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== Ithaca 37 ==
== Ithaca 37 ==
Almost as commonly seen as the Colt Detective Special, several LAPD officers carry the 12-gauge [[Ithaca 37]]. The Nite Owl shooters were said to have used 12-gauge pump shotguns with a five-shell capacity. Breuning ([[Tomas Arana]]), Carlisle, Exley, and White are among the officers seen using this shotgun throughout the film. Carlisle and Exley carry these during the Bunker Hill apartment raid, leading to Exley's "Shotgun Ed" moniker. At the Victory Motel shootout finale, Bud White uses the shotgun with great effect before Exley grabs it and uses it to ultimately shoot Dudley Smith.
Almost as commonly seen as the Colt Detective Special, several LAPD officers carry the 12-gauge [[Ithaca 37]]. The Nite Owl shooters were said to have used 12-gauge pump shotguns with a five-shell capacity. Breuning ([[Tomas Arana]]), Carlisle, Exley, and White are among the officers seen using this shotgun throughout the film. Carlisle and Exley carry these during the Bunker Hill apartment raid, leading to Exley's "Shotgun Ed" moniker. At the Victory Motel shootout finale, Bud White uses the shotgun with great effect before Exley grabs it and uses it to ultimately kill Dudley Smith.
[[Image:IthacaModel37.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Ithaca Model 37 - 12 gauge]]
[[Image:IthacaModel37.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Ithaca Model 37 - 12 gauge]]
[[Image:LAC-BruCar-shot1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Breuning and Carlisle threaten Vincennes with a 12-gauge when they don't immediately recognize him.]]
[[Image:LAC-BruCar-shot1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Breuning and Carlisle threaten Vincennes with a 12-gauge when they don't immediately recognize him.]]

Revision as of 20:27, 13 November 2009

The following guns can be seen in L.A. Confidential (1997):



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L.A. Confidential (1997)


WARNING: Spoilers Ahead!


Colt Detective Special

The most commonly seen gun in the film, the Colt Detective Special snubnose revolver is carried by both Officer Bud White (Russell Crowe) and Lt. Ed Exley (Guy Pearce). Det. Sgt. Richard Stensland (Graham Beckel) also carries one of these, seen only when he hands it over to his superiors.

Colt Detective Special - .38 special
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White's Detective Special on the captain's desk.
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Stensland hands over his Colt DS.
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Exley prepares to arrest the three Nite Owl suspects.
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White threatens a suspect during interrogation.
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White discovers Inez.
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Exley holds White's own Colt on him during their fight.
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White and Exley draw their Colts while looking for Patchett.
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Exley carries his Colt DS and 1911 akimbo during the final shootout.

Colt Commander

Sgt. Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) carries a Colt Commander with customized grips as his duty sidearm, carrying it during the "Movie Premiere Pot Bust" and while arresting the Nite Owl suspects.

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Colt Combat Commander - .45 ACP.
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Vincennes and Exley prepare to arrest the Nite Owl suspects.
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Vincennes during the raid on Sugar Ray Collins' apartment.

Colt Official Police

Exley tells Capt. Smith that the cook grabbed a .38 caliber revolver but was murdered before he could use it. From looking at the revolver and the grips the revolver can be identified as a Colt revolver. It appears to have the rounded grips that the company went to in the mid-1930's and the exposed ejector rod that was a Colt signature until the late sixties. It's a Colt Official Police as the frame size is too large to be a Police Positive and the grip size too large to be a Pocket Positive.

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Colt Official Police - 4" Barrel
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The cook at the Nite Owl lays murdered next to his revolver.

Ithaca 37

Almost as commonly seen as the Colt Detective Special, several LAPD officers carry the 12-gauge Ithaca 37. The Nite Owl shooters were said to have used 12-gauge pump shotguns with a five-shell capacity. Breuning (Tomas Arana), Carlisle, Exley, and White are among the officers seen using this shotgun throughout the film. Carlisle and Exley carry these during the Bunker Hill apartment raid, leading to Exley's "Shotgun Ed" moniker. At the Victory Motel shootout finale, Bud White uses the shotgun with great effect before Exley grabs it and uses it to ultimately kill Dudley Smith.

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Ithaca Model 37 - 12 gauge
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Breuning and Carlisle threaten Vincennes with a 12-gauge when they don't immediately recognize him.
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Vincennes and Exley arrive in time to see Breuning and Carlisle "finding" the shotguns in the '49 Mercury.
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Breuning and Carlisle in the Nite Owl suspects' apartment.
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Carlisle (Michael McCleery) lies dead with his Ithaca 37 next to him.
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Bud loads his shotgun for the final shootout. Exley later uses this gun to shoot Smith.

M1911A1

Roland Navarette (Steven Lambert) shoots Officer Carlisle (Michael McCleery) with a M1911A1 when Exley and Carlisle bust in their hideout to arrest the Nite Owl suspects after they escaped. White gets one from his car, giving it and an extra magazine to Exley to use during the final gunfight at the Victory Motel.

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M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.
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Navarette kills Officer Carlisle.
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Exley hits the ground holding his .45 during the Victory Motel shootout.
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Exley carries his Colt DS and 1911 akimbo during the final shootout.

Smith & Wesson Model 10

Officer White plants his backup revolver, a Smith & Wesson Model 10 in the hand of rapist Sylvester Fitch (Jeff Sanders) to make his murder look like self-defense. Nite Owl suspect Ty Jones (Kareem Washington) grabs a Model 10 to try and defend himself from Exley and Carlisle during their raid.

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Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special
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Jones (Kareem Washington) reaches for his revolver.
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White places a revolver with pre-taped trigger and grip in Fitch's hand.

Colt M1903 Hammerless

Captain Dudley Smith (James Cromwell) shoots Sgt. Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) with a .32 ACP Colt Model 1903 Hammerless pistol.

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Colt Model 1903 Semiautomatic Pistol - .32 ACP
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Smith shoots Vincennes with the Colt Hammerless.

Smith & Wesson Model 15

Capt. Dudley Smith (James Cromwell) appears to be using a Smith & Wesson Model 15 Combat Masterpiece with a 4" barrel during the climactic shootout at the Victory Motel between the corrupt officers, Ed Exley and Bud White.

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Smith & Wesson Model 15 .38 Special
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Capt. Smith fires his S&W Model 15 at Bud White.
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Capt. Smith decocks his revolver.