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Difference between revisions of "(Day of the Jackal) - Custom Sniper Rifle"
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| − | This rifle, used in [[The Day of the Jackal]] (1973) was created by a master English gunsmith from an off the shelf sporting rifle. Two identical rifles were produced, one being returned to England as per agreement. | + | This rifle, used in [[The Day of the Jackal]] (1973) was created by a master English gunsmith from an off-the-shelf sporting rifle. In the novel, however, the fictitious gunsmith was not from England. Two identical rifles were produced, one being returned to England as per agreement. |
| − | The gun appears to be chambered for .22 | + | The gun appears to be chambered for .22 magnum -- the "GURPS Covert Ops" pen-and-paper roleplaying game supplement book states that this was so. Some believe that it used .22-calibre Hornet ammunition, judging by the bullets seen on screen. In the film and the novel, they were said to have hollow tips filled with mercury in liquid form, to make them "explosive." Under the Geneva Conventions, only standard ball ammunition is allowed for use on against enemy soldiers on battlefields. It remains legal to use other kinds of ammunition when firing at inanimate targets, firing at "unlawful belligerents" such as terrorists and criminals, or equipping civil police forces. The Jackal is not concerned with such restrictions. |
[[Category:Gun]] | [[Category:Gun]] | ||
[[Category:Sniper Rifle]] | [[Category:Sniper Rifle]] | ||
[[Category:Fictional Firearm]] | [[Category:Fictional Firearm]] | ||
Revision as of 03:40, 23 December 2011
This rifle, used in The Day of the Jackal (1973) was created by a master English gunsmith from an off-the-shelf sporting rifle. In the novel, however, the fictitious gunsmith was not from England. Two identical rifles were produced, one being returned to England as per agreement.
The gun appears to be chambered for .22 magnum -- the "GURPS Covert Ops" pen-and-paper roleplaying game supplement book states that this was so. Some believe that it used .22-calibre Hornet ammunition, judging by the bullets seen on screen. In the film and the novel, they were said to have hollow tips filled with mercury in liquid form, to make them "explosive." Under the Geneva Conventions, only standard ball ammunition is allowed for use on against enemy soldiers on battlefields. It remains legal to use other kinds of ammunition when firing at inanimate targets, firing at "unlawful belligerents" such as terrorists and criminals, or equipping civil police forces. The Jackal is not concerned with such restrictions.