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[[Image:Mesrinekillerinstinct.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)  (Original title: ''L'instinct de mort'' ]]
''Mesrine: Killer Instinct'' is part 1 of a two-part 2008 French-Canadian "Mesrine" film series directed by [[Jean-François Richet]] and starring [[Vincent Cassel]] as the French criminal Jacques Mesrine. Based on Mesrine's autobiographical book "L'instinct de mort", ''Killer Instinct'' details Mesrine's rise in the Paris criminal underworld after serving in the army in Algeria, as well as his early exploits in Paris, and later in Quebec, Canada.  Part 2 is known as ''[[Mesrine: Public Enemy Number 1]]''.
''Mesrine: Killer Instinct'' is part 1 of a two-part 2008 French-Canadian "Mesrine" film series directed by [[Jean-François Richet]] and starring [[Vincent Cassel]] as the French criminal Jacques Mesrine. Based on Mesrine's autobiographical book "L'instinct de mort", ''Killer Instinct'' details Mesrine's rise in the Paris criminal underworld after serving in the army in Algeria, as well as his early exploits in Paris, and later in Quebec, Canada.  Part 2 is known as ''[[Mesrine: Public Enemy Number 1]]''.


[[Image:Mesrinekillerinstinct.jpg|thumb|right|500px|''Mesrine Poster'']]__TOC__<br clear=all>


'''The following firearms were used in the film ''Mesrine: Killer Instinct'':'''
'''The following firearms were used in the film ''Mesrine: Killer Instinct'':'''
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'''Warning: Spoilers Ahead!'''
'''Warning: Spoilers Ahead!'''


== [[MAT-49]] ==
==Handguns==
==M1911A1==
Mesrine uses a [[M1911]] pistol when serving in the French Military to shoot a prisoner in Algeria in the 1950s. Later, he acquires a nickel-plated M1911 in France that he uses for most of the movie.
[[Image:ColtGovernmentModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Government Model]]
[[Image:Mesrines1911.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mesrine executes a prisoner in Algeria during the French-Algerian War]]
[[Image:Mesrine-KI-SilverM1911.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Upon Mesrine's return to France, he carries a nickel plated M1911A1]]
[[Image:Mesrines1911a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|His own pistol is turned against him by his new boss, Guido (played by Gérard Depardieu) who lifted it from him when they hugged for the first time. This is the pistol that Mesrine uses throughout most of the rest of the movie.]]


Jacques Mesrine ([[Vincent Cassel]]) is shown using a [[MAT-49]] submachine gun during his military service in Algeria.
==MAS / MAC mle. 1950 pistol ==
Seen used by French Gendarmes to shoot at a car with Mesrine inside.
[[Image:Mesrine-KI-GendarmePistols.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
==Smith & Wesson Model 28==
Members of the Arizona Highway Patrol as seen wielding S&W Model 28 Revolvers during a high speed chase with Mesrine and his girlfriend during 1969 (when he is caught and returned to Quebec).  The real life Mesrine was caught in Arkansas, not Arizona. 
[[Image:Mesrine-KI-S&WMod28.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]


[[Image:MAT-49.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAT-49 submachinegun.]]
==Smith & Wesson Model 60==
[[Image:Mesrinesubmachinegun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mesrine is about to use this weapon to hit a prisoner during an interrogation during the war in Algeria.]]
During the High speed chase in Arizona in 1969, Jeanne Schneider ([[Cécile De France]]) attempts to use a S&W Model 60 when they hit the police roadblock, but Jacques Mesrine tells her to stop and throws the gun to the floor of the car.  This particular version of the Model 60 is anachronistic to 1969.
[[Image:Mesrinesubmachinegun3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The officer hands Mesrine his pistol to shoot the prisoner. The officer exchanges his pistol for the MAT-49]]
[[Image:Mesrine-KI-S&WModel60.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Mesrinedrivebyshooting1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In Paris Mesrine is attacked by another gang, who shoot at him from a moving vehicle. It is difficult to tell what type of automatic weapon this is.]]
[[Image:Mesrine-KI-S&WMod60Alt.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


== [[M1911 pistol]] ==
==Smith & Wesson Model 64==
[[Image:Mesrine-KI-AHPGuns.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


Mesrine uses a [[M1911]] pistol to execute a prisoner in Algeria. Later, he acquires a nickel-plated M1911 in France that he uses for much of the movie.
==Smith & Wesson Model 1917==
[[Image:Mesrine-KI-S&WModel1917.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]


