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One of the farmhouse hitmen carries a [[Bulgarian Arsenal AR|Arsenal AR-1F]], identifiable by the long flash hider. It also seems to have a 40-round magazine.
One of the farmhouse hitmen carries an [[Bulgarian Arsenal AR|Arsenal AR-1F]], identifiable by the long flash hider. It also seems to have a 40-round magazine.
[[Image:AR-1F.jpg|thumb|none|460px|Arsenal AR-1F - 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:AR-1F.jpg|thumb|none|460px|Arsenal AR-1F - 7.62x39mm]]
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Guardian Angel
(Schutzengel )
Guardian Angel Schutzengel ) is a 2012 German action movie about ex-special forces operative Max (Til Schweiger ) who now works for the witness-protection program of the Berlin police.
The following weapons were used in the film Guardian Angel (Schutzengel) :
Pistols Glock 27 Max (Til Schweiger ) carries a Glock 27 . He does not carry it in a holster, but rather on the inside of his belt with a metal clip fixed on the right side of the slide.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Glock 27 subcompact Pistol - .40 S&W Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max reloading the Glock 27 during the opening shootout. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The slide recoils on Max's Glock 27 , giving a clear view of the barrel . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max orders a fellow police officer to lower his weapon. Note the carrying clip on the right side of the slide. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max draws his Glock 27 in the final shootout. Note the bulletproof vest with Arabic script, taken from a German mission in Afghanistan. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max in a desperate situation in the final shootout. Note the small carrying clip on the right side of the slide of the Glock 27 . Heckler & Koch P30 Max's other pistol is a Heckler & Koch P30 . Unlike the Glock 27 that he keeps on his belt, the Heckler & Koch P30 is kept in a backpack with some magazines.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch P30 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max loading his Heckler & Koch P30 in his apartment. The characteristic slide and grip design are easily identifiable. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max shoots an attacker with his Heckler & Koch P30 . Note that even with this reflexive shooting he seems to be aiming. Error creating thumbnail: File missing During a carjacking, Nina (Luna Schweiger ) takes the magazine out of her Heckler & Koch P30 to show the police, who believe she's holding a toy gun, that she means business. Error creating thumbnail: File missing When his left hand is injured during the hospital shootout, Max clasps his Heckler & Koch P30 between his left knee to insert a new magazine… Error creating thumbnail: File missing …and kicks the slide release to chamber a round. Talk about quick thinking. SIG-Sauer P225 All police officers are armed with what seem to be regular SIG-Sauer P225 's. They cannot be positively identified as police version SIG-Sauer P6 's because there's no clear view of its typical skeleton hammer.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing SIG-Sauer P225 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the opening shootout, Max’s police partner Helena (Hannah Herzsprung ) reloads her SIG-Sauer P225 , note the flat disassembly lever. Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the opening shootout, one hitman is also armed with a SIG-Sauer P225 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Helena's SIG-Sauer P225 suffers an unfortunate stovepipe jam, note a second cartridge flying off to the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the standoff at the diner, a police officer (Werner Kalb ) is knocked unconscious by Max and loses his SIG-Sauer P225 on the floor. Umarex Hämmerli P26 During the standoff at the diner, the female police officer (Katharina Schüttler ) carries an Umarex Hämmerli P26 which can be visually identified from the above mentioned SIG-Sauer P225 by the round logo in the middle of the grip.