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Romeo Must Die is a 2000 martial arts action film that featured the first US starring role of martial arts star Jet Li as well as the acting debut of US R&B singer Aaliyah. In the film, Li stars as Han, a former police officer who escapes from a Chinese prison in order to investigate the murder of his little brother in Oakland, California. He then discovers that a war is brewing between local Chinese and African-American gangs in the city. The film also marked the directorial debut of Andrzej Bartkowiak, who previously served as the cinematographer on such films as Lethal Weapon 4, Falling Down and Speed. Bartkowiak and Li would reunite along with many of the same actors (and firearms) for 2003's Cradle 2 the Grave.

The following weapons were used in the film Romeo Must Die:

Handguns

Taurus PT92

Several nickel-plated Taurus PT92s can be seen in the hands of gangsters throughout the film.

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-The following firearms were seen and used in the movie, staring Jet Li.
+'''''Romeo Must Die''''' is a 2000 martial arts action film that featured the first US starring role of martial arts star [[Jet Li]] as well as the acting debut of US R&B singer [[Aaliyah]]. In the film, Li stars as Han, a former police officer who escapes from a Chinese prison in order to investigate the murder of his little brother in Oakland, California. He then discovers that a war is brewing between local Chinese and African-American gangs in the city. The film also marked the directorial debut of [[Andrzej Bartkowiak]], who previously served as the cinematographer on such films as ''[[Lethal Weapon 4]]'', ''[[Falling Down]]'' and ''[[Speed]]''.  Bartkowiak and Li would reunite along with many of the same actors (and firearms) for 2003's ''[[Cradle 2 the Grave]]''.
+{{Film Title|Romeo Must Die}}
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-== Skorpion SA ==
+=Handguns=
-Seen at the beginning of the movie in the hands of Asian thugs.
-[[Image:Skorpion-SA-VZ-61.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:RMDSA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:RMDSA2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-== Suitcase Assault Rifle ==
-Could be one of the OAs or just an M4 with a shorten barrel and a carrying handle shaped like a suitcase handle. This weapon appeared at the end of the movie. It has the front barrel like an OA-93, but the rear like an M4, with the carrying handle swapped out for a suitcase looking handle.
-:I think the latter is a more accurate assessment. See how, when he's cocking it in the second screenshot, it has a regular M16-style ambidextrous charging handle fitted in the back of the receiver? If you look at the OA93 picture, you can see it has a cocking handle that runs over the top of the receiver and is for right-handed users only. My guess is that the armorer took a CAR-15 lower (with a collapsible stock) and mixed it with a custom-built upper receiver (with the suitcase handle on top) and then added a short OA93-style barrel to the front.
-[[Image:OA93.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:OA93a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:OA93b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:OA93c.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 == Taurus PT92 ==
-Seen in the hands of black gangbangers
+Several nickel-plated [[Taurus PT92]]s can be seen in the hands of gangsters throughout the film.
+[[Image:TaurusPT92AFSwBlack.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Taurus PT92AFS (Stainless) with Slimline Black Factory Grips - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:RMDBInox.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Mac's guys pulls the Taurus.]]
-[[Image:RMDBInox.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+== Walther PPK/S ==
+Mac ([[Isaiah Washington]]) is seen carrying a [[Walther PP/PPK|Walther PPK/S]] in an ankle holster as one of the many guns he carries throughout the film. With the two revolvers and the SIG-Sauer P226, that makes four guns he seems to carry around.
+[[Image:WaltherPPKS.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther PPK/S .380.]]
+[[Image:RMDPMM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mac ([[Isaiah Washington]]) pulls a [[Walther PP/PPK|Walther PPK/S]] on Han ([[Jet Li]]).]]
+== M1911A1==
+Kai ([[Russell Wong]]) is seen using a nickel [[M1911 pistol series#M1911A1|M1911A1]]-type pistol throughout the movie.
+[[Image:NickelM1911.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Nickel-plated Rock Island Armory M1911A1 w/ pearl grips - .45 ACP]]
+[[Image:RMD1911.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kai ([[Russell Wong]]) holds the nickel [[M1911 pistol series#M1911A1|M1911A1]]-type pistol.]]
+[[Image:RMD1911a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kai takes out a gangster with his handgun.]]
-== Makarov PMM ==
+== Desert Eagle MK VII ==
+Maurice ([[Anthony Anderson]]) uses a chrome-plated [[Desert Eagle|IMI Desert Eagle]] with a black safety and hammer. In one scene where he tries to draw this gun on Han ([[Jet Li]]), Han disarms him and throws the gun away. Maurice later gets another one (or maybe just happens to find the gun Han threw away later). This gun is also used by a gangbanger in the club at the beginning of the movie.
