Let the Bullets Fly 讓子彈飛
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Let the Bullets Fly Chow Yun-Fat and You Ge. For a time, it was the highest grossing domestic film in Chinese history before being overtaken in 2012. A sequel is in the works for release in the near future.
In the Warlord Era of 1920s China, bandit leader "Pocky" Zhang assumes the identity of a county governor and takes over running Goose Town. Originally planning to plunder the town of its wealth, he soon finds himself in conflict with a tyrannical crime boss that lords over the region.
The following weapons were used in the film Let the Bullets Fly :
Handguns Mauser C96 The Mauser C96 is the most common handgun in the film, seen in the hands of almost all the major characters. It is the principle weapon of Pocky Zhang's (Wen Jiang ) team, Two (Bing Shao ), Three (Fan Liao ), Four (John Do ), Five (Li Jing ), Six (Mo Zhang ), and Seven (Xiao Wei ) (One is Pocky himself). These pistols may be intended to be the German original, or the Chinese-made Hanyang C96 copy.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pocky shows the governor's wife his M1911A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pocky puts his M1911A1 on a table. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Huang with Pocky's M1911A1. Smith & Wesson M&P Revolver Four occasionally uses a Smith & Wesson M&P Revolver alongside his C96. Flora (Yun Zhou ) holds one to her own head in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the bandits (probably Four) releases their hostages after the ransom has been paid. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flora holding the M&P to her own head. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M&P in Four's right hand. Rifles Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk. III Pocky Zhang and his gang use Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifles at various points in the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pocky cutting loose the horses from the governor's train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pocky doing the same thing later in the film. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hanyang 88 Carbine Pocky uses a Hanyang 88 Carbine in one scene. It is a back-up for his SMLE prop-wise, as they are meant to be the same rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hanyang 88 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Hanyang 88 carbine hanging on the wall behind Pocky. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Note the shape of the bolt handle. Gewehr 88 carbines had spoon-shaped bolt handles. Arisaka Type 38 Carbine Three and various background characters are seen using Arisaka Type 38 Carbines . They are stand-ins for earlier rifles, maybe the Type 30 , since the Type 38 was not yet present in China at the time.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arisaka Type 38 Carbine - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Three fires his Arisaka carbine. Mosin Nagant M91/30 Master Huang (Chow Yun-Fat ) and his lieutenant Hu Qian (Lu Yao ) are seen with Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1903A1 Springfield - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing This shot appears to be reversed, as all the bolt handles are on the left. Mauser-type Rifle One of the fake bandits is seen with an unknown Mauser rifle . There isn't enough detail to make a proper ID.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Other Jingal Ma Bangde's (You Ge) bodyguards are armed with Jingals , a common Chinese type of large matchlock gun .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Since these guns appear to be matchlocks, cigarette smoking is even more of a health hazard. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Prop Guns A number of fake prop guns are seen throughout the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing This prop rifle is supposed to stand in for Pocky's SMLE. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing 
