L.A. Confidential

The following guns can be seen in L.A. Confidential (1997):

L.A. Confidential (1997)

WARNING: Spoilers Ahead!

Revolvers

Colt Detective Special

The Colt Detective Special snubnose revolver is most commonly seen gun in the film. This revolver is carried by both Officer Bud White (Russell Crowe) and Lt. Ed Exley (Guy Pearce). Det. Richard Stensland (Graham Beckel) also carries one of these, seen only when he hands it over to his superiors.

Colt Detective Special - .38 special

White puts his badge and his Detective Special on the chief's desk.

Det. Richard Stensland (Graham Beckel) hands over his badge and his Colt DS.

Lt. Ed Exley (Guy Pearce) draws his Colt DS as he prepares to arrest the three Nite Owl suspects.

White forces a suspect to play Russian roulette with his Colt DS during interrogation.

White with his Colt DS discovers Inez.

Exley holds White's own Colt on him during their fight.

White and Exley draw their Colts while looking for Patchett.

Exley dual-wields his Colt DS and an M1911A1 during the Victory Motel shootout.

Colt Police Positive

Exley tells Capt. Smith that the cook grabbed a .38 caliber revolver but was murdered before he could use it. It appears to be a Colt Police Positive as the frame size and grips are too small to be a Colt Official Police. White disarms Leland "Buzz" Meeks (Darrell Sandeen) of this revolver near the start of the film as well.

Colt Police Positive with 4" Barrel - .38 spl

The cook at the Nite Owl lays murdered next to his revolver.

Smith & Wesson Military & Police

Nite Owl suspect Ty Jones (Kareem Washington) grabs a Smith & Wesson M&P to try and defend himself from Exley and Carlisle during their raid.

Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special

Jones (Kareem Washington) reaches for his revolver.

Smith & Wesson Model 30

Officer White plants a Smith & Wesson Model 30 in the hand of rapist Sylvester Fitch (Jeff Sanders). It appears to be a pre-WWII model that has tape on the trigger and the grip.

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.

White places a S&W Model 30 revolver with pre-taped trigger and grip in Fitch's hand.

Smith & Wesson Combat Masterpiece

Capt. Dudley Smith (James Cromwell) appears to be using a Smith & Wesson Combat Masterpiece with a 4" barrel during the climactic shootout at the Victory Motel. The story takes place before 1957 when Smith & Wesson began numbering its models.

Smith & Wesson Model 15 .38 Special

Capt. Smith fires his S&W Model 15.

Capt. Smith with his revolver. He is seen handling the revolver similarly in the 1996 film Eraser.

Pistols

Colt Government

Sgt. Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) carries what appears to be a Colt Government with customized grips as his duty sidearm, carrying it during the "Movie Premiere Pot Bust" and while arresting the Nite Owl suspects.

Colt Government

Sgt. Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) carries the Colt Government as he and Exley prepare to arrest the Nite Owl suspects.

Vincennes holds the pistol during the raid on Sugar Ray Collins' apartment.

M1911A1

Roland Navarette (Steven Lambert) is seen using an M1911A1 when Exley and Carlisle bust in their hideout to arrest the Nite Owl suspects after they escaped. White gets one from his car, giving the pistol and an extra magazine to Exley to use during the final gunfight at the Victory Motel.

M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.

Navarette fires the M1911A1 at Officer Carlisle.

Exley hits the ground holding his .45 during the Victory Motel shootout.

Exley carries his Colt DS and 1911 akimbo during the final shootout.

Colt M1903 Hammerless

At one point in the film, a .32 ACP Colt Model 1903 Hammerless pistol is seen pointed at Sgt. Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey).

Colt Model 1903 Semiautomatic Pistol - .32 ACP

At one point in the film, a .32 ACP Colt Model 1903 Hammerless pistol is seen pointed at Sgt. Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey).

Shotgun

Ithaca 37

Almost as commonly seen as the Colt Detective Special, several LAPD officers carry the 12-gauge Ithaca 37. The Nite Owl shooters were said to have used 12-gauge pump shotguns with a five-shell capacity. Breuning (Tomas Arana), Carlisle, Exley, and White are among the officers seen using this shotgun throughout the film. Carlisle and Exley carry these during the Bunker Hill apartment raid, leading to Exley's "Shotgun Ed" moniker. At the Victory Motel shootout finale, Bud White uses the shotgun with great effect.

Ithaca Model 37 - 12 gauge

Breuning and Carlisle threaten Vincennes with a 12-gauge when they don't immediately recognize him.

Breuning and Carlisle in the Nite Owl suspects' apartment.

Carlisle (Michael McCleery) lies dead with his Ithaca 37 next to him.

Bud loads his shotgun for the final shootout. Exley later uses this gun.

Winchester Model 1912

Several Winchester Model 1912 shotguns are seen in the back seat of the '49 Mercury when Vincennes, Exley and other officers are searching for the Nite Owl suspects.

Winchester M1912 Riot Gun

Vincennes and Exley arrive in time to see Breuning and Carlisle "finding" the shotguns in the '49 Mercury.