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'''''Possession''''' is a 1981 horror movie starring [[Isabelle Adjani]], [[Sam Neill]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margit_Carstensen Margit Carstensen]. Directed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_%C5%BBu%C5%82awski Andrzej Żuławski], written by Andrzej Żuławski and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Tuten Frederic Tuten]. Anna (Adjani) begins displaying an odd behavior shortly after asking her husband, Mark (Neil), for a divorce. Mark quits his job, dedicating himself towards his family. As he tries to make amends however, he beings discovering something much bigger and more sinister than adultery.
'''''Possession''''' is a 1981 horror movie starring [[Isabelle Adjani]], [[Sam Neill]] and Margit Carstensen. Directed by Andrzej Żuławski and written by Żuławski with Frederic Tuten. Anna (Adjani) begins displaying an odd behavior shortly after asking her husband, Mark (Neil), for a divorce. Mark quits his job, dedicating himself to his family. As he tries to make amends however, he discovers something much bigger and more sinister than adultery.


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=Pistols=
=Pistols=
==Walther PP==
==Walther PPK==
 
Zimmermann (Shaun Lawton]) carries a [[Walther PPK]] under his suit. He loses it shortly after drawing it, and it is carried by Mark for the rest of the movie.
Zimmermann ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Lawton Shaun Lawton]) carries a [[Walther PP]] under his suit. He looses it shortly after deploying it, being carried by Mark for the rest of the movie.
[[File:Waltherppk32acp.jpg|300px|thumb|none|Walther PPK - .32 ACP]]
[[File:Walther-PP-Post-War.jpg|300px|thumb|none|Walther PP (.32 ACP)]]
[[File:AdjaniPPK.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Anna fires Zimmermann's PPK.]]
[[File:AdjaniPPK.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Anna fires Zimmermann's PP]]
[[File:PossessionPP2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The PPK is held high. Note the length of the barrel.]]
[[File:PossessionPP2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The PP is held high enough to see there's no lanyard loop by the heel of the gun, thus a Walther PP.]]
[[File:ShootoutPOSS.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A uniformed officer is briefly seen with a PPK.]]
[[File:ShootoutPOSS.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A uniformed officer is briefly seen with a PP.]]


=Revolvers=
=Revolvers=
==Unidentifiable revolver==
==Unidentifiable Revolver==
 
A revolver is drawn by one of the shooters during the final moments of the movie. The scene is too dark and the gun too far to discern distinguishable features. It may be a [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] or a [[Colt Detective Special]] as both were very popular at the time.
A revolver is deployed by one of the shooters during the final moments of the movie. The scene is too dark and the gun too far to discern distinguishable features. Likely a [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] or a [[Colt Detective Special]] as both were very popular at the time.
[[File:REVPOSS.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A hammer is visible (eliminating hammerless and shrouded hammer models) but unfortunately no other distinguishing features are visible.]]
[[File:REVPOSS.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A hammer is visible (eliminating hammerless and shrouded hammer models) but unfortunately no other distinguishing features are visible.]]
[[File:ShootoutPOSS.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The revolver in a brighter scene, but too far to identify.]]
[[File:ShootoutPOSS.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The revolver in a brighter scene, but too far to identify.]]


=Submachine guns=
=Submachine Guns=
==H&K MP5==
==Heckler & Koch MP5 Variant==
Uniformed officials are briefly seen carrying an unknown variant of the [[Heckler & Koch MP5]].
[[File:H&KMP5A5.jpg|450px|thumb|none|Heckler & Koch MP5A5 - 9x19mm, for comparison]]
[[File:H&KPOSS.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The shape of the magazine combined with the setting (West Berlin, West Germany) indicates that the poorly visible gun is an MP5.]]


Uniformed officials are seen carrying [[H&K MP5]] briefly.
[[Category:Movie]]
[[File:H&KMP5A5.jpg|300px|thumb|none|H&K MP5A5 (9x19mm). Not specifically the version depicted in the movie, but an aproximation based on what can be seen.]]
[[Category:Horror]]
[[File:H&KPOSS.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The shape of the magazine combined with the setting (West Berlin, West Germany) indicates that the poorly visible gun is an MP5.]]
[[Category:German Produced/Filmed]]

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Possession (1981)

Possession is a 1981 horror movie starring Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill and Margit Carstensen. Directed by Andrzej Żuławski and written by Żuławski with Frederic Tuten. Anna (Adjani) begins displaying an odd behavior shortly after asking her husband, Mark (Neil), for a divorce. Mark quits his job, dedicating himself to his family. As he tries to make amends however, he discovers something much bigger and more sinister than adultery.


The following weapons were used in the film Possession:


Pistols

Walther PPK

Zimmermann (Shaun Lawton]) carries a Walther PPK under his suit. He loses it shortly after drawing it, and it is carried by Mark for the rest of the movie.

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Walther PPK - .32 ACP
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Anna fires Zimmermann's PPK.
The PPK is held high. Note the length of the barrel.
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A uniformed officer is briefly seen with a PPK.

Revolvers

Unidentifiable Revolver

A revolver is drawn by one of the shooters during the final moments of the movie. The scene is too dark and the gun too far to discern distinguishable features. It may be a Smith & Wesson Model 36 or a Colt Detective Special as both were very popular at the time.

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A hammer is visible (eliminating hammerless and shrouded hammer models) but unfortunately no other distinguishing features are visible.
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The revolver in a brighter scene, but too far to identify.

Submachine Guns

Heckler & Koch MP5 Variant

Uniformed officials are briefly seen carrying an unknown variant of the Heckler & Koch MP5.

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Heckler & Koch MP5A5 - 9x19mm, for comparison
The shape of the magazine combined with the setting (West Berlin, West Germany) indicates that the poorly visible gun is an MP5.