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Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008) (Original title: L'instinct de mort

Mesrine: Killer Instinct is part 1 of a two-part 2008 French-Canadian Mesrine film series directed by Jean-François Richet and starring Vincent Cassel as the French criminal Jacques Mesrine. Based on Mesrine's autobiographical book "L'instinct de mort", Killer Instinct details Mesrine's rise in the Paris criminal underworld after serving in the army in Algeria, as well as his early exploits in Paris, and later in Quebec, Canada. Part 2 is known as Mesrine: Public Enemy Number 1.

The following weapons were used in the film Mesrine: Killer Instinct:

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Handguns

M1911A1

Mesrine uses an M1911A1 when serving in the French Army to shoot a prisoner in Algeria in the 1950s. Later, he acquires a nickel-plated M1911A1 in France that he uses for most of the movie.

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-Mesrine is a two-part 2008 French-Canadian film directed by Jean-François Richet and starring Vincent Cassel.
+[[Image:Mesrinekillerinstinct.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)  (Original title: ''L'instinct de mort'' ]]
-Part One is Known as Killer Instinct (L'instinct de mort in the original French title), while Part Two is known as Public Enemy Number 1 (L'ennemi public n° 1 in the original French title).
-Killer Instinct's script was based on the autobiographical book L'instinct de mort by French gangster Jacques Mesrine, and details his rise in the Paris criminal underworld after serving in the army in Algeria. The movie follows his early exploits in Paris, and later in Canada.
-[[Image:Mesrine 2008 poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Mesrine Poster'']]__TOC__<br clear=all>
+'''''Mesrine: Killer Instinct''''' is part 1 of a two-part 2008 French-Canadian ''Mesrine'' film series directed by [[Jean-François Richet]] and starring [[Vincent Cassel]] as the French criminal Jacques Mesrine. Based on Mesrine's autobiographical book "L'instinct de mort", ''Killer Instinct'' details Mesrine's rise in the Paris criminal underworld after serving in the army in Algeria, as well as his early exploits in Paris, and later in Quebec, Canada. Part 2 is known as ''[[Mesrine: Public Enemy Number 1]]''.
-'''The following firearms were used in the film ''Mesrine: Killer Instinct'':'''
-== [[MAT-49]] ==
+{{Film Title}}
-[[Image:MAT-49.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAT-49 submachinegun.]]
-[[Image:Mesrinesubmachinegun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mesrine is about to use this weapon to hit a prisoner during an interrogation during the war in Algeria.]]
-[[Image:Mesrinesubmachinegun3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The officer hands Mesrine his pistol to shoot the prisoner. The officer exchanges his pistol for the MAT-49]]
-[[Image:Mesrinedrivebyshooting1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|In Paris Mesrine is attacked by another gang, who shoot at him from a moving vehicle. It is difficult to tell what type of automatic weapon this is.]]
-== [[M1911]] ==
+{{Spoilers}}
-[[Image:ColtGovernmentModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Government Model]]
+__TOC__<br clear=all>
-[[Image:Mesrines1911.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mesrine executes the prisoner. After this event he turns into a murderer, not for the Government but for his own gain. Mesrine has an almost identical pistol upon his arrival back from in Paris, his new one seems to be nickle plated though, not blued like the one in this picture.]]
-[[Image:Mesrines1911a.jpg|thumb|none|400px|His own pistol is turned against him by his new boss, Guido (played by Gérard Depardieu) who lifted it from him when they hugged for the first time. This is the pistol that Mesrine uses throughout most of the rest of the movie.]]
-== [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] ==
+=Handguns=
-[[Image:StevesSBS1960s.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Generic Double Barrel Shotgun picture]]
+==M1911A1==
-[[Image:Mesrineshotgunantique1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Paul (played by Gilles Lellouche)finds an antique shotgun during their first robbery in Paris.]]
+Mesrine uses an [[M1911A1]] when serving in the French Army to shoot a prisoner in Algeria in the 1950s. Later, he acquires a nickel-plated M1911A1 in France that he uses for most of the movie.
-[[Image:Mesrineshotgunantique2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|After pretending to be police officers they walk away from the scene of the crime.]]
+[[File:Colt1911A1PreWar.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Pre-War Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP]]
