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The '''TEC-DC9''' (also called Intratec DC-9) was a renamed (and slightly redesigned) version of the TEC-9 intended to comply with the Californian Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 (which was passed in the wake of the 1989 Cleveland Elementary School shooting), which banned the Intratec TEC-9 by name. Intratec was able to sell the weapon in California by simply renaming it to TEC-DC9; "DC" stood for "'''D'''esigned for '''C'''alifornia". | The '''TEC-DC9''' (also called Intratec DC-9) was a renamed (and slightly redesigned) version of the TEC-9 intended to comply with the Californian Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 (which was passed in the wake of the 1989 Cleveland Elementary School shooting), which banned the Intratec TEC-9 by name. Intratec was able to sell the weapon in California by simply renaming it to TEC-DC9; "DC" stood for "'''D'''esigned for '''C'''alifornia". | ||
The most noticeable external difference between the TEC-9 and the later TEC-DC9 is that | The most noticeable external difference between the TEC-9 and the later TEC-DC9 is that the sling mounts were moved from the side of the gun with the cocking handle, to a removable stamped metal clip in the back of the gun. Since the TEC-9 and the DC-9 can swap parts, sometimes DC-9 barreled upper receivers were mated to TEC-9 Lower receivers. Usually those are the full-auto versions of the DC-9 seen in films. The TEC-DC9 series of pistols was built between 1990-1994. | ||
===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
Revision as of 07:09, 6 February 2019
Specifications
(1981-1982 (KG-9), 1982-1984 (KG-99), 1984-1994 (TEC-9), 1990-1994 (TEC-DC9), 1994-2001 (AB-10))
Type: Pistol (KG-99, TEC-9, DC-9, AB-10) , Machine Pistol / submachine gun (MP-9)
Caliber: 9x19mm
Capacity: 10, 20, 32, 36, 50-round box magazines, 72-round drum magazine
Fire Modes: Safe/Semi (KG-9, KG-99, TEC-9, DC-9, AB-10), Safe/Semi/Full-Auto 1000 RPM (MP-9 with collapsible stock), Safe/Full-Auto 1000 RPM (MP-9 with no stock)
Interdynamic MP9/KG-9
The family of TEC-9 pistols originated from the Swedish MP9 submachine gun by Interdynamic AB. Interdynamic first tried to sell their design to military buyers, but didn't generate much interest. Interdynamic then brought their design to the U.S. for civilian customers, handled through Interdynamic USA. The MP9 went to market as the open bolt semi-automatic KG-9 pistol, which was bought in large numbers by criminals and often converted to full-auto. Production of the KG-9 only lasted about a year with around 2,500 guns produced in total.
The KG stands for the two founders of Interdynamic USA, Swedish designer George Kelgren (who later ran Grendel, Inc. before founding Kel-Tec) and Cuban-American designer Carlos Garcia.
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burn Notice | Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones | Felix Cole | MP9, "Hot Spot" (S2E11) | 2008 |
| My Name is Earl | Faizon Love | Reverend Green | replica, "Gospel" (S4E24) | 2009 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | "Super Illegal Tec9 Mod" | Full auto only | 2016 |
Interdynamic KG-99
In 1982, after less than a year of production, the ATF classified the KG-9 as a Title II "machine gun" on the basis that its open-bolt design made it "readily convertible" to fully-automatic fire. This forced Interdynamic to redesign the KG-9 into a closed bolt system, birthing the KG-99.
As the 1980s progressed, shows like Miami Vice popularized the KG-99/TEC-9. The fully automatic guns in that show were KG-99s legally converted to full auto by Title II manufacturers.
