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The Grizzly Win Mag pistol has been developed during early 1980s by L.A.R. Manufacturing Inc (USA; L.A.R. stands for names of company founders - Larisch, Augat and Robinson). This pistol was been designed around the very powerful .45 Winchester Magnum. Standard Grizzly Mark I pistols were sold chambered in .45 Win Mag, but patented factory conversion kits were available for additional calibers, including .45ACP, 10mm Auto, .357 Magnum and several others. Later on, LAR manufacturing also introduced two slightly enlarged version of the Grizzly, known as Mark IV and Mark V. Mark IV pistols were chambered for popular .44 Magnum revolver round; Mark V were chambered for very powerful .50AE ammunition. Although the manufacture of Grizzly pistols stopped in 1998, L.A.R. Manufacturing Inc is still in business and still offers spare parts on a very limited basis for Grizzly Win Mag pistols.
The Grizzly pistol was developed during the early 1980s by L.A.R. Manufacturing Inc USA (L.A.R. stands for names of company founders - Larisch, Augat and Robison). This pistol was designed around the very powerful .45 Winchester Magnum. Standard Grizzly Mark I pistols were sold chambered in .45 Win Mag, but patented factory conversion kits were available for additional calibers, including .45 ACP, 10mm Auto, .357 Magnum, and several others. Later on, LAR manufacturing also introduced two slightly enlarged versions of the Grizzly, known as Mark IV and Mark V. Mark IV pistols were chambered for the popular .44 Magnum revolver cartridge; the Mark V was chambered for very powerful .50AE ammunition. Although the manufacture of Grizzly pistols stopped in 1998, L.A.R. Manufacturing Inc is still in business and still offers spare parts on a very limited basis for Grizzly pistols.


Not to be confused with the [[LAR Grizzly Big Boar]], a sniper rifle.
Not to be confused with the [[LAR Grizzly Big Boar]], a single-shot rifle.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
[[Image:LARGrizzly Mk1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|LAR Grizzly Mk1]]
[[Image:LARGrizzly Mk1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|LAR Grizzly Mark I - .45 Win Mag]]
[[Image:LARGrizzly Mk1ls.jpg|thumb|right|400px|LAR Grizzly Mk1 Long Slide]]
[[Image:3ecb78674deb2746bd03dd71b60ca782.jpg|thumb|right|400px|LAR Grizzly Mark I - .45 Win Mag]]
[[Image:LARMK4.jpg|thumb|right|400px|LAR Grizzly MkIV]]
[[Image:LARGrizzly Mk1ls.jpg|thumb|right|400px|LAR Grizzly Mark I Long Slide - .45 Win Mag]]
[[Image:3ecb78674deb2746bd03dd71b60ca782.jpg|thumb|right|400px|LAR Grizzly Win Mag - .45 Winchester Magnum Mk1]]
[[Image:LARMK4.jpg|thumb|right|400px|LAR Grizzly Mark IV - .44 Magnum]]


* Calibers: .45 Win Mag, .45ACP, 10mm Auto, .357 Mag, 9mm Win Mag, .38 Super
* '''Type:''' Pistol
* Length: 10.25 inches
 
* Barrel Length: 6.50 inches
* '''Caliber:''' .45 Win Mag, .45 ACP, 10mm Auto, .357 Mag, 9mm Win Mag, .38 Super
* Weight:
 
* :Pistol Empty: 48 oz.
* '''Weight:''' {{convert|lbs|3}} unloaded
* :Pistol Load: 53 oz.
 
* Muzzle Velocity: 1,400 feet per second (.45 Win Mag)
* '''Length:''' {{convert|in|10.25}}
 
* '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|in|6.5}}
 
* '''Capacity:''' 7
 
* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-auto
   
   


