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'''The following firearms were used in the 1993 movie ''Falling Down'':'''
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[[Image:Falling_Down_Poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Falling Down'' (1993) ]]
[[Image:Falling_Down_Poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Falling Down (1993) ]]
 
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==Handguns==
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===Beretta 92F===
 
A [[Beretta 92F]] is seen in the holster of an LAPD officer.
 
[[Image:Beretta92F LeftSide.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Beretta 92F - 9x19mm]]
 
[[Image:Falling 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
  
===Taurus PT92===
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=Handguns=
A [[Taurus PT92]] is first used by Nick the Neo-Nazi, owner of the surplus store ([[Frederic Forrest]]), to threaten William 'D-Fens' Foster, and used by Foster himself to shoot and kill him.
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==Taurus PT92==
[[Image:TaurusPT92EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Taurus PT92 - 9x19mm]]
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A [[Taurus PT92]] is first used by Nick the Neo-Nazi ([[Frederic Forrest]]), owner of the surplus store, to threaten William "D-Fens" Foster ([[Michael Douglas]]). Foster then takes it and uses it himself.
[[Image:Falling 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nick the Nazi surplus store owner with his PT92 drawn on 'D-Fens'.]]
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[[Image:TaurusPT92EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Taurus PT92 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Falling 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'D-Fens' holding the PT92.]]
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[[Image:Falling 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nick the Nazi surplus store owner with his PT92 drawn on "D-Fens".]]
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[[Image:FallDown-PT92-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of the dropped PT92 before "D-Fens" grabs it.]]
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[[Image:Falling 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"D-Fens" ([[Michael Douglas]]) holding the PT92.]]
  
===Colt MkIV Series 70===
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==Colt Mk IV Series 70==
A [[M1911 pistol series#Colt MK IV Series 70|Colt MK IV Series 70]] is used in the final scenes in which William 'D-Fens' Foster pursues his family and subsequently gets shot by Detective Martin Prendergast ([[Robert Duvall]]). The gun was most likely obtained from the "gun bag" of the Latino gang. Notice the two tone Blued finish typical of the Colt MK IV Series 70 pistols.
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A [[Colt MK IV Series 70]] is used in the final scenes in which William "D-Fens" Foster pursues his family and is confronted by Detective Martin Prendergast ([[Robert Duvall]]). The gun was most likely obtained from the "gun bag" of the Latino gang, however it could have also been taken from Nick the Neo-Nazi's surplus store. Notice the two tone Blued finish typical of the Colt MK IV Series 70 pistols.
[[Image:ColtMkIVSeries70.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Colt MkIV Series 70 - .45 ACP]]
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[[Image:ColtMkIVSeries70.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Colt Mk IV Series 70 - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:Falling 18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|William 'D-Fens' Foster picking up a Colt MkIV Series 70 off the ground.]]
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[[Image:Falling 18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Good shot of William "D-Fens" Foster picking up a Colt Mk IV Series 70 off the ground. By the bore size, this appears to be a 9mm model.]]
[[Image:Falling 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|William 'D-Fens' Foster brandishing his Colt MkIV Series 70]]
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[[Image:Falling 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|William "D-Fens" Foster brandishing his Colt Mk IV Series 70.]]
  
===Smith & Wesson Model 19===
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==Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose==
A [[Smith & Wesson Model 19|Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub]] is picked up by Detective Martin Prendergrast ([[Robert Duvall]]) from his wounded partner Samantha Torres ([[Rachel Ticotin]]).  It is used to shoot William 'D-Fens' Foster.
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A [[Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose]] is picked up by Detective Martin Prendergrast ([[Robert Duvall]]) from his wounded partner Samantha Torres ([[Rachel Ticotin]]).
[[Image:S&W Model 19.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose (right side).]]  
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[[Image:S&W Model 19.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose (right side) - .357 Magnum]]  
 
[[Image:Falling 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the S&W Model 19.]]
 
[[Image:Falling 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the S&W Model 19.]]
[[Image:Falling 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Prendergrast with the S&W Model 19.]]
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[[Image:Falling 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Prendergrast ([[Robert Duvall]]) with the S&W Model 19.]]
  
