The Armorers for the movie Dawn of the Dead (1978) was an East Coast outfit called "The Plastics Factory", however other information on them are unavailable.
The following weapons appear in the 1978 film Dawn of the Dead :
Dawn of the Dead (1978) Adler-Jager AP-74 Used by all SWAT members , in particular, the characters of Peter (Ken Foree ) and Roger (Scott H. Reiniger ) but eventually discarded after raiding the gun store. In one shot, when Peter is unloading his weapon after shooting the zombie kids, we can see the tiny .22lr magazine. The Adler-Jager (also marked Armi-Jager) AP-74 is an inexpensive .22 AR15 clone (that was actually pretty close to an SP1 and much better looking than the .22 M16 clone made by Armscor). The guns were pretty much 'mime' fired, with only the sound effect and blood squibs to indicate that the rifle was fired and is used in place of the M16A1 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Adler-Jager AP-74 rifle - .22 LR. Note the sharply angled three prong flash hider and the forward assist, and the small .22 LR magazine that protrudes under the 'fake' 20 round magazine.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peter (Ken Foree ) aims his Adler-Jager AP-74 (standing in for a real SP1 or M16). The AP-74 was a .22lr M16 clone that had characteristics of both the SP1 and M16A1. - 22LR Error creating thumbnail: File missing SWAT team member hands out gas-masks Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peter and Roger disembark onto the mall roof Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peter and Roger Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peter seems to have a strange way of aiming it Error creating thumbnail: File missing Side view Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers with AP-74's meant to stand in for M16A1's. There is a mix of actual soldiers and actors. The difference between them is striking. The 'actors' look like long haired "college age students" with plain helmets, non-subdued unit insignia, and anachronistic Green M43 10-pocket M1 Garand Belts. The Real soldiers have Nam leaf Pattern Helmet covers, shorter hair, and LCE (ALICE) web gear with nylon M16 ammo pouches.
Break Top Shotgun Seen in the hands of Martinez's men in the beginning of the film, also seen later in the hands of "rednecks".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Martinez's men gets blasted by SWAT. Of course the wisdom of 'charging' a SWAT team when all you have is a single shot breach loading shotgun is questionable. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Break top shotgun in the hands of the man behind the juvenile Smith & Wesson Model 10HB Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB - .38 SpecialError creating thumbnail: File missing Martinez (Joe Shelby ) puts a hole in one of Roger's teammates (Rod Stouffer ) Error creating thumbnail: File missing closer view M1911A1 The Head police officer (Fred Baker ), Blades, and Peter all use the M1911A1 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M1911A1 Pistol Error creating thumbnail: File missing Head officer (Fred Baker ) with a M1911A1 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Blades(Tom Savini ) with a M1911A1 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Blades(Tom Savini ) tries to draw his M1911A1 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peter with a M1911A1 in his holster Is the SWAT main sidegun Used by Peter and Roger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing FIE Titan Tiger - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rico: "Jesus Christ there's a thousand pigs!"Error creating thumbnail: File missing Roger trains his weapon on Rico (John Amplas ) Error creating thumbnail: File missing A young SWAT team member (John Rice ) commits suicide with his Titan Tiger Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peter shoot several zombies in Apartment the basement Error creating thumbnail: File missing A distraught Peter reloads his FIE Titan Tiger Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wooly goes "ape shit" and kills random apartment inhabitants While waiting for Roger (Scott H. Reiniger ) to return as a zombie Peter (Ken Foree ) appears to be holding a chromed FIE Titan Tiger
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FIE Titan Tiger - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing A weakened Roger Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peter waits for Roger to reanimate Thank you Phoenixent
M101 Howitzer Multiple M101 Howitzers can be seen being transported by the National Guard.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing National Guard M101/M2A1 Howitzer - 105mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing National Guard M101/M2A1 Howitzer - 105mm Ruger "Old Model" Single Six Revolver A Ruger "Old Model" Single Six is seen loaded by "Flyboy" aka Stephen (David Emge ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Early variant of the Ruger "Old Model" Single Six with the black plastic grips (and Ruger Logo) - .22 LR (1953-1973) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stephen (David Emge ) finds the Single Six while rummaging through the maintenance office Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stephen (David Emge ) ejects a spent round with the Single Six's ejection rod Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stephen (David Emge ) holds the Ruger Single Six Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ruger Single Six 1866 Derringer pistol Peter(Ken Foree ) contemplates committing suicide with this gun until he decides to go with Fran (Gaylen Ross ) to help protect her and her unborn baby.
