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The Final Countdown
The following weapons were used in the film The Final Countdown:
M1911A1
During the hostage situation aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz, a captured Japanese Zero pilot (Soon-Tek Oh) commandeers an M1911A1 pistol from a slain Marine guard. Another Marine responding to the crisis is also wielding an M1911A1, but doesn't fire it during the incident. It should also be noted that the M1911A1's have a gloss blued finish like a civilian pistol, instead of the military parkerized finish.
M16A1 Rifle
The M16A1 assault rifle can be seen wielded by Marines guarding the Japanese Zero pilot. The pilot then gets ahold of one of these weapons and uses it to kill several of his captors before finally being killed by other Marines also packing M16A1's.
MGC MG16 Replica Rifle
Seen in most shots were there is no firing (for safety reasons), the metal Japanese made non-firing replica of the M16, the MGC (Model Gun Corp) M16 replica is visible. Being a non-firing replica, the MGC M16's three prong flash hider (Mounted upside down by the way), is cast as one piece with the pot metal barrel. Many Hollywood Movie Prop houses cut off the permanently attached three prong flash hider and welded on an M16A1 style "birdcage" flash hider for some films.
M8 Pyrotechnic Flare Pistol
While being dropped off on a remote island near Hawaii, Senator Samuel Chapman (Charles Durning) takes an M8 Flare Pistol from the helicopter's emergency gear and threatens to fire it if he isn't taken to Pearl Harbor. Shortly after takeoff, the crew of the helicopter jump Chapman and try to get the gun away from him, only for the gun to go off and destroy the helicopter, killing all onboard.
Type 97 Light Machine Gun
The Japanese A6M "Zero" fighters that destroy the yacht and are in turn destroyed by the F-14 Tomcats are armed with Type 97 light machine guns mounted in the wings. When the Tomcats are "playing" with the A6M's prior to being cleared to shoot them down, one of the Zeros fires a burst at one of the F-14's, though the agile jet fighter easily evades the burst. In reality, these planes were American-made T-6 Texan trainers mocked up to look like Japanese-made Zeros (a common practice in older films), the machine guns also being acetyline-firing mockups meant to simulate the Zero's armament.
