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Walt J. · 03-20-2001, 06:36 PM

The movie with Gary Cooper was "Sargeant York", showing Cooper using the Luger extensively. Actually, York was using a standard .45, but theÃ?Â*movie folks couldn't get the .45 to chamber blank rounds properly, so they switched to a Luger which chambered the blanks like a champ. Also, just for historical value, in the movie, York is shown mowing the Germans down with a Springfield '03. In actuality, York was using a P-17 Enfield. What the heck! It was a good movie and everything went "Bang"!

03-20-2001, 06:36 PM	#7
Walt J. User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Caney, Texas Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Lugers in the movies, Ted, tell them the truth! The movie with Gary Cooper was "Sargeant York", showing Cooper using the Luger extensively. Actually, York was using a standard .45, but theÃ?Â*movie folks couldn't get the .45 to chamber blank rounds properly, so they switched to a Luger which chambered the blanks like a champ. Also, just for historical value, in the movie, York is shown mowing the Germans down with a Springfield '03. In actuality, York was using a P-17 Enfield. What the heck! It was a good movie and everything went "Bang"!