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'''The following guns were seen in the film ''Chicago'':'''
[[Image:Chicago poster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''Chicago'' (2002)]]
 
[[Image:Chicago poster.jpg|right|thumb|350px|''Chicago'' (2002)]]
'''''Chicago''''' is the 2002 feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name.  The film was directed by Rob Marshall and the cast included [[Renée Zellweger]], [[Richard Gere]], and [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]].  ''Chicago'' would subsequently be nominated for twelve Academy Awards and would receive six, including the Award for [[:Category:Academy Award Best Picture|Best Picture]], Best Director and Best Supporting Actress for Zeta-Jones.
 


{{Film Title|Chicago}}
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==Smith & Wesson Model 12==
==Smith & Wesson Model 12==
At the beginning of the film, Roxie Hart ([[Renée Zellweger]]) uses her husband's [[Smith & Wesson Model 12]] to kill her lover Fred Casely ([[Dominic West]]).  The same weapon is later seen as evidence at Roxie's trial being handled by her lawyer Billy Flynn ([[Richard Gere]]).
At the beginning of the film, Roxie Hart ([[Renée Zellweger]]) uses her husband's [[Smith & Wesson Model 12]] to kill her lover Fred Casely ([[Dominic West]]).  The same weapon is later seen as evidence at Roxie's trial being handled by her lawyer Billy Flynn ([[Richard Gere]]).
[[File:Smith & Wesson Model 12.jpg|thumb|none|300px|]]
[[File:Smith & Wesson Model 12.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 12 - .38 Special]]
[[Image:Chicago36.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Roxie draws the revolver out of her cabinet]]
[[Image:Chicago36.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Roxie draws the revolver out of her cabinet]]
[[Image:Chicago362.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Roxie fires the weapon at Casely]]
[[Image:Chicago362.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Roxie fires the weapon at Casely]]
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==Colt Detective Special==
==Colt Detective Special==
Kitty Baxter ([[Lucy Liu]]) takes a nickel plated, third generation [[Colt Detective Special]] out of her drawer to murder her husband and his two mistresses.  The weapon appears to have ivory grips though it is hard to tell for certain.  
Kitty Baxter ([[Lucy Liu]]) takes a nickel plated, third generation [[Colt Detective Special]] out of her drawer to murder her husband and his two mistresses.  The weapon appears to have ivory grips though it is hard to tell for certain. It should be noted that the weapon is anachronistic, as the Colt DS didn't start production until 1927, and the film takes place in 1924. The third-generation models didn't come out until the mid-70s.


[[Image:Colt-Detective-Special-Final-Gen.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Detective Special Nickel 3rd Gen - .38 Special -'''''The weapon in the film had different grips''''']]
[[Image:Colt-Detective-Special-Final-Gen.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Detective Special Nickel 3rd Gen - .38 Special -'''''The weapon in the film had different grips''''']]
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At the end of Roxie's trial, an unknown woman is seen on the street holding a nickel planted [[Colt Police Positive]] after having just shot a man.
At the end of Roxie's trial, an unknown woman is seen on the street holding a nickel planted [[Colt Police Positive]] after having just shot a man.


[[Image:Colt Police Positive Nickel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Police Positive Nickel - .38 Special.]]
[[File:Nickelpositive.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Police Positive Nickel - .38 Special.]]
[[Image:Chicagopolicepositive.JPG|none|thumb|600px]]
[[Image:Chicagopolicepositive.JPG|none|thumb|600px]]


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[[Category:Musical]]
[[Category:Musical]]
[[Category:Crime]]
[[Category:Crime]]
[[Category:Canadian Produced/Filmed]]
[[Category:German Produced/Filmed]]
[[Category:Academy Award Best Picture]]

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Chicago (2002)

Chicago is the 2002 feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. The film was directed by Rob Marshall and the cast included Renée Zellweger, Richard Gere, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Chicago would subsequently be nominated for twelve Academy Awards and would receive six, including the Award for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress for Zeta-Jones.


The following weapons were used in the film Chicago:



Smith & Wesson Model 12

At the beginning of the film, Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) uses her husband's Smith & Wesson Model 12 to kill her lover Fred Casely (Dominic West). The same weapon is later seen as evidence at Roxie's trial being handled by her lawyer Billy Flynn (Richard Gere).

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Smith & Wesson Model 12 - .38 Special
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Roxie draws the revolver out of her cabinet
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Roxie fires the weapon at Casely
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Billy picks the weapon up of the table
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Billy mock fires the gun at trial while reenacting the crime
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Colt Detective Special

Kitty Baxter (Lucy Liu) takes a nickel plated, third generation Colt Detective Special out of her drawer to murder her husband and his two mistresses. The weapon appears to have ivory grips though it is hard to tell for certain. It should be noted that the weapon is anachronistic, as the Colt DS didn't start production until 1927, and the film takes place in 1924. The third-generation models didn't come out until the mid-70s.

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Colt Detective Special Nickel 3rd Gen - .38 Special -The weapon in the film had different grips
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Kitty retrieves the weapon from her drawer
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Kitty awakens her husband and his mistresses
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Kitty brandishing her revolver
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Kitty fires her weapon
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Close up of Kitty's Detective Special (note the shrouded ejector, and when the hammer begins to move back the face can be seen to be flat)

Colt Police Positive

At the end of Roxie's trial, an unknown woman is seen on the street holding a nickel planted Colt Police Positive after having just shot a man.

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Colt Police Positive Nickel - .38 Special.
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Unknown Revolver

In the opening scene, Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) is seen hiding an unknown nickel plated revolver she recently killed her husband and sister with.

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Prop Thompson

At the end of the film, Roxie and Velma are seen performing a vaudeville show with white Thompson Submachine Gun stage props.

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