Dawn of the Dead (1978): Difference between revisions
Dawn of the Dead (1978): Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Dawn of the Dead (1978): Difference between revisions
[[Image:D78handle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Peter seems to have a strange way of aiming it]]
[[Image:D78handle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Peter seems to have a strange way of aiming it]]
[[Image:D78mag2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Side view]]
[[Image:D78mag2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Side view]]
[[Image:D78army.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers with AP-74's meant to stand in for M16A1's. There is a mix of actual soldiers and actors. The difference between them is striking. The 'actors' look like long haired "college age students" with plain helmets, non-subdued unit insignia, and anachronistic Green M45 10-pocket M1 Garand Belts. The Real soldiers have Nam leaf Pattern Helmet covers, shorter hair, and LCE (ALICE) web gear with nylon M16 ammo pouches.]]
[[Image:D78army.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers with AP-74's meant to stand in for M16A1's. There is a mix of actual soldiers and actors. The difference between them is striking. The 'actors' look like long haired "college age students" with plain helmets, non-subdued unit insignia, and anachronistic Green M43 10-pocket M1 Garand Belts. The Real soldiers have Nam leaf Pattern Helmet covers, shorter hair, and LCE (ALICE) web gear with nylon M16 ammo pouches.]]
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==Break Top Shotgun==
==Break Top Shotgun==
Seen in the hands of Martinez's men in the beginning of the film, also seen later in the hands of "rednecks".
Seen in the hands of Martinez's men in the beginning of the film, also seen later in the hands of "rednecks".
[[Image:D78breakaction.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Martinez's men gets blasted by SWAT]]
[[Image:D78breakaction.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Martinez's men gets blasted by SWAT. Of course the wisdom of 'charging' a SWAT team when all you have is a single shot breach loading shotgun is questionable.]]
[[Image:D78rednecks.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Break top shotgun in the hands of the man behind the juvenile]]
[[Image:D78rednecks.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Break top shotgun in the hands of the man behind the juvenile]]
==Smith & Wesson Model 10HB==
==Smith & Wesson Model 10HB==
Revision as of 22:33, 21 October 2009
The Armorers for the movie Dawn of the Dead (1978) was an East Coast outfit called "The Plastics Factory", however other information on them are unavailable.
The following weapons appear in the 1978 film Dawn of the Dead:
Used by all SWAT members , in particular, the characters of Peter (Ken Foree) and Roger (Scott H. Reiniger) but eventually discarded after raiding the gun store. In one shot, when Peter is unloading his weapon after shooting the zombie kids, we can see the tiny .22lr magazine. The Adler-Jager (also marked Armi-Jager) AP-74 is an inexpensive .22 AR15 clone (that was actually pretty close to an SP1 and much better looking than the .22 M16 clone made by Armscor). The guns were pretty much 'mime' fired, with only the sound effect and blood squibs to indicate that the rifle was fired and is used in place of the M16A1.
just putting this out there: it's not a 1908, the front end is too thin. I wanna say it's another Colt Pocket Pistol from the same era, but I don't know which.
During the gun shop scene Peter is seen holstering what appears to be a pair of Colt Navy 1851 black powder revolvers. Probably replicas manufactured by Uberti.
A Smith & Wesson 916A shotgun is seen during the S.W.A.T. raid at the beginning of the film. One is also carried by one of the bikers when they attack the mall.
Peter (Ken Foree) takes a scoped Savage 99 lever action rifle, chambered in 300 Savage, from the gun store for his personal use. He later uses it against the bikers when they invade the mall.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSavage 99 with slingError creating thumbnail: File missingPeter:"The only man that could miss with this gun is the sucker with the bread to buy it"Error creating thumbnail: File missingPeter chambers a round on his Savage Model 99, showcasing the rifle's lever action assembly - .300 SavageError creating thumbnail: File missingPeter's view through the Savage 99's scope. Peter tells Stephen not to fire through the security doors, lest the ricochets 'chase them around' in the store, however, the metal in the security doors are a combination of aluminum and soft steel, easily punctured by any of the high powered rifle ammo.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAmmo boxes of .300 Winchester Magnum ammunition (The words 300 magnum are clearly seen on the box and the artwork of the casing says "Winchester"). Since the Savage Model 99 was never chambered in .300 Win Mag, this is a error.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA bandoleer of 303 British soft points is loaded up; note the rimmed case. Even though a Lee-Enfield is pictured in the shop, this is an error since no 303 British chambered guns are used.Error creating thumbnail: File missingPeter goes biker hunting with his scoped Savage Model 99 Rifle - .300 Savage
Steve originally uses this rifle but is incompetent with it. During the sequence when Roger (Scott H. Reiniger) and Peter (Ken Foree) are venturing forth from the safety of the mall to get the trucks Fran (Gaylen Ross) is providing cover fire from the roof of the mall with a rifle.
