The following guns were used in the film Platoon
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M16A1 Soldiers of the 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 25th Infantry Division "Tropic Lightning" use M16A1s , most commonly seen in the hands of Pvt. Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Big Harold (Forest Whitaker ) humps the bush while on patrol with his M16A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier rests with his M16A1 at his side. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taylor fires his M16A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Manny (Corkey Ford ) with his M16A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taylor with his M16A1 at the ready. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Francis (Corey Glover ) fires his M16A1 during the final stand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taylor fires his M16A1 during the final stand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Red O'Neill (John C. McGinley ) with his M16A1. M16 Crawford (Chris Pedersen ) is briefly seen using what appears to be an original M16 as it lacks a forward assist. It could also be an AR-15/SP1 rifle, but since he is not seen firing it, it is unknown.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A M16 with a birdcage flash hider and a 20 round magazine. M16s like this were common in Vietnam War movies in the 1980s and 1970s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Crawford with his M16 at the ready. Colt Model 653P Sgt. Elias Grodin (Willem Dafoe ), SSgt. Robert Barnes (Tom Berenger ), and Lt. Wolfe (Mark Moses ) are armed with Colt Model 653P carbine assault rifles, noted by their rounded forward assists an 14.5" barrels, as the 653Ps were 653 export models sent to the Philippines. It is anachronistic to see these rifles in the movie, as they were not used during the Vietnam war. Colt M653 didn't come out until 1973.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Model 653 Carbine - 5.56mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Barnes approaches a dead Vietnamese soldier with his Model 653P at the ready. Note how he keeps two mags taped together "jungle-style". Error creating thumbnail: File missing SSG Barnes locks and loads his Model 653P. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Barnes shoots a Vietnamese woman with his Model 653P. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SGT Elias with his Colt 653P. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close up of Elias' Model 653P. Error creating thumbnail: File missing LT Wolfe with his Colt 653P. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wolfe fires his 653P during the final stand. M1911A1 The M1911A1 is the standard sidearm for all of the NCOs and Officers in the film. It is most prominently seen used by SGT Elias (Willem Dafoe ) when he does tunnel rat duty and SSG Barnes (Tom Berenger ) when he uses it to threaten a little girl in the Village to get her father to talk.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M1911A1 is seen in Elias' holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tex's M1911A1 sits next to his helmet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Elias on tunnel-rat duty with his flashlight and .45 at the ready. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Elias fires his .45. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Barnes threatens a little girl with his .45 in the Village.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Battalion Commander (cameo role of director Oliver Stone ) is seen with a .45 in a tanker-style shoulder holster. Remington 870 Bunny (Kevin Dillon ) uses a Remington 870 shotgun with open blade sights throughout the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 870 12 gauge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bunny fires his Remington 870. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Elias lets Taylor "ride shotgun" with an 870. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bunny leaves the village with his 870 in hand. Note the stainless trigger guard, which helps I.D. it as the same shotgun in other scenes. Error creating thumbnail: File missing King (Keith David ) with the same 870. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bunny dug in for the last stand with his 870. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bunny shows us his war face as he pumps his 870. M60 machine gun The M60 machine gun , affectionately known in Vietnam as "The Pig", is fired primarily by King (Keith David ) in the film. As was typical in Vietnam, the M60 is typically manned by two men, a gunner and an assistant gunner who "feeds" the ammo.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M60 machine gun 7.62x51mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Elias lugs the 23 lb. The Pig on his shoulders on patrol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lerner (Johnny Depp ) sits on watch with his M60 behind him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing King carries his M60 while on patrol. He keeps in the typical Vietnam configuration with the bipod down. Error creating thumbnail: File missing King (Keith David ) fires the M60. Note the bottleneck rounds on the belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A helicopter gunner (played by technical advisor Dale Dye ) covers the soldiers with the door-mountd M60. B-40 RPG Several NVA soldiers are armed with B-40 RPG's, a Vietnamese copy of the RPG-2.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RPG-2 40mm with PG-2 rocket Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Vietnamese soldier with an B-40 Norinco Type 56 The Norinco Type 56 is the weapon of choice of the Vietnamese troops, many of which feature "pig-sticker" under folder bayonets. They are noted as Chinese Type 56 rifles based on their hooded front sights. Only the milled receiver variant of this rifle was actually used during the war. Towards the end of the film, both Sgt. Robert Barnes (Tom Berenger ) and Pvt. Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen ) are seen using these rifles, picked up from dead Vietnamese soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norinco Type 56 (with 3rd pattern stamped receiver) with pig-sticker bayonet 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Vietnamese soldier approaches Taylor's position armed with a Norinco Type 56. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Type 56 is seen abandoned when the soldiers search the bunker. Note folding bayonet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Type 56 is seen behind Barnes. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Vietnamese hand out Type 56 to the troops as they prepare to assault during the final stand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier kills Bunny with his Type 56. Note the hooded front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier stabs Pvt. Junior Martin (Reggie Johnson ) repeatedly with the bayonet of his Type 56. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Barnes wields a Type 56 during the final stand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A shell-shocked Pvt. Taylor picks up Type 56 from a dead Vietnamese soldier. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taylor repays Barnes for Elias with the Type 56. M79 grenade launcher While never seen used in the film, the M79 grenade launcher is carried by several soldiers during the film, including Tubbs, a member of Red's squad.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M79 "Blooper" 40mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tubbs (Andrew B. Clark ) out on patrol with his M79 grenade launcher. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tubbs searches the village with his M79 in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tubbs chucks a grenade into a well in the village, M79 slung in front. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier armed with an M79 searches the dead after the final stand. Browning M2HB A Browning M2HB .50 cal is seen mounted on for use on an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier after the final stand.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB 12.7x99mm(.50 BMG). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A gunner on the M2HB .50 cal as the M113 drives in. Note the Nazi flag on the flagpole M72 LAW An M72 LAW is seen strapped on top of Pvt. Chris Taylor's (Charlie Sheen ) pack. It is also seen used by Barnes during the final stand.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M72 LAW 66mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M72 LAW is seen strapped to Pvt. Taylor's backpack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Barnes fires his M72 LAW during the final stand. M34 White Phosphorous Grenade Huffmeister (Robert 'Rock' Galotti ) is seen throwing an M34 White Phosphorous grenade (also called "Willy Pete" - slang for White Phosphorous) in one of the rice wells during the raid of the village. Barnes also uses an M34 Grenade to destroy one of the underground tunnels, this time yelling "Willie Pete!" when he throws the grenade.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Huffmeister readies an M34 White Phosphorous grenade. M26 "Lemon" hand grenade M26 "Lemon" hand grenades are seen several times as the standard issue grenade of the members of 1st Platoon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M26 "Lemon" hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing As Pvt. Taylor glances at the explosives detonator, several M26 grenades are visible. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A primed M26 "lemon" rolls around before detonating. 
