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[[File:TKE 18.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A suppressed [[Colt Woodsman]] is held by George Hansen ([[Robert Duvall]]).]] | [[File:TKE 18.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A suppressed [[Colt Woodsman]] is held by George Hansen ([[Robert Duvall]]).]] | ||
[[File:TKE 19.jpg|thumb|none|601px|George Hansen ([[Robert Duvall]]) holds the suppressed [[Colt Woodsman]] during a confrontation in the bathroom.]] | [[File:TKE 19.jpg|thumb|none|601px|George Hansen ([[Robert Duvall]]) holds the suppressed [[Colt Woodsman]] during a confrontation in the bathroom.]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson Model 28== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 28== | ||
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A hitman uses a [[Madsen M50]] when he and Hansen open fire on Locken and his men. | A hitman uses a [[Madsen M50]] when he and Hansen open fire on Locken and his men. | ||
[[File:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|thumb|none|500px]] | [[File:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|thumb|none|500px]] | ||
[[File:TKE | [[File:TKE 06.jpg|thumb|none|601px|On the right, a hitman uses a [[Madsen M50]] when he and Hansen shoot it out with Locken in Chinatown.]] | ||
[[File:TKE | [[File:TKE 14.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Sideview of the Madsen.]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Armalite AR7== | |||
During the Chinatown shootout, Hansen uses an [[Armalite AR-7]] fitted with a wooden rifle stock, a suppressor, and a scope. | |||
[[Image:Arma7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Armalite AR-7 survival rifle (.22 LR).]] | |||
[[File:TKE 06.jpg|thumb|none|601px|On the left, Hansen opens fire with his AR-7, now also fitted with a stock.]] | |||
[[File:TKE 151.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Hansen puts away the rifle.]] | |||
==Heckler & Koch G3== | ==Heckler & Koch G3== | ||
Hitman are armed with the [[Heckler & Koch G3]] during the harbor shootout. | Hitman are armed with the [[Heckler & Koch G3]] during the harbor shootout. | ||
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The Killer Elite is a 1975 thriller directed by Sam Peckinpah that starred James Caan as Mike Locken, a member of a mercenary organization that completes assignments for a mysterious communications corporation. After enduring a betrayal that left him disabled, Locken decides to recruit some of his former associates to take a job in order to exact revenge. The film co-stars Robert Duvall, Bo Hopkins, and Burt Young. Not to be confused with the 2011 Jason Statham thriller Killer Elite.
The following weapons were used in the film The Killer Elite:
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Handguns
Colt Woodsman
A suppressed Colt Woodsman is the main weapon used by George Hansen (Robert Duvall).
Smith & Wesson Model 28
A California Highway Patrolman pulls his Smith & Wesson Model 28 when stopping the cab.
Colt M1911A1
A bright nickel Colt M1911A1 is carried by Mac (Burt Young).
Star Model B
Jerome shoots a uniformed SFPD officer who was armed with a Star Model B pistol. When Locken asks why he did that, Jerome identifies the handgun as a "9 millimeter Star" and says that SFPD only packs "regulation Smith & Wesson .38's".
Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub
Locken (James Caan) also carries the snub Smith & Wesson Model 10.
Submachine Guns
(Fake) Uzi (mocked up MAC-10)
Jerome Miller (Bo Hopkins) is seen using a MAC-10 that has been visually modified to resemble the Uzi. The SMG is fitted with Uzi barrels, front and rear sights, and a folding stock. This was one of the earliest films to use this particular type of mockup, and similar prop weapons were used in several other Hollywood movies, including The Dogs of War and Stripes.
MAC-10
Unmodified MAC-10's are seen used by Mike Locken (James Caan) and Jerome Miller (Bo Hopkins).
Madsen M50
A hitman uses a Madsen M50 when he and Hansen open fire on Locken and his men.
Rifles
Armalite AR7
During the Chinatown shootout, Hansen uses an Armalite AR-7 fitted with a wooden rifle stock, a suppressor, and a scope.
Heckler & Koch G3
Hitman are armed with the Heckler & Koch G3 during the harbor shootout.
