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'''The following firearms can be seen in the film ''The Untouchables'':''' | '''The following firearms can be seen in the film ''The Untouchables'':''' | ||
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==Star Model B== | ==Star Model B== | ||
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[[Image:UntouchablesStarB-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nitti waits for Ness to walk out of the roof entrance so he can shoot him.]] | [[Image:UntouchablesStarB-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nitti waits for Ness to walk out of the roof entrance so he can shoot him.]] | ||
[[Image:Untouch-1911g.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nitti reloads his nickel Star Model B's.]] | [[Image:Untouch-1911g.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nitti reloads his nickel Star Model B's.]] | ||
==Thompson M1928== | ==Thompson M1928== | ||
Many gangsters and policemen use the [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Thompson M1928]] during the film. Stone and Malone use them to great effect during the Canadian shootout. Frank Nitti notably uses one to fatally wound Malone outside his apartment. | Many gangsters and policemen use the [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Thompson M1928]] during the film. Stone and Malone use them to great effect during the Canadian shootout. Frank Nitti notably uses one to fatally wound Malone outside his apartment. Several Chicago Police Department officers carry these during the first raid in the film. | ||
:According to the Ellis Props & Graphics NFA weapons list available on Long Mountain Outfitters' web site, there was a mix of M1921s and M1928 Thompsons used in the film. -[[User:MT2008|MT2008]] | :According to the Ellis Props & Graphics NFA weapons list available on Long Mountain Outfitters' web site, there was a mix of M1921s and M1928 Thompsons used in the film. -[[User:MT2008|MT2008]] | ||
[[Image:M1928.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1928 Thompson "Tommy Gun" .45 ACP]] | |||
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[[Image:Untouch-tommy1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stone holds a Thompson as Malone explains their plan to Ness.]] | [[Image:Untouch-tommy1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stone holds a Thompson as Malone explains their plan to Ness.]] | ||
[[Image:Untouch-tommy2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stone on horseback with a Thompson.]] | [[Image:Untouch-tommy2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stone on horseback with a Thompson.]] | ||
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[[Image:Untouch-tommy4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nitti aims his Thompson at Malone.]] | [[Image:Untouch-tommy4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nitti aims his Thompson at Malone.]] | ||
[[Image:Untouch-tommy5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Thompson-wielding gangster takes a shot in the throat from Stone.]] | [[Image:Untouch-tommy5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Thompson-wielding gangster takes a shot in the throat from Stone.]] | ||
==Springfield M1903 rifle== | ==Springfield M1903 rifle== | ||
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[[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06]] | [[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06]] | ||
==Winchester Model 1894 | ==Winchester Model 1894== | ||
The Chicago Police Department uses [[Winchester Model 1894]] rifles. A number of Winchester '94s can be seen in a gun rack at a police station. | The Chicago Police Department uses [[Winchester Model 1894]] rifles. A number of Winchester '94s can be seen in a gun rack at a police station. | ||
[[Image:WinchesterModel1894.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 1894 - .30-30 Winchester]] | [[Image:WinchesterModel1894.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 1894 - .30-30 Winchester]] | ||
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==Winchester Model 1897== | ==Winchester Model 1897== | ||
The Untouchables use [[Winchester Model 1897]] shotguns on several occasions, such as the post office raid. | The Untouchables use [[Winchester Model 1897]] shotguns on several occasions, such as the post office raid. Several Chicago Police Department officers carry these during the first raid in the film. | ||
[[Image:Winchester1897Plain.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Winchester Model 1897 - 12 gauge. This is an imported copy of the non-take down version of the Winchester 1897 Shotgun (a Norinco 97W shotgun, imported by IAC). ]] | [[Image:Winchester1897Plain.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Winchester Model 1897 - 12 gauge. This is an imported copy of the non-take down version of the Winchester 1897 Shotgun (a Norinco 97W shotgun, imported by IAC). ]] | ||
[[Image:Untouch-winp1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Untouchables arm themselves with Winchester '97s for the post office alcohol raid.]] | [[Image:Untouch-winp1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Untouchables arm themselves with Winchester '97s for the post office alcohol raid.]] | ||
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==Winchester Model 1912== | ==Winchester Model 1912== | ||
A [[Winchester Model 1912]] is used by Elliot Ness ([[Kevin Costner]]) during the shootout in the train station. These are also used during the shootout on the Canadian/U.S. border. | A [[Winchester Model 1912]] is used by Elliot Ness ([[Kevin Costner]]) during the shootout in the train station. These are also used during the shootout on the Canadian/U.S. border. Several Chicago Police Department officers carry these during the first raid in the film. | ||
