The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

The following guns were used in The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission.

M1928 Thompson

Major Wright (Telly Savalas) and several other American soldiers (the MP's at the prison in particular) wield M1928 Thompsons

M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP

MP Sergeant Holt (Jeff Conaway) armed with an M1928 Thompson.

Wright, eyes closed, blasts away at the Germans aboard the train with his M1928 Thompson.

M3 "Grease Gun"

The majority of the American soldiers and Yugoslavian resistance members use M3 "Grease Guns".

M3 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP. The later model M3A1 would eliminate the crank lever for cocking the bolt, and instead used a simple hole in the bolt for the shooter to use their finger.

A Yugoslavian resistance member fires his "Grease Gun."

Fred Collins (John Matuszak) wields a "Grease Gun."

Dravko Demchuk (Fred Cord) uses his "Grease Gun" to kill two German radio operators.

Demchuk dies aboard the train clutching his "Grease Gun."

Walther P38

SS General Kurt Richter (Matthew Burton) uses a Walther P38 as his sidearm of choice.

Walther P38 pistol World War II date of production

Richter shouts orders while holding his Walther P38.

Luger P08

Many Germans as well as some Yugoslavians throughout the film use the Luger P08.

Luger P08 9mm

Resistance leader Yelena Petrovic (Natalia Nogulich) points her Luger P08 at Wright.

A Nazi official aboard the train with a Luger P08.

The Nazi official shouting orders while holding his Luger P08.

MP40

The MP40 makes its triumphant return as the firearm of choice for nearly every German soldier seen in the film. The guards at the Bulgarian border use them as well.

A German soldier crouches with his MP40.

A German perched atop the speeding train shoots at the Americans with his MP40.

Demchuk kills a Bulgarian soldier who is armed with an MP40.

General Richter grabs an MP40 and fires at the train.

Karabiner 98k

A handful of German soldiers use Karabiner 98k bolt-action rifles, although the MP40 is still the dominant German weapon in this film.

A German soldier at the Yugoslavian border unslings his Karabiner 98k seconds before Major Wright shoots him.

A German soldier perched on a truck takes aim with his Karabiner 98k.

A German soldier on the train fires with his Karabiner 98k even as his MP40-toting comrade is killed.

MG42

Two German soldiers at the Grecian border are seen with an MG42 mounted on a tripod.

The soldiers set the MG42 up.

The Soldiers fire the MG42. Two MP40-wielding soldiers are to the left

Machine gun

Joseph Hamilton (Ernie Hudson) commandeers a machine gun in a guard tower while trying to escape from military prison.

The machine gunner overlooking the prison courtyard.

Hamilton armed with the weapon pins the MP's down.

Hamilton, still armed, tells of why he killed his French wife.

Automatic pistols

An Army captain is shown wielding an automatic pistol during Hamilton's attempted escape.

The captain hides behind a Jeep with Wright.

The captain contemplates the situation.

The captain watches as Wright talks Hamilton down.

Major Wright uses an automatic pistol in one scene.

Wright investigates a Bulgarian tanker left in the middle of the train tracks.

Wright with the automatic in hand.

Unknown machine gun on truck

Several tracked "German" vehicles (actually Soviet Ural AT-L's) have machine guns mounted on them.

The "German" Ural AT-L with mounted gun.

American rifles

The Dozen train using bolt-action rifles fixed with bayonets, using them to stab dummies wearing German uniforms.

Collins supervises the training holding his bayonet-equipped rifle.

Joe Stern (Hunt Block) after "killing" a "German soldier."

Roberto Echevarria (Richard Yniguez), wearing a Rambo-esque headband, thrusts his bayonet into a "German officer."

German mortars

German soldiers at the Grecian border fire several mortars.

The German mortar firers take up their positions.

A soldier loads the mortar while another prepares to cover his ear.

Scout car gun

An American scout car seen at the prison is shown with an enormous gun mounted in back.

The scout with large gun arrives filled with MP's.