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''The Matrix'' is the 1999 science fiction film starring [[Keanu Reeves]] as a lowly office worker who discovers that his entire world is not what it seems. The groundbreaking movie was directed by the [[Wachowski]] Brothers, who would continue the story in two sequels released in 2003: ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'' and ''[[The Matrix Revolutions]]''.
''The Matrix'' is the 1999 science fiction film starring [[Keanu Reeves]] as a lowly office worker who discovers that his entire world is not what it seems. The groundbreaking movie was directed by the [[Wachowski]] Brothers, who would continue the story in two sequels released in 2003: ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'' and ''[[The Matrix Revolutions]]''.
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=Pistols=
==GE M134 Minigun==
Neo ([[Keanu Reeves]]) opens up with a [[GE M134 Minigun]] mounted on a Bell 212 helicopter while rescuing Morpheus. According to armorer John Bowring, they were firing the gun half-speed at 3,000rpm though the gun was capable of firing 6,000rpm.
[[Image:MatrixGEM134-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo prepares to unleash the GE M134 Minigun on the Agents in the room.]]
[[Image:MatrixGEM134-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo firing the Minigun at the Agents. Bowring also commented how they had to properly distance the gun from the glass window so the force of the blanks wouldn't send the glass flying back at the actors.]]
[[Image:Matrix046.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Even in slow motion the gun is firing very fast.]]
[[Image:MatrixGEM134-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note how the shells falling from the gun are bottleneck blanks.]]
[[Image:MatrixGEM134-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The barrels finally stop revolving after Neo kills all the Agents in the room.]]
==Glock 17==
==Glock 17==
In the opening scene police burst in on Trinity ([[Carrie-Anne Moss]]) with [[Glock 17|Glock 17]] pistols drawn. These are 3rd Generation models, which were pretty new at the time the film was shot (1998).
In the opening scene police burst in on Trinity ([[Carrie-Anne Moss]]) with [[Glock 17|Glock 17]] pistols drawn. These are 3rd Generation models, which were pretty new at the time the film was shot (1998).
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[[Image:MatrixBeretta92FS-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo holds his empty Beretta on Agent Smith.]]
[[Image:MatrixBeretta92FS-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo holds his empty Beretta on Agent Smith.]]
==M16 (SP1)==
==Browning Hi-Power==
Switch ([[Belinda McClory]]) is seen carrying a silver chrome [[Browning Hi-Power]] with adjustable sights in 9mm caliber as her weapon of choice, first holding Neo at gunpoint with it while Trinity removes the "bug" the Agents planted in him, then using it to lay down cover fire along with Apoc while the others escaped the SWAT team, taking out several SWAT members in the process.
[[Image:MatrixBrowningHP-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Switch holds her Browning Hi-Power on Neo when they pick him up off the street.]]
[[Image:MatrixBrowningHP-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Switch offers Neo their way, or the highway.]]
[[Image:MatrixBrowningHP-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good side shot of Switch's Hi-Power when Neo steps out of the car.]]
[[Image:MatrixBrowningHP-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|While the muzzle diameter looks large, it is just the large barrel bushing that is seen on Hi-Powers after 1973 and before the Mark III series. The lack of light hides the actual barrel from sight.]]
[[Image:MatrixBrowningHP-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Switch with her Hi-Power while waiting for the phone to ring.]]
[[Image:MatrixBrowningHP-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Switch shocked at Cypher's change of heart.]]
=Revolvers=
==Smith & Wesson Model 10 Heavy Barrel==
In the lobby shootout scene where Neo and Trinity encounter the security guard's "back-up" in the form of a unit of soldiers, the majority of the soldiers Neo and Trinity face up against are armed with [[M16 rifle series#M16 Rifle|M16 (SP1)]] rifles with slab-side receivers. The M16s used in this scene are a mixture of rifles with 3-prong flash hiders and rifles with [[M16 rifle series#M16A1 Rifle|M16A1]]-style "birdcage" flash hiders. Neo uses two of these M16s during this scene, one while cartwheeling across the lobby, another while on the roof.
A lobby guard tries to shoot at Neo ([[Keanu Reeves]]) with a heavy barrel [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] before being killed by Trinity ([[Carrie-Anne Moss]]).
[[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16 with 20-round magazine and original 3-prong flash hider - 5.56x45mm.]]
