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== Pistols ==
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During the film, a British paratrooper and an Argentine soldier in civilian clothes use an inconspicuous gun, probably a 1911 colt or his Ballester-Molina Argentine version.
[[File:Bandicam 2018-08-31 21-59-52-359.jpg|400px|thumb|none|A British PARA taking a argentine prisoner]]
[[File:Bandicam 2018-08-31 22-00-48-336.jpg|400px|thumb|none|An Argentine military task force holding a gun.]]
[[File:Bandicam 2018-08-31 22-00-56-068.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Same scene]]


== Shotguns ==
== Shotguns ==

Revision as of 23:26, 12 September 2018

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Work In Progress

This article is still under construction. It may contain factual errors. See Talk:The Boys of War for current discussions. Content is subject to change.

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Los Chicos de la Guerra


The Boys of War (Los Chicos de la Guerra in spanish) is a 1984 dramatic Argentine film directed by Bebe Kamin and starring Hector Alterio, Carlos Carella, Ulises Dumont, Marta Gonzalez, Tina Serrano, Miguel Angel Solá, Alfonso De Grazia and Gustavo Belatti. It is based on the book of the same name by Daniel Kon, which consists of a series of interviews with the young soldiers who fought in the Falklands War. The script was written mainly by Kon himself in collaboration with the director. It was shot in Buenos Aires and premiered on August 2, 1984. It was filmed in 16 mm and then enlarged to 35 mm.


The following weapons were used in the film The Boys of War:


Shotguns

Ithaca 37

A member of the task forces(Grupo de Tareas in spanish) carries an Ithaca shotgun.

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Unidentified shotguns and rifles

During the hunt scene, Augusto (Hector Alterio), Pablo, Colonel Estela and a stranger use various rifles and a double-barreled shotgun.

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Estela points his rifle

Submachineguns

FM PAM

Argentine soldiers are seen armed with PAM, the Argentine variant of the M3A1.

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A soldier with his PAM trying to unleash a comrade punished for stealing food.
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Soldier aboard a jeep in Puerto Argentino (Port Stanley) with a PAM

Unknow SMG

When Pablo and Juan are taken prisoner an English soldier guides them to another sector, this is armed with an unknown submachine gun.

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Rifles

FN FAL

Both Argentine and British soldiers use the Argentine version of the FAL, it was possibly difficult to get an SLR rifle.

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Argentine soldier standing guard in barracks
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FAL Rifles resting.
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Pablo holding a FAL after cleaning it.
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Argentine soldiers patrolling the streets of Puerto Argentino.
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Argentines investigating a barn.
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Pablo was about to open the barn door.
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During the end of the film Pablo suffers post-traumatic stress and triggers a FAL at home.
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Pablo (Gabriel Rovito) points his rifle at the spectators.

FN FAL PARA

During the film Argentine and British soldiers carry the paratrooper version of the FAL.

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Cpl.Ramirez holding a FAL PARA
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A Argentine soldiers search some food with a FAL in is back.

Argentine Mauser 1909

Augusto is seen cleaning a Mauser Sporterized version rifle in his house.

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Winchester Model 70

Augusto teaches Pablo to use this rifle in a polygon of fire.

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Machine Guns

FN MAG

Both Argentine and British soldiers use the FN MAG machine gun.

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Argentine with a MAG after some rocks.