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==Heckler & Koch MP5A3== | ==Heckler & Koch MP5A3== | ||
Nearly all of the special forces commandos led by Colonel Austin Travis ([[Steven Seagal]]) use [[Heckler_%26_Koch_MP5#Heckler_.26_Koch_MP5A3|Heckler & Koch MP5A3]] sub-machine guns as their primary weapons throughout the movie. The MP5A3s used by the commandos all have the Navy lower receivers and threaded barrels fitted with detachable suppressors of some type. | Nearly all of the special forces commandos led by Colonel Austin Travis ([[Steven Seagal]]) use [[Heckler_%26_Koch_MP5#Heckler_.26_Koch_MP5A3|Heckler & Koch MP5A3]] sub-machine guns as their primary weapons throughout the movie. The MP5A3s used by the commandos all have the Navy lower receivers and threaded barrels fitted with detachable suppressors of some type. | ||
[[Image:Hk-mp5n.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3, 9x19mm with Navy trigger group.]] | [[Image:Hk-mp5n.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3, 9x19mm with Navy trigger group.]] | ||
[[Image:ExD-MP5-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doc ([[Ingo Neuhaus]]) and sergeant "Cappy" Matheny ([[Joe Morton]]) armed with suppressed Heckler & Koch MP5A3s during the mission at the Chechen safehouse.]] | [[Image:ExD-MP5-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doc ([[Ingo Neuhaus]]) and sergeant "Cappy" Matheny ([[Joe Morton]]) armed with suppressed Heckler & Koch MP5A3s during the mission at the Chechen safehouse.]] | ||
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==Heckler & Koch MP5SD3== | ==Heckler & Koch MP5SD3== | ||
Captain Rat ([[John Leguizamo]]) is the only one of Colonel Travis' men who carries a [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5SD|Heckler & Koch MP5SD3]], the integrally suppressed version of the MP5A3. Like the other commandos' MP5A3s, his gun has the Navy lower receiver. | Captain Rat ([[John Leguizamo]]) is the only one of Colonel Travis' men who carries a [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5SD|Heckler & Koch MP5SD3]], the integrally suppressed version of the MP5A3. Like the other commandos' MP5A3s, his gun has the Navy lower receiver. | ||
[[Image:MP5SD3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5SD3 9mm (this one has an SEF lower receiver; Leguizamo's gun in the film has the Navy lower)]] | [[Image:MP5SD3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5SD3 9mm (this one has an SEF lower receiver; Leguizamo's gun in the film has the Navy lower)]] | ||
[[Image:ExD-MP5SD-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Rat ([[John Leguizamo]]) with his H&K MP5SD3.]] | [[Image:ExD-MP5SD-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Rat ([[John Leguizamo]]) with his H&K MP5SD3.]] | ||
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[[Image:ExD-MP5SD-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rat argues with Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) on board Flight 343 with his MP5SD3 slung. Sgt. Louie stands nearby with his MP5A3.]] | [[Image:ExD-MP5SD-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rat argues with Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) on board Flight 343 with his MP5SD3 slung. Sgt. Louie stands nearby with his MP5A3.]] | ||
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==Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW (mock-up)== | ==Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW (mock-up)== | ||
Lt. Colonel Austin Travis ([[Steven Seagal]]) carries a [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW|Heckler & Koch MP5K]] fitted with a [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW|PDW]] folding stock during the opening scene at the Chechen safehouse. His gun is not a factory MP5K-PDW because it has the SEF lower receiver (the factory PDW has a Navy lower) and seems to have a fake suppressor welded onto the end of the muzzle (rather than the extended, threaded barrel of the factory MP5K-PDW). This means his gun is a standard MP5K mocked up to resemble an MP5K-PDW. | Lt. Colonel Austin Travis ([[Steven Seagal]]) carries a [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW|Heckler & Koch MP5K]] fitted with a [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW|PDW]] folding stock during the opening scene at the Chechen safehouse. His gun is not a factory MP5K-PDW because it has the SEF lower receiver (the factory PDW has a Navy lower) and seems to have a fake suppressor welded onto the end of the muzzle (rather than the extended, threaded barrel of the factory MP5K-PDW). This means his gun is a standard MP5K mocked up to resemble an MP5K-PDW. | ||
