So the thread in the lounge got me thinking about famous movie guns. You know the gun that makes such a big scene that it really should have a place in the credits.

For me it’s the Sharps rifle in Quiqley Down Under. and yes it is mentioned in the closing credits.

Walther PPK - 007

Colt 733 in Heat.

The MP5 from Die Hard. "Now I have a machine gun, Ho-Ho-Ho!

From pictures of real life American heroes of Gordon and Shugart's rifles and amplified after being seen in Black Hawk Down.

Dirty Harry - Clint Eastwood's .44 magnum. "Now I know what you're thinking, did he fire six shots or only five? Well to tell you the truth, in all of this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum - the most powerful handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question - Do I feel lucky? Well do ya, punk?

Colt Walker Model reproductions.

https://www.nramuseum.org/guns.../hollywood-guns.aspx

You can see many at the museum.

Ever since I was a kid, I've lusted after a M41 Pulse Rifle from Aliens.

(The prop itself was made from a combination of a M1A1 Thompson and a Remington 870, in a futuristic-looking shell.)

Thomas Magnums 1911. And Selleck has a thing for 1911s. Jesse Stone carried one.

Fondly remembered Maverick’s Remington Double Derringer.

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been watching some 70's era detective shows lately,
Mannix and Rockford Files,

so thinking I may need to break down and get a Colt Detective,

already have a J Frame,

Beretta 92FS Brigadier Samurai Edge

In "For A Few Dollars More" Lee Van Cleef (Mortimer) unrolls the leather case on the side of his horse. I was impressed by that scene, something about those guns.

AI says:
• 18-inch Colt Buntline Special. An oversized, long-barreled variant of the Colt Single Action Army revolver mounted near the top.
• 12-Gauge Double-Barreled Shotgun. A side-by-side coach-style shotgun for close-range firepower.
• Colt Lightning Rifle. A classic slide-action (pump) repeating rifle.
• Remington 1863 Zouave Carbine. A Civil War-era percussion rifle fitting Mortimer's background as a former Confederate officer.
• Winchester Model 1892 Rifle. A staple lever-action repeater of Western cinema.

How He Used It in the Scene

• The Setup. After tracking down the outlaw Guy Calloway, Mortimer needs a weapon suited for a long-range shot as Calloway tries to ride away.
• The Choice. Rather than grabbing one of the full-sized rifles from the roll, Mortimer ignores the larger guns. Instead, he pulls his 10-inch Colt Buntline Special from his hip holster and attaches a removable wooden shoulder stock to turn the revolver into a makeshift carbine.
• Movie Lore. This specific roll-up saddle rig was a custom prop designed for the film.

TV,
A menacing Steve McQueen, as bounty hunter Josh Randall, poses with the original "Mare’s Leg" he used in the "Wanted Dead Or Alive" TV series

HK USP .45 in Collateral.

Dirty Harry's 44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world that will blow your head clean off.

AA-12 with drum mag and FRAG-12 explosive rounds.... Hale Caesar in The Expendables...

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Originally posted by bigwagon:
Dirty Harry's 44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world that will blow your head clean off.

Easily this. The film title references this, and the entire opening sequence gives it almost top billing.



This gun gets a little attention in this film.

From the 100% fiction file: the Glock 7 from Die Hard 2. Supposedly made from ceramic or porcelain to bypass metal detectors.

Rambo's M-60?

How can we forget “Wildey’s here”.