[[Image:ColtGovernmentModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Government Model]]
==Smith & Wesson Model 19==
[[Image:Mesrines1911.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mesrine executes the prisoner, a turning point which convinces him that he could be a murderer not for the government, but for his own gain. Mesrine has an almost identical pistol upon his arrival back from in Paris, his new one seems to be nickle plated though, not blued like the one in this picture.]]
A three inch barreled S&W Model 19 is seen akimbo with an anachronistic Beretta 92FS.
[[Image:Mesrines1911a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|His own pistol is turned against him by his new boss, Guido (played by Gérard Depardieu) who lifted it from him when they hugged for the first time. This is the pistol that Mesrine uses throughout most of the rest of the movie.]]
[[Image:Mesrine-KI-Twinguns2.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]


== [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] ==
==Beretta 92FS==
[[Image:Mesrine-KI-TwinGuns.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]  


Paul ([[Gilles Lellouche]]) steals a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] from an apartment that he and Mesrine rob in Paris. Mesrine's partner in Quebec, Jean-Paul Mercier ([[Roy Dupuis]]), also carries a double barreled shotgun when he is confronted by two park rangers in the forest.
== Unknown Revolvers ==
[[Image:Mesrinesrevolver.jpg|thumb|none|400px|During the bar-fight Mesrine pulls out a small revolver which he uses to shoot 1 of the thugs with twice. It is only seen very briefly, and only in this one scene. Anybody know this weapon? ]]
[[Image:Mesrinesrevolver2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jean-Paul target shooting.]]
[[Image:Mesrinesrevolver3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Same scene as above.]]


[[Image:StevesSBS1960s.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Generic Double Barrel Shotgun picture]]
== Unknown Silenced Pistols ==
[[Image:Mesrineshotgunantique1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Paul (played by Gilles Lellouche)finds an antique shotgun during their first robbery in Paris.]]
[[Image:Mesrinessilenced1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Guido uses a silenced pistol to kill a rival.]]
[[Image:Mesrineshotgunantique2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After pretending to be police officers they walk away from the scene of the crime.]]
[[Image:Mesrinessilenced2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Same scene from above, different angle.]]
[[Image:Mesrinedoublebarrel1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In Canada, Mesrine and his new partner Jean-Paul (played by Roy Dupuis) murder two elderly Park Rangers. Jean-Paul uses a double barreled coachgun.]]
[[Image:Mesrinessilenced3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Later on, both Guido and Paul are killed by an assassin also armed with a silenced pistol.]]
[[Image:Mesrinedoublebarrel2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After expending his two rounds Jean-Paul uses his coachgun to bludgeon the Ranger to death.]]


== [[Uzi]] ==
=Submachine gun==
== MAT-49==
Jacques Mesrine ([[Vincent Cassel]]) is shown using a [[MAT-49]] submachine gun during his military service in Algeria.
[[Image:MAT-49.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAT-49 submachinegun.]]
[[Image:Mesrinesubmachinegun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mesrine is about to use this weapon to hit a prisoner during an interrogation during the war in Algeria.]]
[[Image:Mesrinesubmachinegun3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The officer hands Mesrine his pistol to shoot the prisoner. The officer exchanges his pistol for the MAT-49]]
[[Image:Mesrinedrivebyshooting1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In Paris Mesrine is attacked by another gang, who shoot at him from a moving vehicle. It is difficult to tell what type of automatic weapon this is.]]


== Uzi==
During the shootout at the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul prison in Quebec, Mesrine throws an [[Uzi]] submachine gun into the prison yard in an attempt to enable the prisoners to escape.  
During the shootout at the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul prison in Quebec, Mesrine throws an [[Uzi]] submachine gun into the prison yard in an attempt to enable the prisoners to escape.  
[[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Uzi 9mm.]]
[[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Uzi 9mm.]]
[[Image:Mesrinesuzi1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|During the final shootout, Mesrine throws weapons into the prison yard to try and enable a breakout. Only one weapon makes it, this Uzi with extra mags attached.]]
[[Image:Mesrinesuzi1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|During the final shootout, Mesrine throws weapons into the prison yard to try and enable a breakout. Only one weapon makes it, this Uzi with extra mags attached.]]
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[[Image:Mesrinesuzi3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Most of the actors show good weapon handling skills, though this prisoner shoots down the barrel.]]
[[Image:Mesrinesuzi3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Most of the actors show good weapon handling skills, though this prisoner shoots down the barrel.]]


