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Thief

2009-08-21T21:05:46Z

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'''The following guns were used in the movie ''[[Thief]]'''''
[[Image:Jimmy_Cann.jpg|right|400px|thumb| ''Thief'' (1981)]]

Thief (1981) was director Michael Mann's debut theatrical release. It starred James Caan as Frank, a jewel thief. Mann, director of other famous films such as [[Heat]] and [[Collateral]] is known for his attention to detail, especially in firearms. He is supposedly a certified range instructor himself, but for this film, he and actor Caan attended classes at Gunsite, a renowned firearms training facility. The story goes that they trained in the "Modern Combat
Technique," until Jeff Cooper (founder of Gunsite, and the technique) learned who Mann's film protagonist was (a criminal). Cooper insisted that a thief would never be allowed to learn the Modern Technique and refused to continue instruction. Allegedly, Chuck Taylor, Cooper's operations manager at the time (and a well-known instructor himself), then decided to take them off-site and teach them the methods you see on film.

Caan's training is obvious, as he uses an exaggerated Weaver Stance, high thumbhold grip, speed reloading, and room clearing techniques directly attributable to the Modern Combat Technique.

==Customized Longslide M1911A1==

One of the guns used by the main character, Frank ([[James Caan]]), is reportedly a 6" longslide [[M1911A1]] pistol customized by California gunsmith Jim Hoag. There is a long vertical cutout on the skeletonized trigger, which means the pistol is most likely a Colt Gold Cup National Match. Hoag Gun Works modified the pistol by lengthening the slide, squaring the trigger guard, adding a Bo-Mar adjustable rear sight, skeletonized hammer and beavertail grip safety. If this pistol is indeed a Gold Cup, then it is presumably chambered in .45 ACP.

[[Image:ColtMKIV-Series-70-GCNM.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt Gold Cup National Match - probably the base pistol for the custom Hoag longslide used in the film.]]

[[Image:Thief_brass_chk.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Frank ([[James Caan]]) does a brass check of his Hoag M1911A1. Note that in the film, this is supposed to be the longslide pistol, but it is actually a normal Colt Gold Cup NM in this brief scene.]]

Intrestingly, Frank's brass check method, with thumb inside of the trigger guard (not recommended), is similar to the method used by Robert DeNiro's character in another Mann film, [[Heat]].

[[Image:Thief_longslide1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Best view of Frank's ([[James Caan]]) longslide M1911A1]]

[[Image:Thief_reload.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Frank ([[James Caan]]) does a speed reload with his longslide M1911A1]]

[[Image:Thief_longslide5.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Another view of Frank ([[James Caan]]) speed reloading his longslide M1911A1]]

==Colt Combat Commander==

In one brief scene, Frank flashes a Colt Combat Commander at a nightclub bouncer. It looks like the stainless model, but I don't think stainless CC's were available in 1980, so it's probably a chromed finish. It has a Bo-Mar adjustable rear sight, and custom skeletonized hammer. Even though the entire pistol cannot be seen, due to the crease in Frank's waistband and the shadow it casts, it appears to be the shorter slide of a Combat Commander. Frank does not use this pistol in any other scene of the film.

[[Image:Thief_cc.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Frank ([[James Caan]]) flashes his chromed Colt Combat Commander]]

==High Standard Model 10==
A [[High Standard Model 10]] shotgun is used by Carl (Dennis Farina), one of the mob shooters, notably during the final shootout.

==M1 Carbine==
An [[M1 Carbine]] is used by one of the mobsters.

