Wild Geese II is a 1985 British action thriller directed by Peter R. Hunt. A group of mercenaries, led by former Lebanese soldier John Haddad (Scott Glenn), is hired to rescue Rudolf Hess (Laurence Olivier), the only surviving leader of Nazi Germany from Spandau Prison in West Berlin. Several rival fources, including an East German-supported terrorist Karl Stroebling (Robert Freitag) and high-rank British officer Reed-Henry (Kenneth Haigh), are interested in releasing Hess, so Haddad's task is especially complicated.
The film was planned as a sequel to The Wild Geese, starring Richard Burton and Roger Moore in the same roles as in the first movie. But Moore refused as he disliked the script, and Burton passed away just before shooting started, so his character Allen Faulkner was replaced by Alex Faulkner (Edward Fox), Allen's younger brother. As a result, Wild Geese II has nothing common with the original The Wild Geese.
Regimental Sergeant Major James Murphy (Paul Antrim), a warden in Spandau Prison, carries an Enfield No.2 Mk.1* revolver. Holsters for Enfield revolvers are seen on belts of real and fake British MPs but they appear to be empty.
Throughout the movie Alex Faulkner (Edward Fox) uses a suppressed sniper rifle. It appears to be a Safari Arms M1911 pistol in 'Survivor' Rifle kit, fitted with a sniper scope and (obviously fake) soung suppressor. The gun was provided by Don McNabb Sr., the founder of Safari Arms.
Stroebling's henchwoman (Ingrid Pitt), posing as a hooker, carries a pistol that looks mostly like a Colt Commander but has an external extractor. Same or similar looking pistols are seen in hands of other Stroebling's henchmen.
Joseph (David Lumsden), one of Haddad's men, is seen with an M1911A1-style pistol in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingJoseph holds a pistol at the background. It appears to be a standard lenght M1911 version, and it appears to have adjustable sights.
Unidentified pistols
An unidentified pistol is seen in holster of a border guard officer in West Berlin-Tegel airport.
When Col. Reed-Henry (Kenneth Haigh) meets Soviet general and KGB high rank official (Michael Harbour), the latter takes a pistol from Reed-Henry's holster. The service pistol of the British officer must be an L9A1, a version of Browning Hi-Power, but Reed-Henry's pistol looks differnet.
Haddad (Scott Glenn) and Faulkner (Edward Fox) use Uzi SMGs in several scenes. Uzi are also seen in hands of Stroebling's henchmen. Reed-Henry (Kenneth Haigh) uses a suppressed Uzi. Uzi are also seen in footage from original The Wild Geese.
An Sa.25 SMG is seen among the weapons, provided by Alex Faulkner. It isn't used by Haddad and his men. In one scene a Palestinian gunman, hunting for Haddad, is armed with an Sa.25.
Some carbine version of M16 is carried by an American MP guard in Spandau Prison. The telescoping stock is seen but the barrel is not, so it's hard to identify the exact model. Colt Model 653 is a possible guess for mid-1980s.
Several Mk II Hand Grenades are seen among the weapons, provided by Alex Faulkner. A grenade is used by Haddad (Scott Glenn) to break the door of Stroebling's hideout. A Mk II grenade is also seen in footage from original The Wild Geese.