== [[Ruger Mini-14]] ==
=Rifle=
==Remington Model 700==
[[Image:Mesrine-KI-Rem700Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


==Ruger Mini-14==
Guards in the watchtowers at the prison are armed with [[Ruger Mini-14]] rifles.  
Guards in the watchtowers at the prison are armed with [[Ruger Mini-14]] rifles.  
[[Image:Ruger-Mini-14.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Standard Ruger Mini 14.]]
[[Image:Ruger-Mini-14.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Standard Ruger Mini 14.]]
[[Image:Mesrinesrifle1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|During the breakout attempt, most of the injuries and deaths are caused by the riflemen in the watchtowers armed with Mini 14s.]]
[[Image:Mesrinesrifle1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|During the breakout attempt, most of the injuries and deaths are caused by the riflemen in the watchtowers armed with Mini 14s.]]


== [[Winchester 1300]] ==
== PostBan AR15 HBAR==
 
Most of the prison guards seem to be armed with [[Winchester 1300]] shotguns. Later, two park rangers who come upon Mesrine and his accomplices in the forest are also armed with 1300s.
 
[[Image:WinchesterModel1300Defender.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester 1300 defender.]]
[[Image:Mesrineshotgunpolice2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester 1300.]]
[[Image:Mesrineshotgunpolice3reloading.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Reloading during the battle - this looks like a Remington 870?]]
[[Image:Mesrineshotgunpolice.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Shooting in the air to get all the prisoners on the deck.]]
[[Image:Mesrineshotgunpolice3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Guards about to be blindsided by the prisoner with the Uzi...]]
[[Image:Mesrineshotgunranger1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The park rangers are armed with riot guns.]]
[[Image:Mesrineshotgunranger2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The park rangers are unaware who they are dealing with and dont shoulder their weapons. Jean-Paul is already reaching for his coachgun.]]
 
== [[M16A2|PostBan AR15 HBAR]] ==
 
Mesrine and his accomplice Jean-Paul Messier ([[Roy Dupuis]]) are armed with anachronistic [[M16A2|PostBan AR15 HBAR]] rifles (most likely a Bushmaster XM15E2) when they attack the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul prison. Their rifles have multiple magazines taped together.  What is unusual is that the filmmakers decided to use post ban AR-15 rifles (which was a cosmetic change forced on the gun industry in 1994 by the Clinton Administration, and has since been expired after 2004).  The heavy barreled rifles have no flash hiders, muzzle threads or bayonet lugs. No military or police unit used these rifles.  The use of these rifles is doubly anachronistic since the sequence takes place in the early 1970s.
Mesrine and his accomplice Jean-Paul Messier ([[Roy Dupuis]]) are armed with anachronistic [[M16A2|PostBan AR15 HBAR]] rifles (most likely a Bushmaster XM15E2) when they attack the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul prison. Their rifles have multiple magazines taped together.  What is unusual is that the filmmakers decided to use post ban AR-15 rifles (which was a cosmetic change forced on the gun industry in 1994 by the Clinton Administration, and has since been expired after 2004).  The heavy barreled rifles have no flash hiders, muzzle threads or bayonet lugs. No military or police unit used these rifles.  The use of these rifles is doubly anachronistic since the sequence takes place in the early 1970s.
[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16A2.]]
[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16A2.]]
[[Image:MesrinesM16a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jean-Paul and with his M16A2.]]
[[Image:MesrinesM16a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jean-Paul and with his M16A2.]]
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[[Image:MesrinesM16f.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jean-Paul attempts to fire his M16A2 single handed, but his aim is ineffective as the rifle jumps around uncontrollably.]]
[[Image:MesrinesM16f.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jean-Paul attempts to fire his M16A2 single handed, but his aim is ineffective as the rifle jumps around uncontrollably.]]


== Unknown Revolvers ==
=Shotguns=
I am still trying to confirm these weapons - if anyone has any ideas please write below!
== 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun==
::I will be updating this section (when I get back from the set! lol) am also doing some screencapping as well.  These are ARIZONA highway patrol but the scene takes place in Monument Valley National park in Utah (but the park does cross the Arizona Border). But the real Mesrine was caught in ARKANSAS!  I suppose there is no difference to French Filmmakers! hahaha There are tons of 'mistakes' in this film! ;) And a lot of the guns are anachronistic to the period. MPM
Paul ([[Gilles Lellouche]]) steals a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] from an apartment that he and Mesrine rob in Paris. Mesrine's partner in Quebec, Jean-Paul Mercier ([[Roy Dupuis]]), also carries a double barreled shotgun when he is confronted by two park rangers in the forest.  
 