[[Image:MP5K-PDWEarly.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Heckler & Koch MP5K 9x19mm with PDW folding stock.]] | [[Image:MP5K-PDWEarly.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Heckler & Koch MP5K 9x19mm with PDW folding stock.]] | ||
[[Image:Executive decision.jpg|none|thumb|400px|A publicity photo of Colonel Travis ([[Steven Seagal]]) with his Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW mock-up (this picture is being used because it presents a better view of the gun than the movie itself).]] | [[Image:Executive decision.jpg|none|thumb|400px|A publicity photo of Colonel Travis ([[Steven Seagal]]) with his Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW mock-up (this picture is being used because it presents a better view of the gun than the movie itself).]] | ||
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[[Image:ExD-MP5K-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis fires his MP5K.]] | [[Image:ExD-MP5K-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis fires his MP5K.]] | ||
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== Walther PPK == | == Walther PPK == | ||
The British intelligence agents who capture terrorist mastermind Al Sayed Jaffa ([[Andreas Katsulas]]) in Cyprus early in the film are armed with [[Walther PP Pistol Series#Walther PPK|Walther PPK]] pistols with suppressors. | The British intelligence agents who capture terrorist mastermind Al Sayed Jaffa ([[Andreas Katsulas]]) in Cyprus early in the film are armed with [[Walther PP Pistol Series#Walther PPK|Walther PPK]] pistols with suppressors. | ||
[[Image:WaltherPPkSilenced.jpg|thumb|400px|none|[[Walther PPK]] with suppressor, 7.65x17mm]] | [[Image:WaltherPPkSilenced.jpg|thumb|400px|none|[[Walther PPK]] with suppressor, 7.65x17mm]] | ||
[[Image:ExD-PPK-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The two British agents grab Al Sayed Jaffa with their suppressed Walther PPKs.]] | [[Image:ExD-PPK-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The two British agents grab Al Sayed Jaffa with their suppressed Walther PPKs.]] | ||
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==Heckler & Koch SP89== | ==Heckler & Koch SP89== | ||
When Al Sayed Jaffa is kidnapped in Cyprus, one of the British agents who gets killed in the shootout is armed with what appears to be a [[MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5K#Heckler & Koch SP89|Heckler & Koch SP89]] (!?!). Obviously, it would be unusual in real life for a British agent to be carrying a semi-automatic "assault pistol" designed for the U.S. civilian market; perhaps the movie's armorer couldn't bring a full-auto MP5 variant to the set that day. | When Al Sayed Jaffa is kidnapped in Cyprus, one of the British agents who gets killed in the shootout is armed with what appears to be a [[MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5K#Heckler & Koch SP89|Heckler & Koch SP89]] (!?!). Obviously, it would be unusual in real life for a British agent to be carrying a semi-automatic "assault pistol" designed for the U.S. civilian market; perhaps the movie's armorer couldn't bring a full-auto MP5 variant to the set that day. | ||
[[Image:H&KSP89.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Heckler & Koch SP89 pistol with factory 15rd magazine - 9mm]] | [[Image:H&KSP89.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Heckler & Koch SP89 pistol with factory 15rd magazine - 9mm]] | ||
[[Image:ExD-SP89-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A British agent is shot while holding what appears to be an H&K SP89.]] | [[Image:ExD-SP89-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A British agent is shot while holding what appears to be an H&K SP89.]] | ||
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==Type 69 RPG== | ==Type 69 RPG== | ||
What appears to be a Chinese [[RPG-7#Type 69|Type 69]] copy of the [[RPG-7]] is used by one of Al Sayed Jaffa's men when he is kidnapped in Cyprus. The weapon is not seen very clearly for very long, however. | What appears to be a Chinese [[RPG-7#Type 69|Type 69]] copy of the [[RPG-7]] is used by one of Al Sayed Jaffa's men when he is kidnapped in Cyprus. The weapon is not seen very clearly for very long, however. | ||
[[Image:Type69RPG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Chinese Type 69 RPG - 70mm.]] | [[Image:Type69RPG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Chinese Type 69 RPG - 70mm.]] | ||