[[Image:WinchesterModel12Riot.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 1912 Riot Gun - 12 gauge]] | [[Image:WinchesterModel12Riot.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 1912 Riot Gun - 12 gauge]] | ||
[[Image:Untouch-winp3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ness riding a horse with his Winchester shotgun.]] | [[Image:Untouch-winp3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ness riding a horse with his Winchester shotgun.]] | ||
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[[Image:Untouch-lupara.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Malone answers the door, [[Rossi Overland|12 Gauge Rossi Overland sawed-off shotgun]] in hand.]] | [[Image:Untouch-lupara.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Malone answers the door, [[Rossi Overland|12 Gauge Rossi Overland sawed-off shotgun]] in hand.]] | ||
[[Image:Untouch-lupara2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Malone berates the Bowtie Driver for "bringing a knife to a gunfight".]] | [[Image:Untouch-lupara2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Malone berates the Bowtie Driver for "bringing a knife to a gunfight".]] | ||
==Colt Detective Special== | |||
A nickel plated [[Colt Detective Special]] is carried by Chicago patrolman George Stone ([[Andy Garcia]]) as his backup gun, which he tosses to Ness during the train station shootout. | |||
[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Detective Special - .38 Special]] | |||
[[Image:Untouch-cds1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stone threatens Malone with his Colt DS when they meet. "Oh, I like him! - Malone.]] | |||
[[Image:Untouch-sw10.cds.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stone runs through the train station with his Model 10 and Detective Special.]] | |||
[[Image:Untouch-cds2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ness aims the snubnose at one of Capone's gangsters.]] | |||
==Colt Official Police== | |||
Officer Stone ([[Andy Garcia]]) uses a [[Colt Official Police]] while on the police academy firing range. The court officer is later seen with one that he lends to Ness for him to chase Nitti down. What is interesting about Ness's gun is that this particular version of the Official Police is actually a Post-War gun (meaning it wasn't made until after 1950) whereas this movie takes place in the 1930s. The ramped front sight, flat hammer and longer ejection rod cap are changes that were made after 1950. Pre-War guns would have a halfmoon front sight and shorter ejector rod cap. | |||
[[Image:ColtOP5.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Official Police - .38spl.]] | |||
[[Image:Untouch-sw10a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stone on the firing range with his Colt Official Police.]] | |||
[[Image:Untouch-sw10g.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ness takes the court officer's revolver to chase Nitti.]] | |||
[[Image:Untouch-sw10h.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ness holds his revolver while looking for Nitti.]] | |||
[[Image:Untouch-sw10i.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ness is about to pull the trigger on Nitti when he has second thoughts.]] | |||
[[Image:UntouchablesColtOfficialPolice-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ness uncocks the hammer.]] | |||
==M1911A1== | |||
Treasury agent Elliot Ness ([[Kevin Costner]]) uses an [[M1911A1]] throughout the film in scenes in which he is not firing his weapon. Treasury accountant Oscar Wallace ([[Charles Martin Smith]]) keeps one in a shoulder holster. Several of Capone's ([[Robert De Niro]]) mobsters carry them. | |||
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Colt M1911A1 pistol - .45 ACP.]] | |||
[[Image:Untouch-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ness comforts his daughter, M1911A1 in hand.]] | |||
[[Image:Untouch-1911b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Italian-speaking mobster in Canada is cornered by Ness with his own pearl-gripped M1911A1.]] | |||
[[Image:Untouch-1911c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capone's gangsters pull their M1911A1s on Ness and Malone.]] | |||
==Smith & Wesson Model 10== | |||
A [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] is carried by Stone ([[Andy Garcia]]). He uses it to kill the Bowtie Driver who is holding Payne hostage at the end of the shootout in the train depot. Malone ([[Sean Connery]]) also carries one, which he infamously uses to shoot an already dead gangster. Many other Chicago policemen carry Model 10s. | |||
[[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special]] | |||
[[Image:Untouch-sw10b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Malone and Stone pulls out their Model 10s when the reporter intrerrupts their meal.]] | |||
[[Image:Untouch-sw10c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Can't you talk with a gun in your mouth?" Malone threatens a dead mobster with the S&W Model 10.]] | |||
[[Image:Untouch-sw10.cds.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stone runs through the train station with his Model 10 and Detective Special.]] | |||
[[Image:Untouch-sw10d.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stone aims at the Bowtie Driver with his Model 10.]] | |||
[[Image:Untouch-sw10e.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stone prepares to kill Bowtie Driver.]] | |||
[[Image:Untouch-sw10f.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Two." Stone holds his Model 10 after shooting the Bowtie Driver in the mouth.]] | |||
==Webley MK IV== | |||
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police commander is seen firing a [[Webley Mk IV|Webley MK IV]] into the air when he prematurely launchs the assualt on Capone's men at the border. | |||
[[Image:Webley-MK-4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Webley MK IV - .38 S&W.]] | |||
