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[[Image:The Company.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''The Company'' (2007)]]
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'''''The Company''''' is a 2007 TNT miniseries that follows the activities of a CIA agent from the beginning of the Cold War to the collapse of the Soviet Union.  The miniseries was executive produced by [[Ridley Scott]] and [[Tony Scott]].
|picture = The Company.jpg
|caption = ''Television Release Poster'' 
|country=[[Image:USA.jpg|border|23px]] United States
|director = Mikael Salomon
|date=2007
|language = English<br>German
|Episodes =3
|studio=Scott Free Productions<br>John Calley Productions<br>Sony Pictures Television
|distributor= TNT
|character1=Jack McAuliffe
|actor1=[[Chris O'Donnell]]
|character2=Harvey Torriti
|actor2=[[Alfred Molina]]
|character3=James Angleton
|actor3=[[Michael Keaton]]
|character4=Yevgeny Tsipin
|actor4=[[Rory Cochrane]]
|character5=Elizabet Nemeth
|actor5=[[Natascha McElhone]]
|character6= Kim Philby
|actor6= [[Tom Hollander]]
|character7=Leo Kritzky
|actor7=[[Alessandro Nivola]]
|character8=
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'''''The Company''''' is a 2007 TNT miniseries that follows the covert activities of the CIA from the beginning of the Cold War to the collapse of the Soviet Union, as seen through the eyes of Jack McAuliffe ([[Chris O'Donnell]]), an operative with the agency.  The miniseries also co-starred [[Michael Keaton]], [[Alfred Molina]] and [[Rory Cochrane]] and was executive produced by [[Ridley Scott]] and [[Tony Scott]].




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[[Image:Comp001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jack McAuliffe ([[Chris O'Donnell]]) aims a Smith & Wesson Model 36.]]
[[Image:Comp001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jack McAuliffe ([[Chris O'Donnell]]) aims a Smith & Wesson Model 36.]]


==Colt M1911A1==
==Colt M1911A1 (Nickel)==
CIA Officer Harvey "The Sorcerer" Torriti ([[Alfred Molina]]) carries a nickel [[M1911_pistol_series#M1911|Colt 1911]] series handgun as his main sidearm.
CIA Officer Harvey "The Sorcerer" Torriti ([[Alfred Molina]]) carries a nickel [[M1911_pistol_series#M1911|Colt 1911]] series handgun as his main sidearm.
[[Image:NickelM1911.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Rock Island Armory M1911A1 Pistol that was '''bright nickel''' plated by the owner (with Pearl grips) - .45 ACP.]]
[[Image:NickelM1911.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Rock Island Armory M1911A1 Pistol that was '''bright nickel''' plated by the owner (with Pearl grips) - .45 ACP.]]
[[Image:Comp018.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Harvey Torriti ([[Alfred Molina]]) holds his nickel M1911A1 Pistol .45 ACP on his KGB counterpart.]]
[[Image:Comp018.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Harvey Torriti ([[Alfred Molina]]) holds his nickel M1911A1 Pistol .45 ACP on his KGB counterpart.]]
==Colt M1911A1==
Jack McAuliffe ([[Chris O'Donnell]]) carries an [[M1911]] during the invasion.
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|350px|none|M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.]]
[[File:Company 216.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jack holding the M1911A1 and the Grease Gun during the invasion.]]