[[Image:ExD-RPG-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A terrorist prepares to fire his Type 69 RPG in Cyprus.]] | [[Image:ExD-RPG-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A terrorist prepares to fire his Type 69 RPG in Cyprus.]] | ||
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==Unknown AK under-folder rifle== | ==Unknown AK under-folder rifle== | ||
Almost all of the jihadist terrorists in the movie, including the Chechen mafia thugs at the beginning, Al Sayed Jaffa's men in Cyprus, and the Algerian terrorists who hijack Flight 343, are armed with folding-stock AK rifles which may appear to be the [[AKMS]], but a close look reveals that this is not the case. The AK rifles in the movie have the stamped lower receivers, ribbed receiver covers, wider front grips, and slant compensators of the AKM, but they also have the .75" front sight of the [[AK-47]], older-style ventilated gas tubes, and the heavier folding stock (the AKMS has prominent serrations along the arms of its folding stock to reduce weight). In other words, the weapons are a strange mix of [[AKS-47]] and [[AKMS]] design details. The most likely explanation is that they are [[Norinco Type 56-1]] rifles which were given the AK-47-style front sight and AKMS grips and receiver covers. | Almost all of the jihadist terrorists in the movie, including the Chechen mafia thugs at the beginning, Al Sayed Jaffa's men in Cyprus, and the Algerian terrorists who hijack Flight 343, are armed with folding-stock AK rifles which may appear to be the [[AKMS]], but a close look reveals that this is not the case. The AK rifles in the movie have the stamped lower receivers, ribbed receiver covers, wider front grips, and slant compensators of the AKM, but they also have the .75" front sight of the [[AK-47]], older-style ventilated gas tubes, and the heavier folding stock (the AKMS has prominent serrations along the arms of its folding stock to reduce weight). In other words, the weapons are a strange mix of [[AKS-47]] and [[AKMS]] design details. The most likely explanation is that they are [[Norinco Type 56-1]] rifles which were given the AK-47-style front sight and AKMS grips and receiver covers. | ||
[[Image:Type56S.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Norinco Type 56-1 7.62x39mm (the guns in the movie may be these, except heavily modified to look more Russian)]] | [[Image:Type56S.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Norinco Type 56-1 7.62x39mm (the guns in the movie may be these, except heavily modified to look more Russian)]] | ||
[[Image:ExD-AKMS-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A terrorist threatens passengers with his AK folder. Note that the front sight is the .75" AK-47 style, rather than the thinner .5" AKM style.]] | [[Image:ExD-AKMS-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A terrorist threatens passengers with his AK folder. Note that the front sight is the .75" AK-47 style, rather than the thinner .5" AKM style.]] | ||
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==AKMS== | ==AKMS== | ||
One of the AK-type rifles in the movie does appear to be a genuine [[AKMS]], though it has a side-folding stock similar to that of an [[SA Vz.58 assault rifle|SA Vz.58]], rather than an under-folding stock. It's probably a regular [[AKM]] with the fixed stock removed and the Vz.58 stock fitted by the movie's armorer. | One of the AK-type rifles in the movie does appear to be a genuine [[AKMS]], though it has a side-folding stock similar to that of an [[SA Vz.58 assault rifle|SA Vz.58]], rather than an under-folding stock. It's probably a regular [[AKM]] with the fixed stock removed and the Vz.58 stock fitted by the movie's armorer. | ||
[[Image:AKMS.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKMS - 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:AKMS.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKMS - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:ExD-AKMS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An AKMS lying on a counter in the 747's galley after a hijacker takes it out.]] | [[Image:ExD-AKMS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An AKMS lying on a counter in the 747's galley after a hijacker takes it out.]] | ||
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==Glock 19== | ==Glock 19== | ||
