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[[Image:ElephantWhite-poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Elephant White (2010)'']] | [[Image:ElephantWhite-poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Elephant White (2010)'']] | ||
'''Elephant White''' is a 2010 action movie about mercenary Curtie Church ([[Djimon Hounsou]]) who takes up an assignment in the Thai capital of Bangkok to stop a ruthless gang of human traffickers. With the help of old-time friend and shady arms dealer Jimmy ([[Kevin Bacon]]) he enters the dark side of Bangkok, only to discover that nobody is who they say they are and that he’s right in the middle of a local mob war. The title refers to an apparent Thai belief that a white elephant, being very rare, brings luck. In one scene in the movie, Thai godfather Boss Katha offers a white coated elephant to an opposing godfather in a vain attempt to stop the gang war. | |||
'''Elephant White''' is a 2010 action movie about mercenary Curtie Church ([[Djimon Hounsou]]) who takes up an assignment in the Thai capital of Bangkok to stop a ruthless gang of human traffickers. | |||
With the help of old-time friend and shady arms dealer Jimmy ([[Kevin Bacon]]) he enters the dark side of Bangkok, only to discover that nobody is who they say they are and that he’s right in the middle of a local mob war. | |||
The title refers to an apparent Thai belief that a white elephant, being very rare, brings luck. In one scene in the movie, Thai godfather Boss Katha offers a white coated elephant to an opposing godfather in a vain attempt to stop the gang war. | |||
'''The following guns were used in the film ''[[Elephant White]]'':''' | '''The following guns were used in the film ''[[Elephant White]]'':''' | ||
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=Handguns= | |||
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==Beretta 92FS== | ==Beretta 92FS== | ||
The [[Beretta 92FS]] is a prominent handgun in the movie, being used by most Thai thugs. It is seen in black, two-tone but in most cases the inox version is used. | The [[Beretta 92FS]] is a prominent handgun in the movie, being used by most Thai thugs. It is seen in black, two-tone but in most cases the inox version is used. | ||
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[[Image:SigP226.jpg|thumb|none|400px|SIG-Sauer P226 - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:SigP226.jpg|thumb|none|400px|SIG-Sauer P226 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:ElephantWhite-SIG226-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Curtie checking his [[SIG-Sauer P226]] before he embarks on yet another mission. Note the unusually small SIG inscription.]] | [[Image:ElephantWhite-SIG226-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Curtie checking his [[SIG-Sauer P226]] before he embarks on yet another mission. Note the unusually small SIG inscription.]] | ||
[[Image:ElephantWhite-SIG226-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Curtie holding the [[SIG-Sauer P226]] on Jimmy. Note the lack of slide inscriptions and the fact that the slide appears to be a bit too short on the front; possible indications of a non-gun.]] | [[Image:ElephantWhite-SIG226-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Curtie holding the [[SIG-Sauer P226]] on Jimmy. Note the lack of slide inscriptions and the fact that the slide appears to be a bit too short on the front; possible indications of a non-gun. Also, the decocking lever appears to be, for whatever reason, locked in the middle, which would not be possible on a real SIG.]] | ||
== | ==Browning Hi-Power== | ||
During the shoot-out in front of the nightclub, a Thai gangster is seen firing a | During the shoot-out in front of the nightclub, a Thai gangster is seen firing a [[Browning Hi-Power]] with a ring hammer. | ||
[[ | [[File:Browning HP West German Police.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning Hi-Power with ring hammer and wood grips - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:ElephantWhite-CZ75B-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[Image:ElephantWhite-CZ75B-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Thai gangster shoots his Browning during the gunfight. The distinctive hammer, dust cover and takedown notch help differentiate it from the similar CZ-75. Note that this Browning appears to be a pre-1973 model because it does not appear to have an external extractor.]] | ||
==Glock non | ==Colt XSE== | ||
During the climatic shoot-out at the brothel, one of the thugs send to ‘welcome’ Curtie is carrying what looks like a Glock non-gun, evidenced by the closed barrel and the crude finish. Since the gun is kicked from his hand martial-arts style, it is not surprising that a non-gun is used. | During a car chase, one of the Thai thugs fires what appears to be a blued [[Colt XSE]] with an extended barrel, but it could also be that the image was taken just as the slide was locking back. | ||
[[File:ColtXSE.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt XSE with blued finish - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:ElephantWhite-unidpistol-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Thai thug shoots the XSE, circled in white.]] | |||
==Glock non gun== | |||
During the climatic shoot-out at the brothel, one of the thugs send to ‘welcome’ Curtie is carrying what looks like a [[Glock]] non-gun, evidenced by the closed barrel and the crude finish. Since the gun is kicked from his hand martial-arts style, it is not surprising that a non-gun is used. | |||
