The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese (1978)

MAC-10

MAC-10 Submachine Gun - 45acp

One of the mafia killers sent to terminate Shawn Finn carries a MAC-10 Submachine Gun - 45acp

L1A1 SLR

There is a huge mix of all manners of FAL rifles in the film. The Mercenaries use a mix of LAR, FAL 50.00 and L1A1s so some of them are firing semi auto and others are firing full automatic.

British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR (Self Loading Rifle) chambered in 7.62x51mm

Mercenaries all fire the L1A1 SLR (Self Loading Rifle) chambered in 7.62x51mm. Medical Orderly Arthur Witty (far left) carries an Uzi during his jump, uses an L1A1 during the first battle, and then switches back to an Uzi for the rest of the film.

A mercenary uses an L1A1 during the barracks attack, while Esposito (Glyn Baker) (on the right) uses a full auto FN FAL 50.00 rifle - 7.62x51mm

FN FAL 50.61

Some of the Mercenaries and nearly all of the Simbas (General Endoufa's crack troops) carry the FN FAL 50.61 paratrooper rifle. This is odd, since the junta's forces are being aided by the Soviet Bloc (note the Cuban and East German military Advisors), thus it would have been more likely that the junta's soldiers are issued AK47s or other Combloc weapon.

FN FAL 50.61 paratrooper rifle - 7.62x51mm

Simba Guard patrols with his FN FAL 50.61 paratrooper rifle - 7.62x51mm

All of the pursuing Simba soldiers carry FN FAL 50.61 paratrooper rifle - 7.62x51mm

FN LAR

Col. Allen Faulkner (Richard Burton) as well as many of the Mercenaries carry the FN LAR automatic rifle (early FAL variant)

FN LAR "Light Automatic Rifle" 1st pattern FAL - 7.62x51mm. This is the foreign equivalent of the "G" Series FAL that was imported into the U.S. during the 1960s and 70s

Col. Allen Faulkner (Richard Burton) with his FN LAR "Light Automatic Rifle" 1st pattern FAL - 7.62x51mm.

Mercenary fires his FN LAR "Light Automatic Rifle" 1st pattern FAL in semi auto until he gets shot in the head - 7.62x51mm.

FN FAL 50.00

Hardy Krueger as Lt. Pieter Coetze uses an FN FAL 50.00 with a wooden buttstock, like many of the other mercenaries.

FN FAL 50.00 7.62x51mm NATO

Peter Coetze (Hardy Krueger) with his FN FAL 50.00 - 7.62mm NATO

Coetze walks with his FN FAL 50.00 whereas Sgt. Jesse Blake (John Kani) carries an FN LAR

R1 Battle Carbine

This weapon is a chopped down L1A1 SLR with a special sight and is used by the Ex SAS member Tosh Donaldson played by Ian Yule who in real life was a Mercenarie in the Congo during the 1960s under the command of Major Mike Hoare. It was said that Tosh was supposed to have this R1 variant as he is ex-SAS which made him special. I heard this weapon was an experimental weapon for South African Paratroops but never got adopted. R-1 Battle Rifle. Full sized FN-FAL metric variant. Originally wooden stocked later issued with synthetic stock and often camouflaged by the end user with a hand applied series of paints. For more information check out: http://www.saaaca.org.za/links/SIG/fal/fal.htm

Tosh Donaldson (Ian Yule) fires his R1 Battle Carbine at the attacking plane - 7.62x51mm

SIG SG 510

During the attack on the barracks, a Mercenary carries a StG 57/SIG SG 510 Assault rifle which is also seen fired in the prone position during the final firefight.

Swiss StG 57. The 7.62x51mm version is called the SG 510

Mercenary carries a Swiss StG 57. Most probably the SG 510 being that the 510 is chambered for 7.62x51mm

Mercenary readies his SG 510 - 7.62x51mm

Mercenaries run for the plane, one carrying an SG 510 - 7.62x51mm. The one in front carries his FN MAG-58 - 7.61x51mm

Bren Gun

Used by some of the Mercenaries, both in .303 and 7.62.

