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[[Image:michael_collins.jpg|thumb|right|250px| ''Michael Collins'' (1996)]] | [[Image:michael_collins.jpg|thumb|right|250px| ''Michael Collins'' (1996)]] | ||
== | =Handguns= | ||
== Mauser C96 == | == Mauser C96 == | ||
A [[Mauser C96]] fitted with and without the optional shoulder stock by Michael Collins ([[Liam Neeson]]) in the 1916 Easter Rising scenes in the beginning. An IRA assassin also uses one to shoot a police inspector in his car. | A [[Mauser C96]] fitted with and without the optional shoulder stock by Michael Collins ([[Liam Neeson]]) in the 1916 Easter Rising scenes in the beginning. An IRA assassin also uses one to shoot a police inspector in his car. | ||
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[[Image:Michael collins c96 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Michael Collins fires his Mauser C/96 during the Easter Rising]] | [[Image:Michael collins c96 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Michael Collins fires his Mauser C/96 during the Easter Rising]] | ||
[[Image:Michael collins mauser c96 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An IRA assassin kills a British police inspector]] | [[Image:Michael collins mauser c96 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An IRA assassin kills a British police inspector]] | ||
== Colt New Service == | == Colt New Service == | ||
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[[Image:Webley IV.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kitty Kiernan threatens an Anti-Treaty IRA member with her Webley Mk.IV]] | [[Image:Webley IV.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kitty Kiernan threatens an Anti-Treaty IRA member with her Webley Mk.IV]] | ||
== | == Browning 1900 == | ||
Vinnie Byrne ([[Tom Murphy]]) uses a [[FN Model 1900|Browning Model 1900]] to shoot a British detective through a newspaper. Joe O'Reilly ([[Ian Hart]]) uses one throughout the film. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:FNM1900.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning 1900 - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:MichaelcollinsBrowning 1900.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vinne Byrne assassinates a British detective with his Browning 1900]] | ||
[[Image:MichaelcollinsBrowning 1900 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vinnie finishes off the assassin]] | |||
[[Image:Michael collins Browning 1900 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Joe O'Reilly with his Browning 1900]] | |||
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== Steyr 1912 == | == Steyr 1912 == | ||
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[[Image:MichaelcollinsLuger 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The assassin with his Luger]] | [[Image:MichaelcollinsLuger 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The assassin with his Luger]] | ||
== | =Rifles= | ||
== Ross Mk.III== | |||
An IRA soldier can be seen surrendering a Ross Mk.III rifle in the Easter Rising scene. | |||
[[Image:Ross10b.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Ross Mk.III - .303 British]] | |||
[[Image:Ross rifle.jpg|thumb|none|600px| IRA soldier surrenders his Ross rifle (circled)]] | |||
== Sharps Carbine == | |||
An [[Sharps Rifle|Sharps Carbine]] is shown to Michael Collins and carried by an unknown IRA member during the raid on the police station in the beginning. | |||
[[Image:Rifle-SharpsCarbine-2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Sharps 1869 Carbine - .52 Caliber]] | |||
== Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)/Lee-Enfield Mk.I == | |||
British and Irish forces throughout the film use [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)| Mk.III rifles]]. IRA soldiers can be seen carrying [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield Mk.I rifles]] during the Easter Rising scene and the Civil War fighting in Dublin. | |||
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lee Enfield SMLE Mk.III* - .303 British]] | |||
[[Image:Leemk1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield Mk.I*] - .303 British]] | |||
[[Image:MichaelcollinsSMLEs.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British soldiers control IRA prisoners with SMLE MK.III rifles and P'1907 bayonets]] | |||
[[Image:MichaelcollinsSMLEs 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British firing squad with SMLE Mk.III rifles]] | |||
[[Image:MichaelcollinsSMLEs 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|IRA guards with SMLE Mk.III rifles]] | |||
== Mauser Gewehr 98 == | |||
An IRA sniper ([[Jonathan Rhys Meyers]]) uses a [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] at the end of the film. | |||
[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|765px|Mauser Gewehr 98 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[Image:Michaelcollinsgewehr98.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The IRA sniper aims his Mauser]] | |||
[[Image:Michaelcollinsgewehr98 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
=Shotguns= | |||
== 12 Gauge Double-Barrelled Shotgun == | |||
[[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]]s are used by various IRA soldiers throughout the movie. | |||
[[Image:Stevens12GaugeShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun (Circa 1878) exposed hammers and designed to fire Black Powder shotgun shells - 12 Gauge]] | |||
== Winchester Model 1897 Trench Shotgun == | |||
A [[Winchester Model 1897|Winchester Model 1897 Trench]] is carried by a Black and Tan arresting Ned Broy. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:Winchester1897TrenchTakedown.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 1897 "Trench Gun" - 12 gauge. This is an original mint condition 1935 Manufacture commercial trench gun by Winchester.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:MichaelcollinsTrenchgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Black and Tan arrests Ned Broy while carrying a Winchester M1897 Trench Shotgun]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | |||
