Something amiss...
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:01 pm
Notice the front end of that Martini-Henry just to Michael Caine's left?
Notice the front end of that Martini-Henry just to Michael Caine's left?
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Something amiss...
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Notice the front end of that Martini-Henry just to Michael Caine's left?
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:44 am
It is a Lee Metford. If you watch the film closely you will see several Metfords present.
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:51 am
Not to mention the pistol.
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:17 pm
Well that just goes to prove that the Lee rifles were in service much earlier than we thought; remember all those No 4 Lee-Enfields in 'The Blue Max' ? 
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:03 pm
And the Mahdists with SMLEs in the (decent version of*) "The Four Feathers"
* The Korda**,NOT the latest version.
** And all those that used the same 'Omderman' footage.
* The Korda**,NOT the latest version.
** And all those that used the same 'Omderman' footage.