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Elite Squad
Original Title: "Tropa de Elite"
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operation Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged. Captain Nascimento is trying to find a man to replace him because his wife is pregnant and he intends to quit the command and become a trainer of the new recruits. Meanwhile, the two idealistic friends Neto and Matias join the Military Police force expecting to become honest policemen and fight the criminals…(Plot summary from Imdb.com) This is an excellent picture. It is somewhat difficult to obtain good scans because most action takes place at night and the action is fast. Nevertheless, we can see some interesting firearms:
Ruger Mini-14
This rifle is used in several scenes by the drug dealers:
M16A2
Wagner Moura, as Captain Nascimento, carries several guns through the movie. One of them is a M16A2, the rifle that carry most of the men of the BOPE, in the movie.
Colt model 653 carbine
I hope that I’ve identified correctly this gun, used by Caio Junqueira as Neto, during the 2nd half of the movie
Heckler & Koch MP5
A H&K MP5-A3 or MP5 A-5 is used by Wagner Moura in several scenes
Madsen M50
Popular in South America is this Danish made SMG. Recognized by it's stamped metal body which, literally, is held together by the barrel nut (which was known to loosed on its own spilling the internal mechanisms to the ground)Brazil produced a licensed copy but, oddly enough, it was made in .45 ACP instead of the standard 9mm.
Imbel MD97
This is a rifle derived from the FAL,made in Brazil by Industria de Material Bélico do Brasil, and widely used by the Brazilian police and military. It is carried by the actor in the background in these scenes, although it is never seen closely.
Unidentified rifles
In the opening scenes, Caio Junqueira opens fire with an unidentified scoped rifle. It might be an Imbel AGLC, but I can’t identify it with certainty. The new BOPE recruits can be seen training with rifles that are probably made in Brazil, but I can’t identify them (help requested).
Unidentified shotguns
Several pump shotguns are seen in the hands of the BOPE agents. They are probably Brazilian-made guns, from CBD (companhia brasileira de cartuchos) or from Boito. I’m not familiarized with these shotguns, and therefore, cannot identify them (help requested).
Glock
Caio Junqueira uses 2 handguns in the movie: a Glock 19 or 22, and a Taurus PT-92
Taurus PT-92
This handgun is used both by the police and by the Drug dealers
Uzi
A micro-Uzi (or a Uzi pistol) is used by one of the drug dealers in a shootout
Taurus revolver
André Ramiro uses both a Taurus PT-92, and a revolver, that I think is a Taurus model 83, although it is never seen close enough.
