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	== Mock-up rocket launcher ==		== Mock-up rocket launcher ==

	Throughout the movie, the terrorists are seen deploying unusual rocket launchers, which are first deployed to shoot down the FBI Agents' helicopter during a confrontation at the ski lodge. Carl Greig ([[Bruce Campbell]]) is also seen using one in the final scene of the film. The launchers feature a thermal targeting system and are apparently capable of operating as either surface-to-air or surface-to-surface (e.g., anti-tank) weapons. Cyrillic characters on the launchers' targeting systems suggests that they are meant to be Russian-origin, perhaps similar to the [[SA-7 Grail]]. The props themselves, however, are a fictitious design that was created specially for the movie.		Throughout the movie, the terrorists are seen deploying unusual rocket launchers, which are first deployed to shoot down the FBI Agents' helicopter during a confrontation at the ski lodge. Carl Greig ([[Bruce Campbell]]) is also seen using one in the final scene of the film. The launchers feature a thermal targeting system and are apparently capable of operating as either surface-to-air or surface-to-surface (e.g., anti-tank) weapons. Cyrillic characters on the launchers' targeting systems suggests that they are meant to be Russian-origin, perhaps similar to the [[SA-7 Grail]]. The props themselves, however, are a fictitious design that was created specially for the movie by the special effects team.

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	'''''Icebreaker''''' is a low-budget 2000 action film produced by Edgewood Studios, which starred [[Bruce Campbell]] as a terminally ill terrorist who takes over a ski resort in order to retrieve weapons-grade plutonium from a crashed plane. He is opposed only by a ski patrol bum ([[Sean Astin]]), his father-in-law ([[Stacy Keach]]), various quirky ski resort employees, and a law enforcement task force which seems conspicuously and unrealistically small ~~for a nuclear terrorism threat~~ (a few FBI agents and local cops~~, due to the movie's low budget~~), even pre-9/11. The movie was filmed in the winter months of 1998-1999 at the real-life Killington Ski Resort in Vermont, and was promoted as "''[[Die Hard]]'' on the ski slopes," even though the production budget was insufficient to do the concept justice. This was also one of the last films for which Stembridge Gun Rentals provided weapons, prior to closing its doors in 1999.		'''''Icebreaker''''' is a low-budget 2000 action film produced by Edgewood Studios, which starred [[Bruce Campbell]] as a terminally ill terrorist who takes over a ski resort in order to retrieve weapons-grade plutonium from a crashed plane. He is opposed only by a ski patrol bum ([[Sean Astin]]), his father-in-law ([[Stacy Keach]]), various quirky ski resort employees, and a law enforcement task force which seems conspicuously and unrealistically small (a few FBI agents and local cops) for a nuclear terrorism threat, even pre-9/11. The movie was filmed in the winter months of 1998-1999 at the real-life Killington Ski Resort in Vermont, and was promoted as "''[[Die Hard]]'' on the ski slopes," even though the production budget was insufficient to do the concept justice. This was also one of the last films for which Stembridge Gun Rentals provided weapons, prior to closing its doors in 1999.

	{{Film Title}}		{{Film Title}}

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	==Heckler & Koch SP89==		==Heckler & Koch SP89==

	As mentioned above: The terrorists use [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch SP89\|Heckler & Koch SP89]]s whenever they fire their [[MP5A3]]s (actually rubber casts of short-barreled [[HK94A3]]s). The production did not hire a qualified armorer to handle NFA weapons, ~~and~~ was ~~thus unable to rent~~ the actual full-auto HK94s that Stembridge Gun Rentals ~~had~~ provided to various productions since the 1980s (e.g. ''[[Lethal Weapon]]'', ''[[Predator]]'', ''[[Die Hard]]'', and ''[[Air Force One]]''), only the rubber stunt ~~replica~~ versions~~, and thus, the SP89s were used as stand-ins for MP5s during firing scenes~~.		As mentioned above: The terrorists use [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch SP89\|Heckler & Koch SP89]]s whenever they fire their [[MP5A3]]s (actually rubber casts of short-barreled [[HK94A3]]s). The production did not hire a qualified armorer to handle NFA weapons; rather, the firearms handler was one of the special effects technicians. Thus, the film does not feature the actual full-auto HK94s that Stembridge Gun Rentals provided to various productions since the 1980s (e.g. ''[[Lethal Weapon]]'', ''[[Predator]]'', ''[[Die Hard]]'', and ''[[Air Force One]]''), only the rubber stunt versions of those guns.

