Hold-Up is a 1985 French-Canadian crime comedy directed by Alexandre Arcady. Jean-Paul Belmondo stars in the film as Grimm, a criminal who has a crafty plan to rob the most secure bank in Montreal. Hold-Up was an adaptation of the Jay Cronley novel Quick Change , which was later adapted into the 1990 heist comedy co-directed and starring Bill Murray .
The following weapons were used in the film Hold-Up :
Handguns
Colt Python
A Colt Python with 6-inch barrel is used by Grimm (Jean-Paul Belmondo ) during the bank robbery.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grimm, disguised as circus clown, aims his revolver at Frankie (Raymond Aquilon ), bank security guard.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the revolver.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grimm aims the revolver at bank director (Georges Carrere) while Frankie explains: "The clown is fake. The revolver is real!".
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Smith & Wesson Model 10
Most Montreal police officers carry old-fashioned Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers.
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Smith & Wesson Model 28
A Smith & Wesson Model 28 with 4-inch barrel is a personal weapon of Police Inspector Fox (Jean-Claude de Goros ).
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Smith & Wesson Model 36
A Smith & Wesson Model 36 is a personal weapon of Police Commissioner Simon Labrosse (Jean-Pierre Marielle ).
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Various revolvers
Various unidentified revolvers are seen in several scens.
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Inglis Hi-Power
Several Montreal SWAT troopers carry pistols in addition to their M16s or sniper rifles. These pistols are seen only in holsters, but they greatly resemble Browning Hi-Power . According to the fact that the movie was filmed in Canada, they are most likely Canadian-manufactured Inglis Hi-Power .
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Submachine Guns
Uzi
Uzi submachine guns are seen in hands of police officers and detectives.
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Smith & Wesson 76
A Smith & Wesson 76 is seen in hands of a detective.
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Heckler & Koch MP5
Several SWAT troopers are armed with Heckler & Koch MP5 SMGs. They are seen very briefly and at a distance so it's impossible to say for sure if they are MP5A3s or converted HK 94 Carbines .
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Shotguns
Franchi SPAS-12
Several Montreal SWAT troopers carry Franchi SPAS-12 shotguns.
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Various unidentified shotguns
Police officers are seen with pump action shotguns of several models (all of them unidentified).
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Assault Rifles
M16A1
Most Montreal SWAT members carry M16A1s , some of them with A2-style handguards. The rifles are seen with both 20- and 30-round magazines.
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Armalite AR-18
Several Montreal SWAT members carry Armalite AR-18 assault rifles.
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Rifles
Ruger AC556
A Ruger AC556 is seen in hands of a police detective.
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Unidentified Sniper Rifles
SWAT snipers carry bolt action rifles of various models.
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