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Bloody Sunday

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Bloody Sunday is a 2002 film written and directed by Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum) about the 1972 Bloody Sunday Massacre. Using documentary-style cinematography, the film captures the events before, during and after the massacre from the perspectives of the protesters and British Army.

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Bloody Sunday (2002)

The following weapons appear in the film Bloody Sunday:



L1A1 SLR

L1A1 SLRs are carried by most of the British Army soldiers and paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment (1 Para).

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British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR (Self Loading Rifle) chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO. SLR's seen in the film have wood furniture. British & New Zealand SLR's were later fitted with black fibreglass furniture as seen here.
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A British Army soldier guards a checkpoint.
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A paratrooper from 1 Para holds a L1A1 SLR while other paratroopers attempt to cut through barbed wire on top of a wall.
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Paratroopers take up positions after hearing shots fired.
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A gas-mask wearing paratrooper opens fire on the protesters with a L1A1 SLR.
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The paratroopers fire on a group of protesters hiding behind a barricade.
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Another paratrooper fires his L1A1 SLR.

Smith & Wesson Model 276 Gas Gun

British troops use Smith & Wesson 276 Gas Guns with folding stocks to fire rubber bullets and CS gas rounds.

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Smith & Wesson Model 276 Gas Gun - 37mm
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A soldier in the background holds a S&W 276 while Ivan Cooper (James Nesbitt) urges protesters to avoid confronting the army.
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A paratrooper climbs aboard a Humber FV 1611 'Pig' APC with a S&W 276 gas gun strapped to his back.
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Paratroopers fire at the fleeing protesters after flanking them.

Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun

Sterling L2A3 sub-machine guns are seen in the hands of British soldiers and Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officers.

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Sterling L2A3 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm parabellum
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A radio operator holds a Sterling as an officer calls for backup.
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Paratroopers watch as their comrades attempt to remove barbed wire from a wall.
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A RUC officer holds a Sterling at the hospital after the shootings.

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifle

After the first two marchers are wounded, three Provisional IRA members are seen taking a Lee-enfield No.1 Mk.III rifle rifle out of the boot of a car, using it to fire at the British paratroopers before being subdued by protesters . Another is seen near the end of the film being given to a new IRA recruit.

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RSAF Enfield Lee-enfield No.1 MK.III rifle - .303 British
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A IRA "Provo" hands a SMLE to his comrade.
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The IRA members rush into a house to shoot at the British troops.
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Protesters snatch the SMLE away to prevent a further escalation between the protesters and paratroopers.


Webley Mk.IV Duty Model revolver

At one point during the shooting of the marchers an IRA member fires two rounds from a Webley Mk.IV Duty Model revolver, with the shorter duty barrel, at British paratroopers before being wrestled into cover by marchers and bystanders.

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Webley Mk.IV Duty Model revolver - .38/200
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The IRA member fires the Webley at the paratroopers.

Thompson M1A1 sub-machine gun

A Thompson M1A1 sub-machine gun with a 30 round magazine is seen near the end of the film being given to a new recruit into the IRA by an IRA member.

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Thompson M1A1 with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP
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A Provo cocks a M1A1 Thompson before handing it to an IRA recruit.

Trivia

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Simon Mann portrays Colonel Wilford (on the right), commander of 1 Para. Mann is a former SAS officer-turned mercenary who later became infamous as the alleged ringleader of the 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt.