Vincent (Tom Cruise) carries a Heckler & Koch USP in .45 ACP which we see him draw and fire several times. Of particular note for this film is that Cruise, as Vincent, fires the first five rounds of his "briefcase" scene attack with deliberate aim against two targets in less than one and a half seconds. This results in obvious physical, but also dramatic and cinematic impact as it demonstrates that Vincent's degree of skill and focus is clearly on a different level than that of the armed street thugs he encounters. Mann also specifically says in the DVD commentary that Vincent's USP is the .45 ACP model. It is also namechecked in the script as an "HK .45".
Error creating thumbnail: File missingHeckler & Koch USP45 pistol from the movie Collateral. This one is the actual pistol carried by Tom Cruise in the movie. Note the extended slide stop.Error creating thumbnail: File missingVincent does a brass check on his USP45 before going to kill the second witness in the penthouse. Note that his finger is safely off the trigger, as is fitting behavior of a highly-trained ex-military assassinError creating thumbnail: File missingVincent retrieves his briefcase with six rounds of .45 ACP. After double tapping the first thug, he uses the "Mozambique Drill" against the second. A note of interest: In the script, the goal of this confrontation was to be 5 shots in 1.6 seconds. Tom Cruise clocked in at 1.39 seconds, beating the script. Good quality youtube vid of the scene [1]Error creating thumbnail: File missingVincent puts the final shot to the head of the thug.Error creating thumbnail: File missingVincent about to fire his .45.Error creating thumbnail: File missingVincent takes out one of Felix's assassins before he can shoot Max. Note how Cruise is not flinching, a sign of intensive training.Error creating thumbnail: File missingVincent fires his USP45 at guards in Club Fever.Error creating thumbnail: File missingVincent fires his USP45. Note the excellent high grip.Error creating thumbnail: File missingVincent fires his USP45.Error creating thumbnail: File missingVincent proceeds to execute his fourth target.Error creating thumbnail: File missingVincent executes the fourth witness with two shots to the chest and one to the head. (This is Michael Mann's trademark execution, known as the "Mozambique Drill", or "Failure Drill").Error creating thumbnail: File missingVincent holds his USP45 to Max's head when he begins speeding down the road after he snaps under the pressure. He threatens to shoot him but Max points out how he is driving at 60mph and shooting him wouldn't be the best thing to do.Error creating thumbnail: File missingMax points Vincent's USP45 at him in the Federal building before shooting a chunk out of his ear. With this stance, the shot was pretty much all luck.Error creating thumbnail: File missingMax holds the empty USP45 after firing at Vincent on the train.
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Prior to Collateral, Tom Cruise did not have live ammunition experience with a pistol and thus underwent extensive firearms training former SAS (British Special Air Service) operator Mick Gould and former LAPD SWAT Chic Daniel in order to reflect the Special Forces training that his character would have. Cruise trained in several combat scenarios using live ammunition on the LA Sheriff's Department shooting range.
Vincent (Tom Cruise) assassinates Daniel (Barry Shabaka Henley) with a suppressed (AAC Phoenix integrated suppressor) Ruger Mk II Pistol chambered for .22 LR. He catches his head before it smashes on the table, but in reality the suppressed shots would be louder than the slam anyway, though this is possibly to keep the blood from splashing over the table, so the ruse that Daniel is just sleeping will last longer. Vincent loses this gun when Max (Jamie Foxx) throws Vincent's briefcase off the bridge, as it can briefly be seen laying on the highway. (An interesting note: Named in the script as a .22 Ruger with a thick, silent barrel.)
Detective Fanning (Mark Ruffalo) carries a Smith & Wesson 3913 as his sidearm in the film. He most notably wields it when he goes to Ramon's apartment to find him and sees the door has been left open. (In the script, this was named as a Beretta.)
