Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

The following guns were used in the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull:

Webley Green

As in the third film, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) once again carries a commercial Webley Green revolver as his main sidearm. He is seen cocking the hammer on one of the cemetary "guards", but doesn't fire it in the film.

Webley-Green .455 Webley

A production still of (Harrison Ford) as Indiana Jones with his whip and Webley Green revolver.

Indy cocks the hammer on his Webley Green when a cemetary "guard" threatens Mutt Williams.

Tokarev TT-33

The Tokarev TT-33 Pistol is carried by Red Army officers and KGB agents; the versions used in the film are the Chinese Type 54 copy, which would have existed at the time (the '54' refers to the year of its adoption by the PLA), but would not have been used by Russians. You can tell because they have a large safety switch and the distinctive grips of the Chinese-made Tokarevs. Russian TT-33s also have a safety, but this was forced upon importers after 1990 by the ATF, so many Soviet Era TT-33 pistols were drilled out and had a safety installed by importers in the 1990s.

Norinco Type 54 Model 213 with blued finish - 9mm.

Col. Dr. Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett) aims her Tokarev TT-33 Pistol. The large safety reveals that it is a Chinese Type 54

Actual screen used China made Norinco Model 213 9mm X 19 as used by Col. Dr. Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett)

Screen used Tokarev in display case.

Chinese Type 69 RPG

A Chinese Type 69 copy of the RPG-7 is seen in a poster for the film, and is fired by Indy in the trailer. This is not historically accurate, as the movie is set in 1957, and the RPG-7 was not adopted by the Soviet Union until 1961. In the film, the weapon seems to have been modified to fire a RPG-2 rocket-propelled grenade (a round which only the RPG-2 can fire), but the launcher itself is clearly not an RPG-2 (you can tell it's a Chinese Type 69 copy because it has the folding carry handle and thicker heat shield). It is more than likely that the Chinese Type 69 RPG was used as a "stand-in" for the Russian RPG-2, which was standard-issue with the Red Army in 1957.

Chinese Type 69 Launcher - 40mm

A production still of Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones with an RPG-2.

"I'd cover my ears if I were you". Indy prepares to fire the RPG.

M1 & M2 Carbine

M1 and M2 Carbines are used by the Russians posing as US Army soldiers and by Indiana Jones at the beginning of the film. Most of them with 30 round magazines. Indy also steals one for a moment. If you notice on the photo with Harrison holding the carbine the selector is just behind the handguard. The ones with 15rd magazines in them are non firing plastic replicas

M1 Cal .30 Carbine

M1 Carabine Real Screen Used

M1919A4/A6

A M1919A4 machine gun is seen on the Russian amphibious Jeep in this movie, It is lost during the waterfall scene. It is possible this weapon could be a 'captured example' from WWII/Korea used by the Soviets prior to the PK machine gun, or on lease from Communist South American countries aiding the Soviets. A more likely possibility that the weapon was an attempt (a fairly poor one at that) to imitate the design of the Soviet KPV. You can tell it was a Browning M1919 by the receiver, trigger and the obvious 'US .30-06 Cal' ammo box, but the conical flash hider and everything else on the gun were from a KPV.

Browning M1919 .30-06 on M2 tripod

Norinco Type 56-1

Almost all of the AK-47-type rifles in this movie are stamped-receiver Chinese Norinco Type 56s (fixed stock) and Type 56-1s (folding stock), including the one used by Cate Blanchett during the chase. Aside from the fact that Russians should not be using Chinese-made weapons, AKs with stamped receivers didn't exist until 1959, and the Chinese didn't go to the stamped receivers until 1963. So, although AKs were around then, these particular models are an anachronism. There is a very good possibility that the production crew used the Norinco Type 56 rifles as a "stand-in" for the Russian AK-47s since there are not many genuine Russian AK-47s in the US as well as the Type 56 looking like the original Russian-made AK-47 rifles from a distance (the Norinco Type 56 rifles have a smooth receiver cover that is similar to the ones used on the original Russian AK-47 rifles). Also, the folding-stock model wasn't made until the early 60's, though the ones used might simply be stand-ins for AKS-47 rifles.

Norinco Type 56-1 7.62x39mm.

Norinco Type 56 (Imported into the U.S. as the Norinco AKS-47 or AKS-47 Sporter) - 7.62x39mm. This particular gun lacks the "pig sticker" bayonet seen on the model above, which was standard on PLA-issue Type 56s, but much rarer on the export versions.

Russian soldiers firing at Indy with Norinco Type 56-1s (Chinese AKS-47/AKMS clones).

Thompson M1921AC

The Thompson Submachine Gun held by Mac (Ray Winstone) in is a Colt 1921AC with a horizontal fore grip on it to update the weapon to 1950's.

M1921AC .45ACP

Ray Winstone as Mac in a promotional still with the Thompson, demonstrating poor trigger safety.

Mac reveals his alliance with the Russians by pointing his Thompson (with finger on the trigger) at Indy.

Thompson M1928A1

The Thompson Submachine Gun seen in the hands of the Russians posing as US Army soldiers at the beginning of the film. The M1928A1s seen in the hands of the Russians had horizontal foregrips, 30 round magazines, and Cutts compensators fitted on the muzzle.

M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round stick magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP

Rubber Thompson Used on the scene

Winchester Model 1897

A Russian posing as a US Army soldier is seen armed with a Winchester Model 1897 shotgun at the beginning of the film.

Winchester Model 1897 12 gauge Trench Gun

Browning Hi-Power

A Browning Hi-Power is used by "George 'Mac' McHale" (Ray Winstone) at the end of the movie. Mac's BHP has an external extractor, which wasn't introduced until 1963.

Browning Hi-Power 9mm

Colt M1911

One of the Russian officer disguised as a US Army Officer had a Colt M1911. This prop pistol was used by actors playing Russians disguised a United States Army soldiers in the 2008 return of Indy- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. This plastic and metal dummy Colt 1911 pistol, actually an airsoft gun (no longer capable of firing pellets), is a highly detailed copy of a real Colt 1911 pistol. Dummy pistols such as these are used during filming when a real firearm is not necessary as the actor is not firing the gun. They are also used for background actors to fill out the number of weapons in a scene, or as "holster stuffers."

Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 acp

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