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== M16 Rifle Colt Model 602 == | == M16 Rifle Colt Model 602 == | ||
Nearly all of the National Guardsmen in the film are seen carrying the [[M16]] rifle, which have been modified to fire blanks as well as live ammunition. This includes Cpl. Hardin ([[Powers Boothe]]), Pfc. Spencer ([[Keith Carradine]]), Cpl. "Coach" Bowden ([[Alan Autry]]), and Pfc. Stucky ([[Lewis Smith]]). | |||
[[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Army in Vietnam. It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56mm]] | [[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Army in Vietnam. It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56mm]] | ||
[[Image:SC 105.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SouthernC 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Hardin ([[Powers Boothe]]) with his M16.]] | ||
[[Image:SC 116.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SC 105.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pfc. Stucky ([[Lewis Smith]]) fires the M16. Note the lack of a forward assist.]] | ||
[[Image:SouthernC 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. "Coach" Bowden ([[Alan Autry]]) with his M16.]] | |||
[[Image:SC 116.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pfc. Spencer ([[Keith Carradine]]) opens fire with the M16.]] | |||
==MGC Replica M16 rifle== | ==MGC Replica M16 rifle== | ||
Revision as of 07:04, 27 August 2019
Southern Comfort is a 1981 thriller directed by Walter Hill (48 Hrs.) that centers around a National Guard patrol who find themselves being hunted by a group of Cajun locals in the swamps of Louisiana.
The following weapons are used in the film Southern Comfort:
M16 Rifle Colt Model 602
Nearly all of the National Guardsmen in the film are seen carrying the M16 rifle, which have been modified to fire blanks as well as live ammunition. This includes Cpl. Hardin (Powers Boothe), Pfc. Spencer (Keith Carradine), Cpl. "Coach" Bowden (Alan Autry), and Pfc. Stucky (Lewis Smith).
MGC Replica M16 rifle
A number of characters were seen carrying MGC M16 Replica rifles for scenes where they didn't carry the blank-firing M16 rifles.
M60 machine gun
Pfc. Stucky (Lewis Smith) uses his M60 to fire blanks at the Cajun locals in a joke which sparks the backlash for the rest of the movie.
Hopkins & Allen Scheutzen Rifle
Several Cajun hunters use what Hopkins & Allen Scheutzen Rifles while hunting down the National Guard members.
Remington Rolling Block
The Cajun Hunter (Sonny Landham) holds what appears to be a Remington Rolling Block rifle as Hardin is wounded during the finale.
Winchester Model 1886
A Winchester Model 1886 is found in the Cajun Trapper's shack - .45-70.
Marlin Model 1895
A Marlin Model 1895 is used by the Cajun Trapper (Brion James) near the end to threaten Pfc. Spencer and Cpl. Hardin, It's either a .444 or a .45-70.
