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==Madsen M50==
==Madsen M50==
USAF airmen guarding the nuclear launch facility are all armed with what appear to be [[Madsen M50]] submachine guns fitted with barrel shrouds. This was most likely done to simulate the [[Smith & Wesson 76]] submachine gun, as the film was made in West Germany and the M50 was plentiful there. These weapons are also seen in the hands of Gen. Lawrence Dell ([[Burt Lancaster]]), Willis Powell ([[Paul Winfield]]), Hoxey ([[William Smith]]) and Augie Garvas ([[Burt Young]]) .  
USAF airmen guarding the nuclear launch facility are all armed with what appear to be [[Madsen M50]] submachine guns fitted with barrel shrouds. This was most likely done to simulate the American [[Smith & Wesson 76]] submachine gun, as the film was made in West Germany and the M50 was more plentiful there than the M76. These weapons are also seen in the hands of Gen. Lawrence Dell ([[Burt Lancaster]]), Willis Powell ([[Paul Winfield]]), Hoxey ([[William Smith]]) and Augie Garvas ([[Burt Young]]) .  
[[Image:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Madsen M50 - 9x19mm]]  
[[Image:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Madsen M50 - 9x19mm]]  
[[File:TLG 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gen. Lawrence Dell ([[Burt Lancaster]]) holds the [[Madsen M50]]. ]]
[[File:TLG 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gen. Lawrence Dell ([[Burt Lancaster]]) holds the [[Madsen M50]]. ]]
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USAF snipers are armed with [[M16]] rifles.  
USAF snipers are armed with [[M16]] rifles.  
[[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. This has the original '''3-prong flash hider'''.  It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56x45mm]]  
[[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. This has the original '''3-prong flash hider'''.  It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56x45mm]]  
[[File:TLG 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A sniper armed with the scoped M16.]]
[[File:TLG 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A sniper armed with the scoped M16 (SP1).]]


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Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977).


The following weapons were used in the film Twilight's Last Gleaming:


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Colt M1911A1

Gen. Lawrence Dell (Burt Lancaster) uses an M1911A1 pistol.

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World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP
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Gen. Lawrence Dell (Burt Lancaster) holds the M1911A1 pistol.

Madsen M50

USAF airmen guarding the nuclear launch facility are all armed with what appear to be Madsen M50 submachine guns fitted with barrel shrouds. This was most likely done to simulate the American Smith & Wesson 76 submachine gun, as the film was made in West Germany and the M50 was more plentiful there than the M76. These weapons are also seen in the hands of Gen. Lawrence Dell (Burt Lancaster), Willis Powell (Paul Winfield), Hoxey (William Smith) and Augie Garvas (Burt Young) .

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Madsen M50 - 9x19mm
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Gen. Lawrence Dell (Burt Lancaster) holds the Madsen M50.
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Both Willis Powell (Paul Winfield) and Augie Garvas (Burt Young) hold the Madsen M50.
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Gen. Lawrence Dell (Burt Lancaster) holds the Madsen M50 on President Stevens (Charles Durning).

M16

USAF snipers are armed with M16 rifles.

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The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. This has the original 3-prong flash hider. It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56x45mm
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A sniper armed with the scoped M16 (SP1).