ICONIC EPISODE: BIG PUSSY GETS WHACKED
Tony Soprano
Paulie Gualtiere
Silvio Dante
Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) Sig Sauer P266 hero pistol (top right) used to kill Sal “Big Pussy” Bompensiero, who was a snitch wearing a wire for the FBI; Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtiere” (Tony Sirico) Beretta 92FS hero pistol (middle right) also used to kill Big Pussy; Silvio Dante (Steven Van Zandt) Smith & Wesson 5946 hero pistol (bottom right) used to kill his fellow New Jersey crime family mobster; and Tony Soprano yacht ring (bottom left) printed “Stugots II” Belmont, N.J.”, the location of Big Pussy’s murder on The Sopranos. These close-up, metal weapons are specifically for close-up firing sequences, though the barrels have been blocked to protect against projectiles. The pistols were acquired from series armorer Weapons Specialists Ltd. and The Golden Closet, the life ring from series property master John Marc Basile. 209
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