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==Smith & Wesson 36== | ==Smith & Wesson 36== | ||
File:Hennessy - Patrick Steward SW 36.jpg | |||
File:Hennessy - ditch SW 36.jpg | |||
==Colt revolvers???== | ==Colt revolvers???== | ||
Other than the S&W 36, the majority of revolvers carried by both IRA members and the Police appear to be Colt models, both short and long barrel, but many are difficult to identify at the angles seen. | Other than the S&W 36, the majority of revolvers carried by both IRA members and the Police appear to be Colt models, both short and long barrel, but many are difficult to identify at the angles seen. | ||
File:Hennessy - Tobin Colt revolver better.jpg | |||
File:Hennessy - Hollis Colt revolver.jpg | |||
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
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==Sterling== | ==Sterling== | ||
The radioman in the initial riot scene carries a [[Sterling]] sub-gun, which plays an integral role in the plot. The film however shows an improbably long burst of fire from the Sterling, 12 seconds with only one brief pause in the string. In actuality a Sterling firing at 550rpm would burn 9 rounds per second, exhausting the standard 34-round magazine in about four seconds. | The radioman in the initial riot scene carries a [[Sterling]] sub-gun, which plays an integral role in the plot. The film however shows an improbably long burst of fire from the Sterling, 12 seconds with only one brief pause in the string. In actuality a Sterling firing at 550rpm would burn 9 rounds per second, exhausting the standard 34-round magazine in about four seconds. | ||
File:Hennessy - stand Sterling.jpg | |||
File:Hennessy - discharge Sterling.jpg | |||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
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==L1A1 SLR== | ==L1A1 SLR== | ||
The majority of British troops in the initial riot scene carry the SLR. | The majority of British troops in the initial riot scene carry the SLR. | ||
File:Hennessy - riot SLRs.jpg | |||
==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
The IRA members in the execution squad in the flashback scenes to Belfast appear to be carrying [[M1 Carbine]]s. | The IRA members in the execution squad in the flashback scenes to Belfast appear to be carrying [[M1 Carbine]]s. | ||
File:Hennessy - IRA hit squad M1 Carbines.jpg | |||
File:Hennessy - IRA hit squad close M1 Carbine.jpg | |||
==AR-15== | ==AR-15== | ||
Both IRA snipers shown in the film appear to be carrying the same scoped AR-15. Unusually, the AR shown in the riot scene appears to be a takedown model. | Both IRA snipers shown in the film appear to be carrying the same scoped AR-15. Unusually, the AR shown in the riot scene appears to be a takedown model. | ||
File:Hennessy - riot sniper AR15 lean.jpg | |||
File:Hennessy - tower sniper AR15.jpg | |||
==Bolt-action rifle (Parker-Hale???)== | ==Bolt-action rifle (Parker-Hale???)== | ||
Two British police snipers on overwatch during the opening of Parliament are carrying identical scoped bolt-action rifles | Two British police snipers on overwatch during the opening of Parliament are carrying identical scoped bolt-action rifles | ||
File:Hennessy - police sniper bolt rifle.jpg | |||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
Revision as of 15:24, 21 October 2012
DRAFT
Hennessy is a 1975 British thriller directed by Don Sharp and starring Rod Steiger, Trevor Howard, Lee Remick, Richard Johnson, Peter Egan, Stanley Lebor, and with a brief appearance by a young Patrick Stewart. In the film Niall Hennessy (Steiger), a World War II hero and now demolitions expert, has rejected the violence of the IRA. But when Niall's family is killed by stray rounds during a riot, he sets out to bomb the British Parliament.
The following guns were used in the film Hennessy:
Handguns
Smith & Wesson 36
File:Hennessy - Patrick Steward SW 36.jpg File:Hennessy - ditch SW 36.jpg
Colt revolvers???
Other than the S&W 36, the majority of revolvers carried by both IRA members and the Police appear to be Colt models, both short and long barrel, but many are difficult to identify at the angles seen.
File:Hennessy - Tobin Colt revolver better.jpg File:Hennessy - Hollis Colt revolver.jpg
Submachine Guns
Sterling
The radioman in the initial riot scene carries a Sterling sub-gun, which plays an integral role in the plot. The film however shows an improbably long burst of fire from the Sterling, 12 seconds with only one brief pause in the string. In actuality a Sterling firing at 550rpm would burn 9 rounds per second, exhausting the standard 34-round magazine in about four seconds.
File:Hennessy - stand Sterling.jpg File:Hennessy - discharge Sterling.jpg
Rifles
L1A1 SLR
The majority of British troops in the initial riot scene carry the SLR.
File:Hennessy - riot SLRs.jpg
M1 Carbine
The IRA members in the execution squad in the flashback scenes to Belfast appear to be carrying M1 Carbines.
File:Hennessy - IRA hit squad M1 Carbines.jpg File:Hennessy - IRA hit squad close M1 Carbine.jpg
AR-15
Both IRA snipers shown in the film appear to be carrying the same scoped AR-15. Unusually, the AR shown in the riot scene appears to be a takedown model.
File:Hennessy - riot sniper AR15 lean.jpg
File:Hennessy - tower sniper AR15.jpg
Bolt-action rifle (Parker-Hale???)
Two British police snipers on overwatch during the opening of Parliament are carrying identical scoped bolt-action rifles
File:Hennessy - police sniper bolt rifle.jpg
Other
Petrol bomb
In the riot scene, as the boys thrown stones at the British troops, an older Catholic youth prepares a Molotov cocktail, prompting the officer to shout "petrol bomb up! Rubber bullets!"
File:Hennessy - petrol bomb prep.jpg File:Hennessy - petrol bomb throw.jpg
FedLabs 1.5" riot gas gun
The 1.5" FedLabs gas gun is shown prominently in the initial riot scene, where a British soldier fires a load of rubber bullets to stop a youth from throwing a Molotov cocktail.
Tear gas grenades
File:Hennessy - gas grenade prep.jpg File:Hennessy - tear gas throw.jpg
Gelignite vest
As a building demolition expert in Belfast, Hennessy is familiar with explosives, and acquires a suicide vest rigged with sticks of industrial quarrying gelignite.
File:Hennessy - gelignite vest.jpg