[[Image:Glocknon-gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Glock Non Gun]] | [[Image:Glocknon-gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Glock Non Gun]] | ||
[[Image:ElephantWhite-Glocknongun-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[Image:ElephantWhite-Glocknongun-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A thug armed with a Glock non-gun.]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | |||
==M1928 Thompson== | |||
When Jimmy gives Curtie a tour of his warehouse gun cache, he picks up a [[M1928 Thompson]] submachine gun elaborating on a future business venture that will focus on guns actually used in movies (sounds familiar?!?). | |||
[[Image:M1928.jpg|thumb|none|400px| M1928 " | |||
Tommy Gun" with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:ElephantWhite-M1928TommyGun-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''”You ever hear of [[Pretty Boy Floyd]]? Not the bankrobber, the movie. This is the first piece I grabbed.”'']] | |||
=Rifles= | |||
==Remington 700 AICS== | ==Remington 700 AICS== | ||
For his first assignment in Bangkok, Curtie chooses an [[Remington 700 AICS]] tactical rifle in olive drab version. He uses it with both a regular as well as with a night vision scope. In addition, he uses some kind of custom-made silencer but because it sits halfway down the barrel it’s probably a prop with the sole purpose to make the gun look cool. | For his first assignment in Bangkok, Curtie chooses an [[Remington 700 AICS]] tactical rifle in olive drab version. He uses it with both a regular as well as with a night vision scope. In addition, he uses some kind of custom-made silencer but because it sits halfway down the barrel it’s probably a prop with the sole purpose to make the gun look cool. | ||
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[[Image:ElephantWhite-AKS47-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good view of the all-black receiver of the [[Norinco Type 56-1]] as Jimmy is about to insert the magazine in record time and win his bet.]] | [[Image:ElephantWhite-AKS47-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good view of the all-black receiver of the [[Norinco Type 56-1]] as Jimmy is about to insert the magazine in record time and win his bet.]] | ||
==M16A1 | ==M16A1== | ||
As a matter of last resort, Thai thugs who try to stop the fleeing Curtie, are employing an [[M16A1 with M203 Grenade Launcher]]. The shooter seems to be surprisingly skilled as he puts his first grenade right on top of the speeding van in which Curtie is leaving the scene. | Curtie steals a M16A1 from a gunman on the rooftop to shoot a sniper on the next who is wielding a scoped M16A1. | ||
[[File:M16A1w30rdMag.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt M16A1 with 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm]] | |||
[[File:Untitled 2.6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Curtie fires a stolen M16A1 at the sniper]] | |||
==M16A1 with M203 grenade launcher== | |||
As a matter of last resort, Thai thugs who try to stop the fleeing Curtie, are employing an [[M16A1]] with [[M203 Grenade Launcher]]. The shooter seems to be surprisingly skilled as he puts his first grenade right on top of the speeding van in which Curtie is leaving the scene. | |||
[[Image:M16wM203.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16A1 (5.56x45mm) with M203 40mm grenade launcher]] | [[Image:M16wM203.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16A1 (5.56x45mm) with M203 40mm grenade launcher]] | ||
[[Image:ElephantWhite-M16A1-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[Image:ElephantWhite-M16A1-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | ||
== | ==Norinco QBZ-95== | ||
A scoped assault rifle is used by a Thai sniper trying to take out Curtie during one of his missions. The pronounced carrying handle, handguards and front sight post seem to give it away as an [[Norinco QBZ-95]]-style rifle. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:Type95-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Norinco QBZ-95 with proprietary Y/MA 95-002 scope - 5.8x42mm]] | ||
[[Image:ElephantWhite-unidsniper-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Thai sniper aims at Curtie with his Type 95.]] | |||
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=Shotguns= | |||
==SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper== | ==SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper== | ||
For the | For the brothel shootout, Curtie chooses a [[SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper]] to clear Rajahdon’s brothel. He manufactures an unidentified duckbeak-shaped device and affixes it to the barrel. Apart from making the shotgun look like a vacuum cleaner this device seems to make the spray of the shotgun shells wider, allowing him to hit more targets in the confined hallways. | ||
[[Image:CobrayStreetSweeper.jpg|thumb|none|400px|SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper with short barrel and top folding stock - 12 Gauge]] | [[Image:CobrayStreetSweeper.jpg|thumb|none|400px|SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper with short barrel and top folding stock - 12 Gauge]] | ||
