Dawn of the Dead (1978): Difference between revisions
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Dawn of the Dead (1978): Difference between revisions
The Browning BPS is a possibility. But I don't know if it was in production at the time.
The Browning BPS is a possibility. But I don't know if it was in production at the time.
::::I don't think so, it has an Ithaca 37 type endcap --[[User:AdAstra2009|AdAstra2009]] 17:10, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
::::I don't think so, it has an Ithaca 37 type endcap --[[User:AdAstra2009|AdAstra2009]] 17:10, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
:::::BPS began production in '77(got that from the company), and to be fair it only appears to be an Ithaca endcap, I have seen that endcap on non-Ithaca guns. [[User:RedJedRevolver|RedJedRevolver]]
== Smith & Wesson 916 ==
== Smith & Wesson 916 ==
Revision as of 17:14, 30 June 2009
The following weapons appear in the 1978 film Dawn of the Dead:
Used by all SWAT members , in particular, the characters of Peter (Ken Foree) and Roger (Scott H. Reiniger) but eventually discarded after raiding the gun store. In one shot, when Peter is unloading his weapon after shooting the zombie kids, we can see the tiny .22lr magazine. The Adler-Jager (also marked Armi-Jager) AP-74 is an inexpensive .22 AR15 clone (that was actually pretty close to an SP1 and much better looking than the .22 M16 clone made by Armscor). The guns were pretty much 'mime' fired, with only the sound effect and blood squibs to indicate that the rifle was fired and is used in place of the M16A1.
A Colt Peacemaker single action type revolver is used by one of the survivors.
Roger appears to be loading this gun with .22 rounds, so that would mean it is most likely a Single Six. It could still be a Peacemaker, but Roger loaded it with blank rounds.
During the gun shop scene Peter is seen holstering what appears to be a pair of Colt Navy 1851 black powder revolvers. Probably replicas manufactured by Uberti.
The shotgun in green could be an Ithaca, an ejection port is not visible to me on this definition of picture. RedJedRevolver
Someone Previously say that it couldnt be an ithaca. (Dillinger)
I had it down originally as an Ithaca 37 but MPM2008 said that it is not an Ithaca 37 due to the type of pump grip. --AdAstra2009 16:38, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
It's not impossible that it has an aftermarket grip, but more likely to me is that it is one of the shotguns similar to the Ithaca, but of different manufacture. I have seen them in my local gun-shop, however cannot remember the name of the manufacturer. -RedJedRevolver
The Browning BPS is a possibility. But I don't know if it was in production at the time.
I don't think so, it has an Ithaca 37 type endcap --AdAstra2009 17:10, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
BPS began production in '77(got that from the company), and to be fair it only appears to be an Ithaca endcap, I have seen that endcap on non-Ithaca guns. RedJedRevolver
Smith & Wesson 916
A Smith & Wesson 916 shotgun is seen during the S.W.A.T. raid at the beginning of the film. One is also carried by one of the bikers when they attack the mall.
Peter (Ken Foree) takes a scoped Savage 99 lever action rifle, chambered in 300 Savage, from the gun store for his personal use. He later uses it against the bikers when they invade the mall.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSavage 99 with slingError creating thumbnail: File missingPeter:"The only man that could miss with this gun is the sucker with the bread to buy it"Error creating thumbnail: File missingPeter chambers a round on his Savage Model 99, showcasing the rifle's lever action assembly - .300 SavageError creating thumbnail: File missingPeter's view through the Savage 99's scope. Peter tells Stephen not to fire through the security doors, lest the ricochets 'chase them around' in the store, however, the metal in the security doors are a combination of aluminum and soft steel, easily punctured by any of the high powered rifle ammo.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAmmo boxes of .300 Winchester Magnum ammunition (The words 300 magnum are clearly seen on the box and the artwork of the casing says "Winchester"). Since the Savage Model 99 was never chambered in .300 Win Mag, this is a error.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA bandoleer of actual .300 Savage rounds is loaded upError creating thumbnail: File missingPeter goes biker hunting with his scoped Savage Model 99 Rifle - .300 Savage
Steve originally uses this rifle but is incompetent with it. During the sequence when Roger (Scott H. Reiniger) and Peter (Ken Foree) are venturing forth from the safety of the mall to get the trucks Fran (Galen Ross) is providing cover fire from the roof of the mall with a rifle. It appears to be a 22 caliber rifle based on the bore size.
