Michael Collins

Michael Collins is a 1996 Irish-British American biographical period drama film about the Irish revolutionary, soldier, and politician Michael Collins who was a leading figure in the early 20th-century struggle for Irish independence from the failed Easter Uprising in 1916 to the Irish War of Independence from 1919 to 1921 and the Irish Civil War, ending with his assassination on 22nd August 1922 during the Irish Civil War. 
 
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=Handguns=
== Mauser C96 ==
A Mauser C96 fitted with and without the optional shoulder stock is used by Michael Collins (Liam Neeson) in the 1916 Easter Rising scenes in the beginning. Two IRA assassins also uses the weapon to kill two respective police inspectors.
== Colt New Service ==
Michael Collins uses a Colt New Service to threaten Ned Broy (Stephen Rea) outside a bar. Later, Liam Tobin (Brendan Gleeson) uses a New Service during the jailbreak scene.
== Webley Mk. VI==
British officers, G Division Detectives, and many IRA members, including Michael Collins, carry Webley Mk VIs throughout the film. 
thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley
==Webley Mk. IV==
Kitty Kiernan (Julia Roberts) pulls a Webley Mk IV on a potential assassin during the political rally scene. A second (probable) Webley Mk IV is wielded by an assassin during the killings. Since the Mk. IV and V are so alike, it's difficult to properly identify which model is used in some scenes.
== Browning 1900 ==
Both the Irish and British use the Browning Model 1900. Vinny Byrne (Tom Murphy) uses a Model 1900 to shoot a "G Man" through a newspaper. A British detective carries one during his untimely death at the hands of an IRA assassin. Joe O'Reilly (Ian Hart) also uses one throughout the film.
 
== Steyr 1912 ==
Harry Boland (Aidan Quinn) uses a Steyr 1912 during the Civil War scenes in Dublin. It is also used by an IRA assassin in the Bloody Sunday scene.
== Colt M1911 ==
A Colt M1911 is used by Liam Tobin in the Bloody Sunday scene. Harry Boland takes one from an overzealous bodyguard during his confrontation with Collins.
== Luger P08 ==
The Luger P08 is carried exclusively by IRA soldiers/assassins, who use it to good effect against the British Military and police presence.
=== Artillery model ===
An IRA assassin is seen preparing for the strike on British/Irish intelligence officers with a Luger P08 Artillery model. It is identifiable via its longer barrel and rear sight. The P08 "Marine" model had the long barrel, but not the rear sight, which also helps identify it as an Artillery model. 
=Rifles=
== Ross Mk. III==
An IRA soldier can be seen surrendering a Ross Mk.III rifle in the Easter Rising scene. It is unlikely it would have been used since it was still being issued to Canadian troops at the time. After being retired from the frontlines some of those rifles were issued to the Royal Navy and to coast guard stations in Ireland; being used in small numbers during the War of Independence.
==Lee-Enfield Mk. I==
IRA soldiers can be seen carrying Lee-Enfield Mk Is during the Easter Rising scene and the Civil War fighting in Dublin.The Mk.I makes several apperances but for the most part the shots are fuzzy due to the quick pace of the scenes and it is difficult getting a clear/sharp screenshot of it.
== Lee-Enfield No. 1 MK. III==
British and Irish forces throughout the film use various Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk. III rifles. 
== Mauser Gewehr 98 ==
The Mauser Gewehr 1898 is seen at least twice in the movie. Once during the urban fighting in the Civil War and later an IRA soldier (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) uses a Gewehr 1898 at the end of the film.
 
=Shotguns=
== 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun ==
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotguns are used by various IRA soldiers throughout the movie, including one sawed-off shotgun.
thumb|none|450px|J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun (Circa 1878) exposed hammers and designed to fire black powder shotgun shells - 12 Gauge
 
==Single Barreled Under Lever Shotgun==
What appears to be an single barreled shotgun with an under lever is used by an IRA soldier during the raid on the police barracks.
== Winchester Model 1897 Trench Gun==
A Winchester Model 1897 Trench Gun is carried by a Black and Tan who arrests Ned Broy. 
=Submachine Guns=
== Bergmann MP18 ==
A Bergmann MP18 is used by IRA members to assassinate three British secret service agents in a café.
thumb|none|450px|Bergmann MP18 submachine gun with drum magazine - 9x19mm
== M1921 Thompson ==
IRA members are seen using the M1921 Thompson following Bloody Sunday and during the civil war fighting in Dublin. This is historically accurate, as the IRA bought some of the first Thompsons off the production line.
The movie version is the M1921A, which lacks the compensator of the later M1921AC.
=Machine Guns=
== Lewis Gun ==
The Lewis Gun is used by the Black And Tans, most noticeably to fire at Dublin tenements. Joe O'Reilly (Ian Hart) uses one mounted on an Irish Army troop truck.
thumb|none|450px|Lewis Gun - .303 British
 
== Hotchkiss Mk. I ==
A pair of Hotchkiss Mk.I are turret-mounted on the British (and later Irish) armored cars and is used in the Bloody Sunday scene. 
== Browning Automatic Rifle M1918 ==
The Browning Automatic Rifle is seen in the hands of a Black and Tan and with an IRA member during the Civil War fighting in Dublin.
 
== Vickers Mk. I ==
The British Vickers Machine Gun with a smooth water jacket is seen mounted on British and Irish vehicles. It is also seen at a checkpoint.
= Other =
==9.15 cm Minenwerfer==
Anti-Treaty IRA forces are seen firing German WW1-era 91mm Lanz trench Minenwerfers during the street fighting in Dublin.
== Ordnance QF 18 Pdr ==
QF 18 Pdr guns are used by the British army during the Easter Rising and the Irish Army during the Civil War
==Armored Car==
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Category:Drama
Category:War
Category:British Produced/Filmed
Category:Irish Produced/Filmed 
Category:Biographical Movie