When the hijackers start to take over Flight 343, Nagi Hassan ([[David Suchet]]), the leader of the group, goes into the bathroom and unpacks a [[Glock 19]] which has been disassembled and hidden in his camera. He carries the Glock 19 as his sidearm throughout the film and uses it to kill passengers (and even one of his own men) on several occasions. The terrorist who watches over the pilots in the cockpit is also armed with a Glock 19. | When the hijackers start to take over Flight 343, Nagi Hassan ([[David Suchet]]), the leader of the group, goes into the bathroom and unpacks a [[Glock 19]] which has been disassembled and hidden in his camera. He carries the Glock 19 as his sidearm throughout the film and uses it to kill passengers (and even one of his own men) on several occasions. The terrorist who watches over the pilots in the cockpit is also armed with a Glock 19. | ||
[[Image:Glock19 2ndGen.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 19 (1st Generation), 9x19mm]] | [[Image:Glock19 2ndGen.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 19 (1st Generation), 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:ExD-Glock-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A nice close-up of Nagi Hassan's Glock 19's magazine sitting on the sink (note that it clearly says "9mm" around the top below the feed lips).]] | [[Image:ExD-Glock-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A nice close-up of Nagi Hassan's Glock 19's magazine sitting on the sink (note that it clearly says "9mm" around the top below the feed lips).]] | ||
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==Skorpion SA Vz 61== | ==Skorpion SA Vz 61== | ||
Nagi Hassan's ([[David Suchet]]'s) primary weapon is a [[Skorpion SA|Skorpion SA Vz 61]] machine pistol. | Nagi Hassan's ([[David Suchet]]'s) primary weapon is a [[Skorpion SA|Skorpion SA Vz 61]] machine pistol. | ||
It's interesting to note that Hassan is the only terrorist on Flight 343 to use a Skorpion. However, when the commandos are using cameras to look into the 747's cabin and IDing the terrorists' armaments and locations, Baker ([[Whip Hubley]]) and Captain Rat ([[John Leguizamo]]) each claim to see several hijackers armed with Skorpions (Leguizamo also misidentifies the Skorpions' calibers as 9mm, rather than .32 ACP). This is in spite of the fact that the terrorists they are looking at all clearly have AKMS rifles, and the fact that Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) actually types "AKM" into his computer when taking notes, despite not being able to see the hijackers! | It's interesting to note that Hassan is the only terrorist on Flight 343 to use a Skorpion. However, when the commandos are using cameras to look into the 747's cabin and IDing the terrorists' armaments and locations, Baker ([[Whip Hubley]]) and Captain Rat ([[John Leguizamo]]) each claim to see several hijackers armed with Skorpions (Leguizamo also misidentifies the Skorpions' calibers as 9mm, rather than .32 ACP). This is in spite of the fact that the terrorists they are looking at all clearly have AKMS rifles, and the fact that Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) actually types "AKM" into his computer when taking notes, despite not being able to see the hijackers! | ||
[[Image:CZ_Vz.61.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Skorpion SA Vz 61 - .32 ACP.]] | [[Image:CZ_Vz.61.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Skorpion SA Vz 61 - .32 ACP.]] | ||
[[Image:ExD-Vz61-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nagi Hassan watches Al Sayed Jaffa's kidnappers escape with his Skorpion SA Vz 61 in hand.]] | [[Image:ExD-Vz61-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nagi Hassan watches Al Sayed Jaffa's kidnappers escape with his Skorpion SA Vz 61 in hand.]] | ||
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==Unknown (custom?) 1911== | ==Unknown (custom?) 1911== | ||
All of Colonel Travis' SF commandos carry unknown [[1911]]-type pistols as their sidearms. The exact model is hard to determine. The closest guns they seem to resemble are the [[M1911 pistol series#Colt Gold Cup National Match|Colt Mark IV Series 70 Gold Cup National Match]] (judging by the grips, which are clearly visible in several scenes), but unlike the factory Gold Cup National Match pistols, they have ambidextrous extended safety levers. It's possible that they were custom-built 1911s assembled by the armorer specifically for this film. . | All of Colonel Travis' SF commandos carry unknown [[1911]]-type pistols as their sidearms. The exact model is hard to determine. The closest guns they seem to resemble are the [[M1911 pistol series#Colt Gold Cup National Match|Colt Mark IV Series 70 Gold Cup National Match]] (judging by the grips, which are clearly visible in several scenes), but unlike the factory Gold Cup National Match pistols, they have ambidextrous extended safety levers. It's possible that they were custom-built 1911s assembled by the armorer specifically for this film. . | ||
