Weapon Research

Before we created our shot list we needed to decide on how our serial killer will actually murder his victims. We looked at several different types of weapons before we chose one. We wanted a weapon that would be easily obtained by anyone.

• The Winchester Model 1912 or Model 12 was a pump action shotgun that was in production for 51 years. Over the 51 year time period the shotgun was adapted with different barrel’s; gauges and grades. The gun was known as the ‘Perfect Repeater’ and although an old gun it was said to be very reliable. However considering we are in 2011 and in modern times carrying a fire arm is illegal it will be very hard to actually get this gun for starters but to also use it. Although it would fit in with the time period nicely it is just not practical.


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• Another weapon that is easily obtainable during this time period is ‘Rope’. The small fibres braided together form a strong and hard to break product and this product would have been ideal for our serial killer to strangle his victims. The easy to gain product would not have made our serial killer so easy to trace and therefore he would be able to use it more than once. This weapon is a possibility for our final trailer however the question is asked how he carves a Roman numeral into his victim’s hands and for that he would need a knife.


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• A knife is a sharp cutting tool with a blade one end and a handle the other. They are very common in kitchens and are easy to buy at shops. Although in today’s modern times the knife is illegal to carry, you can buy replicas that do not have a harmful blade on them. We like the idea of the knife because it doesn’t ask how the roman numerals were cut out because as the audience you can put the two together and work it out. Depending on the size of the knife you can more often than not hide them in jacket sleeves or trouser pockets and this would be ideal for our serial killer who wants to surprise kill his victims.


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