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One of the Taiwanese gangsters who attempts to fire at Mark ([[Chow Yun-Fat]]) during the shootout at the restaurant uses a [[Smith_%26_Wesson_Model_27_/_28|Smith & Wesson Model 28]] revolver.
One of the Taiwanese gangsters who attempts to fire at Mark ([[Chow Yun-Fat]]) during the shootout at the restaurant uses a [[Smith_%26_Wesson_Model_27_/_28|Smith & Wesson Model 28]] revolver.
[[Image:Model28HP2.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 28 Highway Patrolman - .357 Magnum.]]
[[Image:Model28HP2.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 28 Highway Patrolman - .357 Magnum.]]
[[Image:ABT revolver.jpg|thumb|500px|none|A gangster fires at Mark moments before being shot.]]
[[Image:ABT1 505.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A gangster fires at Mark moments before being shot.]]
==Beretta 92F==
==Beretta 92F==
Revision as of 07:51, 18 July 2011
A Better Tomorrow is a 1986 Hong Kong action film directed by John Woo and starring Chow Yun-Fat as a friend to a pair of brothers who decide to take on the Triad crime organization. The film would spawn the 1987 sequel A Better Tomorrow II and the 1989 prequel A Better Tomorrow III.
The following firearms were used in the film A Better Tomorrow:
The Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver is carried by Kit (Leslie Cheung) as his police service weapon. A suppressed version is also used by an assassin who attempts to kill Ho and Kit's father.
Smith and Wesson Model 28 Highway Patrolman
One of the Taiwanese gangsters who attempts to fire at Mark (Chow Yun-Fat) during the shootout at the restaurant uses a Smith & Wesson Model 28 revolver.
Beretta 92F
John Woo's favorite handgun, the Beretta 92F makes frequent appearances in this film. All three main characters use the pistol at different times in the movie, as do many of the Triads.
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The one beside the Beretta is a Browning Hi-power I think.-GunnnutHk
I think the one above is a 92SB, kind of a rounded trigger guard.-GunnutHk
Beretta 92SB
The Beretta 92SB is seen in the hands of Shing (Waise Lee) and a few Triads throughout the film, and is identifiable by its rounded trigger guard, and modern Beretta grips (versus the older style grips of the Original 92).
Smith & Wesson 39
Ho (Ti Lung) carries a Smith & Wesson 39 pistol during the scenes set in Taiwan, and the gangster that betrays him also uses one during the restaurant shootout. Other Triad members use the pistols during the shootout in the garage and at the docks.
Colt M1911A1
Many M1911 variants show up in this film, seldom clearly enough to make an ID. Seen mostly in the hands of Triads.
Browning Hi-Power
The Browning Hi-Power is relatively common in early Woo films. This one is seen used by Mark alongside with his Beretta.
Colt Python
A nickel-plated Colt Python used by Kit in the final gunbattle.
Shotguns
Ithaca 37
The leader of the Taiwanese gangsters fires an Ithaca 37 when he betrays Shing and Ho. Mark also uses an Ithaca when he returns to rescue Ho and Kit in the finale.
Submachine Guns
Heckler & Koch MP5A3
A Heckler & Koch MP5A3, with a slimline handguards and early straight box magazines, is initially used by Ho in the final shootout at the docks.
IMI Mini-Uzi
The Mini Uzi is seen in the hands of Mark and some thugs.
MAC-10
The MAC-10 is used by the Triad Boss Shing during the final shootout.
Rifles
M16A1
M16A1 rifles are used by police officers when Ho is captured in Taiwan. Some triad gangsters are also armed with M16A1 rifles during the final shootout at the docks, although they are not seen very clearly.