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[[Image:KiElAKMSU.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the sheikh's guards in Oman carries an [[AKMSU]]. ]]
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[[Image:KiElAKMSU2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The AKMSU on the left. ]]
==Unknown rifle==
==Unknown rifle==
Revision as of 03:00, 14 May 2013
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Killer Elite (2011)Killer Elite Jason Statham as a former hitman who is forced to complete a mission or else his kidnapped mentor will be executed. The film co-stars Clive Owen , Yvonne Strahovski , Dominic Purcell , and Robert De Niro . Despite the similar name, this film is not a remake of the 1975 Sam Peckinpah film The Killer Elite "The Feather Men" by Sir Ranulph Fiennes (a former SAS operative who also is the cousin of actors Ralph Fiennes and Joseph Fiennes ).
The following weapons were used in the film Killer Elite (2011) :
Handguns Browning Hi-Power Spike (Clive Owen ) is seen threatening Danny Bryce (Jason Statham ) with a Browning Hi-Power as well as other Feather Men.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Commercial Browning Hi-Power Mark III - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spike (Clive Owen ) is seen threatening Danny Bryce (Jason Statham ) with a Browning Hi-Power . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Clive Owen holds a Browning Hi-Power on Jason Statham in a promotional still. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Browning is loaded. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spike (Clive Owen ) holds the Browning. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Danny Bryce (Jason Statham ) is threatened with the Browning. Heckler & Koch P7 A Heckler & Koch P7 is carried by the MI6 man (David Whiteley) when he attempts to ambush Spike (Clive Owen ) and Bryce (Jason Statham ). The pistol also is used by Spike.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch P7 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The P7 is pulled as Bryce looks on. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spike opens fire with the P7. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spike fires the P7. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spike (Clive Owen ) holds the P7 outside the window. Beretta 92SB Danny Bryce (Jason Statham ) uses a Beretta 92SB throughout the film, including the tunnel chase in Oman. The pistol is period correct as the film was set in the early 1980's
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta 92SB - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Danny Bryce (Jason Statham ) runs with a Beretta in hand in a promotional still. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closeup of the suppressor being attached to the Beretta. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bryce with the Beretta. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bryce takes aim with the suppressed Beretta. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Danny holds the Beretta. Beretta 92FS Danny Bryce (Jason Statham ) is also seen with a Beretta 92FS in Mexico and in London (the 92FS was not widely available until after the film's setting). The film's poster shows Spike (Clive Owen ) chambering one but he never used one in the movie.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Danny Bryce (Jason Statham ) holds the Beretta 92FS during the Mexico job. The film's beginning is set in 1980, but the 92F would not widely in use until the middle of the decade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Danny clears the car with the Beretta 92FS. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Danny with the Beretta 92FS, as evidenced by the hooked trigger guard. High Standard Sharpshooter M Hunter (Robert De Niro ) uses a High Standard Sharpshooter M while at a train station in Paris.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing High Standard Sharpshooter M .22 cal Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hunter (Robert De Niro ) uses a High Standard Sharpshooter M while at a train station in Paris. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hunter threatens the Agent (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ) with the HS Sharpshooter. Glock 17 Hunter uses a Glock 17 he took from from his captors in Oman. The use of a Glock pistol would not be accurate as the film at this point takes place in 1981 and the Glock would not widely available for another year.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Glock 17 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hunter (Robert De Niro ) holds a Glock in a production still. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closeup of the Glock. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Glock on the ground. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hunter fires the Glock. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hunter holds the Glock. The use of a Glock pistol would not be accurate as the film at this point takes place in 1981 and the Glock would not widely available for another year. M1911A1 After running out of ammunition for the Glock, Hunter switches to a M1911A1 -type pistol with blonde wood grips. One of the targets, Harris (Lachy Hulme ), is later seen giving a M1911A1 for his girl to fire during a party.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War Colt M1911A1 Pistol Commercial - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing After running out of ammunition for the Glock, Hunter switches to a M1911A1 -type pistol with blonde wood grips. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hunter fires the pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the targets, Harris (Lachy Hulme ), is later seen giving a M1911A1 for his girl to fire during a party. SIG-Sauer P226 The Agent (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ) has a SIG-Sauer P226 in his waistband, which Danny takes when forcing him to divulge some information. Davies (Dominic Purcell ) wields a P226 during the desert tunnel chase. The weapon is another anachronism, since the P226 was developed after 1980, the year in which the film is set.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing SIG-Sauer P226 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Davies (Dominic Purcell ) holds the SIG. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Davies (Dominic Purcell ) holds the SIG. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Danny holds the Agent's P226. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Agent (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ) has a SIG-Sauer P226 , which Danny takes when forcing him to divulge some information. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closeup of the SIG. This weapon is another anachronism, since the P226 was developed after 1980, the year in which the film is set. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The SIG on the table. Smith & Wesson Model 27 Meier (Aden Young ) uses what appears to be a nickel-plated Smith & Wesson Model 27 snubnosed revolver throughout the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing S&W Model 27-2 - .357 magnum with 3.5" barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Meier holds the revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing On the left, Meier holds the revolver on one of the targets. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Meier with the revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Meier (Aden Young ) pulls his revolver in a confrontation. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The revolver is held in close proximity to Meier, with disastrous results. Shotguns Remington 870 Anne (Yvonne Strahovski ) is seen firing a Remington 870 into the air during a New Year's Eve celebration in Australia, based on the magazine tube cap that can be seen briefly in a close-up.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 870 Police Magnum Riot Shotgun - 12 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anne (Yvonne Strahovski ) is seen firing a Remington 870 into the air during a New Year's Eve celebration in Australia. Submachine Guns Heckler & Koch MP5A3 One of the Sheikh's sons carries a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 in a flashback. While the use of the MP5 in the film wouldn't necessarily be anachronistic, the use of a curved magazine would.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with "tropical" (wide) forearm and stock extended - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the Sheikh's sons carries a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 in a flashback. While the use of the MP5 in the film wouldn't necessarily be anachronistic, the use of a curved magazine would. Rifles Colt M727 Hunter (Robert De Niro ) uses a Colt Model 727 during the takedown in Mexico at the film's beginning..
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Model 727 - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hunter (Robert De Niro ) uses a Colt Model 727 during the takedown in Mexico at the film's beginning. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hunter (Robert De Niro ) with the Colt Model 727 . Norinco Type 56 Omani rebels fighting during the Dhofar Rebellion are seen with Norinco Type 56 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norinco Type 56 (M22 code instead of the factory symbol as it was built for export) lacking the under-folding ("pig sticker") bayonet - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Omani rebels fighting during the Dhofar Rebellion are seen with Norinco Type 56 rifles, a noted by the "closed" hooded front sight. L1A1 SLR SAS commandos training in the Brecon Beacons, including Major Warren Steven Cregg (Grant Bowler ) carry L1A1 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR (Self Loading Rifle) chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO - Variation of the FN FAL rifle. British & New Zealand SLR's were later fitted with black fibreglass furniture as seen here. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bryce hands an L1A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Major Warren Steven Cregg (Grant Bowler ) carries the L1A1 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SAS commandos training in the Brecon Beacons carry L1A1 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The L1A1 is seen. IMI Galil SAR Hunter (Robert De Niro ) can be seen carrying a scoped Galil SAR in the film. He took off the scope during the car chase.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Galil SAR - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hunter (Robert De Niro ) takes aim with a scoped Galil SAR . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hunter also uses the Galil with the scope removed. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hunter disables a car with the Galil. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closeup of the Galil's stock. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hunter has the Galil slung. AKMSU One of the sheikh's guards in Oman carries an AKMSU .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKMSU - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the sheikh's guards in Oman carries an AKMSU . Error creating thumbnail: File missing The AKMSU on the left. Unknown rifle During the desert tunnel chase, Martin (Ben Mendelsohn ), one of the ex-SAS "Locals", can be seen wielding a .22 caliber rifle fitted with a wire stock.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The man runs with the rifle in hand. 
