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| + | '''''Bloody Sunday''''' is a 2002 film written and directed by Paul Greengrass (''[[The Bourne Ultimatum]]'') about the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Sunday_%281972%29 1972 Bloody Sunday Massacre]. Using documentary-style cinematography, the film captures the events before, during and after the massacre from the perspectives of the protesters and British Army. | ||
[[Image:Bloodysunday.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Bloody Sunday'' (2002)]] | [[Image:Bloodysunday.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Bloody Sunday'' (2002)]] | ||
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==L1A1 SLR== | ==L1A1 SLR== | ||
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| + | [[L1A1 SLR]]s are carried by most of the British Army soldiers and paratroopers. | ||
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[[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none|400px|British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR (Self Loading Rifle) chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO. SLR's seen in the film have wood furniture. British & New Zealand SLR's were later fitted with black fibreglass furniture as seen here.]] | [[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none|400px|British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR (Self Loading Rifle) chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO. SLR's seen in the film have wood furniture. British & New Zealand SLR's were later fitted with black fibreglass furniture as seen here.]] | ||
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| − | [[Image: | + | British troops use [[Smith & Wesson 276 Gas Gun|Smith & Wesson 276 Gas Guns]] with wire stocks to fire rubber bullets and CS gas rounds. |
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| + | [[Image:S&W37mmGasGun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 276 Gas Gun - 37mm]] | ||
==Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun== | ==Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun== | ||
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| − | ==Lee- | + | [[Sterling SMG|Sterling L2A3 sub-machine guns]] are seen in the hands of British soldiers and RUC officers. |
| − | After the first two marchers are wounded, three Provisional IRA members are seen taking a [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-enfield No.1 Mk.III rifle]] rifle out of the boot of a car. Another is seen near the end of the film being given to a new | + | |
| + | [[Image:SterlingSMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sterling L2A3 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm parabellum]] | ||
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| + | ==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifle== | ||
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| + | After the first two marchers are wounded, three Provisional IRA members are seen taking a [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-enfield No.1 Mk.III rifle]] rifle out of the boot of a car, using it to fire at the British paratroopers before being subdued by protesters . Another is seen near the end of the film being given to a new IRA recruit. | ||
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[[Image:SMLE.jpg|400px|thumb|none|RSAF Enfield Lee-enfield No.1 MK.III rifle - .303 British]] | [[Image:SMLE.jpg|400px|thumb|none|RSAF Enfield Lee-enfield No.1 MK.III rifle - .303 British]] | ||
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==Webley Mk.IV Duty Model revolver== | ==Webley Mk.IV Duty Model revolver== | ||
| − | At one point during the shooting of the marchers an IRA member fires two rounds from a [[Webley Mk IV|Webley Mk.IV Duty Model revolver]], with the shorter duty barrel, at British paratroopers | + | |
| + | At one point during the shooting of the marchers an IRA member fires two rounds from a [[Webley Mk IV|Webley Mk.IV Duty Model revolver]], with the shorter duty barrel, at British paratroopers before being wrestled into cover by marchers and bystanders. | ||
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[[Image:ShortWebley MkIV.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk.IV Duty Model revolver - .38/200]] | [[Image:ShortWebley MkIV.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk.IV Duty Model revolver - .38/200]] | ||
==Thompson M1A1 sub-machine gun== | ==Thompson M1A1 sub-machine gun== | ||
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A [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Thompson M1A1 sub-machine gun]] with a 30 round magazine is seen near the end of the film being given to a new recruit into the IRA by an IRA member. | A [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Thompson M1A1 sub-machine gun]] with a 30 round magazine is seen near the end of the film being given to a new recruit into the IRA by an IRA member. | ||
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[[Image:M1sb.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Thompson M1A1 with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1sb.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Thompson M1A1 with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP]] | ||
Revision as of 05:59, 22 January 2012
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Bloody Sunday is a 2002 film written and directed by Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum) about the 1972 Bloody Sunday Massacre. Using documentary-style cinematography, the film captures the events before, during and after the massacre from the perspectives of the protesters and British Army.
The following weapons appear in the film Bloody Sunday:
L1A1 SLR
L1A1 SLRs are carried by most of the British Army soldiers and paratroopers.
Smith & Wesson Model 276 Gas Gun
British troops use Smith & Wesson 276 Gas Guns with wire stocks to fire rubber bullets and CS gas rounds.
Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun
Sterling L2A3 sub-machine guns are seen in the hands of British soldiers and RUC officers.
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifle
After the first two marchers are wounded, three Provisional IRA members are seen taking a Lee-enfield No.1 Mk.III rifle rifle out of the boot of a car, using it to fire at the British paratroopers before being subdued by protesters . Another is seen near the end of the film being given to a new IRA recruit.
Webley Mk.IV Duty Model revolver
At one point during the shooting of the marchers an IRA member fires two rounds from a Webley Mk.IV Duty Model revolver, with the shorter duty barrel, at British paratroopers before being wrestled into cover by marchers and bystanders.
Thompson M1A1 sub-machine gun
A Thompson M1A1 sub-machine gun with a 30 round magazine is seen near the end of the film being given to a new recruit into the IRA by an IRA member.