As with many other guns in this film it appears to be a .22 also.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Derringer Error creating thumbnail: File missing Derringer Error creating thumbnail: File missing Derringer Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peter prepares to kill himself Colt Model 1908 vest pocket Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket to the right of the derringerjust putting this out there: it's not a 1908, the front end is too thin. I wanna say it's another Colt Pocket Pistol from the same era, but I don't know which.
1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol - 7.65x17mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol to the left of the derringerHarrington & Richardson Model 632 A Harrington & Richardson Model 632 is seen in the guncase along with several other pocket pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Harrington & Richardson Model 632 to the right of the Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Cobra CA-32 The Cobra CA-32 is seen along with several other pocket pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cobra CA32 far rightHerters SA22 A Herters SA22 is carried around by Francine (Gaylen Ross ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fran (Gaylen Ross ) checks her Ivory handled Herters SA22 Single Action revolver when she waits for the others in the Shopping Mall - .22 LR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fran (Gaylen Ross ) holds her Ivory handled Herters SA22 Single Action revolver when she waits for the others to return up the stairwell - .22 LR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bored out of her mind, Francine (Gaylen Ross ) plays dress up and poses with her Herters SA22 Single Action revolver in the make up mirror, to kill the hours waiting inside the Shopping Mall - .22 LR. Colt Python During the famous gunstore sequence there is a brief glimpse of a Colt Python in the display case. It is taken but never used.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Python with 6" Barrel - .357 MagnumError creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Python Smith & Wesson Model 64 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 64 Stainless Model Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 64 in the centerColt Navy Revolver During the gun shop scene Peter is seen holstering what appears to be a pair of Colt Navy 1851 black powder revolvers. Probably replicas manufactured by Uberti.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt 1851 Navy .36 caliber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rack of Colt 1851 Navys Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt 1851 Navys Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt 1851 Navys Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt 1851 Navy holstered Winchester 1906 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester 1906 The .22lr slide action Winchester Model 1906 can be seen in red.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester 1906 in red Ithaca 37 Deerslayer An Ithaca 37 Deerslayer, is seen in the gunshop (in green circle)
File:Feather and ultralight.jpg Ithaca 37 Deerslayer - 12 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ithaca 37 Deerslayer in green Smith & Wesson 916A A Smith & Wesson 916A shotgun is seen during the S.W.A.T. raid at the beginning of the film. One is also carried by one of the bikers when they attack the mall.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson 916A - 12 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wooley (Jim Baffico ) anxiously waits for the shooting to begin Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wooley opens up Error creating thumbnail: File missing Teargas is fired via shotgun Error creating thumbnail: File missing Look at the trigger guard, its me or the revolver looks different to the FIE Error creating thumbnail: File missing Biker fires his shotgun Error creating thumbnail: File missing SWAT team member holding his shotgun on an apartment resident Error creating thumbnail: File missing good shot of the trigger guard Thompson M1928A1 One of the bikers(Larry Vaira ) who invade the mall is using a M1928 Thompson submachine gun with a fifty round drum magazine.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1928 "Tommy Gun" .45 ACP with 50-round drum magazine, like that used in the film Error creating thumbnail: File missing Thompson in weapons cache Error creating thumbnail: File missing Biker (Larry Vaira ) with Thompson Error creating thumbnail: File missing Biker(Larry Vaira ) blind fires up at Peter Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1928 "Tommy Gun" .45 ACP with a stick magazine Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1928 "Tommy Gun" .45 ACP ,now with a drum magazine Mossberg 500 File:Mossberg 500 2 barrels.png Mossberg 500 - 12 Gauge A Mossberg 500 can be seen along the many other firearms handed out to the bikers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shotgun in the cache Error creating thumbnail: File missing being handed out to bikers MP-40 Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 9mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Biker in the rear behind (Larry Vaira )'s character has a MP-40 M26A1 grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing M26 HE Frag hand grenadeError creating thumbnail: File missing M26A1 grenade on the left, obviously deactivated Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk 2 hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk 2 hand grenade on the rightError creating thumbnail: File missing Jack (Nick Tallo ) destroys truck blocking the mall entrance, an impossible feat for a fragmentation grenade. Savage 99 rifle Peter (Ken Foree ) takes a scoped Savage 99 lever action rifle, chambered in 300 Savage, from the gun store for his personal use. He later uses it against the bikers when they invade the mall.