Cobra’s 1911?

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^ Rubber dummy guns get used when a weapon must be thrown or tossed, or for non-firing scenes so an armorer does not have to be on set for safety purposes.

For those who can't follow the link, IMFDb Internet Movie Firearms Database is fairly reliable. Some user guesses at times, but often edited by the movie industry props people who supplied the arms used in the movies/tv shows.

Citing movie armorer Steve Karnes, IMFDb identifies the handgun carried by Sylvester Stallone (Lt. Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti) in COBRA (1986) as a "customized Colt Gold Cup National Match" a special-order built by Colt for Stembridge Gun Rentals (the famous Hollywood movie arms supplier).

Like a lot of movie .45s it used a Colt 9x19mm barrel and slide, since it's easier to get 9mm blanks to function reliably. (Ooops. Did I add to the .45 v 9mm debate with that factoid?)
 
So, it’s a Colt National Match S70 with a 9mm conversion, blue frangible bullets, and a Cobra Plastic Grip.
 
Carl N. Brown said:
^ Rubber dummy guns get used when a weapon must be thrown or tossed, or for non-firing scenes so an armorer does not have to be on set for safety purposes.

For those who can't follow the link, IMFDb Internet Movie Firearms Database is fairly reliable. Some user guesses at times, but often edited by the movie industry props people who supplied the arms used in the movies/tv shows.

Citing movie armorer Steve Karnes, IMFDb identifies the handgun carried by Sylvester Stallone (Lt. Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti) in COBRA (1986) as a "customized Colt Gold Cup National Match" a special-order built by Colt for Stembridge Gun Rentals (the famous Hollywood movie arms supplier).

Like a lot of movie .45s it used a Colt 9x19mm barrel and slide, since it's easier to get 9mm blanks to function reliably. (Ooops. Did I add to the .45 v 9mm debate with that factoid?)
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I like how he pistol spins his 1911 like it was a cowboy gun. it’s actually doable if he pop the safety on, that and the grip safety!

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The pics of it in the waistband seem to show a 'pinned' grip safety; undoubtedly to make the gun spinning trick that much more interesting.

Larry
 
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Look at your pics again
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Remember they are running 3-4 props in and out of the scenes based on whether they are long, medium, or close-up, and the action desired.
Also the scenes in the movie are not necessarily in the order filmed.

Which was a concern with the uber-rare smg he used in that movie--all of the scenes with it shooting, the Title II owner was on set for and were shot in as close to one day as possible.
 
CapnMac said:
Remember they are running 3-4 props in and out of the scenes based on whether they are long, medium, or close-up, and the action desired.
Also the scenes in the movie are not necessarily in the order filmed.

Which was a concern with the uber-rare smg he used in that movie--all of the scenes with it shooting, the Title II owner was on set for and were shot in as close to one day as possible.
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nice perspective! I would have thought a big budget movie like this had a move house gun shop to source from. How rare is the smg! it looks DOPE!
 
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