The Hurt Locker is a 2008 film about a U.S Army explosives and ordnance disposal (EOD) team set in Iraq. The following weapons can be seen in this film:
A Beretta 92 (distinguished by its rounded trigger guard and butt-mounted magazine release) is used by Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner), most prominently when James stops an Iraqi taxi.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingBeretta 92 - the first Beretta model produced, noted by rounded trigger guard, butt located magazine release, and frame mounted safety (pre-decocking safety) - 9x19mm.File:THL Beretta.jpgSSgt. James' Beretta 92.File:THL Beretta2.jpgSSgt. James aiming his Beretta 92 at the Iraqi taxi driver.
Beretta 92FS
For the rest of the film, James and Sergeant J.T Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) both use the Beretta 92FS pistol, as noted by the hocked trigger guard and slide-mounted safety.
File:THL Beretta3.png"Tell him to put his hands behind his head or I'll be very happy to shoot him." James radios a translator while pointing his 92 at a man who was forced to wear a bomb vest.File:THL Beretta4.png"He's a dead man, James; just leave him!" Sergeant Sanborn, after trading some bolt-cutters for James' Beretta, tells him to leave the man in the bomb vest for the sake of everyone's safety.
Glock 19
What appears to be a Glock 19 pistol is carried by the leader of the British private military contractors (Ralph Fiennes).
M4A1 carbines are used by Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner), Sergeant J.T Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty), as well as by other American soldiers. The carbines are equipped with a variety of sights and other attachments. Note that throughout the film, their buttstocks interchange between the 3rd and 4th generation stocks.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingColt M4A1 Carbine with M68 Aimpoint reflex optic and Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mmFile:THL William James.pngStaff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner) with his M4A1 Carbine in a publicity still.File:THL William James aiming M4.pngSSGT James aims his M4A1 Carbine at British contractors suspected of being armed Hadjis. Note woodland camouflaged helmet cover, as opposed to the conventional ACU covers.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSpecialist Eldridge aims his M4A1 Carbine at insurgents communicating with video cameras. Note slight desert camouflaging, while his M4 in other scenes do not have this scheme.File:THLtrail-M4.jpg"What's he doing?" Sanborn looks on at James removing his EOD suit with his M4A1 Carbine (with 3rd generation buttstock).File:THLtrail-M4-2.jpgSandborn and James sweep and clear a room.File:THL M4A1.jpgSpc. Eldridge's M4A1, equipped with a M68 Aimpoint sight and flashlight.File:THL M4A1b.jpgSgt. Sanborn's M4A1, equipped with an ACOG sight and flashlight.James and Sanborn open fire with their M4A1's at a pair of insurgents attempting to hold Eldridge prisoner. They manage to kill the pair, but Eldridge is hit in the femur thereafter.File:THL M4A1 3.pngJames fires his M4A1 Carbine during the sniper ambush.
M16A4
A few American soldiers carry M16A4 rifles (possibly airsoft replicas, by the unnecessary screws in the A2 stocks), fitted with reflex sights and other attachments.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingM16A4 with RAS rails installed, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, RIS foregrip, and (replica) ACOG scope - 5.56x45mm. This is the USMC style set up.File:THL M16A4.jpgThe American soldier to the right has a M16A4 fitted with a C-More sight.
Kalashnikov Variants
AKM
AKM rifles are carried by Fedayeen soldiers and insurgents.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingAKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake 7.62x39mmFile:THL AKM.jpgAn insurgent armed with an AKM attempts to sneak up behind the EOD team and the contractors before being mowed down by Eldridge's M4.
MPiKMS 72
A MPiKMS 72, an East German version of the AKMS with plastic handguards and a side-folding stock, is seen slung over the shoulder of the Iraqi police officer that talks to SSgt James about the car bomb at the UN compound.
File:THL MPiKMS.jpgAn Iraqi police officer with a MPiKMS-72 points out a suspiciously parked car to SSgt. James.
Customized AKMS
Customized AKMS rifles with RIS foregrips and reflex sights are carried by most of the British private military contractors.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingAKMS, stamped steel receiver w/ slant muzzle brake and under-folding stock - 7.62x39mmFile:THL AKMS.jpgThe leader of the private military contractors (Ralph Fiennes) lays down his AKMS, customized with a RIS foregrip and a tactical light.File:THL AKMS1.jpgA contractor holds his customized AKMS with a C-More sight while radioing for help.File:THL AKMS 2.jpgThe British contractor leader raises and lowers his AKMS. Note the underfolding stock.
Barrett M107
A Barrett M107 (not a M82 as noted by the full-length accessory rail) is used by the private contractors to respond to an insurgent ambush, and is later used by Sergeants James and Sanborn to shoot several of the attackers. It should be noted that Sanborn and the other EOD members know how to operate a Barrett, since it can also be used for removing IED's from afar with its anti-materiel purposes.
A FPK / PSL Sniper Rifle is used by an insurgent sniper who ambushes the EOD team and the private contractors in the bush. Despite the range and the type of rifle used, the sniper is able to inflict several casualties.
