Error creating thumbnail: File missing Traffic (2000).The following firearms were used in the film Traffic :
Colt Mk IV Series 70 Baja California police officers Javier Rodriguez (Benicio del Toro ) and Manolo Sanchez (Jacob Vargas ) each carry a Colt Mk IV Series 70 1911 . The two cartel men that take Javier and Manolo out into the desert later also carry Series 70s (possibly the policemen's own pistols).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt 1911 Series 70 .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Javier sticks his Colt Series 70 in a drug runner's face. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Manolo aims his own Series 70 at the drug runner's partner. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A cartel man puts his Series 70 to Javier's head. Error creating thumbnail: File missing After his mock execution, the cartel man drags Javier away. M16A2 Several of Salazar's soldiers carry M16A2 assault rifles.
I think these are M16A1s with A2 handguards. The one in the third picture is, at least (it has the A1-style rear sight). -MT2008 Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A2 Rifle - 5.56x45 mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mexican soldier aims his M16A2 at Javier. Error creating thumbnail: File missing More Mexican soldiers pile out of trucks with M16A2s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier, with an M16A2, approaches Manolo in the truck. Heckler & Koch MP5A3 Some of Ruiz's drug smugglers use Heckler & Koch MP5A3 submachine guns during the battle with the San Diego PD and the DEA.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A drug smuggler runs outside Ruiz's office with his MP5A3. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another smuggler fires an MP5A3 at the police. Heckler & Koch USP Tactical Eduardo Ruiz (Miguel Ferrer ) draws a Heckler & Koch USP Tactical and shoots DEA Agent Gordon in the chest. Gordon pulls the slug out of his bulletproof vest once Ruiz leaves the room.
Note the point trigger guard and the shape of the slide. It's actually a Mark 23. -MT2008 Error creating thumbnail: File missing H&K USP Tactical .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ruiz shoots Gordon in the chest. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ruiz's H&K USP Tactical falls. unidentified pistol One of Ruiz's henchmen, shot by Castro, carries a small silver pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The henchman enters Ruiz's office where Castro aims his Glock at him. Glock 17 DEA Agent Ray Castro (Luis Guzman ) carries a Glock 17 as his standard sidearm. Several other DEA agents and San Diego police carry and use them during the shootout outside Ruiz's office.
Minor mistake, but the Glock 17s in the movie are the 2nd Generation models, so you shouldn't use the picture of the Gen 3 Glock 17 to illustrate the gun. -MT2008 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Glock 17 - 9 mm (3rd generation) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Castro shoots one of Ruiz's henchmen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A plainclothes officer draws his Glock 17 on another plainclothes as an officer in the foreground fires a Glock 19. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Castro walks through the children's arcade with his Glock 17 drawn, looking for Ruiz. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Castro opens his car door, Glock 17 in hand. Heckler & Koch MP5K One of Ruiz's henchmen carries a Heckler & Koch MP5K .
This isn't an MP5K; it's another MP5A3. The sling is just hanging over the barrel in a way that makes it look like a forward hand grip. -MT2008 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch MP5K - version with SEF Plastic Trigger Pack - 9mm. This is a very well worn Motion picture weapon Error creating thumbnail: File missing A smuggler stands with an MP5K. Glock 19 Several DEA agents and San Diego police officers carry Glock 19 pistols during the siege at Ruiz's office.
File:Wviewpoint 0430.jpg Glock 19 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two plainclothes DEA agents aim their Glock 19s as a female San Diego detective crouches with a Glock 17. Error creating thumbnail: File missing DEA agents, armed with Glock 19s, argue with the San Diego PD. SIG-Sauer P228 DEA Agent Montel Gordon (Don Cheadle ) uses a SIG-Sauer P228 throughout the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing SIG-Sauer P228 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gordon enters the children's arcade with his P228 drawn. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gordon aims his P228 at the ballpit where he suspects Ruiz is hiding. Heckler & Koch MP5A2 One of the soldier's at Salazar's camp carries a Heckler & Koch MP5A2 over his back.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch MP5A2 9mm with "tropical" wide handguard Error creating thumbnail: File missing Manolo talks to the soldiers, one of which carries an MP5A2 over his left shoulder. Remington 700 Tigrillo (Yul Vazquez ), the sniper hired by Juan Obregon (Benjamin Bratt ) to shoot Francisco Flores uses a suppressed Remington 700 with a scope.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington Model 700PSS sniper rifle with Harris bipod .300 Win Mag Error creating thumbnail: File missing The sniper aims for Flores. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The sniper watches Flores. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The sniper puts away his rifle. Heckler & Koch USP Compact Francisco Flores (Clifton Collins Jr. ) uses a Heckler & Koch USP Compact when he goes to shoot Ruiz on the orders of Helena Ayala (Catherine Zeta-Jones ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing H&K USP Compact 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flores aims his USP Compact at Ruiz. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flores is shot by the sniper and fires into the air. Smith & Wesson Model 66 Snubnose When Bob Wakefield (Michael Douglas ) goes to confront a drug dealer (Vonte Sweet ) who his daughter was staying with, the dealer draws a snubnose Smith & Wesson Model 66 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 66 Snub with 2" barrel & custom grips - .357 Magnum Error creating thumbnail: File missing The drug dealer intimidates Wakefield. M16A1 DEA agents towards the end of the film carry M16A1 assault rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A1 with 30 Round magazine - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A DEA agent with an M16A1 outside the Suburban. unidentified suppressed pistol The hitmen sent by Carlos Ayala (Steven Bauer ) to assassinate Arnie Metzger (Dennis Quaid ) are seen entering his office with a small suppressed pistol
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arnie looks at the hitmen entering his office. 
