Once Upon a Time in Mexico

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Once Upon a Time in Mexico is a 2003 film which is a loose follow-up to El Mariachi and Desperado.

The following weapons were used in the movie Once Upon a Time in Mexico:

Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

Handguns

Beretta M92F

Used by El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas). After Sands gets his eyes drilled out, he shoots a guy in the head and the gum boy takes the dead guys guns and gives them to Sands. All four apear to be Beretta's.

Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm.

Flashpaper Beretta

Whenever a Beretta is fired in close proximity to an actor, a flashpaper version is used. Barrilo uses one. Sands uses this to shoot Ajedrez (Eva Mendes).

Used by Barillo

Heckler & Koch USP Compact

Sands uses this with a silencer to kill Belini (Cheech Marin).

H&K USP Compact .40 S&W

NAA Guardian

After he gets his eyes drilled out Sands pulls this gun out of the groin area in his pants.

NAA Guardian .380 ACP

M1911

A 1911 pistol with a scope is used by Lorenzo. One is seen used by El Mariachi in the opening flashback.

Colt 1911 Pistol - .45 ACP

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He's also using his revolver

Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28

Used by Lorenzo (Enrique Iglesias) and Fideo (Marco Leonardi)

Smith & Wesson Model 28 .357 magnum. This essentially the same gun as the Model 27, except for a noncheckered top strap and a less high polish blued finish.

Fideo (Marco Leonardi fires a S&W snub during the Day of the Dead battle.

Smith & Wesson Model 19

Carried by El Cucuy (Danny Trejo) during the square shootout with El Mariachi.

Smith & Wesson SW99

Smith & Wesson SW99 9mm

Used by the thug at the right

Colt Python

Used by El Mariachi to kill Marquez

In the opening flashback, El Mariachi is seen holding a Colt Python during a "Mexican Standoff."

Smith & Wesson Model 29 Snub

Ajedrez (Eva Mendes) primarily carries a blued snub version S&W fitted with a mock silencer throughout the film.

Glock 17

Ajedrez carries what appears to be Glock 17 in her holster.

The holster seems to be too big for her pistol.

Shotguns

Rossi Overland Sawed Off Shotgun

As in Desperado, El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) uses a Rossi Overland Sawed Off Double Barreled Shotgun as one of his main weapons in the film. However, it appears to be even shorter-barrelled than its predecessor. It is found inside the guitar he breaks open in the church scene and is also used by Carolina (Salma Hayek) in a flashback.

Rossi Overland Shotgun converted by Ellis Mercantile for The Untouchables

El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) crosses himself with shotgun in hand before going into battle inside the church - 12 gauge.

A closeup of the double exposed hammers of the Shotgun used by El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) - 12 gauge.

Note that the wooden foregrip that covers the release lever for the barrels is also drastically cut down.

A closeup of El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) quickly reloading his double barreled shotgun - 12 gauge.

There is smoke coming out of the Shotgun of El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) - 12 gauge.

The same shotgun is used by Carolina (Salma Hayek) - 12 gauge

Remington 870

Used by one of Cucuy's Thugs

Remington 870 Police Magnum Riot Shotgun - 12 gauge

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Both the Remington 870 and the AK rifle in this shot are RUBBER guns MPM2008

SPAS-12

Used by Presidential Palace Guards.

The Palace Guards are seen carrying SPAS-12 shotguns before they are taken out by the rebels.

Submachine Guns

Cobray M11/9

A Cobray M-11 fitted with a mock suppressor is used by Sands (Johnny Depp) in the gunbattle after his eyes are drilled out.

Cobray M11/9

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Sands fires his M11/9 wildly.

Closeup of the M11/9.

Claridge Hi-TEC LEC9 Carbine

Two of the General's soldiers use the Claridge LEC9 Carbine (identifiable by the synthetic Black stocks, though very similar to the Goncz GA-9 Carbine). The Claridge LEC9s have C-more red-dot sights installed

Claridge LEC9 - 9mm

Two of the Mexican soldiers (to the left) have Claridge LEC9 Carbines with C-More Red Dot sight - 9mm

Another shot of the Two soldiers with their Claridge LEC9 Carbines, firing at the balcony where they believe El Mariachi to be - 9mm

Skorpion SA

Used by Cucuy's thugs

Assault Rifles

Silenced Ruger Mini-14

A replica version was used by El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) in the church shootout.

Blued Ruger Mini-14 Standard Model Semiautomatic Rifle (Pre-2005) with 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm

OA-93

Two of these are taken by El Mariachi from Cucuy's (Danny Trejo) men. The first one is tossed away once out of ammo. He continues on with the second one.

OA-93 5.56x45mm

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El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) fires his OA-93 as we see his shotgun in his left hand and his Beretta 92 in his belt.

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El Mariachi fires the OA-93 at Cucuy's men.

The thug on the right is holding an OA-93.

M16 (SP1) with A2 Handguards

Early on in the film, slab side M16s (aka SP1) are seen with 30 round magazines and A2 Style handguards.

Colt AR15 Sporter-1 (SP1) with M16A2 hand guards 5.56x45mm

General Marquez (Gerardo Vigil) fires his SP1 with A2 handguards from the rooftop - 5.56mm

One of the general's soldiers also fires an M16 (SP1 Slab side) rifle with A2 handguards - 5.56mm

M16A2

Used by Mexican Soldiers, AFN agents, and Presidential Palace Guards.

M16A2 Rifle - 5.56x45mm. Select Fire rifle (Safe/Semi/3 round Burst Only).

Used by Ajedrez (Eva Mendes)

Used by Palace guards

Norinco Type 56

The Norinco Type 56, identified by its folding spike bayonet, is used by Barillo's men.

Norinco Type 56 (fixed stock variant) with under-folding bayonet ("pig sticker") which was standard on PLA-issue Type 56s - 7.62x39mm

A Norinco with a mock silencer is seen in the hands of the men in the church shootout.

Used by a thug

A Norinco is glimpsed in the background

Machine Guns

M60E3

A Mexican army soldier is seen firing an M60E3 on the steps of the capitol during the Day of the Dead battle.

Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun

A masked loyalist is firing the Heavy Machine Gun at the rebel soldiers.

Other

Machine Gun and Grenade Launcher Guitar

During the introduction flashback, El Mariachi(Antonio Banderas) plays a guitar that turns out to be a machine gun and a pump-action grenade launcher.

El Mariachi fires his machine gun guitar in the flashback

El Mariachi uses the pump action on his guitar to launch a grenade in the flashback

Flamethrower Guitar Case

Used by Lorenzo (Enrique Iglesias) during the Day of the Dead battle.

El Mariachi fires his machine gun guitar in the flashback