Air America

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The following firearms were seen in the film Air America:

Air America (1990)

M16A1

Carried by the soldiers of Laotian General Soong (Burt Kwouk).

M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm. What distinguishes it from the original M16 was the addition of a raised rib around the magazine release button, changing of the forward Receiver pins, and the addition of the forward assist button on the upper receiver.

A Laotian solider is seen carrying the M16A1 as they clear out the village to seize the poppy fields.

M1911A1 pistol

World War 2 issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.

M60 machine gun

M60 machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO

M1 Garand

Carried by the soldiers of Laotian General Soong.

M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06

A Laotian soldier carries an M1 Garand as he guards Gen. Soong's plane from Billy Covington (Robert Downey Jr.)

M1 Carbine

Seen in the hands of Laotian soldiers.

Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight and bayonet lug.

Soong's men are armed with M1 Carbines as they raid a restaurant.

Uzi submachine gun

Seen in the hands of Air America pilots Gene Ryack (Mel Gibson) and Babo (Tim Thomerson). The Uzi was officially adopted in 1951 by the Israeli Army. Since the film takes place in 1969, it is not unreasonable that a gunrunner would be able to have one in Laos during the time of the Vietnam War.

IMI Uzi 9mm

Gene (Mel Gibson) shows off the Uzi to Bobby (Robert Downey Jr.).

AK-47

Seen in the hands of North Vietnamese solders and Viet Cong guerrillas.

Milled Receiver AK-47 design; 7.62x39mm.

PPS-43

Soviet PPS-43 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

Flintlock Rifle

French Flintlock Rifles designed for desert warfare are used by a Laotian tribe with outdated weapons that dont work in the rain.

Flintlock Musket