-[[Image:Mesrinedoublebarrel1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|At the very end of the movie, in Canada, Mesrine and his new partner Jean-Paul (played by Roy Dupuis) murder two elderly Park Rangers. Jean-Paul uses a double barrel coachgun. This scene reminds us that after all the robberies, kidnaps and breakouts, they are vicious killers.]]
+[[Image:Mesrines1911.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mesrine executes a prisoner in Algeria during the  Algerian War of Independence.]]
-[[Image:Mesrinedoublebarrel2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|After expending his two rounds Jean-Paul uses his coachgun to bludgeon the Ranger to death.]]
+[[Image:Mesrine-KI-SilverM1911.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Upon Mesrine's return to France, he carries a nickel plated M1911A1.]]
+[[Image:Mesrines1911a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|His own pistol is turned against him by his new boss, Guido ([[Gérard Depardieu]]) who lifted it from him when they hugged for the first time. This is the pistol that Mesrine uses throughout most of the rest of the movie.]]
-== [[Uzi]] ==
+==Smith & Wesson Model 28==
-[[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Uzi 9mm.]]
+Members of the Arizona Highway Patrol as wield the [[Smith & Wesson Model 28]] during a high speed chase with Mesrine and his girlfriend in 1969 (when he is caught and returned to Quebec). The real life Mesrine was caught in Arkansas, not Arizona.
-[[Image:Mesrinesuzi1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|During the final shootout, Mesrine throws weapons into the prison yard to try and enable a breakout. Only one weapon makes it, this Uzi with extra mags attached.]]
+[[Image:Model28HP2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 28 Highway Patrolman - .357 Magnum]]
-[[Image:Mesrinesuzi2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Same weapon as above.]]
+[[Image:Mesrine-KI-S&WMod28.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
-[[Image:Mesrinesuzi3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Most of the actors show good weapon handling skills, though this prisoner shoots down the barrel.]]
-== [[Ruger Mini-14]] ==
+==Smith & Wesson Model 60==
-[[Image:Ruger-Mini-14.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Standard Ruger Mini 14.]]
+During the high speed chase in Arizona in 1969, Jeanne Schneider ([[Cécile De France]]) attempts to use a [[Smith & Wesson Model 60]] when they hit the police roadblock, but Jacques Mesrine tells her to stop and throws the gun to the floor of the car.
-[[Image:Mesrinesrifle1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|During the breakout attempt, most of the injuries and deaths are caused by the riflemen in the watchtowers armed with Mini 14's.]]
+[[Image:StainlessS&WModel36.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 60 - .38 Special]]
+[[Image:Mesrine-KI-S&WModel60.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:Mesrine-KI-S&WMod60Alt.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-== [[Winchester_1300]] ==
+==Smith & Wesson Model 64==
-Most of the prison guards seem to be armed with Winchester 1300 riot guns. Although there does seem to be a mix of others in there.
+Arizona Highway Patrol officers also use the [[Smith & Wesson Model 64]].
-[[Image:WinchesterModel1300Defender.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester 1300 defender.]]
+[[Image:S&WModel64SS.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 64 - .38 Special]]
-[[Image:Mesrineshotgunpolice2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester 1300.]]
+[[Image:Mesrine-KI-AHPGuns.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-[[Image:Mesrineshotgunpolice3reloading.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Reloading during the battle - this looks like a Remington 870?]]
-[[Image:Mesrineshotgunpolice.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Shooting in the air to get all the prisoners on the deck.]]
-[[Image:Mesrineshotgunpolice3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Guards about to be blindsided by the prisoner with the Uzi...]]
-== [[M16]] ==
+==Smith & Wesson Model 10==
-The climax of the first film involves a prolonged battle at the prison where they had previously broken free from. They had vowed to return and free their comrades, so they armed up with automatic rifles and grenades. The plan goes wrong, and Mesrine is shot while trying to throw weapons into the prison yard. They have to abort the attack due to injuries sustained from the prison guards.
+A [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] is also used by an Arizona Highway Patrolman.
-[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16A2.]]
+[[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special]]