[[Image:ColtMKIV-Series-70-GCNM.jpg |thumb|none|350px|Colt Gold Cup National Match (Mark IV, Series 70) - .45 ACP.]] | [[Image:ColtMKIV-Series-70-GCNM.jpg |thumb|none|350px|Colt Gold Cup National Match (Mark IV, Series 70) - .45 ACP.]] | ||
[[Image:ExD-1911-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cappy ([[Joe Morton]]) lies paralyzed on the floor; the grips of his 1911 can be seen across his chest.]] | [[Image:ExD-1911-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cappy ([[Joe Morton]]) lies paralyzed on the floor; the grips of his 1911 can be seen across his chest.]] | ||
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==SIG-Sauer P228== | ==SIG-Sauer P228== | ||
The Air Marshal on the plane ([[Richard Riehle]]), carries a [[SIG-Sauer P228]] as his sidearm, which he conceals in his sock. He doesn't use it until the climax. | The Air Marshal on the plane ([[Richard Riehle]]), carries a [[SIG-Sauer P228]] as his sidearm, which he conceals in his sock. He doesn't use it until the climax. | ||
[[Image:Sig-Sauer-P228.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG-Sauer P228 - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:Sig-Sauer-P228.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG-Sauer P228 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:ExD-P228-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Air Marshal takes out his SIG-Sauer P228.]] | [[Image:ExD-P228-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Air Marshal takes out his SIG-Sauer P228.]] | ||
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==FN FNC Paratrooper== | ==FN FNC Paratrooper== | ||
One of the hijackers is armed with an [[FN FNC|FN FNC Paratrooper]] assault rifle. | One of the hijackers is armed with an [[FN FNC|FN FNC Paratrooper]] assault rifle. | ||
[[Image:FNC REM Sporter.jpg|thumb|400px|none|FN FNC 223 REM sporter, the semi-automatic of the FNC-80 - 5.56mm]] | [[Image:FNC REM Sporter.jpg|thumb|400px|none|FN FNC 223 REM sporter, the semi-automatic of the FNC-80 - 5.56mm]] | ||
[[Image:ExD-FNC-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the hijackers threatens passengers with his FN FNC Paratrooper.]] | [[Image:ExD-FNC-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the hijackers threatens passengers with his FN FNC Paratrooper.]] | ||
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[[Image:ExD-FNC + AKMS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The terrorists cheering when they hear the news about Al Sayed Jaffa; the one with the FNC is visible to the left.]] | [[Image:ExD-FNC + AKMS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The terrorists cheering when they hear the news about Al Sayed Jaffa; the one with the FNC is visible to the left.]] | ||
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==Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"== | ==Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"== | ||
When the commandos need another shooter to assist in taking control of Flight 343, they ask Dr. David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) to work with them. Grant is given an [[Ithaca 37#Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"|Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"]] short-barrel shotgun for the job. He never gets to use it, however. | When the commandos need another shooter to assist in taking control of Flight 343, they ask Dr. David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) to work with them. Grant is given an [[Ithaca 37#Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"|Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"]] short-barrel shotgun for the job. He never gets to use it, however. | ||
[[Image:Stakeout-1-.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"]] | [[Image:Stakeout-1-.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"]] | ||
[[Image:ExD-Ithaca-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) opens a vent with his Ithaca 37 "Stakeout" in hand.]] | [[Image:ExD-Ithaca-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) opens a vent with his Ithaca 37 "Stakeout" in hand.]] | ||