== Beretta 950 Jetfire==
== Beretta 950 Jetfire==
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=Submachine Guns=
=Submachine Guns=
== Sten ==
== Sten ==
A [[Sten Mk III]] is fired by McAuliffe during an incident in East Berlin.
A [[Sten Mk III]] is fired by McAuliffe ([[Chris O'Donnell]]) during an incident in East Berlin.
[[File:Sten MkIII.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Sten Mk III - 9x19mm]]
[[File:Sten MkIII.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Sten Mk III - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Comp008.jpg|thumb|none|600px|McAuliffe fires his Sten.]]
[[Image:Comp008.jpg|thumb|none|600px|McAuliffe fires his Sten.]]
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[[Image:MP40.jpg‎|thumb|400px|none|MP40 Sub Machine Gun]]
[[Image:MP40.jpg‎|thumb|400px|none|MP40 Sub Machine Gun]]
[[Image:Comp014.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An East Berlin officer looks over at McAuliffe with his MP40.]]
[[Image:Comp014.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An East Berlin officer looks over at McAuliffe with his MP40.]]
==M3 "Grease Gun"==
Jack McAuliffe ([[Chris O'Donnell]]) and other Cuban freedom fighters carry [[M3 Grease Gun]]s during the invasion.
[[Image:M3 Grease.jpg|thumb|350px|none|M3 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP.]]
[[File:Company 216.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jack holding the M1911A1 and the Grease Gun during the invasion.]]


== PPSh-41 Submachine Gun  ==
== PPSh-41 Submachine Gun  ==
The [[PPSh-41 / PPSh-43 Submachine Gun#|PPSh-41 Submachine Gun]] with stick mags was used by Hungarian forces during the siege of Budapest.
The [[PPSh-41]] Submachine Gun with stick mags was used by Hungarian forces during the siege of Budapest.
[[Image:Ppsh41-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun with 35 round stick magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
[[Image:Ppsh41-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun with 35 round stick magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
[[Image:Comp022.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An AVH officer fires a PPSh-41 fitted with stick magazine at the Hungarian resistance before his gun jams and he is bayoneted.]]
[[Image:Comp022.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An AVH officer fires a PPSh-41 fitted with stick magazine at the Hungarian resistance before his gun jams and he is bayoneted.]]
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The [[Beretta M12|Beretta PM12S]] is carried by Italian Carabinieri when arresting a KGB conspirator.  
The [[Beretta M12|Beretta PM12S]] is carried by Italian Carabinieri when arresting a KGB conspirator.  
[[Image:Beretta M12.jpg|none|thumb|400px|Beretta PM12S - 9x19mm ]]
[[Image:Beretta M12.jpg|none|thumb|400px|Beretta PM12S - 9x19mm ]]
[[Image:Comp056.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Comp056.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[Beretta M12|Beretta PM12S]] is carried by Italian Carabinieri when arresting a KGB conspirator. ]]


==Heckler & Koch MP5A3==
==Heckler & Koch MP5A3==
FBI HRT members are seen using [[Heckler & Koch MP5A3]]s when they go to apprehend the suspected CIA mole.
FBI HRT members are seen carrying [[Heckler & Koch MP5A3]]s on their way to apprehend the suspected CIA mole.
[[Image:HKmp5A3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9x19mm with Surefire 628 dedicated forend weaponlight and safe-semi-two round burst trigger group]]
[[Image:HKmp5A3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9x19mm with Surefire 628 dedicated forend weaponlight and safe-semi-two round burst trigger group]]
[[Image:Comp098.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Comp098.jpg|thumb|none|600px|FBI HRT members are seen carrying [[Heckler & Koch MP5A3]]s on their way to apprehend the suspected CIA mole.]]


=Rifles=
=Rifles=
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== Norinco Type 56 ==
== Norinco Type 56 ==
Cuban forces are seen repelling the freedom fighters with  [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Norinco Type 56]] rifles during the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Cuban forces are seen repelling the freedom fighters with  [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Norinco Type 56]] rifles during the Bay of Pigs invasion. It appears to stand in for the several AK type rifles seen in archival Bay of Pigs footage.
   
