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[[Image:Shergar_poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Shergar'' (1999)]] | |||
'''''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'':''' | |||
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=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 | 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.]] | ||
== | ==Makarov PM== | ||
A | 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:shergar1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|IRA member with | [[Image:MakarovPM.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Russian '''Makarov PM''' - 9x18mm Makarov]] | ||
[[Image:shergar3.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[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.]] | |||
=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 | 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 == | ||
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: | [[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.]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:34, 13 July 2020
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:
Pistols
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.
Makarov PM
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.
Assault Rifles
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.
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.
