Shaft in Africa

The following firearms were used in the 1973 Blaxploitaion film Shaft in Africa:

Shaft in Africa Directed by John Guillerman

Luger P08

While in Africa, one of Amafi's (Frank Finlay) assassins, Marcel Sassari (Spiros Focás) fires at John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) with a Luger P08, fitted with a small suppressor. After Sassari is killed, Shaft takes the pistol and uses it for the rest of the movie.

There seems to be quite a large sound effects problem throughout the movie. The Luger is never seen without the suppressor, but when Sassari fires at Shaft, the gun's sound effects are of an unsuppressed weapon. Later, when killing another assassin on the boat in the Red Sea, the gunshots are silenced. Then, for the rest of the film, the gunshots are back to unsuppressed.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm

Sassari fires at Shaft

The assassin searches for Shaft

Shaft loads a 9mm magazine into the Luger after killing Sassari

Shaft shoots the assassin on board the ship in the Red Sea. You would've thought that after the last two Shaft movies, Richard Roundtree would've had enough experience to stop flinching when firing weapons. Unfortunately not

Shaft searches the Paris apartment with the Luger

Star Z45

One of Amafi's men in the Paris apartment fires at Shaft with a Star Z45 submachine gun. After killing him, Shaft takes it and uses it when facing off with Amafi.

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Star Z45 - 9x23mm

The thug aims at Shaft

Shaft takes the dead thug's Star submachine gun

Shaft faces of with Amafi

M1911A1

The M1911A1 is used by many of Amafi's assassins and thugs throughout the film.

Colt M1911A1 .45 ACP

Close up of the suppressed Colt that shoots one of the escaped African slaves in the beginning

An assassin (Dressed as a cleaning woman) fires at Shaft

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snubnose

Shaft uses a Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snubnose in the beginning to fire at Oziot (Frank McRae), with a bulletproof vest stopping the bullets. Another assassin trying to kill Shaft in Africa uses one as well.