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Savage 99 with sling Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peter: "The only man that could miss with this gun is the sucker with the bread to buy it"Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peter chambers a round on his Savage Model 99, showcasing the rifle's lever action assembly - .300 Savage Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peter's view through the Savage 99's scope. Peter tells Stephen not to fire through the security doors, lest the ricochets 'chase them around' in the store, however, the metal in the security doors are a combination of aluminum and soft steel, easily punctured by any of the high powered rifle ammo. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ammo boxes of .300 Winchester Magnum ammunition (The words 300 magnum are clearly seen on the box and the artwork of the casing says "Winchester") . Since the Savage Model 99 was never chambered in .300 Win Mag, this is a error. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bandoleer of 303 British soft points is loaded up; note the rimmed case. Even though a Lee-Enfield is pictured in the shop, this is an error since no 303 British chambered guns are used. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peter goes biker hunting with his scoped Savage Model 99 Rifle - .300 Savage K98 Sporter Error creating thumbnail: File missing K98 Sporter - 7.92x57mm IS Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steve gets a feel for the rifle Winchester Model 1894 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester Model 1894 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester Model 1894 Marlin Model 336 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marlin 336A Carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marlin Model 336 on rack farthest to the right on the bottomError creating thumbnail: File missing Marlin Model 336 cacheMarlin Model Golden 39A Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marlin Model Golden 39A .22LRError creating thumbnail: File missing Marlin Model Golden 39A in blue M1917 Enfield One of the rifles on the left side of the red circle appear to be an M1917 Enfield bolt-action rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1917 Enfield .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing In red, one of the rifles on the left is an M1917 Enfield Arisaka Type 38 rifle On the right side of the red circle, an Arisaka Type 38 rifle can be seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mm Arisaka Error creating thumbnail: File missing One the right of the red circle, one of the rifles is an Arisaka Type 38 rifle Steve originally uses this rifle but is incompetent with it. During the sequence when Roger (Scott H. Reiniger ) and Peter (Ken Foree ) are venturing forth from the safety of the mall to get the trucks Fran (Gaylen Ross ) is providing cover fire from the roof of the mall with a rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marlin Model 25 - .22LR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Roger pushes Steve aside and takes the shot Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fran covers Roger and Peter Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fran chambers a new round Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steve and Fran Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steve Lightgun Thompson Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peter using a lightgun thompson in the arcade Lightgun Rifle Error creating thumbnail: File missing Roger leisurely plays duckhunt Several Unidentified Firearms There are a Multitude of Firearms I cannot identify, if you can identify them feel free to contribute.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gunshop Firearms Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hunting Rifles Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hunting Rifles Error creating thumbnail: File missing unknown rifle Error creating thumbnail: File missing unknown rifles Error creating thumbnail: File missing unknown rifles Miscellaneous Error creating thumbnail: File missing Before and after Wooley blows the head of the apartment resident(it was NOT meant to be a zombie) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peter shoots a zombie (Nick Maestandrea) in the head Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steve loads a bandolier up with shotgun shells despite not being armed with a shotgun Error creating thumbnail: File missing Despite being armed with M16's the National Guardsmen in the Apartment scene have bandoliers made for the M1 Garand See Also George A. Romero's "Dead" Series
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