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... that the first appearance of the [[Desert Eagle]] in a Hollywood film was in ''[[Year of the Dragon]]''? | ... that the first appearance of the [[Desert Eagle]] in a Hollywood film was in ''[[Year of the Dragon]]''? | ||
... that because 9mm blanks were more reliable than .45 ACP blanks prior to the 1980s, the [[Star Model B]] was often substituted for the [[M1911]] pistol? | |||
... that the first appearance of the [[Glock 17]] in media was in ''[[Miami Vice - Season 3|Miami Vice (TV Series)]]''? | ... that the first appearance of the [[Glock 17]] in media was in ''[[Miami Vice - Season 3|Miami Vice (TV Series)]]''? | ||
... that the [[M41A Pulse Rifle]] from ''[[Aliens]]'' was built from a [[M1 Thompson]] submachine gun and a shortened [[Remington 870]] shotgun with a [[SPAS 12]] foregrip? | ... that the [[M41A Pulse Rifle]] from ''[[Aliens]]'' was built from a [[M1 Thompson]] submachine gun and a shortened [[Remington 870]] shotgun with a [[SPAS 12]] foregrip? | ||
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... that the gold plated Taurus PT92 with pearl grips and a black barrel used on Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball also saw use in Driven to Kill? ... that a lot of television series substitute the M249 for visually modified Daewoo K3 machine guns? ... that there are barely any discernible differences between the outward appearance of the Beretta 92F and Beretta 92FS? ... that most firearms used on The A-Team (TV Series) are actually semi-automatic only? The actors were told to pull the triggers rapidly and in conjunction with the sound and special effects the illusion of automatic fire was achieved. @@@ ... that a lot of the Heckler & Koch SR9 sniper rifles seen on-screen are actually converted Heckler & Koch HK91? ... that Bruce Willis used a Beretta 92F in the first Die Hard movie, but a Beretta 92FS in the second and third? ... that during Yuri Orlov's (Nicolas Cage) review of the weapon stockpile in Lord of War, the production actually used 3.000 real SA Vz.58 assault rifles? ... that the Cobray 37mm Launcher is often used to impersonate the M203? @@@ ... that most of the weapons seen on Torchwood are actually airsoft? ... that most films in the 1980s and 1990s use chopped and converted Heckler & Koch HK94s and Heckler & Koch SP89s as a stand-in for the real MP5K, MP5A3, and MP5A2? ... that the first appearance of the Steyr AUG in a Hollywood film was in Octopussy? ... that the "SVD Dragunov" used by Ah Jong (Chow Yun-Fat) in The Killer was actually a modified Norinco Type 56? @@@ ... that the first appearance of the M16 in a Hollywood film was in Seven Days in May? ... that there are a mix of real Uzi submachine guns and MAC-10s made to resemble Uzis in The Dogs of War? ... that the first appearance of the G36 in a Hollywood film was in The World Is Not Enough? ... that all of the "AK-47" rifles in District 9 are actually modified Vektor R5s? @@@ ... that the first appearance of the Desert Eagle in a Hollywood film was in Year of the Dragon? ... that because 9mm blanks were more reliable than .45 ACP blanks prior to the 1980s, the Star Model B was often substituted for the M1911 pistol? ... that the first appearance of the Glock 17 in media was in Miami Vice (TV Series)? ... that the M41A Pulse Rifle from Aliens was built from a M1 Thompson submachine gun and a shortened Remington 870 shotgun with a SPAS 12 foregrip? @@@ ... that the Desert Eagle "point five-oh" used by Bullet-Tooth Tony Vinnie Jones in Snatch. was actually chambered in .44 Magnum? ... that in Hard Boiled, the Taurus PT92 was more frequently used than the Beretta 92F? ... that in Soviet films such as Solo Voyage and Pirates of the XXth Century, the Sturmgewehr 44 stood in for the M16? ... that director Michael Mann used Barrett M82 sniper rifles with live .50 BMG ammunition to destroy a car for a scene in Miami Vice (2006)? <random> |