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==AK-47==
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Revision as of 23:36, 28 July 2009
The following guns were used in the movie Apocalypse Now
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M16A1 M16A1s are used by various characters throughout the film. Since this film takes place in the early '70s, the introduction of the 30-round magazine is historically accurate.
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Add more info to the description and captions to the images so I have more to work with. - Gunmaster45 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Note Kilgore's surfboard. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Where the dog go?" Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1911A1 An M1911A1 is seen on Capt. Benjamin Willard (Martin Sheen ) nightstand in hotel bedroom in Saigon at the start of the film. Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore (Robert Duvall ) uses one as his sidearm throughout the movie.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing WWII era Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The camera pans on Willards M1911A1 resting on the bed. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M1911A1 rests next to Willard on the nightstand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lietenent Colonel Kilgore of the 1st Cavalry Division carries an M1911A1 with pearl grips in his holster. Note the Cavalry symbols on the grips. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Captain Willard (Martin Sheen ) finishes off Vietnamese civilians with his M1911A1 after Chief's men accidentally open fire on them. M79 grenade launcher An M79 grenade launcher is used by Roach (Herb Rice ) to kill an NVA soldier hiding in the barbed wire during the scene at the Do Lung bridge. Roach had customized his with a tiger-strip paint job.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M79 grenade launcher - 40mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Roach tips open his M79 grenade launcher. Note tiger-stripe paint scheme. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Roach loads a 40mm HE round into his M79 grenade launcher. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Roach fires his M79 grenade launcher. Note how in this scene he wraps the sling around his arm, a well know technique to steady aim. GE M134 Minigun A GE M134 Minigun is seen door-mounted on one of the UH-1 Huey choppers during the famous raid scene. Being that the movie was filmed in the Philippines, they also supplied the helicopters which were outfitted with real guns. Since the weapons require no blank adaption to fire, all they needed was lots of blank ammunition to get the guns running.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing GE M134 Minigun - 7.62x51mm NATO. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A door-mounted GE M134 Minigun protruding from the Huey UH-1 helicopter. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The door gunner unleashes the GE M134 Minigun on the NVA. ZU-23 AA Gun I guess this is right, gun type was already on the page. If not please correct me. Thanks -Predator20
Based on the shape of the reciever, I'd say it's a Browning M2HB mocked up as the ZU-23 gun, but like you, I don't know that weapon. - Gunmaster45 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing AK-47 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ithaca 37 Lt. Colby (Scott Glenn ) carries an Ithaca 37 .
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I'd say they are more likely M2 Carbines, they have 30-round magazines and I think I see selector switches. - Gunmaster45 Okay I'll fix both of them. 1200 and M1 is what was on the page. Did you read the talk for this page? Predator20
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