L.A. Noire is a 2011 game developed by Team Bondi and produced by Rockstar Games, taking place in post-war 1940's Los Angeles. The player controls Detective Cole Phelps (voiced by Aaron Staton of Mad Men fame) , a returning veteran of WWII. The game incoporates revolutionary 3D face mapping using multiple cameras to realistically capture the actor's facial expressions. This is important to the games interrigation segments, where reading suspects faces is vital to solving the several cases given. The following guns were used in the game:
A Colt M1911A1 .45 pistol is seen prominently used in the game as the protagonist Detective Cole Phelps' (Aaron Staton) sidearm. Oddly, the texture is from the Star Model-P (a Spanish clone of the M1911 pistol), why this was done is unknown as of now. The pistol is missing the barrel bushing and external extractor of a real life Model-P, so it is possible the Star brand name was used as a nod to the game's producing company, "Rockstar Games".
Cole Phelps finds an FN Model 1922 in a garbage can on the scene of the "Buyer Beware" case, it is identified by the gunshop owner as "FN Browning Model 1922, Europeans love 'em but their hard to come by over here."
An engraved, snubnose Smith & Wesson Registered Magnum is seen in other pictures. This is the weapon found in the first case Cole does as a patrol officer, the gunhsop owner describes it as a "Smith & Wesson Model 27 Registered Magnum, Nickel Plated with Pearl Grips." and that it is only available through special order.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSmith & Wesson Registered Magnum - .357 Magnum. This particular S&W was ordered and carried by Lt. Col. Gen. Staff. George S. Patton.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAn unknown man aiming the Smith & Wesson. Note the Remington Guns poster just above the revolver. Also note gun rack in the background filled with Ithaca 37 shotguns and unknown bolt action rifles.File:Sw27noire.JPG
Colt M1917
A Colt M1917 Revolver is seen in the new Rising Through the Ranks video. Appears to be standard issue to uniformed police officers. Cole Phelps uses it as a patrol cop to chase Edgar Kalou and fire a shot into the air to make Kalou stop.
The M1A1 Thompson is seen in the Rising Through the Ranks trailer.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingM1A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine .45 ACPFile:LANoir-15.jpgAn unknown character firing an M1A1 Thompson, holding it incorrectly by the magazine, which increases the chance of a stoppage.Error creating thumbnail: File missingCole (wearing the unlockable "Sharpshooter" costume) armed with an M1A1 Thompson fitted with a 50-round drum. It should be noted the M1 model Thompsons did not feature the horizontal cuts like the older models that allow them to accept drum magazines, so this is inaccurate.
