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==M16A1==
==M16A1==
Do you think the M16A1 is actually a [[Colt AR-15A2 Sporter II]]? There's the forward assist, but no fencing around the mag release. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 01:03, 28 February 2013 (EST)
Do you think the M16A1 is actually a [[Colt AR-15A2 Sporter II]]? There's the forward assist, but no fencing around the mag release. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 01:03, 28 February 2013 (EST)
::Possibly, although a full profile shot of the rifles is never seen in the film. The rifles do have triangular handguards, but that doesn't rule out your suggestion either. --[[User:Markit|Markit]] ([[User talk:Markit|talk]]) 17:47, 28 February 2013 (EST)


==G3==
==G3==
I think there's some G3A4s seen during the fake execution.--[[User:Mandolin|Mandolin]] ([[User talk:Mandolin|talk]]) 09:18, 28 February 2013 (EST)
I think there's some G3A4s seen during the fake execution.--[[User:Mandolin|Mandolin]] ([[User talk:Mandolin|talk]]) 09:18, 28 February 2013 (EST)
::There are no G3A4s in the mock execution scene, just G3A3s whose buttstocks are obscured by the shoulders of the guards. --[[User:Markit|Markit]] ([[User talk:Markit|talk]]) 17:48, 28 February 2013 (EST)
== Actual photos ==
Since these are actual photos of real people, I'm not sure to include these on the front page. --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] ([[User talk:Ben41|talk]]) 08:08, 30 December 2013 (EST)
[[File:Argo-uzi-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Iranian Revolutionary Guard brandishes a HK G3A3 in a period photo.]]
[[File:Argo-G3-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In another period photo, Iranian troops execute captured Kurdish militants with G3A3s. This photo won the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography.]]

Latest revision as of 13:08, 30 December 2013

M16A1

Do you think the M16A1 is actually a Colt AR-15A2 Sporter II? There's the forward assist, but no fencing around the mag release. --Funkychinaman (talk) 01:03, 28 February 2013 (EST)

Possibly, although a full profile shot of the rifles is never seen in the film. The rifles do have triangular handguards, but that doesn't rule out your suggestion either. --Markit (talk) 17:47, 28 February 2013 (EST)

G3

I think there's some G3A4s seen during the fake execution.--Mandolin (talk) 09:18, 28 February 2013 (EST)

There are no G3A4s in the mock execution scene, just G3A3s whose buttstocks are obscured by the shoulders of the guards. --Markit (talk) 17:48, 28 February 2013 (EST)

Actual photos

Since these are actual photos of real people, I'm not sure to include these on the front page. --Ben41 (talk) 08:08, 30 December 2013 (EST)

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An Iranian Revolutionary Guard brandishes a HK G3A3 in a period photo.
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In another period photo, Iranian troops execute captured Kurdish militants with G3A3s. This photo won the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography.