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[[Image:Best Seller.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Best Seller'' (1987)]]
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''Best Seller'' is a 1987 thriller starring [[Brian Dennehy]] as a cop turned author who meets up with a mysterious hitman ([[James Woods]]) who gives him a story that he promises will be an instant bestseller.
 
''Best Seller'' is a 1987 thriller starring [[Brian Dennehy]] as a cop turned author who meets up with a mysterious hitman ([[James Woods]]) who gives him a story that he promises will be an instant bestseller.
  
{{Film Title|Best Seller}}
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'''The following weapons were used in the film ''Best Seller'':'''
[[Image:Best Seller.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Best Seller'' (1987)]]
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[[Image:BerettaM92SB.jpg‎|thumb|none|350px|Beretta Model 92SB - 9x19mm (note rounded trigger guard and flat bottom magazine).]]
 
[[Image:BerettaM92SB.jpg‎|thumb|none|350px|Beretta Model 92SB - 9x19mm (note rounded trigger guard and flat bottom magazine).]]
 
[[Image:Best 13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cleve ([[James Woods]]) uses a [[Beretta 92SB]] on the firing range.]]
 
[[Image:Best 13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cleve ([[James Woods]]) uses a [[Beretta 92SB]] on the firing range.]]
[[Image:Best 24.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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[[Image:Best 24.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dennis Meechum ([[Brian Dennehy]]) also is using one as well.]]
 
[[Image:Best 29.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cleve with a suppressed Beretta.]]
 
[[Image:Best 29.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cleve with a suppressed Beretta.]]
  
 
==Smith & Wesson Model 36 "Chief's Special"==
 
==Smith & Wesson Model 36 "Chief's Special"==
The [[Smith_%26_Wesson_Model_36_/_38#Smith_.26_Wesson_Model_36_.22Chiefs_Special.22|Smith & Wesson Model 36]] is the onduty revolver carried by Meechum.  It also is the gun taken off Mr. Pearlman ([[Jeffrey Josephson]]) by Meechum at the police station.
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The [[Smith_%26_Wesson_Model_36_/_38#Smith_.26_Wesson_Model_36_.22Chiefs_Special.22|Smith & Wesson Model 36]] is the onduty revolver carried by Meechum.  It also is the gun taken off Mr. Pearlman (Jeffrey Josephson) by Meechum at the police station.
 
[[Image:S&W 36.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith and Wesson Model 36 - .38 special - 5 shot]]
 
[[Image:S&W 36.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith and Wesson Model 36 - .38 special - 5 shot]]
 
[[Image:Best 12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dennis Meechum ([[Brian Dennehy]]) uses a [[Smith_%26_Wesson_Model_36_/_38#Smith_.26_Wesson_Model_36_.22Chiefs_Special.22|S&W 36]] on the firing range.]]
 
[[Image:Best 12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dennis Meechum ([[Brian Dennehy]]) uses a [[Smith_%26_Wesson_Model_36_/_38#Smith_.26_Wesson_Model_36_.22Chiefs_Special.22|S&W 36]] on the firing range.]]
[[Image:Best 16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Model 36 is the gun taken off Mr. Pearlman ([[Jeffrey Josephson]]) by Meechum at the police station.]]
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[[Image:Best 16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Model 36 is the gun taken off Mr. Pearlman (Jeffrey Josephson) by Meechum at the police station.]]
  
 
==Browning Hi-Power==
 
==Browning Hi-Power==
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[[Image:Classic60.jpg‎|350px|thumb|none|Classic Smith & Wesson Model 60 - .357 magnum]]
 
[[Image:Classic60.jpg‎|350px|thumb|none|Classic Smith & Wesson Model 60 - .357 magnum]]
 
[[Image:Best 33.jpg|thumb|none|500px|David Madlock ([[Paul Shenar]]) pulls the [[Smith & Wesson Model 60]].]]
 
[[Image:Best 33.jpg|thumb|none|500px|David Madlock ([[Paul Shenar]]) pulls the [[Smith & Wesson Model 60]].]]
[[Image:Best 31.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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[[Image:Best 31.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Model 60 is used to hold Meechum's daughter hostage.]]
  
 
== Smith & Wesson Model 29 ==
 
== Smith & Wesson Model 29 ==
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[[Image:Best 15.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cleve threatens Meechum with a S&W after a visit to the home of Cleve's parents.]]
 
[[Image:Best 15.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cleve threatens Meechum with a S&W after a visit to the home of Cleve's parents.]]
  
== Smith & Wesson Model 10 ==
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== Smith & Wesson Model 15 ==
A [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] is used by one of the shooters at the gun range.  
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A [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]] is used by one of the shooters at the gun range.  
[[Image:Best 11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The blurry gun in the foreground in front of the Colt Python appears to be a Model 10.]]
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[[Image:Model15a.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Smith & Wesson Model 15]] .38 Special]]
 
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[[Image:Best 11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The blurry gun in the foreground in front of the Colt Python appears to be a Model 15 (it appears to have a ramp front sight and adjustable rear).]]
Though the image is blurry, this gun appears to have a ramp front sight and adjustable rear, so
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[[Image:Best 09.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the shooters (in the blue jacket) uses the [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]].]]
it is more likely a Smith and Wesson Model 15 Combat Masterpiece .38 Special.
 
  
 
==Colt Detective Special==
 
==Colt Detective Special==
 
One of the shooters at the gun range uses the [[Colt Detective Special]].
 
One of the shooters at the gun range uses the [[Colt Detective Special]].
[[Image:Best 10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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[[File:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|300px]]
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[[Image:Best 10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the shooters at the gun range uses the [[Colt Detective Special]].]]
  
 
==Colt Lawman MK III==
 
==Colt Lawman MK III==
 
One of the shooters at the gun range loads up a nickel [[Colt_Trooper#Colt_Lawman_MK_III|Colt Lawman MK III]].
 
One of the shooters at the gun range loads up a nickel [[Colt_Trooper#Colt_Lawman_MK_III|Colt Lawman MK III]].
 
[[Image:ColtLawman3.jpg‎ |400px|thumb|none|Colt Lawman MkIII - .357 magnum]]
 
[[Image:ColtLawman3.jpg‎ |400px|thumb|none|Colt Lawman MkIII - .357 magnum]]
[[Image:Best 08.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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[[Image:Best 08.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the shooters at the gun range loads up a nickel [[Colt_Trooper#Colt_Lawman_MK_III|Colt Lawman MK III]].]]
  
 
==Colt Python==
 
==Colt Python==
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[[Image:ColtPython6In.jpg‎ |thumb|300px|none|[[Colt Python]] with 6" Barrel - .357 Magnum]]
 
[[Image:ColtPython6In.jpg‎ |thumb|300px|none|[[Colt Python]] with 6" Barrel - .357 Magnum]]
 
[[Image:Best 11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the shooters at the gun range uses the [[Colt Python]].]]
 
[[Image:Best 11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the shooters at the gun range uses the [[Colt Python]].]]
[[Image:Best 09.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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[[Image:Best 09.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the shooters (in the tan jacket) with the [[Colt Python]].]]
  
 
==Heckler & Koch P7M13==
 
==Heckler & Koch P7M13==
 
A [[Heckler & Koch P7M13]] is used by a hit man during the shootout at the laundry.
 
A [[Heckler & Koch P7M13]] is used by a hit man during the shootout at the laundry.
[[Image:HKP7M13Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch P7M13 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:HKP7M13Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Heckler & Koch P7M13 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Best 23.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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[[Image:Best 23.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A [[Heckler & Koch P7M13]] is used by a hit man during the shootout at the laundry.]]
  
 
==M1903 Springfield==
 
==M1903 Springfield==

Revision as of 00:28, 13 August 2011

Best Seller (1987)

Best Seller is a 1987 thriller starring Brian Dennehy as a cop turned author who meets up with a mysterious hitman (James Woods) who gives him a story that he promises will be an instant bestseller.