-[[Image:MesrinesM16a.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Jean-Paul and with his M16A2.]]
+[[Image:Mesrine-KI-S&WModel1917.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
-[[Image:MesrinesM16b.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mesrine firing his M16A2.]]
-[[Image:MesrinesM16creloading.jpg|thumb|none|400px|As the battle is quite long, the filmmakers take time to show both sides reloading which adds to the overall realism of the sequence.]]
-[[Image:MesrinesM16e.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Jean-Paul sustains a shoulder wound early in the battle and is unable to use his left arm.]]
-[[Image:MesrinesM16f.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Jean-Paul attempts to fire his M16A2 single handed, but his aim is ineffective as the rifle jumps around uncontrollably.]]
 == Unknown Revolvers ==
-I am still trying to confirm these weapons - if anyone has any ideas please write below!
+[[Image:Mesrinesrevolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|During a bar fight, Mesrine pulls out a small revolver which he uses to shoot a thug with twice.]]
-[[Image:Mesrinesrevolver.jpg|thumb|none|400px|During the bar-fight Mesrine pulls out a small revolver which he uses to shoot 1 of the thugs with twice. It is only seen very briefly, and only in this one scene. Anybody know this weapon? ]]
+[[Image:Mesrinestillrev.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Production still showing [[Vincent Cassel]] shooting the unknown revolver.]]
-[[Image:Mesrineroadblock1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|In the United States he is finally caught by Sheriffs who set up a roadblock. They carry a number of shotguns and revolvers.]]
+[[Image:Mesrinesrevolver2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jean-Paul target shooting.]]
-[[Image:Mesrineroadblock2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Close up of the Sheriffs revolver.]]
+[[Image:Mesrinesrevolver3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Same scene as above.]]
-[[Image:Mesrinesrevolver1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|After they have been stopped by the roadblock, Mesrine's girlfriend reaches for a small revolver. He wisely disarms her and throws the weapon down into the floor of the car.]]
-== Silenced Pistols ==
+== Unknown Silenced Pistols ==
-[[Image:Mesrinessilenced1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Guido uses a silenced pistol to kill a rival.]]
+[[Image:Mesrinessilenced1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Guido uses a silenced pistol to kill a rival.]]
-[[Image:Mesrinessilenced2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Same scene from above, different angle.]]
+[[Image:Mesrinessilenced2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Same scene from above, different angle.]]
-[[Image:Mesrinessilenced3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Later on, both Guido and Paul are killed by an assassin also armed with a silenced pistol.]]
+[[Image:Mesrinessilenced3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Later on, both Guido and Paul are killed by an assassin also armed with a silenced pistol.]]
-==Manufrance Rapid  ==
+=Submachine Guns=
-Mesrine used a a French 12 Gauge slide-action Manufrance Rapid. This hunting shotgun had usually an extended magazine. Its action is similar ro that  of the Remington 870 but it has an aluminum reciever
+== MAT-49==
-[[Image:Mesrinesawedoff1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sawed-off shotgun Rapid used in the Casino robbery in Paris. ]]
+Jacques Mesrine ([[Vincent Cassel]]) uses a [[MAT-49]] during his military service in Algeria.
-[[Image:Mesrinesawedoff2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Same weapon as above.]]
+[[Image:MAT-49.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MAT-49 - 9x19mm]]
-[[Image:Mesrinesawedoff3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Same weapon as above.]]
+[[Image:Mesrinesubmachinegun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mesrine is about to use this weapon to hit a prisoner during an interrogation during the war in Algeria.]]
-[[Image:Mesrineshotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|His girlfriend wields this riot-gun during the casino robbery.]]
+[[Image:Mesrinesubmachinegun3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer hands Mesrine his pistol to shoot the prisoner. The officer exchanges his pistol for the MAT-49.]]
-[[Image:Mesrineshotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Same weapon as above.]]
-[[Image:Mesrinesawedoff4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|After escaping prison in Canada Mesrine and Jean-Paul go on a bank robbery spree. He is seen here carrying a pistol grip shotgun.]]
+== Uzi ==
