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[[Image:SaharaPoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|''Sahara'' (2005)]]
'''[[Sahara]]''' is the 2005 Adventure movie starring Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn and Penelope Cruz.


{{Film Title|Sahara}}


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=Handguns=
==Heckler & Koch USP Compact==
Yves Massarde ([[Lambert Wilson]]) uses a [[Heckler & Koch USP Compact]] to threaten Eva Rojas ([[Penélope Cruz]]) in the helicopter near the climax.
[[Image:USPCompact9.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Heckler & Koch USP Compact - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Sahara-USPCompact3A.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Yves Massarde ([[Lambert Wilson]]) threatens Eva Rojas ([[Penélope Cruz]]) with a Heckler & Koch USP Compact.]]
[[Image:Sahara-USPCompact2A.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Yves Massarde ([[Lambert Wilson]]) with his USP Compact pistol. Lambert Wilson happened to also co-star in the unrelated [[Sahara (1983)|1983 adventure film with the same name]].]]


The Following guns were seen in the movie:
==Browning Hi-Power==
A [[Browning Hi-Power]] can be seen in the hands of Kazim's troops and later commandeered by Dirk Pitt ([[Matthew McConaughey]]).
[[Image:HiPowerMk3.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning Hi-Power Mark III - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Sahara HiPower 07A.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Browning Hi-Power pistols in two scenes.]]
 
==Walther PPK==
Al Giordino ([[Steve Zahn]]) can be seen wielding a [[Walther PPK]], most notably when he is disarming himself when confronted by the Tuareg.
[[Image:Walther-PPK.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Walther PPK - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:Sahara-MakarovA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Al Giordino ([[Steve Zahn]]) holds up his Walther PPK while dropped his guns on the road.]]
[[Image:Sahara-Makarov2A.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"What???"'']]
 
==Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action==
General Zateb Kazim ([[Lennie James]]) carries a silver [[Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action]] in one scene.
[[Image:Sw44da.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action - .44 Russian]]
[[Image:Sahara Webley 01A.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|General Zateb Kazim ([[Lennie James]]) with his Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action.]]


==FN MAG==
==French Flintlock Pistol==
* FN MAG-58 Machine guns are seen mounted on trucks and boats, all manned by government troops.
Yves Massarde ([[Lambert Wilson]]) gives a matched pair of [[Flintlock Pistol|Flintlock Pistols]] to General Zateb Kazim ([[Lennie James]]) at his palace. They are a dueling set with silver caps at the bottom of the grips and have other inlaid silver accents. It is mentioned that they were formerly the property of ''"General Mayenne"'' causing Kazim to quip that they must have killed 'The Comte de Vézelay' ''(French for ''The Count of Vézelay'', in the Bourgogne region of France. Though there is no famous Count from that area, it is most known for holding the abbey where the bones of Mary Magdalene were brought).''
[[Image:Sahara FNMAG58 04a.jpg‎ |thumb|none|500px|FN MAG-58 mounted on a patrol boat - 7.62x51mm]]
[[Image:TowerSeaServicePistol.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Tower Sea Service Pistol used by the British Royal Navy.]]
[[Image:Sahara FlintlockPistol 01A.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|General Zateb Kazim ([[Lennie James]]) admires a match set of French Flintlock dueling pistols, delivered as a gift from Yves Massarde ([[Lambert Wilson]]).]]


==Browning Hi-Power==
=Submachine Guns=
*Seen in the hands of Govt. Troops and later commandeered by Dirk Pitt ([[Matthew McConaughey]]).
==Sterling SMG==
[[Image:HiPowerMk3.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning Hi Power Mark III - 9mm]]
A [[Sterling SMG]] is seen held by Tuareg horsemen in the desert.
[[Image:Sahara HiPower 07A.jpg‎ |thumb|none|500px|Browning Hi Power pistol - 9mm]]
[[Image:Sterling-Mk-4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|British Sterling Submachine Gun - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Sahara SterlingSMG 02A.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Tuareg horsemen hold aloft AK rifles and Sterling submachine guns.]]
 
=Rifles=
==Heckler & Koch G36K==
The [[Heckler & Koch G36K]] is carried by one of Yves Massarde's guards and one of Kazim's soldiers in the climax.
[[Image:H&K-G36K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Heckler & Koch G36K - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:SaharaG36.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Yves Massarde's guards with a Heckler & Koch G36K.]]
[[Image:Saharag362.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Kazim's soldiers with a G36K.]]
 
