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[[Image:RansomPoster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''Ransom'' (1996)]]
 
[[Image:RansomPoster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''Ransom'' (1996)]]
  
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''Ransom'' is a 1996 thriller directed by [[Ron Howard]] and stars [[Mel Gibson]] as an airline tycoon whose son is kidnapped and the dramatic circumstances that arise when the ransom payment is not paid. The film is actually a loose remake of a 1956 Glenn Ford film of the same name.
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'''''Ransom''''' is a 1996 American thriller directed by [[Ron Howard]] and stars [[Mel Gibson]] as an airline tycoon who finds that his son is kidnapped and sets off a dramatic set of circumstances when he turns the tables on the kidnappers. ''Ransom'' is actually a loose remake of a 1956 [[Glenn Ford]] film of the same name. The film's cast includes [[Rene Russo]], [[Gary Sinise]], [[Lili Taylor]], and [[Delroy Lindo]].
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'''The following weapons were used in the film ''Ransom'':'''
 
  
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{{Film Title|Ransom}}
  
 
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'''WARNING! MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!'''
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{{Spoiler}}
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== Glock 19 ==
 
  
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NYPD Detective Jimmy Shaker ([[Gary Sinise]]) carries a 2nd Generation [[Glock#Glock 19|Glock 19]] as his sidearm throughout the film.
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=Pistols=
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Uniformed NYPD officers also are seen carrying Glocks.
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==Glock 19==
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NYPD Detective Jimmy Shaker ([[Gary Sinise]]) carries a 2nd Generation [[Glock 19]] as his sidearm throughout the film. Uniformed NYPD officers are also seen carrying Glocks.
 
[[Image:Glock19 2ndGen.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 19 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm]]
 
[[Image:Glock19 2ndGen.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 19 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm]]
 
[[Image:ransom005.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Shaker's badge and Glock are seen on a dresser.]]
 
[[Image:ransom005.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Shaker's badge and Glock are seen on a dresser.]]
 
[[Image:ransom014.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Det. Jimmy Shaker ([[Gary Sinise]]) shows his badge and his Glock.]]
 
[[Image:ransom014.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Det. Jimmy Shaker ([[Gary Sinise]]) shows his badge and his Glock.]]
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[[Image:ransom017.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Shaker fires his Glock.   Note that this is probably flame-emitting non-gun.]]
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[[Image:ransom017.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Shaker fires his Glock. Note that this is probably flame-emitting [[Non Guns#Glock|Non Gun]].]]
 
[[Image:ransom033.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An NYPD officer draws his Glock.]]
 
[[Image:ransom033.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An NYPD officer draws his Glock.]]
  
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== Smith & Wesson Model 36 ==
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==Beretta 85BB==
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A [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] is seen being put in the hands of one of the kidnappers.
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Detective Jimmy Shaker carries a [[Beretta 85BB]] as his backup gun, but only has it when going to Tom Mullen's house. At the end of the film, Tom Mullen ([[Mel Gibson]]) is seen brandishing it.
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[[Image:S&W 36.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 36 .38 Special]]
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[[Image:Beretta 85BB.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 85BB - .380 ACP]]
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[[Image:ransom018.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The S&W is placed in the hands of a kidnapper.]]
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[[Image:ransom031.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close-up of Shaker's Beretta 85BB.]]
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[[Image:ransom037.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A wounded Tom Mullen ([[Mel Gibson]]) holds the Beretta 85BB.]]
  
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==Smith & Wesson 5946==
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FBI Special Agent Lonnie Hawkins ([[Delroy Lindo]]) carries a [[Smith & Wesson 5946]] as his sidearm. This weapon is also carried by many of the uniformed NYPD officers in the film. This weapon is a correct sidearm choice for the NYPD, though not the FBI.
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[[File:S&W5946.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson 5946 - 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:ransom041.jpg|thumb|none|500px|FBI Special Agent Lonnie Hawkins ([[Delroy Lindo]]) draws his S&W 5946.]]
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[[Image:Ransom 205.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Opposite angle of Hawkins wielding his 5946.]]
  
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==Colt M1911A1==
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Cubby Barnes ([[Donnie Wahlberg]]) threatens Mullen with a [[Colt M1911A1]] as he retrieves the ransom.
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[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP]]
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[[Image:ransom007.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cubby Barnes ([[Donnie Wahlberg]]) holding his Colt M1911A1.]]
  