[[Image:SW103inch.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 heavy Barrel .38 Special]]
[[Image:M16SP1Birdcage.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16 (SP1) with 20 round magazine and A1 Flash Hider - 5.56x45mm.]]
[[Image:MatrixS&W10HB-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A lobby guard calls for backup with his Smith & Wesson Model 10 Heavy Barrel drawn.]]
[[Image:MatrixM16-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SWAT member fires his M16 at Trinity in the lobby.]]
[[Image:MatrixS&W10HB-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guard tries to shoot Trinity but is mowed down.]]
[[Image:Matrixm16-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another SWAT member firing his M16 at Neo.]]
[[Image:Matrixm16-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SWAT Member with an M16, here the 3-prong muzzle brake is visible.]]
[[Image:MatrixM16-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo grabs an M16 while doing a cartwheel.]]
[[Image:MatrixM16-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo fires the M16 while cartwheeling.]]
[[Image:MatrixM16-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SWAT member opens fire with an M16 with an A1 birdcage muzzle brake.]]
[[Image:MatrixM16-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo disarms a SWAT member on the roof of his M16, which is clearly a rubber prop.]]
[[Image:MatrixM16-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo fires the M16 on the roof. The SWAT member behind Neo is also armed with an M16 but fails to use the rifle on Neo due to Trinity throwing an M9 bayonet right between the soldier's eyes.]]
=Submachine Guns=
==Micro Uzi==
==Micro Uzi==
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[[Image:MatrixMP5K-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo firing his MP5Ks.]]
[[Image:MatrixMP5K-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo firing his MP5Ks.]]
==Yugoslav Model 61 Skorpion==
Neo fires a pair of [[Skorpion SA|Yugoslavian made Model 61(i) Skorpion]] sub-machine guns fitted with muzzle shrouds and 30-round magazines during the lobby shootout. The shell casings falling from the guns are inaccurately shown as 5.56x45mm shells, which are far larger than .32 ACP rounds.
[[Image:Yugoslav Model 61 Skorpion.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Yugoslavian made Model 61(i) Skorpion distinguishable by its black pistol grip - .32 ACP]][[Image:MatrixWalkingArsenal-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo shows the lobby guard his walking arsenal, with his Skorpion SA Vz 61s hanging on his legs.]]
[[Image:MatrixSkorpionSA-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo takes cover while armed with his Skorpions.]]
[[Image:MatrixSkorpionSA-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo with his Skorpions.]]
[[Image:MatrixSkorpionSA-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo fires his Skorpions. These guns are great for firing in slow motion because the blowback action looks very cool in slo-mo.]]
[[Image:MatrixSkorpionSA-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The shell casings falling from the guns are inaccurately shown as 5.56x45mm shells, which are far larger than .32 ACP rounds. Also, the rounds fall too far directly under the guns, while a Skorpion's ejection port sends the spent shells up and to the right. Since the casing look like real shells and not blanks, it can be assumed they just dropped handfulls of shells to get the effect.]]
[[Image:MatrixSkorpionSA-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo firing his Skorpions.]]
=Assault Rifles=
==M16 (SP1)==
In the lobby shootout scene where Neo and Trinity encounter the security guard's "back-up" in the form of a unit of soldiers, the majority of the soldiers Neo and Trinity face up against are armed with [[M16 rifle series#M16 Rifle|M16 (SP1)]] rifles with slab-side receivers. The M16s used in this scene are a mixture of rifles with 3-prong flash hiders and rifles with [[M16 rifle series#M16A1 Rifle|M16A1]]-style "birdcage" flash hiders. Neo uses two of these M16s during this scene, one while cartwheeling across the lobby, another while on the roof.
[[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16 with 20-round magazine and original 3-prong flash hider - 5.56x45mm.]]
[[Image:M16SP1Birdcage.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16 (SP1) with 20 round magazine and A1 Flash Hider - 5.56x45mm.]]
[[Image:MatrixM16-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SWAT member fires his M16 at Trinity in the lobby.]]
[[Image:Matrixm16-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another SWAT member firing his M16 at Neo.]]
[[Image:Matrixm16-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SWAT Member with an M16, here the 3-prong muzzle brake is visible.]]
[[Image:MatrixM16-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo grabs an M16 while doing a cartwheel.]]
[[Image:MatrixM16-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo fires the M16 while cartwheeling.]]
[[Image:MatrixM16-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SWAT member opens fire with an M16 with an A1 birdcage muzzle brake.]]
