The following firearms were used in the film Ma Barker's Killer Brood :
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Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun
Doc Barker (Ron Foster ) fires a Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun during the gang's 1933 armored car robbery.
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Thompson M1921AC
The Thompson M1921AC is seen throughout the film in the hands of criminals Kate "Ma" Barker (Lurene Tuttle ), Arthur "Doc" Barker (Ron Foster ), Fred Barker (Eric Morris ), Herman Barker (Don Spruance ), Alvin Karpis (Paul Dubov ), "Baby Face" Nelson (Robert Kendall ), John Dillinger (Eric Sinclair ) and the (uncredited) Sioux Falls Bank Robber (Myron Healey ). All of the criminals use Thompsons with drum magazines. The federal agents Avery (David Carlile ) and Baxter (Dan Riss ) are also seen wielding Thompsons with box, rather than drum, magazines.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Doc" fires his Thompson at an armored car guard during the 1933 robbery.
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Colt Detective Special
The Colt Detective Special is the sidearm of choice of most criminals in the film, including Herman Barker (Don Spruance ), Arthur "Doc" Barker (Ron Foster ), "Baby Face" Nelson (Robert Kendall ), and George "Machine Gun" Kelly (Victor Lundin ). Ma (Lurene Tuttle ) hands Doc's to Arthur Dunlop (Tristram Coffin ) for the game of Russian Roulette. FBI agents Avery (David Carlile ) and Baxter (Dan Riss ) also keep them holstered on their hips.
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Winchester Model 1912
One of "Machine Gun" Kelly's thugs carries a Winchester Model 1912 .
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Remington Model 31
One of "Machine Gun" Kelly's thugs carries a Remington Model 31 .
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Colt Official Police
The Florida sheriff (Charles Tannen ) and the Deputy (Riley Hill ) carry the Colt Official Police during the raid on the Barker hideout.
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