===Smith & Wesson Model 15===
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==Smith & Wesson Model 15==
 
A [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]] .38 cal revolver with a 4 inch barrel is the service weapon of Detective Martin Prendergrast ([[Robert Duvall]]). He hands it over to the police clerk at the beginning of the movie due to his impending retirement.  
 
A [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]] .38 cal revolver with a 4 inch barrel is the service weapon of Detective Martin Prendergrast ([[Robert Duvall]]). He hands it over to the police clerk at the beginning of the movie due to his impending retirement.  
[[Image:Model15a.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Smith & Wesson Model 15 .38 Special]]
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[[Image:Model15a.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 15 - .38 Special]]
[[Image:Falling 16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Prendergast unloads his weapon before handing it over to the police clerk.]]
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[[Image:Falling 16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Prendergast unloads his weapon before handing it over to the police clerk.]]  
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==Smith & Wesson Model 30==
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What appears to be a [[Smith & Wesson Model 30]] is seen hanging from the door of the crashed car, and is picked up by "D-Fens".  "D-Fens" then puts the revolver in the bag with the rest of the guns.
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[[Image:Smith-&-Wesson-32-Long-PF Ringo.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 30 - .32 S&W Long. This is the actual screen used Model 30 carried and used by Ringo ([[Tim Roth]]) in the film ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''.]]
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[[File:Falling 105.jpg|thumb|none|600px|What appears to be a [[Smith & Wesson Model 30]] is the gun is seen hanging from the door of the crashed car, and is picked up by "D-Fens". ]]
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[[Image:Falling 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"D-Fens" then puts the revolver in the bag with the rest of the guns.]]
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==Colt Police Positive==
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What appears to be a nickel plated [[Colt Police Positive]] is pulled by Nick the Neo-Nazi ([[Frederic Forrest]]) when he confronts two customers in his store.
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[[File:Nickelpositive.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Police Positive Nickel - .38 Special.]]
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[[File:Falling 108.jpg|thumb|none|600px|What appears to be a nickel plated [[Colt Police Positive]] revolver is pulled by Nick the Neo-Nazi ([[Frederic Forrest]]) during a confrontation with a male couple in his surplus store.]]
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==Beretta 92F==
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A [[Beretta 92F]] is seen in the holster of an LAPD officer.
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[[Image:Beretta92F LeftSide.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Beretta 92F - 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:Falling 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A [[Beretta 92F]] is seen in the holster of an LAPD officer.]]
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== Claridge Hi-Tec/Goncz GC ==
  
A closer look at the grip makes it look closer to a Rossi model .357 revolver than a Smith and Wesson.
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After the gangbangers' car crashes, a long-barreled [[Claridge Hi-Tec/Goncz GA|Goncz GC]] pistol is visible lying on the street, having fallen out of the gun bag. "D-Fens" later takes the gun and puts it back in the bag, though he is never seen using it. It may also be the nearly identical Claridge LEC9.
  
===Unidentified Revolver===
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[[Image:GonczGA-9.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|Goncz GA-9 Long Barrel pistol - 9x19mm]]
Seen only in the scene after the failed drive-by shooting. The gun is seen hanging from the door of the crashed car, and is picked up by William 'D-Fens' Foster. The weapon is not given much screen time, which leads to the conclusion that it could be a .38 revolver of some sort.  
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[[File:Falling 100.jpg|thumb|none|600px|D-Fens approaches the crashed car of the gangbangers. The Goncz GC is visible lying on the street nearby the bag.]]
  
Could it be a [[Smith & Wesson model 17]]? - [[MikeF88]]
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=Submachine Guns=
[[Image:Falling 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
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==Intratec TEC-9==
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An [[Intratec TEC-9]] that has been converted to full auto is seen several times throughout the film. It is first used by "Gang Member Two" ([[Eddie Frias]]), a member of the Latino street gang during the drive-by shooting, then used by William "D-Fens" Foster ([[Michael Douglas]]) in the scene at the Whammyburger restaurant.
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[[image:TEC-9.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Intratec TEC-9 (post-1987 version) - 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:Falling 09a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gang Member Two (Eddie Frias) cocks his Intratec TEC-9.]]
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[[Image:Falling 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|William "D-Fens" Foster armed with an Intratec TEC-9. Note the post-1987 manufacture sights.]]
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[[File:FallingD 74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|D-Fens apologizes for firing the TEC-9.]]
  
