The following firearms are seen in the film Dillinger:
Colt New Service
Bank robbers John Dillinger (Warren Oates), Homer Van Meter (Harry Dean Stanton), and Charley Makley (John Ryan) carry Colt New Service revolvers. Van Meter notably uses his to shoot up an old man's gumball machine at a gas station.
Colt New Service M1917 - .45 ACP.
Homer Van Meter tries to intimidate a filling station owner with his New Service.
Homer Van Meter shoots a gumball machine out of anger.
Makley is shot in the stomach while carrying his New Service during the East Chicago bank robbery.
Dillinger holds a New Service to the prison mechanic's head during his escape.
The prison warden is understandably concerned when Reed Youngblood keeps a New Service pointed at him during Dillinger's impromptu post-prison-breakout bank robbery.
M1911A1
Bank robbers John Dillinger (Warren Oates), Homer Van Meter (Harry Dean Stanton), "Pretty Boy" Floyd (Steve Kanaly), and Eddie the getaway driver (John Martino) use M1911A1 pistols. In several scenes, DIllinger and Floyd dual-wield them. FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Ben Johnson) also carries a nickel-plated 1911 (akimbo when facing off with Wilbur Underhill). Other vigilantes and policemen can occasionally be seen with 1911s as well. (In some scenes, an M1911 is replaced by a Star Model B.)
Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.
Dillinger fires a shot into the ceiling during the first bank robbery in the film.
Eddie, the getaway driver, fires a 1911 at a police roadblock.
Purvis lets a boy hold his nickel 1911 as he gets his shoes shined.
A Mason City vigilante with an M1911.
Homer Van Meter fires his 1911 out the window at vigilantes and police in Mason City (The external extractor visible shows that the pistol is a
Star Model B.
Dillinger emerges from the Mason City bank, firing his 1911 (again, doubled by a
Star Model B).
Dillinger's slide locks back as he fires at a vigilante (again, doubled by a
Star Model B).
Pretty Boy Floyd fires his 1911s akimbo.
File:Dil-1911i.jpg Van Meter, after escaping from Little Bohemia, waits for Leroy to leave his girlfriend.
Van Meter uses his 1911 to intimidate Leroy into giving him a ride (again, doubled by a
Star Model B).
Purvis, with a 1911, and Thompson-wielding FBI agents gun down Pretty Boy Floyd.
Purvis shoots and kills Dillinger in the final scene of the film.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
Harry Pierpont (Geoffrey Lewis) fires a Smith & Wesson Model 10 at Little Bohemia.
Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special
Harry Pierpont fires back at the police from Little Bohemia.
Smith & Wesson Model 10 Long Barrel
A Mason City vigilante fires a long-barreled Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver.
Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver with long barrel - .38 Special
A Mason City vigilante takes aim with a long barrel Model 10.
unidentified revolvers
Several of the East Chicago policemen fire revolvers at the Dillinger gang. Van Meter is subdued by a man with a revolver.
East Chicago police at a roadblock fire revolvers.
An Iowa vigilante puts his revolver in Van Meter's face.
Thompson M1921
Several members of Dillinger's gang, most notably Lester "Baby Face" Nelson (Richard Dreyfuss), Harry Pierpont (Geoffrey Lewis), John Dillinger (Warren Oates), Charley Makley (John Ryan), and Reed Youngblood (Frank McRae) fire the Thompson M1921 with either drum or box magazines. Dillinger's girlfriend Billie Frechette (Michelle Phillips) fires a Thompson to cover his escape from Little Bohemia (although it inexplicably alternates with a Browning Automatic Rifle in the same scene). Many FBI agents and policemen too, such as Melvin Purvis (Ben Johnson) and Samuel Cowley (Roy Jensen) carry Thompsons. Several Thompson seen have their stocks removed. Weapons supplied by Stembridge Gun Rentals.
M1928 "Tommy Gun" - .45 ACP
Pierpont with a Thompson during the first robbery.
Makley walks several bank customers into a vault with his Thompson.
Dillinger fires his Thompson into a bank guard who shot Makley.
An East Chicago policeman fires his Thompson at the gang.
Dillinger intimidates a prison guard with a Thompson during his escape.
Baby Face Nelson fires his Thompson at Mason City vigilantes.
FBI agent Samuel Cowley with a Thompson outside Little Bohemia.
Two FBI agents fire Thompsons at Little Bohemia.