== Bergmann MP18 == | == Bergmann MP18 == | ||
A [[Bergmann MP18]] is used by IRA members to assassinate three British secret service agents in a cafe. | A [[Bergmann MP18]] is used by IRA members to assassinate three British secret service agents in a cafe. | ||
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[[Image:MichaelcollinsThompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Anti-Treaty IRA member with a Thompson gun]] | [[Image:MichaelcollinsThompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Anti-Treaty IRA member with a Thompson gun]] | ||
[[Image:MichaelcollinsThompson 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the Anti-Treaty IRA members Thompson]] | [[Image:MichaelcollinsThompson 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the Anti-Treaty IRA members Thompson]] | ||
=Heavy Weapons= | |||
== Lewis Gun == | |||
The [[Lewis Gun]] is used by the Black And Tans, most noticeably to fire at Dublin tenements. Joe O'Reilly ([[Ian Hart]]) uses one mounted on an Irish Army troop truck. | |||
[[Image:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]] | |||
[[Image:MichaelcollinsLewis gun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Black and Tans carry Lewis guns through Dublin Castle]] | |||
[[Image:MichaelcollinsLewis gun 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Black and Tan prepares to fire his Lewis gun]] | |||
== Hotchkiss Mk.I == | |||
A pair of [[Hotchkiss Mk.I]] machine guns turret mounted on British and Irish armored cars and are used in the Bloody Sunday scene. | |||
[[Image:Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Hotchkiss Mk.I - .303 British]] | |||
[[Image:MichaelcollinsHotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|600px| Hotchkiss Mk.Is mounted on a Peerless armored car]] | |||
[[Image:MichaelcollinsHotchkiss 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| Close up of a Hotchkiss Mk.I barrel]] | |||
== Browning Automatic Rifle M1918 == | == Browning Automatic Rifle M1918 == | ||
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[[Image:Vickers gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Vickers gun with ribbed water jacket - .303 British]] | [[Image:Vickers gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Vickers gun with ribbed water jacket - .303 British]] | ||
== Lanz Mortar == | == Lanz Mortar == | ||
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[[Image:Michael collins 18 pdr 2.jpg|none|thumb|600px|Michael Collins stands next to an Irish Army 18 Pdr]] | [[Image:Michael collins 18 pdr 2.jpg|none|thumb|600px|Michael Collins stands next to an Irish Army 18 Pdr]] | ||
= Misc = | |||
[[Image:Lancia.jpg|none|thumb|600px|Mocked-up Peerless armored car]] | [[Image:Lancia.jpg|none|thumb|600px|Mocked-up Peerless armored car]] | ||
Revision as of 21:21, 29 August 2012
Handguns
Mauser C96
A Mauser C96 fitted with and without the optional shoulder stock by Michael Collins (Liam Neeson) in the 1916 Easter Rising scenes in the beginning. An IRA assassin also uses one to shoot a police inspector in his car.
Colt New Service
Michael Collins uses a Colt New Service to threaten Ned Broy (Stephen Rea) outside a bar, and later by Liam Tobin (Brendan Gleeson) during the jailbreak scene.
Webley Mk VI
British officers, RIC Detectives and many IRA members including Michael Collins carry Webley Mk VIs throughout the film.
Webley Mk IV
Kitty Kiernan (Julia Roberts) pulls a Webley Mk IV on a potential assassin during the political rally scene.
Browning 1900
Vinnie Byrne (Tom Murphy) uses a Browning Model 1900 to shoot a British detective through a newspaper. Joe O'Reilly (Ian Hart) uses one throughout the film.
Steyr 1912
Harry Boland (Aidan Quinn) uses a Steyr 1912 during the Civil War scenes in Dublin. It is also used by an IRA assassin in the Bloody Sunday scene.
Colt 1911
A Colt 1911 is used by Liam Tobin in the Bloody Sunday scene. Harry Boland takes one from an overzealous bodyguard during his confrontation with Collins.
Luger P08
Carried by an unknown IRA assassin who shoots a British secret service agent in his hotel room.
Rifles
Ross Mk.III
An IRA soldier can be seen surrendering a Ross Mk.III rifle in the Easter Rising scene.
Sharps Carbine
An Sharps Carbine is shown to Michael Collins and carried by an unknown IRA member during the raid on the police station in the beginning.
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)/Lee-Enfield Mk.I
British and Irish forces throughout the film use Mk.III rifles. IRA soldiers can be seen carrying Lee-Enfield Mk.I rifles during the Easter Rising scene and the Civil War fighting in Dublin.
Mauser Gewehr 98
An IRA sniper (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) uses a Mauser Gewehr 1898 at the end of the film.
Shotguns
12 Gauge Double-Barrelled Shotgun
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotguns are used by various IRA soldiers throughout the movie.
Winchester Model 1897 Trench Shotgun
A Winchester Model 1897 Trench is carried by a Black and Tan arresting Ned Broy.
Submachine Guns
Bergmann MP18
A Bergmann MP18 is used by IRA members to assassinate three British secret service agents in a cafe.
M1921 Thompson
IRA members are seen using M1921 Thompson submachine guns following Bloody Sunday and during the civil war fighting in Dublin. This is historically accurate, as the IRA bought some of the first Thompson guns off the production line.
Heavy Weapons
Lewis Gun
The Lewis Gun is used by the Black And Tans, most noticeably to fire at Dublin tenements. Joe O'Reilly (Ian Hart) uses one mounted on an Irish Army troop truck.
Hotchkiss Mk.I
A pair of Hotchkiss Mk.I machine guns turret mounted on British and Irish armored cars and are used in the Bloody Sunday scene.
Browning Automatic Rifle M1918
Seen in the hands of an IRA member during the Civil War fighting in Dublin.
Vickers Gun
Mounted on British and Irish vehicles.
Lanz Mortar
Anti-treaty IRA forces are seen firing German WW1-era 91mm Lanz Minenwerfer, during the street fighting in Dublin.
Ordnance QF 18 Pdr
Used by the British army during the Easter Rising, and the Irish Army during the Civil War
