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'''Warning: Some Spoilers Ahead!''' | '''Warning: Some Spoilers Ahead!''' | ||
=Handguns= | |||
==Mle 1892 revolver== | ==Mle 1892 revolver== | ||
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[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:TDOTJ-P38-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An OAS terrorist stands guard with a Walther P38 in hand while a comrade sets a charge to blow open the armored truck's doors.]] | [[Image:TDOTJ-P38-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An OAS terrorist stands guard with a Walther P38 in hand while a comrade sets a charge to blow open the armored truck's doors.]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | |||
==MP40== | ==MP40== | ||
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[[Image:TDOTJ-M1Thompson-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The OAS terrorists watch as De Gaulle's convoy speeds away.]] | [[Image:TDOTJ-M1Thompson-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The OAS terrorists watch as De Gaulle's convoy speeds away.]] | ||
== | ==MAT-49== | ||
Various gendarmes and police officers throughout the movie are armed with [[MAT-49]] submachine guns. Inspector Claude Lebel ([[Michael Lonsdale]]) uses a MAT-49 during the film's finale when he confronts the Jackal. | |||
A | [[Image:MAT-49.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:TDOTJ-MAT49-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A gendarme stands guard with a MAT-49 at the train station in Tulle.]] | |||
[[Image:TDOTJ-MAT49-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sailors stand in formation with MAT-49 submachine guns.]] | |||
[[Image:TDOTJ-MAT49-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A police officer ([[Philippe Léotard]]) assisting Inspector Lebel shoots open a locked door with a MAT-49.]] | |||
[[Image:TDOTJ-MAT49-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lebel with a MAT-49 in the film's finale.]] | |||
=Rifles= | |||
==MAS-36== | ==MAS-36== | ||
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[[Image:TDOTJ-rifle-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Jackal sets up the firing position before the assassination.]] | [[Image:TDOTJ-rifle-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Jackal sets up the firing position before the assassination.]] | ||
== | =Machine Guns= | ||
==Chatellerault M1924/29 light machine gun== | |||
A third OAS terrorist uses a [[Chatellerault M1924/29]] machine gun to shoot at De Gaulle's Citroen DS, riddling the car with bullets but failing to prevent its escape. | |||
[[Image:Chatellerault_M1924-29.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Chatellerault M1924/29 - 7.5x54mm French]] | |||
[[Image:TDOTJ-FM2429-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An OAS terrorist fires the Chatellerault M1924/29 as De Gaulle's car passes.]] | |||
[[Image:TDOTJ-M1Thompson-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The OAS terrorists watch as De Gaulle's convoy speeds away.]] | |||
=Others= | |||
==Unidentified armored vehicle== | ==Unidentified armored vehicle== | ||
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The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 thriller/suspense film directed by Fred Zinnemann and based on the 1971 Frederick Forsyth novel of the same name. The film stars Edward Fox as a mysterious assassin known only as "The Jackal" and follows his plot to assassinate French President Charles De Gaulle and the efforts of the French authorities to stop him. The Jackal, a 1997 thriller loosely inspired by the film and its original novel, starred Bruce Willis and Richard Gere.
The following guns were used in the movie The Day of the Jackal:
Warning: Some Spoilers Ahead!
Handguns
Mle 1892 revolver
A Mle 1892 Revolver is used by a French officer to deliver the coup de grâce to Lieutenant Colonel Jean Bastien-Thiry after his execution by firing squad in the film's introduction.
Walther P38
A Walther P38 pistol is used by an Organisation de l'armée secrète (OAS) terrorist during a series of bank robberies that are orchestrated to pay the Jackal's fee.
Submachine Guns
MP40
Two of the OAS terrorists who ambush President De Gaulle's motorcade in the introduction use MP40 submachine guns.
M1928A1 Thompson
Another OAS terrorist uses a M1928A1 Thompson submachine gun during the ambush of President De Gaulle's motorcade.
MAT-49
Various gendarmes and police officers throughout the movie are armed with MAT-49 submachine guns. Inspector Claude Lebel (Michael Lonsdale) uses a MAT-49 during the film's finale when he confronts the Jackal.
Rifles
MAS-36
MAS-36 rifles are used by the firing squad that executes Lieutenant Colonel Jean Bastien-Thiry.
MAS-49/56
French gendarmes are seen with MAS-49/56 rifles when they surround a hotel that the Jackal is suspected of hiding in. Later, soldiers taking part in the Liberation Day Parade also carry MAS-49/56 rifles. Some of these rifles are the longer MAS-49 easily identified by the long handguards and lack of integral grenade launcher/muzzle break.
Custom-Made Sniper Rifle
The Jackal (Edward Fox) uses a custom made sniper rifle created by an Italian gunsmith as part of his plan to assassinate Charles De Gaulle. The rifle is fitted with a suppressor, telescopic sight, and is disguised within a set of crutches.
Machine Guns
Chatellerault M1924/29 light machine gun
A third OAS terrorist uses a Chatellerault M1924/29 machine gun to shoot at De Gaulle's Citroen DS, riddling the car with bullets but failing to prevent its escape.
Others
Unidentified armored vehicle
The French soldiers drove through the streets in unidentified armored vehicles.
AMX-13
In the grand parade of French army on Champs-Élysées also appeared AMX-13 light tanks
