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Rambo (2008)

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The following guns were used in Rambo (2008)


Barrett M82CQ

This .50 BMG Rifle designed by Barrett Firearms is a Close Quarters Combat version of the M82A1M/M82A3, easily distinguished by the short barrel. It is used by the SAS-Trained Sniper 'Schoolboy' (Matthew Marsden) throughout the film. During the night raid during the rainstorm, the M82CQ has an AN/PEQ-2A mounted on the scope, and is seen as fully sound suppressed, though a .50 caliber weapon (or any supersonic round, including the 5.56x45mm) can only be partially suppressed.

Barret M82A1 CQ sniper rifle - .50 BMG. Uploaded from the Barrett Website.
School Boy with the Barrett M82CQ during the night raid, fitted with an AN/PEQ-2A on the scope - 50 BMG
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School boy takes out the guard centries with his Barrett M82CQ - .50 BMG. Sound Suppressor don't actually work as well on .50 calibers as shown in the film. The immense muzzle flash would be dampened somewhat by a real suppressor, to add.
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Because movie logic states a big gun makes bad guys go flying, the .50 caliber is shown capable of launching Junta soldiers 10ft through the air, which is high inaccurate.
Detail shot of the barrel length of "Schoolboy"s (Matthew Marsden) Barrett M82CQ - 50 BMG
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A nice side shot of the Barrett M82CQ - 50 BMG
The business end of a Barrett M82CQ - 50 BMG
Detail shot of the side of the Barrett M82CQ - 50 BMG

Special

Property Master Kent Johnson shows off the Barrett M82CQ used by Matthew Marsden in the film.
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Kent Johnson shows off the Barretts used in the film.

AKM

A variety of AKM type full buttstock rifles (not Norinco Type 56) are seen in the hands of the Burmese Junta Soldiers.

AKM 7.62x39mm
Two Burmese soldiers raiding the village wield AKMs - 7.62x39mm
Burmese Soldier with an AKM, most likely a Hungarian SA-85 rifle, judging by the handguards - 7.62x39mm
A Burmese soldier prepares to execute the mercenaries with his AKM - 7.62x39mm
En-Joo (Tim Kang) picks up an AKM when his AKMS runs dry - 7.62x39mm

Special

The armorer's rack filled with AKs. Note Rambo's First Blood knife on the armoror's belt.

AKMS

A variety of AKMS under-folder-type rifles (not Norinco Type 56-1) are seen in the hands of the Burmese Junta Soldiers.

AKMS, stamped steel receiver w/ slant muzzle brake and under-folding stock - 7.62x39mm
Burmese Soldier with an AKMS underfolder, most likely a Hungarian SA-85M rifle, judging by the handguards - 7.62x39mm
En-Joo (Tim Kang) takes an AKMS underfolder,(what seems to be another Hungarian SA-85M rifle) from a Burmese soldier and uses it against them - 7.62x39mm
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En-Joo (Tim Kang) fires his AKMS underfolder that he liberated from a Burmese soldier - 7.62x39mm


Norinco Type 56

There are many AK types in the movie, and upon further study, most of the models will be identified. But one of the obvious ones is the Norinco Type 56. It is obvious in the hands of some of the Burmese Junta soldiers and during the final battle En-Joo (Tim Kang) and Lewis (Graham McTavish) grab Type 56 rifles and fight with them.

Norinco Type 56 (fixed stock variant) - 7.62x39mm
En-Joo (Tim Kang) picks up and fires a Norinco Type 56 - 7.62x39mm
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"Die Burmese Junta Scum!"
Lewis picks up a Norinco Type 56 with an AKM-style ribbed reciever cover - 7.62x39mm
Is this an AKM? I may have screwed up while saving the pics. - Gunmaster45
Lewis fires a Norinco Type 56, now with a milled reciever cover - 7.62x39mm

Junta soldiers can also be seen use Type 56 rifles with the classic 'Vietnam' era pig sticker underfolding bayonet.

Norinco Type 56 (fixed stock variant) with under-folding bayonet - 7.62x39mm
A Junta soldier raids the village with a Norinco Type 56 rifle with the "Pig sticker" underfolding bayonet - 7.62x39mm
A Junta soldier stabs a Karen child with the bayonet of his Type 56 - 7.62x39mm. While the scene is indeed gruesome, note how the bayonet is a fake blade that collapses on a spring to look like it is stabbing someone.
Junta soldiers shooting villagers with Norinco Type 56 rifles with the "Pig sticker" underfolding bayonets - 7.62x39mm

Custom AKMS

Myint (Supakorn Kitsuwon), the Karen Rebel leader carries a cut down AKMS. The Custom rifle has parts from the Norinco Type 56 and the AKMS. In reality, these rifles don't interchange parts, but it was possible since the gun is massively customized and practically rebuilt from scratch. This appears to be the same short rifle that Claire Danes fires in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. It is NOT an AKS-74U and there is no such rifle as an AKS-47U like the airsoft weapon we sometimes see.

