Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A. (1996)

Escape from L.A. is the 1996 sequel to 1981's Escape from New York. John Carpenter returned as director and Kurt Russell stars once again as Snake Plissken, who is sent into the prison island of Los Angeles to retrieve a device stolen by the daughter of the President of the United States that is the key to activating a powerful doomsday weapon.

The following weapons were used in the film Escape from L.A.:

Rifles

Coreburner (Modified LaFrance M16K)

The "Coreburner" used by Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) is a heavily modified later-generation LaFrance Specialties M16K. Originally, the weapon was supplied by Stembridge Gun Rentals and based upon a Rocky Mountain Arms Patriot fitted to a select-fire M16 lower receiver unit, but the Patriot upper was not designed to function on fully automatic fire, and thus, the Stembridge version of the Coreburner kept jamming when firing blank rounds on full-auto. Armorer Steve Karnes at Ellis Props & Graphics was hired to build a new version of the Coreburner, this time based around the M16K, which worked far better.

LaFrance Specialties M16K w/o Forward Assist- 5.56x45mm.

LaFrance Specialties M16K - 5.56x45mm modded for the film.

The weapon is displayed for Snake. It's described as a 'Coreburner, magnesium ammo, 500 extra rounds.'

Snake fires the Coreburner at Malloy and Brazen.

Snake looks dumbfounded as they reveal the first magazine was loaded with blanks in anticipation of his move.

After getting ashore in L.A., Snake ambushes Pipeline (Peter Fonda) with the Coreburner.

As a skinhead is about to throw a knife at him, Snake casually blasts the guy with the Coreburner.

Snake takes aim at Cuervo ...

... but loses the Coreburner early into the movie to a disarmament by chain. What a waste!

Ruger AC556

As used by Cuervo Jones (George Corraface), the Ruger AC556 is the stainless steel edition but with a polymer Choate Stock and mounted scope. This configuration in real life is used by the Royal Bermudan Military. Cuervo Jones uses it to attempt to snipe Snake, but Utopia (A.J. Langer) tackles Jones, making him miss. Snake later takes this gun from Cuervo to replace his Coreburner.

Ruger AC556 with Choate stock. This is a rifle similar to the one used in the movie except the stock is the fixed pattern, not the folding one pictured

Cuervo prepares to take aim with the AC556.

Utopia moves to distract Cuervo.

Snake disarms Cuervo in the parking lot.

Snake fires at Cuervo's men with the AC556.

FN FAL

The United States Police Force guards and soldiers carry FN FAL battle rifles with Cobray 37mm Launchers mounted on them. The FN FAL were a mix of semi-auto Springfield Armory SAR-48's and selective fire LaFrance Specialties FAL's with Cobray CM203 launchers and a custom flash hider. - Phoenixent

FN FAL 50.00 7.62x51mm NATO

Cobray CM203 Launcher launcher - 37mm

A USPF guard holds an FN FAL during Snake's prisoner exchange.

Two USPF goons keep Snake at gunpoint while he prepares to enter the mini-sub.

An assembled firing squad of USPF goons fire at Snake. Standing in a circle as they were the likely outcome is obvious to anyone but movie directors, I suppose.

Heckler & Koch HK93A3

The President's daughter Utopia (A.J. Langer) is seen holding a Heckler & Koch HK93A3 with bipod on board Air Force Three. - Phoenixent

Heckler & Koch HK93 Rifle - 5.56mm

Snake watches a video of Utopia holding an HK93 when speaking to the camera on board Air Force Three.

Another shot of the HK93 as Utopia is seen preparing to escape.

AKM

The hippie surfer named Pipeline (Peter Fonda) carries an AKM when he meets Snake Plissken on the beach. Seen in the hands of various gang members in L.A. (AKM variants being very common)

AKM assault rifle - 7.62x39mm

Pipeline (Peter Fonda) confronts Snake with the AKM.

Barrel, hand-guard and front sight assembly is clearly identifiable here as an AKM, and the magazine is of the steel variety ...

... while in the next scene he has a Krinkov with a synthetic type magazine slung across his back.

One of many LA residents carrying an AK variant. Pretty much everyone carries in this movie. An armed society is a polite society?

'Galil'

7.62x39mm AK derivatives with Galil-like fore-grips and stocks are seen at various points in the movie. The banana-curved magazine gives it away as the only Galil- or Galil-based weapons ever made are chambered for 5.56x45 or 7.62x51mm and do not have these extremely curved magazines.Would it be possible that this is an RK-62?

IMI Galil ARM 5.56mm

Two of the gang members in this scene carry the 'Galilalike'

M16

The M16 is seen in the hands of various gang members.

M16A1 with 30 Round magazine - 5.56x45mm

M16A1 with A2 style hand-guards - 5.56x45mm.

A gang member holds an M16.

One of many gang members carrying an M16.

M1 Garand

M1 Garand seen in the hands of various gang members, including the members of Cuervo Jones' gang.

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

A Garand can be glimpsed on the far right pointed in the air

Springfield M1903

Springfield M1903 seen in the hands of Cuervo Jones' gang members.

Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06

A Springfield can be glimpsed right behind the Garand pointed in the air

Heckler & Koch G3

Heckler & Koch G3 is seen in the hands of various gang members.