+During the shootout at the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul prison in Quebec, Mesrine throws an [[Uzi]] submachine gun into the prison yard in an attempt to enable the prisoners to escape.
+[[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Uzi - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:Mesrinesuzi1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|During the final shootout, Mesrine throws weapons into the prison yard to try and enable a breakout. Only one weapon makes it, this Uzi with extra mags attached.]]
+[[Image:Mesrinesuzi2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:Mesrinesuzi3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The prisoner shoots from the hip]]
+==M1A1 Thompson==
+A gangster uses what appears to be an [[M1A1 Thompson]] during a drive-by shooting in Paris.
+[[Image:M1sb.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP]]
+[[Image:Mesrinedrivebyshooting1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Paris, Mesrine is attacked by another gang, who shoot at him from a moving vehicle.]]
+=Rifles=
+==Ruger Mini-14==
+Guards in the watchtowers at the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul prison are armed with the [[Ruger Mini-14]].
+[[Image:Ruger-Mini-14.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Ruger Mini 14 - 5.56x45mm]]
+[[Image:Mesrinesrifle1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|During the breakout attempt, most of the injuries and deaths are caused by the riflemen in the watchtowers armed with Mini 14s.]]
+==AR-15A2 HBAR==
+Mesrine and his accomplice Jean-Paul Mercier ([[Roy Dupuis]]) are armed with anachronistic post-ban [[M16A2|AR-15A2 HBAR]] rifles (most likely a Bushmaster XM15E2) when they attack the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul prison. Their rifles have multiple magazines taped together. These rifles are "post-ban" AR-15 rifles (which was a cosmetic change forced on the gun industry in 1994 by the Clinton Administration, and expired in 2004). The heavy barreled rifles have no flash hiders, muzzle threads or bayonet lugs. Even if they would standing in for period-correct AR-15 rifles, the use of these rifles is doubly anachronistic since the sequence takes place in the early 1970s and their design is based on the M16A2 introduced in the mid-1980s.
+During the real assault, they carried [[M1 Carbine]]s.
+[[File:Colt Model MT6700.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Colt Match Target Competition with 10 round magazine - 5.56x45mm]]
+[[Image:Mesrine-KI-PostBanAR.jpg‎ |thumb|none|600px|Mesrine firing his rifle- note the lack of bayonet lug or muzzle device.]]
+[[Image:MesrinesM16a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jean-Paul with his AR-15 - note that the rifle has a bayonet lug, unlike the post-ban AR-15 that Mesrine is firing, however the barrel is still missing its flash hider and threaded barrel.]]
+[[Image:MesrinesM16creloading.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As the battle is quite long, the filmmakers take time to show both sides reloading which adds to the overall realism of the sequence.]]
+[[Image:MesrinesM16e.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jean-Paul sustains a shoulder wound early in the battle and is unable to use his left arm.]]
+[[Image:MesrinesM16f.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jean-Paul attempts to fire his AR-15 single handed, but his aim is ineffective as the rifle jumps around uncontrollably.]]
+=Shotguns=
+== 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun==
+Paul ([[Gilles Lellouche]]) steals a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] from an apartment that he and Mesrine rob in Paris. Mesrine's partner in Quebec, Jean-Paul Mercier ([[Roy Dupuis]]), also carries a double barreled shotgun when he is confronted by two park rangers in the forest.
+[[Image:StevesSBS1960s.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Stevens Double Barreled Shotgun - 12 gauge]]
+[[Image:Mesrineshotgunantique1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Paul ([[Gilles Lellouche]]) finds an antique shotgun during their first robbery in Paris.]]
+[[Image:Mesrineshotgunantique2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After pretending to be police officers, they walk away from the scene of the crime.]]
+[[Image:Mesrinedoublebarrel1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Canada, Mesrine and his new partner Jean-Paul (played by Roy Dupuis) murder two elderly park rangers. Jean-Paul uses a double barreled shotgun.]]
+[[Image:Mesrinedoublebarrel2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After expending his two rounds Jean-Paul uses his side by side shotgun to bludgeon the ranger to death.]]
+==Remington 870 ==
+The [[Remington 870]] is carried by the Canadian park rangers. At least one M870 is also used by a prison guard.
