Mad Max: Fury Road is the fourth film in the Mad Max film series and the first to star Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky. In the film, Max becomes involved with the plans of Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron), who intends to make her escape from the tyrannical warlord Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) after liberating his captive "breeders"--young women whom he holds prisoner in the hopes of producing a healthy male heir. Unlike the previous three films, Fury Road was shot almost entirely on location in Namibia, rather than Australia.
Also unlike the previous three films, where firearms were a scarce commodity and rarely used, Fury Road features a large number of firearms that are used liberally by many of the characters. This is partially explained by the existence of Joe's "satellite" domains, The Bullet Farm and Gas Town, run by his lieutenants the Bullet Farmer (Richard Carter) and the People Eater (John Howard), respectively, which allow Joe's forces to manufacture ammunition and explosives, rather than having to hoard what little remains of either.
The following weapons were used in the film Mad Max: Fury Road:
A 2nd Generation Glock 17 is featured as the most prominent weapon in the War Rig's extensive arsenal. The pistol is seen in the hands of Max (Tom Hardy), Furiosa (Charlize Theron), and one of Immortan Joe's wives, Toast the Knowing (Zoë Kravitz).
Shortly after the brutal fight between Max and Furiosa, the Glock 17 is briefly portrayed as a 3rd Generation model, implying that two distinct, non-identical props were used for the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingGlock 17 (3rd Generation) - 9x19mmError creating thumbnail: File missingMax manages to load the Glock 17 again, fires several rounds into the sand, and threatens Furiosa with the Glock. The Glock 17 here is the 3rd Generation model even though it was the 2nd Generation Model earlier in the screenshot (notably the one of the Glock being loaded by Nux).Error creating thumbnail: File missingNote that the Glock’s barrel has not been milled down to remove its lock up, indicating that the pistol has not been modified to fire blanks as the 2nd Gen pistol in other shots (making it likely that it is a replica).
Taurus PT99AF
Furiosa's personal sidearm is a blued Taurus PT99AF, which is confiscated by Max after he joins her and the wives. During the final chase, Immortan Joe draws and fires a stainless steel PT99AF at Max.
Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy) obtains a Browning Hi-Power after encountering the Bullet Farmer (Richard Carter) and his men in the Green Place, keeping it as his personal sidearm for the remainder of the film. He later uses it to shoot at Slit (Josh Helman), who also uses the same pistol (due to a continuity error), at the start of the final chase.
Another weapon included in the War Rig's arsenal is a Luger P08, which Max confiscates and uses against the Rock Riders and one of Immortan Joe's Imperators during the last leg of the initial chase. It is also fired by one of the Vuvalini (played by Joy Smithers) at the People Eater's limousine during the final chase scene.
Another weapon Max confiscates while on the War Rig is a Mauser C96. The People Eater (John Howard) also carries a C96 as his personal weapon, which he attempts to use on Max during the final chase.
During the film's final chase sequence, the War Boy Slit (Josh Helman) is armed with a Colt M1911A1, which he fires at Max and the War Rig. Due to continuity error, it occasionally switches to a Browning Hi-Power during the final chase.
Before proceeding with his lone search for the War Rig in the Green Place, the Bullet Farmer (Richard Carter) loads what appears to be a single-shot derringer of some kind, with a bullet extracted from a gap between his teeth. While counting their remaining bullets after the first chase, Toast (Zoe Kravitz) holds up a small derringer (calling it a "little pinky"), announcing in a falsely cheery voice that they have "a raunchy" twenty-nine shells for it.
When Max (Tom Hardy) begins to confiscate Furiosa's (Charlize Theron) weapons inside the War Rig, one of the first guns he throws into the bag is a single shot Comanche 45/410 pistol.
The Bullet Farmer (Richard Carter) is shown to keep a pair a Colt Single Action Army revolvers in holsters strapped to his upper arms. Whilst searching for the War Rig in the Green Place, he fires two long-barreled "Buntline Special" models fitted with adjustable rear sights before switching to an IMI Uzi. The People Eater's (John Howard) custom limousine rig incorporates the grip and frame of a stainless steel Single Action Army into its gear lever.
Both Immortan Joe and his eldest son, Rictus Erectus (Nathan Jones), carry Ruger Vaqueros with stainless steel bodies and ivory grips as personal sidearms. Nux (Nicholas Hoult) is given Joe's Vaquero when the latter orders him to kill Furiosa and stop the War Rig during the last leg of the initial chase, but drops it after tripping and nearly falling from its trailer less than a minute later.