===Unidentified Revolver===
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==MAC-10==
Nick the Nazi military surplus salesman pulls an unidentified revolver on a gay couple in his store. The revolver is on-screen for only a moment.
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A [[MAC-10]] is used by William "D-Fens" Foster to destroy a phone booth.
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[[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Ingram MAC 10 open bolt Submachine gun - 9x19mm]]‎
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[[Image:Falling 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|William "D-Fens" Foster opening up with the MAC-10 on a telephone booth.]]
  
==Submachine Guns==
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==IMI Uzi==
===Intratec TEC-9===
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"Gang Member One" (Agustin Rodriguez) attempts to shoot William "D-Fens" Foster with an [[Uzi#Uzi|Uzi]], but misses, and it is later picked up and used by William "D-Fens" Foster to wound him. There are rubber bands around the grip to keep the grip safety depressed so firing could be done quicker and without a full grip on the firearm.
A [[Interdynamic KG-9 / Intratec TEC-9#Intratec TEC-9|Intratec TEC-9]] pistol that has been converted to full auto is seen several times throughout the film. It is first used by a member of the Latino street gang during the drive-by shooting, then used by William 'D-Fens' Foster ([[Michael Douglas]]) in the scene at the Whammyburger restaurant.
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[[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|400px|IMI Uzi 9mm]]
[[image:TEC-9.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Intratec TEC-9 9x19mm]]
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[[File:Falling 101.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"D-Fens" sees the Uzi on the ground.]]
[[Image:Falling 09a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Latino gang member armed with an Intratec TEC-9.]]
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[[Image:Falling 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px| "D-Fens" points an Uzi at an injured gang member.]]
[[Image:Falling 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|William 'D-Fens' Foster armed with an Intratec TEC-9 (KG-9 version).]]
 
  
===MAC-10===
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=Shotguns=
A [[MAC-10]] is used by William 'D-Fens' Foster to destroy a phone booth.
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==Remington 870 (sawed-off)==
[[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Ingram MAC 10 open bolt Submachine gun - .45 ACP]]
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A cut-down [[Remington 870]] shotgun with a cut down buttstock is used by William "D-Fens" Foster to shoot a golf cart and accidentally threaten the caretaker of a rich doctor's house.
[[Image:Falling 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|William 'D-Fens' Foster opening up with a MAC-10 on a telephone booth]]
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[[Image:SawnoffShotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington 870 with sawed-off barrel and stock - 12 gauge]]
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[[Image:Falling 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"D-Fens" holds the Remington 870 while smiling at an obnoxious golfer.]]
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[[Image:Falling 13.jpg||thumb|none|600px|"D-Fens" wields the Remington at an unsuspecting family at a pool.]]
  
===IMI Uzi===
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=Heavy Weapons=
An [[Uzi#Uzi|Uzi]] is used by William 'D-Fens' Foster to wound a member of the street gang. There are rubber bands around the grip to help steady the shot, Also it kept the grip safety depressed so firing could be done quicker and without a full grip on the firearm. It can also be seen at the hands of one of the gang members before the failed drive-by shooting.
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==M72 LAW==
[[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|350px|IMI Uzi 9mm]]
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An [[M72 LAW]] is used by William "D-Fens" Foster to destroy a large crane. It was obtained from the store of the Neo-Nazi surplus seller. The weapon is inaccurately portrayed as a heat-seeking guided missile, as opposed to an unguided rocket (its real-life role). Strangely, "D-Fens" manages to fire the weapon without turning off the safety or even pressing the trigger.
[[Image:Falling 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Looks like I missed."  "D-Fens" points an Uzi at an injured gang member.]]
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[[Image:M72A2LAW.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M72 LAW - 66mm]]
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[[Image:Falling 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|William "D-Fens" Foster aiming an M72 LAW.]]
  
==Other Weapons==
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==Browning M1919A4==
===Sawed-off Remington 870===
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A [[Browning M1919A4]] machine gun with portions of the side receiver wall cut away is seen mounted from the ceiling in the surplus store.  
A cut-down [[Remington 870]] shotgun with a cut down buttstock is used by William 'D-Fens' Foster to shoot a golf cart and accidentally threaten the caretaker of a rich doctor's house.
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[[File:M1919A4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M1919A4 - .30-06]]
[[Image:SawnoffShotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington 870 12 gauge with sawed-off barrel and stock]]
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[[File:Falling 106.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A [[Browning M1919A4]] machine gun is seen mounted from the ceiling in the surplus store. ]]
[[Image:Falling 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'D-Fens' holds the Remington 870 while smiling at an obnoxious golfer.]]
 
