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|director = [[William Tannen]]
|date= 1984
|date= 1984
|language =
|language = English<br>Spanish
|studio=HBO Films<BR>Silver Screen Partners
|studio=HBO Films<BR>Silver Screen Partners
|distributor=TriStar Pictures
|distributor=TriStar Pictures
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|actor5=[[Kevin Conway]]
|character6=Doris
|character6=Doris
|actor6=Jean Smart
|actor6=[[ Jean Smart]]
|character7=Ellen
|character7=Ellen
|actor7=Tess Harper
|actor7=[[ Tess Harper]]
}}
}}
Revision as of 01:14, 9 June 2021
Flashpoint William Tannen and stars Treat Williams and Kris Kristofferson as two Texas border guards who find a car buried in the desert, with human remains, a sniper rifle and a large amount of cash. Their finding appears to be linked with the mystery of JFK's assassination. Not to be confused with the similar-named TV series Flashpoint
The following weapons were used in the film Flashpoint :
Revolvers Smith & Wesson Model 28 Bobby Logan's (Kris Kristofferson ) personal weapon is a Smith & Wesson Model 28 revolver with 4" barrel. Ernie Wyatt (Treat Williams ) also uses a Model 28, but with different grips.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 28 'Highway Patrolman' with 4" barrel - .357 Magnum Error creating thumbnail: File missing Logan fires his revolver while running. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grip of Logan's holstered revolver is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Logan holds his revolver in the final scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Logan's revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing S&W Model 28 Highway Patrolman with 4" barrel and checkered combat finger groove Pachmayr hard rubber grips - .357 Magnum Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grip of Wyatt's holstered revolver is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wyatt loads his revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close look at Wyatt's revolver. Colt Official Police Colt Official Police revolvers with 4" barrels are used by FBI agents.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Official Police - 4" Barrel - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Agent Hawthorne (Mark Slade ) and his partner hold their revolvers when they ambush some drug traffickers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Agent Peterson (Terry Alexander ) loads his revolver in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Agent Peterson arrests the drug trafficker. Single Action Army Border Patrol chief Brook (Kevin Conway ) and Sheriff Wells (Rip Torn ) carry revolvers that appear to be Single Action Army . They are seen only in holsters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Single Action Army with 5.5" barrel known as the "Artillery" model. The most common of the SAA revolvers as it is just the right length. - .45 Long Colt Error creating thumbnail: File missing Border Patrol chief Brook (Kevin Conway ) has a revolver in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sheriff Wells (Rip Torn ) has a revolver in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sheriff Wells' revolver is seen in the final scene. Note the shape of the grip. Pistols Colt MK IV Series 80 The personal weapon of FBI Agent Carson (Kurtwood Smith ) appear to be the Colt MK IV Series 80 as his pistol has a flat mainspring housing but the hammer spur matching later models.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Blued Colt MK IV Series 80 - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch VP70Z Agent Peterson (Terry Alexander ) uses a suppressed Heckler & Koch VP70Z in the night scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch VP70Z - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rifles Carcano M91/38 Short Rifle A Carcano M91/38 Short Rifle with sniper scope is found by Bobby Logan (Kris Kristofferson ) and Ernie Wyatt (Treat Williams ) in the buried car among with a skeleton and $800,000. A Carcano was the rifle identified as the one used by Oswald to assassinate President Kennedy.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Carcano M91/38 Short Rifle for Cavalry- 6.5mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The old, dust-filled Carcano rifle is seen in the box. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Logan examines the Carcano in the final scene. Winchester Model 1894 A Winchester Model 1894 rifle is used by Bobby Logan (Kris Kristofferson ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester 1894 - .30-30 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Winchester is seen in Logan's jeep. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Logan reloads his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Logan fires his rifle in the final scene. Winchester Model 70 Winchester Model 70 sniper rifles are seen in several scenes in hands of FBI agents and Sheriff Wells.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Carson's men holds a sniper rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Agent Peterson (Terry Alexander ) drops his rifle when he is shot. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sheriff Wells (Rip Torn ) holds a sniper rifle in the final scene. Sharps Rifle Amarillo (Roberts Blossom ), the old hermit, is seen with a Sharps Rifle in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Uberti Sharps 1874 Special - .45-70 caliber Error creating thumbnail: File missing Amarillo reaches for his Sharps when Logan and Wyatt visit him. Sheriff Wells' Guns Several long guns are seen in Sheriff Wells' (Rip Torn ) office.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Three long guns are partially hidden by the door. The top one appears to be a .22 sporter, the second gun with two barrel bands is possible a Remington Rolling Block or Springfield musket while the bottom one is a lever action carbine, either a Winchester Model 1892 or 1894 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two more guns are seen on the wall, Trapdoor Springfield Rifle and a double barreled shotgun . Assault Rifles M16 US Army soldiers are seen with M16 assault rifles in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16 aka SP1 (flat "slab side receiver") with an A1 "birdcage" Flash hider, used to imitate the M16A1 in many Vietnam era movies. This version has a 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two soldiers hold their M16s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closer view at one of M16s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier (Justin Lord ) blocks the way for Logan and Wyatt. 
