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Pustelga7: /* AR-18 */

2020-07-13T07:34:58Z

AR-18

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	== AR-18 ==		== AR-18 ==
	A scoped [[AR-18]] is used by an S.A.S. sniper. Concannon ([[Andrew Connolly]]) later uses one in an attempt to kill Kevin and Shergar, although he never gets to fire it.		A scoped [[AR-18]] is used by an S.A.S. sniper. Concannon ([[Andrew Connolly]]) later uses one in an attempt to kill Kevin and Shergar, although he never gets to fire it.
	[[Image:~~Sterling_AR~~-18.~~JPG~~\|thumb\|none\|500px\|AR-18 with scope and sling fitted 5.56mm]]		[[Image:Sterling AR-18.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|AR-18 with scope and sling fitted 5.56mm]]
	[[Image:shergar4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An S.A.S. sniper keeps O'Rourke's car covered with his scoped AR-18.]]		[[Image:shergar4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An S.A.S. sniper keeps O'Rourke's car covered with his scoped AR-18.]]
	[[Image:shergar9.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon's AR-18 is not actually kept in his Land Rover. Instead, it is removed from a different Land Rover and in a rather bizarre sequence passed down the line of IRA members, each one handing it off to the man next to him until it reaches its owner.]]		[[Image:shergar9.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon's AR-18 is not actually kept in his Land Rover. Instead, it is removed from a different Land Rover and in a rather bizarre sequence passed down the line of IRA members, each one handing it off to the man next to him until it reaches its owner.]]

Pyramid Silent at 13:14, 22 September 2017

2017-09-22T13:14:43Z

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	__TOC__<br clear=all>		__TOC__<br clear=all>

			=Pistols=
	==Browning Hi-Power==		==Browning Hi-Power==
	IRA leader Gavin O'Rourke ([[Mickey Rourke]]) carries a [[Browning Hi-Power]] as his personal sidearm. It is first used equipped with a suppressor to shoot two guard dogs when the group kidnaps Shergar from his owners. The sound of the suppressed gun firing is fairly accurate instead of the usual muted "pew" of suppressed movie handguns.		IRA leader Gavin O'Rourke ([[Mickey Rourke]]) carries a [[Browning Hi-Power]] as his personal sidearm. It is first used equipped with a suppressor to shoot two guard dogs when the group kidnaps Shergar from his owners. The sound of the suppressed gun firing is fairly accurate instead of the usual muted "pew" of suppressed movie handguns.
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	[[Image:shergar3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Gallager pulls his Makarov PM as they approach the roadblock.]]		[[Image:shergar3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Gallager pulls his Makarov PM as they approach the roadblock.]]

			=Assault Rifles=
	==M16A1==		==M16A1==
	The [[M16]] or some variant thereof is seen used throughout the film by various characters. S.A.S. soldiers at the roadblock are armed with them and use them to kill O'Rourke and his men.		The [[M16]] or some variant thereof is seen used throughout the film by various characters. S.A.S. soldiers at the roadblock are armed with them and use them to kill O'Rourke and his men.
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	[[Category:Movie]]		[[Category:Movie]]
			[[Category:Crime]]
			[[Category:Drama]]
			[[Category:Romance]]
			[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]]

Ben41 at 08:51, 4 July 2017

2017-07-04T08:51:11Z

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	~~The~~ prize racehorse Shergar is kidnapped and held for ransom by the IRA, and left in the care of a farmer ([[David Warner]]). When the Irish government refuses to pay the terrorists' ransom, they plan to kill Shergar. A young farmhand named Kevin, however, learns of their plan and steals the horse so he won't be killed.		'''''Shergar''''' is a 1999 drama that is based on the true story of a prize racehorse named Shergar, who is kidnapped and held for ransom by the IRA, and left in the care of a farmer ([[David Warner]]). When the Irish government refuses to pay the terrorists' ransom, they plan to kill Shergar. A young farmhand named Kevin, however, learns of their plan and steals the horse so he won't be killed.

	'''The following weapons were used in the film ''Shergar'':'''		'''The following weapons were used in the film ''Shergar'':'''

Funkychinaman: Someone needs to toss a few coins in the silencer/suppressor jar...

2011-10-27T16:04:02Z

Someone needs to toss a few coins in the silencer/suppressor jar...

