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Public Enemies
The following firearms were used in the film Public Enemies:
(All screencaps are from the HD version of the trailer released March 2009)
Colt 1903 Hammerless Pocket
John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) keeps a Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless as a secondary sidearm, most notably as a "pocket pistol" when in hiding in Chicago after the Little Bohemia shootout.
Colt 1903 Hammer
Colt Detective Special
Several FBI agents are seen with Colt Detective Specials, usually seen in their hip holsters. Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) is notabley seen with one holstered in several scenes.
Colt M1911A1
John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) carries two Colt M1911A1 pistols chambered in .38super kept in a cross-draw shoulder holster rig through out the film, although he rarely fires them. Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) also uses one as his sidearm during the Little Bohemia shootout. "Baby Face" Nelson (Stephen Graham) also carries one as his sidearm, and notably uses it to shoot an FBI agent in the back in his apartment building. Charles Winstead (Stephen Lang) fires one during the Biograph Theater scene. Everyone except Dillenger most likely had thier guns chambered in .45acp.
Colt 1921 Thompson
John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) and some of his gangsters, notably "Baby Face" Nelson (Stephen Graham), and FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) fire Thompson M1921 submachine guns throughout the film. One of Dillinger's Thompsons has the stock removed and is attached to a lanyard. John "Red" Hamilton (Jason Clarke) and several other of Dillinger's bank robbers use Thompsons, Hamilton wielding two when Dillinger enters the Chicago mob's betting parlor after breaking out of the Crown Point jail. It is worth while to note that Dillenger pioneered taking the buttstock off his thompson and using the box magazine instead of the drum magazine. He did this because it made the thompson way easier to carry under his coat unnoticed (known as "The Dillinger"). Also, the box mags had a smaller capasity then the drum mag, but he could carry alot more box mags then he could the drum mag
M1928A1 Thompson
- I never saw one of these in the film, unless it was mocked up like the rest of the Thompsons. - Gunmaster45
I literally just got home from seeing the movie at the theater and this type of thompson is NOT in the movie, EVER.
Browning Automatic Rifle
One of Dillinger's bank robbers Homer Van Meter (Stephen Dorff) uses a Browning Automatic Rifle during several of the gang's robberies. One of Purvis' (Christian Bale) men is also seen firing a BAR during the Little Bohemia shootout. Van Meter's BAR has a notabley shorter barrel than the standard models released, although it was actually Bonnie & Clyde who favored the sawed down BARs, and not Dillinger's gang.
Mauser Gewehr 1898 Sporter
Melvin Purvis fires a sporterized Mauser Gewehr 1898 when searching for "Pretty Boy" Floyd (Channing Tatum) in Ohio. He ultimately uses it to fatally wound Floyd after taking a well aimed shot at him as he flees, making use of the double set triggers to lighten the trigger pull and make his shot more accurate.
Remington Model 8
Dillinger grabs a Remington Model 8 autoloading rifle during his breakout from Crown Point jail. These rifles are also seen in the hands of of FBI "G-Men" at the airport.
Winchester Model 1887
FBI agent Charles Winstead (Stephen Lang) fires a sawed-off Winchester Model 1887 chambered in 10 Gauge during the Little Bohemia shootout.
Winchester Model 1907
One of Dillinger's men is seen firing a sawed off Winchester Model 1907 fitted with a 10-round magazine and a Thompson foregrip during the Little Bohemia shootout. This is historically accurate since this weapon was found among the weaponry in Dillinger's crew and is seen in the famous picture. Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) also comments to his fellow FBI agents how they will be issued "Winchester .351 semi-automatic rifles", which are Model 1907s. Some FBI agents are seen carrying unmodified versions in the film.
Winchester Model 1897
FBI agents and police in the film are seen carrying Winchester Model 1897 shotguns. When Billie Frachette (Marion Cotillard) is apprehended by the FBI, one of the agents is seen carrying "Trench" model with a heat shield and a bayonet lug.
Browning A5/Reminton Model 11
Some FBI agents and one of Dillinger's gang members carry Browning A5 or Remington Model 11 shotguns, most of which with sawed down stock and barrels.
Dillinger's M1911A1 .38 Super "Machine Pistol"
John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) carried a rather unique firearm at one point, an M1911A1 chambered in .38 Super (which would pierce the police officer's body armorer when the .45 ACP round wouldn't) which was specially modified to fire full auto, loaded with an extended magazine, was fitted with a Thompson's foregrip and a Thompson's Cutts compensator to turn it into a miniaturized "machine pistol". In the film Dillinger is sadly never seen using it, and it is only wielded in the hands of "Baby Face" Nelson (Stephen Graham), who uses it during the Little Bohemia shootout to fire out the windows and later to gun down an FBI agent before stealing his vehicle.
Link of Interest
Link to the Auto-Ordnance site which has a photo of Dillinger Gang weapons confiscated by the FBI: