Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Long Good Friday (1980)The Long Good Friday Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren , with Bryan Marshall and Derek Thompson. Not only was it a breakthrough role for Bob Hoskins, it featured many young actors who went onto greater fame, such as Pierce Brosnan , Daragh O'Malley , Dexter Fletcher and Kevin McNally. The film was actually finished a year before it was released, as rights issues held it up. It was voted #21 on the British Film Institute's top 100 British films of the 20th century.
The following weapons appear in the film The Long Good Friday :
L1A1 SLR RUC officers armed with L1A1 SLR rifles arrest IRA leaders in the beginning of the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR (Self Loading Rifle) chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO - Variation of the FN FAL rifle. British & New Zealand SLR's were later fitted with black fibreglass furniture as seen here. Error creating thumbnail: File missing RUC officers with SLRs. Colt Python Colt Pythons show up at various points of the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Python with 4" Barrel and factory wood grips - .357 Magnum Error creating thumbnail: File missing An IRA hitman with a Python as they hustle off Colin's (Paul Freeman ) companions. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Harold men with a Python as they round up their rivals. M1911A1 Razors (P.H. Moriarty ) holds a gun to the head of informant Erroll (Paul Barber).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Razor's M1911 in Erroll's ear. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Razor's M1911 cocked for emphasis. (These are the best SFW shots available.) Smith & Wesson Model 10 Harold hands Alan (Brian Hall ) a Smith & Wesson Model 10 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alan with the S&W 10 on the right. Beretta M1934 Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins ) selects a stainless Beretta M1934 as his personal sidearm when he distributes weapons to his crew.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta Model 1934 Stainless - .380 ACP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sawn-off Double Barreled Shotgun Many of Harold's crew are armed with sawn-off double barreled shotguns .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stoeger/IGA Coach imported side by side shotgun - 12 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dave (Nigel Humphreys ) and Alan (Brian Hall ) burst in on the IRA leaders. Sawn-off Single Barreled Shotgun One of Harold's crew is armed with a Sawn-off Single Barreled Shotgun .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Harrington & Richardson Topper Shotgun - 12 gauge. This is a common single barreled breach loading top break shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser 98 Sporter An Irish sniper (Alan Talbot ) is armed with a Mauser 98 Sporter .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing German-style Mauser 98 Sporter - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 One of the Irish assassins (Pierce Brosnan in his first theatrical role) carries a suppressed Walther P38 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Table of Guns Given UK gun laws and Harold's desire to appear legitimate, most of his men are not armed, and he controls the arms. He distributes them during a meeting in the film
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Seen in this shot is a nickel-plated M1911A1 , Harold's Beretta M1934 in a holster, a Luger P08 , and Alan's Smith & Wesson Model 10 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing 
