Dillinger (1973)

The following firearms are seen in the film Dillinger:

Dillinger (1973)

Star Model B

Bank robbers John Dillinger (Warren Oates), Homer Van Meter (Harry Dean Stanton), "Pretty Boy" Floyd (Steve Kanaly), Harry Pierpont (Geoffrey Lewis), and Eddie the getaway driver (John Martino) use Star Model B pistols, standing in for the M1911A1. In several scenes, DIllinger and Floyd dual-wield them. FBI agent Samuel Cowley (Roy Jenson) carries a Star Model B, notably when he watches Purvis face off against Underhill. Other vigilantes and policemen can occasionally be seen with Model Bs as well.

Star Model B Pistol, blued finish - 9mm

Dillinger (Warren Oates) fires a shot into the ceiling during the first bank robbery in the film.

Eddie (John Martino), the getaway driver, fires a Model B at a police roadblock.

A Mason City vigilante with a Star Model B.

Homer Van Meter (Harry Dean Stanton) fires his Model B out the window at vigilantes and police in Mason City (The external extractor visible shows that the pistol is a Star Model B.

Dillinger emerges from the Mason City bank, firing his Model B.

Dillinger's slide locks back as he fires at a vigilante.

Pretty Boy Floyd (Steve Kanaly) fires his pistols akimbo.

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Van Meter, after escaping from Little Bohemia, waits for Leroy to leave his girlfriend.

Van Meter uses his Model B to intimidate Leroy into giving him a ride.

Homer Van Meter fires a Star Model B.

Thompson M1921

Several members of Dillinger's gang, most notably Lester "Baby Face" Nelson (Richard Dreyfuss), Harry Pierpont (Geoffrey Lewis), John Dillinger (Warren Oates), Charley Makley (John Ryan), Homer Van Meter (Harry Dean Stanton), Tommy Carroll (Jerry Summers), and Reed Youngblood (Frank McRae) fire the Thompson M1921 with either drum or box magazines. Dillinger's girlfriend Billie Frechette (Michelle Phillips) fires a Thompson to cover his escape from Little Bohemia (although it inexplicably alternates with a Browning Automatic Rifle in the same scene). Many FBI agents and policemen too, such as Melvin Purvis (Ben Johnson) and Samuel Cowley (Roy Jenson) carry Thompsons.

Several Thompson seen have their stocks removed. The Thompson Dillinger uses during the prison breakout and subsequent bank robbery alternates between a model with a stock (in most shots) and with the stock removed (while inside the bank). Most of the Thompsons in the film use drum magazines, but some (most notably FBI agents and "Baby Face" Nelson) have models loaded with box magazines. Weapons supplied by Stembridge Gun Rentals.

Colt M1921AC Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP.

Pierpont (Geoffrey Lewis) with a Thompson during the first robbery.

Makley (John Ryan) walks several bank customers into a vault with his Thompson.

Dillinger fires his Thompson into a bank guard who shot Makley.

An East Chicago policeman fires his Thompson at the gang.

Dillinger intimidates a prison guard with a Thompson during his escape.

Baby Face Nelson (Richard Dreyfuss) fires his Thompson at Mason City vigilantes.

FBI agent Samuel Cowley (Roy Jenson) with a Thompson outside Little Bohemia.

Two FBI agents fire Thompsons at Little Bohemia.

Baby Face Nelson fires a Thompson out the window.

Billie (Michelle Phillips) covers Dillinger's escape with a Thompson.

Baby Face Nelson drives while firing his Thompson at a police car.

Baby Face Nelson lays dead, cradling a Thompson.

An FBI agent loads his Thompson before going to confront Pretty Boy Floyd.

Purvis (Ben Johnson), with a 1911, and Thompson-wielding FBI agents gun down Pretty Boy Floyd.

Colt New Service

Bank robbers John Dillinger (Warren Oates), Homer Van Meter (Harry Dean Stanton), Reed Youngblood (Frank McRae), and Charley Makley (John Ryan) carry Colt New Service revolvers. Van Meter notably uses his to shoot up an old man's gumball machine at a gas station.

Colt New Service M1917 - .45 ACP.

Homer Van Meter tries to intimidate a filling station owner with his New Service.

Homer Van Meter shoots a gumball machine out of anger.

Makley is shot in the stomach while carrying his New Service during the East Chicago bank robbery.

Dillinger holds a New Service to the prison mechanic's head during his escape.

The prison warden is understandably concerned when Reed Youngblood (Frank McRae) keeps a New Service pointed at him during Dillinger's impromptu post-prison-breakout bank robbery.

M1903 Springfield

M1903 Springfield rifles are seen in the hands of vigilantes in Mason City. One is also seen held by a vigilante and a state police officer at the farm where Purvis shoots Wilbur Underhill.

Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06

A vigilante aims his M1903 at the house.

A state policeman aim his M1903 at the house.

Mason City vigilantes with a Springfield M1903 and a Winchester Model 70, waiting for the bank robbers to emerge.

Winchester Model 1897

Harry Pierpont (Geoffrey Lewis) uses a Winchester Model 1897 during several shootouts. Several police, FBI agents, and vigilantes also have 1897s. Dillinger (Warren Oates) steals one from the Crown Point jail during his break out.

Winchester Model 1897 Riot Gun - 12 Gauge

A vigilante aims his '97 at Underhill's house.

O'Malley, the East Chicago bank guard, shoots Makley with a Model 1897.