==Norinco Type 56-1==
The [[AK-47|Norinco Type 56-1]] under-folding stock rifle, the Chinese version of the AKS-47, can be seen in use throughout the film. Mostly a mix with other AK types, carried by Kazim's troops.
[[Image:Type56S.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56-1 - 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:Sahara Type56-2 05A.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Type 56-1 under-folding stock rifles, seen on the left in the hands of a soldier, on the right in the hands of Dirk Pitt ([[Matthew McConaughey]]) in an action shot.]]
 
== Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* ==
Some of the Tuareg horsemen also carry [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*]] rifles.
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British]]
[[Image:Sahara M20A.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A Tuareg fighter to the left of the bazooka is seen with a Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* rifle in his hand.]]


==Norinco Type 56-2==
==Colt M4A1 Carbine==
*The folding stock version of the AKS-47, made in China is seen throughout the film. Mostly a mix with other AK types, carried by Government Troops.
The [[M4A1 Carbine|Colt M4A1 Carbine]] can be seen in the hands of one of Kazim's soldiers, riding in the pickup truck that takes handcuffed Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino across the desert.
[[Image:Sahara Type56-2 05A.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|Type 56-2 folding stock AK47s, seen on the left in the hands of a Govt. Soldier, on the right in the hands of Matthew McConaughey in an action shot - 7.62x39mm]]
[[File:ColtM4A1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M4A1 Carbine - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:SaharaAR.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M4A1 Carbine behind General Kazim's desk.]]
[[Image:Sahara-ColtM4aa.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|The guard holding an M4A1 Carbine listens to the endless chatter of his driver.]]


==[[Sterling SMG]]==
==AK-47==
* Seen held by Touareg horsemen in the desert.
Modibo (Paulin Fodouop), one of the Tuareg fighters who help Pitt and Giordino raid the solar plant, carries what appears to be an original milled receiver [[AK-47]].
[[Image:Sterling-Mk-4.jpg|thumb|none|300px|British Sterling Submachine Gun - 9mm]]
[[File:TypeIII AK47.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AK-47 (Type III) - 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:Sahara SterlingSMG 02A.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|Touareg Horsemen hold aloft AK rifles and Sterling Submachine guns - 9mm]]
[[Image:Sahara AK47A.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Modibo (Paulin Fodouop) (with a stolen uniform) with a milled receiver AK-47.]]
[[Image:Sahara AK47 02a.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Modibo (Paulin Fodouop) with a milled receiver AK-47.]]


==AKM==
Mixed in amongst the AK-47 rifles are [[AKM|AKMs]], many of which are modified with 'tribal' decorations.
[[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKM - 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:Sahara-AKM TuaregA.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A nice 'rubber stunt' AKM with Tuareg decorations. Note that the rubber cast wooden buttstock has the bloodgroove of the [[AK-74]] but the rifle is cast from a 7.62x39mm gun.]]


==FN FAL==
The [[FN FAL]] is seen carried by General Zateb Kazim's armored troops during the final battle (in addition to the plethora of [[AK-47]] type rifles). They look to be the solid metric style front sight block, however the barrels seem shorter than usual, so the exact model is unknown, but they appear to be metric FALs.
[[Image:FN FAL 50 00.jpg|thumb|none|450px|FN FAL 50.00 - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
[[Image:Sahara FALSa.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Kazim's soldiers carry AKs and FN FALs.]]‎


==L1A1==
==L1A1==
*  Used by a Mali sniper with a scope, but later commandeered by Al Giordino ([[Steve Zahn]]).
The [[L1A1]] with a scope is used by a Mali sniper, but later commandeered by Al Giordino ([[Steve Zahn]]).
[[Image:Sahara L1A1A.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|Sniper fires an L1A1 with early style wood grips and scope - 7.62x51mm]]
[[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none|450px|British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR (Self Loading Rifle) - variation of the FN FAL rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
[[Image:Sahara L1A1 04A.jpg‎ ‎|thumb|none|500px|Steve Zahn holds an L1A1 in the truck - scene from the movie "Sahara"]]
[[Image:Sahara L1A1A.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A sniper fires an L1A1 with a scope and an early-style wooden handguard.]]
[[Image:Sahara L1A1 04A.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Al Giordino holds an L1A1 in the truck.]]
[[Image:Sahara-L1A1Trainaa.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A guard on the solar plant supply train holds a wood-stocked L1A1 rifle.]]
[[Image:Sahara-L1A1Train2aa.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|The guard peers around a corner while holding a wood-stocked L1A1 rifle.]]
 