	[[Image:H&KSP89.jpg\|thumb\|none\|350px\|Heckler & Koch SP89 pistol with factory 15rd magazine - 9x19mm]]		[[Image:H&KSP89.jpg\|thumb\|none\|350px\|Heckler & Koch SP89 pistol with factory 15rd magazine - 9x19mm]]

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	[[Image:SigP226Nickel.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|SIG-Sauer P226 pistol (nickel) - 9x19mm]]		[[Image:SigP226Nickel.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|SIG-Sauer P226 pistol (nickel) - 9x19mm]]
	[[Image:Icebreaker-bruce-campbell1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A publicity photograph of [[Bruce Campbell]] in ''[[Icebreaker]]'' holding a nickel-plated SIG-Sauer P226 pistol.]]		[[Image:Icebreaker-bruce-campbell1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A publicity photograph of [[Bruce Campbell]] in ''[[Icebreaker]]'' holding a nickel-plated SIG-Sauer P226 pistol.]]
			[[Image:Icebreaker-SIGP226-5.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Carl Grieg holds his nickel-plated SIG-Sauer P226 pistol in the ski lodge.]]
			[[Image:Icebreaker-SIGP226-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A close-up of Carl's SIG P226 on the bar at the ski lodge as he gives Matt Foster a VHS tape to provide to the media. Note wood grips on the gun.]]

	==SIG-Sauer P228==		==SIG-Sauer P228==
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	[[Image:Glock17EarlyModel.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Glock 17 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm]]		[[Image:Glock17EarlyModel.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Glock 17 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm]]
			[[Image:Icebreaker-Glock17-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Timmy the Terrorist (seriously!) draws his Glock 17 on the plane at the beginning of the film.]]
			[[Image:Icebreaker-Glock17-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Timmy and the pilot fight over the Glock in the plane.]]

	=Submachine guns/Machine pistols=		=Submachine guns/Machine pistols=
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	[[Image:H&K94Conversion.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|A Heckler & Koch HK94A3 converted to a resemble an MP5A3, with a chopped barrel and converted to auto, with a third firing position added to the lower receiver.]]		[[Image:H&K94Conversion.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|A Heckler & Koch HK94A3 converted to a resemble an MP5A3, with a chopped barrel and converted to auto, with a third firing position added to the lower receiver.]]
			[[Image:Icebreaker-HK94A3rubber-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Matt Foster sneaks into the ski lodge with an HK94A3 captured from the terrorists. The weapon is an obvious rubber stunt version.]]

	==Heckler & Koch SP89==		==Heckler & Koch SP89==
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	[[Image:HK91A3.jpg\|thumb\|500px\|none\|Heckler & Koch HK91A3 with factory telescoping stock - 7.62x51mm NATO]]		[[Image:HK91A3.jpg\|thumb\|500px\|none\|Heckler & Koch HK91A3 with factory telescoping stock - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
			[[Image:Icebreaker-HK91-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|One of Carl Greig's men holds his HK91A3 as he corals hostages at the ski lodge.]]
			[[Image:Icebreaker-HK91-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Another view of the HK91A3.]]

	==Colt AR-15 Sporter II==		==Colt AR-15 Sporter II==

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	[[Image:SigP226Nickel.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|SIG-Sauer P226 pistol (nickel) - 9x19mm]]		[[Image:SigP226Nickel.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|SIG-Sauer P226 pistol (nickel) - 9x19mm]]
			[[Image:Icebreaker-bruce-campbell1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A publicity photograph of [[Bruce Campbell]] in ''[[Icebreaker]]'' holding a nickel-plated SIG-Sauer P226 pistol.]]

	==SIG-Sauer P228==		==SIG-Sauer P228==

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{{Infobox Movie
|name=Icebreaker
|picture=Icebreaker2000.jpg
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|country=[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] USA
|director=David Giancola
|date=2000
|studio= Edgewood Studios<br>
|distributor=Two Left Shoes Films
|character1=Matt Foster
|actor1=[[Sean Astin]]
|character2=Carl Greig
|actor2=[[Bruce Campbell]]
|character3=Bill Foster
|actor3=[[Stacy Keach]]
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'''''Icebreaker''''' is a low-budget 2000 action film produced by Edgewood Studios, which starred [[Bruce Campbell]] as a terminally ill terrorist who takes over a ski resort in order to retrieve weapons-grade plutonium from a crashed plane. He is opposed only by a ski patrol bum ([[Sean Astin]]), his father-in-law ([[Stacy Keach]]), various quirky ski resort employees, and a law enforcement task force which seems conspicuously and unrealistically small for a nuclear terrorism threat (a few FBI agents and local cops, due to the movie's low budget), even pre-9/11. The movie was filmed in the winter months of 1998-1999 at the real-life Killington Ski Resort in Vermont, and was promoted as "''[[Die Hard]]'' on the ski slopes," even though the production budget was insufficient to do the concept justice. This was also one of the last films for which Stembridge Gun Rentals provided weapons, prior to closing its doors in 1999.

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=Pistols=

==SIG-Sauer P226==

Carl Greig ([[Bruce Campbell]]) carries a nickel-plated [[SIG-Sauer P226]] as his sidearm throughout the movie, which is equipped with factory wood grips. The P226 from this movie is the same one that was previously used by [[Powers Boothe]] in ''[[Rapid Fire (1992)|Rapid Fire]]''.