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U.S. Marshals

2009-08-07T14:38:23Z

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'''The following weapons can be seen in the film ''U.S. Marshals'':'''
[[Image:US Marshals.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''U.S. Marshals (1998)'']]

==Glock 22==

2nd Generation [[Glock 22]] pistols appears in the film as the main weapon of U.S. Deputy Marshal Sam Gerard ([[Tommy Lee Jones]]) and his fellow Deputies. Later in the film, U.S. Diplomatic Security Service Special Agent John Royce ([[Robert Downey Jr.]]) can be seen using one when he and Gerard are pursuing Mark Sheridan ([[Wesley Snipes]]) aboard the cargo ship, breaking up a fight between Sheridan and Gerard by shooting Sheridan in the shoulder after Sheridan gets ahold of Gerard's Glock and pistol-whips Gerard in the back with it. Near the end of the film, Royce attempts to use his Glock to kill Sheridan and Gerard, only to discover that Gerard had replaced the magazine with an empty one from his gun. It is revealed in the film that Gerard carries the Glock 22 during the hospital scene, when Gerard points out that Royce is now carrying a Glock and Royce replies, "Yeah, Glock .40, just like yours."
[[Image:Glock 22.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Glock 22 2nd Generation - .40 Smtih & Wesson.]]
[[Image:USM-G22-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Deputy Marshal Noah Newman ([[Tom Wood]]) bursts into the fugitive's house at the beginning of the film armed with his Glock 22.]]
[[Image:USM-G22-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gerard fires his Glock 22 at the sniper on top of the funeral home, eyes closed.]]
[[Image:USM-G22-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gerard aims his Glock 22 at Sheridan atop the apartment building. With his thumb layered over his dominant hand, he's just asking to get slide bit.]]
[[Image:USM-G22-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Royce draws his new Glock 22 while on the freighter, breaking the 3rd basic rule of gun safety.]]
[[Image:USM-G22-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Excellent close ups of Gerard's Glock 22 as he struggles with Sheridan on the freighter.]]
[[Image:USM-G22-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sheridan holds Gerard's Glock 22 on him before being shot in the shoulder by Royce.]]
[[Image:USM-G22-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gerard hands Royce back his Glock 22 after swapping out a loaded magazine with one of his empties. Gerard's lucky Royce doesn't keep a round in the chamber, since he never racked the slide after making the swap! Also, Royce must be pretty amateur since he failed to notice the difference in the weight of his Glock after 15 rounds of .40 Smith & Wesson disappeared.]]
[[Image:USM-G22-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Royce holds his Glock 22 on Gerard before trying to fire it and finding it's empty.]]
[[Image:USM-G22-Yours&Mine.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"I got yours, you got mine."''' Note the .40 caliber rounds in the magazine.]]

==Taurus PT945==

When Royce and Gerard first meet, Gerard asks to see what kind of gun Royce is carrying. Royce then produces a stainless steel [[Taurus PT945]] which Gerard calls a "nickel-plated sissy pistol", advising Royce to get a Glock instead. During the manhunt in the swamp, Sheridan takes the pistol from Royce and holds him at gunpoint in a short standoff with Gerard before shooting Gerard in his bulletproof vest in order to make his escape. Royce manages to retake the weapon and later uses the pistol to fatally wound Deputy Marshal Noah Newman ([[Tom Wood]]) when Newman catches Royce about to kill Sheridan in cold blood at the Lorelei Building. Royce then tries to pass it off as the gun Sheridan used to kill Newman with the serial number filed off, but Gerard recognizes it from their earlier meeting.
[[Image:945SS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Taurus PT945 - .45 ACP. The one in the movie is an older model PT945, which has a stamped slide that looks slightly different.]]
[[Image:USM-TaurusPT945-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gerard examines Royce's "nickel-plated sissy pistol", in reality a stainless Taurus PT945.]]
[[Image:USM-TaurusPT945-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sheridan holding Royce's Taurus PT945 with a horribley low grip while holding Royce at gun point.]]
[[Image:USM-TaurusPT945-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Royce holds his Taurus PT945 to Sheridan's head.]]
[[Image:USM-TaurusPT945-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the Taurus PT945 when Royce guns down Newman. For whatever reason he is firing it at an extreme downward angle.]]
[[Image:USM-TaurusPT945-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gerard examines Royce's Taurus PT945 in the hospital afer Royce filed off the serial number in an attempt to pass the gun off as Sheridan's.]]
[[Image:USM-TaurusPT945-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"Want to use your old gun?"'']]

