A Bittersweet Life

The following guns were used in the film A Bittersweet Life:

Warning: minor spoilers ahead!

Stechkin APS

Sun-Woo (Byung-hun Lee) uses a Stechkin APS pistol for much of the latter half of the film, stealing it from a weapons dealer who claims it is the "finest gun manufactured in Russia". Although the Stechkin is select fire, Sun-Woo only fires it in semi-automatic.

Stechkin APS 9x18mm Makarov

The weapons dealer lays out a Stechkin APS.

The weapons dealer brandishes the Stechkin.

A partially disassembled Stechkin in front of Sun-Woo.

Sun-Woo loads the Stechkin APS.

Sun-Woo threatens his former boss, Mr. Kang.

Sun-Woo fires at Mr. Baek's thugs.

Smith & Wesson Centennial

A Smith & Wesson Centennial revolver is used by Mr. Baek's enforcer Oh Mu-Sung (Lee Gi-yeong) in the finale.

Mu-Sung loads his Smith & Wesson Centennial.

Mu-Sung hides behind a pillar as Sun-Woo opens fire.

Mu-Sung and a thug prepare to sneak up on Sun-Woo.

Beretta 92FS

During the finale, one of the thugs working for Mr. Baek uses a Beretta 92FS pistol.

Beretta 92F - 9x19mm.

A thug (on the right) loads a Beretta 92FS.

A thug fires his Beretta 92FS sideways.

Smith & Wesson Model 629

The weapon dealer's brother (Eric Moon) uses a Smith & Wesson Model 629 at the end of the film.

Smith & Wesson Model 629 Classic - .44 Magnum

The brother retrieves a S&W 629, on the far left, from an arms cache.

The brother fires the Smith & Wesson Model 629.

Brügger & Thomet TP-9

The Brügger & Thomet TP-9 submachine gun, converted to automatic fire, is used by one of the weapon dealer's accomplices after their deal with Sun-Woo goes south. After the man is killed, Sun-Woo takes the TP-9 and uses it during the film's finale.

Brügger & Thomet TP-9 9x19mm with 30-round magazine

The surprised accomplice fires at Sun-Woo with a B&T TP-9.

Sun-Woo loads his TP-9.

Sun-Woo fires his TP-9 at a thug.

A thug loads a TP-9.

Norinco Type 56-1

Two thugs working for the mobster Mr. Baek use Norinco Type 56-1 rifles during the finale, firing them wildly at Sun-Woo before they are killed.

Norinco Type 56 (Imported into the U.S. as the Norinco AKS-47 or AKS-47 Sporter) - 7.62x39mm. Rather than having the underfolder pig sticker Bayonet assembly, this has the standard Bayonet lug underneath the gas block as the AKM and later variants.

A thug fires a Type 56-1. Note the hooded sight that distinguishes Norinco Type 56 from other Kalashnikov variants.

Another thug fires a Norinco Type 56-1.

The thug reloads the Norinco Type 56-1.