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[[Image:Uspcbd.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Archer holding his H&K USP Compact while riding near a R.U.F. checkpoint.]] | [[Image:Uspcbd.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Archer holding his H&K USP Compact while riding near a R.U.F. checkpoint.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-286649.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Archer pointing his USP Compact at Solomon. Note the exposed hammer, which is not standard on the Compact, but is available on the P10 German service variant, and can be installed if the user so desires.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-286649.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Archer pointing his USP Compact at Solomon. Note the exposed hammer, which is not standard on the Compact, but is available on the P10 German service variant, and can be installed if the user so desires.]] | ||
[[Image:Dannyusp.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Dannyusp.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Archer hands his USP Compact over to Solomon.]] | ||
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[[Image:HK-USP.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Heckler & Koch USP .45 ACP]] | [[Image:HK-USP.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Heckler & Koch USP .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:Uspsa.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Uspsa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colonel Coetzee([[Arnold Vosloo]]) threatens to use his H&K USP to kill Dia, in order to coerce Soloman into finding the pink diamond.]] | ||
[[Image:Kidusp.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Kidusp.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dia Vandy with Colonel Coetzee's H&K USP]] | ||
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[[Image:Ofren-1-n 70bd.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Saint-Etienne 1873 11mm]] | [[Image:Ofren-1-n 70bd.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Saint-Etienne 1873 11mm]] | ||
[[Image:Bdmilrevolver.jpg|thumb|none|800px|A | [[Image:Bdmilrevolver.jpg|thumb|none|800px|A Kamajor holds a Saint-Etienne 1873 revolver on Solomon]] | ||
[[Image:revolverbdmil.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:revolverbdmil.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Solomon being held at gunpoint by a Kamajor wielding a Saint-Etienne 1873 revolver]] | ||
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R.U.F. Captain Poison ([[David Harewood]]) carries a [[Browning Hi-Power]] which frequently uses to kill slaves at the mine whom he sees trying to steal diamonds. | R.U.F. Captain Poison ([[David Harewood]]) carries a [[Browning Hi-Power]] which frequently uses to kill slaves at the mine whom he sees trying to steal diamonds. | ||
[[Image:Browning HP West German Police.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:Browning HP West German Police.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning Hi-Power 9mm]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-114041.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Captain Poison holds a Browning Hi-Power on Solomon]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-114041.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Captain Poison holds a Browning Hi-Power on Solomon]] | ||
[[Image:Pistolbd.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Captain Poison shoots a slave with his Browning Hi-Power for trying to steal a diamond.]] | [[Image:Pistolbd.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Captain Poison shoots a slave with his Browning Hi-Power for trying to steal a diamond.]] | ||
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[[Image:CAR-15Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A civilian AR-15 modified to look like an XM177 (note that this is NOT the model seen in the film, which has an M16A2-style receiver. However, it's similar.)]] | [[Image:CAR-15Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A civilian AR-15 modified to look like an XM177 (note that this is NOT the model seen in the film, which has an M16A2-style receiver. However, it's similar.)]] | ||
[[Image:Car15.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Car15.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Col. Coetzee's men with CAR-15s]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-295648.jpg|thumb|none|800px|A close-up of one of Col. Coetzee's men hunched over his CAR-15, showing his finger on the trigger and the selector on automatic/burst.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-295648.jpg|thumb|none|800px|A close-up of one of Col. Coetzee's men hunched over his CAR-15, showing his finger on the trigger and the selector on automatic/burst.]] | ||
[[Image:Car15bd.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Car15bd.jpg|thumb|none|50px|Danny covers Solomons' escape using a CAR-15 taken from one of Col. Coetzees' men.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-298391.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Danny reloading the CAR-15.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-298391.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Danny reloading the CAR-15.]] | ||
