The Dogs of War

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'The following guns were used by the following actors in the movie, The Dogs of War:

Colt Sporter 1 Carbine

Carried by Christopher Walken, Ed O'Neil, Tom Berenger, and the rest of the mercenaries at the beginning of the film, when they are fleeing a Central American Airfield. They are not real CAR-15s nor XM177 rifles. Special Effects Unlimited, Inc. converted Colt Sporter Carbines with the 16" barrels and made them resemble the XM177 series of short rifles with an aftermarket flashhider.

Late 1970s model AR15 Sporter 1 Carbine - converted into an XM177 Lookalike for the film "Dogs of War" - 5.56mm

Shannon's team flees Central America carrying mocked up XM177 carbines, with a mix of slab side and A1 Upper receivers.

Uzi

The main weapon used by the mercenaries during the final assault. There are a mix of real Uzi Submachine Guns and MAC-10s dummied up to resemble Uzis. Similarly modified MAC-10s (fake Uzis) have been seen in Raw Deal, High Risk, Stripes and The A-Team.

Uzi SMG - 9mm

Line up of real Uzis and fake ones made from MAC-10s

Shannon with his Uzi, suppressor and Night Vision Scope

Jinja (Eddie Tagoe) puts his suppressor on his Uzi

During the first stages of the assault, Jamie Shannon (Christopher Walken) and Jinja (Eddie Tagoe) put Sionics Two Stage Sound Suppressors on their Uzis - and use them to take out the sentries. Shannon's is also equipped with a small Star-Lite scope.

Uzi 9mm SMG with Sionics Suppressor

As the battle begins all the main actors use Uzis. However in the final few minutes all have switched to MAC-10s disguised as Uzis.

Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher

Known as the fictional "XM-18" in the movie, the multi-shot grenade launcher itself is the late model variant of the Manville Projectile Launcher, originally designed in 1936 as a rotary 12 ga shotgun. Several internet sources claim that the "XM-18" was the first Manville 12 ga shotgun (25 round capacity), but that is incorrect. The version in the film is the late model 25mm Manville with 18 round capacity. As has been said in many online sources, the explosive effects of the Manville in the film are a piece of fiction. The device was designed to fire 25mm tear gas grenades or flares. By the early 1940s Charles Manville developed his final version of the Manville Projectile Launcher, this time in 37mm with a 12 round capacity, but even with the advent of World War 2 occupying everyone's thoughts, the orders for a multiple grenade launcher didn't catch, especially since, when fully loaded, the Manville would be incredibly heavy. By 1943, the Manville Launcher was scrapped. After decades of no production, the Movie "Dogs of War" generated incredible interest again in the Manville. Frankford Arsenal decided to renew the production with new materials and developed 12 ga, 25mm, and 40mm versions - calling it the Frankford Arsenal MM-1.

The Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher was primarily by Christopher Walken and Tom Berenger in the final assault. The 'shells' are aluminum casings designed to take 12 ga blanks

The Frankford Arsenal MM-1, the newest incarnation of the Manville, using modern materials and manufacturing techniques - 25mm

Manville 25mm Gas Grenade launcher being used by Christopher Walken as the XM-18 - 25mm

M60

Used in the final assault. First on a fixed mount by the Zangaran troops and then by the mercenaries including Derek(Paul Freeman) who removes it from the mount for the final shootout at Kimba's compound. It should be noted that former SAS trooper Derek does the "correct" thing during most of his weapons use in the movie by firing short, controlled bursts from both the M60 and his Uzi.

M60 GPMG - 7.62x51mm

Derek fires a commandeered M60 - 7.62x51mm. Note that the 7.62 blanks are clearly visible.

SKS Carbine

An SKS Carbine is seen in the hands of a Zangaran guard who is later killed by Shannon (Walken) during his initial recon of the Zangaran capital.

SKS - Russian Manufacture with blade bayonet - 7.62x39mm

Zangaran guard with SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm

Walther P38

A Walther P38 Used by a Zangaran woman to shoot Berrenger's character in the back during the final assault.

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Walther P38 Pistol - 9mm

Browning Hi-Power

A Browning Hi-Power is used by Walken's character to kill "Colonel Bobbi" towards the end of the movie

Browning Hi-Power Pistol - 9mm

Shannon shoots Bobbi with a Browning Hi-Power stashed in the Presidential Desk.

Edit: Although Walken's character throws a Hi-Power down on the desk after shooting him, this is another movie goof. Look closely at the picture of Walken holding the gun, it's a 1911 .45

M72 LAW

M72 LAWs are used by the mercenaries during the final assault for both anti-tank and as a bunker buster kind of weapon

M72A2 LAW Rocket 66mm

Lineup of Zangaran ex-patriates (trained as mercenaries) firing the original M72 LAW rocket - 66mm

Zangaran Mercenaries firing M72 LAW rockets - 66mm

M18A1 Claymore

M18A1 Claymores are shown being laid out in a zig-zag pattern by Berengers' character during the assault.

M18A1 Claymore Mine

Setting the Claymore Mine on the road.

MAC-10

Mixed in with the mercenaries using Uzis during the weapons training on the ship are a few MAC-10s. Maybe they ran out of Uzis???

Ingram MAC-10 Submachine Gun - .45 acp

Zangaran Mercenaries line up to fire off the bow of the SS Toscana

French M1935A Pistol

A M1935A Pistol (arsenaled at S.A.C.M. (Societe Alsacienne Construcion Mechanique)) is carried by Jean-François Stévenin, when his truck is inspected by the border police.