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== Winchester Model 70 ==
== Winchester Model 70 ==


Carried by Fidel Castro during the revolution in Cuba.
Carried by Fidel Castro during the revolution in Cuba.  Ernesto "Che" Guevara uses a Model 70 for a period as well.


[[Image:Pre64WinModel70.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 70 - .30-06]]
[[Image:Pre64WinModel70.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 70 - .30-06]]

Revision as of 17:28, 31 January 2010

The following guns were used in the movie Che, the 2008 film starring Benicio del Toro in the title role and was directed by Steven Soderbergh. The film was first screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May, 2008, earning Del Toro the Festival's best actor award. It was later divided into two parts, Part 1, called The Argentine being released in the United States on December 12, 2008 to qualify it for the Academy Awards. Both parts were put into wider release in January 2009. The second part is called Guerrilla.

M1 Garand

The M1 is often seen used by Che Guevara's small band of rebels in both parts of the film

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M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06
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M1 Carbine

The Carbine is carried and used frequently by Che (Benicio del Toro) himself in both parts of the film.

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World War Two Era M1 Carbine, with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WW2, shown with khaki sling and oiler and a period Magazine pouch for buttstock

M2 Carbine

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M2 Carbine chambered in .30 Carbine
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Che (Benicio del Toro) aiming his M2 Carbine.

IMI Uzi 9mm

Seen used by one of Che's men when they battle the Bolivian Army in Part 2.

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IMI Uzi 9mm

Browning M1919

Used by the Bolivian army to massacre the group that included Tania Bunke at the Vade del Yeso.

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Browning M1919 .30-06 on M2 tripod

Colt M1911

The sidearm used by Che in both Cuba and Bolivia, most prominently seen when he's captured in Bolivia.

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M1911A1 .45 ACP

M1928 Thompson

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M1928 "Tommy Gun" .45 ACP with 50-round drum magazine, made famous through countless classic gangster movies

FN FAL

Mostly seen being carried by the Bolivian army when they hunt Che near La Higuera.

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FN FAL 50.00 - 7.62x51mm NATO

Winchester Model 70

Carried by Fidel Castro during the revolution in Cuba. Ernesto "Che" Guevara uses a Model 70 for a period as well.

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Winchester Model 70 - .30-06

Mk 2 Hand Grenade

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Mk 2 Hand Grenade