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== Smith & Wesson Model 60 ==
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=Revolvers=
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Maris Connor ([[Lili Taylor]]) is seen loading and firing a [[Smith & Wesson Model 60]] in the film. Jimmy Shaker also is seen carrying a S&W 60 in an ankle holster.
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==Smith & Wesson Model 19==
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[[File:StainlessS&WModel36.jpg|thumb|none|300px]]
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A uniformed NYPD officer is seen wielding a [[Smith & Wesson Model 19]]. NYPD officers employed prior to the transition of semi-automatic handguns in 1993 were allowed to continue to carry their revolvers if they so desired (until 2018 when the dinosaur officers were ordered to switch to the semi-auto pistol), however the Model 19 was not one of the approved revolvers for use as an NYPD sidearm.
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[[Image:Ransom 202.jpg|thumb|none|500px]]
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[[Image:Smith&Wesson-Model-19.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 19 Combat Magnum - .357 Magnum]]
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[[Image:ransom020.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Maris Connor ([[Lili Taylor]]) brandishes the stainless S&W.]]
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[[Image:ransom035.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An NYPD officer points a S&W Model 19.]]
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[[Image:Ransom 206.jpg|thumb|none|500px]]
 
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[[Image:ransom045.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A closeup of Shaker's S&W that he pulls from an ankle holster.]]
 
  
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== Beretta 84BB "Cheetah" ==
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==Smith & Wesson Model 36==
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Detective Jimmy Shaker carries a [[Beretta 80 Series Pistols - "Cheetah"|Beretta 84BB "Cheetah"]] as a backup gun, but only has it when going to Tom Mullen's house. At the end of the film, Tom Mullen ([[Mel Gibson]]) is seen brandishing it.
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A [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] is seen being put in the hands of one of the kidnappers.
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[[Image:Ber84left.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta Cheetah 84BB .380 ACP]]
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[[Image:S&W 36.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special]]
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[[Image:ransom031.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A closeup of Shaker's Beretta Cheetah.]]
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[[Image:ransom018.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The S&W is placed in the hands of a kidnapper.]]
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[[Image:ransom037.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A wounded Tom Mullen ([[Mel Gibson]]) holds the Cheetah.]]
 
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== Smith & Wesson 5943 ==
 
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FBI Special Agent Lonnie Hawkins ([[Delroy Lindo]]) carries a [[Smith & Wesson 5943]] as his sidearm in this film.
 
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[[File:S&W5943 9mm.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson 5943.]]
 
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[[Image:ransom041.jpg|thumb|none|500px|FBI Special Agent Lonnie Hawkins ([[Delroy Lindo]]) draws his S&W.]]
 
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[[Image:Ransom 205.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 
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== Smith & Wesson Model 10 ==
 
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Uniformed NYPD officers carry the [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] with the 4" Heavy Barrel.This would be correct for the time period. The NYPD had transitioned to semi-automatic handguns in 1993, but allowed those officers employed before the transition to continue to carry the revolver if they so desired.  
 
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[[Image:S&WModel10HB.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB (Heavy barrel) Revolver (Post 1950s Model) - .38 Special.  Later incarnations of the Model 10 had a non tapered Heavy Barrel, which leads it to be commonly mistaken for a .357 revolver.]]
 
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[[Image:ransom035.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A NYPD officer aims a S&W Model 10.]]
 
  
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==M1911A1==
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==Smith & Wesson Model 60==
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Cubby Barnes ([[Donnie Wahlberg]]) threatens Mullen with an [[M1911A1]] as he retrieves the ransom.
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Maris Connor ([[Lili Taylor]]) is seen loading and firing a [[Smith & Wesson Model 60]]. Jimmy Shaker ([[Gary Sinise]]) is also seen carrying a S&W Model 60 in an ankle holster.
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[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|350px|none|World War 2 issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP]]
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[[File:StainlessS&WModel36.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 60 - .38 Special]]
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[[Image:ransom007.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cubby Barnes ([[Donnie Wahlberg]]) holding his M1911A1.]]
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[[Image:Ransom 202.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Maris Connor ([[Lili Taylor]]) with a stainless S&W Model 60.]]
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[[Image:ransom020.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Maris Connor ([[Lili Taylor]]) brandishes the S&W.]]
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[[Image:Ransom 206.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A uniformed NYPD officer with what appears to be a Model 60.]]
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[[Image:ransom045.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close-up of Shaker's Smith & Wesson Model 60 that he pulls from his ankle holster.]]
  
