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Home of the Brave

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The following weapons appear in the film Home of the Brave:

Home of the Brave (2006)



M16A2 Rifle

The first and most frequently-seen weapon in the film, the M16A2 rifle appears as the main weapon of U.S. Army soldiers in the film, including Specialist Tommy Yates (Brian Presley).

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M16A2 5.56x45mm
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A U.S. Army soldier watches Sgt. Vanessa Price (Jessica Biel) playing basketball while holding an M16A2
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Specialist Yates fires on an insurgent with his M16A2

M16A4 Rifle

In addition to the M16A2's mentioned above, Sergeant First Class Duhon can also be seen armed with an M16A4 rifle, his fitted with an EOTech red dot sight.

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M16A4 5.56x45mm with ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and RIS foregrip
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SFC Duhon with his M16A4

Colt Model 727

One of the soldiers, Specialist Jamal Aiken (50 Cent), carries a Colt Model 727 as his main weapon, with a Trijicon RX-01 red dot sight mounted on the carry handle and a Vortex-style muzzle brake. He also appears to have an M203 leaf sight mounted on the handguard, despite not having an M203 on his weapon. While clearing a house during a firefight with Iraqi insurgents, Aiken accidentally kills an unarmed woman who stepped out in front of him, mistaking her for an enemy in the tight confines, the incident haunting him throughout the film.

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Colt Model 727 5.56x45mm
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Specialist Aiken (center) with his Colt Model 727
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Specialist Aiken with his Colt Model 727
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Closeup of the reciever of Specialist Aiken's Colt Model 727

Colt Model 933

As the protagonists' convoy is entering the city, they pass two soldiers searching and questioning an Iraqi woman, the soldiers carrying Colt Model 933 carbines.

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Colt Model 933 5.56x45mm
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U.S. Army soldiers search and question an Iraqi woman armed with Colt Model 933's

M4A1/M203 Grenade Launcher

Private Jordan Owens (Chad Michael Murray) can be seen carrying an M4A1 carbine fitted with an M203 grenade launcher as his main weapon in Iraq, using it up until he's killed by an insurgent.

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M4A1 5.56x45mm with M203 grenade launcher 40mm
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Pvt. Owens with his M4A1/M203 during the convoy ambush

M249 SAW Paratrooper

In addition to his M16A2, Yates is also seen using an M249 SAW Paratrooper when riding as a gunner on one of the humvees in the convoy, with a 200-round woodland camo cloth ammo bag. He can be seen with it again when riding on another convoy at the end of the film.

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M249 SAW Paratrooper 5.56x45mm with 200-round ammo drum
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Specialist Yates mans his Paratrooper SAW atop a humvee

Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun

In addition to the Paratrooper SAWs mentioned above, some of the humvees in the convoy are also armed with Browning M2HB heavy machine guns mounted on the roof, though in a rather odd mounting, nearly flush with the top of the vehicle.

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Browning M2HB heavy machine gun .50 BMG in vehicle mount
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A Browning M2HB heavy machine gun mounted on a U.S. Army humvee
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First-person view of a Browning M2HB heavy machine gun mounted on a U.S. Army humvee

M136 AT4

During the ambush on the convoy, one soldier uses an M136 AT4 to take out an insurgent firing on the soldiers from an upper story window, though is shown holding the weapon backwards.

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M136 AT4 84mm
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A U.S. Army soldier aims an M136 AT4 (backwards!) during the convoy ambush

Beretta 92FS

There are several appearances of the Beretta 92FS in the film, first seen in the hands of Lt. Colonel William "Will" Marsh (Samuel L. Jackson) during the convoy ambush, then in the hands of an enraged and grief-stricken soldier who threatens to shoot Col. Marsh if he doesn't treat his injured friend when the base is under insurgent mortar attack.

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Beretta 92FS 9x19mm
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Lt. Col. Marsh draws his Beretta 92FS during the convoy ambush
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An enraged and grief-stricken soldier draws a Beretta 92FS on Lt. Col. Marsh

FPK/PSL Sniper Rifle

When the ambush on the convoy starts, the first shot is fired by an insurgent using an FPK/PSL sniper rifle, killing an Iraqi Army soldier with a shot to the neck.

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FPK/PSL sniper rifle 7.62x54mm R
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An insurgent sniper prepares to start the ambush with an FPK/PSL sniper rifle

RGD-5 Hand Grenade

When clearing a building during the ambush, Yates kills an insurgent who drops a live RGD-5 hand grenade, though Yates and the other soldiers with him manage to get clear before the grenade detonates.