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Umarex Hämmerli P26 - 9mm P.A.K. blank Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vektor SP1 Several hitmen in the opening shootout are armed with the Vektor SP1 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vektor SP1 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of the Vektor SP1 with the typical slide and sloped trigger guard. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A hitman shooting at Max with his Vektor SP1 . Judging by the bullet holes he’s lucky to still be alive. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same hitman reloading his Vektor SP1 . The Beretta heritage is well visible in the shape of the slide. Caracal F In what seems to be the first movie appearance of this pistol, the Caracal F is used by Max’s ex-special forces buddy Rudi (Moritz Bleibtreu ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Caracal F - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rudi cocks his Caracal F as hitmen close in on his farmhouse. The typical round etching on the grip and the relatively low slide are clearly visible. Error creating thumbnail: File missing As Rudi is knocked down by the leader of the hitmen, his Caracal F slips on the floor. Walther P99QA The hitmen's leader (Aleksandar Jovanovic ) draws a Walther P99QA when he interrogates Rudi.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P99QA (Quick Action) - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of the somewhat triangular shaped slide of the Walther P99QA as the hitmen’s leader dramatically chambers the first round. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The hitmen’s leader aims his Walther P99QA at Rudi as he demands Max's location. Heckler & Koch USP Corrupt arms dealer Thomas Backer (Heiner Lauterbach ) pulls a Heckler & Koch USP in his hotel room.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch USP - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Glock 17 During the opening shootout, one of the hitmen carries a 2nd Generation Glock 17 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2nd Generation Glock 17 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Airsoft Glock 17 Rudi trains Nina to shoot with an airsoft Glock 17.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nina looking surprisingly skilled at handling the airsoft Glock 17 during the barn training session. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Even though her trigger discipline could improve somewhat, Rudi’s training seems to be paying off. Beretta Px4 Storm A hitman (Mickey Hardt ) uses a Beretta Px4 Storm during the farmhouse shootout.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta Px4 Storm - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 642 Nicholas (Tim Wilde ), the arms dealer's security chief, carries a Smith & Wesson Model 642 in an ankle holster.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 642 Airweight Snub nose - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nicholas reaching for his Smith & Wesson Model 642 . Note this revolver has no actual rear sight but rather an indentation on top of the frame. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nicholas carefully places his Smith & Wesson Model 642 in the hands of a dead waiter, framing him to protect his boss. Submachineguns Brügger & Thomet MP9 Several hitmen carry the Brügger & Thomet MP9 , in one case equipped with a B&T MP9 QD suppressor. True to it’s covert carry nature, it is seen pulled from underneath a coat in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Brügger & Thomet MP9 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the car park shootout, the assailant uses a Brügger & Thomet MP9 which is fitted with a B&T QD suppressor with integral MIL-STD-1913 rail. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The assailant cocks his Brügger & Thomet MP9. Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the hospital shootout, a MP9-weilding hitman (left) orders staff to take cover so that they can take aim at Max and Nina down the hallway. Heckler & Koch MP5A2 A SWAT officer raiding Max’s house carries a Heckler & Koch MP5A2 with an M4-style stock and a Surefire 628 forend weaponlight.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch MP5A2 with Surefire 628 dedicated forend weaponlight - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch MP5A3 Another SWAT team member carries a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with the integrated Surefire 628 forend weaponlight.
Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with Surefire 628 dedicated forend weaponlight - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch MP5KA1 Several hitmen searching for Max and Nina at the hospital carry Heckler & Koch MP5KA1 ’s, the covert carry variant with low profile sights.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch MP5KA1 - variant fitted with low profile sights intended for covert carry - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Making his way through an operating room where an operation is in full process, a mercenary waves a Heckler & Koch MP5KA1 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another mercenary reloading his Heckler & Koch MP5KA1 in a hospital hallway, clearly showing the low-profile sights. Shotguns Mossberg 500 Max uses a Mossberg 500 during the farmhouse gunfight The shotgun has a synthetic stock, a high-capacity magazine tube and is equipped with rifle sights.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mossberg 500 "Persuader" with standard five-shot magazine tube - 12 Gauge. This is the most commonly produced version of the 500 series today. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max walks through the farmhouse holding the Mossberg 500, the rifle sights clearly visible. Error creating thumbnail: File missing When things get more desperate, Max puts on a bulletproof vest and keeps on firing with the Mossberg 500. Note the flash which is probably CGI generated as it’s coming from somewhere underneath the barrel. Assault Rifles Luvo Arms LA-16 Max uses a Luvo Arms LA-16 with a 10.5" barrel from his friend Rudi’s weapons cache. The weapon can be identified by the typical ring enclosing the back of the hand guard. The front sight has somehow been put on backwards and an EOTech sight has been fitted
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luvo Arms LA-16, 10.5" barrel - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rudi reaches for the Luvo Arms LA-16 in his weapons chest. Note that ‘LA-16’ can be read just above the magazine well. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max aims down the Luvo Arms LA-16 's side rail, note the typical ring at the back of the hand guard. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Under heavy fire, Max engages the hitmen with his Luvo Arms LA-16 . Note the oddly placed front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Max moves around the farmhouse with his Luvo Arms LA-16 . AK-47 During the attack on the farmhouse, several assailants use modernized AK-47 's equipped with M4-style collapsible stocks, AKM-style flash hiders and what appears to be a synthetic Command Arms quad rail handguard.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type II AK-47 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Good view of the receiver and modernized handguard of the AK-47 as an assailant takes cover. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An AK-47 dressed up ‘Mad Max’ style with rags around several parts of the rifle. AKM In several scenes, AKM ’s are seen used. Here again, they are modernized versions with M4 collapsible stock and what appears to be a synthetic Command Arms quad rail handguard.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKM fitted with Tapco Intrafuse and T6 furniture sets and an M4 carbine stock/Stock Adapter - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A hitman making his way towards the apartment. Note the M4 carbine stock that seems to have an odd angle with the rest of the gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same guy reloads his AKM inside the apartment. Note that he has added string and duct-tape loops for quicker handling. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A hitman empties his AKM at Max, forgetting that he's supposed to aim first. Arsenal AR-1F One of the farmhouse hitmen carries an Arsenal AR-1F , identifiable by the long flash hider. It also seems to have a 40-round magazine.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arsenal AR-1F - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zastava M70AB2 Another attacker is armed with a Zastava M70AB2 fitted with a modern synthetic hand guard.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zastava M70AB2 folding stock rifle - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norinco Type 56-1 One of the hitmen uses a Norinco Type 56-1 , a rare sight in European fims.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norinco Type 56-1 (under-folding stock variant) - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Note the fully hooded sight and green handguard Machine Guns FM MAG 58 As mercenaries descend upon the farmhouse where Max and Nina are hiding, one of them carries a FN MAG 58 . The version he is carrying has a large perforated heatshield, possibly to make the gun look like the M240 variant.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Even from a distance, the contours of a FN MAG are clearly visible. It appears to have a synthetic stock. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of the rear end of the receiver of the FN MAG 58 with the gunner for once actually using the iron sights instead of blasting bullets away into the great wide nothing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nice perspective of the FN MAG 58 with the distinctive heatshield and the iron sights. Miscellaneous Outdoor Gun Training The extra’s section of the DVD shows two short gun-related movies. The first one is about the gun training that Til Schweiger took in the USA in preparation for this movie. Under the supervision of a professional shooting instructor he fired thousands of rounds, predominantly with assault rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Til Schweiger reloading a M4A1 carbine , just like the Luvo LA-16 that he uses later on in the movie equipped with an EOTech holosight. Note the Magpul stock, handguard and angled foreward grip.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another drill practiced by Til Schweiger ; firing while walking. Note the digital camera on the right side of the barrel that is used to study reloading and aiming techniques. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two images taken by above mentioned camera of Til Schweiger reloading and aiming his M4A1 carbine . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mr. Schweiger’s instructor giving a rapid firing demonstration with a Remington 870 with extended magazine tube. Indoor Shooting Training The second short movie concerns a report of an indoor gun training for the crew, all using SIG-Sauer P6 ’s. Due to the somewhat relaxed atmosphere, they appear to be using either blank cartridges or some kind of airsoft guns.
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