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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The following guns were used in this film:
Colt Official Police
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) loses his Colt Official Police Revolver at the beginning of the film when Willie drops it out of the getaway car after they exit club Obi Wan. Indy's had a 4" barrel and was .38 special. It had been thought that the Temple of Doom gun was the Colt New Service M1917 Revolver or possibly one of the cut down S&W's from Raiders of the Lost Ark, but new information and research has led to the discovery that it is a 4 inch Colt Official Police .38.
Yep, it defianetly looks like a Colt Official Police. The frame is too big to be a Colt M1917 or a Colt New Service-- User: Colt Revolver Fan.
The same gun is used by one of Lao Che's gangsters.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
A 2 inch snub nose Smith & Wesson Model 10 can be seen being used by the gangster standing on the right side running board in the above photograph. EMI Elstree in the UK had rented a Colt Official Police .38 w/ 4" barrel (marked for use by chinese gangster on left hand running board of black pursuit car), and a Smith and Wesson .38 (marked for use by chinese gangster on right hand running board of black pursuit car).
Lee-Enfield No 4. Mk 1
The Lee-Enfield No 4. Mk 1 was used by the Indian Army against the Temple of Doom guards at the Bridge scene.
One noteworthy scene is of an Royal Indian Army soldier having difficulty with his No 4. Mk 1 rifle. In the sequence the soldiers are cycling the bolts and firing as rapidly as they can. Being blanks there is no recoil, so the soldiers are almost 'short stroking' the cycling of the action. This soldier extracts a spent cartridge by pulling back on his bolt handle, but he does it only about 3/4th of the way before the empty brass breaks loose from the extractor claw, so he tries to load a fresh round out of the magazine before he has successfully extracted the expended brass. He struggles with two cartridges (one unspent, one spent) both jammed into the chamber, whereas after a few seconds, he pulls back hard on the bolt and both cartridges fly out, thus clearing the weapon. Thus the so called 'jam' seen on screen is purely operator error.
Martini Henry
The Martini Henry was used by the Temple of Doom guards during the Mine Cart chase.
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M1928 Thompson
Lao Che's son Kao Kan shoots at Indy in the Club Obi Wan nightclub with a Thompson M1928 in the opening sequence.
He must be a pretty crap shot.
Webley Mk III
A nickel plated Webley Mk. III is used by Chen to shoot and kill Indy's partner, Wu Han, during the cork popping scene in Club Obi Wan. We see both Chen and Kao Kan with this gun.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
What looks like a three inch Smith & Wesson Model 10 Military & Police with the lanyard ring removed is used by Indy's partner Wu Han. The hole for the lanyard ring can easily be seen when the revolver drops to the table.