[[Image:ExD-Ithaca-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Grant stands at the ready with his Ithaca 37 "Stakeout".]] | [[Image:ExD-Ithaca-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Grant stands at the ready with his Ithaca 37 "Stakeout".]] | ||
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==Heckler & Koch USP (mocked up as Heckler & Koch Mark 23)== | ==Heckler & Koch USP (mocked up as Heckler & Koch Mark 23)== | ||
Dr. David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) is seen near the end of the film wielding a .45-caliber [[Heckler & Koch USP]] mocked up to look like a [[Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0]], fitted with a LAM unit (HK Universal Tactical Light (UTL) or Insight Technology M2 light) and a fake Knight's Armament suppressor. This was done because at the time the movie was made, the only Mark 23s in existence were the military Mk 23 Mod 0 issued to U.S. SOCOM; the commercially-available Mark 23 for non-SOCOM users did not become available until a few years later. Coincidentally Kurt Russell will be the first actor to handle a real MK23 in 1998, on the set of "[[Soldier#Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0|Soldier]]". | Dr. David Grant ([[Kurt Russell]]) is seen near the end of the film wielding a .45-caliber [[Heckler & Koch USP]] mocked up to look like a [[Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0]], fitted with a LAM unit (HK Universal Tactical Light (UTL) or Insight Technology M2 light) and a fake Knight's Armament suppressor. This was done because at the time the movie was made, the only Mark 23s in existence were the military Mk 23 Mod 0 issued to U.S. SOCOM; the commercially-available Mark 23 for non-SOCOM users did not become available until a few years later. Coincidentally Kurt Russell will be the first actor to handle a real MK23 in 1998, on the set of "[[Soldier#Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0|Soldier]]". | ||
[[Image:ExDeUSP.jpg|none|thumb|400px|The actual Heckler & Koch USP .45 used in the movie (photo from Long Mountain Outfitters)]] | [[Image:ExDeUSP.jpg|none|thumb|400px|The actual Heckler & Koch USP .45 used in the movie (photo from Long Mountain Outfitters)]] | ||
[[Image:ExD-USP-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Grant reaches into his bag for the H&K USP-45.]] | [[Image:ExD-USP-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Grant reaches into his bag for the H&K USP-45.]] | ||
Revision as of 13:26, 17 April 2012
The following guns were used in Executive Decision:
Heckler & Koch MP5A3
Nearly all of the special forces commandos led by Colonel Austin Travis (Steven Seagal) use Heckler & Koch MP5A3 sub-machine guns as their primary weapons throughout the movie. The MP5A3s used by the commandos all have the Navy lower receivers and threaded barrels fitted with detachable suppressors of some type.
Heckler & Koch MP5SD3
Captain Rat (John Leguizamo) is the only one of Colonel Travis' men who carries a Heckler & Koch MP5SD3, the integrally suppressed version of the MP5A3. Like the other commandos' MP5A3s, his gun has the Navy lower receiver.
Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW (mock-up)
Lt. Colonel Austin Travis (Steven Seagal) carries a Heckler & Koch MP5K fitted with a PDW folding stock during the opening scene at the Chechen safehouse. His gun is not a factory MP5K-PDW because it has the SEF lower receiver (the factory PDW has a Navy lower) and seems to have a fake suppressor welded onto the end of the muzzle (rather than the extended, threaded barrel of the factory MP5K-PDW). This means his gun is a standard MP5K mocked up to resemble an MP5K-PDW.
Walther PPK
The British intelligence agents who capture terrorist mastermind Al Sayed Jaffa (Andreas Katsulas) in Cyprus early in the film are armed with Walther PPK pistols with suppressors.
Heckler & Koch SP89
When Al Sayed Jaffa is kidnapped in Cyprus, one of the British agents who gets killed in the shootout is armed with what appears to be a Heckler & Koch SP89 (!?!). Obviously, it would be unusual in real life for a British agent to be carrying a semi-automatic "assault pistol" designed for the U.S. civilian market; perhaps the movie's armorer couldn't bring a full-auto MP5 variant to the set that day.
Type 69 RPG
What appears to be a Chinese Type 69 copy of the RPG-7 is used by one of Al Sayed Jaffa's men when he is kidnapped in Cyprus. The weapon is not seen very clearly for very long, however.
