The Jackal

The Jackal is a 1997 American action thriller starring Richard Gere as a former IRA sniper who is recruited by the FBI to track down a professional assassin known as "The Jackal" (Bruce Willis), who has been hired by a Russian mobster to eliminate a major American political figure. The film is a loose remake of the 1973 thriller The Day of the Jackal.
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=Pistols=
==SIG-Sauer P228==
SIG-Sauer P228 pistols are used by FBI Special Agents Timothy I. Witherspoon (J.K. Simmons) and McMurphy (Richard Lineback). Near the end of the film, Declan Mulqueen (Richard Gere) uses one when facing The Jackal (Bruce Willis), as does Isabella Zanconia (Mathilda May).
==SIG-Sauer P229==
FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston (Sidney Poitier) uses a SIG-Sauer P229 as his sidearm.
==Beretta 84FS "Cheetah"==
Major Valentina Koslova (Diane Venora) carries a Beretta 84FS "Cheetah" as her sidearm. The Jackal (Bruce Willis) also carries one fitted with a suppressor.
== Makarov PM ==
Major Valentina Koslova (Diane Venora) carries a Makarov PM during the arrest in Moscow, using it to shoot Ghazzi Murrad (Ravil Isyanov) in the head when he tries to knife her.
thumb|none|300px|Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov
==Smith & Wesson 6906==
One of the Secret Service Agents is seen using a Smith & Wesson 6906.
==Glock 17==
Near the end of the film, The Jackal (Bruce Willis) uses a Glock 17, which he acquired along with a police uniform.
==Beretta 92FS==
While Declan (Richard Gere) is under watch by the FBI, he tries to find a shaver in one of the desks but also finds a Beretta 92FS, which he doesn't pick up despite the opportunity.
==Beretta 92SB==
After The Jackal (Bruce Willis) fails to kill the First Lady (Tess Harper), the Secret Service Agents are seen armed mainly with Beretta 92SB pistols, as noted by their rounded trigger guards.
==M1911A1==
One of the Secret Service Agents is seen using an M1911A1 pistol of unknown make.
==Glock 19==
Some of the Secret Service Agents are seen using Glock 19s.
==Walther PPK==
As a last-ditch effort to kill Declan (Richard Gere), The Jackal (Bruce Willis) pulls out a Walther PPK from his coat pocket before being shot again.
=Submachine Guns=
==Heckler & Koch "HK94SD"==
The Jackal (Bruce Willis) carries a Heckler & Koch HK94 chopped and converted to resemble a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 fitted with a fake "integral" suppressor to make it an MP5SD3. He uses it to dispatch the FBI agents in Isabella Zanconia's (Mathilda May) house.
==Heckler & Koch MP5A2==
One of the Secret Service Agents is seen using a Heckler & Koch MP5A2 with a slimline forend.
==Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW==
One of the Secret Service Agents is seen using a Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW.
=Assault Rifles=
==M16A2==
Members of the US Marine recon team Declan (Richard Gere) is paired with use M16A2 rifles. The guards at Declan's prison are armed with them as well.
==AR-15A2 Government Carbine/R6520==
Some of the FBI SWAT teams use the Colt AR-15A2 Government Carbine, a semi-automatic CAR-15 made for police, marketed as such but officially indexed as the "R6520", identified by their 16" A1 profile barrels and A2 rear sights.
thumb|450px|none|Colt Model R6520 "AR-15A2 Government Carbine" - 5.56x45mm
==AKS-74U==
The Russian MVD SOBR team are all armed with AKS-74U assault rifles during the bust in Moscow. Some are also seen during the film's opening credits.
==AKS-74 (mockup)==
What appears to be one of the side-folding stock AKS-74 mockups seen in Red Dawn is seen during the opening credits. The simple combination of a triangle side-folder and a 7.62x39mm chambering never existed on the same rifle.
thumb|none|500px|A screenshot from Red Dawn showing the fake AKS-74.
=Sniper Rifles=
==Remington 700PSS==
Secret Service snipers guarding the First Lady (Tess Harper) are seen with Remington 700PSS rifles slung over their backs. One of the snipers is also seen holding what appears to be a standard Remington 700 when viewed through Declan's scope.
==Heckler & Koch SR9(TC)==
US Marine sniper Akashi (Daniel Dae Kim) carries a customized Heckler & Koch SR9(TC), which like most Hollywood SR9 rifles is in fact a Heckler & Koch HK91 rifle mocked up as SR9 and fitted with a Swarovski LRS 3 (Laser Rangefinding Scope). He gives the rifle to Declan Mulqueen (Richard Gere), who uses it to shoot the scope off of The Jackal's (Bruce Willis) automated machine gun. Akashi then uses the rifle to shoot the gas tank and ignite the fuel, blowing up the SUV housing the machine gun.
=Launchers=
==WZ.83 Pallad D==
A kidnapper in Porvoo uses a WZ.83 Pallad D to fire a less-lethal round to stun a man before kidnapping him. In the typical Hollywood fashion, he is knocked off his feet and thrown back when hit, defying the laws of physics.
=Heavy Weapons=
=="Polish ZSU-33 14.5mm" (Browning M2HB mocked up as KPV heavy machine gun)==
For his job, The Jackal (Bruce Willis) purchases a heavy machine gun via online contacts. The weapon is identified in the film as a "Polish ZSU-33 14.5mm", which is in reality a Browning M2HB mocked up as a KPV heavy machine gun in 14.5mm. Both guns have a cyclic rate of 600 rounds per minute, but the Polish gun is said to have a rate of 1400RPM. The rounds Jackal uses are Depleted Uranium rounds, which he claims he uses for better "spall" on impact, even though in reality they are used because of their density and ability to penetrate armor. He notably uses it twice in the film, once to kill Ian Lamont (Jack Black), the man who built the automated mount for him, and again in the assassination attempt. The mocked-up weapon was supplied by Stembridge Gun Rentals.
Trivia: While there are a handful of large-bore anti-aircraft platforms called the "ZSU", AND they were used by Poland, the suffix is bore diameter in millimeters, so if it existed, it would be designated the "ZSU-14.5". However, neither a ZSU-14.5, nor a ZSU-33 exist, the series only features the ZSU-23, ZSU-37, and ZSU-57, so where they got the "33" from is totally unclear.
Furthermore, the "ZSU" series doesn't refer to the guns themselves but the self-propelled vehicles they're mounted in. The guns themselves don't have names, they're done by mount. ZSU-23 for instance, means self-propelled vehicle with 23mm gun, whereas ZU-23 would mean a stationary mount outfitted with the same gun.
HOWEVER, it's not totally hopeless, the ZSUs were made to replace the ZPU-2 and ZPU-4 (because these used pre-existing, pre-named base guns, the numbering is simply the order in which they were developed), which were actually anti-aircraft weapons (again, the designation technically refers to the mount) for which the gun used was the 14.5mm KPV, and were used by Poland, so, calling it a "Polish ZPU 14.5mm" would actually be (sorta) correct.
===Special===
==Browning M2HB==
A standard non-mocked up Browning M2HB is seen mounted on a Humvee in US Marine base.
=Trivia=
==GE M134 Minigun==
While never actually seen in the film, The Jackal (Bruce Willis) is offered a GE M134 Minigun by his contacts while purchasing a weapon on the computer for his assassination. It was the most obvious choice since he requested a weapon with a high-cyclic rate, no lower in caliber than 7.62mm. Jackal claims he prefers non-American made weapons, and thus settles for the 14.5mm machine gun.
thumb|none|450px|General Electrics M134 Minigun - 7.62x51mm NATO
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