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[[Image:Bcr-dvd.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Black Caesar'' (1973)]]__TOC__<br clear=all>
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|country = [[File:USA.jpg|25px]] United States
|director = Larry Cohen
|date= 1973
|language = English
|studio= Larco
|distributor=American International Pictures
|character1=Tommy Gibbs
|actor1=[[Fred Williamson]]
|character2= Mr. Gibbs
|actor2=[[Julius Harris]]
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== Bergmann 1896 (customized Walther P38) ==
== Bergmann 1896 (customized Walther P38) ==
The customized [[Walther P38]] from ''[[Big Jake]]'', made to resemble a [[Bergmann Model 1896]], is used by the mob hitman in the opening 1953 sequence.
The customized [[Walther P38]] from ''[[Big Jake]]'', made to resemble a [[Bergmann Model 1896]], is used by the mob hitman in the opening 1953 sequence.
Revision as of 23:32, 4 October 2019
The following firearms were used in the film Black Caesar :
Black Caeser
Theatrical poster
Bergmann 1896 (customized Walther P38) The customized Walther P38 from Big Jake Bergmann Model 1896 , is used by the mob hitman in the opening 1953 sequence.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bergmann 1896 - 5mm Bergmann Error creating thumbnail: File missing The mob hitman shoots the target (Andrew Duggan ) as he gets his shoes shined. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The mob hitman shows young Tommy (Omer Jeffrey ) his pistol. Mauser C96 Tommy Gibbs (Fred Williamson ) uses a Mauser C96 "Red 9" pistol throughout the film. At one point, Capt. McKinney (Art Lund ) takes it from him and pistol-whips him with it.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 "Red 9" Version for the German Army - 9mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tommy Gibbs draws his C96 on Grossfield (Patrick McAllister ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gibbs tells Grossfield's barber to give him a better shave. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gibbs with his C96 as he looks for the three men with the incriminating ledgers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gibbs's C96 in his waistband. The "9" on the grip proves it to be the "Red 9" version chambered in 9x19 mm Parabellum. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gibbs holds his C96 on his father (Julius Harris ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gibbs draws his C96 as Helen (Gloria Hendry ) enters his apartment. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gibbs with his C96 before McKinney knocks it out of his hand with his Official Police. Winchester Model 1897 During a montage sequence, Tommy Gibbs (Fred Williamson ) pumps and fires a Winchester Model 1897 . Some of his men are later seen using them during the shootout with the Italian mobsters in California. Some of the mobsters are also outfitted with Winchester '97s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester Model 1897 Riot Gun 12 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tommy Gibbs with the Winchester Model 1897. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mafioso aims his Winchester Model 1897. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Gibbs' soldiers fires his Winchester Model 1897. Walther P38 Several of Gibbs' henchmen use Walther P38 pistols, some are handled (but not fired) by Tommy Gibbs (Fred Williamson ) himself. On the DVD cover, Fred Williamson holds a P38.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 with black grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gibbs takes a Walther P38 from one of his men. Madsen M50 Gibbs (Fred Williamson ) and some of his men fire Madsen M50 submachine guns sideways throughout the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Madsen M50 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tommy Gibbs fires the Madsen M50 during a montage. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Gibbs' men, smuggled into the Italian Mafia's California safe house in the trunk of a Mercedes, kills the two guards with a Madsen M50. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Gibbs' men fires a Madsen M50 from the roof of the Italian Mafia's house. Smith & Wesson Model 39 The Smith & Wesson Model 39 is carried by one of the men with the ledgers and one of the men chasing Gibbs .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 39-2 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A S&W Model 39 on the desk next to the man typing receipts for the ledgers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A man chasing Gibbs down the street in Manhattan tries to fire a S&W Model 39 through the back of the window of Gibbs' taxi but never fires. double barreled shotgun Both of the Italian Mafia's bodyguards in front of their California safe house carry hammerless double barreled shotguns .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 Gauge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A guard drops his shotgun as he is mowed down by a Madsen M50. Smith & Wesson Model 10 One of Gibbs' men uses a Smith & Wesson Model 10 during the Mafia massacre.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with long barrel and Gold Medallion grips - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gibbs' soldier fires at the Mafioso soldiers. Colt New Service A hitman sent by Coleman uses a Colt New Service to kill one of Gibbs' men.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt New Service M1917 - .45 ACP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gibbs' man is shot by a Colt New Service while in a restaurant. Colt Official Police Capt. McKinney (Art Lund ) and Coleman's assassin (who at one point dresses as a policeman) use pre-War Colt Official Police revolvers with four inch barrels. At one point, Gibbs (Fred Williamson ) gets ahold of McKinney's Official Police and beats him to death with it.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Official Police - 4" Barrel Error creating thumbnail: File missing The assassin checks his Official Police. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The assassin, dressed as a policeman, shoots Gibbs in the gut on a Manhattan street. Gibbs later identifies the weapon used as a .38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing McKinney holds his Official Police on Gibbs. Note the Colt emblem grips. Error creating thumbnail: File missing McKinney holds the Official Police on Gibbs' head. The revolver looks to be in poor condition with a misshapen trigger guard and bent ejector rod. 
