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The Road (2009)

Based on a 2006 novel by Cormac McCarthy, The Road is a post-apocalyptic film showing the travails of a father-and-son pair (both of whom are unnamed in the film) after an unspecified cataclysm cripples the Earth's ability to sustain life. With humanity's cradle slowly becoming its coffin, the Father (Viggo Mortensen) must take his Son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) from the only home he's ever known to try and find safe haven that may no longer exist, all the while maintaining some semblance of morality amidst a world sinking to ever deeper depths in the struggle to survive.

The following weapons were used in the film The Road:

Smith & Wesson Model 10

A Smith & Wesson Model 10 is the handgun used by the Father (Viggo Mortensen) and the Son in the decayed and dying landscapes they make their journey through. Only two cartridges remain in the gun's cylinder, reserved for the two to commit suicide should they be cornered by cannibals. It is a prominent motif throughout the film, and The Father fires it only once, against a cannibal attempting to take his son hostage. It is also seen in a flashback sequence where the Mother (Charlize Theron

In the novel, this weapon is a small nickel-plated revolver, the caliber and make of which are never elaborated upon.

Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special

"Two left. One for you and one for me."

In a chilling scene, The Father demonstrates to his son how to quickly commit suicide with the pistol. "You point up, then just pull the trigger."

The Father rescues his son from a cannibal who tried to take him at knifepoint.

The Father grudgingly ejects the spent round he used on the roadside cannibal. Only one cartridge left in the gun.

Rather than possibly letting his son be eaten by cannibals, The Father prepares to do the unthinkable.

An old man (Robert Duvall) the father and son share a meal with claims he can barely see, but knows full well what's on the red plate.

The Father forces a thief (Michael K. Williams) to strip naked at gunpoint, after he stole the cart of supplies belonging to the two. "We're going to leave you just the way you left us."

"Are you carrying the fire?"

Ruger M77

It appears that a Ruger M77 rifle is seen being carried by one of the scavengers.

Ruger M77 with scope removed - .30-06

Winchester Model 70

It also appears that a Winchester Model 70 rifle is carried by one of the other scavengers.

Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 - .30-06 Springfield

Orion Flare Gun

Found by The Father while scavenging a beached ship for first aid supplies when The Son falls ill.

Remington 870

The Veteran (Guy Pearce) carries a Remington 870.

Remington 870 Police Magnum Riot Shotgun - 12 Gauge

Unidentified Weapons

(Above) This guy is holding a Variant of a 7mm hunting rifle, I had seen one in Sports Authority the other day

(Above) She is holding possibly an M1897 Winchester shotgun with a 30-in barrel

(Above) The Cannibal is holding a variant of the Remington Model 700, Look at the checkering on the foregrip

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 ==Smith & Wesson Model 10==
-The [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] is the handgun used by The Father ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) and The Son ([[Kodi Smit-McPhee]]) in the apocalyptic wasteland.  Only two cartridges remain in the cylinder, reserved for the two to commit suicide should they be cornered by cannibals.  It is a prominent motif throughout the film, and The Father fires it only once, against a cannibal attempting to take his son hostage.  In the novel, this weapon is a small nickel-plated revolver, the caliber and make of which remain unspoken.
+A [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] is the handgun used by the Father ([[Viggo Mortensen]]) and the Son in the decayed and dying landscapes they make their journey through.  Only two cartridges remain in the gun's cylinder, reserved for the two to commit suicide should they be cornered by cannibals.  It is a prominent motif throughout the film, and The Father fires it only once, against a cannibal attempting to take his son hostage. It is also seen in a flashback sequence where the Mother ([[Charlize Theron]]
+In the novel, this weapon is a small nickel-plated revolver, the caliber and make of which are never elaborated upon.
 [[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special]]