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	==Browning Hi-Power==		==Browning Hi-Power==
	IRA leader Gavin O'Rourke ([[Mickey Rourke]]) carries a [[Browning Hi-Power]] as his personal sidearm. It is first used equipped with a ~~silencer~~ to shoot two guard dogs when the group kidnaps Shergar from his owners. The sound of the ~~silenced~~ gun firing is fairly accurate instead of the usual muted "pew" of ~~silenced~~ movie handguns~~. Later, O'Rourke pulls the Hi-Power at an S.A.S. roadblock, leading to his death~~.		IRA leader Gavin O'Rourke ([[Mickey Rourke]]) carries a [[Browning Hi-Power]] as his personal sidearm. It is first used equipped with a suppressor to shoot two guard dogs when the group kidnaps Shergar from his owners. The sound of the suppressed gun firing is fairly accurate instead of the usual muted "pew" of suppressed movie handguns.
	[[Image:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg\|thumb\|none\|350px\|Classic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian Mfg) - 9x19mm]]		[[Image:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg\|thumb\|none\|350px\|Classic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian Mfg) - 9x19mm]]
	[[Image:shergar2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|O'Rourke pulls his Hi-Power as his car approaches the roadblock.]]		[[Image:shergar2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|O'Rourke pulls his Hi-Power as his car approaches the roadblock.]]

Funkychinaman: I don't like the cover art, but I honestly can't find anything better online.

2011-10-27T15:53:55Z

I don't like the cover art, but I honestly can't find anything better online.

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			[[Image:Shergar_poster.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|''Shergar'' (1999)]]


	The prize racehorse Shergar is kidnapped and held for ransom by the IRA, and left in the care of a farmer ([[David Warner]]). When the Irish government refuses to pay the terrorists' ransom, they plan to kill Shergar. A young farmhand named Kevin, however, learns of their plan and steals the horse so he won't be killed.		The prize racehorse Shergar is kidnapped and held for ransom by the IRA, and left in the care of a farmer ([[David Warner]]). When the Irish government refuses to pay the terrorists' ransom, they plan to kill Shergar. A young farmhand named Kevin, however, learns of their plan and steals the horse so he won't be killed.

			'''The following weapons were used in the film ''Shergar'':'''
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	==Browning Hi-Power==		==Browning Hi-Power==
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	==Makarov PM==		==Makarov PM==
	A ~~silenced~~ [[Makarov PM]] is used by an IRA member to hold Shergar's owner at gunpoint during the horse's kidnapping. O'Rourke's bodyguard Gallager ([[George Whitehouse]]) also pulls a Makarov ~~(unsilenced)~~ at the roadblock only to be killed by the S.A.S.		A suppressed [[Makarov PM]] is used by an IRA member to hold Shergar's owner at gunpoint during the horse's kidnapping. O'Rourke's bodyguard Gallager ([[George Whitehouse]]) also pulls an unsuppressed Makarov at the roadblock only to be killed by the S.A.S.
	[[Image:MakarovPM.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Russian '''Makarov PM''' - 9x18mm Makarov]]		[[Image:MakarovPM.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Russian '''Makarov PM''' - 9x18mm Makarov]]
	[[Image:shergar1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|IRA member with ~~silenced~~ Makarov PM.]]		[[Image:shergar1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|IRA member with suppressed Makarov PM.]]
	[[Image:shergar3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Gallager pulls his Makarov PM as they approach the roadblock.]]		[[Image:shergar3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Gallager pulls his Makarov PM as they approach the roadblock.]]

Kooshmeister: /* AR-18 */

2011-10-23T19:47:34Z

AR-18

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	== AR-18 ==		== AR-18 ==
	A scoped AR-18 is used by an S.A.S. sniper. Concannon ([[Andrew Connolly]]) later uses one in an attempt to kill Kevin and Shergar, although he never gets to fire it.		A scoped [[AR-18]] is used by an S.A.S. sniper. Concannon ([[Andrew Connolly]]) later uses one in an attempt to kill Kevin and Shergar, although he never gets to fire it.
	[[Image:Sterling_AR-18.JPG\|thumb\|none\|500px\|AR-18 with scope and sling fitted 5.56mm]]		[[Image:Sterling_AR-18.JPG\|thumb\|none\|500px\|AR-18 with scope and sling fitted 5.56mm]]
	[[Image:shergar4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An S.A.S. sniper keeps O'Rourke's car covered with his scoped AR-18.]]		[[Image:shergar4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An S.A.S. sniper keeps O'Rourke's car covered with his scoped AR-18.]]

Kooshmeister: /* Unknown Handgun */

2011-10-23T19:44:08Z

Unknown Handgun

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	[[Image:shergar2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|O'Rourke pulls his Hi-Power as his car approaches the roadblock.]]		[[Image:shergar2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|O'Rourke pulls his Hi-Power as his car approaches the roadblock.]]

