Platoon

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The weapons seen in this movie are:

M1911A1

The M1911A1 was the standard sidearms for all of the NCOs and officers in the film "Platoon".

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Sgt. Barnes threatens a little girl in the Vietnamese Village

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Chinese Type 56

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Norinco Type 56 AK variant with 'stamped receiver' and underfolding Bayonet - 7.62x39mm

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Taylor holds a milled receiver Chinese Type 56 - 7.62x39mm

In the movie Platoon, the NVA soldiers used the Chinese Type 56, their copy of the Russian AK-47. In the real war, North Vietnamese used many real Russian and Chinese AKs, with the vast majority of supplied weapons coming from the Chinese. The Chinese Type 56 AK was also the rifle that Chris Taylor, played by Charlie Sheen, uses to shoot Sgt. Barnes.