+[[Image:DesertEagleMarkVIInickel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Desert Eagle MK VII - .357 Magnum w/ nickel finish.]]
+[[Image:RMDDE.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Desert Eagle is seen on the left.]]
+[[Image:RMDDE2.jpg|thumb|none|600px||Han holds the Desert Eagle.]]
+[[Image:RMDDE3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Han ejects the magazine from the Desert Eagle before tossing it.]]
+[[Image:RMDDE4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Maurice ([[Anthony Anderson]]) fires the chrome-plated [[Desert Eagle|IMI Desert Eagle]].]]
+[[Image:RMDDE5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Maurice smiles while holding the Desert Eagle. Note the black safety and hammer.]]
-Another one of Mac's guns. That makes 4 guns this guy seem to carry around.
+==Smith & Wesson Model 629==
+In addition to his SIG and his Walther, Mac also carries a pair of [[Smith & Wesson Model 629]] revolvers with custom grips.
+[[Image:S&WMod6294.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 629 with 4" Barrel - .44 magnum.]]
+[[Image:RMDrev.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:RMDrev1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:RMDrev2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-:That's no Makarov. I dunno what it is, but it looks like either a PPK or a SIG P232 to me.
+==Smith & Wesson Model 60==
+A [[Smith & Wesson Model 60]] with custom grips is seen being pulled by Ch'u Sing ([[Henry O]]) near the end of the film.
+[[Image:Classic60.jpg‎|300px|thumb|none|Classic Smith & Wesson Model 60 - .38 Special]]
+[[Image:RMDrev4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ch'u Sing ([[Henry O]]) pulls the S&W out from the drawer.]]
+[[Image:RMDrev5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the S&W.]]
+[[Image:RMDrev3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ch'u Sing ([[Henry O]]) holds the S&W.]]
-[[Image:Makarov pm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]]
+== Smith & Wesson 5906 ==
+A [[Smith & Wesson 5906]] is used by one of the Asian assassins on motorcycle, and appears again later in the film.
+[[Image:S&W5906LateModel.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson 5906 9mm]]
+[[Image:RMD 41.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
+[[Image:RMDSW.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:RMDgun4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-[[Image:RMDPMM.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]]
+== SIG-Sauer P226 ==
+A [[SIG-Sauer P220 pistol series#SIG P226|SIG-Sauer P226]] with a stainless finish is carried by Mac and also by Chinese gang members. Trish ([[Aaliyah]]) later uses Mac's P226.
+[[Image:SigP226Nickel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG-Sauer P226 9x19mm stainless]]
+[[Image:RMDsig.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:RMDsig2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:RMDsig3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:RMDsig4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:RMDgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:RMDgun3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:RMD 37.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Trish ([[Aaliyah]]) uses Mac's P226.]]
-== 1911 ==
+== Wildey Magnum ==
+A [[Wildey Magnum]] auto pistol is loaded in a car by one of the Asian gangsters before they storm the club.
+[[Image:475Wildey.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Wiley Magnum - .475 Magnum.]]
+[[Image:RMDgun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-In the hands of Kai throughout the movie. It appears to have a stainless slide.
+=Submachine Guns=
-[[Image:RMD1911.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+== Skorpion SA ==
-[[Image:RMD1911a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+A [[Skorpion SA Vz 61|Vz 61 Skorpion SA]] is seen at the beginning of the movie in the hands of Kai's gangsters.
+[[Image:Skorpion-SA-VZ-61.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Skorpion SA Vz 61 - .32 ACP]]
+[[Image:RMDSA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the Skorpion seen in the opening credits.]]
+[[Image:RMDSA2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the Kai's gangsters pulls the Skorpion.]]
-== Desert Eagle ==
+== Heckler & Koch MP5A3 ==
+The guards in the Chinese prison carry [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5A3|Heckler & Koch MP5A3]] submachine guns along with the AKs.
+[[Image:MP5A3 StockCollapsed.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|]]
+[[Image:MP5RMD.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-In the hands of a gangbanger and Maurice who Jet Li disarmed and threw away. Maurice later gets another one.
+== Heckler & Koch MP5K (and PDW) ==
+[[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5K|Heckler & Koch MP5K]]s are seen in the hands of the Chinese gang and the black gangsters. Both sides had the PDW stock. The NFL bodyguard had a regular MP5K with a brass catcher at the end of the movie in the helicopter.
