Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Skull Man (2007)The Skull Man is an anime television series based on the 1970 manga of the same name by Shotaro Ishinomori. The show consists of 13 animated episodes and one live-action prequel episode (Episode 00) titled "Skullman: Prologue of Darkness".
The following firearms are used in the anime series The Skull Man :
Handguns Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer The Skull Man's weapon of choice is a Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer as denoted by the selector switch on the side of the frame. He only uses the semi-auto setting and never switches to full-auto, and uses the shorter 10-round box magazines.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Skull Man aims his Mauser M712. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Skull Man fires the M712 during the Japanese opening credits. As the entire opening sequence was changed for the Region 1 DVD release, this scene was not included. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Note the distinctive M712 selector switch. Nambu 14 Kyōichirō Tachigi, a private investigator, carries a Nambu Type 14 pistol. Other Nambu Type 14s are seen throughout the series in the hands of various minor characters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyōichirō Tachigi with his Type 14 Error creating thumbnail: File missing An unnamed officer in the Ōtomo City train station with his Nambu Type 14 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A military operative aims his Type 14 Nambu Model 60 The Nambu Model 60 is the standard sidearm for the Ōtomo City Police Department.
Nambu Model 60 - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two police officers armed with Nambu Model 60s watch dumbfounded as The Skull Man races away with their suspect and the Chief of Police throws a tantrum Error creating thumbnail: File missing Detective Shinjou aims his Model 60 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of Shinjou's Model 60. Here you can see the distinctive hammer shape, grip, and lanyard loop. Walther PP The Ōtomo City Chief of Police is seen with a Walther PP near the end of the series.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther PP - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Ōtomo Police Chief's PP Walther PPK A Walther PPK is seen in Episode 00 in the hands of a turncoat Ōtomo Concern researcher.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther PPK - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Ōtomo Concern researcher with his PPK. Browning Hi-Power Masaki Kuroshio uses a Browning Hi-Power during the series finale.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning Hi-Power - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kuroshio aims his Browning Hi-Power. M1911A1 A White Bell officer is seen using a nickel-plated M1911A1 during Episode 00.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Satin Nickel M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing The White Bell leader readies his M1911A1
Submachine Guns Type 100 The Ōtomo City Police Department makes frequent use military surplus Type 100 submachine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type 100 - 8x22mm Nambu Error creating thumbnail: File missing A police officer in the Ōtomo Train Station fires his Type 100 at a man trying to sneak past the security checkpoint, while his partner reloads. MP40 By far the most prolific submachine gun in the series is the MP40 . Whenever members of the White Bell cult arm themselves, it is almost always with this weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A White Bell member's MP40 is silhouetted against the light, giving the audience a good outline of the weapon. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The White Bell official from Episode 00 is flanked by two White Bell members armed with MP40s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A White Bell member aims his MP40 while his superior talks with the rogue Ōtomo Concern researcher. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gōzō Kuroshio arms himself with a fallen cultist's MP40. IMI Uzi In Episode 00, a few White Bell cultists carry IMI Uzis as opposed to their normal MP-40s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Uzi - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two White Bell members with IMI Uzi's Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another two Uzis in a sea of MP40s.
Rifles M16A1 During a flashback to (presumably) the Vietnam War, two American G.I.s can be seen with M16A1 rifles .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M16A1 - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Howa Type 64 The solders sent to quarantine Ōtomo City near the end of the series are armed with Howa Type 64 rifles. As the series is set in the 1980s, this would still be the standard-issue rifle for the Japanese military.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Howa Type 64 - 7.62x51mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier disguised as a truck driver pulls his Type 64 at a police checkpoint Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers fire their Type 64s Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of the Type 64 rifles Barrett 82A1 The Ōtomo Chief of Police acquires a Barrett M82A1 , hoping that it will help him either capture or kill The Skull Man.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Barrett M82A1 - .50 BMG Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Police Chief inspects his new toy.
Shotguns Double Barreled Shotgun Two separate but similar double barreled shotguns are seen in the series. The first is used by an assassin posing as The Skull Man, and has had both its stock and barrels sawed off. The second is part of Gōzō Kuroshio's personal collection, and appears to be unaltered.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington SPR210 Shotgun - 12 gauge. A similar design to the shotgun seen in The Skull Man
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The impostor Skull Man aims his sawed-off double barrel shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The impostor reloads his shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gōzō Kuroshio aims his double barrel shotgun. Note the removable choke tubes.
Heavy Weapons General Dynamics GAU-19/A One of the American Garo soldiers is equipped with a GAU-19/A Gatling Gun .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing General Dynamics GAU-19/A - .50 BMG Error creating thumbnail: File missing M72 LAW The American Garo tasked with finding both the Skull Man and the Garo working for him use a pair of M72 LAW rocket launchers to blast their way into the church.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M72 LAW - 66mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Garo drop the still-smoking M72s in the snow Carl Gustav M2 One of the soldiers near the end of the series is seen using a Carl Gustav M2 recoilless rifle .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Carl Gustav M2 - 84x246mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing 
