The following weapons were used in the film Congo:
M1911A1 Pistol
Captain Munro Kelly (Ernie Hudson) carries a Custom M1911A1 Pistol with an extended target front sight, a Bomar Rear Sight and a Safari Arms Ambidextrous Safety.
Captain Munro Kelly (
Ernie Hudson) with his Custom 1911A1 Pistol as he prepares for an attack by the Zinj Gorillas.
M60 Machine Gun
An M60 Machine gun is briefly seen during the escape attempt from the Mwanzaa Airport - 7.62x51mm
M60 machine gun with bipod folded - 7.62x51mm NATO
MG34
During the same sequence an MG34 is also seen being wielded by a junta soldier - 7.92mm
MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with front and rear sights folded down.
Guards wield an M60 Machine gun (left) and an MG34 to stop the truck.
MP40
During the negotiations after their arrest, a junta soldier is seen threatening a man with an MP40 submachine gun - 9mm.
MP40 submachine gun - 9mm
A Junta soldier threatens a man with an MP40 submachine gun - 9mm.
FN FAL 50.61 Paratrooper Rifle
Captain Munro Kelly (Ernie Hudson) carries an FN FAL 50.61 Paratrooper rifle.
FN FAL 50.61 Paratrooper with 21" barrel - 7.62x51mm NATO
Munro Kelly (
Ernie Hudson) fires his FN FAL 50.61 Para rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO
Note that this is not a real 50.61 but a built up gun. The barrel is either a commercial barrel (with no ridges or rifle sling attached) or an IMBEL metric FAL barrel and the front sight is an Inch pattern L1A1 sight despite being outfitted with Metric Belgian FAL fore ends - 7.62x51mm
M14 Rifle
Kahega (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) carries an M14 Rifle.
M14 rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO
Franchi SPAS-12
Munro Kelly (Ernie Hudson) is seen armed with a Franchi SPAS-12 shotgun in fighting the Zinj gorillas.
Franchi SPAS-12 with stock folded and butt-hook removed- .12 ga
Loading up the SPAS-12 with shells - 12 Gauge
Munro Kelly rests after firing his SPAS-12 shotgun - 12 Gauge
AK-47
Soldiers at the Mwanzaa Airport carry either Russian AK-47 rifles or Poly Tech Legend AK-47 Rifles. They are the classic AK design without the Chinese Type 56 Style hood.
Poly Technologies AK-47 - 7.62x39mm. This is the commercial clone of the original Type III AK-47 and is the most used in American films and shows when showing the milled receiver AK-47
Soldier with an underfolder AK-47S rifle - 7.62x39mm (Doesn't the muzzle brake resemble that of an AKM?)
One of Kelly's men at the base camp fires his underfolder AKS-47 rifle at the attacking Zinj Gorillas - 7.62x39mm
One of Kelly's men at the base camp readies his folding stock AKS-47 rifle at the base camp - 7.62x39mm
Norinco Type 56 rifle
Junta soldiers prior to their entry into Tanzania (and then into Zaire) also carry Chinese Norinco Type 56 rifles - the Chinese AK47 copy.
Norinco Type 56-1 (under-folding stock variant) - 7.62x39mm
Soldiers at the Mwanzaa airport also carry Norinco Type 56 rifle - 7.62x39mm
One of Kelly's men fires his underfolder Type 56-1 rifle - 7.62x39mm
A closeup of the red synthetic stock of a full stocked Type 56 rifle - 7.62x39mm
A closeup of the receiver, indicating it is a semi automatic Type 56 variant - 7.62x39mm
MAC-10 submachine gun
In addition to his M14 rifle, Kahega (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) also carries and uses a MAC-10 Submachine gun.
Ingram MAC 10 open bolt Submachine gun - .45ACP
Rocky Mountain Arms Patriot Pistol
A full auto Rocky Mountain Arms Patriot Pistol is seen being loaded by Kelly's men prior to the night battle and Dr. Karen Ross (Laura Linney) ends up using it during the fight. The pistol is built up from a Patriot barreled Upper receiver on a full auto Colt XM lower (possibly a Model 614 Export version), which has a partial magazine fence as opposed to the "slab side" receiver found on the SP1 Sporter. Rather than use the short buffer tube on most AR15 pistol variants, the armorers simply removed the XM177 style buttstock from the standard Carbine Buffer tube and kept it on the firearm. The finishes are noticeably different from the Patriot upper receiver and the Colt Lower receiver.
AR Patriot Pistol being loaded (note the Colt XM partial-fence lower receiver) - 5.56mm
AR Patriot Pistol charging handle being racked, note that it is built on an XM16 partial-fence lower and has only a 20 round magazine - 5.56mm
Dr. Karen Ross (
Laura Linney) fires her Patriot Pistol - 5.56mm. The buffer tube is simply the Colt Carbine buffer tube devoid of the buttstock and not the short buffer tubes provided on guns like the Patriot or other AR15 pistol variants.
Luger P08 handgun
A Luger P08 Handgun is carried and fired by Dr. Peter Elliot (Dylan Walsh).
Dr. Peter Elliot (
Dylan Walsh) runs with his P08 Luger Pistol - 9mm
Dr. Peter Elliot (
Dylan Walsh) comforts Karen while holding the Luger P08 - 9mm
Dr. Peter Elliot (
Dylan Walsh) fires his Luger P08 - 9mm
Uzi Submachine gun
Dr. Karen Ross (Laura Linney) carries and uses an Uzi Submachine gun during the final battle. The Uzi is later used by Dr. Peter Elliot (Dylan Walsh).
Dr. Karen Ross (
Laura Linney) fires her Uzi at the attacking Zinj Gorillas - 9mm
Dr. Peter Elliot (
Dylan Walsh) fires his Uzi at the attacking Zinj Gorillas - 9mm
Kelly tries to clear Peter's Uzi jam when Peter is grabbed by the Zinj Gorillas - 9mm
Unknown Bolt Action Rifle
I'm leaning towards a Winchester Model 70 without a scope due to the general shape. A background Kelly man holds a bolt action rifle but never fires it. Facing a horde of attacking Grey Gorillas one would want an assault rifle at the least.
One of Kelly's men holds a bolt action rifle - most likely a Mod 70 - .308 Winchester
One of Kelly's men in back holds a bolt action rifle - (Note that his barrel changes length in different shots) - .308 Winchester
Sentry guns
Similar to the sentry guns used in the director's cut of the film Aliens, the camp has machine guns with dual drum magazines operating automatically to fire at movement 'out to 40 yards'. Though the sentry guns in Aliens were actually German MG42 machine guns, these are fake acetylene gas firing mockup guns. In the book, they also had sound suppressors, which had to be taken off to scare off the gorillas.
Sentry guns fire during the night battle - they are acetylene gas firing mockup guns
Sentry guns fire during the night battle - the 'flame' of the acetylene gas fire is evident.
Stinger Missiles
Zaire border troop fires his Stinger missile at the expedition plane
Zaire border troops fire two stingers at the fleeing plane
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