The following weapons were used in the film Best Seller:


Beretta 92SB

The main handgun used by the hitman Cleve (James Woods) is a Beretta 92SB. Cop turned best-selling author Dennis Meechum (Brian Dennehy) also is using one as well.

Beretta Model 92SB - 9x19mm (note rounded trigger guard and flat bottom magazine).
Cleve (James Woods) uses a Beretta 92SB on the firing range.
Dennis Meechum (Brian Dennehy) also is using one as well.
Cleve with a suppressed Beretta.

Smith & Wesson Model 36 "Chief's Special"

The Smith & Wesson Model 36 is the onduty revolver carried by Meechum. It also is the gun taken off Mr. Pearlman (Jeffrey Josephson) by Meechum at the police station.

Smith and Wesson Model 36 - .38 special - 5 shot
Dennis Meechum (Brian Dennehy) uses a S&W 36 on the firing range.
The Model 36 is the gun taken off Mr. Pearlman (Jeffrey Josephson) by Meechum at the police station.

Browning Hi-Power

Suppressed Browning Hi-Powers are carried by the gunmen wearing Nixon masks that pull the heist at the police lockup at the beginning of the film. In a continuity error, Cleve starts out using a Browning during the shootout at the industrial laundry, but it later turns into a Beretta SB.

Browning Hi Power (Belgian Mfg) 1970s - 9mm
A suppressed Browning Hi-Power is carried by one of the gunmen wearing Nixon masks that pull the heist at the police lockup at the beginning of the film.
In a continuity error, Cleve starts out using a Browning during the shootout at the industrial laundry, but it later turns into a Beretta SB.

Smith & Wesson Model 60

Early model Smith & Wesson Model 60's are used by hitmen that go after Meechum and Cleve in the laundry shootout. David Madlock (Paul Shenar) also uses one to hold Meechum's daughter hostage.

Classic Smith & Wesson Model 60 - .357 magnum
David Madlock (Paul Shenar) pulls the Smith & Wesson Model 60.
The Model 60 is used to hold Meechum's daughter hostage.

Smith & Wesson Model 29

A Smith & Wesson Model 29 is used by one of the shooters at the gun range. It also appears to be the gun that Cleve threatens Meechum with after a visit to the home of Cleve's parents.

The shooter in the background appears to use a Model 29.
Cleve threatens Meechum with a S&W after a visit to the home of Cleve's parents.

Smith & Wesson Model 15

A Smith & Wesson Model 15 is used by one of the shooters at the gun range.

The blurry gun in the foreground in front of the Colt Python appears to be a Model 15 (it appears to have a ramp front sight and adjustable rear).
One of the shooters (in the blue jacket) uses the Smith & Wesson Model 15.

Colt Detective Special

One of the shooters at the gun range uses the Colt Detective Special.

Colt Detective Special.jpg
One of the shooters at the gun range uses the Colt Detective Special.

Colt Lawman MK III

One of the shooters at the gun range loads up a nickel Colt Lawman MK III.

Colt Lawman MkIII - .357 magnum
One of the shooters at the gun range loads up a nickel Colt Lawman MK III.

Colt Python

One of the shooters at the gun range uses the Colt Python.

Colt Python with 6" Barrel - .357 Magnum
One of the shooters at the gun range uses the Colt Python.
One of the shooters (in the tan jacket) with the Colt Python.

Heckler & Koch P7M13

A Heckler & Koch P7M13 is used by a hit man during the shootout at the laundry.

Heckler & Koch P7M13 9x19mm
A Heckler & Koch P7M13 is used by a hit man during the shootout at the laundry.

M1903 Springfield

A scoped M1903A1 Springfield that Cleve used on a hit is dug up by Meechum for corroboration.

A pair of M1903A1 Springfield sniper rifles (.30-06) with 7.8x Unertl scopes. The guns pictured here were the actual rifles used in Letters from Iwo Jima (one is primary, the other is a back-up), and the rifle was fired by Master Sergeant Tom Minder, one of the technical advisors, in the film.
A scoped M1903A1 Springfield that Cleve used on a hit is dug up by Meechum for corroboration.

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