Live by Night (2016)

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Live by Night (2016)

Live by Night is a 2016 crime film written, directed, and co-produced by Ben Affleck. Set in the US during the time of Prohibition, the film tells the story of Joe Coughlin (Ben Affleck), a Boston gangster who also happens to be the estranged son of a Boston police captain and who starts running a bootlegging operation in Florida. The film was adapted from a novel by Dennis Lehane (the author of Mystic River and whose novel Gone Baby Gone was previously adapted into a film by Affleck). The cast includes Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson, Sienna Miller, Zoe Saldana, and Chris Cooper, who also co-starred in Affleck's 2010 directorial effort The Town.

The following weapons were used in the film Live by Night (2016):

Handguns

Colt 1902

Joe Coughlin (Ben Affleck) carries what appears to be a Colt Model 1902 as his sidearm.

Colt Model 1902 Sporting Model - .38 ACP

Joe Coughlin (Ben Affleck) with what appears to be a Colt Model 1902 moments before a robbery.

Coughlin sets his pistol on a desktop. Note the squared-off muzzle, differentiating it from other automatic pistols of the era such as a 1911 variant.

Colt Official Police

A bank guard fires a 4-inch .38 police revolver, likely a Colt Official Police during a robbery.

Colt Official Police - .38 Special

The bank guard fires his revolver.

CZ 27

Dion Bartolo (Chris Messina) carries a CZ 27 during the poker game and bank robbery.

Czech CZ27 - 7.65mm

Dion Bartolo readies his CZ 27.

Dion fires his CZ during the getaway.

Dion fires his CZ at the approaching cops.

Shotguns

Winchester Model 12

The bank robbers appear to carry cut-down Winchester Model 12 shotguns.

Winchester Model 1912 Riot Gun - 12 Gauge

Coughlin's thug holds the shotgun. Not the smooth, hump-back receiver.

The same thug fires the shotgun.

Submachine Guns

Thompson Submachine Gun

The superstar of gangster weapons, the Thompson Submachine Guns, is seen fired in a stairwell.

Colt M1921AC Thompson with 50-round drum - .45 ACP.

A thug fires his Thompson with the archetypal 50-round drum magazine.

Machine Guns

Browning Automatic Rifle

Joe Coughlin wields and fires a customized Browning Automatic Rifle during a shootout. This particular gun resembles the famous sawed off BARs used by Bonnie and Clyde, and also the ones used in the film Public Enemies. The major difference is that while the barrel is shortened, the one in the trailer also has a shortened stock, making it a sort of BAR "whippet gun." The gun in the trailer also differs in that it appears to have a later model sight.

Browning Automatic Rifle, standard length barrel - .30-06

This is an actual Clyde Barrow cutdown Browning Automatic Rifle. The one in the trailer is similar, but also has a shortened stock and a later model sight.

Coughlin takes cover with his customized BAR during a shootout. While the shortened stock and barrel would certainly make the gun more concealable and lightweight ("lightweight" being a relative term for a 16-pound firearm), controlled fire would probably be a difficulty. Also note the later model sight as opposed to the original WWI model sight, which is considerably rarer.

Coughlin fires his BAR.