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Vice | Drug dealers and gang members | 1984-1989 |
Intratec TEC-9
In 1984, one of the founder of Interdynamic USA, George Kelgren, sold his share of the company to the other founder Carlos Garcia, who renamed the company to Intratec. The KG-99 was rebranded as the TEC-9. The TEC-9 is more or less identical to the KG-99, except for a few differences in the sights and recoil buffer. The sights had their design and placement changed, while the internal recoil buffer was replaced with a threaded metal end cap after reports of shooters destroying their weapons by firing overpressure ammunition out of them. The TEC-9 was a favored firearm during that time by gangs, especially the Cuban and Jamaican posses in Florida, due to its intimidating appearance and similarity to the fully automatic MP-9 machine pistol.
Earlier 1984 to mid-1987 TEC-9s have a "button" front sight, while later TEC-9s from mid-1987 to 1994 have a stamped, spot-welded front sight (like the example pictured on the right). This redesign was a result of Intratec's 1987 bankruptcy after spending huge amounts of money to defend against a lawsuit backed by anti-gun groups, and is indicative of a drastically inferior firearm due to quality control cutbacks; this model is where the TEC-9 got its reputation as a piece of junk.
In addition to the black and satin nickel versions of the full sized TEC-9, there are several 'mini' variations of the gun, missing the barrel shield and sporting a slightly shorter barrel. These are known as the TEC-9 Minis. The TEC-9 series of pistols was built between 1984-1994. This is the most common version of the gun to appear in movies.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pray for Death | James Booth | Limehouse Willie | 1985 | |
| Big Trouble in Little China | Kurt Russell | Jack Burton | 1986 | |
| Eye of the Tiger | A biker | 1986 | ||
| Avenging Force | Michael Dudikoff | Matt Hunter | TEC-9 Mini | 1986 |
| Steve James | Larry Richards | |||
| Various henchmen | ||||
| RoboCop | One of Sal's thugs | TEC-9 Mini | 1987 | |
| Beverly Hills Cop II | Brigitte Nielsen | Karla | TEC-9 Mini, foregrip, barrel shroud | 1987 |
| Rage of Honor | Various henchmen | 1987 | ||
| RoboCop 2 | One of Cain's thugs | 1990 | ||
| Pure Luck | A Mexican criminal | 1991 | ||
| Operation Corned Beef | Zargas' henchmen | Standard and Mini | 1991 | |
| Falling Down | Michael Douglas | William 'D-Fens' Foster | 1993 | |
| Martial Outlaw | A robber | 1993 | ||
| No Way Back | Serlano's thugs | TEC-9 Mini | 1995 | |
| Top Dog | An illegal arms trader | 1995 | ||
| Mask of Death | A street thug | 1996 | ||
| Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball | Wald's bodyguard | 1997 | ||
| The Ultimate Weapon | Roarke's man | With barrel extention | 1998 | |
| Sin City | A prostitute | 2005 | ||
| Missionary Man | Smugglers and bikers | 2007 | ||
| Taking of Pelham 123, The (2009) | Ramon Rodriguez | Delgado | 2009 | |
| Crank: High Voltage | Bai Ling | Ria | 2009 | |
| The Keeper | Cross' henchmen | 2009 | ||
| The Town | Jeremy Renner | Jem | 2010 | |
| Red Dawn | Chris Hemsworth | Jed Eckert | 2012 | |
| Fire with Fire | Aryan | 2012 | ||
| Dead Man Down | Colin Farrell | Victor | 2013 | |
| The Power of Few | Anthony Anderson | Junkshow | 2013 | |
| Blue Ruin | Eve Plumb | Kris | 2013 | |
| Bright | gang member | 2017 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The A-Team | 1983-1987 | |||
| The Stand | Flagg's Enforcers | 1994 | ||
| Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei | Thugs | 1996- | ||
| Tremors: The Series | Michael Rooker | Kinney | 2003 | |
| CSI: Miami | Assassin | "Dispo Day" (S1E18) | 2003 | |
| Smallville | Michael Adamthwaite | Rick | "Crossfire" (S9E06) | 2009 |
| Longmire | Terry Dale Parks | "Agent Daxner" | "A Damn Shame" (S01E03) | 2012 |
| The Walking Dead - Season 7 | Savior | "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" (S7E01) | 2016 | |
| Savior | "Sing Me A Song" (S7E07) | |||
| Training Day | 2017 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | 2002 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 2004 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | 2005 | ||
| Saints Row 2 | T3K Urban | 2011 | |
| Jagged Alliance: Back in Action | 2011 | ||
| Söldner: Secret Wars | 2011 | ||
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | Tec-9 | Semi-automatic | 2012 |
| Contagion | Intratec KG9 | 2013 | |
| Far Cry 4 | 2014 | ||
| Payday 2 | Blaster 9mm | Hotline Miami DLC | 2014 |
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | Tec9 | Available in both semi-auto and full-auto forms | 2016 |
| Far Cry 5 | A-99 | Select-fire | 2018 |
Intratec TEC-DC9
The TEC-DC9 (also called Intratec DC-9) was a renamed (and slightly redesigned) version of the TEC-9 intended to comply with the Californian Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 (which was passed in the wake of the 1989 Cleveland Elementary School shooting), which banned the Intratec TEC-9 by name. Intratec was able to sell the weapon in California by simply renaming it to TEC-DC9; "DC" stood for "Designed for California".
