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Revision as of 14:23, 19 May 2012
Please check the talk page for additional variants not shown on the main page.
Specifications
(1960-Present)
Type: Assault Rifle
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Capacity: (5, 20, 30, 40 round box magazine/ 90 round snail drum/ 100 round dual drum Beta-C magazine (STANAG Magazines)
Fire Modes: Safe/Semi (Mk 12 SPR, AR-15, civilian variants) Safe/Semi/Burst (M16A2, M16A4, M4) Safe/Semi/Auto (M16, M16A1, M16A3, M4A1)
The M16 series of assault rifles and carbine variants are used by the following actors in the following movies, television series, video games, and anime:
Colt and Official Government Models
M16 Rifle
Since the original M16 is the first pattern AR-15 select fire rifle that was adopted in 1964 by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam (and also given to the ARVN) all appearances of the slab side M16 in movies and television shows would be either the Class III Colt M16 or the commercially available Colt AR-15 SP1 rifle. After being phased out from active duty, the military owned weapons were issued to National guard units (and later bequeathed to Federal and local law enforcement agencies). Movie Armorers could acquire Law Enforcement Sales models of the M16, as Class III transferable weapons or built as Class III manufacturers. However, an easier way was for commercially sold semiautomatic Colt AR-15 SP1 rifles to be converted to full auto fire in the 1970s and 1980s and these were in movie armories for years.
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Black Dynamite | Various | Black Panther | . | 2009 |
Across The Universe | Various | National Guardsmen | . | 2007 |
Alone in the Dark (2005) | Various | Bureau 713 Commandos | . | 2005 |
Land of the Dead | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | . | 2005 |
Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Gerardo Vigil | General Marquez | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards and M16A1 flash hiders | 2003 |
Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Various | General Soldiers | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards and M16A1 flash hiders | 2003 |
Coronado | Clayton Rohner | Arnet McClure | . | 2003 |
Coronado | Various | Rebel Soldiers | . | 2003 |
Analyze This | Various | Mobsters | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards and M16A1 flash hiders | 1999 |
The Matrix | Various | Lobby guards | Fitted with both 3-prong and M16A1 flash hiders | 1999 |
The Matrix | Keanu Reeves | Neo | . | 1999 |
The Pest | John Leguizamo | Pestario "Pest" Vargas | Fitted with A2 handguards, A1-style lower receiver & flash hider, and fake A2-style windage adjustment knob | 1997 |
The Rock | Tony Todd | Captain Darrow | Fitted with M16A1 flash hider and M203 grenade launcher | 1996 |
Village of the Damned | . | U.S. Soldiers | Fitted with M16A2 foregrips | 1995 |
Forrest Gump | Tom Hanks | Forrest Gump | . | 1994 |
Forrest Gump | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | . | 1994 |
In the Army Now | Pauly Shore | PFC "Bones" Conway | LaFrance-converted AR-15 SP1; fitted with M16A1 flash hider and M16A2 hand guards | 1994 |
In the Army Now | Various | U.S. Army personnel | LaFrance-converted AR-15 SP1s; fitted with M16A1 flash hiders and M16A2 hand guards | 1994 |
Jurassic Park | Unknown actor | InGen worker | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards and M16A1 flash hider | 1993 |
Rapid Fire | Linda Perlin | Police officer | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards and M16A1 flash hider | 1992 |
Showdown in Little Tokyo | Dolph Lundgren | Sergeant Chris Kenner | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 1991 |
Showdown in Little Tokyo | Brandon Lee | Johnny Murata | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 1991 |
Die Hard | Various | LAPD S.W.A.T. officers | . | 1988 |
They Live | Roddy Piper | Nada | . | 1988 |
They Live | Keith David | Frank | . | 1988 |
They Live | Various | Cable 54 building guards | 1988 | |
Full Metal Jacket | Various | U.S. Marines | . | 1987 |
Lethal Weapon | Various | LAPD S.W.A.T. officers | Deleted scene only | 1987 |
Predator | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Dutch | Fitted with M16A1 flash hider and Fake M203 Launcher | 1987 |
Predator | Sonny Landham | Billy | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards, M16A1 flash hider, and Mossberg 500 shotgun | 1987 |
Heartbreak Ridge | Various | U.S. Marines | Fitted with M16A1 flash hiders | 1986 |
The Park is Mine | Various | N.Y.P.D. SWAT officers | Fitted with AN/PVS-2 Starlight night vision scopes | 1986 |
Platoon | Chris Pedersen | Crawford | Fitted with M16A1 flash hider | 1986 |
Raw Deal | Various | Patrovita's thugs | . | 1986 |
The Quiet Earth | Alison Routledge | Joanne | . | 1985 |
Commando | Arnold Schwarzenegger | John Matrix | Fitted with M16A1 flash hider; becomes an M16A1 in some shots | 1985 |
Commando | Various | Arius' men and U.S. Army soldiers | Fitted with M16A1 flash hiders, some with M16A2 hand guards | 1985 |
My Science Project | Various | Various | . | 1985 |