	==~~Unknown Handgun~~==		==Makarov PM==
	A silenced ~~pistol~~ is used by an IRA member to hold Shergar's owner at gunpoint during the horse's kidnapping. O'Rourke's bodyguard pulls a ~~similar gun~~ (unsilenced) at the roadblock only to be killed by the S.A.S.		A silenced [[Makarov PM]] is used by an IRA member to hold Shergar's owner at gunpoint during the horse's kidnapping. O'Rourke's bodyguard Gallager ([[George Whitehouse]]) also pulls a Makarov (unsilenced) at the roadblock only to be killed by the S.A.S.
	[[Image:shergar1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|IRA member with silenced ~~pistol~~.]]		[[Image:MakarovPM.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Russian '''Makarov PM''' - 9x18mm Makarov]]
	[[Image:shergar3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|~~O'Rourke's bodyguard~~ pulls his ~~gun~~ as they approach the roadblock.]]		[[Image:shergar1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|IRA member with silenced Makarov PM.]]
			[[Image:shergar3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Gallager pulls his Makarov PM as they approach the roadblock.]]

	==M16A1==		==M16A1==

Kooshmeister: /* AR-18 */

2011-10-23T19:41:57Z

AR-18

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	== AR-18 ==		== AR-18 ==
			A scoped AR-18 is used by an S.A.S. sniper. Concannon ([[Andrew Connolly]]) later uses one in an attempt to kill Kevin and Shergar, although he never gets to fire it.
	[[Image:Sterling_AR-18.JPG\|thumb\|none\|500px\|AR-18 with scope and sling fitted 5.56mm]]		[[Image:Sterling_AR-18.JPG\|thumb\|none\|500px\|AR-18 with scope and sling fitted 5.56mm]]

	[[Image:shergar4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An S.A.S. sniper keeps O'Rourke's car covered with his scoped AR-18.]]		[[Image:shergar4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An S.A.S. sniper keeps O'Rourke's car covered with his scoped AR-18.]]
	[[Image:shergar9.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon's AR-18 is not actually kept in his Land Rover. Instead, it is removed from a different Land Rover and in a rather bizarre sequence passed down the line of IRA members, each one handing it off to the man next to him until it reaches its owner.]]		[[Image:shergar9.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon's AR-18 is not actually kept in his Land Rover. Instead, it is removed from a different Land Rover and in a rather bizarre sequence passed down the line of IRA members, each one handing it off to the man next to him until it reaches its owner.]]

Kooshmeister: /* M16A1 */

2011-10-23T19:40:17Z

M16A1

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	==M16A1==		==M16A1==
	The [[M16]] or some variant thereof is seen used throughout the film by various characters. S.A.S. soldiers at the roadblock are armed with them and use them to kill ~~the IRA members in~~ O'Rourke~~'s car (including O'Rourke),~~ and ~~O'Rourke's right-hand man Concannon ([[Andrew Connolly]]) uses one in an attempt to kill Kevin at the end of the film. He never fires it, though~~.		The [[M16]] or some variant thereof is seen used throughout the film by various characters. S.A.S. soldiers at the roadblock are armed with them and use them to kill O'Rourke and his men.
	[[Image:M16A1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm.]]		[[Image:M16A1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm.]]
			[[Image:shergar6.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An S.A.S. soldier ([[Gary Stretch]]) speaking to O'Rourke's driver while holding his M16A1. Note his good trigger discipline.]]
	[[Image:shergar6.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An S.A.S. soldier speaking to O'Rourke's driver while holding his M16A1. Note his good trigger discipline.]]
	[[Image:shergar7.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Closer view of the soldier's M16A1 as he tells O'Rourke (in the backseat) to be quiet.]]		[[Image:shergar7.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Closer view of the soldier's M16A1 as he tells O'Rourke (in the backseat) to be quiet.]]


	== AR-18 ==		== AR-18 ==

Funkychinaman: Added the AR-18. I'll let someone who's watched it change the description.

2011-10-23T18:50:07Z

Added the AR-18. I'll let someone who's watched it change the description.

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	The [[M16]] or some variant thereof is seen used throughout the film by various characters. S.A.S. soldiers at the roadblock are armed with them and use them to kill the IRA members in O'Rourke's car (including O'Rourke), and O'Rourke's right-hand man Concannon ([[Andrew Connolly]]) uses one in an attempt to kill Kevin at the end of the film. He never fires it, though.		The [[M16]] or some variant thereof is seen used throughout the film by various characters. S.A.S. soldiers at the roadblock are armed with them and use them to kill the IRA members in O'Rourke's car (including O'Rourke), and O'Rourke's right-hand man Concannon ([[Andrew Connolly]]) uses one in an attempt to kill Kevin at the end of the film. He never fires it, though.
	[[Image:M16A1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm.]]		[[Image:M16A1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm.]]
	~~[[Image:shergar4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An S.A.S. sniper keeps O'Rourke's car covered with his scoped M16A1.]]~~
	[[Image:shergar6.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An S.A.S. soldier speaking to O'Rourke's driver while holding his M16A1. Note his good trigger discipline.]]		[[Image:shergar6.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An S.A.S. soldier speaking to O'Rourke's driver while holding his M16A1. Note his good trigger discipline.]]
	[[Image:shergar7.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Closer view of the soldier's M16A1 as he tells O'Rourke (in the backseat) to be quiet.]]		[[Image:shergar7.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Closer view of the soldier's M16A1 as he tells O'Rourke (in the backseat) to be quiet.]]
	[[Image:shergar9.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon's ~~M16A1~~ is not actually kept in his Land Rover. Instead, it is removed from a different Land Rover and in a rather bizarre sequence passed down the line of IRA members, each one handing it off to the man next to him until it reaches its owner.]]

