| Recoil
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Theatrical Release Poster
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| Country
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 USA
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| Directed by
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Art Camacho
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| Release Date
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1998
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Recoil is a 1998 action movie directed by Art Camacho. A group of well-armed and heavy armored robbers commit a bank heist in Los Angeles. After a dramatic shootout in 1997 North Hollywood style the police, suffering numerous casualties, manages to overcome the gangsters and kill their leader who appears to be the younger son of mob boss Vincent Sloan. Enraged Sloan orders to kill all five LAPD officers and detectives who were directly involved in the death of his son. The mobsters slain four of the five but in attempt to kill Det. Ray Morgan (Gary Daniels) they only murder his family. Now Morgan goes for a personal revenge.
The following weapons were used in the film Recoil:
Revolvers
Smith & Wesson Model 65
During the bank heist Det. Grant (uncredited) is armed with a Smith & Wesson Model 65 revolver with 3" barrel. Model 65 revolvers are also used by Sloan's bodyguards during the shootout on the villa. In this scene Ray Morgan (Gary Daniels) also uses a Model 65 revolver, captured from a bodyguard. Devon Sloan (Francis Fallon), when disguised as a police officer, uses a stainless steel revolver that also appears to be a Model 65.
Smith and Wesson Model 65 - .357 Magnum with three-inch barrel and wood-colored grips.
Grant fires his revolver (second from the right).
Devon Sloan , disguised as a police officer, holds a revolver.
Another view of Devon's revolver.
Sloan's bodyguard with a Model 65 revolver.
Ray Morgan dual-wields a Model 65 revolver and a snub nose hammerless revolver.
Another view of the same scene.
Smith & Wesson Model 67
During the bank heist Officer Alex Boorman (Maurice Lamont) is armed with a Smith & Wesson Model 67. Model 67 revolvers are also used by Sloan's bodyguards during the shootout on the villa. In this scene Ray Morgan (Gary Daniels) also uses a Model 67 revolver, captured from a bodyguard.
Smith & Wesson Model 67 - .38 Special
Boorman fires his revolver (at the right).
Sloan's bodyguard fires a Model 67 revolver.
Another bodyguard fires a Model 67 revolver.
Smith & Wesson Model 642
During the shootout on Sloan's villa several bodyguards use snub nose hammerless stainless steel revolvers that appear to be Smith & Wesson Model 642. Ray Morgan (Gary Daniels) also uses one of these revolvers.
Smith & Wesson Model 642 Airweight Snub nose revolver - .38 Special
Another view of the hammerless revolver.
A bodyguard aims a hammerless revolver.
Another view of the revolver.
Smith & Wesson Model 66
During the shootout on Sloan's villa a bodyguard is armed with a snub nose Smith & Wesson Model 66 revolver.
Smith & Wesson Model 66 Snub Nose with 2.5" barrel - .357 Magnum
A bodyguard drops his revolver. It is seen in midair...
...and on the ground next to Ray Morgan.
Smith & Wesson Model 14
During the shootout on Sloan's villa Ray Morgan (Gary Daniels) holds a long-barreled revolver with a Patridge front sight that appears to be a Smith & Wesson Model 14. A bodyguard is armed with a same looking revolver (see talk page for full discussion).
Smith & Wesson Model 14 - .38 Sp
Ray Morgan (
Gary Daniels), disguised as a waiter, holds a revolver, wrapped in a towel. It is seen only partially.
A bodyguard with a Model 14 revolver.
Another view of the revolver. Note the ajustable rear sight.
Unidentified revolvers
During the bank heist a robber disarms a security guard. His revolver appears to be stainless steel J-frame S&W, so
Model 60 is a good guess.
Pistols
Beretta 92FS Inox
Beretta 92FS Inox is Det. Ray Morgan's (Gary Daniels) sidearm. In some scenes he dual-wields this pistol with a Taurus PT92.
Beretta 92FS Inox - 9x19mm
Ray Morgan holds his pistol during the shootout in the opening scene.
A closer view of the pistol.
Ray (in center) fires his Beretta Inox.
Beretta 92FS
In the opening scene one of the robbers uses a Beretta 92FS.
A robber throws a grenade, holding a Beretta in other hand.
Taurus PT92
Most LAPD detectives and officers, including Captain Trent (Thomas Kopache), are armed with Taurus PT92 pistols. Det. Ray Morgan (Gary Daniels) uses a PT92 dual with his Beretta 92FS Inox.
Taurus PT92AF - Earliest Model with no Decocker, the lever is only a Safety and does not turn downwards like the later models - 9x19mm
Sgt. David Chang (
Kelly Hirano) fires his pistol during the bank heist.
A detective fires his pistol.
Det. Jesus Vasquez (
Frank Rivera) and Sgt. Chang fire their Taurus PT92 pistols at the background.
Det. Vasquez under attack of Sloan's hitmen.
Ray Morgan readies a PT92 before the final attack on Sloan.
Glock 17
Marcus Sloan (uncredited) uses a Glock 17 during the bank heist in the opening scene.
2nd Generation Glock 17 - 9x19mm. This model added finger stepping and cuts to the backstrap of the frame to make it easier to hold than the Generation 1 model.
Marcus Sloan holds a Glock during the bank heist in the opening scene.
Marcus threatens a bank clerk.
