The House of the Spirits
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The House of the Spirits
The following weapons were used in the film The House of the Spirits :
Handguns Colt M1911A1 Chilean Army officers can be seen with Colt M1911A1 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M1911A1 "Colt Government Model" - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two officers hold their Colts on their way upstairs to Pedro Tercero's (Antonio Banderas ) apartment. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the officers brandishes his M1911A1 when entering the apartment. Smith & Wesson Revolver A Smith & Wesson -type revolver is briefly seen held by an Army officer.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer stands on the right and holds up his revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing As Blanca Trueba is next to him, he fires it to the air to scare her. Mauser C96 A Mauser C96 is seen lying on a desk inside the government department.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 fitted with holster/stock combo - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The C96 lies in front of the Army officer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another slightly different view of the Mauser pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The holster/stock is seen lying next to it. Rifles Mauser 98 Sporter Esteban Trueba (Jeremy Irons ) owns a Mauser 98 Sporter rifle which he gives to Segundo (Joaquín Martínez) in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser 98, military-to-sporter conversion - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A distant view of his sporter rifle as Esteban gives the reins of his horse to Count Jean de Satigny (Jan Niklas ) after spotting a crowd of his workers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Esteban holds it in the air after firing to attract the attention of the workers.. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chambering the sporter rifle while approaching Pedro. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view of the front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The left side is seen as Esteban aims at Pedro for the first time. Note the 98-style action. Unknwon Rifle One of Esteban's men carries an unknown bolt action rifle which could be a Portuguese Mauser-Vergueiro .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser-Vergueiro m/1904-39 - 7.92x57mm Mauser; for comparison Error creating thumbnail: File missing The horserider to the right shoulders his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another distant view of the rifle. Heckler & Koch 770 During the second engagement, Esteban is seen with a Heckler & Koch 770 sporting rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Led by Esteban García (Vincent Gallo ), Esteban Trueba holds his H&K 770 while on horseback. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Estaban dismounted from his horse which offers another view of the sporting rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A full view of the rifle as he approaches to the hiding place of Pedro. Error creating thumbnail: File missing After getting interrupted in his attempted murder he fires at the fleeing Pedro. Heckler & Koch G3A3 Instead of SIG SG 510-4 and FN FAL rifles, the Heckler & Koch G3A3 is wielded by Chilean soldiers during the 1973 Chilean coup d'état in the movie.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch G3A3 - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers with G3A3s arrest civilians in a street. Note the Portuguese M1940 helmets worn by them. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The magazine and trigger is seen in a close up as one soldier arrests Blanca Trueba (Winona Ryder ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A G3A3 leaned against a wall while its owner cleans blood stains inside the government department. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier guards the entry of the Canadian embassy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another soldier points his HK at Esteban's driver. Machine Guns Browning M2HB Browning M2HBs are mounted on Army vehicles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB - .50 BMG Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M2HB mounted on a Bravia Chaimite V-200 armored vehicle on the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M48 Patton main battle tank with its mounted Browning. Trivia As most of the film was shot in Portugal, all military equipment was provided by the Portuguese army.
Fiat G.91 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chilean Airforce pilots run toward Fiat G.91 jet fighter aircraft. M48A5 Patton Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M48A5 Patton moves out of a military camp in the morning hours of September 11, 1873. 