A Webley .455 Mk IV is yet another weapon in the War Rig's arsenal. It is initially confiscated by Max after he joins Furiosa and the wives, but is later used by Furiosa to gun down one of Immortan Joe's War Boys near the end of the first chase.
Max also confiscates what appears to be a Smith & Wesson Model 10 with a 3 inch barrel after deciding to ride with Furiosa and the wives on the War Rig. He later uses it to shoot and kill the Rock Rider Chief (Stephen Dunlevy) towards the climax of the film's first chase.
One of the weapons in the War Rig's arsenal is an Enfield No. 2, which Max confiscates after joining Furiosa and Immortan Joe's wives in their journey to the Green Place. The Bullet Farmer's custom Howe & Howe Ripsaw vehicle, dubbed the Peacemaker, incorporates the grip and frame of an Enfield into its spotlight.
After being blinded by Furiosa in the Green Place, the Bullet Farmer (Richard Carter) wields and fires two Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDWs fitted with Brügger & Thomet folding stocks and Aimpoint M68 reflex sights mounted on Weaver rails.
While searching for the War Rig in the Green Place, the Bullet Farmer (Richard Carter) is seen firing an IMI Uzi with a wooden stock after his two SAA "Buntline Specials" run out of ammo.
As in the original Mad Max films, Max's personal weapon is a Sawed-off Double Barreled Shotgun. It is taken from him by the War Boys early on in the film and given to Nux, who uses in an attempt to kill Furiosa during the first chase sequence, but misses. Max takes the shotgun back after Nux's car crashes in the sandstorm and attempts to use its remaining cartridge to blow Nux's wrist off in order to separate the chained tether between them, only for it to end up being a dud. He then uses it to threaten Furiosa and the Five Wives for water and a pair of bolt cutters. In the subsequent fight between him and Furiosa, the shotgun is dropped and later picked up by Toast the Knowing after Max tries to drive away with the War Rig. Max confiscates it shortly afterwards and, sadly, never uses it again.
Airsoft version of the Road Warrior shotgun made by Hudson Industry Co. of Tokyo, modeled after the original prop. There are two versions of this replica, one with a real wood stock and the other with a cheaper plastic stock.Error creating thumbnail: File missingNux aiming Max's sawed-off shotgun at Furiosa.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAfter Max cleans the sand off the shotgun shells, he proceeds to snap the shotgun shut.Error creating thumbnail: File missingMax attempts to amputate Nux's left hand only for the shotgun to malfunction, emitting sparks and smoke in the process.Error creating thumbnail: File missingMax threatening Furiosa and the Five Wives with his shotgun while The Dag (Abbey Lee) tries to sever the chain connecting him to an unconscious Nux with a pair of bolt cutters.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFuriosa with the shotgun after realizing it has no live ammo in it.Error creating thumbnail: File missingToast the Knowing runs after the War Rig with the shotgun in hand after Max attempts to flee with the War Rig.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe shotgun gets confiscated from Toast the Knowing inside the War Rig as Max tosses it into the duffel bag.
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
Miss Giddy (Jennifer Hagen), the elderly Wordburger and caretaker of the Five Wives, threatens Immortan Joe with a full-length 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun after he realizes Furiosa has smuggled them out of the Citadel. One of the Vuvalini women is armed with a double barreled shotgun as well.
One of the Vuvalini (Melita Jurisic) is armed with a Single Barreled Shotgun, which she uses against several War Boys, Polecats, and Rictus during the final chase sequence.
Another weapon on the War Rig is an Armscor M30R6 shotgun modified with a pistol grip and vertical foregrip attached to its forward action, likely adapted for Furiosa's mechanical arm. Max confiscates it after he joins her and the Five Wives before giving it back to her to use against the Rock Riders when they give chase. It is later used by the Keeper of the Seeds (Melissa Jaffer) during the final chase, before it is snatched by a Gastown Polecat. One of the Imperators accompanying Immortan Joe near the end of the initial chase sequence is armed with a M30R6 as well, albeit without the vertical foregrip.
What appears to be a rubber stunt prop version of a Republic Arms Musler shotgun is seen strapped next to the driver seat of the War Rig, standing in for the Armscor M30R6 shotgun and is even fitted with a similar vertical gripped fore-end.
The Keeper of the Seeds (Melissa Jaffer) is seen cleaning what appears to be a Jezail musket during the interlude between the second and final chase scenes.
After using up the ammo for his MP5-PDWs in his blind shooting spree, the Bullet Farmer switches to a pair of mounted Norinco Type 56s (according to the graphic novel prequel, the Farmer's previous name was "Major Kalashnikov").