[[Image:MatrixM16-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo disarms a SWAT member on the roof of his M16, which is clearly a rubber prop.]]
[[Image:MatrixM16-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo fires the M16 on the roof. The SWAT member behind Neo is also armed with an M16 but fails to use the rifle on Neo due to Trinity throwing an M9 bayonet right between the soldier's eyes.]]
==Leader Dynamics T2 MK5==
The SWAT team that breaks into the apartment building during the "deja vu" scene are armed with Australian-made Leader Dynamics [[T2 MK5 assault rifle]]s (the Semi automatic version known as the SAC). (although the weapons are never shown clearly on screen, this has been confirmed by the rental invoices from Propstore, which also has one of the rubber AAA carbines on sale). The T2 Mk5 is loosely based on the [[Armalite AR-18]] and was planned to be the next service rifle of the Australian Army, but the rifle lost out to the [[Steyr AUG]] during the Australian Army's service rifle trials. The versions used in ''The Matrix'' are the "Commando" version which have 11.5-inch barrels; the weapons are also fitted with large tactical flashlights and laser sights. The use of an Australian weapon in this case makes sense, as most of this was filmed in Sydney, Australia.
[[Image:LeaderT2Mk5Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Leader Dynamics T2 MK5 Assault Rifles - Select Fire Police Version with Short barrel - 5.56x45mm.]]
[[Image:MatrixAAA-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SWAT member is seen left holding a Leader Dynamics T2 MK5 fitted with a 20 round magazine.]]
[[Image:MatrixAAA-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SWAT member searches the building with his T2 MK5.]]
[[Image:MatrixAAA-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SWAT members prepare to fire their T2 MK5s at the protagonists.]]
=Shotguns=
==Mouse's Automatic Shotguns==
==Mouse's Automatic Shotguns==
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[[Image:MatrixSPAS12-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Trinity drops the SPAS-12 after the lobby shootout.]]
[[Image:MatrixSPAS12-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Trinity drops the SPAS-12 after the lobby shootout.]]
==Leader Dynamics T2 MK5==
=Machine Guns=
==GE M134 Minigun==
The SWAT team that breaks into the apartment building during the "deja vu" scene are armed with Australian-made Leader Dynamics [[T2 MK5 assault rifle]]s (the Semi automatic version known as the SAC). (although the weapons are never shown clearly on screen, this has been confirmed by the rental invoices from Propstore, which also has one of the rubber AAA carbines on sale). The T2 Mk5 is loosely based on the [[Armalite AR-18]] and was planned to be the next service rifle of the Australian Army, but the rifle lost out to the [[Steyr AUG]] during the Australian Army's service rifle trials. The versions used in ''The Matrix'' are the "Commando" version which have 11.5-inch barrels; the weapons are also fitted with large tactical flashlights and laser sights. The use of an Australian weapon in this case makes sense, as most of this was filmed in Sydney, Australia.
Neo ([[Keanu Reeves]]) opens up with a [[GE M134 Minigun]] mounted on a Bell 212 helicopter while rescuing Morpheus. According to armorer John Bowring, they were firing the gun half-speed at 3,000rpm though the gun was capable of firing 6,000rpm.
[[Image:LeaderT2Mk5Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Leader Dynamics T2 MK5 Assault Rifles - Select Fire Police Version with Short barrel - 5.56x45mm.]]
[[Image:MatrixAAA-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SWAT member is seen left holding a Leader Dynamics T2 MK5 fitted with a 20 round magazine.]]
[[Image:MatrixGEM134-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo prepares to unleash the GE M134 Minigun on the Agents in the room.]]
[[Image:MatrixAAA-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SWAT member searches the building with his T2 MK5.]]
[[Image:MatrixGEM134-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo firing the Minigun at the Agents. Bowring also commented how they had to properly distance the gun from the glass window so the force of the blanks wouldn't send the glass flying back at the actors.]]
[[Image:MatrixAAA-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SWAT members prepare to fire their T2 MK5s at the protagonists.]]
[[Image:Matrix046.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Even in slow motion the gun is firing very fast.]]
[[Image:MatrixGEM134-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note how the shells falling from the gun are bottleneck blanks.]]
==Yugoslav Model 61 Skorpion==
[[Image:MatrixGEM134-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The barrels finally stop revolving after Neo kills all the Agents in the room.]]