   
[[Image:Type56Standard.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:Type56Standard.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:Comp051.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cuban forces are seen repelling the freedom fighters with  [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Norinco Type 56]] rifles during the Bay of Pigs invasion. In reality, Cuban Armed Forces during the time period were armed with a mix of weapons, none from the AK family. AK47 and AKM came to the island a year after the Bay of Pigs Invasion, when USSR realized Castro was right about the intervention plots from the US government.]]
[[Image:Comp051.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cuban forces are seen repelling the freedom fighters with  [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Norinco Type 56]] rifles during the Bay of Pigs invasion. In reality, Cuban Armed Forces during the time period were armed with a mix of weapons, with very few AK type rifles. AK47 and AKM officially came to the island a year after the Bay of Pigs Invasion, when USSR realized Castro was right about the intervention plots from the US government. However some pictures show Cuban soldiers carrying and firing AKs during the invasion, probably supplied trough the black market during the revolution.]]


=Heavy Weapons=
=Machine Guns=
== DShKM Heavy Machine Gun ==
== DShKM Heavy Machine Gun ==
The [[DShK heavy machine gun]] is mounted on Soviet tanks during the siege of Budapest.  Since the series was shot in Prague, these could very well be actual DShk's.
The [[DShK heavy machine gun]] is mounted on Soviet tanks during the siege of Budapest.  Since the series was shot in Prague, these could very well be actual DShk's.
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[[Image:Comp053.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Browning M2 mounted on a ship.]]
[[Image:Comp053.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Browning M2 mounted on a ship.]]


== M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle ==
The [[Browning Automatic Rifle|M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle]] is used by Cuban freedom fighters during the Bay of Pigs invasion.
[[Image:BAR.jpg‎|thumb|none|450px|Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06.]]
[[Image:Company 213.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Browning M2 carried by a freedom fighter.]]


== SPG-9 recoilless rifle ==
=Heavy Weapons=
The [[SPG-9 recoilless rifle|SPG-9]] is used by Cuban soldiers during the Bay of Pigs invasion.
== M20A1 "Super Bazooka" ==
[[Image:Spg-9.jpg|thumb|450px|none|SPG-9 recoikless rifle - 73mm.]]
An [[M20A1 "Super Bazooka"]] is used by Cuban freedom fighters during the Bay of Pigs invasion.
[[Image:Company 218.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[SPG-9 recoilless rifle|SPG-9]] is used by Cuban soldiers during the Bay of Pigs invasion.]]
[[Image:M20A1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M20A1 "Super Bazooka" - 3.5" Rocket]]
[[Image:Company 219.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bazooka is used by Cuban freedom fighters during the Bay of Pigs invasion.]]
[[Image:Company 220.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bazooka is fired.]]
 
== M18 Recoilless Rifle ==
An [[M18 Recoilless Rifle]] is used by Cuban freedom fighters during the Bay of Pigs invasion.
[[Image:M18 Recoilless.jpg |thumb|none|500px|M18 Recoilless Rifle - 57mm]]
[[Image:Comp052.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M18 is used by Cuban freedom fighters during the Bay of Pigs invasion.]]
 
== M20 Recoilless Rifle ==
The [[M20 Recoilless Rifle]] is used by Cuban soldiers during the Bay of Pigs invasion.
[[File:M20fort nelson.jpg|thumb|450px|none|M20 Recoilless Rifle - 73mm.]]
[[Image:Company 218.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M20 recoilless rifle is used by Cuban soldiers during the Bay of Pigs invasion.]]


=Shotguns=
=Shotguns=
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[[Image:Comp026.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Elizabet ([[Natascha McElhone]]) holds the shotgun.]]
[[Image:Comp026.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Elizabet ([[Natascha McElhone]]) holds the shotgun.]]
[[Image:Comp006.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Yevgeny Tsipin ([[Rory Cochrane]]) uses the shotgun during his training.]]
[[Image:Comp006.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Yevgeny Tsipin ([[Rory Cochrane]]) uses the shotgun during his training.]]
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The Company
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Television Release Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing United States
Directed by Mikael Salomon
Release Date 2007
Language English
German
Studio Scott Free Productions
John Calley Productions
Sony Pictures Television
Distributor TNT
Main Cast
Character Actor
Jack McAuliffe Chris O'Donnell
Harvey Torriti Alfred Molina
James Angleton Michael Keaton
Yevgeny Tsipin Rory Cochrane
Elizabet Nemeth Natascha McElhone
Kim Philby Tom Hollander
Leo Kritzky Alessandro Nivola


The Company is a 2007 TNT miniseries that follows the covert activities of the CIA from the beginning of the Cold War to the collapse of the Soviet Union, as seen through the eyes of Jack McAuliffe (Chris O'Donnell), an operative with the agency. The miniseries also co-starred Michael Keaton, Alfred Molina and Rory Cochrane and was executive produced by Ridley Scott and Tony Scott.


