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[[Image: | {{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | ||
|name = Convoy | |||
|picture = Convoy.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Release Poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | |||
|director = [[Sam Peckinpah]] | |||
|date= 1978 | |||
|language = English | |||
|studio= EMI Films | |||
|distributor= | |||
|character1=Martin Penwald | |||
|actor1=[[Kris Kristofferson]] | |||
|character2=Melissa | |||
|actor2=[[Ali MacGraw]] | |||
|character3=Sherrif Lyle Wallace | |||
|actor3=[[Ernest Borgnine]] | |||
|character4=Bobby | |||
|actor4=[[Burt Young]] | |||
}} | |||
''Convoy'' is a 1978 trucker film directed by [[Sam Peckinpah]] and stars [[Kris Kristofferson]] as a renegade truck driver who butts heads with a corrupt sheriff ([[Ernest Borgnine]]). | '''''Convoy''''' is a 1978 trucker film directed by [[Sam Peckinpah]] and stars [[Kris Kristofferson]] as a renegade truck driver who butts heads with a corrupt sheriff ([[Ernest Borgnine]]). The feature was one of the last films to be directed by Peckinpah before his death in 1984, although at this point, Peckinpah was dealing with a deep struggle with drug addiction, leading to much of the film being actually directed by his friend and ''[[Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid]]'' star [[James Coburn]]. | ||
'''The following weapons were used in the film ''Convoy'':''' | '''The following weapons were used in the film ''Convoy'':''' | ||
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=Handguns= | |||
== Star Model B == | |||
Sherriff Lyle Wallace ([[Ernest Borgnine]]) carries a [[Star Model B]] as his sidearm. Later, he tries to use it during a fight in a diner. | |||
[[Image:StarBUntouchablesScreenGun.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Blued Star Model B - 9x19mm pistol from the movie ''[[The Untouchables (1987)]]''. This one is a screen used and fired handgun in the movie and was used by [[Kevin Costner]] on screen. ]] | |||
[[File:Convoy 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lyle's pistol, lying on the floor. Note the external extractor.]] | |||
== Smith & Wesson Model 15 == | |||
Two police officers who came to the aid of Lyle during a fight in a diner, armed [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]] revolvers. Later some troopers are armed with [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]]s. | |||
[[Image:Model15a.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Smith & Wesson Model 15]] .38 Special]] | |||
[[File:Convoy 9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cop holds S&W Model 15.]] | |||
[[File:Convoy 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Troopers open fire with their revolvers.]] | |||
=Shotguns= | |||
==Ithaca 37== | |||
[[Ithaca 37]]s are also used by law enforcement. | |||
[[Image:IthacaModel37.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An Ithaca 37 standard police model - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:Convoy 02.jpg|thumb|none|605px|Several state troopers are armed with the Ithaca.]] | |||
==Winchester Model 1912== | |||
Several [[Winchester Model 1912]] shotguns appears in the police cars. Later five M1912 shotguns seen at the front in the prison. | |||
[[Image:WinchesterModel12Riot.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Winchester Model 1912 Riot Gun - 12 Gauge]] | |||
[[File:Convoy 11.jpg|thumb|none|605px|Winchester M1912 in Lyle's patrol car.]] | |||
[[File:Convoy 10.jpg|thumb|none|605px|Lyle tries to grab one of the shotguns, and across a moment realize that it is useless.]] | |||
=Assault rifles= | |||
==M16A1== | ==M16A1== | ||
State troopers and | State troopers and National Guard are armed with the [[M16 rifle series|M16A1s]] as they open fire on the truck driven by Martin "Rubber Duck" Penwald ([[Kris Kristofferson]]). | ||
[[Image:M16A1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm]] | [[Image:M16A1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[File:Convoy 02.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Convoy 02.jpg|thumb|none|604px|Troopers are armed with the M16A1.]] | ||
[[File:Convoy 03.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Convoy 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A trooper with his M16A1.]] | ||
=Machine guns= | |||
==M60 machine gun== | ==M60 machine gun== | ||
The [[M60 machine gun|M60 machine gun]] mounted atop an M42 Duster is seen being fired by Sheriff "Dirty Lyle" Wallace ([[Ernest Borgnine]]). | The [[M60 machine gun|M60 machine gun]] mounted atop an M42 Duster is seen being fired by Sheriff "Dirty Lyle" Wallace ([[Ernest Borgnine]]). | ||
[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 machine gun - 7.62x51mm]] | [[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 machine gun - 7.62x51mm]] | ||
[[File:Convoy 05.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Convoy 05.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The [[M60 machine gun|M60 machine gun]] mounted atop an M42 Duster is seen being fired by Sheriff "Dirty Lyle" Wallace ([[Ernest Borgnine]]). ]] | ||
[[File:Convoy 07.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Convoy 07.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The [[M60 machine gun|M60 machine gun]] is mounted atop an M42 Duster.]] | ||
== | == Bofors 40 mm == | ||
[[ | M42 Duster Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun is armed with twin [[Bofors 40mm|Bofors L/60 M2A1]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:Bofors-L60-M42-Duster.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Twin Bofors L/60s mounted in the turret of an M42 Duster SPAAG - 40x311mmR]] | ||
[[File:Convoy | [[File:Convoy 12.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Action Movie]] | [[Category:Action Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Sam Peckinpah]] | [[Category:Sam Peckinpah]] | ||
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Convoy is a 1978 trucker film directed by Sam Peckinpah and stars Kris Kristofferson as a renegade truck driver who butts heads with a corrupt sheriff (Ernest Borgnine). The feature was one of the last films to be directed by Peckinpah before his death in 1984, although at this point, Peckinpah was dealing with a deep struggle with drug addiction, leading to much of the film being actually directed by his friend and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid star James Coburn.
The following weapons were used in the film Convoy:
Handguns
Star Model B
Sherriff Lyle Wallace (Ernest Borgnine) carries a Star Model B as his sidearm. Later, he tries to use it during a fight in a diner.
Smith & Wesson Model 15
Two police officers who came to the aid of Lyle during a fight in a diner, armed Smith & Wesson Model 15 revolvers. Later some troopers are armed with Smith & Wesson Model 15s.
Shotguns
Ithaca 37
Ithaca 37s are also used by law enforcement.
Winchester Model 1912
Several Winchester Model 1912 shotguns appears in the police cars. Later five M1912 shotguns seen at the front in the prison.
Assault rifles
M16A1
State troopers and National Guard are armed with the M16A1s as they open fire on the truck driven by Martin "Rubber Duck" Penwald (Kris Kristofferson).
Machine guns
M60 machine gun
The M60 machine gun mounted atop an M42 Duster is seen being fired by Sheriff "Dirty Lyle" Wallace (Ernest Borgnine).
Bofors 40 mm
M42 Duster Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun is armed with twin Bofors L/60 M2A1.