The most noticeable external difference between the TEC-9 and the later TEC-DC9 is that the sling mounts were moved from the side of the gun with the cocking handle, to a removable stamped metal clip in the back of the gun. Since the TEC-9 and the DC-9 can swap parts, sometimes DC-9 barreled upper receivers were mated to TEC-9 Lower receivers. Usually those are the full-auto versions of the DC-9 seen in films. The TEC-DC9 series of pistols was built between 1990-1994.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Boys | Frank John Hughes | Casper | 1995 | |
| Hannibal | Gangsters | 2001 | ||
| Outside the Law | Cynthia Rothrock | Julie Cosgrove | Without barrel shroud | 2002 |
| Outside the Law | Delgado's bodyguard | Without barrel shroud | 2002 | |
| S.W.A.T. | Bad Guys | 2003 | ||
| Bad Boys II | Bad Guys | 2003 | ||
| No Country for Old Men | Javier Bardem | Anton Chigurh | 2007 | |
| Josh Brolin | Llewelyn Moss | |||
| New Kids Nitro | Huub Smit | Richard | 2011 | |
| Plan C | Ton Kas | Bram | 2012 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Numerous assailants | 1993-2001 | ||
| NCIS | Arms Dealer | "Deliverance" (S6E15) | 2009 | |
| Sanctuary | John Novak | Thug boss | "Monsoon" (S04E04) | 2011 |
| Tora Hylands | Nicholls |
Intratec AB-10
In the wake of the Federal Assault Weapon Ban of 1994 (part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994), Intratec had to further alter their guns, as not only were previous TEC-9 variants again banned by name (this time nationwide), threaded barrels, heat shields, and magazines holding more than ten rounds were also prohibited. The AB-10 (After Ban) lacked a heat shield or threaded barrel, and was only sold with ten-round magazines (though it was fully compatible with larger magazines).
Redesigning and renaming the TEC-9 didn't help Intratec much. In the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, the shooters used a variant of the TEC-9 in the shooting. While media claimed the shooters used the "post ban" AB-10 (at times misidentified as the full sized TEC-DC9), Jefferson County Sheriff Department identifies the weapon as the pre-ban TEC-9 Mini (a gun that was no longer manufactured prior to the passing of the 1994 Crime Bill). Regardless of the circumstances and the fact that the AB-10 was fully compliant with all legislative restrictions, Intratec's reputation took another hit. Intratec voluntarily dissolved in 2001, ending the production of the AB-10.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Long Kiss Goodnight | Geena Davis | Charly Baltimore | 1996 | |
| End Game | Peter Greene | Jack Baldwin | 2006 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payday 2 | Blaster 9mm (with Short Barrel modification) | Hotline Miami DLC | 2014 |
See Also
- KimmeL Industries AP-9 Firearm derived from the KG-9 series