[[Image:Falling 13.jpg||thumb|none|600px|'D-Fens' wields the Remington at an unsuspecting family at a pool.]]
 
  
===M72 LAW===
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==M60==
An [[M72 LAW]] is used by William 'D-Fens' Foster to destroy a large crane. It was obtained from the store of the Neo-Nazi surplus seller. The weapon is inaccurately portrayed as a heat-seeking guided missile, as opposed to an unguided rocket (its real-life role). Strangely, "D-Fens" fires the rocket unless he switch off the safety... and pull the trigger!
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An oversized replica of an [[M60 machine gun]] is also seen in the surplus store.  
[[Image:M72A2LAW.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M72 LAW 66mm]]
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[[File:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 GPMG  - 7.62x51mm]] 
[[Image:Falling 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|William 'D-Fens' Foster aiming an M72 LAW.]]
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[[File:FallingD 75.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An oversized replica of an [[M60 machine gun]] seen in the surplus store. ]]
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[[File:Falling 109.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the right, the [[M60]] machine gun replica is seen in the surplus store. ]]
  
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=Bag of Guns=
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"D-Fens" picks up the gang's bag full of illegally obtained (some fully automatic) guns after the botched drive-by, and subsequently uses the weapons it contains throughout the film. The entire bag's contents are never fully seen, and only a few of the guns are seen, such as a few submachine guns, a few handguns and a sawn-off shotgun. Interestingly, he never uses the same weapon more than once.
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Falling Down (1993)


The following weapons were used in the film Falling Down:


Handguns

Taurus PT92

A Taurus PT92 is first used by Nick the Neo-Nazi (Frederic Forrest), owner of the surplus store, to threaten William "D-Fens" Foster (Michael Douglas). Foster then takes it and uses it himself.

Taurus PT92 - 9x19mm
Nick the Nazi surplus store owner with his PT92 drawn on "D-Fens".
A close-up of the dropped PT92 before "D-Fens" grabs it.
"D-Fens" (Michael Douglas) holding the PT92.

Colt Mk IV Series 70

A Colt MK IV Series 70 is used in the final scenes in which William "D-Fens" Foster pursues his family and is confronted by Detective Martin Prendergast (Robert Duvall). The gun was most likely obtained from the "gun bag" of the Latino gang, however it could have also been taken from Nick the Neo-Nazi's surplus store. Notice the two tone Blued finish typical of the Colt MK IV Series 70 pistols.

Colt Mk IV Series 70 - .45 ACP
Good shot of William "D-Fens" Foster picking up a Colt Mk IV Series 70 off the ground. By the bore size, this appears to be a 9mm model.
William "D-Fens" Foster brandishing his Colt Mk IV Series 70.

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose

A Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose is picked up by Detective Martin Prendergrast (Robert Duvall) from his wounded partner Samantha Torres (Rachel Ticotin).

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose (right side) - .357 Magnum
Closeup of the S&W Model 19.
Prendergrast (Robert Duvall) with the S&W Model 19.

Smith & Wesson Model 15

A Smith & Wesson Model 15 .38 cal revolver with a 4 inch barrel is the service weapon of Detective Martin Prendergrast (Robert Duvall). He hands it over to the police clerk at the beginning of the movie due to his impending retirement.

Smith & Wesson Model 15 - .38 Special
Prendergast unloads his weapon before handing it over to the police clerk.

Smith & Wesson Model 30

What appears to be a Smith & Wesson Model 30 is seen hanging from the door of the crashed car, and is picked up by "D-Fens". "D-Fens" then puts the revolver in the bag with the rest of the guns.

Smith & Wesson Model 30 - .32 S&W Long. This is the actual screen used Model 30 carried and used by Ringo (Tim Roth) in the film Pulp Fiction.
What appears to be a Smith & Wesson Model 30 is the gun is seen hanging from the door of the crashed car, and is picked up by "D-Fens".
"D-Fens" then puts the revolver in the bag with the rest of the guns.