			== AR-18 ==

			[[Image:Sterling_AR-18.JPG\|thumb\|none\|500px\|AR-18 with scope and sling fitted 5.56mm]]

			[[Image:shergar4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An S.A.S. sniper keeps O'Rourke's car covered with his scoped AR-18.]]
			[[Image:shergar9.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon's AR-18 is not actually kept in his Land Rover. Instead, it is removed from a different Land Rover and in a rather bizarre sequence passed down the line of IRA members, each one handing it off to the man next to him until it reaches its owner.]]
	[[Image:shergar10.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon chambers a round.]]		[[Image:shergar10.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon chambers a round.]]
	[[Image:shergar11.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon finishes chambering the gun, providing an unobstructed view of the ~~M16~~'s side.]]		[[Image:shergar11.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon finishes chambering the gun, providing an unobstructed view of the AR-18's side.]]
	[[Image:shergar12.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon takes aim.]]		[[Image:shergar12.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon takes aim.]]
	[[Image:shergar13.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Closeup of the scope.]]		[[Image:shergar13.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Closeup of the scope.]]

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	The [[M16]] or some variant thereof is seen used throughout the film by various characters. S.A.S. soldiers at the roadblock are armed with them and use them to kill the IRA members in O'Rourke's car (including O'Rourke), and O'Rourke's right-hand man Concannon ([[Andrew Connolly]]) uses one in an attempt to kill Kevin at the end of the film. He never fires it, though.		The [[M16]] or some variant thereof is seen used throughout the film by various characters. S.A.S. soldiers at the roadblock are armed with them and use them to kill the IRA members in O'Rourke's car (including O'Rourke), and O'Rourke's right-hand man Concannon ([[Andrew Connolly]]) uses one in an attempt to kill Kevin at the end of the film. He never fires it, though.
	[[Image:M16A1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm.]]		[[Image:M16A1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm.]]
	~~[[Image:shergar4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An S.A.S. sniper keeps O'Rourke's car covered with his scoped M16A1.]]~~
	[[Image:shergar6.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An S.A.S. soldier speaking to O'Rourke's driver while holding his M16A1. Note his good trigger discipline.]]		[[Image:shergar6.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An S.A.S. soldier speaking to O'Rourke's driver while holding his M16A1. Note his good trigger discipline.]]
	[[Image:shergar7.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Closer view of the soldier's M16A1 as he tells O'Rourke (in the backseat) to be quiet.]]		[[Image:shergar7.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Closer view of the soldier's M16A1 as he tells O'Rourke (in the backseat) to be quiet.]]
	[[Image:shergar9.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon's ~~M16A1~~ is not actually kept in his Land Rover. Instead, it is removed from a different Land Rover and in a rather bizarre sequence passed down the line of IRA members, each one handing it off to the man next to him until it reaches its owner.]]

			== AR-18 ==

			[[Image:Sterling_AR-18.JPG\|thumb\|none\|500px\|AR-18 with scope and sling fitted 5.56mm]]

			[[Image:shergar4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|An S.A.S. sniper keeps O'Rourke's car covered with his scoped AR-18.]]
			[[Image:shergar9.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon's AR-18 is not actually kept in his Land Rover. Instead, it is removed from a different Land Rover and in a rather bizarre sequence passed down the line of IRA members, each one handing it off to the man next to him until it reaches its owner.]]
	[[Image:shergar10.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon chambers a round.]]		[[Image:shergar10.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon chambers a round.]]
	[[Image:shergar11.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon finishes chambering the gun, providing an unobstructed view of the ~~M16~~'s side.]]		[[Image:shergar11.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon finishes chambering the gun, providing an unobstructed view of the AR-18's side.]]
	[[Image:shergar12.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon takes aim.]]		[[Image:shergar12.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Concannon takes aim.]]
	[[Image:shergar13.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Closeup of the scope.]]		[[Image:shergar13.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Closeup of the scope.]]