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[[Image:Polyce python cover.jpg|thumb|right|300px| ''Police Python 357'' (1976)]]
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{{Infobox Movie
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|name = Police Python 357
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|picture = Polyce python cover.jpg
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|caption = ''Original French Poster''
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|country = [[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France<BR>[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] West Germany
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|director = [[Alain Corneau]]
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|date= 1976
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|language = French
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|studio= Albina Productions<BR>TIT Filmproduktion GmbH
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|distributor=
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|character1=Inspector Marc Ferrot
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|actor1=[[Yves Montand]]
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|character2=Commissioner Victor Ganay
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|actor2=[[François Périer]]
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|character3=Thérèse Ganay
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|actor3=[[Simone Signoret]]
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|character4=Sylvia Leopardi
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|actor4=Stefania Sandrelli
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|character5=Inspector Ménard
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|actor5=[[Mathieu Carrière]]
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|character6=Inspector Abadie
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|actor6=Vadim Glowna
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}}
  
 
''[[Police Python 357]]'' is a French film starring [[Yves Montand]] as Inspector Marc Ferrot. It is named after the eponymous revolver.   
 
''[[Police Python 357]]'' is a French film starring [[Yves Montand]] as Inspector Marc Ferrot. It is named after the eponymous revolver.   
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__TOC__<br clear=all>
 
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=Handguns=
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= Handguns =
 
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== Colt Python ==
==Colt Python==
 
 
The Python is displayed prominently throughout the film. We can see it from the main titles:
 
The Python is displayed prominently throughout the film. We can see it from the main titles:
 
[[Image:Colt-Python.jpg|thumb|300px|none|[[Colt Python]] with 4" Barrel and factory wood grips - .357 Magnum]]
 
[[Image:Colt-Python.jpg|thumb|300px|none|[[Colt Python]] with 4" Barrel and factory wood grips - .357 Magnum]]
 
 
[[Image:Ppyt1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
 
Ferrot ([[Yves Montand]]) trains at the range, using several different positions.  
 
Ferrot ([[Yves Montand]]) trains at the range, using several different positions.  
 
[[Image:Ppyt31.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt31.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[Image:Ppyt10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
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[[File:Police Python 357-Python-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
Ferrot ([[ Yves Montand ]]) uses the revolver in the final shootout, during the armored car robbery.
 
Ferrot ([[ Yves Montand ]]) uses the revolver in the final shootout, during the armored car robbery.
 
[[Image:Ppyt28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt29.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt29.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
 
Note that, in this pic, the cylinder holes are not completely round. Maybe a blank gun was used in this scene.
 
Note that, in this pic, the cylinder holes are not completely round. Maybe a blank gun was used in this scene.
 
[[Image:Ppyt30.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt30.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
==SACM Model 1935A==
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== Walther PP ==
[[Mathieu Carrière]], as Inspector  Ménard, uses a [[French M1935 Pistols|SACM Model 1935A]] pistol, although it is never seen well, and it is difficult to obtain a good vidcap.
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Commissaire Ganay's ([[François Périer]]) personal handgun is a [[Walther PP]].
[[Image:SACMModel1935A.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SACM Model 1935A - 7.65 x 22mm Longue]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-WaltherPP-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-WaltherPP-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[Image:Ppyt13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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== Astra Cub ==
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An [[Astra Cub]] is seen in hands of Thérèse Ganay ([[Simone Signoret]]).
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[[Image:AstraCub.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Astra Cub - .25 ACP]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-WaltherPP-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-AstraCub-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-AstraCub-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-AstraCub-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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== MAC Mle 1950 ==
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In the final scene Inspector Ménard ([[Mathieu Carrière]]) carries a [[MAC Mle 1950]] pistol.
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[[File:Mas 1950.jpg|thumb|none|300px|French MAS Mle 1950 pistol - 9x19mm Parabellum.]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-MAC1950-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-MAC1950-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
 