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSmith & Wesson 3913 - 9x19mmError creating thumbnail: File missingFanning enters Ramone's apartment with his Smith & Wesson 3913 drawn. Note the color contrast between the frame and the slide/guide rod. The frame is anodized alloy as is seen in the S&W 3913 and not in any other single stack 3rd generation S&W pistols except Performance Center versions such as the TSW and RECON.Error creating thumbnail: File missingNote the spurred hammer that is standard on all compact 3rd generation S&W autos.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFanning searches Ramone's apartment with his Smith & Wesson 3913 at the ready.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA rear shot of Fanning's pistol shows more of the obvious color contrast between the slide and tail of the frame which is indicative of a 3913.Error creating thumbnail: File missingDet. Fanning holds his 3913 in Club Fever.
Smith & Wesson 5906
Vincent lifts a Smith & Wesson 5906 from the desk guard he kills at the Federal building and uses it as he hunts down his final target, Annie (Jada Pinkett Smith). (In the script, Vincent would have had this gun as a back-up, and it was to be a Para-Ordnance .45.)
One of the robbers (Steven Kozlowski) pulls a SIG-Sauer P232 on Max when he calls for help when tied up in the cab. He points it at Vincent when he confronts them for his briefcase before being killed. (In the script, this was simply named as a "Chrome .380".)
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSIG-Sauer P232 - .380 ACPError creating thumbnail: File missingA robber points his SIG P232 at Max. Note the lack of trigger discipline, though, knowing how this character is a "gangsta" who learned what he knows of guns on television (Noted in the script), this is likely a deliberate directorial decision.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnother shot of the same scene.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe robber points his P232 at Vincent "gangsta" -style, trying to intimidate him. He is no match for Vincent though, as Vincent kills him before he can even blink.
Sphinx AT 2000
During the Club Fever shootout, a guard (stunt performer Will Leong) tries to draw a Sphinx AT 2000. He fires it into the air after mistaking an FBI agent for an assassin.
We briefly see an FBI agent entering Club Fever with his FBI issue Glock 22 at the ready. When a bodyguard notices the agent with his gun drawn he mistakes him for an assailant and draws and fires his own pistol. (The identity of this weapon as a Glock 22 has been confirmed by an armorer who worked on the film.)
One of the hitmen hired by Felix (Luis Moncada) is seen armed with a long slide Glock 17L fitted with a laser pointer and tries to shoot Max (Jamie Foxx) with it in Club Fever before being killed by Vincent (Tom Cruise).
A two-tone Jericho 941 ("Baby Eagle") can be seen in the hands of a bodyguard in Club Fever. Vincent later kills the guard, as he was trying to kill Vincent.
Paco (Emilio Rivera), one of Felix Reyes-Torrena's (Javier Bardem) henchmen prepares to draw his M1911A1 on Max as he tries to get a spare zip drive for Vincent.
An LAPD officer (who is an actual officer, not an actor) draws his issued Beretta 92FS on Max (Jamie Foxx) after finding the body of Vincent's (Tom Cruise) first victim, Ramone, in the trunk of the crashed cab.
Immediately proceeding the shootout at Club Fever, Lead FBI Agent Pedrosa (Bruce McGill) is seen holding a SIG-Sauer pistol which is most likely a SIG-Sauer P226.
A Steyr SPP is seen in the hands of a bodyguard at Club Fever. The Steyr Special Purpose Pistol is the civilian version of the Steyr TMP. The major concessions the civilian model makes are the removal of the fore grip and the lack of full-auto firing capability which is rather evident since he is only seen firing it semi-auto (the full-auto bursts are heard off screen). Vincent was originally supposed to use one of these to take out a guard before using his USP.
A Colt 9mm Submachine Gun (RO635) fitted with a Surefire M500AB forend weaponlight is used by a couple of the FBI Agents who go to Club Fever. In the script these were generically referred to as "CAR-15s."
Paco (Emilio Rivera), one of Felix Reyes-Torrena's (Javier Bardem) henchmen carries a Heckler & Koch G36C with an Aimpoint CompM2/M68 red dot sight on a cantilever mount. In Club Fever he tries to use it on Vincent, but Vincent is faster and fires at Paco first.
One of the bodyguards in Club Fever is armed with a Sawed Off Over and Under Shotgun but is shot by Vincent before he can use it and fires a shot into the air as he dies.
