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==M1911A1== | ==M1911A1== | ||
Soldiers draw [[M1911A1]] pistols when confronting Klaatu. A tank crewman uses one to shoot Klaatu. | Soldiers draw [[M1911A1]] pistols when confronting Klaatu. A tank crewman uses one to shoot Klaatu. | ||
| − | [[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M1911A1 - .45 ACP | + | [[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M1911A1 - .45 ACP]] |
[[Image:stoodstill9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The clearly nervous tanker keeps his M1911 trained on Klaatu.]] | [[Image:stoodstill9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The clearly nervous tanker keeps his M1911 trained on Klaatu.]] | ||
[[Image:stoodstill10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The tanker fires reflexively when Klaatu draws a "weapon" (later revealed to be a peace offering).]] | [[Image:stoodstill10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The tanker fires reflexively when Klaatu draws a "weapon" (later revealed to be a peace offering).]] | ||
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==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
Soldiers are armed with [[M1 Carbine]]s. Gort famously melts these rifles from the soldiers' hands to show that he has come to bring peace. | Soldiers are armed with [[M1 Carbine]]s. Gort famously melts these rifles from the soldiers' hands to show that he has come to bring peace. | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine. Most of the World War II variations of the M1 Carbine were sent back to the Military Arsenals and retrofitted with the Bayonet Lug and adjustable rear sight. This is the version seen after late 1945 and all the way until the 1960s. This version is seen most often in World War II movies, despite being anachronistic for most World War II battles]] |
[[Image:stoodstill3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soldiers aim their M1 Carbines at the landed spaceship.]] | [[Image:stoodstill3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soldiers aim their M1 Carbines at the landed spaceship.]] | ||
[[Image:stoodstill13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gort, in response to Klaatu's wounding, fires a laser beam from his eye-visor that strikes the soldiers' weapons.]] | [[Image:stoodstill13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gort, in response to Klaatu's wounding, fires a laser beam from his eye-visor that strikes the soldiers' weapons.]] | ||
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[[Category:National Film Registry]] | [[Category:National Film Registry]] | ||
Revision as of 04:20, 16 April 2015
The following weapons were used in the film The Day the Earth Stood Still:
M1911A1
Soldiers draw M1911A1 pistols when confronting Klaatu. A tank crewman uses one to shoot Klaatu.
M1 Carbine
Soldiers are armed with M1 Carbines. Gort famously melts these rifles from the soldiers' hands to show that he has come to bring peace.
Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine. Most of the World War II variations of the M1 Carbine were sent back to the Military Arsenals and retrofitted with the Bayonet Lug and adjustable rear sight. This is the version seen after late 1945 and all the way until the 1960s. This version is seen most often in World War II movies, despite being anachronistic for most World War II battles
Browning M1917 Machine Gun
Soldiers are seen manning a Browning M1917 machine gun.
M2HB Browning Machine Gun
Browning M2HB machine guns are mounted on many Army vehicles, most notably some of the Jeeps that pursue Klaatu's taxi cab through the city.