[[Image:ElephantWhite-CobrayStreetSweeper-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Curtie checking the [[SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper]] before he takes off for his final mission.]] | [[Image:ElephantWhite-CobrayStreetSweeper-01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Curtie checking the [[SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper]] before he takes off for his final mission.]] | ||
[[Image:ElephantWhite-CobrayStreetSweeper-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Curtie making his way through the brothel. Note the strange device that he has attached to the barrel of his [[SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper]].]] | [[Image:ElephantWhite-CobrayStreetSweeper-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Curtie making his way through the brothel. Note the strange device that he has attached to the barrel of his [[SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper]].]] | ||
[[Image:Untitled_2.8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Curtie fires his [[SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper]] during the brothel shootout.]] | |||
=Miscellaneous= | =Miscellaneous= | ||
==Gun cache in warehouse== | ==Gun cache in warehouse== | ||
When Curtie checks with Jimmy for the first time for ‘tools’, Jimmy takes him to his downtown warehouse. Here, Jimmy keeps a cache of predominantly historic weapons that he plans to use in a future business venture; a Hard Rock Café-style franchise which instead of guitars will have screen-used guns on the walls. It is possible that most wall-mounted guns are actually airguns or props. | When Curtie checks with Jimmy for the first time for ‘tools’, Jimmy takes him to his downtown warehouse. Here, Jimmy keeps a cache of predominantly historic weapons that he plans to use in a future business venture; a Hard Rock Café-style franchise which instead of guitars will have screen-used guns on the walls. It is possible that most wall-mounted guns are actually airguns or props. | ||
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[[Image:ElephantWhite-cache2-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|From left to right: (1) [[Heckler & Koch MP5K]], (2) [[AK-47#AK-47|AK-47]] with synthetic foregrips, (3) [[Heckler & Koch G36C]], (4) [[MAC-10]] variant, (5) customized but unidentified [[M4/M4A1 Carbine|Knight's Armament SR-16 Carbine]] style sniper rifle with what looks like a Stoner logo on the receiver, maybe airsoft?, (6) [[Heckler & Koch PSG-1]].]] | [[Image:ElephantWhite-cache2-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|From left to right: (1) [[Heckler & Koch MP5K]], (2) [[AK-47#AK-47|AK-47]] with synthetic foregrips, (3) [[Heckler & Koch G36C]], (4) [[MAC-10]] variant, (5) customized but unidentified [[M4/M4A1 Carbine|Knight's Armament SR-16 Carbine]] style sniper rifle with what looks like a Stoner logo on the receiver, maybe airsoft?, (6) [[Heckler & Koch PSG-1]].]] | ||
[[Image:ElephantWhite-cache2-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Faintly visible in the back: (1) [[Heckler & Koch MP5SD6]] and (2) [[Heckler & Koch HK53]].]] | [[Image:ElephantWhite-cache2-05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Faintly visible in the back: (1) [[Heckler & Koch MP5SD6]] and (2) [[Heckler & Koch HK53]].]] | ||
[[Image:ElephantWhite-cache2-07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|From left to right: (1) [[ | [[Image:ElephantWhite-cache2-07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|From left to right: (1) [[Maruzen CA870 CQB]], (2) [[Winchester Model 1897]] riot gun, (3) [[Sten Mk II]], (4) [[Heckler & Koch G36C]], (5) [[Barrett M82A1M]], (6) ???, (7) [[Benelli M4 Super 90]], (8) [[Mossberg 500 Cruiser]], (9) [[FN P90#FN P90|FN P90]] with silencer, (10) unknown [[M4/M4A1 Carbine]] variant (see next image for more details) and (11) [[AK-47#AK-47|AK-47]].]] | ||
[[Image:ElephantWhite-cache2-09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And in the final corner: (1) [[FN P90#FN P90|FN P90]] with silencer, (2) unknown [[M4/M4A1 Carbine]] variant, (3) modern [[AK-47#AK-47|AK-47]] with rails for accessories, (4) [[Heckler & Koch MP5SD6]], (5) rare [[Sten Mk II]] version with magazine well on bottom instead of left side, (6) [[Beretta 92FS Inox]], (7) [[M1911A1]], (8) [[SIG-Sauer P226]] and (9) ???.]] | [[Image:ElephantWhite-cache2-09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And in the final corner: (1) [[FN P90#FN P90|FN P90]] with silencer, (2) unknown [[M4/M4A1 Carbine]] variant, (3) modern [[AK-47#AK-47|AK-47]] with rails for accessories, (4) [[Heckler & Koch MP5SD6]], (5) rare [[Sten Mk II]] version with magazine well on bottom instead of left side, (6) [[Beretta 92FS Inox]], (7) [[M1911A1]], (8) [[SIG-Sauer P226]] and (9) ???.]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:34, 14 September 2020
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Elephant White is a 2010 action movie about mercenary Curtie Church (Djimon Hounsou) who takes up an assignment in the Thai capital of Bangkok to stop a ruthless gang of human traffickers. With the help of old-time friend and shady arms dealer Jimmy (Kevin Bacon) he enters the dark side of Bangkok, only to discover that nobody is who they say they are and that he’s right in the middle of a local mob war. The title refers to an apparent Thai belief that a white elephant, being very rare, brings luck. In one scene in the movie, Thai godfather Boss Katha offers a white coated elephant to an opposing godfather in a vain attempt to stop the gang war.
