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=Handguns=
=Handguns=
== Colt Government Model==
== Colt Model 1911==
The main sidearm of bank robber Carter 'Doc' McCoy ([[Steve McQueen]]) is a [[Colt Government Model]].
The main sidearm of bank robber Carter 'Doc' McCoy ([[Steve McQueen]]) is a [[M1911]].
[[Image:1911-The Getaway.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Screen used Colt Commercial M1911 by Steven McQueen, photo courtesy of Long Mountain Outfitters LLC - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:1911-The Getaway.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Screen used Colt Commercial M1911 by Steven McQueen, photo courtesy of Long Mountain Outfitters LLC - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:Get72-colt1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|McCoy checks his 1911 the night before the bank robbery, when he shows the gang a bulletproof vest, saying the vest "can stop an M2 army rifle at 50 yards".]]
[[Image:Get72-colt1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|McCoy checks his 1911 the night before the bank robbery, when he shows the gang a bulletproof vest, saying the vest "can stop an M2 army rifle at 50 yards".]]
The Getaway is a 1972 crime thriller directed by Sam Peckinpah and stars Steve McQueen as a recently released convict who is forced to participate in a robbery as a part of a deal his wife (Ali MacGraw) made with a corrupt businessman in order to secure the parole. After a double-cross, the couple find themselves racing towards the border before they are caught by law enforcement or the businessman's henchmen. The film was directed by Sam Peckinpah and was adapted by Walter Hill from the Jim Thompson novel of the same name. A remake starring Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger was released in 1994.
The following weapons were used in the film The Getaway:
The main sidearm of bank robber Carter 'Doc' McCoy (Steve McQueen) is a M1911.
Star Model B
When McCoy (Steve McQueen) fires his 1911, a Star Model B is substituted, as the Colt was not reliable with blanks.
Colt Python
Rudy Butler (Al Lettieri) carries a Colt Python revolver during the bank robbery, his kidnapping of Harold Clinton (Jack Dodson) and Fran Clinton (Sally Struthers), and the final hotel shootout.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
Frank Jackson (Bo Hopkins) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 10 during the bank robbery, which he uses to shoot the bank guard. Some of the Texas policemen also have Model 10s in their holsters. Several of the cowboys at the end that shoot it out with Doc and Carol in the hotel have Model 10s.
Jack Benyon (Ben Johnson) has a Smith & Wesson Model 36 out on his table when Doc brings him the bank robbery money to count. He grabs it just before he is shot by Carol.
In a continuity error, we see that Rudy's Colt Python is replaced by a Colt Trooper Mk III in a few scenes at Laughlin's (Dub Taylor) hotel. Cully (Roy Jenson) also has a Trooper during these scenes.
Browning Hi-Power
The cowboys' helper (Tom Bush) during the final shootout, carries a Browning Hi-Power.