The French wear their beret on the opposite side to the U.S. and U.K. i.e. leaning to the left. He's armed with the MAT-49 and a greener shade French lizard camouflage para uniform. The MAT-49 was a submachine gun developed by French arms factory Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle (MAT) for use by the French Army. The MAT-49 saw widespread combat use during the First Indochina War and the Algerian War, as well as the 1956 Suez Crisis. The weapon found considerable favor with airborne and mechanized troops, who prized it for its firepower and compactness.
The 1/6 scale head sculpt is based on Alain Delon but with the beret on, he does look like Roger Moore in "The Wild Geese". "The Wild Geese" is a British 1978 film about a group of PMC mercenaries in Africa. It stars Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris and Hardy Krüger.
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2 comments:
Sorry to shoot you down but this figure is based on Alain Delon's role as Capitaine Phillipe Esclavier from the film Lost Command which also stars Anthony Quinn. The weapons and uniform match those used by Alain Delon's protagonist from the film.
no worries :) comments are always welcome, especially if it is to make the entry / post correct. thank you for your input
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