Joint Security Area

Joint Security Area (Korean Title: Gongdong gyeongbi guyeok JSA / 공동경비구역 JSA) is a 2000 Korean drama film directed by Park Chan-Wook (Oldboy) and starring Byung-hun Lee (A Bittersweet Life), Kang-Ho Song (Shiri) and Young Ae Lee. Set in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea, the film follows the investigation of a fatal gunbattle between the two countries that becomes increasingly complicated as the motivations of the soldiers involved are revealed.

The following weapons are featured in the film Joint Security Area:

Handguns

Beretta 92F

ROKA Sergeant Lee Soo-hyeok Byung-hun Lee and Private Nam Sung-shik (Tae Woo Kim) carry Beretta 92F pistols as their sidearms, as do other ROK and American soldiers. In reality, ROK forces use the Daewoo DP-51 / K5 Pistol as their standard sidearm.

Beretta 92F - 9x19mm. The cosmetic differences are very slight and hard to see between this gun and the newer 92FS. Most of the changes are the inner workings of the gun.

"Pre-B" CZ 75

NKPA Sergeant Oh Kyeong-pil (Kang-Ho Song) and Private Jeong Woo-jin (Ha-Kyun Shin) carry "Pre-B" CZ-75 pistols as their standard sidearms. In contrast to the inaccurate use of the Beretta by the ROKA forces, the CZ-75 is actually used by the North Korean military under the name Baek Du San.

"Pre-B" CZ 75 - 9x19mm

Rifles

M16A1 (With M16A2 Handguards)

ROKA soldiers patrolling the DMZ are mostly armed with the M16A1 with M16A2 handguards.

M16A1 with A2 style handguards - 5.56x45mm.

AKM

NKPA soldiers use the AKM rifle throughout the film, most prominently during the gun battle at the beginning of the film.

AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake - 7.62x39mm

Colt Model 653

A South Korean officer carries a Colt Model 653 carbine during a winter patrol.

Colt Model 653 Carbine 16" barrel - 5.56x45mm

M4A1 Carbine

M4A1 carbines with C-More sights are used by ROKA soldiers during the gun battle at the border post.

Colt M4A1 Carbine - 5.56x45mm

Machine Guns

Daewoo K3 (Mocked up as M249 SAW)

Interestingly, South Korean soldiers fire a Daewoo K3 during the gun battle, which is modified with the addition of a heat shield and a different buttstock to resemble the M249 SAW.

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An Daewoo K3 without a disentegrating belt. - 5.56x45mm NATO

M249-E2 SAW - upgraded M249 with heat shield and full synthetic Stock, equipped with a 200 round ammo drum - 5.56x45mm

Browning M1919

A Browning M1919 can be seen in archival footage about the Korean War.

A variant of the Browning M1919 developed during World War 2, this model is designated the M37, with the ability to feed from either the left or the right of the weapon - 30-06.

Other

M203 Grenade Launcher

M203 grenade launchers are mounted on some of the M16A1s used by ROKA soldiers.

M16A1 5.56x45mm with M203 grenade launcher 40mm

M72 LAW

ROKA soldiers fire a M72 LAW at a North Korean position during the gun battle.

M72A2 LAW - 66mm