Custom AKMS Assault Pistol with folded stock - 7.62x39mm
Myint (Supakorn Kitsuwon) aims his custom AKMS underfolder - 7.62x39mm
Myint (Supakorn Kitsuwon) fires his custom AKMS underfolder - 7.62x39mm

Rubber AK

Obvious in many shots there are many RUBBER AKs/Type 56s/AKMs. Most noticeable because their trigger guards are thicker than normal and sometimes the front sight has no hole and are solid rubber blocks.

Burmese Junta soldier holds a rubber AK rifle
More rubber AK rifles, the front sights on these have a hole in them


Walther P38

The Burmese Pirate Leader is carrying a Walther P-38.

P38 Pistol - 9mm

Burmese Pirate Leader with a Walther P-38 9mm


Tokarev TT-33 pistol

A Tokarev TT-33 pistol is dropped by one of the Burmese pirates and visible on the deck of the boat before Rambo kills him.

Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm
Tokarev TT-33 pistol on the deck of the Boat - 7.62x25mm


M1911A1 pistol

Rambo uses an M1911A1 pistol to take down the Burmese Pirates on the River.

World War 2 issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.
Rambo fires his M1911A1 pistol - .45 ACP

Special

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The M1911A1 used in the film is seen hanging behind property master Kent Johnson.

Jericho 941FB Compact "Baby Eagle"

A Jericho 941FB Compact ("Baby Eagle") was used by the villainous Major Pa Tee Tint (Maung Maung Khin) as his personal sidearm, only seen during the final battle of the film.

Trivia Note: The actor Maung Maung Khin, who plays the villain, was a real life Karen resistance fighter, who escaped to Thailand (where the movie was filmed) to reunite with his relatives. Stallone wanted someone who understood the nature of the Burmese military and luckily had an actor with real life dealings with their brutality.

Jericho 941FB Compact
Major Pa Tee Tint (Maung Maung Khin) holds a compact Jericho 941 "Baby Eagle" at the final battle

Special

The armorers load up the Jericho 941.

M18A1 Claymore Mine

Rambo grabs a M18A1 Claymore from Schoolboy to set a trap. It looks to be the BLUE training version of the Claymore.

M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel mine
Rambo uses a Claymore mine to set a boobytrap for the pursuing soldiers. He has a secondary small charge on the back of the mine.


M67 Hand Grenade

En-Joo (Tim Kang) grabs an M67 hand grenade from a pouch and throws it. But in the shot it's an obvious M69 Metal training grenade (even visible with the 'blue' paint of the inert model).

M69 training grenade - an inert version of the M67 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade. The real live version has a more brownish color and has painted factory markings on the body.
Grabbing the M67 to throw.


British Tallboy Bomb

One of the first bunker buster bombs, the British "Earthquake" Tallboy bomb was 21 feet long and weight 5 tons and was used by the R.A.F. in 1944. The one seen in the film is halfway submerged in the soft jungle earth and extends 10 feet high. Though people thought that the explosion mimicked a nuclear explosion more than anything, a 5 ton conventional bomb is a massive explosion that resembles a small nuke blast. A goof is that the British never used the type of plane (Avro Lancaster) that carried the Tallboy in Burma. It was mainly used against the Germans in Europe during WWII rather than against the Japanese in the Pacific Theartre.

The British "Tallboy" bomb, unexploded in the jungle for over 60 years...

M16A1

Karen rebels carry M16A1 rifles in large quantities.

M16A1 with 30 Round magazine - 5.56x45mm
Karen Rebel with an M16A1 - 5.56x45mm


M4A1 with M203

Reese (Jake La Botz) carries an M4A1 with M203 Grenade Launcher with a tan camo paint job and a red dot scope (probably an Airsoft replica) that is a copy of the real Trijicon ACOG scope. Noticeable is the lack of the fiber optic band on the top of the real ACOG scope, indicating that it is a replica red dot.

