

The Colt Model 727 would have been more common amongst the Rangers and not Delta. In real life, the older Colt Model 653 and Colt Model 723 would have been the carbines used by Delta operators during Operation Gothic Serpent. Delta Staff Sergeant Daniel Busch ( Richard Tyson), Sergeant First Class Norm "Hoot" Gibson ( Eric Bana), Master Sergeant Chris Wex ( Kim Coates), and SFC Jeff Sanderson ( William Fichtner) all carry the Model 727.

Many of the Delta Force operators are armed with the Colt Model 727 fitted with various accessories such as Aimpoint scopes and SureFire flashlights, some of the carbines also have camouflage paint schemes. The following weapons were used in the film Black Hawk Down: The film's cast included Josh Hartnett, Eric Bana, William Fichtner, Ewan McGregor and Sam Shepard as well as Tom Hardy and Ioan Gruffudd in early roles. During the film's production, many of the soldiers and pilots seen were active duty, some of whom were veterans of the actual battle. The film received support from the US Department of Defense, who provided extensive training for the actors with members of the US Army Ranger and other Special Forces soldiers to ensure authenticity in addition to allowing access to actual Black Hawk and "Little Bird" helicopters for filming.

Directed by Ridley Scott, the film was notable for its depiction of modern US warfare. Black Hawk Down is the 2001 feature film adaptation of the non-fiction Mark Bowden book that recounted the events surrounding the ill-fated US mission to capture a Somali warlord in 1993.
