Original Wood Film Prop M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle From Ellis Props - As Used in Sands of Iwo Jima Russian Flags and then later glued back

and then later glued back in place

This version is known as the "spike top" for the spike on the crown of the helmet

One could see mixed amazement and a hint of resignation to the fact that it could not last much longer

MAXON WAS GIVEN THE SWORD BY HOLMES

Original Wood Film Prop M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle From Ellis Props - As Used in Sands of Iwo Jima Russian Flags and then later glued backOriginal Item: Only One Available. Sands Of Iwo Jima (1949) is one of the most acclaimed WWII movies ever made. So accurate a portrayal of the famous Battle of Iwo Jima, culminating in the famous "Raising of the Flag" over Mount Suribachi, that the Marine Corps allowed the production to not only use the actual flag that was raised on that fateful February 23rd, 1945, but utilized three of the actual Marines who originally held the flag up in the scene