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==MP5A3==
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=Submachine Guns=
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FBI HRT members and NYPD ESU officers are seen armed with [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5A3|MP5A3s]].
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==Heckler & Koch MP5A3==
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[[Image:MP5A3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with "tropical" (wide) forearm - 9x19mm with stock extended]]
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FBI HRT members and NYPD ESU officers are seen armed with [[Heckler & Koch MP5A3]]s. They have mounted scopes, and some appear to be fitted with Surefire weaponlight forearms.
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[[Image:ransom009.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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[[Image:HKmp5A3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with safe-semi-two round burst trigger group and Surefire 628 dedicated forend weaponlight - 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:ransom009.jpg|thumb|none|500px|On the left, an FBI tactical agent wields a Surefire-equipped MP5A3.]]
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[[Image:MP5A3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with "tropical" (wide) forearm and stock extended - 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:ransom024.jpg|thumb|none|500px|On the right, in the background, is an ESU officer with an MP5A3 with scope mounted. On the left, in the foreground, is another ESU officer with an Ithaca 37.]]
  
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=Shotguns=
 
==Ithaca 37==
 
==Ithaca 37==
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An NYPD ESU officer is seen armed with an [[Ithaca 37]] shotgun with an extended barrel and tactical forelight as the ESU clears a house.
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An NYPD ESU officer is seen armed with an [[Ithaca 37]] shotgun with a tactical weaponlight mounted as the ESU clears a house.
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[[Image:IthacaModel37.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Ithaca Model 37 riot version - 12 Gauge]]
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[[Image:IthacaModel37.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Ithaca 37 Riot Version - 12 Gauge]]
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[[Image:ransom024.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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[[Image:ransom024.jpg|thumb|none|500px|On the left, an ESU officer wields an Ithaca 37 with mounted weaponlight.]]
  
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==Ruger Mini-14==
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Another NYPD ESU officer is seen armed with a [[Ruger Mini-14]] as the ESU clears a house.
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==Ruger AC556 / Mini-14 GB==
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[[Image:RugerAC556.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ruger AC556 Carbine - 5.56x45mm.]]
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Another NYPD ESU officer is seen armed with a [[Ruger AC556]] / [[Ruger Mini-14#Ruger Mini-14|Mini-14 GB]] as the ESU clears a house.
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[[Image:ransom027.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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[[Image:RugerAC556.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Ruger AC556 - 5.56x45mm]]
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[[Image:ransom027.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An ESU officer is seen with a Ruger. Though blurry, the weapon appears to have the 'Government Barrel' of the AC556 / Mini-14 'GB', with flash-hider and bayonet lug.]]
  
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==M16A2==
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FBI Special Agent Jack Sickler ([[Michael Gaston]]) is seen firing a [[M16A2]] fitted with a night vision scope and tactical light from a helicopter during a shootout with one of the kidnappers.
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FBI Special Agent Jack Sickler ([[Michael Gaston]]) is seen firing an [[M16A2]] fitted with a night-vision scope and tactical weaponlight from a helicopter during a shootout with one of the kidnappers.
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[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|M16A2 Rifle - 5.56x45mm. Select Fire rifle (Safe/Semi/3 round Burst Only).]]
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[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|M16A2 - 5.56x45mm. Select-Fire Rifle (Safe/Semi/3-round Burst Only).]]
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[[Image:ransom008.jpg|thumb|none|500px|FBI Special Agent Jack Sickler ([[Michael Gaston]]) wields the customized M16A2.]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:26, 28 April 2024

Ransom (1996)

Ransom is a 1996 American thriller directed by Ron Howard and stars Mel Gibson as an airline tycoon who finds that his son is kidnapped and sets off a dramatic set of circumstances when he turns the tables on the kidnappers. Ransom is actually a loose remake of a 1956 Glenn Ford film of the same name. The film's cast includes Rene Russo, Gary Sinise, Lili Taylor, and Delroy Lindo.


The following weapons were used in the film Ransom:


SPOILERS.jpg WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!


Pistols

Glock 19

NYPD Detective Jimmy Shaker (Gary Sinise) carries a 2nd Generation Glock 19 as his sidearm throughout the film. Uniformed NYPD officers are also seen carrying Glocks.