Neo fires a pair of [[Skorpion SA|Yugoslavian made Model 61(i) Skorpion]] sub-machine guns fitted with muzzle shrouds and 30-round magazines during the lobby shootout. The shell casings falling from the guns are inaccurately shown as 5.56x45mm shells, which are far larger than .32 ACP rounds.
[[Image:Yugoslav Model 61 Skorpion.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Yugoslavian made Model 61(i) Skorpion distinguishable by its black pistol grip - .32 ACP]][[Image:MatrixWalkingArsenal-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo shows the lobby guard his walking arsenal, with his Skorpion SA Vz 61s hanging on his legs.]]
[[Image:MatrixSkorpionSA-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo takes cover while armed with his Skorpions.]]
[[Image:MatrixSkorpionSA-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo with his Skorpions.]]
[[Image:MatrixSkorpionSA-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo fires his Skorpions. These guns are great for firing in slow motion because the blowback action looks very cool in slo-mo.]]
[[Image:MatrixSkorpionSA-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The shell casings falling from the guns are inaccurately shown as 5.56x45mm shells, which are far larger than .32 ACP rounds. Also, the rounds fall too far directly under the guns, while a Skorpion's ejection port sends the spent shells up and to the right. Since the casing look like real shells and not blanks, it can be assumed they just dropped handfulls of shells to get the effect.]]
[[Image:MatrixSkorpionSA-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neo firing his Skorpions.]]
==Browning Hi-Power==
Switch ([[Belinda McClory]]) is seen carrying a silver chrome [[Browning Hi-Power]] with adjustable sights in 9mm caliber as her weapon of choice, first holding Neo at gunpoint with it while Trinity removes the "bug" the Agents planted in him, then using it to lay down cover fire along with Apoc while the others escaped the SWAT team, taking out several SWAT members in the process.
[[Image:MatrixBrowningHP-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Switch holds her Browning Hi-Power on Neo when they pick him up off the street.]]
[[Image:MatrixBrowningHP-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Switch offers Neo their way, or the highway.]]
[[Image:MatrixBrowningHP-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good side shot of Switch's Hi-Power when Neo steps out of the car.]]
[[Image:MatrixBrowningHP-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|While the muzzle diameter looks large, it is just the large barrel bushing that is seen on Hi-Powers after 1973 and before the Mark III series. The lack of light hides the actual barrel from sight.]]
[[Image:MatrixBrowningHP-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Switch with her Hi-Power while waiting for the phone to ring.]]
[[Image:MatrixBrowningHP-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Switch shocked at Cypher's change of heart.]]
==Smith & Wesson Model 10 Heavy Barrel==
A lobby guard tries to shoot at Neo ([[Keanu Reeves]]) with a heavy barrel [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] before being killed by Trinity ([[Carrie-Anne Moss]]).
[[Image:SW103inch.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 heavy Barrel .38 Special]]
[[Image:MatrixS&W10HB-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A lobby guard calls for backup with his Smith & Wesson Model 10 Heavy Barrel drawn.]]
[[Image:MatrixS&W10HB-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guard tries to shoot Trinity but is mowed down.]]
=Other=
==M7 CS Gas Grenade==
==M7 CS Gas Grenade==
During the "deja vu" scene, a SWAT member throws an [[M7 CS gas grenade]] at the protagonists.
During the "deja vu" scene, a SWAT member throws an [[M7 CS gas grenade]] at the protagonists.
[[Image:M7A3.jpg|thumb|none|150px|M7 CS gas grenade]]
[[Image:M7A3.jpg|thumb|none|150px|M7 CS gas grenade]]
[[Image:MatrixSmokeGrenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M7 gas grenade lands.]]
[[Image:MatrixSmokeGrenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M7 gas grenade lands.]]
The Matrix is the 1999 science fiction film starring Keanu Reeves as a lowly office worker who discovers that his entire world is not what it seems. The groundbreaking movie was directed by the Wachowski Brothers, who would continue the story in two sequels released in 2003: The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.
The following weapons were used in the film The Matrix:
In the opening scene police burst in on Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) with Glock 17 pistols drawn. These are 3rd Generation models, which were pretty new at the time the film was shot (1998).
Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) carries a pair of Beretta 84FS Cheetahs as her sidearms in the film. These were selected because Ms. Moss has small hands and full sized Beretta 92Fs would be gigantic in her hands. What is interesting to note is that besides the Micro Uzi used in the beginning of the lobby scene, this is the only gun that Trinity feels she needs to bring into a building guarded by three agents. Meanwhile, Neo packs about a dozen guns and a bomb.
