Sicario
Sicario teaser poster
Sicario (Spanish for "hitman") is a 2015 crime thriller directed by Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners ) and written by Taylor Sheridan (Sons of Anarchy ). Emily Blunt stars as Kate Macer, an FBI SWAT agent assigned to the FBI's Phoenix Field Office, who becomes involved with an elite anti-drug task force led by a shadowy government official (Josh Brolin ) and his mysterious Mexican partner (Benicio del Toro ). The cast also includes Jon Bernthal and Jeffrey Donovan . A sequel, Sicario: Day of the Soldado , which also was written by Sheridan and with Josh Brolin , Benicio del Toro , and Jeffrey Donovan returning to reprise their roles, was released in June of 2018 by Sony and Columbia Pictures.
The following weapons were used in the film Sicario :
Pistols
Glock 19
Kate Macer (Emily Blunt ) and other FBI agents carry a third generation Glock 19 as their main sidearm, the former notably using hers during the shootout at the Juárez-El Paso border crossing.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A production image shows Emily Blunt as Kate Macer with her Glock 19 holstered.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kate with her Glock 19 while at the Juárez-El Paso border crossing. Note the small guide rod and accessory rail, making this a generation 3 model.
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Glock 17
Alejandro (Benicio del Toro ) also uses a fourth generation Glock 17 in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 4th Generation Glock 17 - 9x19mm. What differentiates this model from older models is the removable backstrap, more aggressive grip texture, enlarged magazine release and larger guide rod face. Also, Gen4 is engraved on the slide.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alejandro (Benicio del Toro ) uses a Glock 17 during a confrontation. Note the larger dual recoil spring guide rod, thus identifying this as a Gen 4 model.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alejandro holds the Glock 17 on Silvio (Maximiliano Hernández ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alejandro (Benicio del Toro ) holds a Glock 17 on Manuel Diaz.
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Beretta 92FS
A Beretta 92FS can be seen in a Delta Force operator's holster during the shootout at the border crossing. A Sonora cartel member is later seen wielding a Beretta.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Matt's operatives open fire on a group of cartel gunmen. A Beretta 92FS can be seen in a Delta Force operator's holster on the left.
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SIG-Sauer P226 DAK
A Sonora Cartel gunman uses a SIG-Sauer P226 DAK during the border crossing shootout.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closeup of the SIG held by the gunman. Note the lack of decocker and bobbed hammer, thus identifying it as a "Double Action Kellerman" (DAK) model.
FN Five-seveN
Manuel Diaz (Bernardo P. Sarancino) retrieves an FN Five-seveN USG when he is pulled over by the police.
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Heckler & Koch Mark 23
Alejandro (Benicio del Toro ) uses a suppressed Heckler & Koch Mark 23 during the climax.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A promotional picture of Benicio del Toro as Alejandro holding the suppressed Mark 23. The MK23 can be differentiated from the USP series by the raised sections of the front and rear of the slide at the point the sights are situated, from the curved underside of the front of the frame and also the threaded hole in the front of the wider, elongated trigger guard (for installation of a Wilcox or similar locking LAM unit) which you can see clearly in this still. Also the frame on a Mark 23 is significantly wider before the integrated rail than on a USP. Though it is hard to identify in the film, this enhanced publicity still helps, as well as a brief side shot in the film, detailing the unique Mark 23 trigger guard.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alejandro (Benicio del Toro ), while carrying his Gen 4 Glock 17, (if you look closely) can actually be seen with the Mark 23 in his vest holster, suppressor attached. Nifty continuity and foreshadowing. This could not have been mistaken for a similar USP, as it has an ambidextrous safety lever, which can clearly be seen on its left side.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alejandro confronts Fausto Alarcon (Juan Cedillo) and his family. Note the older style reflective H&K "Maritime" finish. New MK23s feature HK's standard "Hostile Environment" finish.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alejandro brandishes the suppressed Mark 23.
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Submachine Guns
Heckler & Koch MP5A3
Alejandro (Benicio del Toro ) uses a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with a Gemtech suppressor, KAC railed handguards and an Aimpoint sight. An unsuppressed MP5A3 with a Surefire forend is used by a cartel gunman during the border crossing shootout.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The screen-used suppressed MP5A3 carried by Alejandro (Benicio del Toro ) in the film Sicario , from Independent Studio Services. (Video from Vickers Tactical).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Production still of Alejandro (Benicio del Toro ) aiming the MP5A3.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The MP5A3 held by Alejandro during the confrontation near the border.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing An unsuppressed MP5A3 with a Surefire forend is used by a cartel gunman during the border crossing shootout.