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RGD-5 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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A slain insurgent drops a live RGD-5 hand grenade

Norinco Type 56

While persuing insurgents into a graveyard, one of the insurgents manages to sneak up behind Pvt. Owens, shooting him in the back of the neck with a Norinco Type 56 fitted with an AKM-style muzzle brake.

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Norinco Type 56 7.62x39mm
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An insurgent takes aim at Pvt. Owens with a Norinco Type 56

AK Carbine

Most of the insurgents involved in the convoy ambush can be seen armed with a custom-made AK-47 carbine; the weapon having the hooded front sights of the Norinco Type 56, AKM-style slant muzzle brakes, short barrels, and side-folding wire frame stocks as seen on the Romanian AIMS rifle.

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An Iraqi insurgent fires a custom AK carbine during the convoy ambush
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Iraqi insurgents brandishing custom AK carbines
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Another shot of insurgents with their AK carbines before being gunned down by Specialist Yates

Type 69 RPG

During the convoy ambush, one of the insurgents fires a Type 69 RPG at the convoy, destroying one of the trucks in the convoy. The weapon can be identified by having the sights mounted off-center to allow for the carrying handle.

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Type 69 RPG 40mm
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An insurgent aims a Type 69 RPG during the convoy ambush

M1 Garand

During Pvt. Owens' funeral, the honor guard can be seen firing a gun salute using M1 Garand rifles.

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M1 Garand .30-06
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An honor guard holding M1 Garands at Pvt. Ownens' funeral

AR-15 A2 HBAR

When talking to his boss about having had his civilian job at a local gun store given to someone else while he was in Iraq, Yates picks up and inspects an AR-15 A2 HBAR rifle with no muzzle brake.

If it has no muzzle brake, and no threading on the end of the barrel, it might be a Colt Match Target or some other "post-ban" AR-15 variant.
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AR-15 A2 HBAR 5.56x45mm
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Yates inspects an AR-15 A2 HBAR while talking with the gun store owner

Mossberg 500

While discussing the termination of Yates' job at the gun store, he owner is seen cleaning a Mossberg 500 with wooden furniture.

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Mossberg 500 12 Gauge with wooden furniture
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The gun store owner cleans a Mossberg 500 while talking to Yates

12 Gauge Over/Under Shotgun

During the conversation with the gun store owner, the owner is also seen cleaning a 12 gauge over/under double-barreled shotgun.

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Dlouble-barreled over/under shotgun 12 Gauge
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The gun store owner cleans a 12 gauge over/under double-barreled shotgun while talking to Yates

Smith & Wesson 4506

At one point, out of frustration for not being able to get effective treatment for a back injury he suffered in Iraq coupled with his girlfriend Keisha (Ginger Ewing) breaking up with him, Aiken causes a hostage standoff at the coffee shop Keisha works at, holding her and the other employees hostage while armed with a Smith & Wesson 4506. He requests to talk to Yates, and Yates nearly succeeds in talking him into surrendering, but Aiken points his weapon at the police and is killed.

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Smith & Wesson 4506 .45 ACP
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Jamal Aiken with a Smith & Wesson 4506 during the hostage crisis

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

During the hostage standoff, police SWAT officers can be seen armed with Heckler & Koch MP5A3's with Navy trigger groups, M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes, and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlights.

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Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9x19mm with Navy trigger group and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight
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A police SWAT officer with a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 during the hostage crisis
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Another shot of a police SWAT offier's Heckler & Koch MP5A3

Remington 700PSS Sniper Rifle

During the hostage standoff, a SWAT sniper is seen armed with a Remington 700PSS sniper rifle with a camouflage paint scheme, Harris bipod, and a pouch of some kind on the side of the stock. When Aiken points his pistol at the police, the sniper kills him with a single shot to the chest.

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Remington 700PSS .300 win Mag with Harris bipod
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A police SWAT sniper takes aim with a Remington 700PSS sniper rifle during the hostage crisis

Glock 17

Some of the police officers seen in the hostage standoff can be seen using Glock 17 pistols as their sidearms.

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Glock 17 9x19mm
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A police SWAT officer (center) with a Glock 17 drawn during the hostage crisis

Beretta 92FS Inox

At one point in the film, Marsh has a violent outburst after showing up drunk for Thanksgiving dinner, and then goes to his room and retrieves a Beretta 92FS Inox, contemplating comitting suicide, but his wife Penelope (Victoria Rowell) finds him and manages to stop him before he can carry out the act, the incident prompting the Marsh family to seek counseling.

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Beretta 92FS Inox 9x19mm
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A drunken William Marsh ponders comitting suicide with a Beretta 92FS Inox as his wife Penelope intercedes