Apoc (Julian Arahanga) gives Neo (Keanu Reeves) his Zastava CZ99 pistol as they try and escape an Agent-led SWAT attack after visiting the Oracle. The weapon is a CZ99 and not, as has been written previously, a SIG-Sauer P228; some of the weapons rental invoice documents published on Propstore.com have confirmed this. The CZ99 is a Yugoslavian-made pistol which is based on the P220 series, but is actually a very different weapon.
Neo (Keanu Reeves) takes at least four pairs of Beretta 92FS pistols with him on his mission to save Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), for the probable reason that it's faster to drop the empty ones and pull out "fresh" ones, than it is trying to reload them and possibly fumbling.
Switch (Belinda McClory) is seen carrying a silver chrome Browning Hi-Power with adjustable sights in 9mm caliber as her weapon of choice, first holding Neo at gunpoint with it while Trinity removes the "bug" the Agents planted in him, then using it to lay down cover fire along with Apoc while the others escaped the SWAT team, taking out several SWAT members in the process.
During the lobby scene, Neo and Trinity both use Micro Uzis with bent trigger guards, Trinity using one to kill one of the first guards and Neo using two to keep the soldiers behind cover.
Apoc (Julian Arahanga) carries a Cobray M11/9 converted to full-auto with a thread protector, and is famously seen firing it to lay down cover fire while he and the others are fleeing from the SWAT team (you can tell it's a Cobray M11/9 and not an original Ingram MAC-10 because the back of the receiver is elongated).
Neo fires a pair of Yugoslavian made Model 61(i) Skorpion sub-machine guns fitted with muzzle shrouds and 30-round magazines during the lobby shootout. The shell casings falling from the guns are inaccurately shown as 5.56x45mm shells, which are far larger than .32 ACP rounds.
In the lobby shootout scene where Neo and Trinity encounter the security guard's "back-up" in the form of a unit of soldiers, the majority of the soldiers Neo and Trinity face up against are armed with M16 (SP1) rifles with slab-side receivers. The M16s used in this scene are a mixture of rifles with 3-prong flash hiders and rifles with M16A1-style "birdcage" flash hiders. Neo uses two of these M16s during this scene, one while cartwheeling across the lobby, another while on the roof.
The SWAT team that breaks into the apartment building during the "deja vu" scene are armed with Australian-made Leader Dynamics T2 MK5 assault rifles (the Semi automatic version known as the SAC). (although the weapons are never shown clearly on screen, this has been confirmed by the rental invoices from Propstore, which also has one of the rubber AAA carbines on sale). The T2 Mk5 is loosely based on the Armalite AR-18 and was planned to be the next service rifle of the Australian Army, but the rifle lost out to the Steyr AUG during the Australian Army's service rifle trials. The versions used in The Matrix are the "Commando" version which have 11.5-inch barrels; the weapons are also fitted with large tactical flashlights and laser sights. The use of an Australian weapon in this case makes sense, as most of this was filmed in Sydney, Australia.
The unusual pair of large guns that Mouse (Matt Doran) uses are custom-built cam-operated electric driven automatic 12 gauge shotguns with 25-shell cylinders and a fire rate of 900 rounds per minute. They were crafted by John Bowring, lead armorer of the film. As an inside joke, Bowring named the guns "Andy" (serial no. A1169 - Leetspeak for Andy) and "Larry" (serial no. L2779 - Leetspeak for Larry) after the Wachowski brothers, the writers and directors of the film. It can be assumed in the movie world, Mouse designed these shotguns for himself like he designed the woman in the red dress.
In the lobby shootout scene, a number of soldiers are armed with Franchi SPAS-12 shotguns, some of which are commandeered and used against their original owners by Trinity. The versions used by the soldiers have a solid fixed stock/pistol grip combination. One of them is seen firing the SPAS-12 in semi-auto mode -- a rare sight in movies. However, quick bursts of M16 fire are mistakenly dubbed over instead of the appropriate shotgun report.
Neo (Keanu Reeves) opens up with a GE M134 Minigun mounted on a Bell 212 helicopter while rescuing Morpheus. According to armorer John Bowring, they were firing the gun half-speed at 3,000rpm though the gun was capable of firing 6,000rpm.
