Apocalypse Now

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The following guns were used in the movie Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

M16A1

M16A1 Used by various characters throughout the film. While the 20 round magazine would be more correct for a Vietnam era film. Theirs are fitted with 30 rounders.

M60 machine gun

M60 machine gun

Mounted on both Col. Kilgore's choppers during the battle at Vinh Din Drop and the Navy PBR used by the crew to travel up river.

M1911A1

An M1911A1 is seen on Capt. Benjamin Willard (Martin Sheen) nightstand in hotel bedroom in Saigon at the start of the film. Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore (Robert Duvall) uses one as his sidearm throughout the movie.

WWII era Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP.

The camera pans on Willards M1911A1 resting on the bed.

An M1911A1 rests next to Willard on the nightstand.

Lietenent Colonel Kilgore of the 1st Cavalry Division carries an M1911A1 with pearl grips in his holster. Note the Cavalry symbols on the grips. Could be ivory to be like Gen. Patton.

Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) finishes off Vietnamese civilians with his M1911A1 after Chief's men accidentally open fire on them.

M79 grenade launcher

Used by The Roach to kill a NVA soldier hiding in the barbed wire during the scene at the Do Lung bridge. Roach had customized his with a tiger-striped paint job.

Fake GE M134 Minigun

An M134 minigun is seen mounted on one of the UH-1 choppers during the famous raid scene. Its possible this weapon is a prop as the M134 was a new weapon at the time. It is more likely that the M134 was simply what was mounted in the helicopter by the *Laos Army, who loaned all the helicopters used to film the scene. The M134 would have been unlikely to have been deployed at the time and place of the setting.

• Apocalypse Now was filmed in the Philippines who also provided the helicopters.

sorry that´s not true, in part the Us army used the minigun since 1964 (was designed one year before)it was used on cobras and loaches as main weapons, the fake on the movie it´s the mounting, no miniguns was installed such way (in the doorgunner post),but it was installed just in the center of the aft cab, due to the weigth of the guns and ammo.

Winchester 1200

(Lt. Colby seems to be carrying a Winchester 1200.)

M1 Carbine

Most of the colonists seem to be armed with this weapon.