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	SAS commandos use a grappling hook launcher in the attempt to reach the rooftop of Blott's gatehouse. The launcher isn't pneumatic as after the "shot" the scene is covered with smoke ~~(see [[Talk:Blott on the Landscape\|discussion page]] for some guesses)~~.		SAS commandos use a grappling hook launcher in the attempt to reach the rooftop of Blott's gatehouse. The launcher isn't pneumatic as after the "shot" the scene is covered with smoke.
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	[[File:Blott-SG43-3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|The machine gun fires on flying balloon.]]		[[File:Blott-SG43-3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|The machine gun fires on flying balloon.]]

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{{Infobox TV
|name=Blott on the Landscape
|picture =Blott on the Landscape DVD.jpg
|caption = DVD Cover
|country = [[File:UKD.jpg|25px]] UK
|channel =BBC
|genre =Comedy
|creator =Roger Bamford<br>Tom Sharpe
|dates =1985
|language =
|seasons =1
|episodes =6
|character1=Blott
|actor1=[[David Suchet]]
|character2=Lady Maud Lynchwood
|actor2=[[Geraldine James]]
|character3=Sir Giles Lynchwood
|actor3=[[George Cole]]
|character4=Dundridge
|actor4=Simon Cadell
|character5=Mrs Forthby
|actor5=Julia McKenzie
|character6=Hoskins
|actor6=Paul Brooke
|character7=Minister
|actor7=Geoffrey Chater
}}

'''''Blott on the Landscape''''' is a British 1985 comedy mini series, adapted from the book by Tom Sharpe and starring [[David Suchet]] as Blott, the gardener in Handyman Hall estate that is under the threat of destruction due to the building of a motorway.

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= Shotguns =
== Double Barreled Shotgun ==
Blott ([[David Suchet]]) and Lady Maud Lynchwood ([[Geraldine James]]) hold a [[Double Barreled Shotgun]] in several scenes.
[[Image:Deeleyshotgun.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Samuel Buckley & Company/Anson & Deeley Side by Side Shotgun - 12 gauge]]
[[File:Blott-Shotgun-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Blott carries a shotgun.]]
[[File:Blott-Shotgun-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lady Maud carries a shotgun.]]
[[File:Blott-Shotgun-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Blott aims at Sir Giles Lynchwood.]]
[[File:Blott-Shotgun-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Blott-Shotgun-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Under the threat of a gun Blott orders Sir Giles to go away from the estate.]]

= Assault Rifles =
== AK-47 ==
In several flashback scenes, showing Blott's past as a soldier of East German army, numerous [[AK-47]]s are seen.
[[Image:TypeIII AK47.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Final Production version of the Type III AK-47 with laminated stock - 7.62x39mm]]
[[File:Blott-AK-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|East German soldiers on shooting range.]]
[[File:Blott-AK-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The receiver mounted sling bracket is a feature of Type III AK-47.]]
[[File:Blott-AK-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One more AK-47.]]
[[File:Blott-AK-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Note the open front sight.]]
[[File:Blott-AK-12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soldiers with AK-47s (note the unhooded front sight at the right) on the bridge on the Inner German border.]]

== Norinco Type 56 ==
Along with AK-47s, [[Norinco Type 56]] assault rifles are also seen, identified by the hooded front sight.
[[File:M22.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Norinco Type 56, milled receiver without the under-folding ("pig sticker") bayonet - 7.62x39mm]]
[[File:Blott-AK-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Blott holds a Type 56 on shooting range, firing in full-auto instead of single shots, as his comrades-in-arms do.]]
[[File:Blott-AK-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Blott-AK-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The hooded front sight of Blott's Type 56 is seen.]]
[[File:Blott-AK-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier with seemingly Type 56 on watchtower on the Inner German border.]]
[[File:Blott-AK-10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier fires his Type 56 at a balloon, flying across the border (the scene was definitely inspired by the East German balloon escape in 1979).]]

= Machine Guns =
== Bren Mk I ==
Blott finds two [[Bren Mk I]] machine guns in a wartime hidden cache in the wine cellar. He uses one of these guns to fire at his own gatehouse and blame the authorities in making at attack on "Englishman's home".
[[Image:Bren gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Bren Mk1 (M) - .303 British. Simplified version with no grip or butt strap on the stock and with dovetail mount on the left side of the receiver deleted, and a slightly different flash hider]]
[[File:Blott-Bren-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Bren with disassembled barrel in crate.]]
[[File:Blott-Bren-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two Bren guns in Blott's gatehouse.]]
[[File:Blott-Bren-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Blott fires the Bren.]]
[[File:Blott-Bren-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close-up of the barrel. A [[PIAT]] is seen at the background.]]
[[File:Blott-Bren-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Blott reloads...]]
[[File:Blott-Bren-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|...and continues firing.]]
[[File:Blott-Bren-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bren and PIAT in half-destroyed Blott's gatehouse.]]

== SG-43 ==
In flashback scenes, an [[SG-43]] machine gun is seen mounted on East German watchtower.
[[File:SGM on tripod.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Goryunov SGM on tripod - 7.62x54mm R]]
[[File:Blott-SG43-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Blott-SG43-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pivot-mounted SG-43 on the watchtower.]]
[[File:Blott-SG43-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The machine gun fires on flying balloon.]]

= Other Weapons =
== PIAT ==
Blott also finds a [[PIAT]] anti-tank launcher in the wine cellar. He uses it to open Sir Giles' heavily armoured safe box, and to damage the gatehouse in the final episode.
[[File:Piat gun loaded.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank (PIAT) with loaded bomb - 3.25 in]]
[[File:Blott-PIAT-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close-up of the PIAT.]]
[[File:Blott-PIAT-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Blott readies the launcher.]]
[[File:Blott-PIAT-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A view from the front.]]
[[File:Blott-PIAT-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Blott-PIAT-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Blott fires a bomb to open the safe box.]]
[[File:Blott-Bren-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A PIAT is seen at the background in the night scene.]]
[[File:Blott-PIAT-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Blott operates the PIAT.]]

== Unidentified weapon ==
When Blott destroyes the gatehouse in the final episode, he uses one more weapon exept for Bren and PIAT. It is seen in darkness and only partially. What is seen allows to make a very vague guess that it may be a kind of [[Ordnance SBML 2 inch Mortar|2 inch mortar]].
[[File:Blott-Weapon-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Blott-Weapon-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The supposed mortar fires.]]
[[File:Blott-Weapon-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The barrel is seen at the right.]]

= Trivia =
== Grappling hook launcher ==
SAS commandos use a grappling hook launcher in the attempt to reach the rooftop of Blott's gatehouse. The launcher isn't pneumatic as after the "shot" the scene is covered with smoke (see [[Talk:Blott on the Landscape|discussion page]] for some guesses).
[[File:Blott-Grappling-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Blott-Grappling-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]

[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Mini-Series]]
[[Category:Comedy]]
[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]]

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