The following firearms are featured in the 1993 television movie, In the Line of Duty: Ambush at Waco:
DVD cover for
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco (1993)
Handguns
SIG-Sauer P228
The SIG-Sauer P228 pistol is used by most Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) agents in the film, notably by Special Agent Bob Blanchard (Dan Lauria).
SIG-Sauer P228 - 9x19mm. This is a really well worn movie blank adapted gun
Special Agent Bob Blanchard advances towards a suspect's vehicle after a car chase.
SIG-Sauer P226
Full-size SIG-Sauer P226 pistols are also used by some BATF agents. A Branch Davidian also is seen firing a P226 at BATF agents as they break into the weapons arsenal in the Mount Carmel compound.
A factory black (K-Kote) SIG-Sauer P226 pistol chambered in 9x19mm. This is a real movie gun and has appeared in several motion pictures.
ATF agents point P226s when arresting a gun dealer.
An agent, P226 in hand, removes weapons from a van.
A Branch Davidian fires a P226 at agents entering the weapons room.
Beretta 92FS
A Beretta 92FS is seen in the hands of one BATF agent during the raid on the Branch Davidians.
Glock 17
Vernon Howell / David Koresh (Tim Daly) uses a first generation Glock 17 pistol as his personal sidearm.
A generation 1 Glock 17 in 9x19mm.
Koresh hands one of his followers a Glock 17 when he asks her if she would kill for him.
Koresh drops his Glock after being wounded by a sniper.
Smith & Wesson Model 629
David Koresh (Tim Daly) is also shown inspecting what appears to be a Smith & Wesson Model 629 revolver when purchasing weapons at a gun shop.
Koresh points the revolver.
Submachine Guns
Heckler & Koch HK94A2 (Chopped and Converted)
BATF agents are largely armed with Heckler & Koch HK94A2 submachine guns modified to resemble MP5A2s during the raid on the Branch Davidian compound. The weapons have had their 16-inch barrels chopped and are equipped with Surefire forends and double clamped magazines.
The "Fake MP5", the Heckler & Koch HK94A2 Converted to full auto fire, shortened barrel and added third firing position on trigger pack - 9x19mm. This version was used in many films during the 1980s and 1990s.
Special Agent Robert Williams wielding a HK94A2 during a practice run for the raid. The lack of barrel lugs and the paddle magazine release, as well as a different trigger pack, differentiate this weapon from an actual MP5A2.
An interesting note is that all of the ATF agents are firing their HK94A2s in semi automatic- possibly because the guns were not converted to automatic fire.
Rifles
M16 (SP1)
M16 (SP1) rifles with M16A1 birdcage flash hiders are seized by BATF agents after they arrest a New Orleans weapons dealer. Branch Davidian Jason (Neal McDonough) is also armed with a M16 (SP1) with a 30 round magazine during the BATF raid on Mount Carmel.
M16 aka SP1 (flat "slab side receiver") with an A1 "birdcage" Flash hider, used to imitate the M16A1 in many Vietnam era movies. This version has a 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm
A bag full of M16 (SP1) rifles taken from a van.
M16 aka SP1 (flat "slab side receiver") with an A1 "birdcage" Flash hider, used to impersonate the M16A1 during the 1970s and 1980s. This version has a 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm
Jason opens fire with a M16 rifle.
As Jason spins around to see Rebecca (
Jeri Ryan), the flat receiver of the M16 can be seen.
M16A1 (with M16A2 handguards)
Jason fires a M16A1 with M16A2 handguards during shooting practice.
M16A1 with A2 style handguards - 5.56x45mm.
Jason fires the M16A1 with M16A2 handguards. Note the thinner rear sight that is characteristic of a M16A1.