==Romanian WASR-3==
It appears that Al Giordino's rifle during a desert battle is a Romanian WASR-3 rifle built at the ''S.C. Uzinele Mecanice Cugir S.A.'' (Cugir Factory) in Romania. The weapon probably came from a foreign armory, but for the purposes of identification, the U.S. version of the Romanian .223 AK will be identified. The Romanians exported a series of three AK type rifles called the SAR series.
 
:''The SAR-1 was 7.62x39mm, the SAR-2 was 5.45x39mm and the SAR-3 was 5.56x45mm. Then a later variant was imported, the WASR. The WASR was essentially the same firearm, but with a lower grade of fit and finish ''(The original WASRs were imported to take only single-stack magazines (to please BATF) and the wholesalers opened up the mag well to take standard magazines and replaced some of the parts with U.S.-made parts to make them legal)''. Like the SAR series, the WASR-1 was 7.62x39mm, the WASR-2 was 5.45x39mm and the WASR-3 was 5.56x45mm. However, the SAR-3 rifle has the original AK-74 style gas block, the WASR-3 has a modified AKM style gas block and blonde wood. Both the SAR-3 and the WASR-3 take the ROMAK 223 magazine (Wieger style). This rifle is set up with the Wieger style magazine. Al Giordino's rifle is a WASR-3 (or the European equivalent) and of course, '''his''' is fully automatic. It looks to be the same rifle used in the movie ''[[Casino Royale (2006)|Casino Royale]]'' since ''Sascha Robey'' was the armorer for both movies.''
[[Image:Romanian-WASR-3.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A U.S.-imported Romanian WASR-3 rifle that had the thumbhole buttstock replaced with a laminated buttstock and US-made synthetic pistol grip (for legality) - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:Sahara AK 223-05A.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Al Giordino ([[Steve Zahn]]) points his captured Romanian .223 AK.]]
[[Image:Sahara AK-223 04A.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Giordino holds the Romanian .223 AK.]]
[[Image:Sahara AK 223 06a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Giordino holds the Romanian .223 AK.]]
[[Image:Sahara-AK223 02a.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Dirk Pitt ([[Matthew McConaughey]]) carries the same rifle after Giordino abandons it.]]
 
==Civil War Rifles==
Seen in the historical flashback sequence at the beginning of the film, many rifles are seen from a distance, but it is hard to identify them since the battle is at night and the only time we see long rifles, the soldiers holding them being blown up by cannon fire.
[[Image:Sahara-CivilWarGunaa.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Confederate soldier holds a rifle as his position is hit by Union cannon fire.]]
[[Image:Sahara-UnionSoldierA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Union soldier holds a rifle while running from cannon fire from the CSS Texas.]]
 
=Shotguns=
==Unknown Pump-Action Shotgun==
When Kazim's troops are mobilizing, a soldier walks by carrying a pump-action shotgun of a yet undetermined make and model.
[[Image:Saharashotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier in the background has an unknown shotgun.]]
 
=Machine Guns=
==M249 SAW==
The [[M249 SAW]] is seen carried by General Zateb Kazim's armored troops during the final battle, identified from the Minimi due to heat shield and solid stock.
[[Image:Fn m249saw mk2 10-1-.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M249-E2 SAW - upgraded M249 with heat shield and full synthetic stock, equipped with a 200-round ammo drum - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:Sahara FALSa.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A soldier in the background has an M249.]]
 
==FN MAG 58==
The [[FN MAG|FN MAG 58]] machine guns are seen mounted on pickup trucks and boats, all manned by Kazim's troops.
[[Image:Mag58postb.jpg‎|thumb|none|450px|FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
[[Image:Sahara FNMAG58 04a.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|An FN MAG 58 mounted on a patrol boat.]]
 