+[[Image:Remington870PoliceStd.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Remington Model 870 - 12 gauge]]
+[[Image:Mesrineshotgunranger1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The park rangers move forward with [[Remington 870]]s in hand.]]
+[[Image:Mesrineshotgunranger2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The park rangers, unaware of the gang's criminal past, walk up with Remington 870s.]]
+[[Image:Mesrineshotgunpolice3reloading.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Reloading during the battle.]]
+== Manufrance Rapid  ==
+Mesrine uses a sawed-off pump-action [[Manufrance Rapid]] during the casino robbery.
+[[File:Manufrance LaSalle Sawn-Off.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Sawed-Off Manufrance LaSalle shotgun was used by the perpetrator of the 2014 Sydney hostage crisis - 12 gauge]]
+[[Image:Mesrine-KI-ShortShotgunside.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:Mesrinesawedoff1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The sawed-off Rapid used in the casino robbery in Paris. ]]
+[[Image:Mesrinesawedoff2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mesrine rests the sawed-off shotgun on his shoulder.]]
+[[Image:Mesrinesawedoff3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mesrine threatens casino patrons.]]
+==Smith & Wesson 916A ==
+Jeanette Schneider ([[Cécile De France]]) wields a [[Smith & Wesson 916A]] with extended magazine tube during the casino robbery.
+[[Image:S&WM916.jpg|450px|thumb|none|Smith & Wesson 916A - 12 gauge]]
+[[Image:Mesrineshotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jeanette Schneider ([[Cécile De France]]) points the S&W 916A.]]
+[[Image:Mesrineshotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Same weapon as above.]]
+==J.C. Higgins Model 20==
+A [[J.C. Higgins Model 20]] is used by an Arizona Highway Patrol officer.
+[[Image:J.C. Higgins M20.jpg|thumb|none|450px|J.C. Higgins Model 20 - 12 gauge]]
+[[Image:Mesrine-KI-JCHigginsMod20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+==Ithaca 37==
+An [[Ithaca 37]] is also wielded by an Arizona Highway Patrol officer.
+[[Image:IthacaExtMagTub straight.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Ithaca 37 with extended magazine tube - 12 gauge]]
+[[Image:Mesrine-KI-Long-Ithaca37.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:Mesrine-KI-AHPGuns.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+==Winchester 1300 ==
+Most of the prison guards at Saint-Vincent-de-Paul prison are armed with [[Winchester 1300]] shotguns.
+[[Image:WinchesterModel1300Defender.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester Model 1300 with extended tube & rubber Butt pad - 12 gauge]]
+[[Image:Mesrineshotgunpolice2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Winchester 1300.]]
+[[Image:Mesrineshotgunpolice.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shooting in the air to get all the prisoners on the deck.]]
+[[Image:Mesrineshotgunpolice3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Guards about to be blindsided by the prisoner with the Uzi...]]
+[[Image:Mesrinesawedoff4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After escaping prison in Canada Mesrine and Jean-Paul go on a bank robbery spree. He is seen here carrying a pistol grip Winchester 1300.]]
+=Other Weapons=
+== Mk 2 hand grenade==
+Mercier uses a [[Mk 2 hand grenade]] to destroy a police cruiser when he and Mesrine decide to abort the attack on the prison.
-== [[Mk 2 hand grenade]] ==
 [[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Mk 2 hand grenade.]]
-[[Image:Mesrinegrenade1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Jean-Paul uses a grenade to destroy the police cruiser, allowing them to escape.]]
+[[Image:Mesrinegrenade1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jean-Paul uses a grenade to destroy the police cruiser, allowing them to escape.]]
-[[Image:Mesrinegrenade2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Same weapon as above.]]
+[[Image:Mesrinegrenade2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jean-Paul with the grenade, minus pin, which was removed using the oft ill-advised method of pulling it out with one's teeth.]]
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+[[Category:French Produced/Filmed]]
+[[Category:Biographical Movie]]

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Handguns

M1911A1

Smith & Wesson Model 28

Smith & Wesson Model 60

Smith & Wesson Model 64

Smith & Wesson Model 10

Unknown Revolvers

Unknown Silenced Pistols

Submachine Guns

MAT-49

Uzi

M1A1 Thompson

Rifles

Ruger Mini-14

AR-15A2 HBAR

Shotguns

12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun

Remington 870

Manufrance Rapid

Smith & Wesson 916A

J.C. Higgins Model 20

Ithaca 37

Winchester 1300

Other Weapons

Mk 2 hand grenade

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