==MAB Model D ==
 
==MAB Model D ==
It is hard to be sure, but I think that the police officer standing behind the car carries a [[MAB Model D]] pistol.
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In the final scene police officers use [[MAB Model D]] pistols.
[[Image:MABDB.jpg|thumb|300px|none| [[MAB Model D]] pistol (32 acp)]]
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[[Image:MABDB.jpg|thumb|300px|none|MAB Model D - .32 ACP]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-MAT49-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-MAT49-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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== M1911 ==
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At the beginning of the movie, we can see several long guns and handguns in a gun rack, in Ferrot’s house. The handgun at the left looks like a M1911. Note that the gun has a lanyard loop.
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[[Image:M1911-RAFIssue455.jpg|thumb|300px|none|M1911 - .455 Webley, a licensed handgun to the British Armed Forces during and after World War 1, later issued to members of the R.A.F. and Royal Navy]]
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[[Image:Ppyt2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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A thief in church carries an M1911-style pistol, possibly the same movie prop.
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[[File:Police Python 357-M1911-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-M1911-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
==Walther PPK==
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== Smith & Wesson Model 10 ==
Commissaire Ganay ([[François Périer]]) uses a [[Walther PPK]].
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Another gun in the gun rack looks like a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]]
[[Image:WaltherPPK.jpg‎|thumb|300px|none|Walther PPK - 9mm Kurz aka 9x17mm (.380 ACP)]]
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[[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special]]
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[[Image:Ppyt2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
[[Image:Ppyt13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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== CZ 27 ==
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A [[CZ 27]] is also seen in the gun rack.
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[[Image:CzechCZ27Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Czech CZ27 Pistol - 7.65mm]]
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[[Image:Ppyt2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
 
=Submachine gun=
 
=Submachine gun=
 
 
==MAT-49==
 
==MAT-49==
Both the police officers and the robbers use the [[MAT-49]] SMG in the final shootout.
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Both the police officers and the robbers use [[MAT-49]] SMGs in the final shootout.
[[Image:MAT-49.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:MAT-49.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|MAT-49 - 9x19mm]]
 
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[[File:Police Python 357-MAT49-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[Image:Ppyt26.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Ppyt26.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-MAT49-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
=Carbine=
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= Shotguns =
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== High Standard Flite King ==
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A [[High Standard Flite King]] shotgun is seen in Ferrot's gun rack.
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[[File:Police Python 357-Shotgun-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-Shotgun-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-Shotgun-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[Image:Ppyt2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
==M1 carbine==
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= Rifles =
Another of the robbers in the final shootout uses a [[M1 Carbine]]
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== M1 Carbine ==
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While two robbers are armed with [[MAT-49]]s, the third one uses a [[M1 Carbine]]. M1 Carbines with sniper scopes are seen in hands of police snipers.
 
[[Image:AutoOrdM1Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The Modern Manufactured version of the [[M1 Carbine|M1 Carbine]], with standard stock, from Auto-Ordnance. Chambered in .30 Carbine]]
 
[[Image:AutoOrdM1Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The Modern Manufactured version of the [[M1 Carbine|M1 Carbine]], with standard stock, from Auto-Ordnance. Chambered in .30 Carbine]]
 
 
[[Image:Ppyt24.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt24.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-M1Carbine-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-M1Carbine-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-M1Carbine-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
=Miscellaneous=
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== Unidentified Rifle ==
 
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A bolt action rifle is seen in Ferrot's gun rack.
==M1911 pistol==
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[[File:Police Python 357-Rifle-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
At the beginning of the movie, we can see several long guns and handguns in a gun rack, in Ferrot’s house. The handgun at the left looks like a M1911. Note that the gun has a lanyard loop.  
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[[File:Police Python 357-Shotgun-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:M1911-RAFIssue455.jpg|thumb|350px|none|M1911 - .455 Webley, a licensed handgun to the British Armed Forces during and after World War 1, later issued to members of the R.A.F. and Royal Navy]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-Shotgun-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Ppyt2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-Rifle-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
 
==Smith & Wesson Model 10==
 
Another gun in the gun rack looks like a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]]
 
[[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
 
 
==Unidentified Firearms==
 
Ferrot keeps a rifle, a shotgun and several handguns in a gun rack. The long guns are never seen well, and I cannot identify the handgun in the middle. Possibly it is a [[CZ 27]].
 
[[Image:CzechCZ27Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Czech CZ27 Pistol - 7.65mm]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
  
==Interesting Details==
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= Trivia =
 
At the beginning of the movie, we see that Ferrots handloads his own ammo at his reloading bench.
 
At the beginning of the movie, we see that Ferrots handloads his own ammo at his reloading bench.
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[[File:Police Python 357-Reloading-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-Reloading-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Police Python 357-Reloading-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[Image:Ppyt7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
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[[Category:Crime]]
 
[[Category:Crime]]
 
[[Category:Detective]]
 
[[Category:Detective]]
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[[Category:Thriller]]
 
[[Category:French Produced/Filmed]]
 
[[Category:French Produced/Filmed]]
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[[Category:German Produced/Filmed]]
 
[[Category:Alain Corneau]]
 
[[Category:Alain Corneau]]

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Police Python 357
Original French Poster
Country FRA.jpg France
GER.jpg West Germany
Directed by Alain Corneau
Release Date 1976
Language French
Studio Albina Productions
TIT Filmproduktion GmbH
Main Cast
Character Actor
Inspector Marc Ferrot Yves Montand
Commissioner Victor Ganay François Périer
Thérèse Ganay Simone Signoret
Sylvia Leopardi Stefania Sandrelli
Inspector Ménard Mathieu Carrière
Inspector Abadie Vadim Glowna


Police Python 357 is a French film starring Yves Montand as Inspector Marc Ferrot. It is named after the eponymous revolver.


