Camorra – a notorious criminal organization active in the Naples region
In 2014, an Italian TV series about the Camorra criminal organization "Gomorrah" was released, compared to the same theme of the British drama and the American drama "Gomorrah" less artistic modification, more of a touch of real and vivid performance, after the release of the drama in Europe, in the Douban for four consecutive seasons of the rating are more than 9 points, its ups and downs are very impactful plot is attracted countless audiences, and the guns that appear in "Gomorrah" are undoubtedly a major attraction for light weapons enthusiasts, the following content focuses on "Gomorrah" The gun equipment that appears in .
The soul of Gomorrah, Ciro. Stills from Di Majo
"Gomorrah" as an Italian gangster theme of the TV series, Italy's Beretta 92FS pistol appearance rate will naturally not be less, Beretta 92F pistol in almost all the criminal activities in the play has appeared, for the Italian gangster Beretta 92F pistol whether performance or feelings can be satisfied.
Siro. DiMaggio teaches his little brother to use stills from the Beretta 92F pistol, Siro. DiMaggio is also affectionately known as "Guardiola" by domestic fans, and readers who often watch football will surely know why
The Beretta 92FS pistol is the previous generation of the U.S. military's standard pistol, the gun in the 80s of the last century in the United States new standard pistol bidding like a dark horse to beat many competitors, Beretta 92FS pistol excellent reliability and relatively cheap price, so that the gun has a large number of ownership in the world, in the "Gomora" a large number of the gun is also very reasonable.
In "Gomorrah", the Glock 17 pistol is also a pistol that appears frequently, and the specific performance of the gun must be very clear to most readers who are lightly loved, and it will not be introduced too much here.
Glock 17 pistol due to its relatively low price, gun smuggling in the Naples area is very rampant, criminals buy the gun at a lower price than the price, and they will discard or destroy the used gun after committing the crime, the cheap and reliable Glock 17 pistol has become one of their preferred crime tools.
The original plastic gun box of the Glock 17 pistol that appears in Gommola
Many versions of smith & Wesson's pocket revolvers appear in Gomorrah, and these small and easy-to-hide revolvers are popular with gang members who are often active on the streets.
Although the revolver has a great disadvantage compared with modern automatic pistols in terms of bullet capacity, for criminals, their preferred performance for firearms is portability, to avoid being discovered by law enforcement in the state of illegal gun possession, and most of their criminal activities are assassinations, naturally these small size revolvers have a lot of room for play.
One of the main characters in the play, Jenny, holds a Smith & Wesson Type 36 revolver in his hand
The Smith & Wesson 36 revolver is a police pistol (also known as the Detective Revolver) The gun uses a .38 Special bullet, which was also developed for the Smith & Wesson .38 bullet, which is too powerful and has a nest capacity of only 5 rounds.
In 1950, the gun was adopted by law enforcement in the United States, and due to its small size, most of these Smith & Wesson 36 revolvers were equipped with plainclothes police, and the gun was not only equipped with law enforcement in the United States, but also in Japan, Malaysia, Norway and other countries.
Smith & Wesson Type 36 revolver
Also appears in Gomorrah the Smith & Wesson 49 revolver, a derivative of the Smith & Wesson 36 revolver, which eliminated the exposed hammer in order to prevent the hammer from hanging clothes.
Smith & Wesson Type 49 revolver
The stainless steel version of the Smith & Wesson Type 49 revolver that appears in Gomorrah
Also appearing in Gomorrah is the Smith & Wesson M625 revolver, a full-size revolver that uses .45ACP bullets to make the gun more powerful than its type.
Smith & Wesson M625 revolver
The Smith & Wesson M625 revolver that appears in Gomorrah
One of the protagonists in the play, Siro. DiMaggio is also the soul of the show, and he used a Walter PPK pistol in the plot to protect his wife and children, Ciro. DiMaggio took this classic "Bond gun" and also had a hint of an agent feel.
Walter PPK pistol
Siro. Dimaggio escaped to Romania in the fourth season of "Gomorrah", where he used a Walter P99 pistol in an assassination operation, which rarely appears in gangster-themed film and television dramas, after all, the Walter P99 pistol is very compact and low-key, and the Walter P99 pistol is also a new generation of "Bond gun", replacing the classic Walter PPK pistol in the 007 series of "Empires of Tomorrow".
Walter P99 pistol
In the fourth season of "Gomorrah", Siro. DiMaggio uses a Walter P99 hand with a silencer
In "Gomorrah", there are many scenes of gang fighting, including many classic submachine guns and automatic rifles, and the M12 submachine gun produced by the Italian company Beretta is naturally a silent actor in the show, always expressing to the audience that this is an Italian gangster TV series, and other submachine guns have to stand aside.
Close-up of the Beretta M12 submachine gun from Gomorrah
Beretta developed the M12 submachine gun in 1958, which adopts the automatic principle of recoil, open for attack design, the whole gun has only 84 parts, the structure of the gun is simple but not simple, it is better in safety, the gun has manual insurance, and there is also a grip insurance design on the grip. Under the premise of ensuring performance, the cost of the gun is also well controlled, and its low price also makes the gun very popular, and it is found in many hot spots.
In terms of film and television, the Beretta M12 submachine gun is also an evergreen tree, the gun was first in the movie "Cassandra Bridge" also left a deep impression on the audience, and many gunfight genre movies have the appearance of M12 submachine guns.
Beretta M12 submachine gun without folding stock
There is also a very unpopular Frankie LF-35 submachine gun in "Gomorrah", which is also a native Italian product, and the gun was born two years before the Beretta M12 submachine gun.
The positioning of the gun is a simple and cheap product, and it can be seen from the appearance that the gun is very simple. The Italian military purchased only a few Frankie LF-35 submachine guns in small quantities in 1960, and due to the very low production, the gun sold for as much as $38,000 in the old gun market in the United States.
Frankie LF-35 submachine gun
The Frankie LF-35 submachine gun that appears in Gomorrah
In "Gomorrah", there are many shots of driving motorcycle gun battles, and there are also several classic miniature submachine guns, including the Czech-made Scorpion submachine gun, which is not much larger than a normal pistol, and its maximum rate of fire can reach 840 rounds per minute, the performance of the gun can undoubtedly exert its maximum power in narrow streets, and the Scorpion submachine gun is still in production, and its huge output also makes the gun the TEC9 of the criminal organization in europe.
The Scorpion Submachine Gun that appears in Gomorrah
The Uzi submachine gun, the originator of the miniature submachine gun, is not absent in Gomorrah
AK series automatic rifles appear in European and American gangster movies as normal as cooking salt, and there are a number of AK series automatic rifles in "Gomorrah", including the 56-1 automatic rifle produced in China.
Is it reasonable about the appearance of the Type 56-1 automatic rifle in Italy? As mentioned above, gun smuggling activities in the Naples area, criminal organizations in large-scale firefights are trying to avoid the use of guns obtained from their own countries, in order to prevent the police from tracking down the user according to the gun number, most of the smuggled firearms used by criminal organizations in the firefights, the 56-1 automatic rifle in the "Gomorrah" is also within the reasonable range.
Type 56-1 automatic rifle, the gun's crosshair guard is fully enclosed
The Type 56-1 automatic rifle in Gomorrah
The Romanian AK47 with a small grip in Gomorrah
There are also many unknown models of handmade guns and modified guns in "Gomorrah", which are limited in space and will not be introduced to you here, and the drama "Gomorrah" is very rich in both the guns in the play, or the folklore of the Naples region, Italian home decoration style, motorcycles, etc. Readers who like these contents must not miss this high-quality TV series.