==Glock 27==

When boarding the prisoner transport flight, Gerard removes both his [[Glock 22]] and a sub-compact Glock variant that he carries in an ankle holster as a backup weapon. This is most likely a [[Glock 27]], which is chambered for the same .40 Smith & Wesson cartridge as his Glock 22. After this scene, the baby Glock is not seen for the rest of the film, likely lost in the crash-landing incident.
[[Image:G27.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Glock 27 - .40 Smith & Wesson.]]
[[Image:USM-G27-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gerard hands over his Glock 22 and his Glock 27.]]

==Colt Sporter II Carbine==

During the cemetery scene, Sheridan and the Deputies come under fire by U.N. Cultural Attache of China Xian Chen ([[Michael Paul Chan]]) wielding a [[M16 rifle series#Colt Carbine/Model 653/Model 733|Colt Sporter II Carbine]] fitted with an Aimpoint 9000 SC red dot scope and sound suppressor from the roof of the funeral home. He only manages to kill U.S. Diplomatic Security Service Special Agent Frank Barrows ([[Rick Snyder]]), being arrested by Deputy Marshals Bobby Biggs ([[Daniel Roebuck]]) and Savannah Cooper ([[LaTanya Richardson]]) before he can score any more hits.
[[Image:ColtM653.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt AR-15/SP1 carbine - 5.56x45mm.]]
[[Image:USM-AR15SporterII-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chen smacks a magazine into his Colt Sporter II Carbine.]]
[[Image:USM-AR15SporterII-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good side-shot of the Colt Sporter II Carbine.]]
[[Image:USM-AR15SporterII-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chen takes aim at Sheridan, who moves his head just in time.]]
[[Image:USM-AR15SporterII-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Here we see the sound suppressor is clearly fake since it does nothing to dampen the muzzle flash.]]
[[Image:USM-AR15SporterII-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chen is arrested by Biggs and Cooper on the roof.]]

==Kahr K9==

Following the car crash in Chicago, firefighters responding to the accident find a blue steel [[Kahr K9]] hidden in the glovebox of Sheridan's tow truck (although the gun is mostly covered up by the holster it's in, you can see "K9" on the end of the slide). The discovery of this weapon leads to Sheridan being arrested on concealed weapons charges.

[[Image:K9blk.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Kahr K9 9x19mm]]
[[Image:USM-KahrK9-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A firefighter finds a Kahr K9 in Sheridan's tow truck]]

==Ruger SP-101==

When Sheridan ([[Wesley Snipes]]) hijacks a semi truck belonging to a man named Earl ([[Ray Toler]]), he also takes possession of the driver's [[Ruger SP-101]] revolver and some extra ammo for it. He later uses it during the manhunt in the swamp, holding Royce at gunpoint with it.
[[Image:RugerSP101.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ruger SP-101 - .357 Magnum]]
[[Image:USM-RugerSP101-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sheridan cocks the hammer on Earl's Ruger SP-101 as he tries to convince a state trooper to leave.]]
[[Image:USM-RugerSP101-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sheridan holds the Ruger SP-101 on Royce in the swamps.]]

==XL-17 Pen Gun==

While on board the prisoner transport flight, a prisoner retrieves an [[Asassination Device|XL-17 pen gun]] hidden in a roll of toilet paper in the lavatory. The prisoner then attempts to use the weapon to kill Sheridan but fails, the shot shattering a window of the plane and causing an explosive decompression that sucks the would-be assassin and several other prisoners and guards out of the plane and forces an emergency landing. Of course, a single bullet hole cannot cause explosive decompression in real life.
[[Image:USM-PenGun-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The inmate loads a .22 LR round into his XL-17 pen gun, which is missing a bullet head.]]
[[Image:USM-PenGun-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The inmate cocks back the trigger which is disguised as the pocket clip.]]
[[Image:USM-PenGun-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gerard finds the pen gun in the plane.]]
[[Image:USM-PenGun-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gerard unloads the pen gun. For whatever reason he's handling evidence without gloves, which a real U.S. Marshal would know better than.]]