==PKM==
Kazim's soldiers are seen holding [[PKM]] machine guns.
[[Image:PKM-mg.jpg|thumb|none|450px|PKM - 7.62x54mmR]]‎
[[Image:Sahara PKMa.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A soldier guards the palace with a PKM (slung). Note that the soldier checking the papers has a Norinco Type 56-1 under-folding stock rifle.]]‎
[[Image:Saharapk.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A soldier walking past Yves Massarde has a PKM.]]


==PKMS==
==Browning M2HB==
* Govt. Soldiers are seen holding PKMS Machine Guns (7.62x54R).
The [[Browning M2HB]] is mounted on the APCs used by Kazim's armored troops.
[[Image:Sahara PKMa.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|Soldier guards the palace with a PKMS (slung) - 7.62x54R. The soldier checking the papers is holding a Norinco Type 56-2 folding stock AK rifle.]]‎
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]]
[[Image:Saharam22.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Browning M2HB mounted on the M113.]]


==Romanian AK "Romak 223"(??)==
==M60D==
* Not 100% sure, but Al's rifle during a desert battle looks to be a Romanian Romak .223 AK Rifle. However it doesn't have the bulged wooden front hand guards and it has a threaded barrel (indicated by the muzzle nut and muzzle nut pin).  Anyone else knows for sure, please let me know.
The [[M60D]] is mounted on top of Kazim's tanks.
[[Image:M60d.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M60D machine gun - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
[[Image:Saharam602.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A pair of M60Ds mounted on the M60 Patton tank.]]


:Norinco Type 84 in .223. It has the hooded front sight, which makes it a Chinese AK. This one seems to have had its receiver cover replaced by an AKM-style ribbed one (all Chinese AKs usually have older smooth style) and the furniture looks to be after-market as well. This AK (and/or others like it) also appears in ''[[Casino Royale]]''.
=Other=
==M20B1 "Super Bazooka"==
An [[M20B1 "Super Bazooka"]] is carried by Tuareg tribesmen in the desert battle.
[[File:M20B1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M20B1 "Super Bazooka" - 3.5"]]
[[Image:Sahara M20A.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A Tuareg fighter on the right holds an M20B1 "Super Bazooka".]]


[[Image:Sahara AK 223 06a.jpg]]
==Type 69 RPG==
[[Image:Sahara AK 223-05A.jpg‎ ]]
Some of the Tuareg fighters carry Chinese [[Type 69 RPG]]s though they have different warheads.
[[Image:Sahara AK-223 04A.jpg‎ ]]
[[Image:Type69RPG.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Chinese Type 69 RPG - 40mm]]
[[Image:Sahara Type69 02A.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Modibo (Paulin Fodouop) looks on as his Tuareg fighters carry AK rifles and Chinese Type 69 RPGs.]]
[[Image:Sahara M20A.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A Tuareg fighter on the left holds a Type 69 RPG.]]


==M79 Grenade Launcher==
When Kazim's troops are mobilizing, a soldier walks by carrying an [[M79 grenade launcher]].
[[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M79 grenade launcher - 40x46mm]]
[[Image:Saharam79.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier in the background has an M79 grenade launcher.]]


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Sahara (2005)


The following weapons were used in the film Sahara:


Handguns

Heckler & Koch USP Compact

Yves Massarde (Lambert Wilson) uses a Heckler & Koch USP Compact to threaten Eva Rojas (Penélope Cruz) in the helicopter near the climax.

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Heckler & Koch USP Compact - 9x19mm
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Yves Massarde (Lambert Wilson) threatens Eva Rojas (Penélope Cruz) with a Heckler & Koch USP Compact.
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Yves Massarde (Lambert Wilson) with his USP Compact pistol. Lambert Wilson happened to also co-star in the unrelated 1983 adventure film with the same name.

Browning Hi-Power

A Browning Hi-Power can be seen in the hands of Kazim's troops and later commandeered by Dirk Pitt (Matthew McConaughey).

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Browning Hi-Power Mark III - 9x19mm
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Two Browning Hi-Power pistols in two scenes.

Walther PPK

Al Giordino (Steve Zahn) can be seen wielding a Walther PPK, most notably when he is disarming himself when confronted by the Tuareg.

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Walther PPK - .32 ACP
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Al Giordino (Steve Zahn) holds up his Walther PPK while dropped his guns on the road.
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"What???"

Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action

General Zateb Kazim (Lennie James) carries a silver Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action in one scene.

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Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action - .44 Russian
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General Zateb Kazim (Lennie James) with his Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action.

French Flintlock Pistol

Yves Massarde (Lambert Wilson) gives a matched pair of Flintlock Pistols to General Zateb Kazim (Lennie James) at his palace. They are a dueling set with silver caps at the bottom of the grips and have other inlaid silver accents. It is mentioned that they were formerly the property of "General Mayenne" causing Kazim to quip that they must have killed 'The Comte de Vézelay' (French for The Count of Vézelay, in the Bourgogne region of France. Though there is no famous Count from that area, it is most known for holding the abbey where the bones of Mary Magdalene were brought).

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Tower Sea Service Pistol used by the British Royal Navy.
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General Zateb Kazim (Lennie James) admires a match set of French Flintlock dueling pistols, delivered as a gift from Yves Massarde (Lambert Wilson).

Submachine Guns

Sterling SMG

A Sterling SMG is seen held by Tuareg horsemen in the desert.

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British Sterling Submachine Gun - 9x19mm
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Tuareg horsemen hold aloft AK rifles and Sterling submachine guns.

Rifles

Heckler & Koch G36K

The Heckler & Koch G36K is carried by one of Yves Massarde's guards and one of Kazim's soldiers in the climax.

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Heckler & Koch G36K - 5.56x45mm
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One of Yves Massarde's guards with a Heckler & Koch G36K.
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One of Kazim's soldiers with a G36K.

Norinco Type 56-1

The Norinco Type 56-1 under-folding stock rifle, the Chinese version of the AKS-47, can be seen in use throughout the film. Mostly a mix with other AK types, carried by Kazim's troops.

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Norinco Type 56-1 - 7.62x39mm
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Type 56-1 under-folding stock rifles, seen on the left in the hands of a soldier, on the right in the hands of Dirk Pitt (Matthew McConaughey) in an action shot.

Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*

Some of the Tuareg horsemen also carry Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* rifles.

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Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British
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A Tuareg fighter to the left of the bazooka is seen with a Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* rifle in his hand.

Colt M4A1 Carbine

The Colt M4A1 Carbine can be seen in the hands of one of Kazim's soldiers, riding in the pickup truck that takes handcuffed Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino across the desert.

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M4A1 Carbine - 5.56x45mm
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An M4A1 Carbine behind General Kazim's desk.
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The guard holding an M4A1 Carbine listens to the endless chatter of his driver.

AK-47

Modibo (Paulin Fodouop), one of the Tuareg fighters who help Pitt and Giordino raid the solar plant, carries what appears to be an original milled receiver AK-47.

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AK-47 (Type III) - 7.62x39mm
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Modibo (Paulin Fodouop) (with a stolen uniform) with a milled receiver AK-47.
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Modibo (Paulin Fodouop) with a milled receiver AK-47.

AKM

Mixed in amongst the AK-47 rifles are AKMs, many of which are modified with 'tribal' decorations.

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AKM - 7.62x39mm
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A nice 'rubber stunt' AKM with Tuareg decorations. Note that the rubber cast wooden buttstock has the bloodgroove of the AK-74 but the rifle is cast from a 7.62x39mm gun.

FN FAL

The FN FAL is seen carried by General Zateb Kazim's armored troops during the final battle (in addition to the plethora of AK-47 type rifles). They look to be the solid metric style front sight block, however the barrels seem shorter than usual, so the exact model is unknown, but they appear to be metric FALs.

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FN FAL 50.00 - 7.62x51mm NATO
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Kazim's soldiers carry AKs and FN FALs.

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L1A1

The L1A1 with a scope is used by a Mali sniper, but later commandeered by Al Giordino (Steve Zahn).

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British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR (Self Loading Rifle) - variation of the FN FAL rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO
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A sniper fires an L1A1 with a scope and an early-style wooden handguard.
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Al Giordino holds an L1A1 in the truck.
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A guard on the solar plant supply train holds a wood-stocked L1A1 rifle.
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The guard peers around a corner while holding a wood-stocked L1A1 rifle.

Romanian WASR-3

It appears that Al Giordino's rifle during a desert battle is a Romanian WASR-3 rifle built at the S.C. Uzinele Mecanice Cugir S.A. (Cugir Factory) in Romania. The weapon probably came from a foreign armory, but for the purposes of identification, the U.S. version of the Romanian .223 AK will be identified. The Romanians exported a series of three AK type rifles called the SAR series.

