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Röhm revolvers are a series of (usually .22 caliber) revolvers manufactured by Röhm GmbH in Sontheim, Germany in the 1960s. They are notorious for their poor quality craftmanship and for their low pricing; less than $50 for most models. The most widely known model is the RG-14, which is infamous for being used by John Hinckley Jr. in his attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan.
'''Röhm revolvers''' are a series of (primarily .22 caliber) revolvers manufactured by Röhm GmbH in Sontheim, Germany in the 1960s. They are notorious for their poor quality craftmanship and for their low pricing; less than $50 for most models. The most widely known model is the RG-14, which is infamous for being used by John Hinckley Jr. in his attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan in 1981.


'''Röhm revolvers can be seen in the following films and television series used by the following actors:'''
'''Röhm revolvers can be seen in the following films and television series used by the following actors:'''
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|[[Honeymoon Killers, The|The Honeymoon Killers]] || [[Shirley Stoler]] || Martha Beck || || 1970
| rowspan=2|''[[Ringer (Der Hexer), The (1964)|The Ringer]]'' || [[Margot Trooger]] || Cora Ann Milton || rowspan=2|Nickel plated with pearl grips; may be blank firing RG-6 || rowspan=2|1964
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| [[Heinz Drache]] || James W. Wesby
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|''[[Honeymoon Killers, The|The Honeymoon Killers]]'' || [[Shirley Stoler]] || Martha Beck || || 1970
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==RG-20==
==RG-22==
[[File:RohmRG-20.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Röhm RG-20 - .22 LR]]
[[File:RG22.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Röhm RG-22 - .22LR]]
===Film===
===Film===
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|[[La Femme Nikita]] || [[Marc Duret]] || Rico || Akimbo with [[Röhm Revolvers#RG-20|Röhm RG-20]] || 1990
| ''[[Code of Silence]]'' || || A hitman || || 1985
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==RG-23==
[[File:Rohm RG23 3-5inch barrel.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Röhm RG-23 with 3.5" barrel - .22LR]]
===Film===
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
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| ''[[Try This One for Size (Sauf votre respect)]]'' || [[Michael Brandon]] || Tom Lepski || || 1989
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| ''[[Try This One for Size (Sauf votre respect)]]'' || [[Arielle Dombasle]] || Maggie || || 1989
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==RG-24==
==RG-24==
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== RG-31 ==
[[File:Rohm RG-31.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Röhm RG-31 - .38 Special]]
===Film===
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
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| ''[[Crime Busters]]'' || [[Riccardo Pizzuti]] || "Scarface" || || 1977
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| ''[[Crime Busters]]'' || [[Terence Hill]] || Matt Kirby || || 1977
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== RG-34 ==
[[Image:Rohm RG34.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Röhm RG34 - .22 LR]]
===Film ===
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
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| ''[[Treasure of Silver Lake]] || [[Ilija Ivezic]] || Hilton || || 1962
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| ''[[Apache Gold]]'' || [[Mario Adorf]] || Santer || || 1963
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| ''[[Apache Gold]]'' || [[Dunja Rajter]] || Belle || || 1963
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| ''[[Last of the Renegades]]||[[Terence Hill]]||Lt. Merril|| ||1964
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| ''[[Desperado Trail, The|The Desperado Trail]] || [[Rik Battaglia]] || Rollins || || 1965
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| ''[[Desperado Trail, The|The Desperado Trail]] || [[Dragomir Felba]] || Brown || || 1965
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| ''[[Desperado Trail, The|The Desperado Trail]] || [[Aleksandar Gavric]] || 'Kid' || || 1965
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| ''[[Desperado Trail, The|The Desperado Trail]] || [[Pierre Brice]] || Vinnetou || || 1965
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| ''[[Desperado Trail, The|The Desperado Trail]] ||  || || || 1965
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
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| ''[[Dawn of the Dead (1978)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' || [[Ken Foree]] || Peter Washington ||  || 1978
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| ''[[Dawn of the Dead (1978)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' || [[Scott H. Reiniger]] || Roger DeMarco ||  || 1978
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| ''[[Mississippi Burning]]'' || [[Michael Rooker]] || Frank Bailey ||  || 1988
| ''[[Mississippi Burning]]'' || [[Michael Rooker]] || Frank Bailey ||  || 1988
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| ''[[Split Second]]'' || [[Rutger Hauer]] || Det. Harley Stone || fitted with a faux barrel extension || 1992
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| ''[[Split Second]]'' || [[Alastair Duncan]] || Det. Dick Durkin || fitted with a faux barrel extension || 1992
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==RG-66==
[[Image:Rohm RG-66.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Röhm RG-66 - .22 Magnum]]
===Film===
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
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| ''[[Bad Man's River]]'' ||  || Mexican Army officers ||  || 1971
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| ''[[Dawn of the Dead (1978)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' || [[David Emge]] || Stephan Andrews ||  || 1978
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| ''[[Wer's glaubt, wird selig]]'' || [[Christian Ulmen]] || Georg ||  || 2012
| ''[[Wer's glaubt, wird selig]]'' || [[Christian Ulmen]] || Georg ||  || 2012
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| ''[[Pawnshop (Lombard)]]''|| Lev Tataru || Mark's gang member || || 2013
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==See Also==
* [[Blank Fire Only Guns]] - In addition to their revolvers, Röhm has produced several original products only capable of firing blanks.
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[[Category:Revolver]]