[[Image:SigP226Nickel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG-Sauer P226 pistol (nickel) - 9x19mm]]

==SIG-Sauer P228==

The mercenary leader Sondra ([[Alison Lees-Taylor]]) is seen pointing a [[SIG-Sauer P228]] at Carl Greig during the confrontation at the farmhouse, though she is later seen using a [[Glock 17]] during the snowmobile chase. A SIG P228 is also glimpsed throughout the film in the holster of FBI Special Agent Will Langley ([[John James]]), though during the farmhouse shootout, he carries a Glock instead.

[[Image:Sig-Sauer-P228.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG-Sauer P228 - 9x19mm]]

==Glock 17==

Most of the terrorists and law enforcement officers in the film carry 2nd Generation [[Glock 17]]s as their sidearms. FBI Agent Will Langley ([[John James]]) carries a Glock 17 in the farmhouse shootout, even though he later is seen with a [[SIG-Sauer P228]] in his holster throughout the film.

[[Image:Glock17EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 17 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm]]

=Submachine guns/Machine pistols=

==Heckler & Koch HK94A3 (rubber)==

Throughout the film, terrorists are seen using [[Heckler & Koch HK94|HK94A3]] carbines with short barrels that are meant to pass for [[Heckler & Koch MP5A3]] submachine guns. Matt Foster ([[Sean Astin]]) is also seen using one of these weapons after retrieving it from a terrorist. However, the weapons are actually rubber prop casts of real HK94A3s, as is evident from the fact that their front sights are filled-in, and also the fact that they are never fired in the film. Whenever the terrorists fire their weapons, they turn into real [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch SP89|Heckler & Koch SP89]]s firing blanks.

[[Image:H&K94Conversion.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A Heckler & Koch HK94A3 converted to a resemble an MP5A3, with a chopped barrel and converted to auto, with a third firing position added to the lower receiver.]]

==Heckler & Koch SP89==

As mentioned above: The terrorists use [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch SP89|Heckler & Koch SP89]]s whenever they fire their [[MP5A3]]s (actually rubber casts of short-barreled [[HK94A3]]s). The production did not hire a qualified armorer to handle NFA weapons, and was thus unable to rent the actual full-auto HK94s that Stembridge Gun Rentals had provided to various productions since the 1980s (e.g. ''[[Lethal Weapon]]'', ''[[Predator]]'', ''[[Die Hard]]'', and ''[[Air Force One]]''), only the rubber stunt replica versions, and thus, the SP89s were used as stand-ins for MP5s during firing scenes.

[[Image:H&KSP89.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Heckler & Koch SP89 pistol with factory 15rd magazine - 9x19mm]]

=Rifles=

==Heckler & Koch HK91A3==

[[Heckler & Koch HK91A3]]s equipped with bipods are the main weapons of Carl Greig's ([[Bruce Campbell]]'s) terrorists throughout the movie. They are also used by some of the SWAT team officers. Near the end of the film, Bill Foster ([[Stacy Keach]]) is seen handling one.

[[Image:HK91A3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Heckler & Koch HK91A3 with factory telescoping stock - 7.62x51mm NATO]]

==Colt AR-15 Sporter II==

The police SWAT team mostly uses [[Colt AR-15 Sporter II]] (SPII) rifles, fitted with [[M16A2]]-style hand guards, as their main weapons. A scoped version is used by an FBI sniper in a helicopter. One of these weapons is also used by the resort manager Clay ([[Rick Kincaid]]) after he takes it from the SWAT van.

[[Image:M16A1 SP1 A2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt AR-15 Sporter II (SPII) with M16A2 hand guards - 5.56x45mm]]

==M16A2 (rubber)==

Rubber [[M16A2]]s are seen in the hands of the SWAT team officers, and also one of the terrorists during the confrontation at the farmhouse. These rubber prop weapons are always replaced by real [[Colt AR-15 Sporter II]] rifles for firing scenes.

[[Image:M16A2.jpg‎|thumb|500px|none|M16A2 - 5.56x45mm]]

= Launchers =

== Mock-up rocket launcher ==

Throughout the movie, the terrorists are seen deploying unusual rocket launchers, which are first deployed to shoot down the FBI Agents' helicopter during a confrontation at the ski lodge. Carl Greig ([[Bruce Campbell]]) is also seen using one in the final scene of the film. The launchers feature a thermal targeting system and are apparently capable of operating as either surface-to-air or surface-to-surface (e.g., anti-tank) weapons. Cyrillic characters on the launchers' targeting systems suggests that they are meant to be Russian-origin, perhaps similar to the [[SA-7 Grail]]. The props themselves, however, are a fictitious design that was created specially for the movie.

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