Heckler & Koch G3A3 7.62x51mm NATO

Mauser Karabiner 98k

Mauser Karabiner 98k seen in the hands of Cuervo Jones' gang members.

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm

Ruger Mini 14 Rifle

The Ruger Mini-14 is seen on at least one occasion in a gang member's hands.

Mini-14 Rifle - .223

Gang members cheering for Cuervo's death spectacle.

Handguns

Smith & Wesson 629 Hunter

Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) carries two S&W 629 Hunter .44 Magnum revolvers as his sidearms of choice. These guns are S&W Performance Center modified, and were equipped with Aimpoint red dot scopes as well.

Smith & Wesson 629

Snake clips on his revolvers holstered in thigh holsters

Snake fires his revolvers in a deceptive duel, challenging his adversaries to draw when a can hits the ground. Snake draws before the can.

"Draw."

Snake doesn't give Map to the Stars Eddie a warm handshake.

A very clear shot of the revolver.

M1911

The M1911 is seen in the pistol holster of the Surgeon-General of Beverly Hills (Bruce Campbell). Snake later takes this pistol from him after shooting him with a small blow dart.

M1911 .45 ACP

Snake holds the 1911 at the Surgeon General after disarming him. The small ejection port betrays the gun as a pre-A1 version.

Taslima (Valeria Golino) holds the 1911 after Snake gave it to her - the slide stop is that of a 1911, not the special elongated slide stop for gloved hands that the Kongsberg M1914 has.

Cuervo's microphone man holds a 1911 variant.

Magnum Research Desert Eagle

Map to the Stars Eddie (Steve Buscemi) carries .357 Desert Eagle which Snake Plissken takes.

Desert Eagle - .357 Magnum

Map to the Stars Eddie takes aim at Snake in the sewer.

Snake later holds Eddie's Desert Eagle at him after forcefully boarding his car and disarming him.

Ruger P90

Cuervo Jones (George Corraface) carries a Ruger P90 throughout the film.

Ruger P90 - .45 ACP

Cuervo has his Ruger ready as Eddie emerges from the sewer.

Side shot of the Ruger.

Cuervo (George Corraface) aims his Ruger at Eddie again.

Seecamp 32

Hershe (Pam Grier) carries a Seecamp LWS 32ACP pistol between her thighs. Snake finds the gun and points it at her.

Seecamp LWS-32 - .32 ACP

Snake has disarmed Hershe and negotiates on his own terms.

Submachine Guns

Heckler & Koch MP5

The Heckler & Koch MP5 is seen in the hands of various gang members, including Cuervo Jones' army and the Saigon Shadows.

Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9mm with stock extended

The Saigon Shadows prepare to take off with the police helicopter. Nearly all of them have MP5s. Of note is veteran stunt men James Lew (far left) and to the right is Al Leong, both carrying MP5s.

Converted Heckler & Koch SP89

During the air raid on Cuervo Jones, Snake has a custom HK SP89 with a stainless steel receiver. The same one used by Dennis Hopper in the movie Speed. - Phoenixent Hershe also has a garden variety MP5K with a black receiver.

Heckler & Koch SP89 converted to full auto fire and made to look like an MP5K. Note lack of paddle magazine release and push-pin lower receiver.

Snake prepares for the air raid along with the Saigon Shadows. The magazine release is clearly that of a SP89

Snake fires the SP89 at Cuervo's men.

he Saigon Shadows prepare to take off with the police helicopter. Hershe has an MP5K

Heckler & Koch HK94

The HK94, a civilian, long-barrel semi-auto version of the MP5, is seen in the hands of various gang members.

HK94

A gang member armed with an HK94.

Micro Uzi

The Micro Uzi makes various appearances throughout the movie. They are mostly used by criminal gangs, e.g the Korean Dragons.

Micro Uzi with 32 rd magazine - 9mm

A horseman in Cuervo's motorcade ('motorcade'? with a horse? oh well.) fires his Micro Uzi at Snake.

Young members of the Korean Dragons fire their Micro Uzis at unaffiliated civilians.

MAC-10

A gang member holds a MAC-10 while escorting Snake to the basketball court in the middle of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

MAC-10

A member of Cuervo's gang holding a MAC-10 sneers at Snake as Snake realizes he has his coat.

Shotguns

Street Sweeper

A gang member is seen holding a Street Sweeper towards the air and later shooting it with an angled fore-grip.

Street Sweeper

Seen in the background.

I bet these two would love to know how they look in their IMFDB still capture.

SPAS-12

A Franchi SPAS-12 is seen in the hands of a gang member at the Happy Kingdom.

SPAS-12

A SPAS-12 is pointed in the air

Other

Net gun

The Surgeon General's caped staff use a net gun to capture Snake. This weapon also was seen in 1987's The Running Man.

Staffer prepares to capture Snake in his net.

M136 AT4

Cuervo Jones (George Corraface) attempts to shoot down Pliskin's helicopter with an M136 AT4 rocket launcher. It is famously seen from the front unloaded for about a second, then suddenly fires a missile.

M136 AT4 Anti-Tank rocket launcher - 84mm

Cuervo (George Corraface) prepares to fire at Snake's helicopter.