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My New Partner (Les ripoux)

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My New Partner (Les ripoux)
Les Ripoux Poster.jpg
Original French Poster
Country FRA.jpg France
Directed by Claude Zidi
Release Date 1984
Language French
Studio Films 7
Main Cast
Character Actor
René Boirond Philippe Noiret
François Lesbuche Thierry Lhermitte
Simone Régine
Natasha Grace De Capitani
Commissioneer Bloret Julien Guiomar
Camoun Bernard Bijaoui


My New Partner (original title Les ripoux, a French criminal slang word for corrupted cops) is a 1984 French crime comedy directed by Claude Zidi and starring Philippe Noiret as an experienced rascal police detective René Boirond and Thierry Lhermitte as his young and idealistic partner François Lesbuche. The film was followed by two sequels, My New Partner II (Ripoux contre ripoux) (1990) and Ripoux 3 (2003).


The following weapons were used in the film My New Partner (Les ripoux):


Revolvers

Manurhin MR-73

François Lesbuche's (Thierry Lhermitte) service handgun is a Manurhin MR-73 revolver with 3" barrel, duty sights and wooden grip. MR-73 revolvers are also seen in hands of other police detectives.

MR-73 Police 3 inches with duty sights and Thausch rubber grip- .357 Magnum
François Lesbuche and René Boirond compete in fast drawing of the weapon in Wild West style. François holds an MR-73 while René is armed with a Smith & Wesson 639.
"You look like Belmondo!". François in his new outfit with a revolver tucked at his belt.
François arrests a drug dealer.
A view of the grip of the revolver.
A police detective at the right holds an MR-73.

Smith & Wesson Military & Police

During the night shootout one of the police detectives is armed with a revolver that appears to be a Smith & Wesson Military & Police. It can be not an original Smith & Wesson but one of its numerous Spanish copies.

Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver - .38 Special
A detective fires his revolver.

Smith & Wesson Model 15

In the same scene another police detective is armed with a revolver that appears to be a Smith & Wesson Model 15.

Smith & Wesson Model 15 with factory target grips - .38 Special
A detective fires his revolver (at the left). It has target sights and seem to have unshrouded ejector rod rather than a shrouded one.
The same man (at the right) holds his revolver after the shootout.

Various revolvers

Several characters carry unidentified revolvers.

Comissioneer Vidal (Claude Brosset) holds his partially seen revolver. It can be a Manurhin MR-73.
A criminal in Camoun's hideout carries a revolver with a typical Colt grip tucked at his belt. Its size seem too large for Colt Detective Special, maybe it's a Colt Trooper.
Camoun's bald henchman fires a stainless steel or a nickel plated revolver during the car chase. Camoun (Bernard Bijaoui) himself is armed with a M1911A1-style pistol.
Camoun fires the revolver taken from his henchman after he ran dry with his pistol.
Another Camoun's henchman is armed with a long-barreled revolver with full-length underlug. It can be a Smith & Wesson Model 586 but it's seen too blurry to be identified for sure.

Pistols

Smith & Wesson 639

René Boirond's (Philippe Noiret) sidearm is a Smith & Wesson 639 pistol.

Smith & Wesson Model 639, early model with fixed sights - 9x19mm
René Boirond holds his pistol in the opening scene.
François Lesbuche and René Boirond compete in fast drawing of the weapon in Wild West style. François holds a Manurhin MR-73 while René is armed with his Smith & Wesson 639.
François and René during the night scene.
A grip of René's pistol can be seen.
René fires at Camoun's car.

M1911-style pistol

In the final scene the crime boss Camoun (Bernard Bijaoui) is armed with a M1911A1-style pistol.

Camoun carries a pistol in shoulder holster.
Camoun fires his pistol during the car chase. The pistol seems to be nickel plated.

Colt Commander

In one scene Marcel, Camoun's henchman, uses his pistol to open a bottle of Champagne. The pistol resembles a Colt Commander.

Colt Combat Commander - 9mm
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FN Model 1910/MAB Model D

In the opening scene one of the police detectives holds a pistol that is supposed to be an FN Model 1910 or MAB Model D.

FN Model 1910 - .380 ACP
MAB Model D Type I - .32 ACP
A detective at the left holds a pistol.

Submachine Guns

MAT-49

Several troopers of the special police unit are armed with MAT-49 SMGs.

MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm
A member of the special unit hangs his MAT-49 with folded magazine.
A man at the right holds a MAT-49 during the attack on Camoun's hideout.

Shotguns

Savage Model 69RXL

One of the troopers of the special police unit is armed with a Savage Model 69RXL shotgun.

Savage 69RXL - 12 gauge
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Unidentified shotgun

During the night shootout the old criminal Dédé la Mitraille (Henri Attal) is armed with a pump action shotgun.

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Assault Rifles

SIG SG 542

SIG SG 542 assault rifles with sniper scopes are seen in hands of several troopers of the special police unit.

SIG SG 542 - 7.62x51mm NATO
A trooper holds his rifle.
Two men with SG 542 rifles enter the room.
Another view of the gun.
A man in the middle holds his SIG rifle during the attack on Camoun's hideout.

Other Weapons

Gas Pistol

In one scene Natasha (Grace De Capitani) shows a gas pistol to François Lesbuche (Thierry Lhermitte).

Natasha draws a gas pistol from her bedside table.
François examines the pistol and claims it not working.
Natasha shoots at François to prove otherwise.

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