The following guns were used in the film Dog Day Afternoon
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Rifle & Carbine M1 Carbine Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino ) uses a M1 Carbine as his main weapon during the bank robbery, sometimes handing it off to Sal when he would go to talk to the police outside. Since Sonny was a Vietnam veteran, it is possible this was an artifact from his war years. Several NYPD officers surrounding the bank also carry M1 Carbines, some with extended 30-round magazines.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Carbine with heat shield - .30 Carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Carbine with 30 round magazine - .30 Carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sonny holds his M1 Carbine on the tellers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sonny with his M1 Carbine in the bank. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An NYPD officer with an M1 Carbine and extended magazine takes his position on a rooftop. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sal holds Sonny's M1 Carbine as the two decide what to do. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sal aims Sonny's M1 Carbine on Agent Sheldon. Winchester Model 70 Some of the NYPD officers are armed with Winchester Model 70 rifles, with and without scopes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester Model 70 sniper rifle with Unertl 8x scope - .30-06. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Modern update of classic Winchester Model 70 with open sights - .30-06. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An NYPD sniper takes his position across from the bank. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A rooftop officer with his Winchester Model 70. Error creating thumbnail: File missing NYPD sniper aims a rifle at Sonny and Sal as they leave the bank. Submachine Gun Smith & Wesson M76 Sal Naturile (John Cazale ) uses a shortened Smith & Wesson M76 with the stock removed during the bank robbery.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shortened Smith & Wesson M76 with removed stock - 9mm. The model shown is the same configuration as the one in the movie. .
Shortened Smith & Wesson M76 with removed stock - 9mm. The model shown is the same configuration as the one in the movie. (opposite side) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sal holds his S&W M76 on the bank employees. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sal with Mulvaney, the bank manager. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sal sits in the bank with his M76. Shotgun Stevens 520 shotgun NYPD uniform officers carry the Stevens 520 pump shotgun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stevens Model 520 with 28" Field Barrel - 12 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer aims his Stevens 520 pump shotgun at the bank. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer behind F.B.I. Agents Murphy (Lance Henriksen ), Sheldon, and N.Y.P.D. Det. Sgt. Moretti (Charles Durning ) holds a pump shotgun. J.C. Higgins Model 20 Shotgun An NYPD officer is seen with a J.C. Higgins Model 20 Shotgun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing J.C. Higgins Model 20 - 12 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer stands with a J.C. Higgins Model 20 shotgun when Leon arrives, escorted by policemen. Revolvers Colt Official Police Sonny and Sal's partner Stevie (Gary Springer ) carries a Colt Official Police during the bank robbery but hands it to Sonny (Al Pacino ) when he realizes he can't go through with it. Several of the N.Y.P.D. uniformed officers also use the Colt Official Police during the stand-off.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Official Police - 4" Barrel - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stevie hands the Official Police to Sonny. The Colt grips are visible. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sonny runs through the bank to hand his M1 Carbine and Colt revolver to Sal. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer behind Det. Sgt. Moretti (Charles Durning ) rests his Colt Official Police on the phone. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Officers aim Colt Official Police revolvers at Howard, the bank guard, when Sonny (Al Pacino ) releases him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Officers aim their Colt Official Police revolvers at the bank. Colt Detective Special Some of the NYPD officers, notably the plainclothes detectives, carry Colt Detective Specials .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Detective Special - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing A detective puts his Detective Special to Howard the guard's head before realizing he was a hostage, not a robber. Smith & Wesson Model 36 Chiefs Special FBI Agent Murphy (Lance Henriksen ) draws what appears to be a Smith & Wesson Model 36 Chief's Special from a hidden compartment in the airport car in the finale. It looks to be the smaller framed J Frame rather than the mid-sized Model 10.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Murphy reveals the snub hidden in the driver's door. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Murphy holds his snubnose on Sonny. Gas Gun Federal M201-Z Grenade Launcher One of the men climbing up the back of the bank carries what appears to be a Federal M201-Z Grenade Launcher over his back.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun - 37mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer that Sonny shoots at from inside the bank has a Federal M201-Z Grenade Launcher slung over his back. 