Unknown AK under-folder rifle
Almost all of the jihadist terrorists in the movie, including the Chechen mafia thugs at the beginning, Al Sayed Jaffa's men in Cyprus, and the Algerian terrorists who hijack Flight 343, are armed with folding-stock AK rifles which may appear to be the AKMS, but a close look reveals that this is not the case. The AK rifles in the movie have the stamped lower receivers, ribbed receiver covers, wider front grips, and slant compensators of the AKM, but they also have the .75" front sight of the AK-47, older-style ventilated gas tubes, and the heavier folding stock (the AKMS has prominent serrations along the arms of its folding stock to reduce weight). In other words, the weapons are a strange mix of AKS-47 and AKMS design details. The most likely explanation is that they are Norinco Type 56-1 rifles which were given the AK-47-style front sight and AKMS grips and receiver covers.
AKMS
One of the AK-type rifles in the movie does appear to be a genuine AKMS, though it has a side-folding stock similar to that of an SA Vz.58, rather than an under-folding stock. It's probably a regular AKM with the fixed stock removed and the Vz.58 stock fitted by the movie's armorer.
Glock 19
When the hijackers start to take over Flight 343, Nagi Hassan (David Suchet), the leader of the group, goes into the bathroom and unpacks a Glock 19 which has been disassembled and hidden in his camera. He carries the Glock 19 as his sidearm throughout the film and uses it to kill passengers (and even one of his own men) on several occasions. The terrorist who watches over the pilots in the cockpit is also armed with a Glock 19.
Skorpion SA Vz 61
Nagi Hassan's (David Suchet's) primary weapon is a Skorpion SA Vz 61 machine pistol. It's interesting to note that Hassan is the only terrorist on Flight 343 to use a Skorpion. However, when the commandos are using cameras to look into the 747's cabin and IDing the terrorists' armaments and locations, Baker (Whip Hubley) and Captain Rat (John Leguizamo) each claim to see several hijackers armed with Skorpions (Leguizamo also misidentifies the Skorpions' calibers as 9mm, rather than .32 ACP). This is in spite of the fact that the terrorists they are looking at all clearly have AKMS rifles, and the fact that Grant (Kurt Russell) actually types "AKM" into his computer when taking notes, despite not being able to see the hijackers!
Unknown (custom?) 1911
All of Colonel Travis' SF commandos carry unknown 1911-type pistols as their sidearms. The exact model is hard to determine. The closest guns they seem to resemble are the Colt Mark IV Series 70 Gold Cup National Match (judging by the grips, which are clearly visible in several scenes), but unlike the factory Gold Cup National Match pistols, they have ambidextrous extended safety levers. It's possible that they were custom-built 1911s assembled by the armorer specifically for this film. .
SIG-Sauer P228
The Air Marshal on the plane (Richard Riehle), carries a SIG-Sauer P228 as his sidearm, which he conceals in his sock. He doesn't use it until the climax.
FN FNC Paratrooper
One of the hijackers is armed with an FN FNC Paratrooper assault rifle.
Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"
When the commandos need another shooter to assist in taking control of Flight 343, they ask Dr. David Grant (Kurt Russell) to work with them. Grant is given an Ithaca 37 "Stakeout" short-barrel shotgun for the job. He never gets to use it, however.
Heckler & Koch USP (mocked up as Heckler & Koch Mark 23)
Dr. David Grant (Kurt Russell) is seen near the end of the film wielding a .45-caliber Heckler & Koch USP mocked up to look like a Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0, fitted with a LAM unit (HK Universal Tactical Light (UTL) or Insight Technology M2 light) and a fake Knight's Armament suppressor. This was done because at the time the movie was made, the only Mark 23s in existence were the military Mk 23 Mod 0 issued to U.S. SOCOM; the commercially-available Mark 23 for non-SOCOM users did not become available until a few years later. Coincidentally Kurt Russell will be the first actor to handle a real MK23 in 1998, on the set of "Soldier".