Error creating thumbnail: File missingNorinco Type 56 - 7.62x39mmError creating thumbnail: File missingThe Bullet Farmer (Richard Carter) dual wields his Norinco Type 56s after his PDWs run dry. The one in the back has a folding spike bayonet, and on the near one you can see the lightening cut and sling swivel at the rear of the receiver indicating a milled variant. As the near one has an open front sight, it is likely a Polytech clone.
SKS
The Chinese SKS rifle is another weapon on the War Rig. It lacks both a bayonet and cleaning rod, and features a pair of Weaver rails for mounting a scope as well as a wooded grip extension affixed to its forend, presumably to give Furiosa (Charlize Theron) a better grip on it with her mechanical left arm. She uses it during the last leg of the first chase, gunning down several Rock Riders and one of Immortan Joe's Imperators. Afterwards, she attaches a long-range scope to the SKS and uses it as a sniping weapon, first to kill two pursuing Imperators and later to shoot out the Bullet Farmer's spotlight in the Green Place after Max fails to do so, blinding the Farmer in the process. Toast the Knowing (Zoe Kravitz) is seen handling the SKS as well, once to reload it during the first chase and again when sorting the War Rig's available weapons and ammunition.
Some of the Vuvalini women use Traditions Kentucky Rifles, a modern version of the Kentucky Flintlock Rifle that utilizes with a caplock mechanism rather than a flintlock. During the final chase, Max takes a half-loaded Kentucky rifle from one of the Vuvalini (Joy Smithers) and fires it at a Polecat trying to get to the War Rig's cab, spearing him with its ramrod.
During the final chase, the Valkyrie (Megan Gale), repeatedly fires a Winchester Model 1892 at the Gigahorse in an attempt to kill Immortan Joe after her motorcycle is destroyed.
What appears to be an RPD Light Machine Gun is mounted on The People Eater's modified limousine. This machine gun also has a launcher mounted above its barrel.
Browning M2HBs decorated with chrome plating are seen mounted on several of the War Boys' vehicles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingBrowning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMGError creating thumbnail: File missingWhile the Way Boys perform the "V8" salute during Immortan Joe's speech at the Citadel, a Browning M2HB can be seen mounted on the vehicle to the right.Error creating thumbnail: File missingWhile riding aboard a pursuit vehicle, a War Boy sits near a heavily rusted M2HB during Furiosa's "detour" through the desert.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSeveral pursuit vehicles manned by the War Boys have mounted M2HBs during the chase scene with the Buzzards. In the foreground is the Doof Warrior (a blind flame-throwing guitarist), who is portrayed by Australian musician and actor iOTA.
Launchers
M79 Grenade Launcher
An M79 Grenade Launcher modified with a pistol grip and a vertical foregrip is used by The Ace (Jon Iles), a captain of the Warboys detachment accompanying Furiosa on the War Rig convoy. A stripped down M79 is also integrated into the RPD light machine gun mounted on the People Eater's limousine. While bearing down on the War Rig during the Bullet Farmer's insane shooting spree, one of the Bullet Farmer's men fires the similar launcher, but without the foregrip.
Rictus Erectus (Nathan Jones) also is seen wielding an automatic weapon that resembles a heavy machine gun, complete with something like spade grips and a tank machine gun trigger. Production designer Colin Gibson, on the DVD's special feature, described it as a "homemade .50 caliber machine gun".
Error creating thumbnail: File missingRictus Erectus (Nathan Jones) also is seen wielding an automatic weapon that resembles a heavy machine gun, complete with something like spade grips and a tank machine gun trigger. Production designer Colin Gibson, on the DVD's special feature, described it as a "homemade .50 caliber machine gun."
Custom Weapons
As with most Mad Max films, some Wasteland Residents carry their own custom-made weapons.
Several of the vehicles in the War Boys' armada are equipped with homemade flamethrowers. Immortan Joe's "drummer boy," the Doof Warrior (iOTA) is equipped with a double-necked guitar with an integral flamethrower (according to MTV, this flamethrower was, at director George Miller's insistence, fully functional).
The Bullet Farmer (Richard Carter), who styles himself the "Judge, Jury and Executioner" of The Bullet Farm, wears a headdress of bullets (which appear to be 7.62 caliber) in parody of a British Judge's wig. He has also replaced some of his teeth with bullets, which can be extracted and loaded into his weapons. After the Farmer is killed, Max brings a sack of weapons and ammo back to Furiosa and the Wives, with the headdress draped over his shoulder.
