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Valley of the Wolves: Iraq

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Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006).

Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (Turkish title: Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak) is a 2006 Turkish action film directed by Serdar Akar about a former intelligence agent (Necati Sasmaz) who leads a commando team into Iraq to seek revenge on an American special forces officer (Billy Zane) for the detention and humiliation of Turkish soldiers. The film gained some notoriety when it was released for its strongly anti-American tone, including depictions of American soldiers abusing prisoners, committing atrocities and engaging in organ trafficking.

The following weapons are seen in the film Valley of the Wolves: Iraq:

Warning: A few spoilers ahead!



Handguns

Beretta 92FS

The Beretta 92FS is used by Lieutenant Suleyman Aslan (Tayfun Eraslan), one of the Turkish soldiers arrested by the Americans, to shoot himself out of shame at the beginning of the film. Memati (Gurkhan Uygun), one of the protagonists, also uses a Beretta 92FS as his main weapon throughout the film. These pistols are likely replicas due to the large amounts of sparks and smoke that they generate when fired.

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Beretta 92FS 9x19mm
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Bruni Model 92 stage firing blank prop - 8mm.
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Lieutenant Aslan points a Beretta at his head.
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An Iraqi civilian fires a Beretta into the air during a wedding celebration, prompting U.S. soldiers to raid the party.
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Memati fires the Beretta at an approaching American.
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Memati is wounded while firing the Beretta during the finale.

Umarex GPDA

Polat Alemdar (Necati Sasmaz) and his fellow agents Erhan (Erhan Ufak) and Abdulhey (Kenan Coban) all use Umarex GPDA pistols throughout the film, Abdulhey using a nickel-plated version. Colonel Sam William Marshall (Billy Zane) also uses a GPDA to shoot a man he suspects of collaborating with the Turks.

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Browning GPDA-9 - 9mm PAK. This is a Theatrical blank only pistol (made with licensed trademarks by Umarex of Germany), it is NOT a real firearm.
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Polat fires the GPDA at soldiers during a chase.
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Col. Marshall points the GPDA.
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The protagonists take cover while avoiding American patrols.
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Marshall's subordinate Dante (Diego Serrano) points a GPDA at some Iraqis.
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Nickel Plated Browning GPDA-9 - 9mm PAK.
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Abdulhey fires his nickel plated GPDA.
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Abdulhey gets up after narrowly avoiding a rocket.

Unknown revolver

Col. Marshall uses an unknown revolver during the finale. Like the other handguns in the film, it is likely a replica of some kind.

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Marshall searches for Polat.
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Marshall fires his revolver.

Rifles

Heckler & Koch G36C (airsoft)

U.S. Special Forces soldiers use the Heckler & Koch G36C when they arrest a team of Turkish troops in Iraqi Kurdistan. Since the rifles are never fired, it is likely that these are airsoft G36Cs that are made by several companies, most notably Umarex.

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Heckler & Koch G36C with vertical foregrip- 5.56x45mm
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Muscle shirts are the best body armor.
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Soldiers remove the Turks in hoods (modeled after a real-life incident in July 2003 where American troops arrested Turkish soldiers in Sulaymaniyah that was controversial in Turkey).

M16A2

Most of the U.S. Army soldiers in the film wield M16A2 rifles with attached flashlights.

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M16A2 Rifle - 5.56x45mm. Select Fire rifle (Safe/Semi/3 round Burst Only).
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Soldiers hold M16A2s during the standoff with the Turks.
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American and Turkish soldiers point M16A2s at each other.
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SF soldiers hold M16A2s while escorting Col. Marshall.
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A soldier holds a M16A2 while entering a building.


M16A1 (With M16A2 Handguards)

When the M16A2s are fired, they turn into M16A1 rifles with M16A2 handguards. The Special Forces troops that assault an Iraqi village in the finale are largely armed with the M16A1 as well.

