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− | '''''Get Carter''''' is a 1971 crime film starring [[Michael Caine]] as Jack Carter, an enforcer for some London mobsters who seeks revenge after being set up. | + | '''''Get Carter''''' is a 1971 crime film starring [[Michael Caine]] as Jack Carter, an enforcer for some London mobsters who seeks revenge after being set up. The film was an adaptation of author Ted Lewis' novel ''Jack's Return Home''. A [[Get Carter (2000)|remake]] starring [[Sylvester Stallone]] as Carter and [[Michael Caine]] as a different character was released in 2000. |
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=Shotguns= | =Shotguns= | ||
== 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun == | == 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun == | ||
− | Jack Carter ([[Michael Caine]]) finds a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] in his dead brother's house, and decides to take it. What's interesting is that, despite the fact he's extensively seen with the shotgun, he does not fire it in the film. In the book that inspired the film, ''Jack Returns Home'', the shotgun is meant to | + | Jack Carter ([[Michael Caine]]) finds a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] in his dead brother's house, and decides to take it. What's interesting is that, despite the fact he's extensively seen with the shotgun, he does not fire it in the film. In the book that inspired the film, ''Jack Returns Home'', the shotgun is meant to symbolise Jack's memories of going hunting with his brother, but in the film this meaning is lost. |
[[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|J. Stevens and Company side by side shotgun - 12 gauge]] | [[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|J. Stevens and Company side by side shotgun - 12 gauge]] | ||
[[Image:Gc shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jack Carter ([[Michael Caine]]) finds his brother's shotgun and a box of shells.]] | [[Image:Gc shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jack Carter ([[Michael Caine]]) finds his brother's shotgun and a box of shells.]] | ||
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== Remington Model 31 == | == Remington Model 31 == | ||
Peter ([[Tony Beckley]]) uses what appears to be a [[Remington Model 31]] shotgun with a shortened barrel and buttstock during the gunfight with Carter on the ferry. | Peter ([[Tony Beckley]]) uses what appears to be a [[Remington Model 31]] shotgun with a shortened barrel and buttstock during the gunfight with Carter on the ferry. | ||
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+ | [[File:MGC Remington Model 31.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MGC replica Remington Model 31 - (fake) 12 gauge]] | ||
[[Image:GC71 808.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Peter (Tony Beckley) uses the shotgun.]] | [[Image:GC71 808.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Peter (Tony Beckley) uses the shotgun.]] | ||
[[Image:Gc shotgun004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Peter ([[Tony Beckley]]) prepares to reload his shotgun.]] | [[Image:Gc shotgun004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Peter ([[Tony Beckley]]) prepares to reload his shotgun.]] |
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Get Carter is a 1971 crime film starring Michael Caine as Jack Carter, an enforcer for some London mobsters who seeks revenge after being set up. The film was an adaptation of author Ted Lewis' novel Jack's Return Home. A remake starring Sylvester Stallone as Carter and Michael Caine as a different character was released in 2000.
The following weapons were used in the film Get Carter (1971):
WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Pistols
SIG P210
Jack Carter (Michael Caine) carries a SIG P210 as his sidearm, using it mostly during the gunfight on the ferry.
![](/images/thumb/4/40/Gc_sig_210.jpg/600px-Gc_sig_210.jpg)
![](/images/thumb/0/04/Gc_sig_p210_003.jpg/600px-Gc_sig_p210_003.jpg)
Walther PP
Con McCarty (George Sewell) appears to pull a Walther PP. Jack Carter (Michael Caine) takes the pistol from him.
Shotguns
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
Jack Carter (Michael Caine) finds a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun in his dead brother's house, and decides to take it. What's interesting is that, despite the fact he's extensively seen with the shotgun, he does not fire it in the film. In the book that inspired the film, Jack Returns Home, the shotgun is meant to symbolise Jack's memories of going hunting with his brother, but in the film this meaning is lost.
![](/images/thumb/8/8b/Gc_shotgun.jpg/600px-Gc_shotgun.jpg)
![](/images/thumb/5/54/Gc_shotgun002.jpg/600px-Gc_shotgun002.jpg)
Remington Model 31
Peter (Tony Beckley) uses what appears to be a Remington Model 31 shotgun with a shortened barrel and buttstock during the gunfight with Carter on the ferry.
![](/images/thumb/f/ff/Gc_shotgun004.jpg/600px-Gc_shotgun004.jpg)
Ithaca 37
Numerous posters for the film feature Carter with an Ithaca 37 shotgun with a shortened barrel and modified buttstock, but these images were taken from publicity photos and Jack never actually uses the shotgun in the film.
Rifles
Remington Model 700
The assassin 'J' uses a Remington Model 700 at the end of the film.