Glock 19 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm
Shaker's badge and Glock are seen on a dresser.
Det. Jimmy Shaker (Gary Sinise) shows his badge and his Glock.
Shaker fires his Glock. Note that this is probably flame-emitting Non Gun.
An NYPD officer draws his Glock.

Beretta 85BB

Detective Jimmy Shaker carries a Beretta 85BB as his backup gun, but only has it when going to Tom Mullen's house. At the end of the film, Tom Mullen (Mel Gibson) is seen brandishing it.

Beretta 85BB - .380 ACP
A close-up of Shaker's Beretta 85BB.
A wounded Tom Mullen (Mel Gibson) holds the Beretta 85BB.

Smith & Wesson 5946

FBI Special Agent Lonnie Hawkins (Delroy Lindo) carries a Smith & Wesson 5946 as his sidearm. This weapon is also carried by many of the uniformed NYPD officers in the film. This weapon is a correct sidearm choice for the NYPD, though not the FBI.

Smith & Wesson 5946 - 9x19mm
FBI Special Agent Lonnie Hawkins (Delroy Lindo) draws his S&W 5946.
Opposite angle of Hawkins wielding his 5946.

Colt M1911A1

Cubby Barnes (Donnie Wahlberg) threatens Mullen with a Colt M1911A1 as he retrieves the ransom.

Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP
Cubby Barnes (Donnie Wahlberg) holding his Colt M1911A1.

Revolvers

Smith & Wesson Model 19

A uniformed NYPD officer is seen wielding a Smith & Wesson Model 19. NYPD officers employed prior to the transition of semi-automatic handguns in 1993 were allowed to continue to carry their revolvers if they so desired (until 2018 when the dinosaur officers were ordered to switch to the semi-auto pistol), however the Model 19 was not one of the approved revolvers for use as an NYPD sidearm.

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Combat Magnum - .357 Magnum
An NYPD officer points a S&W Model 19.

Smith & Wesson Model 36

A Smith & Wesson Model 36 is seen being put in the hands of one of the kidnappers.

Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special
The S&W is placed in the hands of a kidnapper.

Smith & Wesson Model 60

Maris Connor (Lili Taylor) is seen loading and firing a Smith & Wesson Model 60. Jimmy Shaker (Gary Sinise) is also seen carrying a S&W Model 60 in an ankle holster.

Smith & Wesson Model 60 - .38 Special
Maris Connor (Lili Taylor) with a stainless S&W Model 60.
Maris Connor (Lili Taylor) brandishes the S&W.
A uniformed NYPD officer with what appears to be a Model 60.
A close-up of Shaker's Smith & Wesson Model 60 that he pulls from his ankle holster.

Submachine Guns

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

FBI HRT members and NYPD ESU officers are seen armed with Heckler & Koch MP5A3s. They have mounted scopes, and some appear to be fitted with Surefire weaponlight forearms.

Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with safe-semi-two round burst trigger group and Surefire 628 dedicated forend weaponlight - 9x19mm
On the left, an FBI tactical agent wields a Surefire-equipped MP5A3.
Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with "tropical" (wide) forearm and stock extended - 9x19mm
On the right, in the background, is an ESU officer with an MP5A3 with scope mounted. On the left, in the foreground, is another ESU officer with an Ithaca 37.

Shotguns

Ithaca 37

An NYPD ESU officer is seen armed with an Ithaca 37 shotgun with a tactical weaponlight mounted as the ESU clears a house.

Ithaca 37 Riot Version - 12 Gauge
On the left, an ESU officer wields an Ithaca 37 with mounted weaponlight.

Rifles

Ruger AC556 / Mini-14 GB

Another NYPD ESU officer is seen armed with a Ruger AC556 / Mini-14 GB as the ESU clears a house.

Ruger AC556 - 5.56x45mm
An ESU officer is seen with a Ruger. Though blurry, the weapon appears to have the 'Government Barrel' of the AC556 / Mini-14 'GB', with flash-hider and bayonet lug.

M16A2

FBI Special Agent Jack Sickler (Michael Gaston) is seen firing an M16A2 fitted with a night-vision scope and tactical weaponlight from a helicopter during a shootout with one of the kidnappers.

M16A2 - 5.56x45mm. Select-Fire Rifle (Safe/Semi/3-round Burst Only).
FBI Special Agent Jack Sickler (Michael Gaston) wields the customized M16A2.
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