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'''The following firearms were used in the film ''Chinatown'':'''
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==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun==
==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun ==
 
 
When  J.J. Gittes ([[Jack Nicholson]]) goes to investigate the orange groves, he is shot at by farmers with [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|double barreled shotgun]]s who mistake him for one of the Water Department's men.
 
When  J.J. Gittes ([[Jack Nicholson]]) goes to investigate the orange groves, he is shot at by farmers with [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|double barreled shotgun]]s who mistake him for one of the Water Department's men.
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[[Image:StevesSBS1960s.jpg|thumb|none|500px|1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 gauge]]
 
[[Image:Ctown-shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A farmer damages Gittes' car with a shot.]]
 
[[Image:Ctown-shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A farmer damages Gittes' car with a shot.]]
 
[[Image:Ctown-shotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The oldest farmer holds his shotgun as he asks Gittes why he is in the valley.]]
 
[[Image:Ctown-shotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The oldest farmer holds his shotgun as he asks Gittes why he is in the valley.]]
  
== Colt Detective Special ==
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==Colt Detective Special==
 
Gittes disarms Claude Mulvihill ([[Roy Jenson]]) of a [[Colt Detective Special]] when the two fight at the retirement home. LAPD Det. Loach ([[Richard Bakalyan]]) also draws one during the climax in Chinatown.
 
Gittes disarms Claude Mulvihill ([[Roy Jenson]]) of a [[Colt Detective Special]] when the two fight at the retirement home. LAPD Det. Loach ([[Richard Bakalyan]]) also draws one during the climax in Chinatown.
 
[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen - .38 Special]]
 
[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen - .38 Special]]
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[[Image:Ctown-cds2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loach fires at Evelyn's car.]]
 
[[Image:Ctown-cds2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loach fires at Evelyn's car.]]
  
== Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket ==
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==Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket==
 
Evelyn Mulwray ([[Faye Dunaway]]) draws a [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket]] during the finale in the Chinatown section of LA, using it to wound her father Noah Cross ([[John Huston]]).
 
Evelyn Mulwray ([[Faye Dunaway]]) draws a [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket]] during the finale in the Chinatown section of LA, using it to wound her father Noah Cross ([[John Huston]]).
 
[[Image:Colt1908VestPocketNickel.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Nickel - .25 ACP]]
 
[[Image:Colt1908VestPocketNickel.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Nickel - .25 ACP]]
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[[Image:Ctown-c08c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Evelyn fires at Noah.]]
 
[[Image:Ctown-c08c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Evelyn fires at Noah.]]
  
== Smith & Wesson Model 10 ==
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==Smith & Wesson Model 10==
 
LAPD Lt. Lou Escobar ([[Perry Lopez]]) draws a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] service revolver during the finale, firing at Evelyn's car until it stops.
 
LAPD Lt. Lou Escobar ([[Perry Lopez]]) draws a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] service revolver during the finale, firing at Evelyn's car until it stops.
 
[[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|none|350px|right|Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special]]
 
[[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|none|350px|right|Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special]]

Revision as of 05:17, 20 January 2016


Chinatown
Ctown-dvd.jpg
Movie poster
Country Flag of the United States.jpg United States
Directed by Roman Polanski
Release Date 1974
Language English
Cantonese
Spanish
Studio Paramount Pictures
Distributor Paramount Pictures
Main Cast
Character Actor
J.J. Gittes Jack Nicholson
Evelyn Cross Mulwray Faye Dunaway
Lt. Lou Escobar Perry Lopez
Noah Cross John Huston
Claude Mulvihill Roy Jenson
Det. Loach Richard Bakalyan
Russ Yelburton John Hillerman




The following weapons were used in the film Chinatown:


SPOILERS.jpg WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!


12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun

When J.J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson) goes to investigate the orange groves, he is shot at by farmers with double barreled shotguns who mistake him for one of the Water Department's men.

1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 gauge
A farmer damages Gittes' car with a shot.
The oldest farmer holds his shotgun as he asks Gittes why he is in the valley.

Colt Detective Special

Gittes disarms Claude Mulvihill (Roy Jenson) of a Colt Detective Special when the two fight at the retirement home. LAPD Det. Loach (Richard Bakalyan) also draws one during the climax in Chinatown.

Colt Detective Special 1st Gen - .38 Special
Mulvihill's Detective Special falls to the ground.
Loach fires at Evelyn's car.

Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket

Evelyn Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) draws a Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket during the finale in the Chinatown section of LA, using it to wound her father Noah Cross (John Huston).

Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Nickel - .25 ACP
Evelyn holds her pistol on the police.
Evelyn tells Gittes that her father "owns the police" when he tells her to put the gun away and let the police handle the situation.
Evelyn fires at Noah.

Smith & Wesson Model 10

LAPD Lt. Lou Escobar (Perry Lopez) draws a Smith & Wesson Model 10 service revolver during the finale, firing at Evelyn's car until it stops.

Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special
Escobar fires at Evelyn's car.
Escobar reholsters his revolver (not a very clear shot but the only one with a semi close-up of his revolver).

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