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There are also some original Russian-made [[AK-47]]s (as opposed to [[AK-47#AKM|AKM]] copies or [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Chinese Type 56]]s, which are far more common in most Hollywood films) seen in the hands of R.U.F. rebels throughout the movie. Most of them are the Type III milled receiver variation, but a close-up of one of the AKs reveals that it has the stock mounting bracket of the slightly older Type II variant. The child soldier who tries to kill Benjamin Kapanay ([[Basil Wallace]]) uses one, and Archer himself wields a Type III AK-47 during the mercenaries' assault on the mine, which he uses to off many of the rebels. | There are also some original Russian-made [[AK-47]]s (as opposed to [[AK-47#AKM|AKM]] copies or [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Chinese Type 56]]s, which are far more common in most Hollywood films) seen in the hands of R.U.F. rebels throughout the movie. Most of them are the Type III milled receiver variation, but a close-up of one of the AKs reveals that it has the stock mounting bracket of the slightly older Type II variant. The child soldier who tries to kill Benjamin Kapanay ([[Basil Wallace]]) uses one, and Archer himself wields a Type III AK-47 during the mercenaries' assault on the mine, which he uses to off many of the rebels. | ||
[[Image:AK-47 type II Part DM-ST-89-01131.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:AK-47 type II Part DM-ST-89-01131.jpg|thumb|none|300px|AK-47 7.62x39mm (this is the same Type II variation seen in the screenshot just below)]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-115450.jpg|thumb|none|800px|At the R.U.F.'s camp, a soldier stands guard with an AK-47. Note the mounting bracket for the stock, which suggests that this is the Type II variation (manufactured in the early 1950s) - the others seen in the film are Type IIIs, which have a different design.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-115450.jpg|thumb|none|800px|At the R.U.F.'s camp, a soldier stands guard with an AK-47. Note the mounting bracket for the stock, which suggests that this is the Type II variation (manufactured in the early 1950s) - the others seen in the film are Type IIIs, which have a different design.]] | ||
[[Image:ak47bd.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:ak47bd.jpg|thumb|none|800px|An R.U.F. child soldier shoots at Benjamin Kapanay with a Type III AK-47.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-292645.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Archer running with an AK-47 captured from one of the rebels during the attack at the mine.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-292645.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Archer running with an AK-47 captured from one of the rebels during the attack at the mine.]] | ||
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== Heckler & Koch G3 == | == Heckler & Koch G3 == | ||
Many of the R.U.F. | Many of the R.U.F. guerrillas and Sierra Leone Army soldiers are seen carrying older-specification [[Heckler & Koch G3]]s with wooden handguards & stock though without seeing the rear sight. This is quite true to real life; the G3 was standard-issue to the Sierra Leone Army for many years (though they later began purchasing Type 56 AKs from the People's Republic of China), and many fell into the hands of the R.U.F. during the civil war. | ||
[[Image:CETME G3.JPG|thumb|left|400px|Early H&K G3 7.62x51mm with wooden furniture.]] | [[Image:CETME G3.JPG|thumb|left|400px|Early H&K G3 7.62x51mm with wooden furniture.]] | ||
[[Image:Bdd-06246.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Bdd-06246.jpg|thumb|none|400px|An R.U.F. rebel (right) holding an early H&K G3]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-109422.jpg|thumb|none|800px|The same scene, different angle.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-109422.jpg|thumb|none|800px|The same scene, different angle.]] | ||
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[[Image:DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|300px|DShK 12.7x109mm]] | [[Image:DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|300px|DShK 12.7x109mm]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-110031.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:Vlcsnap-110031.jpg|thumb|none|800px|An R.U.F. rebel mans a technical-mounted DShK heavy machine gun as Danny's plane lands.]] | ||
[[Image:Bdmg2.jpg|thumb|none|800px|An R.U.F. rebel opens up with a technical-mounted DShK heavy machine gun.]] | [[Image:Bdmg2.jpg|thumb|none|800px|An R.U.F. rebel opens up with a technical-mounted DShK heavy machine gun.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-115063.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Dia being captured and taken away from his family on an R.U.F. technical fitted with a DShK.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-115063.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Dia being captured and taken away from his family on an R.U.F. technical fitted with a DShK.]] | ||
Revision as of 00:15, 4 October 2008
The following firearms were used in the movie Blood Diamond
Glock 26
In the beginning of the film, Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) carries a sub-compact Glock variant, which is most likely a Glock 26. He is briefly seen trying to meet with one of the commanders with the R.U.F. and is stopped by Captain Rambo (Ato Essandoh). Commander Rambo doesn't trust Danny when his plane flies away. Danny disarms and raises his hands to show he means peaceful intentions to trade weapons for diamonds. The pistol is never seen for the rest of the movie, presumably confiscated when he is caught later smuggling diamonds.
Heckler & Koch USP Compact
An H&K USP Compact is used by Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) throughout the film. He purchases the weapon from a dealer at a bar for a couple hundred dollars after having his Glock 26 confiscated while smuggling diamonds, even though in real life the USP series start at $800+. He later gives it to Solomon near the end of the film when he tells him that he will stay and hold off Col. Coetzee's men so Solomon can make his escape.