==Colt Gold Cup National Match Series 80==

Upon reaching New York City, Sheridan ([[Wesley Snipes]]) meets with an old friend he calls "Sarge" ([[Lorenzo Clemons]]) who provides him with materials needed in his mission to exonerate himself, including a stainless steel [[M1911 pistol series#Colt Gold Cup National Match|Colt Gold Cup National Match Series 80]]. He then uses it when he confronts Agent Barrows ([[Rick Snyder]]) in the cemetery, pistol-whipping him in the face and holding him at gunpoint with it. He then uses it in the ensuing shootout with Xian Chen ([[Michael Paul Chan]]), and while being pursued to the Lorelei Building by Gerard ([[Tommy Lee Jones]]) and company. Interestingly, Gerard can be seen holding this pistol in promotional material for the film, but never uses one on-screen.
[[Image:ColtGoldCupNatMatchSS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Gold Cup National Match Series 80 stainless steel - .45 ACP.]]
[[Image:USM-ColtGCNM-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sheridan opens up a cigar box containing a Colt Gold Cup National Match Series 80 and two spare magazines.]]
[[Image:USM-ColtGCNM-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sheridan in disguise holds his Colt Gold Cup National Match Series 80 on Agent Barrows.]]
[[Image:USM-ColtGCNM-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good side shot of the Colt Gold Cup National Match Series 80.]]
[[Image:USM-ColtGCNM-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sheridan shoots the lock off the back door of the Lorelei Building. He manages to hit the lock dead center despite looking the other way with his eyes closed.]]
[[Image:USM-ColtGCNM-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sheridan fires his Colt Gold Cup National Match Series 80 at Deputy Marshal Noah Newman ([[Tom Wood]]) through the glass doors.]]

==Remington 870==

[[Remington 870]] shotguns make several appearances in the film, first in the hands of prisoner transport flight guards following the crash-landing, then in the hands of locals helping with the swamp manhunt.

[[Image:Remington870PoliceStd.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington 870 Police Magnum Riot Shotgun - 12 Gauge.]]
[[Image:USM-Rem870-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Three Remington 870s are seen in a weapons rack on the prisoner transport plane. They are strangely upright despite the plane being flipped upside down.]]
[[Image:USM-Rem870-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A transport guard carrying a Remington 870 after the crash.]]
[[Image:USM-Rem870-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A local boatman carrying a Remington 870 during the search for Sheridan.]]

==Ithaca 37==
NYPD officers outside the Lorelei Building are seen holding [[Ithaca 37]] shotguns, one with an extended magazine tube and one with a standard.
[[Image:IthacaModel37.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ithaca 37 Riot - 12 Gauge.]]
[[Image:USM-Ithaca37-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two NYPD officers holding Ithaca 37 shotguns.]]

==Colt Python==
A State Trooper is seen with a [[Colt Python]] in his holster at the site of the plane crash.
[[Image:ColtPython6In.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Python 6" - .357 Magnum.]]
[[Image:USM-ColtPython-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A State Trooper with a Colt Python in his holster.]]

==Beretta 92FS==
A Chicago police officer is briefly seen with a [[Beretta 92FS]] in his holster.

[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta 92FS - 9mm.]]
[[Image:USM-Beretta92FS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chicago police officer with a Beretta 92FS in his holster.]]
In reality this would be a Beretta, model 92D. CPD officers are not authorized to carry semiautomatic pistols with manual safeties.

==Smith & Wesson 4506==
A Kentucky State Trooper who stops Earl's ([[Ray Toler]]) semi-truck is seen with a [[Smith & Wesson 4506]] in his holster.
[[Image:S&W4506.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson 4506 - .45 ACP.]]
[[Image:USM-S&W4506-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Kentucky State Trooper with a Smith & Wesson 4506 in his holster.]]

