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[[Image:Mercury rising.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Mercury Rising'' (1998)]] | [[Image:Mercury rising.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Mercury Rising'' (1998)]] | ||
'''''Mercury Rising''''' is a 1998 thriller starring [[Bruce Willis]] as an FBI agent who must protect a young autistic boy from being eliminated by government operatives after the boy unintentionally cracks an unbreakable cypher. The film also co-stars [[Alec Baldwin]] and [[Chi McBride]]. | '''''Mercury Rising''''' is a 1998 thriller starring [[Bruce Willis]] as Art Jeffries, an FBI agent who must protect a young autistic boy from being eliminated by government operatives after the boy unintentionally cracks an unbreakable cypher. The film was directed by Harold Becker (''[[Sea of Love]]'') and also co-stars [[Alec Baldwin]] and [[Chi McBride]]. | ||
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=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
==Smith & Wesson | ==Smith & Wesson SW9M== | ||
FBI Special Agent Art Jeffries ([[Bruce Willis]]) carries | FBI Special Agent Art Jeffries ([[Bruce Willis]]) carries the Smith & Wesson SW9M (the 9mm subcompact version of the [[Smith & Wesson Sigma#Smith & Wesson Sigma Subcompact 9mm|Smith & Wesson Sigma]]) as his sidearm throughout the film. Near the end of the film, Art ([[Bruce Willis]]) tells the FBI SWAT team leader ([[James MacDonald]]) ''"I got a 9mm down on the sidewalk"'', referring to his Sigma. This was previously listed as the 380 version of the Sigma Compact (Smith & Wesson SW380), however the rear serrations, silver barrel, and overall size of the firearm seen in the film, shows that Art carries the SW9M. The [https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/movie-tv-memorabilia/bruce-willis-art-jeffries-smith-and-wesson-sigma-9-compact-pistol-from-mercury-rising/a/997049-2926.s Heritage Auctions website] also shows the screen used SW9M, used in the film. | ||
[[ | [[File:Sigma SW9M MR.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson SW9M - 9x19mm. This is the screen used gun [[Bruce Willis]] used throughout the film.]] | ||
[[Image:Merc 19.jpg|thumb|none|601px|FBI Special Agent Art Jeffries ([[Bruce Willis]]) draws the Subcompact version of the [[Smith & Wesson Sigma]].]] | [[Image:Merc 19.jpg|thumb|none|601px|FBI Special Agent Art Jeffries ([[Bruce Willis]]) draws the Subcompact version of the [[Smith & Wesson Sigma]].]] | ||
[[Image:Merc 21.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Closeup of Art with his Subcompact.]] | [[Image:Merc 21.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Closeup of Art with his Subcompact.]] | ||
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==Heckler & Koch P7M8== | ==Heckler & Koch P7M8== | ||
A [[Heckler & Koch P7M8]] is used by Peter Burrell ([[Lindsey Lee Ginter]]) both with and without a suppressor. | A [[Heckler & Koch P7M8]] is used by Peter Burrell ([[Lindsey Lee Ginter]]) both with and without a suppressor and is left at the murder scene. When examining the crime scene later, Art asks if the father is so broke, how could he afford the $1500 handgun. | ||
[[ | [[File:HK P7M8SD right side.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Heckler & Koch P7M8 with suppressor - 9x19mm Parabellum]] | ||
[[Image:Merc 14.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Peter Burrell ([[Lindsey Lee Ginter]]) prepares to fire his suppressed [[Heckler & Koch P7M8]].]] | [[Image:Merc 14.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Peter Burrell ([[Lindsey Lee Ginter]]) prepares to fire his suppressed [[Heckler & Koch P7M8]].]] | ||
[[Image:Mercury_Rising,_HK_P7M8,_Lindsey_Lee_Ginter,_Home_2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Peter Burrell ([[Lindsey Lee Ginter]]) removes the suppressor from the [[Heckler & Koch P7M8]] and fires it using the hand of Simon's father Martin ([[John Carroll Lynch]]).]] | [[Image:Mercury_Rising,_HK_P7M8,_Lindsey_Lee_Ginter,_Home_2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Peter Burrell ([[Lindsey Lee Ginter]]) removes the suppressor from the [[Heckler & Koch P7M8]] and fires it using the hand of Simon's father Martin ([[John Carroll Lynch]]). When examining the crime scene later, Art asks if the father is so broke, how could he afford a $1500 handgun.]] | ||
==Heckler & Koch USP== | ==Heckler & Koch USP== | ||
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Audey ([[Thomas F. Duffy]]), one of the militia members, uses a [[XM177|Colt XM177 Commando]] during the bank standoff. | Audey ([[Thomas F. Duffy]]), one of the militia members, uses a [[XM177|Colt XM177 Commando]] during the bank standoff. | ||