Baby Face Nelson fires a Thompson out the window.
Billie covers Dillinger's escape with a Thompson.
Baby Face Nelson drives while firing his Thompson at a police car.
Baby Face Nelson lays dead, cradling a Thompson.
An FBI agent loads his Thompson before going to confront Pretty Boy Floyd.
Purvis, with a 1911, and Thompson-wielding FBI agents gun down Pretty Boy Floyd.
Browning Automatic Rifle
Several members of Dillinger's gang, most notably Homer Van Meter (Harry Dean Stanton), Harry Pierpont (Geoffrey Lewis), and Lester "Baby Face" Nelson (Richard Dreyfuss) fire Browning Automatic Rifles during the Mason City bank robbery and subsequent Little Bohemia shootout. Billie Frechette (Michelle Phillips) covers Dillinger's escape with a B.A.R. (inexplicably alternating with a Thompson during the same scene).
Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06
Homer Van Meter takes aim at a vigilante during the Mason City bank robbery.
Van Meter takes aim at a vigilante during the Mason City bank robbery.
Harry Pierpont joins Van Meter shooting at the vigilantes.
Pierpont tries to correct a jam in his B.A.R.
Van Meter fires back at the police as Pierpont's jammed B.A.R. sits in the car windshield.
Baby Face Nelson is one of the first to react to seeing police outside Little Bohemia, shooting a B.A.R. at them.
Billie covers Dillinger's getaway with a B.A.R.
Springfield M1903
Springfield M1903 rifles are seen in the hands of U.S. Army soldiers guarding Dillinger at Crown Point prison and vigilantes in Mason City.
Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06
Soldiers assigned to guard Crown Point prison stand with Springfield rifles.
Mason City vigilantes with a Springfield M1903 and a Winchester Model 70, waiting for the bank robbers to emerge.
Winchester Model 70
A Mason City vigilante carries a Winchester Model 70 with open sights.
Winchester Model 70 with open sights - .30-06.
Mason City vigilantes with a Springfield M1903 and a Winchester Model 70, waiting for the bank robbers to emerge.
American Gun Company Side-by-Side Shotgun
A 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun made by American Gun Co. is used by a Mason City vigilante.
A Mason City vigilante loads his shotgun.
A Mason City vigilante's shotgun (shot reversed to show logo on gun: "American Gun Co.".
Winchester Model 1897
Harry Pierpont (Geoffrey Lewis) uses a Winchester Model 1897 during the Mason City shootout after his B.A.R. jams. Several police and vigilantes also have 1897s.
East Chicago police fire Winchester shotguns.
A vigilante loads and checks his '97.
Pierpont fires his Winchester Model 1897 at a vigilante.
An FBI agent fires his shotgun at Little Bohemia.
Winchester Model 1912
Several bank robbers, including John Dillinger (Warren Oates) and Harry Pierpont (Geoffrey Lewis), and policemen fire Winchester Model 1912 shotguns.
Winchester Model 1912 - 12 guage
O'Malley, the East Chicago bank guard, shoots Makley with a Model 1912.
East Chicago police fire Winchester shotguns.
East Chicago police at a roadblock fire a shotgun and Thompson at the gang.
Pierpont fires his Winchester Model 1912 at police.
Pierpont fires his Winchester Model 1912 at police.
Dillinger with his Winchester Model 1912 stolen from a prison guard.
- Model 12s are seen in screenshots above but all of these are Model '97s.
unidentified double barreled shotgun
One of the Iowa vigilantes who fatally wounds Homer Van Meter uses a long-barreled 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun.
J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun (Circa 1878) exposed hammers and designed to fire Black Powder shotgun shells - 12 Gauge
A farmer shoots Van Meter in the gut.
Browning M1917
Some of the U.S. Army soldiers around Crown Point have water-cooled Browning M1917 machine guns set up.
In the background, two soldiers man a Browning M1917.
- Notable is the Lewis gun in the front.
Mk 2 hand grenade
"Pretty Boy" Floyd (Steve Kanaly) throws some Mk 2 hand grenades down at the police around Little Bohemia.
Floyd prepares to throw a Mk 2 grenade.
"Wooden Gun"
John Dillinger (Warren Oates) is shown carving his infamous "wooden gun" to escape from Crown Point jail.
Dillinger carves his "wooden gun".
Dillinger sticks the "wooden gun" into a prison guard's neck.
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