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Revision as of 16:04, 18 July 2010

WARNING:SPOILERS

The following firearms can be seen in Sharky's Machine (1981):


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Sharky's Machine (1981)


Handguns

Colt Goverment Model

The Colt Goverment Model is used by the Atlanta City Police detectives throughout the movie. It's identified as a Goverment Model simply because there is no way to determine if the production used a Series 70, old mil-spec 1911A1's ect. Unless somebody can get in touch with the armorer from the production that is.

Colt Government Model M1911A1 - .45 ACP
Sgt. Sharky (Burt Reynolds) with his Colt Goverment Model.
Arch (Bernie Casey) with his Colt Goverment Model searching for the hitman Billy Score (Henry Silva).
Sharky closes in on Score (Henry Silva) who has been wounded by Arch (Bernie Casey), Sharky (Burt Reynolds) and possibly Papa (Brian Keith).
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Sharky (Burt Reynolds) is very close now.
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Sharky (Burt Reynolds) searching for Billy Score (Henry Silva).
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Papa (Brian Keith) searching for the killer Billy Score (Henry Silva).

Smith & Wesson Model 29

A Smith & Wesson Model 29 44 magnum revolver with a 6.5" barrel is used with very impressive results by the drug dealer Murray Boots (Lamar Jackson) at the beginning of the movie when Sharky (Burt Reynolds) is attempting to buy heroin from him during an undercover operation. Another officer drives up onto the buy and the whole operation goes to hell. There then ensues a pursuit through Atlanta.It ends with Boots taking a hostage and attempting to use a transit bus to escape. Of course he fails.

Smith & Wesson Model 29.
Boots (Lamar Jackson) blows the engine hood off of a detective car. Doubtful that even the powerful 44 magnum could do such a thing, but it's good showmanship.
Boots (Lamar Jackson)takes a pregnant woman hostage.
Boots (Lamar Jackson) takes a moment to reload.
Boots (Lamar Jackson) is out of time with Sharky (Burt Reynolds)having boarded the bus.
Boots (Lamar Jackson) is taken out by Sharky.

Smith & Wesson Model 15

At the end of the movie ,when the cops are closing in on the main villains in the Peachtree Hotel in downtown Atlanta, one of the uniformed officers is seen with what appears to be a Smith & Wesson Model 15 revolver.

Smith & Wesson Model 15 .38 Special
Patrolman behind Sgt. Sharky (Burt Reynolds) holding a Smith & Wesson Model 15 in the classic 1970's ready stance

Colt Python

Sharky (Burt Reynolds) uses a Colt Python with a six inch barrel during the botched drug buy and subsequent gun fight at the beginning of the movie.

Colt Python with 6" Barrel - .357 Magnum
Sharky (Burt Reynolds) chases Boots on foot.
Sharky exchanges fire with Boots on the city bus.
A close up of Sharky's (Burt Reynolds) Colt Python during the gunfight on the city bus.

Colt Diamondback

Sharky (Burt Reynolds) has a Colt Diamondback with a 4" barrel in the bag with the drug buy money. The drug dealer Murray Boots (Lamar Jackson) identifies it as a Diamondback. He takes it from Sharky when the corrupt police officer drives up onto the buy and blows Sharky's cover. However the Diamondback is empty. Sharky's real piece is a Colt Python that he is carrying on his person.

Colt Diamondback w/ 4 inch barrel.
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The Colt Diamondback is revealed when Sharky (Burt Reynolds) shows Boots (Lamar Jackson) the buy money.
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Boots (Lamar Jackson) pulls out the Colt Diamondback when a strange car approaches.
Boots (Lamar Jackson) points the Diamondback at Sharky (Burt Reynolds)
Boots (Lamar Jackson) attempts to shoot Sharky (Burt Reynolds) only to discover that the revolver is empty.

High Standard HDM

It appears that one of Billy Score (Henry Silva) is also using a supressed High Standard HDM . It was difficult to get a good image of the pistol, but it was a 22LR pistol (though the sound effect was that of a much larger caliber weapon). When Score opens his briefcase there is a brief shot of the pistol and a box of Winchester 22LR inside the case. At first I thought it might be a Colt Woodsman until I was able to capture a shot of the pistol used by Billy (Henry Silva) when he kills an undercover cop (Val Avery)and the prostitute(Suzee Pai)who is with him.

High Standard HDM
Billy (Henry Silva) points his High Standard HDM at Arch (Bernie Casey) who he has wounded and lets out a scream. But for some reason he dosen't pull the trigger.
A close up of the supressed 22 caliber pistol used by Billy (Henry Silva). He has just killed an undercover cop played by Val Avery and he is preparing to kill the prostitute Siakwan (Suzee Pai) who was with him.
After having wounded Arch (Bernie Casey) Score (Henry Silva)attempts to finish him off with a shot to the head using theHigh Standard HDM but for some unexplainable reason he doesn't do so.Possibly because he is out of his mind on Coke, PCP and Heroin and his brain is simply misfiring.
High Standard HDM in its case along with some of the hitman's other tools of the trade.
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Shotguns

Over & Under Double Barreled Shotgun

The hitman Billy Score (Henry Silva) uses a cut down Over & Under Double Barreled Shotgun to kill a prostitute and one of Sharky's partners. At one point it is identified as being a 12 gauge. The shotgun appears to be a Browning Over & Under Shotgun, but I can't confirm this.

Browning O/U - 12 gauge.
Billy Score (Henry Silva) moments away from killing one of his targets by shooting through the door when she is preparing to open it.
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Score (Henry Silva) reloads his shotgun after having taken out a target.
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Score (Henry Silva) prepares to kill Sharky's partner.

Unidentified Shotgun

At the beginning of the movie ,during the dramatic shootout on an Atlanta city bus between Sharky (Burt Reynolds) and Boots (Lamar Jackson), an unidentified shotgun is briefly seen in the hands of another detective following the bus taken by Boots.

Unidentifed shotgun carried by an Atlanta City PD detective.

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