-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel draws a hidden pistol.]] | ||
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== Unidentified revolvers == | == Unidentified revolvers == | ||
In several scenes various characters use snub nose revolvers. | In several scenes various characters use snub nose revolvers. | ||
− | [[File:Paper Tiger-Revolver-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A bodyguard of Kulagong minister fires his revolver during the assassination attempt in Japanese embassy.]] | + | [[File:Paper Tiger-Revolver-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A bodyguard of Kulagong minister fires his revolver during the assassination attempt in the Japanese embassy.]] |
[[File:Paper Tiger-Revolver-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marco ([[Mustapha Maarof]]), a driver and bodyguard for Koichi and Mr. Bradbury, draws his revolver during the kidnapping.]] | [[File:Paper Tiger-Revolver-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marco ([[Mustapha Maarof]]), a driver and bodyguard for Koichi and Mr. Bradbury, draws his revolver during the kidnapping.]] | ||
[[File:Paper Tiger-Revolver-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Wounded Marco fires his revolver at kidnappers.]] | [[File:Paper Tiger-Revolver-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Wounded Marco fires his revolver at kidnappers.]] | ||
= Submachine Guns = | = Submachine Guns = | ||
− | == | + | == Sa 25 == |
− | Guard of Japanese embassy are armed with [[ | + | Guard of Japanese embassy are armed with [[Sa 25]] submachine guns. In the final scene Kulagong army commandos fire Sa 25 at rebels. |
− | [[ | + | |
+ | [[File:Sa 25.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sa 25 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:Paper Tiger-SA25-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guard stands at the gates of the Japanese embassy.]] | [[File:Paper Tiger-SA25-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guard stands at the gates of the Japanese embassy.]] | ||
[[File:Paper Tiger-SA25-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Commandos fire from a helicopter.]] | [[File:Paper Tiger-SA25-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Commandos fire from a helicopter.]] | ||
[[File:Paper Tiger-SA25-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the same scene.]] | [[File:Paper Tiger-SA25-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the same scene.]] | ||
− | [[File:Paper Tiger-SA25-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of | + | [[File:Paper Tiger-SA25-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of Sa 25.]] |
== Sten Mk II == | == Sten Mk II == | ||
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[[File:Paper Tiger-Sten-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Sten is seen at the left.]] | [[File:Paper Tiger-Sten-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Sten is seen at the left.]] | ||
− | = | + | = Rifles = |
== Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I == | == Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I == | ||
[[Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I]] rifles are seen in hands of British soldiers in one of Bradbury's "war stories". Ex-Sergeant Forster ([[Ronald Fraser]]) fires a No.4 Mk.I rifle during the kidnapping of Koichi and Mr. Bradbury. | [[Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I]] rifles are seen in hands of British soldiers in one of Bradbury's "war stories". Ex-Sergeant Forster ([[Ronald Fraser]]) fires a No.4 Mk.I rifle during the kidnapping of Koichi and Mr. Bradbury. | ||
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[[File:Paper Tiger-SMLE-No4-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Forster with SMLE rifle.]] | [[File:Paper Tiger-SMLE-No4-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Forster with SMLE rifle.]] | ||
− | == Lee-Enfield No.5 == | + | == Lee-Enfield No. 5 == |
− | [[Lee-Enfield No.5]] rifles are widely used by rebels. Walter Bradbury ([[David Niven]]) also uses one of these rifles. | + | [[Lee-Enfield No. 5]] rifles are widely used by rebels. Walter Bradbury ([[David Niven]]) also uses one of these rifles. |
− | [[Image:No5JungleCarbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.5 Jungle Carbine - .303 British]] | + | [[Image:No5JungleCarbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No. 5 Jungle Carbine - .303 British]] |
[[File:Paper Tiger-SMLE-No5-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Talah ([[Irene Tsu]]), the leader of rebels, fires a Jungle Carbine.]] | [[File:Paper Tiger-SMLE-No5-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Talah ([[Irene Tsu]]), the leader of rebels, fires a Jungle Carbine.]] | ||
