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[[L1A1 SLR]]s are carried by most of the British Army soldiers and paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment (1 Para). | [[L1A1 SLR]]s are carried by most of the British Army soldiers and paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment (1 Para). | ||
[[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RSAF Enfield L1A1 SLR (Self Loading Rifle) - 7.62x51mm NATO. | [[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RSAF Enfield L1A1 SLR (Self Loading Rifle) - 7.62x51mm NATO. The SLRs seen in the film have wood furniture. British SLRs were later fitted with black fibreglass furniture as seen here.]] | ||
[[File:Bloodysunday-SLR-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A British Army soldier guards a checkpoint.]] | [[File:Bloodysunday-SLR-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A British Army soldier guards a checkpoint.]] | ||
[[File:Bloodysunday-SLR-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A paratrooper from 1 Para holds a L1A1 SLR while other paratroopers attempt to cut through barbed wire on top of a wall.]] | [[File:Bloodysunday-SLR-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A paratrooper from 1 Para holds a L1A1 SLR while other paratroopers attempt to cut through barbed wire on top of a wall.]] | ||
Revision as of 11:21, 20 November 2018
Bloody Sunday is a 2002 film written and directed by Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum) that centers on the events surrounding the 1972 Bloody Sunday Massacre. Using documentary-style cinematography, the film captures the events before, during and after the massacre from the perspectives of the protesters and British Army.
The following weapons appear in the film Bloody Sunday:
Handguns
Webley Mk.IV Duty Model
At one point during the shooting of the marchers an IRA member fires two rounds from a Webley Mk.IV Duty Model revolver at British paratroopers before being wrestled into cover by marchers and bystanders.
Sub-machine guns
Sterling L2A3
Sterling L2A3 sub-machine guns are seen in the hands of British soldiers and Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officers.
Thompson M1A1
A Thompson M1A1 sub-machine gun with a 30 round magazine is seen near the end of the film being given to a new recruit into the IRA by an IRA member.
Rifles
L1A1 SLR
L1A1 SLRs are carried by most of the British Army soldiers and paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment (1 Para).
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III
After the first two marchers are wounded, three Provisional IRA members are seen taking a Lee-enfield No.1 Mk.III rifle out of the boot of a car, intending to use it to shoot at the British paratroopers but before they can they are subdued by protesters. Another is seen near the end of the film being given to a new IRA recruit.
Other
Smith & Wesson Model 276 Gas Gun
British troops use Smith & Wesson 276 Gas Guns with folding stocks to fire rubber bullets and CS gas rounds.
