
'Simunition' is a trademark for training ammunition produced by General Dynamics - Ordnance and Tactical Systems Canada Inc. The scope is a Burris with a 40mm objective lense, and sits on Weaver's tall see-through scope mount rings. It has blued 20-round magazines (the kind available in the early 1990s), a Harris Bipod, and a dummy short 'suppressor' for the end of the threaded barrel.
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With a 16" medium heavy weight barrel, shaved gas block, carbine length free floating aluminum handguard tube, and a Bell & Carlson AR-15 Thumbhole stock. The rifle is the old model SGW Multimatch before SGW turned into what is now known as Olympic Arms. Mathilda uses the rifle (loaded with simunition paintball rounds) in her practice "hit" on the jogging politician ( Denis Bellocq) in Central Park. Tony had one of his workers go into the freezer and pull out an SGW Multimatch AR-15 rifle. Léon requests a rifle from Tony ( Danny Aiello) to train Mathilda ( Natalie Portman) on her long range sniping exercise. The one Stansfield is carrying certainly looks like a custom shortened barrel Classic Hunter as previously noted rather than this production model although the latter is very similar.Īnother shot of an NYPD ESU officer with his Remington 870. Reference page 260 of the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson.
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There is a particular Model 629 variant the S&W product code is Production Code 103650 and only 3200 were produced in 1989 - It had a Round Butt, 6 round UNFLUTED cylinder, Stainless Finish, and 3" Full Lug Barrel. Since the 629 "Classic Hunter" Stansfield packs isn't in factory configuration, we can assume it has been further customized and shortened, perhaps to make it more concealable and lighter to carry all-day like an oversized snub nose. It could be had in carbon blue steel and in stainless steel, came with an unfluted cylinder (standard production 629s feature fluted cylinders) and had either in 6-inch and 8 3/8-inch barrel length with the full underlug. Unlike the standard model 629, the "Classic Hunter" variation was a special production run made in limited quantities in the late 1980's/early 1990's. It's done in a manner uncommon on factory-standard Smith & Wesson revolvers (and limited production runs), which means it was likely a customized & shortened Smith & Wesson Model 629 "Classic Hunter". The standard and/or limited production, short barreled 629s usually have slightly shorter ejector rods (while the gun in the film's ends at the barrel). Stansfield's Smith & Wesson Model 629 appears to be customized or at least a rare, non-catalogued special production run. Norman Stansfield ( Gary Oldman) keeps a Smith & Wesson Model 629 revolver with a 3" barrel and unfluted cylinder as his duty sidearm. Obviously, this is an important part of the firearm! Revolvers Smith & Wesson Model 629 "Classic Hunter" Custom The pistol is noticeably missing the magazine insert, which is used to replace the magazine and act as a barrel release lever. One of Léon's Berettas features a two-toned finish with a stainless Inox frame.Ī Springfield Armory M1911-A2 SASS pistol on the right. We briefly see Mathilda ( Natalie Portman) assembling Léon's Beretta 92FS pistols, although we never see her use them. The problem is solved when it is revealed that one of Léon's suppressors has extended threads which clearly reach past the compensator ports when fitted. The combination of a suppressor and compensator might be considered nonsensical - A suppressor is supposed to re-route and slow the release of pressurized gases from the muzzle in order to reduce the muzzle blast, while a recoil compensator functions by changing the vector at which the gases are released in order to reduce recoil. A compensator reduces the rising of the barrel during rapid fire by redirecting propellant gases. The signature pistols of Léon ( Jean Reno) are Beretta 92FSs fitted with compensators and, in some scenes, sound suppressors. Pistols Beretta 92FS (Custom Compensator) 5.11 Armi-Jaeger AP-15 w/ Fake Grenade Launcher.5.2 Heckler & Koch HK91 (Mocked up as SR9).2.1 Smith & Wesson Model 629 "Classic Hunter" Custom.