[[File:Paper Tiger-SMLE-No5-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel with Jungle Carbine.]] | [[File:Paper Tiger-SMLE-No5-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel with Jungle Carbine.]] | ||
− | [[File:Paper Tiger-SMLE-No5-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bradbury climbs the mountain, | + | [[File:Paper Tiger-SMLE-No5-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bradbury climbs the mountain, carrying the rifle on sling.]] |
[[File:Paper Tiger-SMLE-No5-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel fires.]] | [[File:Paper Tiger-SMLE-No5-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel fires.]] | ||
[[File:Paper Tiger-SMLE-No5-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of the rear sight.]] | [[File:Paper Tiger-SMLE-No5-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of the rear sight.]] | ||
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== Heckler & Koch HK33 == | == Heckler & Koch HK33 == | ||
Soldiers of Kulagong army are armed with [[Heckler & Koch HK33]] assault rifles. The exact model is most likely HK33E as the movie was filmed in Malaysia where HK33E is a standard army weapon. | Soldiers of Kulagong army are armed with [[Heckler & Koch HK33]] assault rifles. The exact model is most likely HK33E as the movie was filmed in Malaysia where HK33E is a standard army weapon. | ||
− | [[Image:HK33w25rdMag.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch | + | [[Image:HK33w25rdMag.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch HK33A2 Select Fire rifle with Factory 25rd Magazine - 5.56x45mm]] |
[[File:Paper Tiger-HK33-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldiers with HK33 rifles block the road.]] | [[File:Paper Tiger-HK33-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldiers with HK33 rifles block the road.]] | ||
[[File:Paper Tiger-HK33-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of the buttstock and pistol grip.]] | [[File:Paper Tiger-HK33-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of the buttstock and pistol grip.]] |
Latest revision as of 18:57, 8 August 2022
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Paper Tiger is a 1975 British adventure movie directed by Ken Annakin and starring David Niven as Walter Bradbury, a teacher of a teenage son of the Japanese ambassador (Toshirô Mifune) in a fictional South Asian state, named Kulagong. When the ambassador's son and his teacher are kidnapped by local rebels, the boy and the old man have to show courage and skills to save themselves. Some of the weapons depicted were chosen because of their availability in Malaysia (where the 'Asia' sequences were filmed).
The following weapons were used in the film Paper Tiger:
Handguns
Webley .38 Mk IV
"Major" Bradbury (David Niven) uses a Webley .38 Mk IV revolver in one of his "war stories".
Beretta M1934
During the assassination attempt in the Japanese embassy two rebels, disguised as waiters, carry Beretta M1934 pistols.
Unidentified revolvers
In several scenes various characters use snub nose revolvers.
Submachine Guns
Sa 25
Guard of Japanese embassy are armed with Sa 25 submachine guns. In the final scene Kulagong army commandos fire Sa 25 at rebels.
Sten Mk II
Several British soldiers carry Sten Mk IIs in one of Bradbury's "war stories".
Sten Mk III
A Sten Mk III is seen in hands of a British soldier in the same scene.
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I
Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I rifles are seen in hands of British soldiers in one of Bradbury's "war stories". Ex-Sergeant Forster (Ronald Fraser) fires a No.4 Mk.I rifle during the kidnapping of Koichi and Mr. Bradbury.
Lee-Enfield No. 5
Lee-Enfield No. 5 rifles are widely used by rebels. Walter Bradbury (David Niven) also uses one of these rifles.
Karabiner 98k
A Karabiner 98k with a sword bayonet is carried by a German soldier in one of Bradbury's "war stories".
Heckler & Koch HK33
Soldiers of Kulagong army are armed with Heckler & Koch HK33 assault rifles. The exact model is most likely HK33E as the movie was filmed in Malaysia where HK33E is a standard army weapon.
Machine Guns
Bren
A Bren machine gun is used by British soldiers in one of Bradbury's "war stories".
Browning M1919
A machine gun that looks like a Browning M1919 is mounted on the turret of an M8 Greyhound armoured car that appears in one of Bradbury's "war stories" as a German vehicle.
Other Weapons
Mk 2 Hand Grenade
"Major" Bradbury (David Niven) carries numerous Mk 2 hand grenades in one of his "war stories".
Unidentified hand grenade
In one scene rebels try to destroy the car of the minister by using hand grenades.
PIAT
"Major" Bradbury (David Niven) uses a PIAT launcher in one of his "war stories".
Mortar
German soldiers fire mortars in one of Bradbury's "war stories". The mortars are seen too far and unclear to be identified.