M4A1 carbine with M203 grenade launcher
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Reese with his M4A1, painted in camo - 5.56mm NATO
Reese with his M4A1 - 5.56mm NATO

DSA SA-58 OSW

Diaz (Reynaldo Gallegos) carries a DSA SA-58 OSW short FAL Carbine with folding stock. Diaz's version has the Type III Metric receiver (with minimal machining cuts). The DSA SA-58 OSW, is offered with the Type I receiver (more cuts, lighter weight, but not as strong). Thus it is suspected that the SA-58 OSW in the film is a build up of a previous FAL Type III receiver with DSA OSW Parts.

DSA SA58 OSW rifle with Type I Metric Receiver - 7.62x51mm NATO
Diaz with his DSA SA58 OSW rifle (with Type III receiver) with rails, no grip and an Aimpoint Sight - 7.62x51mm NATO
Diaz with his DSA SA58 OSW rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO
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Diaz hides from the Burmese soldiers, while holding his DSA SA58 OSW rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO

SIG SG 551

An SIG SG 551 is Carried by En-Joo (Tim Kang).

SIG SG 551 - 5.56mm
En-Joo on Rambo's boat with his SIG SG-551 - 5.56x45mm
En-Joo carries his SIG SG-551 - 5.56x45mm
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En-Joo aims his SIG SG-551 - 5.56x45mm

FN MAG

An FN MAG is seen on the Burmese Patrol boat. It's a FN MAG-58 with an M240 style flash hider.

FN MAG 58 mocked up to resemble an M240, with synthetic buttstock and heatshield added - 7.62x51mm NATO
When Schoolboy (Matthew Marsden) takes a sniping position in a guard tower, a MAG-58 is seen - 7.62x51mm
MAG-58 used by a Burmese Sailor - 7.62x51mm. As a continuity error, this gun switches between a Browning M3 in shots.

M136 AT4

Myint (Supakorn Kitsuwon) fires an M136 AT4 rocket launcher at the Burmese Patrol Boat.

M136 AT4 Anti-Tank rocket launcher 84mm
Myint fires his AT4 - 84mm

M29 81mm Mortar

Used by Junta forces and the Karen Rebels.

M29 81mm Mortar used by Junta troops - 81mm
M29 81mm Mortar used by Junta troops - 81mm


Mossberg 590 Custom

SAS trooper Lewis (Graham McTavish) carries a Mossberg 590 with a Magpul M93A rear stock attached to a Mesa Tactical M4 adapter block and a Mesa Tactical Top receiver Rail with an EOTech holographic Sight.

Mossberg 590 - 12 gauge.
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Lewis (Graham McTavish) runs with his custom 590 - 12ga
Lewis (Graham McTavish) carries with a custom 590 - 12ga
Lewis (Graham McTavish) with his custom 590 - 12ga
Closer shot, detailing the Magpul M93A stock

Special

Graham McTavish walks the set with his custom Mossberg 590.

Browning M3 Anti Aircraft machine gun

The Browning M3 (the anti aircraft version of the M2HB .50 Cal machine gun) used in the film has a perforated shroud around the barrel and a modern twist - a Muzzle Brake (similar to a Barrett M82A1) to divert the flash to the sides, especially useful if you're shooting from behind an armored shield and your only viewable area is directly above the barrel. The M3 had a long heat shield for several reasons, not the least bit being that when used against aircraft in WW2, the bursts were much longer as gunners attempted to walk their fire (via tracers) onto their targets. The barrels grew red hot and the heat shield not only helped protect the crews, the added area improved the heat dissipation qualities of the barrel. It is not the standard air cooled Browning M2HB that is usually seen mounted on vehicles.

Browning M3 with spade grips (most commonly seen as door gunners on B17s) An electronically fired version of the M3 was used as the main gun in many U.S. aircraft during WW2. - .50 bmg
Browning M3 with a muzzle brake, first seen used by the Junta soldiers to gun down villagers - .50cal BMG
M3 .50 caliber machine gun, used by Rambo to kick ass - .50cal BMG
Good side shot of M3 .50 caliber machine gun - .50cal BMG
Also seen mounted on the Burmese Patrol boat with a snail drum magazine (common on Naval boat mounted guns) - .50cal BMG


Browning M2HB machine gun

The only standard M2HB in the film is seen on the Burmese Pirate Boat near the middle of the film.

Browning M2 .50 BMG
A Standard Browning M2HB 50 cal machine gun on the deck of the Burmese Pirate Boat - .50 BMG

Flamethrower

Burmese soldiers use flamethrower of unknown make and model to incinerate villagers.

Burmese junta soldier fires his flamethrower
Burmese junta soldier using a flamethrower to torch a house
Burmese troops on the patrol boat use a the same flamethrower, this time behind a shield and on a cradle mount.

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