Elite Squad

Elite Squad (US Release Poster) (2007)

Tropa de Elite aka Elite Squad (Original language Poster) (2007)

Original Title: "Tropa de Elite" In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operation Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged. Captain Nascimento is trying to find a man to replace him because his wife is pregnant and he intends to quit the command and become a trainer of the new recruits. Meanwhile, the two idealistic friends Neto and Matias join the Military Police force expecting to become honest policemen and fight the criminals…(Plot summary from Imdb.com) This is an excellent picture. It is somewhat difficult to obtain good scans because most action takes place at night and the action is fast. Nevertheless, we can see some interesting firearms:

Ruger Mini-14

This rifle is used in several scenes by the drug dealers:

M16 rifle and Ruger Mini-14 in "Elite Squad"

Ruger Mini-14 and Micro-Uzi in "Elite Squad"

FN FAL

An IMBEL Fz M/964 (FN 50-00 brazilian license-build fixed-stock version) is used by the drug dealers.

M16A2

Wagner Moura, as Captain Nascimento, carries several guns through the movie. One of them is an M16 SP1 with M16A2 hand guards, the rifle that carry most of the men of the BOPE, in the movie.

M16 (SP1) with A2-style hand guards - 5.56x45mm

M16 SP1 and Taurus PT-92 in "Elite Squad"

M16 SP1 and Taurus PT-92 in "Elite Squad"

M16A SP1 in "Elite Squad"

M16 SP1 in "Elite Squad"

Colt model 653 carbine

I hope that I’ve identified correctly this gun, used by Caio Junqueira as Neto, during the 2nd half of the movie

Colt model 653 in "Elite Squad"

Colt model 653 in "Elite Squad"

Heckler & Koch MP5

A H&K MP5-A3 or MP5 A-5 is used by Wagner Moura in several scenes

HK MP5 in "Elite Squad"

That's an HK94 Chopped and converted.-protoAuthor

Madsen M50

Popular in South America is this Danish made SMG. Recognized by it's stamped metal body which, literally, is held together by the barrel nut (which was known to loosed on its own spilling the internal mechanisms to the ground) Brazil produced a licensed copy but, oddly enough, it was made in .45 ACP instead of the standard 9mm.

"Elite Squad"

"Elite Squad"

Imbel MD97

This is a rifle derived from the FAL,made in Brazil by Industria de Material Bélico do Brasil, and widely used by the Brazilian police and military. It is carried by the actor in the background in these scenes, although it is never seen closely.

"Elite Squad"

"Elite Squad"

Unidentified rifles

In the opening scenes, Caio Junqueira opens fire with an unidentified scoped rifle. It might be an Imbel AGLC, but I can’t identify it with certainty. It's maybe IMBEL M/968 (old czech or belgian Mauser enhanced with new 0.308 barrel in the 60's). The new BOPE recruits can be seen training with rifles that are probably made in Brazil, but I can’t identify them (help requested).

"Elite Squad"

"Elite Squad"

It's maybe IMBEL M/968 (old czech or belgian Mauser enhanced with new 0.308 barrel in the 60's).

They might even be fake rubber weapons, considering they were never fired in the movie. A number of fake M16 rifles and a MP5 sub machinegun can be seen in non-action scenes.

12 Gauge pump shotguns

Several pump shotguns are seen in the hands of the BOPE agents. They are probably Brazilian-made guns, from CBC (companhia brasileira de cartuchos) or from Boito. I’m not familiarized with these shotguns, and therefore, cannot identify them (help requested).

Remington 870 with pistol grip, synthetic stock and 7 round magazine

Mossberg 500 Field 12 Gauge with wooden furniture and ventilated rib barrel

"Elite Squad"

It's surely CBC 586P (variant of Smith & Wesson 916) which is standard pump shotgun of BOPE.

Glock

Caio Junqueira uses 2 handguns in the movie: a Glock 19 or 22, and a Taurus PT-92

Glock pistol in "Elite Squad"

Taurus PT-92

This handgun is used both by the police and by the Drug dealers

M16A2 and Taurus PT-92 in "Elite Squad"

Taurus PT-92 in "Elite Squad"

Taurus PT-92 in "Elite Squad"

Uzi

A micro-Uzi (or a Uzi pistol) is used by one of the drug dealers in a shootout

Ruger Mini-14 and Micro-Uzi in "Elite Squad"

Taurus revolver

André Ramiro uses both a Taurus PT-92, and a revolver, that I think is a Taurus model 83, although it is never seen close enough.

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