M16A2
Koresh is shown modifying a M16A2 with a hellfire trigger to increase its rate of fire. Later, Jason patrols Mount Carmel's perimeter with a Starlight scope-equipped M16A2. Koresh also has a M16A2 slung over his shoulder when he watches the ATF units approach the compound. Other Branch Davidians also are shown with M16A2s during the gun battle with the ATF agents.
Colt Government Model HBAR, the A2 version of the AR15 Civilian Rifle - 5.56x45mm (note the lack of a third position for burst mode for the selector switch)
Koresh hands Jason a M16A2 modified with a hellfire trigger. The hellfire trigger is a device that disengages the trigger release spring, which combined with bump firing techniques increases the weapon's rate of fire.
Jason test fires the M16A2.
David Koresh with a M16A2 slung over his shoulder, as seen through a sniper's scope.
A Branch Davidian fires a M16A2 from a window.
Colt CAR-15
CAR-15 carbines are seen on the gun racks at a gun store and in the weapons room of Mount Carmel.
Commercial CAR-15 semiautomatic Rifle - 5.56x45mm. This is strictly a semiautomatic civilian copy of the XM177 style of rifles. The flash hider is a smaller diameter copy of the XM-177 and has no sound suppression qualities and is permanently welded onto the barrel to make it legal length for over the counter gun store sales.
CAR-15 carbines lie on a wall as Jason talks to a gun shop owner about using his store as a front for purchasing more weapons.
CAR-15s in the Branch Davidian weapons room.
Norinco Type 56
A number of Branch Davidians use Norinco Type 56 rifles, both during shooting practice and during the raid.
Norinco Type 56 (Imported into the U.S. as the Norinco AKS-47 or AKS-47 Sporter) - 7.62x39mm.
A Branch Davidian practices at the shooting range with a Type 56, distinguished by the hooded sight.
A female Branch Davidian fires at ATF agents approaching the compound.
Another view of the shooter. The smooth receiver (as opposed to the ribbed
AKM receiver) is another give away that the weapon is a Type 56.
Another Davidian fires a Type 56 from the water tower.
A Type 56 is fired through the roof of the building, wounding agents who are entering from there.
AKMS
AKMS rifles are shown lying on a table inside the Branch Davidian's tool shop as weapons are being prepared for shooting practice.
AKMS rifles lie on a tabletop.
Ruger Mini-14
Ruger Mini-14 rifles are used by many Branch Davidians during the ATF raid, and a gunman uses a Mini-14 to fatally wound Special Agents Conway LeBleu (Glenn Morshower) and Robert Williams (Lewis Smith).
Blued Ruger Mini-14 Standard Model Semiautomatic Rifle (Pre-2005) with 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm
The Branch Davidians prepare for the arrival of the ATF.
A Branch Davidian fires at ATF agents entering the weapons room.
A Mini 14 is fired through the roof of the building.
Glenn (
Gordon Clapp) negotiates with the ATF about a withdrawal of the agents.
Unknown sniper rifle
An ATF sniper team operating from a house near the Branch Davidian compound use sniper rifles of unknown make to provide covering fire during the shootout between the agents and the Davidians.
A sniper in the ATF observation post fires the rifle.
The sniper reloads the rifle.
Barrett M82A1
A Barrett M82A1 sniper rifle is shown among the weapons in the Branch Davidian arsenal. Unlike the real incident where it was alleged that the M82 was used against federal agents, it is not fired in the movie.
Barrett M82A1 sniper rifle .50 BMG
A loaded Barrett M82A1 and a spare magazine sit on some boxes in the weapons room.
Others
Mk.2 Grenade
A box of Mk 2 hand grenade hulls is accidentally dropped by a Branch Davidian during a routine delivery, rousing the suspicion of local authorities and eventually the ATF.
Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
Mk 2 grenade hulls fall out of a box after it is dropped.
Stun Grenade
ATF agents toss a stun grenade into the Branch Davidian weapons room when they attempt to breach the compound.
M72 LAW
A M72 LAW launcher is briefly seen in the weapons arsenal.
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