The SAR-1 was 7.62x39mm, the SAR-2 was 5.45x39mm and the SAR-3 was 5.56x45mm. Then a later variant was imported, the WASR. The WASR was essentially the same firearm, but with a lower grade of fit and finish (The original WASRs were imported to take only single-stack magazines (to please BATF) and the wholesalers opened up the mag well to take standard magazines and replaced some of the parts with U.S.-made parts to make them legal). Like the SAR series, the WASR-1 was 7.62x39mm, the WASR-2 was 5.45x39mm and the WASR-3 was 5.56x45mm. However, the SAR-3 rifle has the original AK-74 style gas block, the WASR-3 has a modified AKM style gas block and blonde wood. Both the SAR-3 and the WASR-3 take the ROMAK 223 magazine (Wieger style). This rifle is set up with the Wieger style magazine. Al Giordino's rifle is a WASR-3 (or the European equivalent) and of course, his is fully automatic. It looks to be the same rifle used in the movie Casino Royale since Sascha Robey was the armorer for both movies.
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A U.S.-imported Romanian WASR-3 rifle that had the thumbhole buttstock replaced with a laminated buttstock and US-made synthetic pistol grip (for legality) - 5.56x45mm
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Al Giordino (Steve Zahn) points his captured Romanian .223 AK.
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Giordino holds the Romanian .223 AK.
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Giordino holds the Romanian .223 AK.
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Dirk Pitt (Matthew McConaughey) carries the same rifle after Giordino abandons it.

Civil War Rifles

Seen in the historical flashback sequence at the beginning of the film, many rifles are seen from a distance, but it is hard to identify them since the battle is at night and the only time we see long rifles, the soldiers holding them being blown up by cannon fire.

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A Confederate soldier holds a rifle as his position is hit by Union cannon fire.
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A Union soldier holds a rifle while running from cannon fire from the CSS Texas.

Shotguns

Unknown Pump-Action Shotgun

When Kazim's troops are mobilizing, a soldier walks by carrying a pump-action shotgun of a yet undetermined make and model.

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A soldier in the background has an unknown shotgun.

Machine Guns

M249 SAW

The M249 SAW is seen carried by General Zateb Kazim's armored troops during the final battle, identified from the Minimi due to heat shield and solid stock.

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M249-E2 SAW - upgraded M249 with heat shield and full synthetic stock, equipped with a 200-round ammo drum - 5.56x45mm
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A soldier in the background has an M249.

FN MAG 58

The FN MAG 58 machine guns are seen mounted on pickup trucks and boats, all manned by Kazim's troops.

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FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO
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An FN MAG 58 mounted on a patrol boat.

PKM

Kazim's soldiers are seen holding PKM machine guns.

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PKM - 7.62x54mmR

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A soldier guards the palace with a PKM (slung). Note that the soldier checking the papers has a Norinco Type 56-1 under-folding stock rifle.

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A soldier walking past Yves Massarde has a PKM.

Browning M2HB

The Browning M2HB is mounted on the APCs used by Kazim's armored troops.

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Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG
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A Browning M2HB mounted on the M113.

M60D

The M60D is mounted on top of Kazim's tanks.

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M60D machine gun - 7.62x51mm NATO
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A pair of M60Ds mounted on the M60 Patton tank.

Other

M20B1 "Super Bazooka"

An M20B1 "Super Bazooka" is carried by Tuareg tribesmen in the desert battle.

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M20B1 "Super Bazooka" - 3.5"
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A Tuareg fighter on the right holds an M20B1 "Super Bazooka".

Type 69 RPG

Some of the Tuareg fighters carry Chinese Type 69 RPGs though they have different warheads.

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Chinese Type 69 RPG - 40mm
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Modibo (Paulin Fodouop) looks on as his Tuareg fighters carry AK rifles and Chinese Type 69 RPGs.
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A Tuareg fighter on the left holds a Type 69 RPG.

M79 Grenade Launcher

When Kazim's troops are mobilizing, a soldier walks by carrying an M79 grenade launcher.

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M79 grenade launcher - 40x46mm
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A soldier in the background has an M79 grenade launcher.
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