Forrest Gump: Difference between revisions
Forrest Gump: Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Forrest Gump: Difference between revisions
[[Image:FG-M1911A1-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Dan angrily returns fire with M1911A1.]]
[[Image:FG-M1911A1-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Dan angrily returns fire with M1911A1.]]
[[Image:FG-M1911A1-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A "Black Panther" armed with an M1911A1.]]
[[Image:FG-M1911A1-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A "Black Panther" armed with an M1911A1.]]
==Colt Detective Special==
What appears to be a [[Colt Detective Special]] is seen being used in the news footage of Arthur Bremer's assassination attempt on Democratic candidate George Wallace.
[[Image:Colt-FG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Arthur Bremer holding what appears to be a Colt Detective Special before being subdued by the crowd.]]
==M60 Machine Gun==
==M60 Machine Gun==
Revision as of 20:15, 23 February 2011
The following weapons were used in the film Forrest Gump:
One of the first guns seen in the film is the M1 Garand, seen carried by National Guard soldiers protecting black students during the integration of the University of Alabama. National Guardsmen are also seen with M1s slung when guarding the rioters protesting the war in Vietnam.
During the scenes when Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) is training at Boot Camp, he and the other recruits are seen assembling and disassembling M14 rifles, Forrest finishing his in record time.
U.S. Soldiers, including Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) in Vietnam are seen armed with M16 rifles, which due to continuity error change from slab-side M16s to XM16E1 rifles, which feature forward assists. Both rifles feature three-prong flash-hiders, so it is difficult to tell them apart from the left side of the rifle.
While in Vietnam, Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) is handed an M1911A1 for "Tunnel Rat" duty, and later his commanding officer, Lt. Dan Taylor (Gary Sinise) is seen using one after he is wounded during the battle.
What appears to be a Colt Detective Special is seen being used in the news footage of Arthur Bremer's assassination attempt on Democratic candidate George Wallace.
When the ancestors of Lt. Dan (Gary Sinise) are seen dying in battle, the one who died during the American Revolutionary War is seen with a Charleville 1766 flintlock musket.
Another one of Lt. Dan's ancestors, who died during World War II, is seen holding an
M1928A1 Thompson submachine gun with a 30-round magazine and lacking the Cutts compensator.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingM1928A1 Thompson w/ 50-round Drum magazine - .45 ACP. The weapon in the film has a 30-round box magazine.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe World War II relative of Lt. Dan falls dead armed with an M1928A1 Thompson. Note the gun's 1928 rear sight, as well as the actuator on the top, indicating it is a M1928A1 and not a wartime produced M1/M1A1. Note also the lack of a Cutts compensator, uncommonly seen on older Thompsons.
Remington 870
A "Black Panther" is seen holding a Remington 870 in a photograph pinned to the wall during the "Black Panther Party".
