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'''''Mirage''''' (original Latvian title ''Mirāža'', Russian title ''Мираж'') is a Soviet Latvian 1983 crime mini-series directed by Aloiz Brench and based on the novel | '''''Mirage''''' (original Latvian title ''Mirāža'', Russian title ''Мираж'') is a Soviet Latvian 1983 crime mini-series directed by Aloiz Brench and based on the novel ''The World In My Pocket'' by James Hadley Chase. | ||
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== M1911A1 | = Handguns = | ||
== M1911 == | |||
The first pistol used by Ed Black ([[Ints Burans]]) is an original [[M1911]]. Later he switches it to [[M1911A1]], taken from Frank Morgan. | |||
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[File:Mirage1983-M1911-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close view at Ed Black's pistol.]] | |||
[[File:Mirage1983-M1911-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pistol is tucked at Black's belt.]] | |||
== M1911A1 == | |||
During the movie Frank Morgan ([[Regimantas Adomaitis]]), Ed Black ([[Ints Burans]]), Al Kitson ([[Martins Vilsons]]) and various police officers and security guards carry [[M1911A1]] pistols. | During the movie Frank Morgan ([[Regimantas Adomaitis]]), Ed Black ([[Ints Burans]]), Al Kitson ([[Martins Vilsons]]) and various police officers and security guards carry [[M1911A1]] pistols. | ||
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|300px|none|World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|300px|none|World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[File:Mirage1983-Rifle-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Black with shiper rifle and Morgan with pistol, tucked at his belt.]] | [[File:Mirage1983-Rifle-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Black with shiper rifle and Morgan with pistol, tucked at his belt.]] | ||
[[File:Mirage1983-M1911-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Frank Morgan aims at a security guard during the robbery.]] | [[File:Mirage1983-M1911-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Frank Morgan aims at a security guard during the robbery.]] | ||
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[[File:Mirage1983-Revolver-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Commissioner Delaney holds his revolver.]] | [[File:Mirage1983-Revolver-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Commissioner Delaney holds his revolver.]] | ||
== | = Rifles = | ||
== TOZ-8 Rifle == | |||
A [[TOZ-8]] small caliber bolt action rifle with PSO-1 sniper scope is used by Ed Black ([[Ints Burans]]) during the robbery. | |||
[[Image:TOZ-8 01.jpg|thumb|none|400px|TOZ-8 - .22LR]] | |||
[[File:Mirage1983-Rifle-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Frank Morgan ([[Regimantas Adomaitis]]) holds the rifle.]] | [[File:Mirage1983-Rifle-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Frank Morgan ([[Regimantas Adomaitis]]) holds the rifle.]] | ||
[[File:Mirage1983-Rifle-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ed Black in ambush. Note the small bore size.]] | [[File:Mirage1983-Rifle-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ed Black in ambush. Note the small bore size.]] | ||
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A [[Sturmgewehr 44]], visually modified to resemble [[M16]], is used by Frank Morgan ([[Regimantas Adomaitis]]) during the robbery in restaurant. In the final scene Ed Black ([[Ints Burans]]) fires this assault rifle at US Army soldiers who are armed with similar weapons. | A [[Sturmgewehr 44]], visually modified to resemble [[M16]], is used by Frank Morgan ([[Regimantas Adomaitis]]) during the robbery in restaurant. In the final scene Ed Black ([[Ints Burans]]) fires this assault rifle at US Army soldiers who are armed with similar weapons. | ||
[[Image:Sturmgewehr 44.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm]] | [[Image:Sturmgewehr 44.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm]] | ||
[[File:StG44-M16-MovieProp.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sturmgewehr 44, visually modified to resemble M16 - 7.62x39 blank]] | |||
[[File:Mirage1983-StGM16-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Mirage1983-StGM16-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:Mirage1983-StGM16-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Frank Morgan with fake M16 during the robbery in restaurant.]] | [[File:Mirage1983-StGM16-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Frank Morgan with fake M16 during the robbery in restaurant.]] | ||
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[[File:Mirage1983-StGM16-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soldiers are armed with fake M16s.]] | [[File:Mirage1983-StGM16-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soldiers are armed with fake M16s.]] | ||
= Other Weapons = | |||
== Dummy Training Grenade == | == Dummy Training Grenade == | ||
In the final scene a dummy training stick grenade is used by a US Army soldier (though it doesn't resemble any of USA hand grenades). | In the final scene a dummy training stick grenade is used by a US Army soldier (though it doesn't resemble any of USA hand grenades). | ||
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[[File:Mirage1983-Grenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier with a fake M16 and a hand grenade.]] | [[File:Mirage1983-Grenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier with a fake M16 and a hand grenade.]] | ||
[[File:Mirage1983-Grenade-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He readies to throw the grenade at Ed Black's position.]] | [[File:Mirage1983-Grenade-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He readies to throw the grenade at Ed Black's position.]] | ||
= See Also = | |||
* ''[[World in My Pocket, The|An einem Freitag um halb zwölf]]'', 1961 German-French-Italian film based on the same novel by James Hadley Chase. | |||
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[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
[[Category:Soviet Produced]] | [[Category:Soviet Produced]] | ||
[[Category:James Hadley Chase]] | |||
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Mirage (original Latvian title Mirāža, Russian title Мираж) is a Soviet Latvian 1983 crime mini-series directed by Aloiz Brench and based on the novel The World In My Pocket by James Hadley Chase.
The following weapons were used in the film Mirage (1983):
Handguns
M1911
The first pistol used by Ed Black (Ints Burans) is an original M1911. Later he switches it to M1911A1, taken from Frank Morgan.
M1911A1
During the movie Frank Morgan (Regimantas Adomaitis), Ed Black (Ints Burans), Al Kitson (Martins Vilsons) and various police officers and security guards carry M1911A1 pistols.
Custom Nagant M1895 Revolver
Ginny Gordon's (Mirdza Martinsone) personal weapon is a Nagant M1895 revolver with a very short sawn-off barrel so the revolver distantly resembles Colt Detective Special. In the final scene the same movie prop is carried by Police commissioner Delaney (Martins Verdins).
Rifles
TOZ-8 Rifle
A TOZ-8 small caliber bolt action rifle with PSO-1 sniper scope is used by Ed Black (Ints Burans) during the robbery.
Sturmgewehr 44 (visually modified to resemble M16)
A Sturmgewehr 44, visually modified to resemble M16, is used by Frank Morgan (Regimantas Adomaitis) during the robbery in restaurant. In the final scene Ed Black (Ints Burans) fires this assault rifle at US Army soldiers who are armed with similar weapons.
Other Weapons
Dummy Training Grenade
In the final scene a dummy training stick grenade is used by a US Army soldier (though it doesn't resemble any of USA hand grenades).
See Also
- An einem Freitag um halb zwölf, 1961 German-French-Italian film based on the same novel by James Hadley Chase.