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[[Image:WG-Fals-More2a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Coetze walks with his FN FAL 50.00 whereas Sgt. Jesse Blake ([[John Kani]]) carries an FN LAR]] | [[Image:WG-Fals-More2a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Coetze walks with his FN FAL 50.00 whereas Sgt. Jesse Blake ([[John Kani]]) carries an FN LAR]] | ||
== | == Custom L1A1 Battle Carbine == | ||
Ex SAS member Tosh Donaldson played by Ian Yule used a weapon that was a chopped down [[L1A1 SLR]] that was converted to full auto fire with a special single dot reflex sight and flash hider. The actor Ian Yule, was a former real life Mercenary in the Congo during the 1960s under the command of Major Mike Hoare. For many years, fans of the film assumed the weapon was a South African R1 Variant, but information directly from the actor reminds us that there was an arms embargo against South Africa during the 1970s (because of apartheid). This was a custom made L1A1 carbine that came from a UK Movie armory. | |||
[[Image:WG-R1a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tosh Donaldson ([[Ian Yule]]) fires his R1 Battle Carbine at the attacking plane - 7.62x51mm]] | [[Image:WG-R1a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tosh Donaldson ([[Ian Yule]]) fires his R1 Battle Carbine at the attacking plane - 7.62x51mm]] | ||
Revision as of 04:09, 4 December 2010
The following guns were used in the movie The Wild Geese
Handguns
Walther P38 with Suppressor
Lt. Shawn Fynn (Roger Moore) uses a suppressed Walther P38 during the scene when his team takes control of the airport.
Colt M1911
Lt. Shawn Fynn (Roger Moore) also uses a Colt M1911.
Submachine Guns
Uzi
Col. Allen Faulkner (Richard Burton) and Capt. Rafer Janders (Richard Harris) use the Uzi Submachine Gun. Lt. Shawn Fynn (Roger Moore), Sgt. Jesse Blake (John Kani) and Medical Orderly Arthur Witty (Kenneth Griffith) and a few other mercenaries also use the Uzi Submachine Gun.
Sa.23 submachine gun
A Czechoslovakian Sa.23 Submachine Gun with a fixed wooden stock is seen in the parachute harness of a mercenary as they prepare to do a halo jump from the C-130 transport plane. It is the 23 model because it is 9mm parabellum, the later 7.62x25mm Tokarev model has a slanted pistol grip and magazine hence the ammunition. While it might be unusual for one of the mercenaries to be carrying a communist weapon during the Cold War, the design was actually sold to and adopted by South Africa during that time period. Some may think it is a South African Sanna-77 submachine gun. The Sanna-77 was a semi-automatic SMG issued to white Afrikaan farmers during the Aparthied era as a protection weapon, however many claim that is was merely an updated Sa.24 (folding stock 9mm). This is unlikely since the Sanna-77 was only manufactured in a folding stock version.
Sa.24 submachine gun
One mercenary can be seen with the folding stock of the 9mm submachine gun. This indicates it is the Sa.24 Submachine Gun.
Madsen M50
Some of the mercenaries use the Madsen M50 Submachine Gun.
Sterling L2A1
RSM Sandy Young (Jack Watson) uses a Sterling L2A1 submachine gun as well as several of the other mercenaries.
MAC-10
One of the members of the hit team sent to kill Shawn Finn (Roger Moore) uses what appears to be a MAC-10.
Rifles & Carbines
L1A1 SLR
There is a huge mix of all manners of FAL rifles in the film. The Mercenaries use a mix of LAR, FAL 50.00 and L1A1 SLR models. Some of them are firing semi auto and others are firing full automatic.
FN FAL|FN FAL 50.61
Some of the Mercenaries and nearly all of the Simbas (General Endoufa's crack troops) carry the FN FAL 50.61 paratrooper rifle. This is odd, since the junta's forces are being aided by the Soviet Bloc (note the Cuban and East German military Advisors), thus it would have been more likely that the junta's soldiers are issued AK47s or other Combloc weapon.
FN LAR
Col. Allen Faulkner (Richard Burton) as well as many of the Mercenaries carry the FN LAR automatic rifle (early FAL variant)
FN FAL 50.00
Hardy Krueger as Lt. Pieter Coetze uses an FN FAL 50.00 with a wooden buttstock, like many of the other mercenaries.
Custom L1A1 Battle Carbine
Ex SAS member Tosh Donaldson played by Ian Yule used a weapon that was a chopped down L1A1 SLR that was converted to full auto fire with a special single dot reflex sight and flash hider. The actor Ian Yule, was a former real life Mercenary in the Congo during the 1960s under the command of Major Mike Hoare. For many years, fans of the film assumed the weapon was a South African R1 Variant, but information directly from the actor reminds us that there was an arms embargo against South Africa during the 1970s (because of apartheid). This was a custom made L1A1 carbine that came from a UK Movie armory.
SIG SG 510
During the attack on the barracks, a Mercenary carries a StG 57/SIG SG 510 Assault Rifle. It is also seen fired in the prone position during the final firefight.
Machine Guns
Bren Gun
The Bren Gun is used by some of the Mercenaries, both in .303 and 7.62.
Vickers Gun
A Vickers Machine Gun is used by the Mercenaries in the final crossfire against the Simbas. First manned by Sgt. Jock McTaggart and then by Capt. Rafer Janders.
FN MAG-58
The FN MAG-58 is used by some of the Mercenaries and RSM Sandy Young (Jack Watson).
Fire Support
RL-83 Blindicide Rocket Launcher
Tosh Donaldson (Ian Yule) carries and uses a Belgian RL-83 Blindicide multiple times during the final firefight. Tosh's rocket launcher does not have the blast shield installed.
Mk II hand grenade
The Mk II Hand Grenade is mostly seen used by Rafer Janders (Richard Harris) when he and Allan Faulkner (Richard Burton) rescue Shawn Fynn (Roger Moore). Also carried by all of the mercenaries during the mission.
Specialty Weaponry
Barnett Wildcat Crossbow
Lt. Pieter Coetze (Hardy Krüger) uses a Barnett Wildcat Crossbow w/wooden stock to shoot poison darts when infiltrating the Simba Barracks. The Wildcat Crossbow was made from 1972 - 1985