East Chicago police at a roadblock fire a shotgun and Thompson at the gang.

East Chicago police fire Winchester shotguns.

Pierpont fires his Winchester Model 1897 at police.

Dillinger with his Winchester Model 1897 stolen from a prison guard.

A vigilante loads and checks his '97.

Pierpont fires his Winchester Model 1897 at a vigilante.

An FBI agent fires his shotgun at Little Bohemia.

Star Model B (nickel)

FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Ben Johnson) uses a Star Model B throughout the film, most likely standing in for the Colt Super Automatic chambered in .38 Super used by the FBI during the 1930s.

Star Model B Pistol with a custom bright nickel plated finish and pearl grips - 9mm. This is a screen used Star Model B from the film Pulp Fiction.

Purvis holds his two nickel Star Bs as he goes to face Wilbur Underhill.

Purvis lets a boy hold his nickel Star Model B as he gets his shoes shined.

Purvis chambers a nickel Star Model B.

Purvis, with his Model B, and Thompson-wielding FBI agents gun down Pretty Boy Floyd.

Purvis shoots and kills Dillinger in the final scene of the film.

Winchester Model 1892

A vigilante at Wilbur Underhill's house is armed with a Winchester Model 1892.

Winchester 1892 -.32WCF/.38-40/.44-40/.25-20.

A vigilante watches Purvis emerge from Underhill's house.

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Several vigilantes around Wilbur Underhill's house are armed with rifles.

A vigilante hops over a fence holding his rifle.

Smith & Wesson Model 10

Harry Pierpont (Geoffrey Lewis) fires a Smith & Wesson Model 10 at Little Bohemia. Several police officers, FBI agents, and vigilantes use them as well.

Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver - .38 Special

East Chicago police at a roadblock fire Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers.

Harry Pierpont fires back at the police from Little Bohemia.

An FBI agent aims his Model 10 at Van Meter before he is shot.

An Iowa vigilante puts his Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver in Van Meter's face.

Colt Detective Special

"Handsome Jack" Klutas (Terry Leonard) draws a Colt Detective Special from his pocket when he is killed by Purvis, firing a few shots into the air before he falls down the stairs, riddled by Thompson bullets. "Baby Face" Nelson (Richard Dreyfuss) fires a Detective Special during the Little Bohemia shootout.

Colt Detective Special 1st Gen - .38 Special

Nelson fires his Detective Special.

M1903A3 Springfield

M1903A3 Springfield rifles are seen in the hands of U.S. Army soldiers guarding Dillinger at Crown Point prison.

Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06

Soldiers assigned to guard Crown Point prison stand with Springfield rifles.

Lewis Gun

A U.S. Army soldier at Crown Point mans a Lewis gun.

Lewis Gun - .30-06‎

In the foreground, a soldier is manning a Lewis Gun.

Browning M1917

Some of the U.S. Army soldiers around Crown Point have water-cooled Browning M1917 machine guns set up.

Browning M1917 - .30-06‎

In the background, two soldiers man a Browning M1917.

Browning Auto-5

A legionnaire outside the Crown Point jail during Dillinger's escape carries a Browning Auto-5.

Browning Auto 5 (pre WW2) - 12 gauge

The legionnaire on the far left holds a Browning Auto-5.

M1911A1

During the opening credits, just as director John Milius's name comes on, a M1911A1 found in the actual Dillinger gang's collection during a 1934 arrest is seen at the base of a Thompson with its stock removed. Also, in the scene at Little Bohemia where "Baby Face" Nelson (Richard Dreyfuss) questions Dillinger's (Warren Oates) leadership, Dillinger grabs Nelson's 1911 from him and attacks him with it, then gives it back to him, taunting him. This is the only scene in which gang members are seen with genuine 1911s, identified by the larger bore diameter and lack of an external extractor.

Pre-War Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP.

An M1911A1 and a Thompson.

Dillinger shoves Nelson's 1911 back into his hand.

Nelson reluctantly takes the 1911 back.

Browning Automatic Rifle

Several members of Dillinger's gang, most notably Homer Van Meter (Harry Dean Stanton), Harry Pierpont (Geoffrey Lewis), and Lester "Baby Face" Nelson (Richard Dreyfuss) fire Browning Automatic Rifles during the Mason City bank robbery and subsequent Little Bohemia shootout. Billie Frechette (Michelle Phillips) covers Dillinger's escape with a B.A.R. (inexplicably alternating with a Thompson during the same scene).

Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06

Homer Van Meter takes aim at a vigilante during the Mason City bank robbery.

Van Meter takes aim at a vigilante during the Mason City bank robbery.

Harry Pierpont joins Van Meter shooting at the vigilantes.

Pierpont tries to correct a jam in his B.A.R.

Van Meter fires back at the police as Pierpont's jammed B.A.R. sits in the car windshield.

Baby Face Nelson is one of the first to react to seeing police outside Little Bohemia, shooting a B.A.R. at them.

Billie covers Dillinger's getaway with a B.A.R.

American Gun Company Side-by-Side Shotgun

A 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun made by American Gun Co. is used by a Mason City vigilante.

A Mason City vigilante loads his shotgun.

A Mason City vigilante's shotgun (shot reversed to show logo on gun: "American Gun Co.".

Winchester Model 70

A Mason City vigilante carries a Winchester Model 70 with open sights. Technically, the use of the Model 70 (developed in 1936) is an anachronism for a scene taking place in early 1934.