Sniper Rifle in The Manchurian Candidate

[Spaffo]

What was the rifle used in the final sniper scene in the original version (not the lefty Denzel remake)?
I just watched it again and couldn't ID it as he assembled it. Fantasy item?

[Citadelgrad87]

http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Manchurian_Candidate,_The_(1962)#Arisaka_Type_2_Paratrooper_rifle

This one?

Arisaka paratroop model.

[Spaffo]

That's it. I want one

[pitfighter]

Frankenheimer was good with his cars and guns -
Took it seriously.
Grand Prix, the Train, Gypsy Moths, some amazing pictures.

Ronin is a good one for guns and cars - when he was on he was on point.
*He did have a decade where he battled his own demons, but still had an amazingly long and solid career.

[Q]

That's it. I want one

It's funny if you look at rifles that have this kind of twist lock takedown design. They're really expensive. Like $3k or more.

[CWL]

The Arisaka take-down was also used by Scorpio in Dirty Harry!

[metalcruncher]

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[81turbota]

Please don’t buy an unmolested Paratrooper and bastardize it into a movie creation.

Find one that’s already been ruined...they’re out there.

[Mustang]

Frankenheimer was good with his cars and guns -
Took it seriously.
Grand Prix, the Train, Gypsy Moths, some amazing pictures.

Ronin is a good one for guns and cars - when he was on he was on point.
*He did have a decade where he battled his own demons, but still had an amazingly long and solid career.

Ronin..👍

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I remember a while back I had started a thread asking about break-down centerfire rifles. My initial impetus was to have a gun that would more easily fit into my smallish car's trunk, and be able to fit in a case that didn't "look" like a rifle case.

This Arisaka paratrooper rifle is the sort of thing I had in mind when I started my quest. I quickly learned, however, that break-down bolt action guns cost an arm, leg, spleen, kidney, and maybe even one of your eyes. The only somewhat reasonably priced centerfire breakdown model in current production was a Browning BLR 81.

I really hope Ruger comes up with a breakdown version of their Gunsite Scout. They've already had a great deal of success with their breakdown 10/22 and PCC. (FWIW, I now own the PCC and have put it into a Peak case, which is disguised to look like a violin case - it is AN AWESOME accessory!)

Just out of curiosity, was the accuracy on these Japanese breakdown rifles equal to their non-breakdown counterparts?

[Mustang]

I remember a while back I had started a thread asking about break-down centerfire rifles. My initial impetus was to have a gun that would more easily fit into my smallish car's trunk, and be able to fit in a case that didn't "look" like a rifle case.

If you are really looking for a take down rifle, they are out there and are a lot cheaper than the Arisaka para trooper model.

I've got a Remington Model 81 semi auto in .30 Remington that takes down...

One screw to remove front handguard , which reveals a takedown lever. Here's Larry Potterfield demonstrating the feature

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGNFJ62EFJs

[Mustang]

Also have a Winchester 1907 in .351 WSL that takes down easily...

A few quick turns of the nut at the back of the receiver and away we go.

Here is Jim Greene demonstrating the procedure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07aelBEyVR0

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Mustang,

Those are very cool! Thanks for sharing! ��

[Mustang]

No sweat!

[wildwilly]

Maybe not considered a take-down, but consider M-1 & 14, M-1 carbine....very compact package when disassembled.