[[Image:ColtM177E2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|XM177E2 Carbine aka Colt Model 629 - 5.56x45mm]] | [[Image:ColtM177E2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|XM177E2 Carbine aka Colt Model 629 - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:Merc 04.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Audey ([[Thomas F Duffy]]) aims his [[XM177|Colt XM177 Commando]] at a hostage during the bank standoff.]] | [[Image:Merc 04.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Audey ([[Thomas F. Duffy]]) aims his [[XM177|Colt XM177 Commando]] at a hostage during the bank standoff.]] | ||
==Winchester 1894== | ==Winchester 1894== | ||
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[[Image:Merc 11.jpg|thumb|none|601px|James ([[Chad Lindberg]]) continues to hold the rifle after being shot by the FBI SWAT team.]] | [[Image:Merc 11.jpg|thumb|none|601px|James ([[Chad Lindberg]]) continues to hold the rifle after being shot by the FBI SWAT team.]] | ||
==Ruger | ==Ruger Mini-14== | ||
Edgar Halstrom ([[Richard Riehle]]), the militia leader, uses a stainless [[Ruger | Edgar Halstrom ([[Richard Riehle]]), the militia leader, uses a stainless [[Ruger Mini-14]] during the opening bank standoff. | ||
[[ | [[File:Ruger Mini-14 stainless left side.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ruger Mini-14 with stainless finish - 5.56x45mm NATO]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Merc 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Edgar Halstrom aims the Mini-14 at the hostages one-handed during the bank standoff.]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
Latest revision as of 10:53, 28 July 2023
Mercury Rising is a 1998 thriller starring Bruce Willis as Art Jeffries, an FBI agent who must protect a young autistic boy from being eliminated by government operatives after the boy unintentionally cracks an unbreakable cypher. The film was directed by Harold Becker (Sea of Love) and also co-stars Alec Baldwin and Chi McBride.
The following weapons were used in the film Mercury Rising:
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Handguns
Smith & Wesson SW9M
FBI Special Agent Art Jeffries (Bruce Willis) carries the Smith & Wesson SW9M (the 9mm subcompact version of the Smith & Wesson Sigma) as his sidearm throughout the film. Near the end of the film, Art (Bruce Willis) tells the FBI SWAT team leader (James MacDonald) "I got a 9mm down on the sidewalk", referring to his Sigma. This was previously listed as the 380 version of the Sigma Compact (Smith & Wesson SW380), however the rear serrations, silver barrel, and overall size of the firearm seen in the film, shows that Art carries the SW9M. The Heritage Auctions website also shows the screen used SW9M, used in the film.
SIG-Sauer P226
A SIG-Sauer P226 is the sidearm carried by the majority of the FBI agents seen in the film. Art Jeffries (Bruce Willis) is seen with what appears to be a full-size P226 holstered during a conversation in an FBI office. Special Agent Tommy B. Jordan (Chi McBride) also is seen with the handgun. The SIG also is used by Shayes (Peter Stormare) in the confrontation on the train. A SIG is also pulled by Lt. Colonel Nicholas Kudrow (Alec Baldwin) on the rooftop at the end of the film. The same gun is later used by Art.
Heckler & Koch P7M8
A Heckler & Koch P7M8 is used by Peter Burrell (Lindsey Lee Ginter) both with and without a suppressor and is left at the murder scene. When examining the crime scene later, Art asks if the father is so broke, how could he afford the $1500 handgun.
Heckler & Koch USP
A Heckler & Koch USP with a suppressor is used by Peter Burrell (Lindsey Lee Ginter).
Beretta 92FS Inox
Art Jeffries (Bruce Willis) is seen carrying a Beretta 92FS Inox when working undercover during the opening bank standoff.
Rifles / Carbines
M16A1 with A2 style handguards
An M16A1 with A2-style handguards is used by Peter Burrell (Lindsey Lee Ginter) to "hold off" the FBI SWAT team at the skyscraper.
Colt XM177 Commando
Audey (Thomas F. Duffy), one of the militia members, uses a Colt XM177 Commando during the bank standoff.
Winchester 1894
The young militia member James (Chad Lindberg) is seen carrying a Winchester Model 1894 during the bank standoff.
Ruger Mini-14
Edgar Halstrom (Richard Riehle), the militia leader, uses a stainless Ruger Mini-14 during the opening bank standoff.
Submachine Guns
Heckler & Koch MP5A2
FBI SWAT agents are seen using the Heckler & Koch MP5A2, notably during the bank standoff.
Heckler & Koch MP5A3
FBI SWAT agents are seen using the Heckler & Koch MP5A3, notably during the rooftop shootout.
Shotguns
Remington 870
Militia member James (Hank Harris) carries a Remington 870 during the opening bank standoff.