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M16A1 with A2 style handguards - 5.56x45mm.
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Soldiers fire wildly into a crowd of civilians after they are attacked at the wedding.
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A U.S. Army soldier points a M16A1 at Memati.
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A soldier holds a replica M16A1 with a flashlight.
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Dante fires a M16A1 during the finale.

Colt Model 715/Diemaco C7

At least one of the American soldiers uses a Colt Model 715/Diemaco C7 when firing.

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Colt Model 715 (virtually identical rifle to the Colt Canada C7) - 5.56x45mm
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A soldier fires a Colt Model 715/Diemaco C7 during the wedding attack - as evidenced by the M16A1-style sights and M16A2-style brass deflector.
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A soldier takes fire from Polat during a chase.

M4A1 Carbine

Some of the American soldiers use M4A1 carbines with flashlights and red dot sights mounted on the handguard. Like the M16A2, these are never shown firing during the film.

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Colt M4A1 with 6 position collapsible stock - 5.56x45mm.
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A soldier drags wounded prisoners out of a truck.
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Soldiers hold M4A1 carbines while searching a hamlet.

Colt Model 723

Polat uses a Colt Model 723 carbine during the finale. As with many weapons in the film, the Colt Model 723 may be yet another replica due to its similarity with the cap-firing MGC M16A2 Carbine.

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Colt Model 723 "M16A2 carbine" - 5.56x45mm.
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Polat sneaks up behind one of the Special Forces soldiers.
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Polat fires the M723.
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Polat tells Leyla (Berguzar Korel) to keep quiet.
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A Special Forces soldier uses a M723 to fire a grenade.

AK-47

Various Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers and Iraqis are seen wielding non-firing AK-47 and AKS-47 rifles.

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Hudson AK-47, a Japanese Replica firearm based on the original Type III AK-47, seen here with AKS-style underfolding stock

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An Iraqi civilian waves an AK-47.
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A Special Forces soldier points an AKS-47 at a Turkish soldier.
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Two Peshmerga soldiers in the foreground hold a replica AK-47 and replica AKS-47.
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A terrorist holds an AKS-47.

AKMS

AKMS rifles are used during firing scenes, most noticeably when Polat uses one to kill a Peshmerga officer at a roadblock. Dante (Diego Serrano) also uses one to shoot up a container truck full of prisoners being transferred to a clinic for the doctor (Gary Busey).

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AKMS, stamped steel receiver w/ slant muzzle brake and under-folding stock - 7.62x39mm
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Polat cuts down a pesky Peshmerga guard with his own AKMS.
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An Iraqi shoots at Americans after they accidentally kill a boy.
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Dante shoots the container to give the prisoners "some air".

Unknown Sniper Rifle

Polat uses a bolt-action sniper rifle during an attempt to kill Marshall when he meets with Iraqi officials.

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Polat takes aim.
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Polat fires the rifle.

Machine Guns

MG3

A Turkish soldier uses a MG3 machine gun while facing off against American soldiers in the introduction.

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MG3 Machine Gun - 7.62x51mm NATO
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The soldier watches from a rooftop position.
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Another angle.

Fake Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun

Browning M2 heavy machine guns are mounted on American Humvees. The weapons are smaller than the real M2, and are clearly fakes.

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Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG
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A SF soldier cocks his "M2".
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The same soldier is shot while grasping the machine gun.

Fake NSV Heavy Machine Gun

Another weapon mounted on the faux Humvees is a machine gun that resembles a NSV heavy machine gun.

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Tripod-mounted NSV heavy machine gun with ammo box and belt - 12.7x107mm.
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A U.S. Army special forces soldier (or WWE candidate perhaps) mans a "NSV" machine gun.

Other

M72 LAW

U.S. Army special forces soldiers use M72 LAW rocket launchers to destroy civilian buildings in the finale.

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M72A2 LAW - 66mm.
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A U.S. Army special forces soldier aims an M72 LAW.
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Another U.S. Army special forces soldier an M72 LAW.