Several close-ups of Archer's USP Compact reveal that it has an exposed hammer (the Compact, unlike the full-size USP, has a spurred hammer as standard), which suggests the gun might be the P10 variant, or otherwise a specially modified weapon.
Heckler & Koch USP
Full-size Heckler & Koch USPs are carried by the South African mercenaries, including Arnold Vosloo as Colonel Coetzee. Koetzee's USP is later picked up by Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou)'s son Dia Vandy (Kagiso Kuypers), who contemplates using the gun to kill his own father and Archer while still brainwashed by the R.U.F.
Smith & Wesson Model 629
Captain Rambo of the R.U.F wields a Smith & Wesson Model 629 revolver when he confronts Danny and demands his weapon. There is a slight possibility the revolver could be a Smith & Wesson Model 686, however the barrel looks about 5" which would likely make it the 629 model.
Saint-Etienne M1873
A Kamajor guerilla point a French Saint-Etienne 1873 11mm at Solomon thinking he is R.U.F. The gun may be a M1874 which is the same gun with a fluted cylinder. It isn't seen again in the movie.
Browning Hi-Power
R.U.F. Captain Poison (David Harewood) carries a Browning Hi-Power which frequently uses to kill slaves at the mine whom he sees trying to steal diamonds.
Unknown (custom?) Colt CAR-15 variant
The South African mercenaries carry an unusual Colt CAR-15 variation that does not appear to be a factory-standard gun. They have the receivers of M16A2s (which would normally suggest Colt Model 725s), but they also have 10-inch barrels with GAU-5/XM177-style flash hiders. They were most likely custom-assembled for the film from the parts of various AR-model rifles. It should be noted that similar rifles can be seen in Black Hawk Down, and Bapty & Co. supplied the weapons for both this film and that one.
Besides their unusual combination of features, the mercenaries' CAR-15s also feature camouflage paint and accessories such as tactical flashlights and M68 Aimpoint scopes. Archer uses one at the end of the film after killing its owner.
Norinco Type 56-1
The vast majority of the Revolutionary United Front (R.U.F.) rebels and the Sierra Leone Army regulars are seen using Norinco Type 56-1 assault rifles (Chinese AKS-47/AKMS clones), which can be recognized by their folding stocks and hooded front sights. Archer briefly uses one to execute an R.U.F. rebel who tries to flee him on the bridge. Dia can be seen using one while participating in his first massacre as an R.U.F. guerrilla (he is also forced to use one to kill a prisoner while undergoing indoctrination).
AK-47
There are also some original Russian-made AK-47s (as opposed to AKM copies or Chinese Type 56s, which are far more common in most Hollywood films) seen in the hands of R.U.F. rebels throughout the movie. Most of them are the Type III milled receiver variation, but a close-up of one of the AKs reveals that it has the stock mounting bracket of the slightly older Type II variant. The child soldier who tries to kill Benjamin Kapanay (Basil Wallace) uses one, and Archer himself wields a Type III AK-47 during the mercenaries' assault on the mine, which he uses to off many of the rebels.
Heckler & Koch G3
Many of the R.U.F. guerrillas and Sierra Leone Army soldiers are seen carrying older-specification Heckler & Koch G3s with wooden handguards & stock though without seeing the rear sight. This is quite true to real life; the G3 was standard-issue to the Sierra Leone Army for many years (though they later began purchasing Type 56 AKs from the People's Republic of China), and many fell into the hands of the R.U.F. during the civil war.
DShK Heavy Machine Gun
Throughout the film, DShK heavy machine guns are seen mounted on the R.U.F.'s "technical" vehicles.
RPG-7
RUF rebels regularly wield RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launchers, particularly during the battle of Freetown. One rebel tries to shoot at Archer and Maddie's vehicle with one during the press convoy ambush, but misses.
Browning M2
The Sierra Leone Army uses a number of .50-caliber Browning M2 machine guns, which are mounted to many of its Land Rovers throughout the film.
Sterling L2A1
Several Sierra Leone army soldiers can be seen carrying Sterling L2A1 submachine guns during the scene where Archer is arrested for diamond smuggling.
M16A2
Several Sierra Leone Army soldiers can be seen with M16A2 assault rifles, and many of the South African mercenaries use them as well.
PKM
A PKM machine gun can be seen mounted in the door of the mercenaries' Mi-24 Hind gunship and is fired by one of them.
RPK
During the scene where Archer and Soloman are crossing the bridge, an RPK light machine gun can be seen leaning against a wall at the R.U.F. guard post.
