The Steel Helmet

”Steel Helmet, The” (1951)

‘’’’The Steel Helmet’’’’ (1951) was the first American motion picture to depict the Korean War and the breakout film for director/writer Samuel Fuller (Merrill's Marauders, Big Red One, The, Pickup on South Street). It was also the first but not the last film to use the Santa Monica Mountains as a stand-in for Korea. The film is a meditation on race, bigotry, tolerance, and morality in wartime.
The following weapons were used in the film The Steel Helmet:

M1 Garand

Throughout the film, American GIs carry an M1 Garand.

M1 Garand

Short Round (William Chun) finds an M1 Garand.

Short Round rousts Sgt. Zack (Gene Evans).

Sgt. Zack is seldom seen without his M1 Garand and cigar stub.

Sgt. Zack and Lt. Driscoll (Steve Brodie) disagree about tactics.

Sgt. Zack returns fire against a North Korean sniper.

M1 Carbine

Throughout the film, American GIs carry a Korean War era M1 Carbine.

M1 Carbine

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1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle

Short Round collects 1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle from death snipers and carries them throughout the film.

1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle

North Korean infantry charge with the 1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle

Mk 2 hand grenade

Throughout the film, American GIs carry an Mk 2 hand grenade.

Mk 2 hand grenade

M1 Thompson

Throughout the film, US GIs carry the M1 Thompson submachine gun.

M1 Thompson

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Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Throughout the film, a North Korean major meanaces the squad with a Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket)

Throughout the film, Sgt. “Buddha Head” Tanaka (Richard Loo) wields a M20 "Super Bazooka"

M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket)

Sgt. Tanaka gets the kill.

Maxim 1895

Throughout the film, North Korean infantry fire a Maxim 1895 machine gun.

Maxim 1895

PPSh 41 - 7.Burp Gun

A North Korean infantryman charges with a PPSh-41 “Burp Gun.”

PPSh-41 Chinese “Burp Gun”