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[[Image:shergar3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|O'Rourke's bodyguard pulls his gun as they approach the roadblock.]] | [[Image:shergar3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|O'Rourke's bodyguard pulls his gun as they approach the roadblock.]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==M16A1== |
The [[M16]] or some variant thereof is seen used throughout the film by various characters. S.A.S. soldiers at the roadblock are armed with them and use them to kill the IRA members in O'Rourke's car (including O'Rourke), and O'Rourke's right-hand man Concannon ([[Andrew Connolly]]) uses one in an attempt to kill Kevin at the end of the film. He never fires it, though. | The [[M16]] or some variant thereof is seen used throughout the film by various characters. S.A.S. soldiers at the roadblock are armed with them and use them to kill the IRA members in O'Rourke's car (including O'Rourke), and O'Rourke's right-hand man Concannon ([[Andrew Connolly]]) uses one in an attempt to kill Kevin at the end of the film. He never fires it, though. | ||
| − | [[Image:shergar4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An S.A.S. sniper keeps O'Rourke's car covered with his scoped | + | [[Image:M16A1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm.]] |
| − | [[Image:shergar6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An S.A.S. soldier speaking to O'Rourke's driver while holding his | + | [[Image:shergar4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An S.A.S. sniper keeps O'Rourke's car covered with his scoped M16A1.]] |
| − | [[Image:shergar7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Closer view of the soldier's | + | [[Image:shergar6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An S.A.S. soldier speaking to O'Rourke's driver while holding his M16A1. Note his good trigger discipline.]] |
| − | [[Image:shergar9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Concannon's | + | [[Image:shergar7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Closer view of the soldier's M16A1 as he tells O'Rourke (in the backseat) to be quiet.]] |
| + | [[Image:shergar9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Concannon's M16A1 is not actually kept in his Land Rover. Instead, it is removed from a different Land Rover and in a rather bizarre sequence passed down the line of IRA members, each one handing it off to the man next to him until it reaches its owner.]] | ||
[[Image:shergar10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Concannon chambers a round.]] | [[Image:shergar10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Concannon chambers a round.]] | ||
[[Image:shergar11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Concannon finishes chambering the gun, providing an unobstructed view of the M16's side.]] | [[Image:shergar11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Concannon finishes chambering the gun, providing an unobstructed view of the M16's side.]] | ||
Revision as of 15:05, 23 October 2011
The prize racehorse Shergar is kidnapped and held for ransom by the IRA, and left in the care of a farmer (David Warner). When the Irish government refuses to pay the terrorists' ransom, they plan to kill Shergar. A young farmhand named Kevin, however, learns of their plan and steals the horse so he won't be killed.
Browning Hi-Power
IRA leader Gavin O'Rourke (Mickey Rourke) carries a Browning Hi-Power as his personal sidearm. It is first used equipped with a silencer to shoot two guard dogs when the group kidnaps Shergar from his owners. The sound of the silenced gun firing is fairly accurate instead of the usual muted "pew" of silenced movie handguns. Later, O'Rourke pulls the Hi-Power at an S.A.S. roadblock, leading to his death.
Unknown Handgun
A silenced pistol is used by an IRA member to hold Shergar's owner at gunpoint during the horse's kidnapping. O'Rourke's bodyguard pulls a similar gun (unsilenced) at the roadblock only to be killed by the S.A.S.
M16A1
The M16 or some variant thereof is seen used throughout the film by various characters. S.A.S. soldiers at the roadblock are armed with them and use them to kill the IRA members in O'Rourke's car (including O'Rourke), and O'Rourke's right-hand man Concannon (Andrew Connolly) uses one in an attempt to kill Kevin at the end of the film. He never fires it, though.