The following weapons were used in the film Police Python 357:


Handguns

Colt Python

The Python is displayed prominently throughout the film. We can see it from the main titles:

Colt Python with 4" Barrel and factory wood grips - .357 Magnum
Ppyt1.jpg
Ppyt5.jpg

Ferrot (Yves Montand) trains at the range, using several different positions.

Ppyt31.jpg
Ppyt9.jpg
Ppyt10.jpg
Ppyt11.jpg
Police Python 357-Python-8.jpg

Ferrot (Yves Montand ) uses the revolver in the final shootout, during the armored car robbery.

Ppyt28.jpg
Ppyt29.jpg

Note that, in this pic, the cylinder holes are not completely round. Maybe a blank gun was used in this scene.

Ppyt30.jpg

Walther PP

Commissaire Ganay's (François Périer) personal handgun is a Walther PP.

Police Python 357-WaltherPP-1.jpg
Police Python 357-WaltherPP-2.jpg
Ppyt13.jpg

Astra Cub

An Astra Cub is seen in hands of Thérèse Ganay (Simone Signoret).

Astra Cub - .25 ACP
Police Python 357-WaltherPP-1.jpg
Police Python 357-AstraCub-1.jpg
Police Python 357-AstraCub-2.jpg
Police Python 357-AstraCub-4.jpg

MAC Mle 1950

In the final scene Inspector Ménard (Mathieu Carrière) carries a MAC Mle 1950 pistol.

French MAS Mle 1950 pistol - 9x19mm Parabellum.
Ppyt21.jpg
Police Python 357-MAC1950-2.jpg
Police Python 357-MAC1950-3.jpg

MAB Model D

In the final scene police officers use MAB Model D pistols.

MAB Model D - .32 ACP
Ppyt20.jpg
Police Python 357-MAT49-3.jpg
Police Python 357-MAT49-5.jpg

M1911

At the beginning of the movie, we can see several long guns and handguns in a gun rack, in Ferrot’s house. The handgun at the left looks like a M1911. Note that the gun has a lanyard loop.

M1911 - .455 Webley, a licensed handgun to the British Armed Forces during and after World War 1, later issued to members of the R.A.F. and Royal Navy
Ppyt2.jpg

A thief in church carries an M1911-style pistol, possibly the same movie prop.

Police Python 357-M1911-1.jpg
Police Python 357-M1911-2.jpg

Smith & Wesson Model 10

Another gun in the gun rack looks like a Smith & Wesson Model 10

Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special
Ppyt2.jpg

CZ 27

A CZ 27 is also seen in the gun rack.

Czech CZ27 Pistol - 7.65mm
Ppyt2.jpg

Submachine gun

MAT-49

Both the police officers and the robbers use MAT-49 SMGs in the final shootout.

MAT-49 - 9x19mm
Police Python 357-MAT49-1.jpg
Ppyt26.jpg
Ppyt20.jpg
Police Python 357-MAT49-4.jpg

Shotguns

High Standard Flite King

A High Standard Flite King shotgun is seen in Ferrot's gun rack.

Police Python 357-Shotgun-1.jpg
Police Python 357-Shotgun-2.jpg
Police Python 357-Shotgun-3.jpg
Ppyt2.jpg

Rifles

M1 Carbine

While two robbers are armed with MAT-49s, the third one uses a M1 Carbine. M1 Carbines with sniper scopes are seen in hands of police snipers.

The Modern Manufactured version of the M1 Carbine, with standard stock, from Auto-Ordnance. Chambered in .30 Carbine
Ppyt24.jpg
Police Python 357-M1Carbine-1.jpg
Police Python 357-M1Carbine-2.jpg
Police Python 357-M1Carbine-4.jpg

Unidentified Rifle

A bolt action rifle is seen in Ferrot's gun rack.

Police Python 357-Rifle-1.jpg
Police Python 357-Shotgun-2.jpg
Police Python 357-Shotgun-3.jpg
Police Python 357-Rifle-2.jpg

Trivia

At the beginning of the movie, we see that Ferrots handloads his own ammo at his reloading bench.

Police Python 357-Reloading-2.jpg
Police Python 357-Reloading-4.jpg
Police Python 357-Reloading-7.jpg
Ppyt7.jpg

He even casts his bullets.

Ppyt4.jpg

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