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Difference between revisions of "The Bullet Vanishes"
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==Webley .455 Mk V== | ==Webley .455 Mk V== | ||
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[[File:Webley Mk. V.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Webley MK. V - .455 Webley]] | [[File:Webley Mk. V.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Webley MK. V - .455 Webley]] | ||
[[Image:Bullet-Vanishes-Webley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the opening scene, bullet factory female worker commits ''God's judgment'' (Russian roulette variant)]] | [[Image:Bullet-Vanishes-Webley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the opening scene, bullet factory female worker commits ''God's judgment'' (Russian roulette variant)]] | ||
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[[Image:Bullet-Vanishes-Enfield2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Wang Hai fires a nickel-plated Enfield No.2 at his arm]] | [[Image:Bullet-Vanishes-Enfield2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Wang Hai fires a nickel-plated Enfield No.2 at his arm]] | ||
[[Image:Bullet-Vanishes-Enfield3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note a muzzle-sight is missing]] | [[Image:Bullet-Vanishes-Enfield3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note a muzzle-sight is missing]] | ||
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[[Image:Bullet-Vanishes-Pieper.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the shape of the rear part of the frame, it's less raised than on Belgian Pieper.]] | [[Image:Bullet-Vanishes-Pieper.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the shape of the rear part of the frame, it's less raised than on Belgian Pieper.]] | ||
[[Image:Bullet-Vanishes-Pieper2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Bullet-Vanishes-Pieper2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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| + | ==Colt M1911A1== | ||
| + | [[Colt M1911A1]] is Xiaowu's and Chief Jin's personal weapon | ||
| + | [[File:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|400px|World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Bullet-Vanishes-M1911.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jin puts his Colt M1911A1 to Boss Ding's abdomen]] | ||
==Mauser C96== | ==Mauser C96== | ||
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==Percussion Pistol== | ==Percussion Pistol== | ||
| + | A [[Percussion Cap Pistol]] is used by Boss Ding. | ||
| + | [[Image:Percussion cap pistol.jpg|thumb|none|none|300px|Italian (Kingdom of the Two Sicilies) Percussion cap pistol, converted from flintlock, circa mid-19th century - .69 caliber (17.7mm)]] | ||
[[Image:Bullet-Vanishes-PercPist.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Boss Ding aims a percussion pistol at Wang Hai]] | [[Image:Bullet-Vanishes-PercPist.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Boss Ding aims a percussion pistol at Wang Hai]] | ||
Revision as of 11:22, 13 December 2020
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The Bullet Vanishes is a 2012 Chinese-Hong Kong detective drama directed by Chi-Leung Law. 1930s China. Captain Guo Zhui and Inspector Song Donglu investigate a series of strange murders at a bullet factory when the bullets used in the murders seemingly disappear.
This movie also known as Ghost Bullets and Disappeared Bullets
The following weapons were used in the movie The Bullet Vanishes
Revolvers
Webley .455 Mk V
Webley .455 Mk V is Guo Zhui's and Boss Ding's (Kai Chi Liu) personal weapon. Song Donglu also uses it.
Enfield No.2
Enfield No.2 Wang Hai's personal weapon. Guo Zhui also uses this revolver during the chase through the city (probably a continuity error)
Pieper Revolver
Robber pianist can be seen armed with the Pieper revolver. This is not an original Belgian Pieper Bayard but rather a Spanish copy as original Pieper M1889 and M1893 revolvers have distinctive raised rear part of the frame while the screen gun has more flat top.
Pistols
Colt M1911A1
Colt M1911A1 is Xiaowu's and Chief Jin's personal weapon
Mauser C96
A lot of policemen carry holstered Mauser C96 pistols
Percussion Pistol
A Percussion Cap Pistol is used by Boss Ding.
Submachine Guns
M1928A1 Thompson
Boss Ding and some of his mobsters use M1928A1 Thompson submachine guns without Cutts compensators and with smooth barrels
Sten Mk II
Boss Ding's mobsters use Sten Mk II submachine guns with lengthened barrels. The Sten was not available in China until at least a decade after the film took place.
Shotguns
Single Barreled Shotgun
Boss Ding, some of his business partners and his factory's guards can be seen with single barreled shotguns.
Muzzleloading Double Barreled Shotgun
Chief Jin uses a muzzleloading double barreled shotgun in the bird hunting scene.
Grenades
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
