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Revolvers

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	[[Colt Detective Special]] revolvers are seen in hands of several mobsters. In the final scene the crime boss Charlie Marshall (Martin Gabel) takes a Colt DS from his enforcer Pottsy ([[Raymond Burr]]). Police Inspector Carney (Howard Da Silva) carries a snub nose revolver that also seems to be a Colt DS.		[[Colt Detective Special]] revolvers are seen in hands of several mobsters. In the final scene the crime boss Charlie Marshall (Martin Gabel) takes a Colt DS from his enforcer Pottsy ([[Raymond Burr]]). Police Inspector Carney (Howard Da Silva) carries a snub nose revolver that also seems to be a Colt DS.
	[[File:ColtDetectiveSpec SquareButt.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen with Square Butt - .38 Special]]		[[File:ColtDetectiveSpec SquareButt.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen with Square Butt - .38 Special]]
			[[File:M-1951-Revolver-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A Colt Detective Special revolver is seen among the items, confiscated during the police raid.]]
	[[File:M-1951-ColtDS-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A Colt Detective Special is seen in hands of a mobster when the gang hunts for the child killer.]]		[[File:M-1951-ColtDS-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A Colt Detective Special is seen in hands of a mobster when the gang hunts for the child killer.]]
	[[File:M-1951-ColtDS-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|MacMahan ([[Walter Burke]]) with a Colt Detective Special in the same scene.]]		[[File:M-1951-ColtDS-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|MacMahan ([[Walter Burke]]) with a Colt Detective Special in the same scene.]]
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	Most police officers carry revolvers in holsters. These guns may be Smith & Wesson or Colt models.		Most police officers carry revolvers in holsters. These guns may be Smith & Wesson or Colt models.
	[[File:M-1951-Revolver-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A police officer (Dick Wessel) carries a revolver in holster.]]		[[File:M-1951-Revolver-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A police officer (Dick Wessel) carries a revolver in holster.]]
	~~[[File:M-1951-Revolver-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A revolver is seen among the items, confiscated during the police raid.]]~~
	[[File:M-1951-Revolver-3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A security guard (Bernard Szold) carries a revolver in holster.]]		[[File:M-1951-Revolver-3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A security guard (Bernard Szold) carries a revolver in holster.]]
	[[File:M-1951-Revolver-4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|The grip of the guard's revolver is seen.]]		[[File:M-1951-Revolver-4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|The grip of the guard's revolver is seen.]]

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{{Infobox Movie
|name = M
|picture = M 1951 Poster.jpg
|caption = ''Theatrical Release Poster''
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] USA
|director =Joseph Losey
|date= 1951
|language =
|studio=Superior Pictures
|distributor=
|character1=Martin W. Harrow
|actor1=David Wayne
|character2=Inspector Carney
|actor2=Howard Da Silva
|character3=Charlie Marshall
|actor3=Martin Gabel
|character4=Dan Langley
|actor4=Luther Adler
|character5=Lt. Becker
|actor5=Steve Brodie
|character6=Pottsy
|actor6=[[Raymond Burr]]
|character7=Riggert
|actor7=[[Glenn Anders]]
|character8=Blind Baloon Vendor
|actor8=[[John Miljan]]
}}

'''''M''''' is a 1951 American film noir, a remake of [[Fritz Lang]]'s cult [[M (1931)|1931 thriller]]. The film is directed by Joseph Losey and stars David Wayne as the maniacal child killer Martin W. Harrow, Martin Gabel as the crime boss Charlie Marshall, and Luther Adler as Marshall's drunkard attorney Dan Langley.

{{Film Title|M}}

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= Revolvers =
== Colt Detective Special ==
[[Colt Detective Special]] revolvers are seen in hands of several mobsters. In the final scene the crime boss Charlie Marshall (Martin Gabel) takes a Colt DS from his enforcer Pottsy ([[Raymond Burr]]). Police Inspector Carney (Howard Da Silva) carries a snub nose revolver that also seems to be a Colt DS.
[[File:ColtDetectiveSpec SquareButt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen with Square Butt - .38 Special]]
[[File:M-1951-ColtDS-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Colt Detective Special is seen in hands of a mobster when the gang hunts for the child killer.]]
[[File:M-1951-ColtDS-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MacMahan ([[Walter Burke]]) with a Colt Detective Special in the same scene.]]
[[File:M-1951-ColtDS-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Both revolvers are seen.]]
[[File:M-1951-Revolver-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A revolver in Inspector Carney's holster appears to be a Colt Detective Special.]]
[[File:M-1951-ColtDS-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pottsy holds a Colt DS in the final scene.]]
[[File:M-1951-ColtDS-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Marshall takes the revolver from Pottsy.]]
[[File:M-1951-ColtDS-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Marshall fires.]]

== Smith & Wesson Military & Police ==
[[Smith & Wesson Military & Police]] revolvers are used by police and mobsters.
[[Image:S&W Model M&P.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with 5" Barrel - .38 Special]]
[[File:M-1951-SWMP-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A mobster, disguised as a police officer, aims his revolver at a security guard.]]
[[File:M-1951-SWMP-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the fake policeman's revolver.]]
[[File:M-1951-SWMP-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the police detectives holds a Military & Police revolver.]]

== Unidentified revolvers ==
Most police officers carry revolvers in holsters. These guns may be Smith & Wesson or Colt models.
[[File:M-1951-Revolver-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A police officer (Dick Wessel) carries a revolver in holster.]]
[[File:M-1951-Revolver-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A revolver is seen among the items, confiscated during the police raid.]]
[[File:M-1951-Revolver-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A security guard (Bernard Szold) carries a revolver in holster.]]
[[File:M-1951-Revolver-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The grip of the guard's revolver is seen.]]

= Submachine Guns =
== Thompson Submachine Gun ==
In the final scene a police officer holds a [[Thompson Submachine Gun]] at the background. The submachine gun has a vertical foregrip, so [[Thompson M1921|M1921]] or [[Thompson M1928|M1928]] are best guesses.
[[File:M1928.jpg|thumb|none|400px|For reference: M1928 Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP]]
[[File:M-1951-Thompson-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Thompson with a vertical foregrip and drum magazine is seen at the background.]]

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