Coriolanus: Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Coriolanus: Difference between revisions
The [[SIG-Sauer P226]] appears to be the standard sidearm of both Roman and Volscian forces in the movie. Tullus Aufidius ([[Gerard Butler]]), leader of the Volscians, uses a P226 to execute a Roman prisoner. Coriolanus ([[Ralph Fiennes]]) later uses a P226 while single-handedly storming a building during the battle in Corioles.
The [[Zastava CZ99]] appears to be the standard sidearm of both Roman and Volscian forces in the movie. Tullus Aufidius ([[Gerard Butler]]), leader of the Volscians, uses a CZ99 to execute a Roman prisoner. Coriolanus ([[Ralph Fiennes]]) later uses a CZ99 while single-handedly storming a building during the battle in Corioles.
[[Image:Cz99-1.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Zastava CZ99. Note the spur hammer, later revisions of the weapon swapped this out for a ring hammer. - 9x19mm]]
[[File:Coriolanus-P226-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aufidis shoots the prisoner with a P226.]]
[[File:Coriolanus-P226-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aufidis shoots the prisoner with a CZ99.]]
[[Image:Corio 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Coriolanus fires the P226.]]
[[Image:Corio 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Coriolanus fires the CZ99.]]
[[File:Coriolanus-P226-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Coriolanus fires the P226 as he is attacked by a Volscian.]]
[[File:Coriolanus-P226-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Coriolanus fires the CZ99 as he is attacked by a Volscian.]]
[[File:Coriolanus-P226-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A bearded Coriolanus holds a P226 when he enters a Volscian base.]]
[[File:Coriolanus-P226-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A bearded Coriolanus holds a CZ99 when he enters a Volscian base.]]
=Rifles=
=Rifles=
Revision as of 00:47, 6 March 2021
Coriolanus is a modern retelling of the Shakespearian tragedy. The original work by William Shakespeare was based on real life Roman leader Gaius Marcius Coriolanus. This is a modern film rendition of an original Shakespeare play, much like Richard III, and was filmed in Serbia utilizing modern settings and weaponry.
The following weapons can be seen in the film Coriolanus:
The Zastava CZ99 appears to be the standard sidearm of both Roman and Volscian forces in the movie. Tullus Aufidius (Gerard Butler), leader of the Volscians, uses a CZ99 to execute a Roman prisoner. Coriolanus (Ralph Fiennes) later uses a CZ99 while single-handedly storming a building during the battle in Corioles.
Rifles
Colt Model 933
The Colt Model 933 carbine appears to be the standard infantry weapon for the Roman "Legionnaire" forces, used by Caius Martius Coriolanus (Ralph Fiennes) and his fellow troops. All of the M933s in the movie are fitted with M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes, and some of the rifles are also missing their front sights.
Zastava M70AB2
Tullus Aufidius (Gerard Butler) and his fellow Volscian soldiers are mainly armed with Zastava M70AB2s throughout the movie. It appears to be the standard Volscian infantry rifle.
SIG SG 552
A Roman Legionnaire can be seen wielding a SIG SG 552 carbine when Coriolanus urges his troops to attack.
Zastava M76
A Volscian sniper uses a Zastava M76 while battling the Romans. Later, a few Volscian soldiers hold M76s when Volumnia (Vanessa Redgrave) and Virgilia (Jessica Chastain) visit Coriolanus at the Volscian camp.
Vektor R4
A Volscian escorting Volumnia and Virgilia holds a Vektor R4 rifle, distinguishable by its bipod and lengthened handguard.
Machine Guns
Zastava M72
A soldier can be seen firing a Zastava M72 machine gun in archival footage of the Yugoslavian civil wars that is used to portray the Roman-Volscian conflict.
Zastava M84 (PKM)
Some Volscian soldiers wield Zastava M84 machine guns, which are distinguishable by their solid stocks.