Forrest Gump: Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Forrest Gump: Difference between revisions
What appears to be a [[Colt Detective Special]] is seen being used in the news footage of Arthur Bremer's May 15, 1972 assassination attempt on Democratic candidate George Wallace, which left candidate paralyzed from the waist down until his death in 1998. It is known that Bremer used a .38 revolver in the attack, but the identity is hard to discern, as the footage is older and somewhat fuzzy. It is likely a Colt DS or possibly a [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]]
A [[Charter Arms Undercover]] is seen being used in the news footage of Arthur Bremer's May 15, 1972 assassination attempt on Democratic candidate George Wallace, which left candidate paralyzed from the waist down until his death in 1998.
[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen - .38 Special]]
[[Image:Revolver051205 400.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Charter Arms UnderCover- .38 Special. This is not Bremer's actual Charter Arms Undercover, but Mark David Chapmans. Both of these assassin's weapons used a Charter Arms Undercover, and both weapons are presumably identical (besides the pachmayr grips on Chapmans).]]
[[Image:S&W_36.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Another possible weapon used could have been the Smith & Wesson Model 36, also a .38 Special]]
[[Image:Colt-FG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Arthur Bremer (his arm can be seen) firing a Charter Arms Undercover before being subdued by the crowd.]]
[[Image:Colt-FG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Arthur Bremer (his arm can be seen) firing what appears to be a Colt Detective Special before being subdued by the crowd.]]
==Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose==
==Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose==
Revision as of 21:10, 27 August 2011
The following weapons were used in the film Forrest Gump:
One of the first guns seen in the film is the M1 Garand, seen carried by National Guard soldiers protecting African-American students during the integration of the University of Alabama. National Guardsmen are also seen with M1s slung when guarding the rioters protesting the war in Vietnam.
M14
During the scenes when Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) is training at Boot Camp, he and the other recruits are seen assembling and disassembling M14 rifles, Forrest finishing his in record time.
M16/XM16E1
U.S. Soldiers, including Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) in Vietnam are seen armed with M16 rifles, which due to continuity error change from slab-side M16s to XM16E1 rifles, which feature forward assists. Both rifles feature three-prong flash-hiders, so it is difficult to tell them apart from the left side of the rifle.
M1911A1
While in Vietnam, Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) is handed an M1911A1 for "Tunnel Rat" duty, and later his commanding officer, Lt. Dan Taylor (Gary Sinise) is seen using one after he is wounded during the battle.
Colt Detective Special
A Charter Arms Undercover is seen being used in the news footage of Arthur Bremer's May 15, 1972 assassination attempt on Democratic candidate George Wallace, which left candidate paralyzed from the waist down until his death in 1998.
Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose
A Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose is seen in the hands of then-Secret Service agent Danny Spriggs during actual news footage of an attempted assassination on Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981. In 1981, the standard issue sidearms for the USSS Presidential Protection detail was either the Smith & Wesson Model 19, usually a snub nosed model, or the stainless variant, the Smith & Wesson Model 66-2. Agents on the President's detail carried these weapons with six hollow-point .357 Magnum rounds in the cylinders. Both weapons can be seen in news footage of the Reagan assassination attempt, as can an Uzi Submachine gun.
M60 Machine Gun
M60 machine guns are seen mounted on UH-1 Huey helicopters in Vietnam and carried by some of the U.S. soldiers.
M72 LAW
M72 LAW rocket launchers are seen on several soldiers rucksacks, including Forrest Gump's (Tom Hanks), though none of them are ever used.
When the ancestors of Lt. Dan (Gary Sinise) are seen dying in battle, the one who died during the American Revolutionary War is seen with a Charleville 1766 flintlock musket.
Colt 1860 Army
When the ancestors of Lt. Dan (Gary Sinise) are seen dying in battle, the one who died during the Civil War has a Colt 1860 Army in his hip holster.
M1903 Springfield
During the flashbacks of Lt. Dan's (Gary Sinise) ancestors who died in battle, one who died during World War I is seen using an M1903 Springfield.
M1928A1 Thompson
Another one of Lt. Dan's ancestors, who died during World War II, is seen holding an
M1928A1 Thompson submachine gun with a 30-round magazine and lacking the Cutts compensator.
Remington 870
A "Black Panther" is seen holding a Remington 870 in a photograph pinned to the wall during the "Black Panther Party".
Colt Official Police
A nickel plated Colt Official Police is seen wielded by a "Black Panther" during the "Black Panther Party".