[[Image:UntouchablesWelbyMkIV-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The "Mounties" commander fires his Webley MK IV into the air.]] | |||
==Colt New Service== | |||
One of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers is seen firing a [[Colt New Service]] while on horse back. | |||
[[Image:ColtNewService1917.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt New Service - .45 ACP.]] | |||
[[Image:UntouchablesMounties-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A "Mountie" to the left fires his Colt New Service.]] | |||
==Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle== | |||
A [[M1917 Enfield|Pattern 1914 Enfield]] rifle is used by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. | |||
[[Image:m1917enfield.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1917 Enfield .30-06. The Pattern 1914 was chambered originally in a high velocity .276 caliber and then changed to .303 British when the experimental caliber proved to be troublesome. Remington manufactured the rifle for the British in WW1. After the U.S. joined the Allies it was easy to convert the rifle to 30-06. Which was important since the Federal Springfield Armory could not produce enough of the 1903 Springfield rifle to meet war demands.United States troops carried both the 1917 Enfield and the 1903 Springfield in World War I. ]] | |||
[[Image:UntouchablesMounties-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Mounties" with a P-14 Enfields slung over their backs.]] | |||
[[Image:UntouchablesMounties-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|More Mounties with P-14 Enfields over their backs.]] | |||
== Mk 2 hand grenade == | == Mk 2 hand grenade == | ||
Revision as of 21:55, 29 April 2010
The following firearms can be seen in the film The Untouchables:
Star Model B
Treasury Agent Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner) carries a Star Model B as his sidearm in the film, standing in for the M1911A1 in scenes in which he fires it. Bowtie Driver (Vito D'Ambrosio), a gangster who holds the bookkeeper Walter Payne (Jack Kehoe) from Ness and Stone in the train station holds a Star Model B to the Payne's head. Frank Nitti (Billy Drago) carries a nickel-plated Star Model B in court, which Ness uses as an excuse to kick him out.
Thompson M1928
Many gangsters and policemen use the Thompson M1928 during the film. Stone and Malone use them to great effect during the Canadian shootout. Frank Nitti notably uses one to fatally wound Malone outside his apartment. Several Chicago Police Department officers carry these during the first raid in the film.
- According to the Ellis Props & Graphics NFA weapons list available on Long Mountain Outfitters' web site, there was a mix of M1921s and M1928 Thompsons used in the film. -MT2008
Springfield M1903 rifle
The Chicago Police Department uses Springfield M1903 rifles.
Winchester Model 1894
The Chicago Police Department uses Winchester Model 1894 rifles. A number of Winchester '94s can be seen in a gun rack at a police station.
Winchester Model 1897
The Untouchables use Winchester Model 1897 shotguns on several occasions, such as the post office raid. Several Chicago Police Department officers carry these during the first raid in the film.
Winchester Model 1912
A Winchester Model 1912 is used by Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner) during the shootout in the train station. These are also used during the shootout on the Canadian/U.S. border. Several Chicago Police Department officers carry these during the first raid in the film.
Rossi Overland sawed-off shotgun
An 12 Gauge Rossi Overland sawed-off shotgun is kept by Malone (Sean Connery) in his apartment as a "home defense" weapon. The Rossi Overland sawed-off shotgun was built by the late gunsmith Branko Wohlfahrt for Ellis Mercantile.
Colt Detective Special
A nickel plated Colt Detective Special is carried by Chicago patrolman George Stone (Andy Garcia) as his backup gun, which he tosses to Ness during the train station shootout.
Colt Official Police
Officer Stone (Andy Garcia) uses a Colt Official Police while on the police academy firing range. The court officer is later seen with one that he lends to Ness for him to chase Nitti down. What is interesting about Ness's gun is that this particular version of the Official Police is actually a Post-War gun (meaning it wasn't made until after 1950) whereas this movie takes place in the 1930s. The ramped front sight, flat hammer and longer ejection rod cap are changes that were made after 1950. Pre-War guns would have a halfmoon front sight and shorter ejector rod cap.
M1911A1
Treasury agent Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner) uses an M1911A1 throughout the film in scenes in which he is not firing his weapon. Treasury accountant Oscar Wallace (Charles Martin Smith) keeps one in a shoulder holster. Several of Capone's (Robert De Niro) mobsters carry them.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
A Smith & Wesson Model 10 is carried by Stone (Andy Garcia). He uses it to kill the Bowtie Driver who is holding Payne hostage at the end of the shootout in the train depot. Malone (Sean Connery) also carries one, which he infamously uses to shoot an already dead gangster. Many other Chicago policemen carry Model 10s.
Webley MK IV
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police commander is seen firing a Webley MK IV into the air when he prematurely launchs the assualt on Capone's men at the border.
Colt New Service
One of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers is seen firing a Colt New Service while on horse back.
Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle
A Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle is used by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Mk 2 hand grenade
Ness launches a Mk 2 hand grenade over their Canadian cabin to force a Capone gangster to run inside.