Latest revision as of 20:06, 15 September 2023

Röhm revolvers are a series of (primarily .22 caliber) revolvers manufactured by Röhm GmbH in Sontheim, Germany in the 1960s. They are notorious for their poor quality craftmanship and for their low pricing; less than $50 for most models. The most widely known model is the RG-14, which is infamous for being used by John Hinckley Jr. in his attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan in 1981.

Röhm revolvers can be seen in the following films and television series used by the following actors:

RG-10

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Röhm RG-10 - .22 LR

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Ringer Margot Trooger Cora Ann Milton Nickel plated with pearl grips; may be blank firing RG-6 1964
Heinz Drache James W. Wesby
The Honeymoon Killers Shirley Stoler Martha Beck 1970


RG-22

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Röhm RG-22 - .22LR

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Code of Silence A hitman 1985


RG-23

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Röhm RG-23 with 3.5" barrel - .22LR

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Try This One for Size (Sauf votre respect) Michael Brandon Tom Lepski 1989
Try This One for Size (Sauf votre respect) Arielle Dombasle Maggie 1989


RG-24

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Röhm RG-24 - .22 LR

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Super Fly Julius Harris Scatter 1972
Super Fly Carl Lee Eddie 1972
Montana Mark Boone Junior Stykes 1998
Montana Ajay Naidu Ives 1998
American Gangster Quisha Saunders Frank's cousin 2007

Television

Title Actor Character Note/Episode Date
Hunter - Season 1 Madison Mason Tommy Largo suppressed 1984 - 1985
Hunter - Season 2 Robert O'Reilly Willem Sunderson suppressed 1985 - 1986
Hunter - Season 3 Tim Thomerson Sgt. Harry Traynor suppressed 1986 - 1987


RG-31

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Röhm RG-31 - .38 Special

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Crime Busters Riccardo Pizzuti "Scarface" 1977
Crime Busters Terence Hill Matt Kirby 1977


RG-34

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Röhm RG34 - .22 LR

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Treasure of Silver Lake Ilija Ivezic Hilton 1962
Apache Gold Mario Adorf Santer 1963
Apache Gold Dunja Rajter Belle 1963
Last of the Renegades Terence Hill Lt. Merril 1964
The Desperado Trail Rik Battaglia Rollins 1965
The Desperado Trail Dragomir Felba Brown 1965
The Desperado Trail Aleksandar Gavric 'Kid' 1965
The Desperado Trail Pierre Brice Vinnetou 1965
The Desperado Trail 1965


RG-38

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Röhm RG-38 - .38 Special

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Dawn of the Dead Ken Foree Peter Washington 1978
Dawn of the Dead Scott H. Reiniger Roger DeMarco 1978
Mississippi Burning Michael Rooker Frank Bailey 1988
Split Second Rutger Hauer Det. Harley Stone fitted with a faux barrel extension 1992
Split Second Alastair Duncan Det. Dick Durkin fitted with a faux barrel extension 1992


RG-66

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Röhm RG-66 - .22 Magnum

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Bad Man's River Mexican Army officers 1971
Dawn of the Dead David Emge Stephan Andrews 1978


RG-99

Röhm RG 99 - 9mm R.K. blanks

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Wer's glaubt, wird selig Simon Schwartz Hartl 2012
Wer's glaubt, wird selig Christian Ulmen Georg 2012
Pawnshop (Lombard) Lev Tataru Mark's gang member 2013


See Also

  • Blank Fire Only Guns - In addition to their revolvers, Röhm has produced several original products only capable of firing blanks.