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[[File:BandeBonnot-FN1910-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The pistol on the floor.]] | [[File:BandeBonnot-FN1910-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The pistol on the floor.]] | ||
[[File:BandeBonnot-FN1910-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Raymond, getting scolded by Bonnot, puts the pistol back in his pocket.]] | [[File:BandeBonnot-FN1910-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Raymond, getting scolded by Bonnot, puts the pistol back in his pocket.]] | ||
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[[File:BandeBonnot-FN1910-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BandeBonnot-FN1910-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[File:BandeBonnot-FN1910-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Raymond, who has not changed his habits, is playing with the pistol again.]] | [[File:BandeBonnot-FN1910-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Raymond, who has not changed his habits, is playing with the pistol again.]] | ||
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== FN Model 1922 == | == FN Model 1922 == | ||
− | In various scenes, anachronistic [[FN Model 1922]] pistols are used by nearly all members of the gang - Jules Bonnot ([[Bruno Cremer]]), Raymond la Science ([[Jacques Brel]]), Octave Garnier ([[Jean-Pierre Kalfon]]) and Édouard Carouy ([[François Dyrek]]). Louis Jouin (Armand Mestral), the vice-chief of the ''Sûreté'' (French criminal police) who is in charge of the hunt for the gang, as well as a number of his subordinates also use FN Model 1922 pistols. | + | In various scenes, anachronistic [[FN Model 1922]] pistols are used by nearly all members of the gang - Jules Bonnot ([[Bruno Cremer]]), Raymond la Science ([[Jacques Brel]]), Octave Garnier ([[Jean-Pierre Kalfon]]) and Édouard Carouy ([[François Dyrek]]). Raymond also holds a nickel plated FN 1922 with pearl grips when he fires at a policeman who stopped the gang's car. Louis Jouin (Armand Mestral), the vice-chief of the ''Sûreté'' (French criminal police) who is in charge of the hunt for the gang, as well as a number of his subordinates also use FN Model 1922 pistols. |
[[File:Browning 1922.jpg|thumb|none|300px|FN Model 1922 - .32 ACP]] | [[File:Browning 1922.jpg|thumb|none|300px|FN Model 1922 - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[File:BandeBonnot-FN1922-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Garnier fires at a collection clerk.]] | [[File:BandeBonnot-FN1922-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Garnier fires at a collection clerk.]] | ||
[[File:BandeBonnot-FN1922-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A police detective holds an FN 1922 during the forensic experiment.]] | [[File:BandeBonnot-FN1922-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A police detective holds an FN 1922 during the forensic experiment.]] | ||
[[File:BandeBonnot-FN1922-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another detective (at the right) holds an FN 1922 in the same scene.]] | [[File:BandeBonnot-FN1922-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another detective (at the right) holds an FN 1922 in the same scene.]] | ||
+ | [[File:BandeBonnot-FN1910-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Raymond fires at a policeman who stopped the gang's car. In this scene he holds a nickel plated pistol. Unlike Raymond's FN 1910, this pistol is plain, without engraving.]] | ||
+ | [[File:BandeBonnot-FN1910-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the same scene.]] | ||
[[File:BandeBonnot-FN1922-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Raymond fires an FN 1922 during the bank robbery in Chantilly.]] | [[File:BandeBonnot-FN1922-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Raymond fires an FN 1922 during the bank robbery in Chantilly.]] | ||
[[File:BandeBonnot-FN1922-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Carouy dual-wields FN 1922 pistols (only one gun is seen) in the same scene.]] | [[File:BandeBonnot-FN1922-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Carouy dual-wields FN 1922 pistols (only one gun is seen) in the same scene.]] | ||
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[[File:BandeBonnot-FN1922-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jouin holds his pistol during the arrest of Édouard Carouy. The FN logo can be seen on the grip.]] | [[File:BandeBonnot-FN1922-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jouin holds his pistol during the arrest of Édouard Carouy. The FN logo can be seen on the grip.]] | ||
[[File:BandeBonnot-FN1922-12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jouin's pistol is seen at the bottom foreground.]] | [[File:BandeBonnot-FN1922-12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jouin's pistol is seen at the bottom foreground.]] | ||
− | [[File:BandeBonnot-FN1922-13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bonnot dual-wields | + | [[File:BandeBonnot-FN1910-A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Raymond la Science aims his nickel plated pistol on a promotional image. In the movie itself the pistol in this scene is seen from a different angle (compare with screenshot above in this section).]] |
− | [[File:BandeBonnot-FN1922-14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Garnier fires | + | |
+ | == MAB Model D == | ||
+ | During the final shootout, Jules Bonnot ([[Bruno Cremer]]) and Octave Garnier ([[Jean-Pierre Kalfon]]) use [[MAB Model D]] pistols instead of FN 1922s. | ||
+ | [[File:MAB D.jpg|thumb|300px|none|MAB Model D Type I - .32 ACP]] | ||
+ | [[File:BandeBonnot-FN1922-13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bonnot dual-wields MAB Model D pistols during the final shootout. The slide of one of the pistols stuck before reaching the correct position.]] | ||
+ | [[File:BandeBonnot-FN1922-14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Garnier fires a MAB Model D at police.]] | ||
== Unique Model 17 == | == Unique Model 17 == |
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Bonnot's Gang (La bande à Bonnot) is a 1968 French-Italian historical crime film directed by Philippe Fourastié. It depicts the story of the infamous Bonnot's Gang, a French criminal anarchist group that committed a number of robberies in France and Belgium in 1911-1912.
