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Revision as of 04:29, 30 May 2012

Ffolkes (1979).

Ffolkes (US release title) or North Sea Hijack (original UK release title) is a 1979 British action movie directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring Roger Moore as eccentric freelance counter-terrorism consultant Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (with two small f's).

The following weapons are seen in the movie Ffolkes:


Handguns

SIG P210 Pistol

Lou Kramer (Anthony Perkins), the leader of hijackers, and several of his men are armed with SIG P210 pistols.

SIG P210 - 9x19mm.
Lou Kramer (Anthony Perkins) aims his P210 at the ship crew.
Art Webb (Philip O'Brien) fires his P210.
Harold Shulman (Michael Parks) with P210.
Kramer with his P210 in the final scene.

Colt Commander Pistol

Robert Ackerman (Anthony Pullen Shaw), one of Kramer's men, is armed with Colt Commander pistol.

Colt Combat Commander - .45 ACP.
Robert Ackerman (Anthony Pullen Shaw) threatens Sanna (Lea Brodie) with his pistol.
Ackerman patrols the deck of the ship. The shape of the hammer allows to identify his pistol as Colt Commander.
Sanna (Lea Brodie) with Colt Commander taken from Ackerman.

M1911A1 Pistol

When Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Roger Moore) covertly infiltrated the ship he is armed with M1911A1pistol.

World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.
Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Roger Moore) with his M1911A1 infiltrated the ship.
A close view on ffolkes' pistol.

Smith & Wesson Model 29 Revolver

Harold Shulman (Michael Parks), the second-in-command of hijackers, is armed with Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver. In several scenes he changes it to SIG P210 pistol and back.

Smith & Wesson Model 29 - .44 Magnum.
Harold Shulman (Michael Parks) aims his Smith & Wesson Model 29 at the ship crew.
Shulman with his Smith & Wesson Model 29 in the final scene.

Webley Revolver

A Webley revolver is seen in hands of Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Roger Moore) when he is preparing his bag for a trip to London. It is hard to identify the revolver for sure but most likely it is Mk VI.

Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley.
A Webley revolver is seen in ffolkes's hand.

Unidentified pocket pistol

When Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Roger Moore) went to negotiate with the hijackers he had a pocket pistol hidden inside his naval cap. This pistol looks like FN Model 1905 or one of its numerous Spanish copies.

Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Roger Moore), dressed as naval officer, cocks his pocket pistol.
ffolkes is holding his pocket pistol.

Submachine guns

Uzi

Two of the hijackers, Saburo Yakamoto (Sabu Kimura) and Eiji Tanaka (Eiji Kusuhara), are armed with Uzi submachine guns.

IMI Uzi with buttstock collapsed - 9x19mm.
Saburo Yakamoto (Sabu Kimura) (the right one) and Eiji Tanaka (Eiji Kusuhara) load their Uzi SMGs before the action.
One of the Japanese hijackers with his Uzi.
One of the Japanese hijackers patrols the deck of the ship.
A close view on the Uzi.

Other weapon

Spear Gun

Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Roger Moore) and his men use spear guns in the final scene.

ffolkes with spear gun.
ffolkes aims his spear gun at Kramer.

Hand Grenade

Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Roger Moore) use live grenades when training frogmen.

Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Roger Moore) demonstrates the grenade to his disciples.

Limpet mine

Limpet mines are used by Kramer's men to mine oil production platform "Jennifer" and oil drilling rig "Ruth".

Saburo Yakamoto (Sabu Kimura) in scuba set carries a limpet mine.
Ffolkes-Mine-2.jpg
Divers attach limpet mines to oil rig.

Trivia

Aerial bomb

The aerial bomb was planned to be dropped from a helicopter on the hijacked ship if ffolkes' plan failed. The inscribtions on the bomb are completely fictional.

Diver propulsion vehicle

ffolkes' frogmen use diver propulsion vehicles (also known as underwater scooters).

UK release poster

North Sea Hijack Poster.jpg

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