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− | [[Image:Ffolkes-Bomb-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The aerial bomb was planned to be dropped from a helicopter on the hijacked ship if ffolkes' plan failed. The | + | [[Image:Ffolkes-Bomb-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The aerial bomb was planned to be dropped from a helicopter on the hijacked ship if ffolkes' plan failed. The inscriptions on the bomb are completely fictional.]] |
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Revision as of 18:21, 30 May 2012
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.
Colt Commander Pistol
Robert Ackerman (Anthony Pullen Shaw), one of Kramer's men, is armed with Colt Commander pistol.
M1911A1 Pistol
When Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Roger Moore) covertly infiltrated the ship he is armed with M1911A1pistol.
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.
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.
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.
Submachine guns
Uzi
Two of the hijackers, Saburo Yakamoto (Sabu Kimura) and Eiji Tanaka (Eiji Kusuhara), are armed with Uzi submachine guns.
Other weapon
Spear Gun
Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Roger Moore) and his men use spear guns in the final scene.
Hand Grenade
Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Roger Moore) use live grenades when training frogmen.
Limpet mine
Limpet mines are used by Kramer's men to mine oil production platform "Jennifer" and oil drilling rig "Ruth".