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==Madsen M50== | ==Madsen M50== | ||
| − | USAF airmen guarding the nuclear launch facility are all armed with what appear to be [[Madsen M50]] submachine guns fitted with barrel shrouds. These weapons are also seen in the hands of Gen. Lawrence Dell ([[Burt Lancaster]]), Willis Powell ([[Paul Winfield]]), and Augie Garvas ([[Burt Young]]) . | + | USAF airmen guarding the nuclear launch facility are all armed with what appear to be [[Madsen M50]] submachine guns fitted with barrel shrouds. This was most likely done to simulate the American [[Smith & Wesson 76]] submachine gun, as the film was made in West Germany and the M50 was more plentiful there than the M76. These weapons are also seen in the hands of Gen. Lawrence Dell ([[Burt Lancaster]]), Willis Powell ([[Paul Winfield]]), Hoxey ([[William Smith]]) and Augie Garvas ([[Burt Young]]) . |
[[Image:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Madsen M50 - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Madsen M50 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:TLG 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gen. Lawrence Dell ([[Burt Lancaster]]) holds the [[Madsen M50]]. ]] | [[File:TLG 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gen. Lawrence Dell ([[Burt Lancaster]]) holds the [[Madsen M50]]. ]] | ||
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USAF snipers are armed with [[M16]] rifles. | USAF snipers are armed with [[M16]] rifles. | ||
[[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. This has the original '''3-prong flash hider'''. It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56x45mm]] | [[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. This has the original '''3-prong flash hider'''. It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
| − | [[File:TLG 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A sniper armed with the scoped M16.]] | + | [[File:TLG 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A sniper armed with the scoped M16 (SP1).]] |
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Thriller]] | [[Category:Thriller]] | ||
[[Category:Robert Aldrich]] | [[Category:Robert Aldrich]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:00, 14 August 2020
The following weapons were used in the film Twilight's Last Gleaming:
WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Colt M1911A1
Gen. Lawrence Dell (Burt Lancaster) uses an M1911A1 pistol.
Madsen M50
USAF airmen guarding the nuclear launch facility are all armed with what appear to be Madsen M50 submachine guns fitted with barrel shrouds. This was most likely done to simulate the American Smith & Wesson 76 submachine gun, as the film was made in West Germany and the M50 was more plentiful there than the M76. These weapons are also seen in the hands of Gen. Lawrence Dell (Burt Lancaster), Willis Powell (Paul Winfield), Hoxey (William Smith) and Augie Garvas (Burt Young) .
M16
USAF snipers are armed with M16 rifles.
