The Book of Eli: Difference between revisions
The Book of Eli: Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
The Book of Eli: Difference between revisions
Some of Carnegie's thugs carry [[AK-47]] variants, most likely [[Norinco Type 56]] rifles.
Some of Carnegie's thugs carry [[AK-47]] variants.
[[Image:ChineseType56.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56 - 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:AK47-PolyTechLegend.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Poly Technologies AK-47 - 7.62x39mm. This is the commercial clone of the original Type III AK-47 and is the most used in American films and shows when showing the milled receiver AK-47]]
[[Image:CarngiesGunGang.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A thug with an AK variant.]]
[[Image:CarngiesGunGang.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A thug with an AK variant. Though it's hard to make out, it has an open front sight, meaning it isn't a [[Type 56]] as previously identified.]]
[[Image:BookofEli-aks.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A couple of Carnegie's henchmen hold their AKs after the shootout at George's house.]]
[[Image:BookofEli-aks.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A couple of Carnegie's henchmen hold their AKs after the shootout at George's house.]]
Eli (Denzel Washington) carries a weathered Heckler & Koch HK45 pistol (an LEM variant as noted by the bobbed hammer and lack of external safety) as his sidearm throughout the film. In true movie fashion, Eli fires about twice as many rounds as the pistol can hold before reloading.
Trivia: Even though the pistol had only been out a year when the film was made, the brand new HK45 was sanded and worn down to look very old (as this film takes place around 3 decades in the future, so it will look like an antique vintage firearm) for the film. The actual pistol is currently on display at the National Firearms Museum located at the NRA headquarters in Fairfax, VA.
What appears to be a Colt New Service revolver is seen at the beginning of the film, lying on the ground, unloaded, in the middle of the woods. It is never held or fired, however.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingColt New Service - .45 Long ColtError creating thumbnail: File missingA Colt New Service on the ground, with the cylinder swung out as if it was discarded in mid-reload. Note the grips as well as the long "tripartite" ejector rod knob, typical of those versions of the New Service.
Shotguns
Remington 870 "Witness Protection"
Eli (Denzel Washington) carries a short barreled Remington 870 "Witness Protection" shotgun, with various weathering and a heavily taped handle. In the end of the film, Solara (Mila Kunis) can be seen with the shotgun, as she "inherits" it from Eli.
Hoyt (Joe Pingue), one of Carnegie's men uses another Remington 870 with magazine tube extension and saddle shell holder. He is seen most notably at the end loading his shell holder as anarchy breaks out at Carnegie's bar near the end of the film. Other men are seen with different Remington 870's.
The Engineer (Tom Waits) holds a Sawed-Off 12-Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun when Eli comes into the store. Eli quickly disarms him of it, but returns it as a sign of trust. One of Carnegie's men also uses one after the fight at Carnegie's bar.
Redridge (Ray Stevenson) carries an FN FAL paratrooper as his main firearm in the film. Also one of Carnegie's other thugs uses one during the shootout at George's house.
George uses an M4A1 Carbine fitted with a vertical foregrip and Aimpoint sight at one point during the assault on his house. The guards at Alcatraz also use M4A1s fitted with red dot sights.
When Eli is walking through the town the camera pans on a man on a roof with a bolt-action rifle. This rifle is a sporterized M1903 Springfield with a Lyman peep sight and fitted into a Mannlicher Schönauer Carbine (Stutzen) stock. The military stock had been replaced, as well as the sights, and likely the parkerized finish was replaced with a blued finish. This was common practice at a time when surplus military rifles were cheaper than sporting rifles. It is the same prop featured in the film A Boy and His Dog, noting the heavy stylistic and atmospheric homage already paid, as well as featuring a poster of the movie.