Heckler & Koch MP5SD3
Alejandro's MP5A3 becomes a Heckler & Koch MP5SD3 with an Aimpoint sight in non-firing scenes.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing In a continuity error, Alejandro's weapon changes from an MP5A3 to an MP5SD3. Note how the sight has been crudely attached atop the weapon with tape.
Smith & Wesson M76
A cartel gunman attempts to draw a Smith & Wesson M76 submachine gun.
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Rifles
M4A1 Carbine
FBI Agents Kate Mercer (Emily Blunt ), Reggie Wayne (Daniel Kaluuya ) and Phoenix Police Department SWAT officers use M4A1 Carbines with EOTech 553 sights and/or Aimpoint CompM2 CCO sights and foregrips during the film's opening raid in Chandler, Arizona. During the US-Mexican border scene, DEA Agent Steve Forsing (Jeffrey Donovan ) and Delta Force commandos also use M4A1 Carbines with EOTech 553 sights and foregrips. Mexican Federal Police officers, Border Patrol Officers, and cartel members carry M4A1s with detachable carrying handle rear iron sights and older A2 rounded handguards. At least two Phoenix SWAT officer wield M4A1s with black Magpul MOE furniture and ACOG scopes in the first minutes of the film and are carried as well by Delta Force commandos, most notably by the team leader (Dylan Kenin) during the night raid to the tunnels in conjunction with the standard M4A1. Its possible these may be airsoft replicas as well like the G&P M4 MOE CQBR but these rifles feature 14.5 in barrels.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M4A1 Carbine with EOTech 552.A65 Holographic sight and SureFire M951XM05 tactical light - 5.56x45mm NATO
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FBI Special Agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt ) armed with the M4A1 with a EOTech 553 and foregrip during the opening house raid operation.
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Airsoft M4A1 with Black Magpul furniture
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Daniel Defense M4A1
Matt Graver (Josh Brolin ) uses a Daniel Defense M4A1 with a foregrip, Magpul PMAG, EOTech 553 sight, and SureFire M720V RAID flashlight as his main weapon.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The screen-used Daniel Defense DDM4 "M4A1" carried by Matt Graver (Josh Brolin ) in the film Sicario , from Independent Studio Services. (Video from Vickers Tactical). In this video, the weapon is set up as it appeared in Sicario: Day of the Soldado , rather than the original Sicario - notably, it has a black Surefire weaponlight rather than the flat dark earth (FDE) version seen in the first film.
A publicity photo of Josh Brolin as Matt Graver with his Daniel Defense M4A1. Note that the configuration in this movie, in contrast to Sicario: Day of the Soldado , features an FDE version of the Surefire M720V, Magpul MBUS sights, and a TangoDown vertical grip. In the sequel, the gun instead has a black M720V, Troy Battle sights, and a Knight's Armament "Broom Handle" vertical grip.
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Colt Model 933
A Mexican Federal Police officer is seen wielding a Colt Model 933 .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A federale wields a Model 933 while escorting the Americans in Ciudad Juárez.
G&P M4 MOE CQBR
During the border shootout, Delta Force commandos use what are likely airsoft replica G&P M4 MOE CQBR rifles. Border Patrol and ICE Agents are also seen with these rifles as they are guarding a large group of captured immigrants.
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Heckler & Koch G36C
One of the Delta Force commandos can be seen wielding a Heckler & Koch G36C with an EOTech sight.
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AKMSU
One of the cartel gunmen at the border crossing wields an AKMSU .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of the rifle can be seen pointing out of the window of the Honda.
AK-103
An AK-103 rifle (likely an American semi-auto clone such as the Arsenal SLR-107FR) is used by a cartel hitman disguised as a Federal police officer (or a corrupt Federal police officer doing jobs for the cartel) during the border crossing shootout. A similar rifle is also seen in Silvio's (Maximiliano Hernández ) home.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The hitman aims an AK-type rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The modernized furniture and waffle-pattern magazine can be seen.
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AKMS (Shortened)
One of Fausto Alarcon's bodyguards uses a shortened AKMS rifle.
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Remington 700 PSS
During the film's opening raid, a SWAT sniper uses a Remington 700 PSS to provide cover for Kate's team.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A FBI sniper provides cover during a raid on a house in Chandler, Arizona.
Machine Guns
FN M249E2 SAW
M249 SAW machine guns are mounted on Mexican Federal Police pickups.
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M230 Chain Gun
The M230 Chain Gun is seen with AH-64 Apaches inside a US military base.
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Shotguns
Mossberg 590 Mariner Cruiser
A member of the cartel uses a Mossberg 590 Mariner Cruiser during a shootout with the FBI.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A member of the cartel uses a Mossberg 590 Mariner Cruiser shootout with the FBI.
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