==Maveric 88 "Persuader"==

A [[Mossberg 500 series shotgun#Mossberg 500 "Cruiser"|Maveric 88 "Persuader"]], a pistol gripped, inexpensive version of the [[Mossberg 500]] is recovered by Gerard ([[Tommy Lee Jones]]) from a baby's crib during the fugitive arrest in the beginning of the film. One of the suspects tries to get this weapon so that he can shoot Deputy Marshal Noah Newman ([[Tom Wood]]), but Newman shoots him with his [[Glock 22]] in the shoulder before he can do this. Gerard later takes this weapon and uses it to intimidate another suspect. It is noted as a Maverick 88 by its safety moved from the reciever tang to the trigger guard.
[[Image:Mossberg500Persuader.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mossberg 500 "Persuader" - 12 Gauge.]]
[[Image:USM-MossbergPersuader-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gerard removes the Maverick 88 "Persuader" from the baby's crib.]]
[[Image:USM-MossbergPersuader-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gerard pumps the action of the Maverick 88 before holding it on another suspect, and accidentally ejects a live round.]]
[[Image:USM-MossbergPersuader-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The suspect staring down the barrel of the Maverick 88.]]

==SIG-Sauer P228==
Deputy Marshal Bobby Biggs ([[Daniel Roebuck]]) is seen unloading a fugitive's [[SIG-Sauer P228]] during the bust at the start of the film.
[[Image:Sig-Sauer-P228.jpg|thumb|none|400px|SIG-Sauer P228 - 9mm.]]
[[Image:USM-SIGP228-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Deputy Biggs drops the magazine out of a fugitive's SIG-Sauer P228.]]

==MAC-11==
A fugitive is briefly seen holding a [[MAC-11]] before being disarmed by Deputy Marshal Noah Newman ([[Tom Wood]]).
[[Image:Mac m11 9k.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPD Industries MAC-11 - .380 ACP.]]
[[Image:USM-MAC11-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A fugitive runs through the house armed with a MAC-11.]]

==Heckler & Koch SR9(T)==

During the swamp scene, a Kentucky State Police officer in a helicopter can briefly be seen with a [[Heckler & Koch G3#H&K SR9 series of Sniper Rifles|Heckler & Koch SR9(T)]] sniper rifle, loaded with a 20-round magazine.
[[Image:H&KSR9T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch SR9(T) - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
[[Image:USM-H&KSR9T-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Kentucky State Police Officer aims his Heckler & Koch SR9(T).]]
[[Image:USM-H&KSR9T-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A shot over the shoulder of the Kentucy State Police Officer with the Heckler & Koch SR9(T).]]

==Smith & Wesson Model 36==
When Royce ([[Robert Downey Jr.]]) finds his [[Glock 22]] has been emptied on him, he makes a last ditch effort to kill Gerard ([[Tommy Lee Jones]]) by drawing a nickel plated [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] before being gunned down. It does not appear to be the [[Ruger SP-101]] from earlier in the film as previously mentioned.
[[Image:S&W 36.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38spl.]]
[[Image:USM-S&W36nickel-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Royce tries to draw a nickel Smith & Wesson Model 36.]]

==Bersa Thunder 380==
Deputy Marshal Cosmo Renfro ([[Joe Pantoliano]]) is seen with what appears to be a [[Bersa Thunder 380]] pistol in a small-of-back holster.
[[Image:300px-Bersa Thunder in 380 ACP.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Bersa Thunder 380 - .380 ACP.]]
[[Image:USM-BersaThunder380-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Deputy Renfro with a Bersa Thunder 380 in his back holster.]]

==Flare Gun==
When Sheridan ([[Wesley Snipes]]) is found in the swamps, Gerard ([[Tommy Lee Jones]]) and a local boatman fire flare guns into the air to mark their positions.
[[Image:USM-FlareGun-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A boatman loads a flare gun.]]
[[Image:USM-FlareGun-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The boatman fires the flare gun into the air.]]
[[Image:USM-FlareGun-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gerard fires a flare into the air.]]

==Trivia Special: Sparking Bullets==
Like most typical Hollywood films, we see that bullets spark against the oddest things, when most bullets don't even spark on ''metal''.
[[Image:USM-SparkyBullets-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 5.56mm round sparking against ''concrete''.]]
[[Image:USM-SparkyBullets-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A .45 ACP round sparking on ''wood''.]]

==See Also:==

* ''[[The Fugitive]]'' - the predecessor to this film

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