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Carlos (2010)

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Carlos (2010)

Carlos is a 2010 biographical drama about the career of notorious terrorist Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, better known as "Carlos the Jackal". Directed by Oliver Assayas and starring Edgar Ramirez in the titular role, Carlos was released as both a three-part, 540-minute television mini-series and as a shorter, 140-minute film.

The following weapons are seen in Carlos:

Warning: Spoilers Ahead!


Handguns

Walther PP

Mohammed Boudia, a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) leader, tucks a Walther PP into his pants shortly before being killed by a Mossad bomb attack in the introduction.

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War Time Walther PP Pistol. The lesser-known, full-length barreled Walther PP is available in .22LR, 6.35mm auto (.25 ACP), 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP) Auto or 9x17mm (.380 ACP).
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Beretta M1934

Ilich Ramírez "Carlos the Jackal" Sánchez (Edgar Ramirez) uses a Beretta M1934 during a 1973 assassination attempt on British banker Joseph Sieff in revenge for Boudia's death, however, the gun jams on him.

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Beretta Model 1934, - .380 ACP.
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Carlos holds Sieff's butler at gunpoint.

CZ 50

While in Paris, Carlos carries a CZ 50 pistol, which he calls a "Vzor 50" when showing it off to his girlfriend. He later uses it to shoot his PFLP contact Michel Moukharbal (Fadi Abi Samra) and three Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (DST) agents when Moukharbal betrays him. German terrorist Gabriele "Nada" Kröcher-Tiedemann (Julia Hummer) also uses a CZ 50 during a shootout with Swiss border guards in 1977.

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CZ 50 Pistol - 32 ACP
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Carlos retrieves and loads his CZ 50 before confronting the DST agents.
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Carlos fires his CZ 50.
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Carlos points the CZ 50 at Moukharbal.

Tokarev TT-33

Carlos also shows off a Tokarev TT-33 to his girlfriend in Paris. Later, during the December 1975 raid on OPEC headquarters in Vienna, Nada (Julia Hummer) and Youssef (Zeid Hamdan) use Tokarevs.

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Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Tula Arsenal (Soviet Union) Note CCCP printing around the star on the plastic grips
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Nada threatens a plainclothes Austrian officer with a Tokarev.

M1911A1

PFLP leader of external terrorist operations Wadie Haddad (Ahmaad Kaabour) threatens Carlos with a M1911A1 pistol after learning of Moukharbal's death. Japanese Red Army (JRA) terrorists also use a M1911A1 during their seizure of the French embassy in The Hague in September 1974.

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Commercial Satin Nickel M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP. Manufactured on license by Remington Rand.
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Haddad points a M1911A1 at Carlos.
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Haddad puts down his pistol after hearing Carlos' explanation.

Browning Hi-Power

Dutch police officers responding to the seizure of the French embassy are armed with Browning Hi-Powers. Carlos and Anis "Khalid" Naccache (Rodney El Haddad) also carry Hi-Powers as their sidearms during the 1975 OPEC raid.

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Browning Hi Power with "Beer Can" adjustable sights - 9x19mm
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Carlos points a Hi-Power at Saudi oil minister Cheikh Yamani.
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Khalid gestures with his Hi-Power.

Walther P38

Walther P38 pistols are among the weapons supplied by the Iraqi charge d'affaires for Carlos and his comrades to carry out the OPEC attack. Hans-Joachim "Angie" Klein (Christoph Bach) is also seen keeping a P38 for his personal protection when he decides to abandon the German revolutionary cells.

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Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm
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Carlos examines one of the crates of weapons brought in under the diplomatic bag.
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A P38 lies on Angie's table as he writes a letter.

Submachine Guns

Sa Vz.61 Skorpion

A JRA terrorist uses a Sa. Vz.61 Skorpion during the seizure of the French embassy in The Hague. A Skorpion is later seen among the assortment of weapons that the Iraqi charge d'affaires provides for Carlos to use in the OPEC raid.

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SA Vz. 61 Skorpion - .32 ACP

MAT-49

MAT-49 submachine guns are used by French gendarmes, and later by Algerian soldiers when Carlos takes the hostages from the OPEC raid to Algiers.

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MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm

Beretta M12

Iraqi supplied Beretta M12 submachine guns are prominently used by Carlos and his comrades during the 1975 OPEC raid.

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Beretta PM12S - 9x19mm.

IMI Uzi

IMI Uzis are used by the Austrian police who attempt to raid OPEC headquarters, resulting in a firefight with the terrorists.

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IMI Uzi with buttstock collapsed - 9x19mm

Rifles

AKMS

AKMS rifles are seen throughout the series in the hands of various militants and security personnel.

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AKMS, stamped steel receiver w/ slant muzzle brake and under-folding stock - 7.62x39mm

Other

Mk 2 Hand Grenade

Carlos uses MK 2 hand grenades during a 1973 attack on a Paris restaurant.

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Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

M61 Hand Grenade

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M61 hand grenade, improved version of the M26

RPG-7

PFLP terrorists use RPG-7 launchers in two separate attempts to attack El-Al airliners at Paris-Orly Airport in January 1975.

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RPG-7 - 40mm
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RPG-7 with PG-7VM rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm