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Papillon (1973)
Papillon is a 1973 feature film adaptation of the autobiographical novel written by Henri Charrière. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, the film stars Steve McQueen as Charrière, nicknamed Papillon, a safecracker who is sentenced to a French penal colony for a murder he says he didn't commit and befriends Dega (Dustin Hoffman), a counterfeiter who agrees to pay if the two can find a way to escape the colony. The film would later be remade as a 2018 feature starring Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek.
The following weapons were used in the film Papillon (1973):
Fusil Berthier Modèle 1907-15 Rifle
Berthier Model 1907-15 rifles are used by French Soldiers and Penal Colony guards as well as Papillon (Steve McQueen), Dega (Dustin Hoffman) and Maturette (Robert Deman). During the First World War Berthier rifles were chosen to colonial troops, instead of the Lebel 1886 (rifles erroneously credited before on this page), so the film is historically correct as it is set in 1930.
Erma EMP submachine gun
The Gendarmes are armed with the Erma EMP submachine gun when escorting the prisoners through the streets at the start of the movie. In real life, EMP submachine guns were issued to the French Police.
12 Gauge Double Barrel Shotgun
Masked Breton (John Quade), the man with the tattooed face, is armed with a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun when he confronts the escapees.
Colt Official Police
What appears to be a Colt Official Police revolver is pulled by the South American Police on the beach when confronting Papillon and Dega.