The following weapons were used in the miniseries The Company:



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Handguns

Smith & Wesson Model 36

During his mission in East Berlin, CIA Officer Jack McAuliffe (Chris O'Donnell) is seen carrying a Smith & Wesson Model 36.

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Smith and Wesson Model 36 - .38 special - 5 shot
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Jack McAuliffe (Chris O'Donnell) aims a Smith & Wesson Model 36.

Colt M1911A1 (Nickel)

CIA Officer Harvey "The Sorcerer" Torriti (Alfred Molina) carries a nickel Colt 1911 series handgun as his main sidearm.

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Rock Island Armory M1911A1 Pistol that was bright nickel plated by the owner (with Pearl grips) - .45 ACP.
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Harvey Torriti (Alfred Molina) holds his nickel M1911A1 Pistol .45 ACP on his KGB counterpart.

Colt M1911A1

Jack McAuliffe (Chris O'Donnell) carries an M1911 during the invasion.

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M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.
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Jack holding the M1911A1 and the Grease Gun during the invasion.

Beretta 950 Jetfire

A Beretta 950 Jetfire is held by McAuliffe's female asset when she's about to be confronted by East Berlin police.

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Beretta Jetfire .25 ACP‎
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Lili shoots herself with a Beretta Jetfire when the KGB arrive to arrest her.

Makarov PM

KGB officers are seen armed with Makarov PM pistols in East Berlin.

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Russian Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov
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A KGB officer surrenders with his Makarov PM.

Tokarev TT-33

Tokarev TT-33 pistols are used by both Yevgeny Tsipin (Rory Cochrane) and Hungarian resistance fighters.

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Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
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Yevgeny Tsipin (Rory Cochrane) fires a Tokarev TT-33.
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Arpad fighter aims a Tokarev TT-33.

Submachine Guns

Sten

A Sten Mk III is fired by McAuliffe (Chris O'Donnell) during an incident in East Berlin.

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Sten Mk III - 9x19mm
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McAuliffe fires his Sten.

MP40

The MP40 is carried by East Berlin police.

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MP40 Sub Machine Gun
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An East Berlin officer looks over at McAuliffe with his MP40.

M3 "Grease Gun"

Jack McAuliffe (Chris O'Donnell) and other Cuban freedom fighters carry M3 Grease Guns during the invasion.

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M3 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP.
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Jack holding the M1911A1 and the Grease Gun during the invasion.

PPSh-41 Submachine Gun

The PPSh-41 Submachine Gun with stick mags was used by Hungarian forces during the siege of Budapest.

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Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun with 35 round stick magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
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An AVH officer fires a PPSh-41 fitted with stick magazine at the Hungarian resistance before his gun jams and he is bayoneted.

Beretta M12

The Beretta PM12S is carried by Italian Carabinieri when arresting a KGB conspirator.

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Beretta PM12S - 9x19mm
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The Beretta PM12S is carried by Italian Carabinieri when arresting a KGB conspirator.

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

FBI HRT members are seen carrying Heckler & Koch MP5A3s on their way to apprehend the suspected CIA mole.

Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9x19mm with Surefire 628 dedicated forend weaponlight and safe-semi-two round burst trigger group
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FBI HRT members are seen carrying Heckler & Koch MP5A3s on their way to apprehend the suspected CIA mole.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M91/30

The Mosin Nagant M91/30 is used by Hungarian freedom fighters during the Budapest uprising.