+[[Image:MP5K-PDW.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW 9mm]]
+[[Image:RMDMP5A.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:RMDMP5B.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:RMDMP5c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:RMDMP5d.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bodyguard fires a regular MP5K with a brass catcher in the helicopter.]]
-[[Image:RMDDE.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+== Cobray M11/9 ==
+A [[Cobray M11/9]] is used by one of the Asian assassins on a motorcycle. It seems to be the same nickel-plated Cobray also seen in ''[[American Dragons]]'' (which makes sense because Rob Fournier was the armorer on this film and that one, according to the credits).
+[[Image:M11 2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Cobray M11/9 9mm]]
+[[Image:RMDmac10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+=Rifles=
-[[Image:RMDDE2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+== Olympic Arms K23B "Suitcase Gun" ==
-[[Image:RMDDE3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+A bodyguard protecting Vincent Roth ([[Edoardo Ballerini]]) at the end uses a compact assault rifle hidden in a suitcase. This is a modified [[M16 rifle series#Olympic Arms K23B|Olympic Arms K23B]] AR-15 "stubby" with a cut-down front sight and a suitcase-style carry handle affixed to the flattop upper receiver.
-[[Image:RMDDE4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[Image:Full-k23b.jpg|thumb|none|400px|An Olympic Arms K23B similar to the one seen in ''Romeo Must Die''. The one in the movie has the [[M4A1]]-style flat top receiver with a suitcase handle on top of the receiver, whereas this gun has an A2 receiver and the newer-style collapsible stock. This one also lacks the cut-down front sight of the movie gun.]]
-[[Image:RMDDE5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[Image:OA93a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Roth's bodyguard pulls his Olympic Arms K23B from its suitcase. Note the "Stowaway" pistol grip and white lettering on the magazine well, both common features of older-model Olympic Arms AR-15s.]]
+[[Image:OA93b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bodyguard chambers the OA K32B.]]
+[[Image:OA93c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bodyguard points the K23B at Mac.]]
-== M4 and Toys ==
+== Olympic Arms K3B Commando ==
+When the Asian and black gangsters all have guns drawn on each other at the beginning in the club, Silk ([[DMX]]) breaks up the fight by firing a shorty [[M4]]-type weapon into the ceiling. He then says, "Guns don't kill people, people kill people". This weapon looks similar to the [[M16 rifle series#M4/Colt Model 933|Colt Model 933]] (AKA the "M4 Commando"), but it is actually an equivalent from the Olympic Arms K3B series. It is recognized as an Olympic Arms rifle by the white lettering on the lower receiver and the four-prong "Phantom"-style flash hider.
+[[Image:Colt m4 commando 03.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Model 933 with 4-position stock - 5.56x45mm (the weapon in the movie is the Olympic Arms K3B equivalent)]]
+[[Image:RMDM4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Silk with his Olympic Arms K3B at the club.]]
-Seen in the hands of gangbangers at the club in the beginning of the movie. Silk is holding a real M4 which has a much shorter barrel than his goons who held the Airsofts.
+==XM177E2==
+Silk's bouncers in the club are seen using [[M16 rifle series#Colt XM177/CAR-15/Commando Series|Colt XM177E2]] carbines; however, the weapons look fake and plastic, which suggests they might be airsoft guns (unlike Silk's M4, which is definitely a real blank-converted weapon).
-:The last time I saw this movie, I think I remember it having a flattop receiver with a removable carry handle, but do you have a better screenshot showing the receiver in better detail? If it does have the A3-style receiver, it's an M4 Commando, but if not, it's an M733 or something similar.
+[[Image:ColtM177E2.jpg|thumb|400px|none|'''XM-177E2 Carbine''' aka Colt Model 629 aka - 5.56x45mm. This was the last variant of the XM177 rifle used in the Vietnam War.]]
+[[Image:RMDM4a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-::I know it isn't an M733 since the carrying handle is removable. So this could be just a shorty M4.
-:::OK, yeah, that's what I thought I remembered. If it has a removable carry handle and flattop receiver, it's an M4 Commando, which is what Colt calls their M4 variant with an 11.5-inch barrel.
-:Silk's bouncers are both using what appear to be Tokyo Marui XM177E2 airsoft guns, judging by their plastic look.
+== Norinco Type 56-1 ==
+The Chinese prison guards mostly use [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Norinco Type 56-1]] assault rifles.
-::Second one looks like a Colt Commando, note how that one ''doesn't'' have a removable carry handle.
+[[Image:Type56S.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Norinco Type 56-1 ([[AK-47|AKS-47]]/[[AK-47#AKMS|AKMS]] clone) 7.62x39mm]]
+[[Image:RMDAK.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As Han escapes in disguise, he is confronted by the guard carrying the Norinco.]]
-:::''"Colt Commando" is kind of a generic term. Anyway, the point is, they look kind of plastic-like, so I think they might be the airsoft XM177s that are sold by Tokyo Marui.''
+[[Image:RMDAK2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guards at the fence also hold Norinco's.]]
+[[Image:RMDAK3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The prison guard with the Norinco slung.]]
-[[Image:RMDM4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:RMDM4a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+=Shotguns=
 == Franchi PA3/215 ==
+A [[Franchi PA3|Franchi PA3/215]] is seen in the hands of a bodyguard.
-Seen in the hands of a black gangbanger.
 [[Image:Franchimodpa3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Franchi PA3/215.]]
 [[Image:RMDshotty.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-== AK ==
+=Machine Gun=
+== ZB-53 / Vz.37 7.92mm machine gun ==
-Seen in the hands of the Chinese prison guards.
+A Czech 7.92mm [[ZB-53 / Vz.37]] machine gun is seen in the Chinese prison.
+[[Image:ZB-53.jpg|thumb|none|400px|ZB 53 / Vz.37 machine gun on tripod - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
-[[Image:RMDAK.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:RMDAK2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:RMDAK3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|This guy doesn't have a magazine in. Some guard he is.]]
-== MP5A3 ==
-The guards in the Chinese prison carried these along with the AKs. They had retractable buttstocks.
-[[Image:MP5A3 StockCollapsed.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:MP5RMD.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-== Besa 7.92mm machine gun ==
-A British/Czech 7.92mm Besa machine gun is seen in the Chinese prison.
 [[Image:RMDMG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-== MP5K PDW ==
-Seen in the hands of the Chinese gang, the blacks, both sides had the PDW stock, and the NFL bodyguard had one with a brass catcher at the end of the movie in the helicopter.
-[[Image:MP5K-PDW.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:RMDMP5A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:RMDMP5B.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:RMDMP5c.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:RMDMP5d.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-== Revolvers ==
-Seen at the end of the movie. Mac used a pair of revolvers at the end of the movie and at the end, the Chinese boss pulled out a stubby one to kill himself.
-[[Image:RMDrev.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:RMDrev1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:RMDrev2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:RMDrev4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:RMDrev3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:RMDrev5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-== Mac-10 ==
-Seen in the hands of Asian assassin on motorcycles.
-[[Image:RMDmac10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-== Smith & Wesson ==
-It appears to be a handgun made by S&W in the hand of the other Asian assasin on a motercycle.
-It looks like a 5906 or a 5946 though I can't be sure.
-It's a 5906, the 5946 is the DAO variant and would not have an external safetly lever on the slide as seen.
-[[Image:RMDSW.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-== SIG-Sauer P226 ==
-With stainless finish. Carried by Mac and also by Chinese gang members.
-[[Image:SigP226Nickel.jpg|thumb|none|250px|SIG-Sauer P226 9x19mm stainless]]
-[[Image:RMDsig.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:RMDsig2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:RMDsig3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:RMDsig4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-:''This one looks like a P228, note how it is shorter. But the trigger guard is the same as a P226 so I'm puzzled. Bad angle?''
-::''Yeah, I guess, because it's definitely a P226 as far as I can tell. It is pointing sort of away from the camera.''
-[[Image:RMDgun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:RMDgun3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-== Wildley auto pistol ==
-[[Image:RMDgun2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-== Unknown ==
-[[Image:RMDgun4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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+[[Category:Action Movie]]
+[[Category:Martial Arts]]
+[[Category:Andrzej Bartkowiak]]

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Handguns

Taurus PT92

Walther PPK/S

M1911A1

Desert Eagle MK VII

Smith & Wesson Model 629

Smith & Wesson Model 60

Smith & Wesson 5906

SIG-Sauer P226

Wildey Magnum

Submachine Guns

Skorpion SA

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

Heckler & Koch MP5K (and PDW)

Cobray M11/9

Rifles

Olympic Arms K23B "Suitcase Gun"

Olympic Arms K3B Commando

XM177E2

Norinco Type 56-1

Shotguns

Franchi PA3/215

Machine Gun

ZB-53 / Vz.37 7.92mm machine gun

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