[[Image:StevesSBS1960s.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Generic Double Barrel Shotgun picture]]
[[Image:Mesrinesrevolver.jpg|thumb|none|400px|During the bar-fight Mesrine pulls out a small revolver which he uses to shoot 1 of the thugs with twice. It is only seen very briefly, and only in this one scene. Anybody know this weapon? ]]
[[Image:Mesrineshotgunantique1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Paul (played by Gilles Lellouche)finds an antique shotgun during their first robbery in Paris.]]
[[Image:Mesrineroadblock1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In the United States he is finally caught by Sheriffs who set up a roadblock. They carry a number of shotguns and revolvers.]]
[[Image:Mesrineshotgunantique2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After pretending to be police officers they walk away from the scene of the crime.]]
[[Image:Mesrineroadblock2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up of the Sheriffs revolver.]]
[[Image:Mesrinedoublebarrel1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In Canada, Mesrine and his new partner Jean-Paul (played by Roy Dupuis) murder two elderly Park Rangers. Jean-Paul uses a double barreled shotgun.]]
[[Image:Mesrinesrevolver1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After they have been stopped by the roadblock, Mesrine's girlfriend reaches for a small revolver. He wisely disarms her and throws the weapon down into the floor of the car.]]
[[Image:Mesrinedoublebarrel2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After expending his two rounds Jean-Paul uses his side by side shotgun to bludgeon the Ranger to death.]]
[[Image:Mesrinesrevolver2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jean-Paul target shooting.]]
[[Image:Mesrinesrevolver3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Same scene as above.]]


== Silenced Pistols ==
==Remington 870 Shotgun==
[[Image:Mesrinessilenced1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Guido uses a silenced pistol to kill a rival.]]
[[Image:Mesrineshotgunranger1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Park Rangers move forward with Remington 870 Shotguns]]
[[Image:Mesrinessilenced2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Same scene from above, different angle.]]
[[Image:Mesrineshotgunranger2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Park Rangers, unaware of the gang's criminal past, walk up with Remington 870 shotguns.]]
[[Image:Mesrinessilenced3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Later on, both Guido and Paul are killed by an assassin also armed with a silenced pistol.]]


== Manufrance Rapid  ==
== Manufrance Rapid  ==
 
Mesrine uses a cut down French 12 Gauge slide-action [[Manufrance Rapid]] shotgun during the casino robbery. This hunting shotgun usually had an extended magazine. It is essentially a French copy of the Remington 870 with an aluminum receiver. Sold in the USA during the 1970s as La Salle Riot Gun and later sold imported by F.I.E.
Mesrine uses a French 12 Gauge slide-action [[Manufrance Rapid]] shotgun during the casino robbery. This hunting shotgun usually had an extended magazine. Its action is similar to that  of the Remington 870 but it has an aluminum receiver. Sold in the USA during the 1970-s as La Salle Riot Gun.
[[Image:Mesrine-KI-ShortShotgunside.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
::The woman's shotgun is NOT the same as Mesrines'. The bolt, ejector hole shape and receiver pins are different.  MPM
 
[[Image:Mesrinesawedoff1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sawed-off shotgun Rapid used in the Casino robbery in Paris. ]]
[[Image:Mesrinesawedoff1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sawed-off shotgun Rapid used in the Casino robbery in Paris. ]]
[[Image:Mesrinesawedoff2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Same weapon as above.]]
[[Image:Mesrinesawedoff2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Same weapon as above.]]
[[Image:Mesrinesawedoff3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Same weapon as above.]]
[[Image:Mesrinesawedoff3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Same weapon as above.]]
[[Image:Mesrineshotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|His girlfriend Jeanette Schneider (Cécile De France) wields this riot-gun during the casino robbery.]]
 
