Raiders of the Lost Ark

The following guns can be seen in Raiders of the Lost Ark:

RPG-2

Near the climax of the film, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) points a shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon at the ark while it is being transported by the Nazis and threatens to blow it up. The weapon is actually a Chinese Type 56 copy of the Soviet RPG-2 made to look like a WWII-era German anti-tank weapon (it features a Panzerschreck-style shoulder grip). Since neither the Panzerschreck nor the Panzerfaust existed in 1936 (when the movie takes place), he should not have a weapon like this.

This should not be listed as an RPG-2. As we all know the RPG series of weapons as we know it were invented years after World War 2. This is a complete fantasy fabricated weapon, perhaps built on a hollywood FAKE rocket launcher, but not an RPG-2 (unless it has been completely covered with the fictional parts as to be unrecognizable). There are just too many fantasy elements for us to know what the prop was built on. (unless there is specific information indicating that an RPG-2 was used as the base for this fantasy weapon). MPM

RPG-2

Indiana Jones with the "German" RPG-2.

Another view of Indy pointing his RPG-2.

Nordenfelt gun

A twin barrel Nordenfelt gun is seen mounted at the rear turret of the 'Flying Wing' plane.

These are actually twin mounted MG15 machine guns.

MP40

Many of the Nazis use MP40 submachine guns in this movie, which is not appropriate since the film is set in 1936 and neither the MP40 nor its more expensive predecessor, the MP38, existed at the time.

MP40 9mm

Mauser C96

Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"

Famous 'Broomhandle' pistol of 7.63mm or 9mm calibre with a 10 round magazine. Historically accurate as developed in the 1890's and used by Marion (Karen Allen) to shoot the last Nepalese Nazi Stooge on the bar brawl.

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Luger P-08

Luger P08 9mm

Equally famous 9mm 8 round pistol developed in the late 1890s and adopted by the German Army in 1908. Used by various baddies in the film & again historically accurate

Mauser Karabiner 98

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm

Bolt action rifle used by German Soldiers and Egyptian henchmen in the film. The 98K "Karabiner" was began manufacture in 1935 so it is conceivable that it would be out of the country by 1936, however the German soldiers would be more likely be carrying Gewehr 98s.

MG 38 machine gun

Belt fed machine gun seen mounted on various Nazi vehicles in the film (with optional 50 round 'snail' type magazines). An anachronism as not developed until 1938

Browning Hi Power

Indy's alternate handgun is the 9mm Browning Hi Power.Used in the bar scene and later aboard Katangas ship.

Smith and Wesson Mk II Hand Ejector 2nd Model

Indy used two of them in the movie one was A .45 acp and the other was chambered for the .455 Eley(A British round).The .45 is the one he hands over to Belloq in the beginning of the film.He uses the other throughout the rest of the film.Both guns have barrels cut down to 4.The original Mk II He had a 6.5" barrel. Manufactured circa 1915-1917 for the British militry by S&W.

The two guns can be differentiated because the .455 Colt/Eley ctg. versions have a square nickel inlay around the screw-grips at the middle of the grips.

455. Eley Caliber S&W Mk II Hand Ejector

Below is the actual Smith & Wesson Hand Ejector, 2nd model, .45 ACP that has had the barrel shortened. It is the hero firing weapon used by Harrison Ford as "Indiana Jones" in two particular scenes (though there are possibly more). The first scene is when he hands the gun over to Belloq after acquiring the idol. The second scene is when Indy tosses the gun into his suitcase, where you can see a clear closeup of the chip on the grip and other markings. It is also rumored that this particular gun was also used on the car chase scene in Temple Of Doom.

Walther P38

Used by various Nazis throughout the film. A 9mm Parabellum 8 round pistol not produced until 1938 and as such an anachronism in the film.

A few hammerless prototypes extisted in 1935, but still unlikely any nazi's would have had this gun.

Browning P35 Hi-Power

Often mistaken as an Colt 1911 pistol, the gun that Jones pick up is a Browning Hi-Power. It was one of Brownings last designs and were on the drawing board in 1925. The P35, made by FN in Belgium was a common gun in the hands of the Nazi's but not until WW2 broke out. It is very unlikely that Jones would had this gun in 1936.