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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note'''
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| ''[[Eve of Destruction]]'' || [[Gregory Hines]] || Major Jim McQuade ||||1987
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|''[[Shakedown]] '' ||[[Sam Elliott]] || Richie Marks || .45 MAG || 1988  
|''[[Shakedown]] '' ||[[Sam Elliott]] || Richie Marks || .45 MAG || 1988  
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| ''[[Turner & Hooch]]'' || [[J.C. Quinn]] || Walter Boyett || ||1989
| ''[[Turner & Hooch]]'' || [[J.C. Quinn]] || Walter Boyett || ||1989
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| ''[[Eve of Destruction]]'' || [[Gregory Hines]] || Col. Jim McQuade || Imatronic LS45 laser sight ||1991
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| ''[[Sniper]]'' || [[Ken Radley]] || "El Cirujano"|| ||1993
| ''[[Sniper]]'' || [[Ken Radley]] || "El Cirujano"|| ||1993
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|''[[The Shadow]]'' || [[Alec Baldwin]] || The Shadow || modified to resemble the M1911A1|| 1994
|''[[The Shadow]]'' || [[Alec Baldwin]] || The Shadow || modified to resemble the M1911A1|| 1994
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|''[[Bad Boys]]'' || [[Vic Manni]] || Ferguson |||| 1995
|-
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|''[[Desperado]]''|||| Broken Leg Thug ||stainless steel, barrel bushing compensator || 1995
|''[[Desperado]]''|||| Broken Leg Thug ||stainless steel, barrel bushing compensator || 1995
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| ''[[Sniper: Reloaded]]'' || [[Chad Michael Collins]] || Sgt. Brandon Beckett |||| 2011
| ''[[Sniper: Reloaded]]'' || [[Chad Michael Collins]] || Sgt. Brandon Beckett |||| 2011
|}
==Video Games==
{| class="wikitable" style="background-color:#ffffff; font-size: 95%"
!width="300"|Game Title
!width="150"|Appears As
!width="250"|Mods
!width="200"|Notation
!width="100"|Release Date
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| ''[[Phantom Forces]] || "Grizzly" ||Barrel/slide of Mark I Long Slide||Mark V stainless, added in April 2022 (update 5.7.0) || 2015
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 23:42, 4 December 2023

The Grizzly pistol was developed during the early 1980s by L.A.R. Manufacturing Inc USA (L.A.R. stands for names of company founders - Larisch, Augat and Robison). This pistol was designed around the very powerful .45 Winchester Magnum. Standard Grizzly Mark I pistols were sold chambered in .45 Win Mag, but patented factory conversion kits were available for additional calibers, including .45 ACP, 10mm Auto, .357 Magnum, and several others. Later on, LAR manufacturing also introduced two slightly enlarged versions of the Grizzly, known as Mark IV and Mark V. Mark IV pistols were chambered for the popular .44 Magnum revolver cartridge; the Mark V was chambered for very powerful .50AE ammunition. Although the manufacture of Grizzly pistols stopped in 1998, L.A.R. Manufacturing Inc is still in business and still offers spare parts on a very limited basis for Grizzly pistols.

Not to be confused with the LAR Grizzly Big Boar, a single-shot rifle.

Specifications

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LAR Grizzly Mark I - .45 Win Mag
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LAR Grizzly Mark I - .45 Win Mag
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LAR Grizzly Mark I Long Slide - .45 Win Mag
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LAR Grizzly Mark IV - .44 Magnum
  • Type: Pistol
  • Caliber: .45 Win Mag, .45 ACP, 10mm Auto, .357 Mag, 9mm Win Mag, .38 Super
  • Weight: 3 lbs (1.4 kg) unloaded
  • Length: 10.3 in (26 cm)
  • Barrel length: 6.5 in (16.5 cm)
  • Capacity: 7
  • Fire Modes: Semi-auto


The LAR Grizzly Pistol appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Shakedown Sam Elliott Richie Marks .45 MAG 1988
Tango & Cash Sylvester Stallone Ray Tango 1989
Turner & Hooch J.C. Quinn Walter Boyett 1989
Eve of Destruction Gregory Hines Col. Jim McQuade Imatronic LS45 laser sight 1991
Sniper Ken Radley "El Cirujano" 1993
Sniper Tom Berenger Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Beckett 1993
Demolition Man Wesley Snipes Simon Phoenix 1993
Last Action Hero Sven-Ole Thorsen Mobster Long-slide version 1993
The Shadow Alec Baldwin The Shadow modified to resemble the M1911A1 1994
Desperado Broken Leg Thug stainless steel, barrel bushing compensator 1995
Belly James Parris LaKid Stainless 1998
Terminator Salvation Common Barnes Mark I 2009
Terminator Salvation Moon Bloodgood Blair Mark I 2009
Sniper: Reloaded Billy Zane Richard Miller 2011
Sniper: Reloaded Chad Michael Collins Sgt. Brandon Beckett 2011

Video Games

Game Title Appears As Mods Notation Release Date
Phantom Forces "Grizzly" Barrel/slide of Mark I Long Slide Mark V stainless, added in April 2022 (update 5.7.0) 2015

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom 2009
Angel Beats! TK Dual-wields 2010
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