Glock 19
Sloan's second-in-command Brown (Billy Maddox) carries a Glock 19. In the final scene Vincent Sloan (Richard Foronjy) and his son Nicholas (Vincent DePalma) use Glock 19s.
Glock 19 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm
Brown fires a Glock at Det. Vasquez's car.
Brown drops his Glock when he grapples with Ray Morgan.
Vincent Sloan holds an empty Glock.
Vincent fires his pistol.
Nicholas Sloan holds a Glock.
SIG-Sauer P226
Various characters use SIG-Sauer P226 pistols.
Factory black (K-Kote) SIG-Sauer P226 pistol - 9x19mm
Nicholas (
Vincent DePalma) fires a Glock (in the left hand) and a SIG-Sauer (in the right hand).
Sloan's henchman, disguised as a police officer, fires a SIG-Sauer.
A close but blurry (due to fast motion) view of the pistol. It seems to have double-stack bulges, so appears to be a P226 rather than P220.
Another view of Brown's pistol.
After Vincent Sloan (
Richard Foronjy) looses his Glock in the final scene, he takes a P226 from his bodyguard.
SIG-Sauer P225
Det. Lucas Cassidy (Gregory McKinney) uses a pistol that appears to be a SIG-Sauer P225.
Another view of the same scene.
SIG-Sauer P228
What is possibly a SIG-Sauer P228 is seen in hands of a bank robber in the opening scene.
During the bank heist a robber holds a compact SIG-Sauer style pistol.
Walther PPK
In one scene Vincent Sloan (Richard Foronjy) holds a stainless steel Walther PPK.
Walther PPK stainless - 9mm Kurz aka .380 ACP
Submachine Guns
Heckler & Koch MP5A2
Heckler & Koch MP5A2 SMGs are used by Marcus Sloan's gang in the opening scene and by Vincent Sloan's henchmen in the final scene.
Heckler & Koch MP5A2 with "tropical" wide handguard - 9x19mm
A view from another side.
In the final scene a henchman falls from stairs, dropping his MP5A2. The SMG seems to be fitted with an adapter for weaponlight.
One more henchman with an MP5A2, also with adapter for weaponlight.
Heckler & Koch MP5A3
Heckler & Koch MP5A3 SMGs are also used by Marcus Sloan's gang in the opening scene and by Vincent Sloan's henchman during the assassination of Sgt. Chang.
Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with "tropical" (wide) forearm and stock extended - 9x19mm
A pair of heavily armored robbers fire their MP5A3s at police.
A close view of MP5A3. A paddle release can be seen.
A robber with MP5A3 inside the bank.
Sloan's henchman, disguised as a police officer, fires an MP5A3.
Cobray M11/9
During the final shootout several of Sloan's henchmen are armed with Cobray M11/9 SMGs.
Cobray M11/9 - 9x19mm. This is the semiautomatic pistol, note how the selector switch is on the opposite side of the receiver and the pins are in different places on the receiver.
A henchman holds a Cobray SMG.
Another henchman holds a Cobray SMG.
Uzi
During the final shootout several of Sloan's henchmen are armed with Uzi SMGs.
IMI Uzi with buttstock collapsed - 9x19mm
A henchman with Uzi is shot by Morgan.
A henchman fires his Uzi single-hand.
Shotguns
Valtro PM5
One of the robbers is armed with a Valtro PM5 shotgun.
Valtro PM5, a magazine fed, pump action shotgun - 12 Gauge
Mossberg 500
During the bank heist several police officers use Mossberg 500 shotguns. The shotguns proved useless against the North Hollywood shootout-style heavy armor of robbers.
Mossberg 500AT Shotgun - 12 gauge. Note the wood furniture.
A police officer fires a shotgun.
Another view of the shotgun.
Rifles and Assault Rifles
Mauser 98 Sporter
During the bank heist Det. Lucas Cassidy (Gregory McKinney) fires a bolt action sniper rifle that appears to be a Mauser 98 Sporter.
Mauser 98 Sporter with scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Cassidy appears from the car with a rifle in hands.
The rifle is seen better on a promotion still.
Armscor M16 22
Several of Sloan's henchmen are armed with M16 carbines during the final shootout. Armscor M16 22 or mockup seems to be a good guess.
Armscor (Squires Bingham of the Philippines) M16 22 rifle - .22 LR
A henchman with M16 carbine is ambushed by Morgan.
Another henchman patrols Sloan's drugs factory.
Other Weapons
Mk 2 Hand Grenade
Marcus Sloan (uncredited) and other robbers use Mk 2 hand grenades during the bank heist and the following car chase. Ray Morgan (Gary Daniels) uses a Mk 2 in the final scene.
Mk 2 "Pineapple" World War II-made High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
A robber carries several Mk 2 grenades.
A robber in heavy armor carries a
fake "MP5A2" and several Mk2 grenades.
Morgan throws a Mk 2 grenade during the final shootout.
M26 Hand Grenade
Marcus Sloan also uses M26 hand grenades. Ray Morgan (Gary Daniels) uses a pair of M26s when attacking Brown's car.
M26 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
Marcus carries several Mk 2, M26 and M67 grenades.
Marcus carries M26 and M67 grenades.
Ray Morgan readies to throw a grenade.
One of Morgan's grenades inside Brown's car.
M67 Hand Grenade
Marcus Sloan also uses M67 hand grenades.
M67 fragmentation grenade
Marcus carries several Mk 2, M26 and M67 grenades.
Marcus carries M26 and M67 grenades.
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