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Public enemies cast5/10/2023 ![]() 38 Super that was converted to 9mm to fire blanks. The Colt "machine pistol" used in the film was a Colt Government Model originally chambered in. In the film Dillinger is sadly never seen using it, and it is only wielded by Nelson ( Stephen Graham), who uses it to fire out of the windows during the Little Bohemia shootout and later shoots Agent Carter Baum ( Rory Cochrane). Lehman) to fire full auto, loaded with an extended magazine, was fitted with a Thompson's foregrip and a Thompson's Cutts compensator to turn it into a miniaturized "machine pistol". 45 ACP round wouldn't) which was specially modified by gunsmith Hyman Lebman (also referred as Hyman S. 38 Super (which would pierce body armor when the. The real Dillinger and Nelson each owned a rather unique firearm at one point, a Colt Government Model chambered in. (thanks goes to Steve Karnes for the information on the guns)ĭepp loads a Thompson behind the scenes, seen in the documentary "Last of the Legendary Outlaws". The guns used in the film were a mix of Colt M1921s (some the same used in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) with 1928 internals, M1928A1s refinished to look like M1921s (by adding a polished blued finish) and there were some Thompson hybrids that were built out of various models. He starts out with a drum magazine, but when reloading, continuity errors show him instantly switching to a stick magazine. During the Little Bohemia shootout, there was a continuity error with Purvis' Thompson. FBI Agent Melvin Purvis ( Christian Bale) also uses a Thompson in several scenes. During the breakout from Crown Point jail, Dillinger hands a Thompson to Herbert Youngblood (Michael Bentt). ![]() Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd ( Channing Tatum) carries and fires one as he is being pursued by Purvis. John Dillinger ( Johnny Depp) and several of his gang members, notably "Baby Face" Nelson ( Stephen Graham), Harry "Pete" Pierpont ( David Wenham), and John "Red" Hamilton ( Jason Clarke) have Thompson Submachine Guns, sometimes seen with the stock removed with a lanyard attached. Submachine Gun, Machine Pistol & Automatic Rifle Colt Thompson Hybrids 45 automatics".Ī Racine cop fires his Model 10. In the actual screenplay, the pistols are said to be "Colt. 38 Super blanks in the armorer industry, and all of the 1911A1s in the film were chambered in. 38 Super pistols in real life, there are currently no. FBI agents such as Melvin Purvis ( Christian Bale) and Charles Winstead ( Stephen Lang) also fire 1911A1s during the Little Bohemia and Biograph Theater scenes respectively. The pistols used by the prison escapees (most of Dillinger's gang) in the opening scene are M1911A1s smuggled into the prison by Dillinger. Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd ( Channing Tatum) reaches for a nickel M1911A1 when he is shot down in an Ohio field, but Purvis kicks it from his hand. Several of his gang members also carry and use them, including Harry "Pete" Pierpont ( David Wenham), Homer Van Meter ( Stephen Dorff), Walter Dietrich ( James Russo), Charley Makley ( Christian Stolte), and "Baby Face" Nelson ( Stephen Graham). In the second bank robbery, he is seen pointing one of them at the bank manager as he opens the vault and the other at the lobby. John Dillinger ( Johnny Depp) carries two Colt 1911A1 Government Model pistols kept in a leather crossdraw shoulder holster rig throughout the film, although he rarely fires them. 2 Submachine Gun, Machine Pistol & Automatic Rifle.
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