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= Handguns =
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= Revolvers =
 
== Colt Python ==
 
== Colt Python ==
 
In one scene Charlie Congers ([[Charles Bronson]]) takes a [[Colt Python]] from a retired criminal Lobo ([[Michael V. Gazzo]]).
 
In one scene Charlie Congers ([[Charles Bronson]]) takes a [[Colt Python]] from a retired criminal Lobo ([[Michael V. Gazzo]]).
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[[File:Love and Bullets-Revolver-2.jpg|thumb|none|501px|A closer view.]]
 
[[File:Love and Bullets-Revolver-2.jpg|thumb|none|501px|A closer view.]]
  
== Browning Hi-Power ==
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== Snub Nose Revolver ==
During the hunt for Congers and Jackie in Swiss mountains one of Farroni's henchmen carries a [[Browning Hi-Power]] pistol.
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One of Farroni's henchmen who attacked Charlie Congers holds a snub nose revolver. Richi Huntz ([[Paul Koslo]]) takes the gun from dead gangster. The revolver is seen not very clear but it defentinly has open extractor rod. This feature and the general outlook allows to guess that it's a compact Colt revolver, most likely a [[Colt Detective Special]].
[[Image:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Classic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian Mfg) - 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|300px|For comparison: Colt Detective Special 1st Gen with Round Butt - .38 Special]]
[[File:Love and Bullets-Pistol-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A henchman fires at Congers.]]
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[[File:Love and Bullets-SnubnoseRevolver-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The gangster didn't survive the encounter. The general outlook of his revolver resembles compact Colts.]]
[[File:Love and Bullets-Pistol-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the pistol.]]
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[[File:Love and Bullets-SnubnoseRevolver-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Huntz picks up the revolver.]]
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[[File:Love and Bullets-SnubnoseRevolver-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Huntz holds the revolver.]]
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[[File:Love and Bullets-SnubnoseRevolver-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The open extractor rod can be seen.]]
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= Pistols =
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== Smith & Wesson 39 ==
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During the hunt for Congers and Jackie in Swiss mountains one of Farroni's henchmen carries a pistol that appears to be a [[Smith & Wesson 39]] (or maybe but less likely [[Smith & Wesson 59]]).
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[[Image:S&W39.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson 39 - 9x19mm]]
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[[File:Love and Bullets-Pistol-11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close view of the pistol. It seems to be single stack that allows to identify it as S&W 39 rather than double stack S&W 59.]]
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[[File:Love and Bullets-Pistol-1.jpg|thumb|none|501px|The henchman fires at Congers.]]
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[[File:Love and Bullets-Pistol-12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A general view of the pistol.]]
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== Browning Hi-Power (mockup) ==
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Strangely the pistol of said henchmen switches to another one that looks like a [[Browning Hi-Power]] but appears to be a mockup upon close examination.
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[[Image:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg|thumb|none|300px|For comparison: Classic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian Mfg) - 9x19mm]]
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[[File:Love and Bullets-Pistol-2.jpg|thumb|none|501px|The fake Hi-Power.]]
  
 
= Submachine Guns =
 
= Submachine Guns =

Revision as of 17:20, 11 October 2019

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Love and Bullets
Love and Bullets Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Country UKD.jpg UK
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
Release Date 1979
Studio ITC
Distributor Associated Film Distributors
Main Cast
Character Actor
Charlie Congers Charles Bronson
Jackie Pruit Jill Ireland
Joe Bomposa Rod Steiger
Vittorio Farroni Henry Silva


Love and Bullets is a British 1979 crime drama directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Charles Bronson as Phoenix PD Lt. Charlie Congers who is sent by FBI in Switzerland to brink back in USA Jackie Pruit (Jill Ireland), a former mistress of a crime boss Joe Bomposa (Rod Steiger).


The following weapons were used in the film Love and Bullets:


Revolvers

Colt Python

In one scene Charlie Congers (Charles Bronson) takes a Colt Python from a retired criminal Lobo (Michael V. Gazzo).

Colt Python with 4" Barrel and factory wood grips - .357 Magnum
Love and Bullets-Python-1.jpg
Congers examines the revolver.
A closer view.

Snub Nose Revolver

One of Farroni's henchmen who attacked Charlie Congers holds a snub nose revolver. Richi Huntz (Paul Koslo) takes the gun from dead gangster. The revolver is seen not very clear but it defentinly has open extractor rod. This feature and the general outlook allows to guess that it's a compact Colt revolver, most likely a Colt Detective Special.

For comparison: Colt Detective Special 1st Gen with Round Butt - .38 Special
The gangster didn't survive the encounter. The general outlook of his revolver resembles compact Colts.
Huntz picks up the revolver.
Huntz holds the revolver.
The open extractor rod can be seen.

Pistols

Smith & Wesson 39

During the hunt for Congers and Jackie in Swiss mountains one of Farroni's henchmen carries a pistol that appears to be a Smith & Wesson 39 (or maybe but less likely Smith & Wesson 59).

Smith & Wesson 39 - 9x19mm
A close view of the pistol. It seems to be single stack that allows to identify it as S&W 39 rather than double stack S&W 59.
The henchman fires at Congers.
A general view of the pistol.

Browning Hi-Power (mockup)

Strangely the pistol of said henchmen switches to another one that looks like a Browning Hi-Power but appears to be a mockup upon close examination.

For comparison: Classic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian Mfg) - 9x19mm
The fake Hi-Power.

Submachine Guns

Sterling

A Sterling SMG is used by one of Farroni's henchmen during an assassination attempt in funicular.

Sterling Mk. IV Submachine Gun - 9x19mm
A hitman fires at Congers and Jackie.
A close view of the gun.

MAC-10

A suppressed MAC-10 is briefly seen in hands of Farroni's henchman in the night scene.

Ingram MAC-10 open bolt submachine gun - .45 ACP

A man falls, still holding his gun.

Uzi

In the scene in Geneva several FBI agents are armed with Uzi SMGs.

IMI Uzi with buttstock collapsed - 9x19mm
An FBI agent with Uzi.
Two agents with their SMGs. The one at the left holds a gun with unfolded stock.

Shotguns

Double Barreled Shotgun

Two mobsters who guard Jackie Pruit in Swiss chalet are armed with double barreled shotguns. Congers (Charles Bronson) disarms one of them and uses a captured shotgun.

A guard with shotgun.
Congers fires.

Rifles

M1 Carbine-style rifle

A semi auto rifle with sniper scope and sound suppressor is used by Farroni's henchman during the assassination attempt in train. In the scene in Geneva a sniper uses supposedly same rifle. Generally the rifle resembles M1 Carbine but it has a shorter stock and a different barrel.

M1 Carbine (Post-War) - .30 Carbine
A sniper assembles the rifle.
He readies to fire.
Another view of the gun.
The hitman, disguised as a construction worker, holds the rifle.

Assault Rifles

Armalite AR-10

In one scene Farroni's henchman is armed with what appears to be a "Suadanese" type Armalite AR-10. One of the FBI agents in the scene in Geneva can also be seen with this rifle.

Armalite AR-10, "Sudanese" model - 7.62x51mm NATO
The shadow of the rifle with its typical shape can be seen.
An FBI agent holds his gun in the background.

Unidentified assault rifle

One of the FBI agents in the scene in Geneva carries an assault rifle with collapsible buttstock. It resembles HK91 but it's hard to say for sure.

HK91A3 with factory telescoping Stock - 7.62x51mm NATO
An FBI agent with the rifle is seen at the right.

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