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Mosin Nagant 91/30 rifle - 7.62x54R
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A Hungarian freedom fighter runs with his Mosin Nagant.
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Hungarian freedoms fighters with their Mosin Nagant rifles watch Elizabet as she fires her shotgun.

SKS rifle

The SKS rifle is used by both government soldiers and Hungarian freedom fighters during the Budapest uprising.

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SKS rifle 7.62x39mm with bayonet folded
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A Government soldier fires at the Hungarian resistance with an SKS.

M1 Garand

The M1 Garand rifle is seen used by Cuban freedom fighters during the Bay of Pigs invasion.

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M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06
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A Cuban freedom fighter trains with an M1 Garand.

M1 Carbine

The M1 Carbine is seen used by Cuban freedom fighters during the Bay of Pigs invasion.

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World War II Era M1 Carbine, with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WWII, shown with khaki sling and oiler and a period Magazine pouch for buttstock
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A Freedom fighter runs with a M1 Carbine during the Bay of Pigs invasion.

Norinco Type 56

Cuban forces are seen repelling the freedom fighters with Norinco Type 56 rifles during the Bay of Pigs invasion. It appears to stand in for the several AK type rifles seen in archival Bay of Pigs footage.

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Norinco Type 56 7.62x39mm
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Cuban forces are seen repelling the freedom fighters with Norinco Type 56 rifles during the Bay of Pigs invasion. In reality, Cuban Armed Forces during the time period were armed with a mix of weapons, with very few AK type rifles. AK47 and AKM officially came to the island a year after the Bay of Pigs Invasion, when USSR realized Castro was right about the intervention plots from the US government. However some pictures show Cuban soldiers carrying and firing AKs during the invasion, probably supplied trough the black market during the revolution.

Machine Guns

DShKM Heavy Machine Gun

The DShK heavy machine gun is mounted on Soviet tanks during the siege of Budapest. Since the series was shot in Prague, these could very well be actual DShk's.

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DShKM heavy machine gun in standard vehicle mounting on a Romanian TR-85 main battle tank - 12.7x108mm
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The Soviet tank gunner fires at the Hungarian resistance.

Browning M2

A Browning M2 HB is mounted on top of a jeep when the Cuban freedom fighters invade the Bay of Pigs. It's used by McAuliffe to repel the Cuban military forces.

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Browning M2 .50 BMG
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McAuliffe fires a Browning M2 during the Bay of Pigs invasion.
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A Browning M2 mounted on a ship.

M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle

The M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle is used by Cuban freedom fighters during the Bay of Pigs invasion.

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Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06.
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A Browning M2 carried by a freedom fighter.

Heavy Weapons

M20A1 "Super Bazooka"

An M20A1 "Super Bazooka" is used by Cuban freedom fighters during the Bay of Pigs invasion.

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M20A1 "Super Bazooka" - 3.5" Rocket
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The bazooka is used by Cuban freedom fighters during the Bay of Pigs invasion.
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The bazooka is fired.

M18 Recoilless Rifle

An M18 Recoilless Rifle is used by Cuban freedom fighters during the Bay of Pigs invasion.

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M18 Recoilless Rifle - 57mm
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M18 is used by Cuban freedom fighters during the Bay of Pigs invasion.

M20 Recoilless Rifle

The M20 Recoilless Rifle is used by Cuban soldiers during the Bay of Pigs invasion.

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M20 Recoilless Rifle - 73mm.
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M20 recoilless rifle is used by Cuban soldiers during the Bay of Pigs invasion.

Shotguns

12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun

12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotguns are seen used by Yevgeny Tsipin (Rory Cochrane) and resistance fighter Elizabet (Natascha McElhone).

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Modern Baikal Commercial hammerless side-by-side shotgun - 12 Gauge
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Elizabet (Natascha McElhone) holds the shotgun.
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Yevgeny Tsipin (Rory Cochrane) uses the shotgun during his training.