Colt Police Positive

What appears to be a nickel plated Colt Police Positive is pulled by Nick the Neo-Nazi (Frederic Forrest) when he confronts two customers in his store.

Colt Police Positive Nickel - .38 Special.
What appears to be a nickel plated Colt Police Positive revolver is pulled by Nick the Neo-Nazi (Frederic Forrest) during a confrontation with a male couple in his surplus store.

Beretta 92F

A Beretta 92F is seen in the holster of an LAPD officer.

Beretta 92F - 9x19mm
A Beretta 92F is seen in the holster of an LAPD officer.

Claridge Hi-Tec/Goncz GC

After the gangbangers' car crashes, a long-barreled Goncz GC pistol is visible lying on the street, having fallen out of the gun bag. "D-Fens" later takes the gun and puts it back in the bag, though he is never seen using it. It may also be the nearly identical Claridge LEC9.

Goncz GA-9 Long Barrel pistol - 9x19mm
D-Fens approaches the crashed car of the gangbangers. The Goncz GC is visible lying on the street nearby the bag.

Submachine Guns

Intratec TEC-9

An Intratec TEC-9 that has been converted to full auto is seen several times throughout the film. It is first used by "Gang Member Two" (Eddie Frias), a member of the Latino street gang during the drive-by shooting, then used by William "D-Fens" Foster (Michael Douglas) in the scene at the Whammyburger restaurant.

Intratec TEC-9 (post-1987 version) - 9x19mm
Gang Member Two (Eddie Frias) cocks his Intratec TEC-9.
William "D-Fens" Foster armed with an Intratec TEC-9. Note the post-1987 manufacture sights.
D-Fens apologizes for firing the TEC-9.

MAC-10

A MAC-10 is used by William "D-Fens" Foster to destroy a phone booth.

Ingram MAC 10 open bolt Submachine gun - 9x19mm

William "D-Fens" Foster opening up with the MAC-10 on a telephone booth.

IMI Uzi

"Gang Member One" (Agustin Rodriguez) attempts to shoot William "D-Fens" Foster with an Uzi, but misses, and it is later picked up and used by William "D-Fens" Foster to wound him. There are rubber bands around the grip to keep the grip safety depressed so firing could be done quicker and without a full grip on the firearm.

IMI Uzi 9mm
"D-Fens" sees the Uzi on the ground.
"D-Fens" points an Uzi at an injured gang member.

Shotguns

Remington 870 (sawed-off)

A cut-down Remington 870 shotgun with a cut down buttstock is used by William "D-Fens" Foster to shoot a golf cart and accidentally threaten the caretaker of a rich doctor's house.

Remington 870 with sawed-off barrel and stock - 12 gauge
"D-Fens" holds the Remington 870 while smiling at an obnoxious golfer.
"D-Fens" wields the Remington at an unsuspecting family at a pool.

Heavy Weapons

M72 LAW

An M72 LAW is used by William "D-Fens" Foster to destroy a large crane. It was obtained from the store of the Neo-Nazi surplus seller. The weapon is inaccurately portrayed as a heat-seeking guided missile, as opposed to an unguided rocket (its real-life role). Strangely, "D-Fens" manages to fire the weapon without turning off the safety or even pressing the trigger.

M72 LAW - 66mm
William "D-Fens" Foster aiming an M72 LAW.

Browning M1919A4

A Browning M1919A4 machine gun with portions of the side receiver wall cut away is seen mounted from the ceiling in the surplus store.

Browning M1919A4 - .30-06
A Browning M1919A4 machine gun is seen mounted from the ceiling in the surplus store.

M60

An oversized replica of an M60 machine gun is also seen in the surplus store.

M60 GPMG - 7.62x51mm
An oversized replica of an M60 machine gun seen in the surplus store.
At the right, the M60 machine gun replica is seen in the surplus store.

Bag of Guns

"D-Fens" picks up the gang's bag full of illegally obtained (some fully automatic) guns after the botched drive-by, and subsequently uses the weapons it contains throughout the film. The entire bag's contents are never fully seen, and only a few of the guns are seen, such as a few submachine guns, a few handguns and a sawn-off shotgun. Interestingly, he never uses the same weapon more than once.

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