==Smith & Wesson 916A Shotgun==
[[Image:Mesrineshotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|His girlfriend Jeanette Schneider (Cécile De France) wield a S&W 916A Shotgun with extended magazine tube during the casino robbery.]]
[[Image:Mesrineshotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Same weapon as above.]]
[[Image:Mesrineshotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Same weapon as above.]]
==J.C. Higgins Model 20==
[[Image:Mesrine-KI-JCHigginsMod20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
==Ithaca 37==
[[Image:Mesrine-KI-Long-Ithaca37.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Mesrine-KI-AHPGuns.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
==Unknown Pump Shotguns==
Most of the prison guards seem to be armed with [[Winchester 1300]] shotguns. Later, two park rangers who come upon Mesrine and his accomplices in the forest are also armed with 1300s.
[[Image:Mesrineshotgunpolice2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester 1300.]]
[[Image:Mesrineshotgunpolice3reloading.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Reloading during the battle - this looks like a Remington 870?]]
[[Image:Mesrineshotgunpolice.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Shooting in the air to get all the prisoners on the deck.]]
[[Image:Mesrineshotgunpolice3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Guards about to be blindsided by the prisoner with the Uzi...]]
[[Image:Mesrinesawedoff4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|After escaping prison in Canada Mesrine and Jean-Paul go on a bank robbery spree. He is seen here carrying a pistol grip shotgun.]]
[[Image:Mesrinesawedoff4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|After escaping prison in Canada Mesrine and Jean-Paul go on a bank robbery spree. He is seen here carrying a pistol grip shotgun.]]


== [[Mk 2 hand grenade]] ==
=Other Weapons=


== Mk 2 hand grenade==
Mercier uses a [[Mk 2 hand grenade]] to destroy a police cruiser when he and Mesrine decide to abort the attack on the prison.
Mercier uses a [[Mk 2 hand grenade]] to destroy a police cruiser when he and Mesrine decide to abort the attack on the prison.


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[[Image:Mesrinegrenade1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Jean-Paul uses a grenade to destroy the police cruiser, allowing them to escape.]]
[[Image:Mesrinegrenade1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Jean-Paul uses a grenade to destroy the police cruiser, allowing them to escape.]]
[[Image:Mesrinegrenade2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Same weapon as above.]]
[[Image:Mesrinegrenade2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Same weapon as above.]]


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Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008) (Original title: L'instinct de mort

Mesrine: Killer Instinct is part 1 of a two-part 2008 French-Canadian "Mesrine" film series directed by Jean-François Richet and starring Vincent Cassel as the French criminal Jacques Mesrine. Based on Mesrine's autobiographical book "L'instinct de mort", Killer Instinct details Mesrine's rise in the Paris criminal underworld after serving in the army in Algeria, as well as his early exploits in Paris, and later in Quebec, Canada. Part 2 is known as Mesrine: Public Enemy Number 1.


The following firearms were used in the film Mesrine: Killer Instinct:

Warning: Spoilers Ahead!

Handguns

M1911A1

Mesrine uses a M1911 pistol when serving in the French Military to shoot a prisoner in Algeria in the 1950s. Later, he acquires a nickel-plated M1911 in France that he uses for most of the movie.

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Colt Government Model
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Mesrine executes a prisoner in Algeria during the French-Algerian War
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Upon Mesrine's return to France, he carries a nickel plated M1911A1
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His own pistol is turned against him by his new boss, Guido (played by Gérard Depardieu) who lifted it from him when they hugged for the first time. This is the pistol that Mesrine uses throughout most of the rest of the movie.

MAS / MAC mle. 1950 pistol

Seen used by French Gendarmes to shoot at a car with Mesrine inside.

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Smith & Wesson Model 28

Members of the Arizona Highway Patrol as seen wielding S&W Model 28 Revolvers during a high speed chase with Mesrine and his girlfriend during 1969 (when he is caught and returned to Quebec). The real life Mesrine was caught in Arkansas, not Arizona.

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Smith & Wesson Model 60

During the High speed chase in Arizona in 1969, Jeanne Schneider (Cécile De France) attempts to use a S&W Model 60 when they hit the police roadblock, but Jacques Mesrine tells her to stop and throws the gun to the floor of the car. This particular version of the Model 60 is anachronistic to 1969.

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Smith & Wesson Model 64

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Smith & Wesson Model 1917

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Smith & Wesson Model 19

A three inch barreled S&W Model 19 is seen akimbo with an anachronistic Beretta 92FS.

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Beretta 92FS

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Unknown Revolvers

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During the bar-fight Mesrine pulls out a small revolver which he uses to shoot 1 of the thugs with twice. It is only seen very briefly, and only in this one scene. Anybody know this weapon?
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Jean-Paul target shooting.
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Same scene as above.

Unknown Silenced Pistols

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Guido uses a silenced pistol to kill a rival.
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Later on, both Guido and Paul are killed by an assassin also armed with a silenced pistol.

Submachine gun=

MAT-49

Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel) is shown using a MAT-49 submachine gun during his military service in Algeria.

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MAT-49 submachinegun.
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Mesrine is about to use this weapon to hit a prisoner during an interrogation during the war in Algeria.
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The officer hands Mesrine his pistol to shoot the prisoner. The officer exchanges his pistol for the MAT-49
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In Paris Mesrine is attacked by another gang, who shoot at him from a moving vehicle. It is difficult to tell what type of automatic weapon this is.