The following weapons were used in the film Bonnot's Gang (La bande à Bonnot):
Revolvers
Ruby Extra
When Jules Bonnot (Bruno Cremer) meets with Raymond, Carouy and Soudy who tried to steal his suitcase, he draws a snub nose revoler that resembles anachronistic Smith & Wesson Model 10HB. Octave Garnier (Jean-Pierre Kalfon) holds a similar revolver, among other weapons, during the final shootout. Police detectives also use similar guns in several scenes. Only a single gun is seen in a time so probably a single prop is reused. Judging by the shape of the front sight that differs from Model 10, the revolver is supposed to be a Ruby Extra, a Llama produced variant of Model 10.
St. Etienne Mle 1892
St. Etienne Mle 1892 revolvers are used by Jules Bonnot (Bruno Cremer) and Octave Garnier (Jean-Pierre Kalfon) in several scenes, notably during the final shootout. Police personnel, both plainclothes and uniformed, also use Mle 1892 revolvers.
Unidentified revolver
During the robbery of a collection clerk, Raymond la Science (Jacques Brel) is armed with a nickel plated revolver. It resembles Mle 1892 but seems to be rather compact.
Pistols
FN Model 1903
A favoured handgun of Jules Bonnot (Bruno Cremer) is an FN Model 1903 pistol. Édouard Carouy (François Dyrek) holds an FN 1903 during the first robbery, commited by the gang.
FN Model 1910
In several scenes, Raymond la Science (Jacques Brel) holds a nickel plated, engraved FN Model 1910 pistol with pearl grips. The pistol is also briefly held by Maria la Belge (Annie Girardot).
FN Model 1922
In various scenes, anachronistic FN Model 1922 pistols are used by nearly all members of the gang - Jules Bonnot (Bruno Cremer), Raymond la Science (Jacques Brel), Octave Garnier (Jean-Pierre Kalfon) and Édouard Carouy (François Dyrek). Raymond also holds a nickel plated FN 1922 with pearl grips when he fires at a policeman who stopped the gang's car. Louis Jouin (Armand Mestral), the vice-chief of the Sûreté (French criminal police) who is in charge of the hunt for the gang, as well as a number of his subordinates also use FN Model 1922 pistols.
MAB Model D
During the final shootout, Jules Bonnot (Bruno Cremer) and Octave Garnier (Jean-Pierre Kalfon) use MAB Model D pistols instead of FN 1922s.
Unique Model 17
In several scenes police detectives carry pistols that are supposed to be anachronistic Unique Model 17. While the general appearance resembles Ruby pistols, the rear part of the slide has less rounded, more sloping shape. Only a single such gun is seen in a time so probably a single prop is reused. Possibly same pistol is used by Octave Garnier (Jean-Pierre Kalfon) during the bank robbery in Chantilly although it is seen unclear.
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1897 Trench Gun
During the robbery of a gun store, Bonnot obtains a Winchester Model 1897 shotgun in Trench Gun configuration that didn't exist yet in pre-WWI years. The gun store manager describes the weapon as "a rifle for hunting elephants, a repeating 12 gauge, 5-shot with explosive bullets". The shotgun seems to have some minor differences from the real weapon, so it may be some kind of replica. What is especially strange, when the manager shows the gun to Bonnot, he loads it with rifle ammunition that looks similar (but not exactly the same) to 8x50mmR Lebel with round- or flat-nose bullets. The tips of the bullets are painted in blue which can be seen on some hunting ammunition (the cartridge in center on the photo is just such hunting design from Societe Francaise de Munitions, Paris).
In the following scenes the heat shield and the bayonet lug are partially removed from the shotgun. The weapon is used by André Soudy (Dominique Maurin) until his arrest. In real life Soudy who was known as l’homme a la carabine ("a man with carbine") used a Winchester Model 1907 that was a very modern weapon in 1911.
Double Barreled Shotgun
Numerous double barreled shotguns are seen in the gun store. During the final shootout, Maria la Belge (Annie Girardot) fires a Double Barreled Shotgun with exposed hammers that is then used by Jules Bonnot (Bruno Cremer) and Octave Garnier (Jean-Pierre Kalfon). Judging by the rather intricate shape of the trigger guard and the short handguard with the underlever, this is a genuine mid to late 19th century production, possibly a Lefaucheux system pinfire gun, converted to more modern ammunition (the hammers match the centerfire gun, not a pinfire).
Single Barreled Shotgun
Single Barreled Shotguns are also seen in the gun store.
Semi Auto Shotgun
What appears to be some semi auto shotgun is seen in the gun store. While Browning Auto-5 already existed in 1911, the screen gun is some more modern weapon, due to the less angular shapes. Manufrance Perfex is a possible although not nessessary guess.
Rifles
Berthier Mle 1907/15
During the final shootout, the soldiers of Zouave unit are armed with Berthier Mle 1907-15. Gendarmes also hold Berthier rifles but none of those is seen clear enough to make a guess about a particular model.
Unidentified rifles
Several bolt action rifles are seen in the gun store. These are some hunting or sporting guns of unclear model(s).
Machine Guns
Hotchkiss Mle 1914
In accordance with the real course of events, the Zouaves deploy a Hotchkiss Mle 1914 machine gun against Bonnot and Garnier (the real machine gun, used during the events, was probably an Mle 1900). Nevertheless, in the firing scenes the Hotchkiss is substituted with an MG08.
Maxim MG08
An MG08 replaces the Hotchkiss when the Zouaves fire at the house where Bonnot and Garnier make their last stand. The muzzle flashes of the machine gun are rather small and bluish, so possibly the MG08 is a natural gas powered mockup.
Illustration Sequence
The opening and closing credits are held against the background of illustrations from the 1911-1912 issues of the French magazine Le Petit Journal. A number of guns, used by the gang members and the police, can be seen on these illustrations.