Madiba

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Madiba (2017).

The following weapons were used in the television series Madiba:

Pistols

Beretta 92S

A Beretta 92S is seen in "Part 3: Brains Not Blood and A New World" with far-right radical Janusz Waluś to shoot Chris Hani.

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Beretta 92S - 9x19mm. This is one of the earliest Beretta 92 variants. Note the magazine release button on the bottom of the pistol grip and early style magazine floor plate.

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Janusz opens fire on Chris from the back in "Part 3: Brains Not Blood and A New World".

Compact Pistol

A small compact pistol is seen in "Part 1: Troublemaker and Defiance" with David Pratt after he approaches the podium where Hendrik Verwoerd is.

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The pistol fired at Verwoerd in "Part 1: Troublemaker and Defiance".

Walther P38

The Walther P38 is seen with most Aparheid-era South African Police officers. Nelson Mandela (Laurence Fishburne) uses it in "Part 2: Spear of the Nation and Total Strategy".

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Walther P38 used by Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey in the film The Manchurian Candidate.

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A SAP officer draws his P38 in "Part 1: Troublemaker and Defiance".

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Nelson practices firing the P38 in a training camp in Ethiopia in 1962 in "Part 2: Spear of the Nation and Total Strategy".

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A plainclothes SAP officer ambushes Nelson.

Revolvers

Smith & Wesson Model 10

The Smith & Wesson Model 10 is seen with most SAP officers as their main sidearm.

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Smith & Wesson Military And Police - .38 Special.

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"You know what I do to cheeky kaffirs like you?!"
A racist SAP officer aims his sidearm at Nelson Mandela in the middle of "Part 1: Troublemaker and Defiance".

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Another shot of the revolver.

Submachine Guns

MAT-49

The MAT-49 is seen it in "Part 2: Spear of the Nation and Total Strategy" with Nelson assembling it in a camp in Ethiopia.

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MAT-49 Submachine Gun with magazine well/pistol grip folded into the upright position - 9x19mm

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Nelson assembles the MAT-49 in "Part 2: Spear of the Nation and Total Strategy".

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Closeup of the submachine gun's pistol grip and mag well.

Sten Mk I*

At least one Sten Mk I* is used by a SAP officer in "Part 1: Troublemaker and Defiance".

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Sten Mk I* - 9x19mm

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The SAP officer with the Mk I* in "Part 1: Troublemaker and Defiance".

Sten Mk II

The Sten Mk II is seen with some SAP officers in "Part 1: Troublemaker and Defiance".

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Sten Mk II (Canadian) - 9x19mm.

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A SAP officer disembarks from an APC with the Sten in "Part 1: Troublemaker and Defiance".

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The SMG being fired at Black South Africans protesting outside the Sharpeville station.

Bolt-Action Rifles

Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*

The Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* is seen with the SAP and the South African Army as their main rifle. Some mine guards use them in "Part 1: Troublemaker and Defiance".

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SMLE Mk III* / Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British

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White South African mine guards on duty in "Part 1: Troublemaker and Defiance".

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A SAP mounted officer on horseback makes use of his SMLE as a melee weapon to whack a protestor in the face.

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Archive footage of SAP mounted officers during an independence day parade.

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SAP officers on top of an Alvis Saracen APC during a protest outside the Sharpeville station.

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An SA soldier patrols the bridge leading to South Africa in "Part 2: Spear of the Nation and Total Strategy".

Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I

The Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I is also seen used by the South African Police.

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Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I - .303 British

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Barrel closeup of a Lee-Enfield in "Part 1: Troublemaker and Defiance".

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The Lee-Enfields are fired at Black South African protestors outside the Sharpeville station.

Battle Rifles

Heckler & Koch G3A3

The Heckler & Koch G3A3 is seen in "Part 3: Brains Not Blood and A New World" with White South African soldiers trafficking them to Inkatha Freedom Party militants.

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South African version of the Heckler & Koch G3A3 - 7.62x51mm NATO

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A White South African soldier secures unloaded G3A3s in "Part 3: Brains Not Blood and A New World".

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Unloaded G3A3s seen in a covert arms cache.

Vektor R1

The Vektor R1 is used by the SA and the SAP.

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Vektor R1 - 7.62x51mm

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SAP officers open fire in Soweto during a student protest in "Part 3: Brains Not Blood and A New World".

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A SAP officer with the R1 inside Winnie Mandela's house.

Shotguns

Mossberg 500

What seem to be Mossberg 500s are in archive footage in "Part 3: Brains Not Blood and A New World".

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Mossberg 500AT Shotgun - 12 gauge. Note the wood furniture.

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SAP officer ready the shotguns in archive footage in "Part 3: Brains Not Blood and A New World".

Machine Guns

Bren gun

The Bren gun is seen with a SAP officer outside the Sharpeville station in "Part 1: Troublemaker and Defiance".

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Bren light machine gun - .303 British.

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The SAP officer opens fire with the Bren in "Part 1: Troublemaker and Defiance".

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Closeup of the pistol grip, trigger and trigger guard.

Denel MG4

The Denel MG4 is seen mounted on the Alvis Saracen.

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Denel MG4 - 7.62 NATO. A variant of the Browning M1919 developed during World War 2.

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The Saracen during a raid on a Black African township in "Part 2: Spear of the Nation and Total Strategy".

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The Sacaren stationed at a South African land border post.

Grenade Launchers

Milkor Stopper

The Milkor Stopper is seen in archive footage with SAP officers in "Part 3: Brains Not Blood and A New World".

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Milkor Stopper with foregrip - 37mm

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SAP officer ready the Stoppers in archive footage in "Part 3: Brains Not Blood and A New World".

Others

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