The Deer Hunter

The following guns were used in the film The Deer Hunter:

The Deer Hunter (1978)

Colt Detective Special

Nick (Christopher Walken) can be seen using a Colt Detective Special while playing Russian Roulette with Michael (Robert De Niro) in the nightclub.

Colt Detective Special - .38spl.

A man holds the Colt Detective Special in the nightclub.

The first entrant clicks the Colt Detective Special empty on himself.

Nick takes the Colt Detective Special from the first man and clicks it empty on the second man forcefully, before clicking it empty on himself.

A man loads one bullet in the Colt Detective Special as Michael confronts Nick at the nightclub.

Michael pleads with Nick before Nick pulls the trigger, the Colt Detective Special clicking empty.

Michael's turn to take it and pull the trigger.

Nick takes it again, and pulls the trigger.

Smith & Wesson Model 10 Nickel 2"

The first three screencaps are of the revolver Stan has in a scene near the beginning of the movie. The rest I believe to be a different gun from the latter part of the movie. See the quote in the fourth screencap.

Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver with 2" barrel.

Stan holding his revolver in the first part of the movie.

Another shot of Stan's revolver.

Yet another shot. Is this a blued model?

Axel takes a Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver with 2" barrel out of Stan's waistband to show Michael. Later in the hunting cabin Stan threatens Axel with it, and Michael takes it from him and puts one round in the cyclinder, clicking it empty against Stan's head.

Axel holding Stan's nickel Model 10 revolver. Not sure if this is the same revolver Stan had in the first part of the movie. Michael - "What's that for?" Stan - "The same thing the other one was for." So, according to this quote, it's a different gun.

Stan points his loaded nickel Model 10 revolver at Axel with the hammer cocked. That's not a very nice thing to do to your friend.

Michael unloads Stan's nickel Model 10 revolver, proving it was loaded whereas Stan claimed it was unloaded.

Michael puts one round in Stan's nickel Model 10 revolver leaving 5 empty chambers. "You want to play games? Alright, I'll play your fucking games."

Michael puts Stan's nickel Model 10 revolver to his head, clicking the gun empty on him. "How do you feel now? Huh? HUH? BIGSHOT?"

Smith & Wesson Model 10

The VietCong soldiers order the US soldiers to play Russian Roulette with a Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver. Michael (Robert De Niro) most notabley uses it when he asks the Vietnamese soldiers to load three bullets in the gun, which he then uses to kill three soldiers and uses their weapons to dispatch the rest.

Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special.

A man holding a Smith & Wesson Model 10 to his head moments before he shoots himself dead.

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Stevie holding the Model 10 to his head.

Another shot of Stevie with the Model 10.

The Model 10 on the table.

Another shot of the Model 10 on the table.

Nick holding the Model 10 to his head.

Michael laughing as he holds the Model 10 moments before turning it against the VietCong, shooting three of them.

Unknown Pistol

Police at the Saigon Military Hospital have an unknown pistol in their holsters.

Two police officers with their holstered pistols.

Toy Single Action Army?

What appears to be a toy Single Action Army is held by a child in this scene.

A child points a toy Single Action Army at Michael.

Unknown Shotgun

A Shotgun is seen on the rifle rack in Michael's house.

Charles Parker 1878 shotgun - 12 Gauge.

A shotgun on a gun rack in Michael's house.

A front view of the shotgun.

Remington 7600

The rifle on the gun rack in Michael's house is a Remington 7600 pump rifle

Potential error: The Remington 7600 was introduced in 1981, the movie was made in 1978, most likely is a Remington 760, the predecessor of the 7600.

This is a user observation, I leave to the editor the correction in the page

A rifle on a gun rack in Michael's house.

A front view of the rifle.

Winchester Model 70

Winchester Model 70s are used by the members of the hunting party. Michael (Robert De Niro) notabley carries a left-handed version which he uses to kill a deer.

Winchester Model 70 - .30-06.

Michael holding his Winchester Model 70 in his house.

Michael aiming his Winchester Model 70.

Michael looking at his Winchester Model 70 with the bolt open.

Michael right after shooting a deer with his Model 70.

A rifle is seen leaning against a counter in Michael's house.

Another shot of the same rifle.

Nick with his Model 70 when him and Michael go hunting.

A close up of Michael's Model 70 late in the movie.

M16A1

M16A1 rifles are carried by Nick (Christopher Walken) and Steven (John Savage) while serving in Vietnam. Michael (Robert De Niro) notabley uses one to shoot a Vietnamese soldier after hitting him with a flamethrower. Many soldiers carry them as well when Michael returns to Saigon to look for Nick.

M16A1 - 5.56x45mm.

Michael with his M16A1 after finishing off a VietCong.

Michael shooting at a VietCong.

Michael, Nick, and Stevie with their M16A1's.

Nick and Stevie walking with their M16A1's.

The soldier on the left appears to have an M16A1 rifle.

A man in the background at the nightclub when Michael tracks down Nick appears to have an M16A1.

Norinco Type 56

Norinco Type 56 rifles are used by the Vietcong. Michael (Robert De Niro) and Nick (Christopher Walken) both take one from them during the Russian Roulette scene and use them to dispatch them all.

Norinco Type 56 - 7.62x39mm.

A VietCong with an Norinco Type 56.

A man held by AK-47 wielding VietCong moments before his death.

Stevie held by the VietCong with an AK-47 and a Norinco Type 56 as they persuade him to put a revolver to his head.

A VietCong right before he shoots at the prisoners with his Norinco Type 56.

A shot of a Norinco Type 56 just as Michael shoots a VietCong in the head. Here the blood squibb can clearly be seen.

Nick swoops in and disarms a VietCong of his Norinco Type 56 when Michael starts shooting.

Nick firing the Norinco Type 56.

Michael with his captured Norinco Type 56.

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Michael with his Norinco Type 56 in the aftermath of the firefight, Nick is behind him bludgeoning a VietCong with the butt of his rifle.

A shot of a Norinco Type 56 next to a dead VietCong after the firefight.

AK-47

We also see VietCong with older style Type III AK-47s.

AK-47 - 7.62x39mm.

A VietCong forcing a man to hold a revolver to his head using his AK-47.

Close up of the reciever on one of the AK-47's.

A VietCong with his AK-47 moments before shooting Nick in the leg.

M60

The chopper that manages to save Nick (Christopher Walken) has two M60 machine guns mounted on it.

M60 Machine Gun - 7.62x51mm NATO.

An M60 mounted on the left side of the helicopter that saves Nick.

A soldier firing the M60 on the ride side of the same chopper.

An M60 on a jeep when Michael leaves Stevie in the care of some soldiers.

An M60 mounted on a jeep. Michael lays Stevie on the hood of this jeep, he must have thought they were Stevie's only hope for survival.

Browning M1919A4

Mounted on a US Army Jeep when Michael Vronsky (Robert De Niro) returns to Saigon to bring back Nick.

The Browning M1919A4 mounted on a jeep.

M2 Flamethrower

Michael (Robert De Niro) uses an M2 Flamethrower to torch a Vietnamese soldier.

M2 Flamethrower.

Michael using the flamethrower to dispatch a VietCong.

Michael turning off the flamethrower after killing a VietCong.

Chinese Type II

A VietCong soldier uses a Chinese Type II grenade to blow up a hole full of people before Michael kills him.

The VietCong holding the Type II grenade moments before throwing it in the hole.