Uzi

During the shootout at the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul prison in Quebec, Mesrine throws an Uzi submachine gun into the prison yard in an attempt to enable the prisoners to escape.

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Uzi 9mm.
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During the final shootout, Mesrine throws weapons into the prison yard to try and enable a breakout. Only one weapon makes it, this Uzi with extra mags attached.
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Most of the actors show good weapon handling skills, though this prisoner shoots down the barrel.

Rifle

Remington Model 700

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Ruger Mini-14

Guards in the watchtowers at the prison are armed with Ruger Mini-14 rifles.

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Standard Ruger Mini 14.
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During the breakout attempt, most of the injuries and deaths are caused by the riflemen in the watchtowers armed with Mini 14s.

PostBan AR15 HBAR

Mesrine and his accomplice Jean-Paul Messier (Roy Dupuis) are armed with anachronistic PostBan AR15 HBAR rifles (most likely a Bushmaster XM15E2) when they attack the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul prison. Their rifles have multiple magazines taped together. What is unusual is that the filmmakers decided to use post ban AR-15 rifles (which was a cosmetic change forced on the gun industry in 1994 by the Clinton Administration, and has since been expired after 2004). The heavy barreled rifles have no flash hiders, muzzle threads or bayonet lugs. No military or police unit used these rifles. The use of these rifles is doubly anachronistic since the sequence takes place in the early 1970s.

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M16A2.
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Jean-Paul and with his M16A2.
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Mesrine firing his M16A2.
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As the battle is quite long, the filmmakers take time to show both sides reloading which adds to the overall realism of the sequence.
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Jean-Paul sustains a shoulder wound early in the battle and is unable to use his left arm.
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Jean-Paul attempts to fire his M16A2 single handed, but his aim is ineffective as the rifle jumps around uncontrollably.

Shotguns

12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun

Paul (Gilles Lellouche) steals a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun from an apartment that he and Mesrine rob in Paris. Mesrine's partner in Quebec, Jean-Paul Mercier (Roy Dupuis), also carries a double barreled shotgun when he is confronted by two park rangers in the forest.

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Generic Double Barrel Shotgun picture
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Paul (played by Gilles Lellouche)finds an antique shotgun during their first robbery in Paris.
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After pretending to be police officers they walk away from the scene of the crime.
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In Canada, Mesrine and his new partner Jean-Paul (played by Roy Dupuis) murder two elderly Park Rangers. Jean-Paul uses a double barreled shotgun.
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After expending his two rounds Jean-Paul uses his side by side shotgun to bludgeon the Ranger to death.

Remington 870 Shotgun

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The Park Rangers move forward with Remington 870 Shotguns
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The Park Rangers, unaware of the gang's criminal past, walk up with Remington 870 shotguns.

Manufrance Rapid

Mesrine uses a cut down French 12 Gauge slide-action Manufrance Rapid shotgun during the casino robbery. This hunting shotgun usually had an extended magazine. It is essentially a French copy of the Remington 870 with an aluminum receiver. Sold in the USA during the 1970s as La Salle Riot Gun and later sold imported by F.I.E.

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Sawed-off shotgun Rapid used in the Casino robbery in Paris.
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Same weapon as above.
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Same weapon as above.

Smith & Wesson 916A Shotgun

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His girlfriend Jeanette Schneider (Cécile De France) wield a S&W 916A Shotgun with extended magazine tube during the casino robbery.
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Same weapon as above.

J.C. Higgins Model 20

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Ithaca 37

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Unknown Pump Shotguns

Most of the prison guards seem to be armed with Winchester 1300 shotguns. Later, two park rangers who come upon Mesrine and his accomplices in the forest are also armed with 1300s.

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Winchester 1300.
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Reloading during the battle - this looks like a Remington 870?
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Shooting in the air to get all the prisoners on the deck.
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Guards about to be blindsided by the prisoner with the Uzi...
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After escaping prison in Canada Mesrine and Jean-Paul go on a bank robbery spree. He is seen here carrying a pistol grip shotgun.

Other Weapons

Mk 2 hand grenade

Mercier uses a Mk 2 hand grenade to destroy a police cruiser when he and Mesrine decide to abort the attack on the prison.

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Mk 2 hand grenade.
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Jean-Paul uses a grenade to destroy the police cruiser, allowing them to escape.
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Same weapon as above.