Colonia
German Movie Poster
Colonia , also known as The Colony , is a 2015 movie directed by Florian Gallenberger (John Rabe ). In the midst of the Chilean military coup of 1973, Lena and her boyfriend Daniel are arrested by Augusto Pinochet's secret police. While Lena is allowed to run again after a short time, Daniel is taken to the isolated Colonia Dignidad camp in the south of the country. Lena follows him and joins the sect to free him.
The following weapons were used in the film Colonia :
Handguns
Unknown Pistol
A Chilean soldier is seen with an unknown pistol to execute a Union leader.
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Submachine Guns
M3A1 "Grease Gun"
Some Chilean troops are armed with M3A1 "Grease Gun"s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M3A1 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP. This eliminated the crank lever for cocking the bolt, and instead used a simple hole in the bolt for the shooter to use their finger.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier on the left holds a "Grease Gun" while Daniel (Daniel Brühl ) is surrounded.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two soldiers arrest Daniel, the right one carries an M3A1.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The SMG on the left when Lena (Emma Watson ) is released from prison.
Halcón M-57
A few Chilean soldiers can be seen with Halcón M-57 submachine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier to the far left in the background holds the Halcón (See Talk page for Promotional Pictures).
Rifles
FN FAL
Various types of FN FAL rifles are used weapons by the Chilean army. At 1973, the main battle rifle was the Swiss SIG SG 510 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN FAL 50.00 - 7.62x51mm NATO
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN FAL 50.61 Paratrooper with 21" barrel - 7.62x51mm NATO
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close up of the muzzle while a soldier opens the prison gates.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The stock of the paratrooper variant is seen.
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Argentine Mauser 1909
1909 Argentine Mauser rifles are used by Chilean troops and Paul Schäfer's (Michael Nyqvist ) men. Actually, Chilean soldiers used M1895 Mausers as their standard bolt action rifles during this time, alongside with semi-auto M1 Garands .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chilean on the left holds a Mauser rifle in the streets of Santiago de Chile on September 11, 1973.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The receiver and straight bolt handle are seen on the right.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Promotional Picture. The auxiliary bayonet lug can be seen on the right one.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two soldiers standing guard in the Estadio Nacional de Chile stadium which is actually the Tomás Adolfo Ducó stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mauser M1909 Mountain
Short-barreled Mauser rifles can be seen held by some soldiers. Due to the filming of this scene took place in Buenos Aires, they are most likely Argentine M1909 Mountain carbines standing for Chilean Mauser 1935 carbines.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier on the left holds the rifle.
Heckler & Koch G3A3
General Pinochet (Marcelo Vilaro ) fires a Heckler & Koch G3A3 in the Colonia Dignidad camp.
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M1 Carbine
At least one sect member is armed with an M1 Carbine .
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Machine Guns
Madsen
A Madsen machine gun is briefly seen at the beginning of the coup.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Madsen manned by a soldier on a Jeep.