The following guns were used in the film Elephant White:
Handguns
Beretta 92FS
The Beretta 92FS is a prominent handgun in the movie, being used by most Thai thugs. It is seen in black, two-tone but in most cases the inox version is used.
M1911A1
Several M1911A1’s are being used by Curtie during his exploits in Bangkok but they don’t get much ‘screentime’ so good screenshots are rare.
SIG-Sauer P226
Another weapon of choice for Curtie is the SIG-Sauer P226. It is not seen fired and may be some kind of non-gun because on several occasions it is held close to actor’s faces and because of the incorrect/missing SIG inscription on the slide.
Browning Hi-Power
During the shoot-out in front of the nightclub, a Thai gangster is seen firing a Browning Hi-Power with a ring hammer.
Colt XSE
During a car chase, one of the Thai thugs fires what appears to be a blued Colt XSE with an extended barrel, but it could also be that the image was taken just as the slide was locking back.
Glock non gun
During the climatic shoot-out at the brothel, one of the thugs send to ‘welcome’ Curtie is carrying what looks like a Glock non-gun, evidenced by the closed barrel and the crude finish. Since the gun is kicked from his hand martial-arts style, it is not surprising that a non-gun is used.
Submachine Guns
M1928 Thompson
When Jimmy gives Curtie a tour of his warehouse gun cache, he picks up a M1928 Thompson submachine gun elaborating on a future business venture that will focus on guns actually used in movies (sounds familiar?!?).
Rifles
Remington 700 AICS
For his first assignment in Bangkok, Curtie chooses an Remington 700 AICS tactical rifle in olive drab version. He uses it with both a regular as well as with a night vision scope. In addition, he uses some kind of custom-made silencer but because it sits halfway down the barrel it’s probably a prop with the sole purpose to make the gun look cool.
Barrett M82A1M
For his second assignment, Curtie picks a Barrett M82A1M from the impressive weapons cache that Jimmy keeps on board of the oriental junk moored in Bangkok harbor. Interestingly, it does not have the standard muzzle brake but rather a big suppressor that makes the rifle look even more massive than it already is.
Norinco Type 56-1
Jimmy’s night club has a gambling joint where he likes to show off his weapon’s skills by betting with visitors how quick he is able to assemble an Norinco Type 56-1 assault rifle blindfolded. The rifle appears to be some kind of modified version because it has several Picatinny rails and does not have the traditional wooden grips but some kind of composite instead.
M16A1
Curtie steals a M16A1 from a gunman on the rooftop to shoot a sniper on the next who is wielding a scoped M16A1.
M16A1 with M203 grenade launcher
As a matter of last resort, Thai thugs who try to stop the fleeing Curtie, are employing an M16A1 with M203 Grenade Launcher. The shooter seems to be surprisingly skilled as he puts his first grenade right on top of the speeding van in which Curtie is leaving the scene.
Norinco QBZ-95
A scoped assault rifle is used by a Thai sniper trying to take out Curtie during one of his missions. The pronounced carrying handle, handguards and front sight post seem to give it away as an Norinco QBZ-95-style rifle.
Shotguns
SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper
For the brothel shootout, Curtie chooses a SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper to clear Rajahdon’s brothel. He manufactures an unidentified duckbeak-shaped device and affixes it to the barrel. Apart from making the shotgun look like a vacuum cleaner this device seems to make the spray of the shotgun shells wider, allowing him to hit more targets in the confined hallways.
Miscellaneous
Gun cache in warehouse
When Curtie checks with Jimmy for the first time for ‘tools’, Jimmy takes him to his downtown warehouse. Here, Jimmy keeps a cache of predominantly historic weapons that he plans to use in a future business venture; a Hard Rock Café-style franchise which instead of guitars will have screen-used guns on the walls. It is possible that most wall-mounted guns are actually airguns or props.
Gun cache on junk
On a non-assuming junk in Bangkok harbor, Jimmy keeps a weapons cache that’s even more complete than the one in the warehouse. The place looks like a ‘gun candy store’, containing a wide array of historical and present-day pistols, rifles and everything in between. Here, again, it may be that most guns are props but there’s not enough detail to tell.
