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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The following guns were used in this film:
Webley Green
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) carries a commercial Webley Green revolver throughout the film.
Chinese Type 69 RPG
A Chinese Type 69 copy of the RPG-7 is seen in a poster for the film, and is fired by Indy in the trailer. This is not historically accurate, as the movie is set in 1957, and the RPG-7 was not adopted by the Soviet Union until 1961. In the film, the weapon seems to have been modified to fire a RPG-2 rocket-propelled grenade (a round which only the RPG-2 can fire), but the launcher itself is clearly not an RPG-2 (you can tell it's a Chinese Type 69 copy because it has the folding carry handle and thicker heat shield). It is more than likely that the Chinese Type 69 RPG was used as a "stand-in" for the Russian RPG-2, which was standard-issue with the Red Army in 1957.
M1 & M2 Carbine
M1 and M2 Carbines are used by the Russians posing as US Army soldiers and by Indiana Jones at the beginning of the film. Most of them with 30 round magazines. Indy also steals one for a moment. If you notice on the photo with Harrison holding the carbine the selector is just behind the handguard. The ones with 15rd magazines in them are non firing plastic replicas
M1919A4/A6
A M1919A4 machine gun is seen on the Russian Anphibious Jeep in this movie, It is lost during the waterfall scene.
Seen in screen capture, has a conical muzzle added to it so i'm guessing its a vismod to make it seem more Soviet.
The M1919A6(converted for field use) had a stock, bipod and cone shaped flash hider, But as this modification was extremely clumsy and heavy, US Troops often discarded the stock and bipod therfore returning to the M1919A4.
Its possible this weapon could be a 'captured example' from WW2/Korea? used by the Soviets prior to the PK machine gun?, Or on lease from Communist South American countries aiding the Soviets?, Im not trying to convice anyone but its just a thought.
- It was clear that the weapon was an attempt (a fairly poor one at that) to imitate the design of the KPV. You could tell it was a Browning M1919 by the receiver, trigger and the obvious 'US .30-06 Cal' ammo box, but the conical flash hider and everything else on the gun were from a KPV.
Norinco Type 56-1
Almost all of the AK-47-type rifles in this movie are stamped-receiver Chinese Norinco Type 56s (fixed stock) and Type 56-1s (folding stock), including the one used by Cate Blanchett during the chase. Aside from the fact that Russians should not be using Chinese-made weapons, AKs with stamped receivers didn't exist until 1959, and the Chinese didn't go to the stamped receivers until 1963. So, although AKs were around then, these particular models are an anachronism. There is a good possibility that the production crew used the Norinco Type 56 rifles as a "stand-in" for the Russian AK-47s since there are not many genuine Russian AK-47s in the US as well as the Type 56 looking like the original Russian-made AK-47 rifles from a distance (the Norinco Type 56 rifles have a smooth receiver cover that is similar to the ones used on the original Russian AK-47 rifles).
- Of course this is true; it's not "a good possibility". Our Norinco Type 56 section on the AK-47 page explains that the Type 56 often stands in for its Russian counterpart due to the visual similarities. Doesn't change the fact that these particular variants (Chinese stamped receiver + folding stock) are an anachronism in the movie.
- There are also quite a few of them with underfold stocks. I don't know when the AK-47s were given underfolded stocks. Anyone care to see if that's anachronism? In fact. Most of them have the underfolded stocks.
- The Type 56-1, which is what you see most of the Russian soldiers carrying in this movie, is the Chinese underfolder AK variant. The folding stock AKS-47 would have been around then (underfolder AKs have existed since the beginning), but the Type 56-1 is an an anachronism in this movie because it was not introduced until the early- to mid-1960s. If you can get a picture of Cate Blanchet firing her AK, you will clearly see it's a Type 56-1.
Tokarev TT-33
The Tokarev TT-33 Pistol is carried by Red Army officers and KGB agents; the versions used in the film are the Chinese Type 54 copy, which would have existed at the time (the '54' refers to the year of its adoption by the PLA), but would not have been used by Russians. You can tell because they have a large safety switch and the distinctive grips of the Chinese-made Tokarevs. Russian TT-33s also have a safety, but this was forced upon importers after 1990 by the ATF, so many Soviet Era TT-33 pistols were drilled out and had a safety installed by importers in the 1990s.
Thompson M1921AC
The Thompson Submachine Gun held by Ray Winstone in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a Colt 1921AC with a horizontal fore grip on it to update the weapon to 1950's.
Thompson M1928A1
The Thompson Submachine Gun seen in the hands of the Russians posing as US Army soldiers at the beginning of the film. The M1928A1s seen in the hands of the Russians had horizontal foregrips, 30 round magazines, and Cutts compensators fitted on the muzzle.
Winchester Model 1897
A Russian posing as a US Army soldier is seen armed with a Winchester Model 1897 shotgun at the beginning of the film.
Browning Hi-Power
A Browning Hi-Power is used by Ray Winstone, as "George 'Mac' McHale" at the end of the movie.
Anachronism: Mac's BHP has an external extractor, which wasn't introduced until 1963.
Colt M1911
One of the Russian officer disguised as a US Officers had a Colt M1911.
This prop pistol was used by actors playing Russians disguised a United States Army soldiers in the 2008 return of Indy- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. This plastic and metal dummy Colt 1911 pistol, actually an airsoft gun (no longer capable of firing pellets), is a highly detailed copy of a real Colt 1911 pistol. Dummy pistols such as these are used during filming when a real firearm is not necessary as the actor is not firing the gun. They are also used for background actors to fill out the number of weapons in a scene, or as "holster stuffers."