Tosh Donaldson (Ian Yule) holds his Blindicide Rocket Launcher while another mercenary fires his Bren gun

Tosh Donaldson (Ian Yule) takes over the Bren gun

Uzi

Richard Burton as Col. Allen Faulkner and Richard Harris as Capt. Rafer Janders are using Uzi submachine guns. Lt. Shawn Fynn (Roger Moore), Sgt. Jesse Blake (John Kani) and Medical Orderly Arthur Witty (Kenneth Griffith) and a few other mercenaries use Uzis in the film as well.

Col. Allen Faulkner Richard Burton stands ready with his Uzi submachine gun - 9mm

Lt. Shawn Fynn (Roger Moore) readies his Uzi submachine gun - 9mm

Walther P38 with Suppressor

Roger Moore as Lt. Shawn Fynn is using a silenced Walther P38 during the scene when his group takes control over the airport.

Lt. Shawn Fynn fires his silenced Walther P38 - 9mm

Closeup of the pistol, proving that it is a silenced Walther P38 - 9mm

Colt M1911

Roger Moore as Lt. Shawn Fynn is using a Colt M1911.

Sa.23 submachine gun

A Czechoslovakian Sa.23 submachine gun with a fixed wooden stock is seen in the parachute harness of a mercenary as they prepare to do a halo jump from the C-130 transport plane. It is the 23 model because it is 9mm parabellum, the later 7.62x25mm Tokarev model has a slanted pistol grip and magazine hence the ammunition. While it might be unusual for one of the mercenaries to be carrying a communist weapon during the Cold War, the design was actually sold to and adopted by South Africa during that time period. Some may think it is a South African Sanna-77 submachine gun. The Sanna-77 was a semi-automatic SMG issued to white Afrikaan farmers during the Aparthied era as a protection weapon, however many claim that is was merely an updated Sa.24 (folding stock 9mm). This is unlikely since the Sanna-77 was only manufactured in a folding stock version.

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Czechoslovakian Sa.25 Submachine gun - 7.25 Tokarev

A mercenary carries a Czechoslovakian Sa.23 Submachine gun - 9mm

Sa.24 submachine gun

One mercenary can be seen with the folding stock of the 9mm submachine gun. This indicates it is a Sa.24 - 9mm

A mercenary in the foreground carries a Czechoslovakian Sa.24 Submachine gun with a folding stock - 9mm

Madsen M50

Used by some of the Mercenaries.

Mercenary in front runs holding a Danish Madsen M50 Submachine gun - 9mm

Sterling L2A1

Jack Watson as RSM Sandy Young uses a Sterling L2A1 submachine gun as well as several other mercenaries.

Sterling Submachine Gun - 9mm

Sandy Young fires his Sterling Submachine gun - 9mm

Vickers Gun

A Vickers machine gun is used by the Mercenaries in the final crossfire against the Simbas. First manned by Sgt. Jock McTaggart and then by Capt. Rafer Janders.

Mercenaries ready their Vickers Machine gun - .303

FN MAG-58

Used by some of the Mercenaries and RSM Sandy Young (Jack Watson).

RSM Sandy Young whips quickly around with a FN MAG-58 - 7.62x51mm

Mercenary takes cover with his FN MAG-58 - 7.62x51mm

RL-83 Blindicide Rocket Launcher

Tosh Donaldson (Ian Yule) carries and uses a Belgian RL-83 Blindicide multiple times during the final firefight. Tosh's rocket launcher does not have the blast shield installed.

Tosh fires his RL-83 Blindicide - 83mm

Mk II hand grenade

Mostly seen used by Rafer Janders when he and Allan Faulkner rescue Shawn Fynn. Also carried by all of the mercenaries during the mission.

An American Mk II hand grenade of WW2 vintage is used by Rafer Janders.

Barnett Wildcat Crossbow

Lt. Pieter Coetze (Hardy Krüger) uses a Barnett Wildcat Crossbow (wooden stock) to shoot poison darts when infiltrating the Simba Barracks. The Wildcat Crossbow was made from 1972 - 1985

Lt. Pieter Coetze (Hardy Krüger) readies his Barnett Wildcat Crossbow.

Lt. Pieter Coetze (Hardy Krüger) fires his Barnett Wildcat Crossbow.