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[[File:Federal M201-Z Riot Gun.JPG|thumb|400px|none|Federal M201-Z - 37mm. Upgrade from the L-5, the M201Z has a secondary ladder sight behind the latch and the barrel is ringed for a sling swivel. The L-5 has a plain smooth barrel.]] | [[File:Federal M201-Z Riot Gun.JPG|thumb|400px|none|Federal M201-Z - 37mm. Upgrade from the L-5, the M201Z has a secondary ladder sight behind the latch and the barrel is ringed for a sling swivel. The L-5 has a plain smooth barrel.]] | ||
[[Image:FinalOption_GL_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It may look a little silly, but they swing straight into the building right after blowing out the windows with the grenade launcher.]] | [[Image:FinalOption_GL_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It may look a little silly, but they swing straight into the building right after blowing out the windows with the grenade launcher.]] | ||
==Schermuly Training Grenade== | |||
The SAS troopers have [[Schermuly Training Grenade]]s on their webbing. The body of the grenade is plastic with an open bottom with the interior filled with a paper wrapped pyrotechnic charge. Once the lever was released there was a two second delay before this charge was propelled out the base of the grenade and exploded about half a second later. Although, as the name implies, it was originally intended as a training grenade it was found it could also be used as a stun grenade so its appearance on an SAS troopers webbing, particularly in the early 80s, is legitimate. | |||
[[File:Schermuly Training Grenade.jpg|thumb|200px|none|Schermuly Training Grenade]] | |||
[[Image:FinalOption_grenade_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An SAS trooper with a Schermuly Training Grenade on his webbing as the Westland Scouts fly them to the American Embassy.]] | |||
Revision as of 02:28, 30 April 2012
The Final Option (Original British Title: Who Dares Wins) is a 1982 action film starring Lewis Collins, Judy Davis, and Edward Woodward, with Richard Widmark and was directed by Ian Sharp (The Professionals). Producer Euan Lloyd (The Wild Geese, Shalako) was so inspired by the storming of the Iranian embassy by Britain's Special Air Service in 1980 (an event Lloyd watched live in person), he immediately got the ball rolling on a film about the SAS. Filming was done with the full cooperation of the SAS and the British Army. Lewis Collins, who stars as Captain Skellen, had actually passed SAS selection at one point, but was ultimately rejected due to his fame. This film also featured one of the earliest appearances of the Heckler & Koch MP5.
The following guns were used in the film The Final Option (1982):
Heckler & Koch MP5A3
SAS troopers are armed with Heckler & Koch MP5A3 submachine guns. All of the MP5's seen are fitted with "slimline" handguards and the original straight "waffle" magazines.
Browning Hi-Power
SAS troopers are shown using Browning Hi-Power pistols.
L1A1 SLR
SAS troopers and Captains Hagen (Bob Sherman) and Freund (Albert Fortell) carry L1A1 SLR rifles during their field exercise in Wales.
MAC-10
Most of the terrorists are armed with MAC-10 submachine guns. Some of them are fitted with suppressors. In the dialogue, they are described as being chambered in "9mm."
Beretta M12
Frankie Leith (Judy Davis) and Rod Walker (John Duttine) are armed with Beretta M12 submachine guns.
Tokagypt Type 58
Rod Walker and Mac (Mark Ryan) are armed with Tokagypt Type 58 pistols.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
Helga uses a snub-nosed Smith & Wesson Model 10 during the kidnapping of Skellen's family.
Remington 870
An SAS trooper uses a Remington 870 shotgun to breach a door.
L7 Machine Gun
An L7 Machine Gun machine gun is seen mounted on a Land Rover at the SAS training facility.
XM177
An SAS trooper uses an XM177 during a training exercise.
Federal Gas Riot Gun
Two SAS troopers suspended from a helicopter fire grenades from a Federal Gas Riot Gun.
Schermuly Training Grenade
The SAS troopers have Schermuly Training Grenades on their webbing. The body of the grenade is plastic with an open bottom with the interior filled with a paper wrapped pyrotechnic charge. Once the lever was released there was a two second delay before this charge was propelled out the base of the grenade and exploded about half a second later. Although, as the name implies, it was originally intended as a training grenade it was found it could also be used as a stun grenade so its appearance on an SAS troopers webbing, particularly in the early 80s, is legitimate.