Rambo: First Blood | Brian Dennehy | Hope Sheriff Will Teasle | . | 1982 |
Rambo: First Blood | Various | Hope County sheriff's deputies | . | 1982 |
Wolfen | Albert Finney | NYPD Detective Dewey Wilson | Night Vision Scope | 1981 |
Wolfen | Gregory Hines | Whittington | Night Vision Scope | 1981 |
Stripes | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | . | 1981 |
Taps | Various | Cadets | . | 1981 |
Escape from New York | Various | U.S. Police Force and Secret Service Agents | handguards removed | 1981 |
Apocalypse Now | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | . | 1979 |
The Boys from Brazil | Various | Nazis | . | 1978 |
Coming Home | Bruce Dern | Capt. Bob Hyde | . | 1978 |
The Spy Who Loved Me | Various | U.S. Navy sailors | Stolen from Armoury and Stromberg guards | 1977 |
The Enforcer | Various | People's Revolutionary Strike Force terrorists and SFPD officers | Fitted with both 3-prong and M16A1 flash hiders | 1976 |
Silver Streak | Various | FBI Agents | . | 1976 |
Two-Minute Warning | John Cassavetes | L.A.P.D. Sgt. Buttons | With 30-round magazine | 1976 |
Zardoz | Various | Exterminators | . | 1974 |
Black Sunday | Steven Keats | Robert Mashevsky | . | 1977 |
Badlands | Various | Army National Guard | . | 1973 |
Soylent Green | Various | Guards | . | 1973 |
The Friends of Eddie Coyle | Various | Gangsters | . | 1973 |
Shaft's Big Score! | Various | Gangster | With 30-round magazine | 1972 |
Diamonds are Forever | Various | Blofield's henchmen | . | 1971 |
Ice Station Zebra | Various | U.S. Navy crew and Marines | . | 1968 |
The President's Analyst | James Coburn | Dr. Sidney Schaefer | . | 1967 |
Agent for H.A.R.M. | Unidentified | Eastern Bloc soldier | Colt Firearms credited | 1966 |
Seven Days in May | Andrew Duggan | Col. William 'Mutt' Henderson | Possibly the first depiction of a M-16 in a Hollywood film | 1964 |
Television
Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
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Supernatural | Unknown actor | Conspiracy theorist | 2005- | |
Mail Call | R. Lee Ermey | Himself | 2002- | |
JAG | Various | U.S. soldiers | Only seen in flashbacks to Vietnam War | 1995-2005 |
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Various | U.S. soldiers, guards, criminals | 1993-1997 | |
The Stand | Unknown actor | henchman | 1994 | |
The A-Team | Various | 1983-1988 | ||
Lock 'n Load with R. Lee Ermey | R. Lee Ermey | Himself | Original M16A1 with Three Prong Flash Hider | 2009 |
Video Games
Game Title | Mods | Notations | Release Date |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops | w/ optional scope, reflex sight, grenade launcher, and shotgun attachments | 2010 | |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | 2006 | ||
Enter the Matrix | 2003 | ||
Shellshock Nam '67 | Called the "Assault Rifle" | 2004 | |
Vietcong | 2002 | ||
WWII G.I. | w/ M16A2 handguards and 30-round clip | Available only in the Platoon Leader expansion pack | 1999 |
Dead Island | 2011 |
Anime
Character | Film Title | Note | Date |
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Mafia sniper | Hayate the Combat Butler | With A2 handguards and scope | 2007 - 2009 |
XM16E1 Rifle
The XM16E1 is a modified variant of the original M16 which featured several improvements, including the forward assist, the most visually obvious difference. The Army requested this feature, but the Air Force believed it had no benefit and only increased the weapon's per-unit cost. Consequently, the M16 (SP1) was the version adopted by the Air Force, while the Army adopted the slightly more expensive XM16E1. After the M16A1 was introduced in 1967, both services transitioned to this rifle. Before 1968, this was the most common version of the M16 rifle platform. Many examples in recent films are actually 'faux' XM16E1 rifles. The real XM16E1 has a partial magazine fence on its' lower receiver, whereas the M16A1 has a full raised rib around the magazine release button).
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
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Tropic Thunder | Jay Baruchel | Kevin Sandusky | Mocked up from an M16A1 | 2008 |
Brandon T. Jackson | Alpo Chino | |||
Various | Actors playing U.S. Army soldiers | |||
We Were Soldiers | Mel Gibson | LTC Hal Moore | Mocked up from an M16A1 | 2002 |
Barry Pepper | Joe Galloway | |||
Jsu Garcia | CPT Tony Nadal | |||
Robert Bagnell | 1LT Charlie Hasting | |||
Chris Klein | 2LT Jack Geoghegan | |||
Ryan Hurst | SGT Ernie Savage | |||
Josh Daugherty | SPC Robert Ouellette | |||
Various | U.S. Army soldiers | |||
Dead Presidents | Jaimz Woolvett | Lieutenant Dugan | Mocked up from an M16A1 | 1995 |
Various | U.S. Marines | |||
Hamburger Hill | Various | U.S. Army 101st Airborne personnel | mocked up from an M16A1 | 1987 |
Stakeout | Various | Police | . | 1987 |
The Green Berets | John Wayne | Colonel Mike Kirby | Real XM16E1 | 1968 |
Various | U.S. Special Forces |
Video Games
Game Title | Mods | Notes | Release Date |
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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | 2004 | ||
vietcong 2 | 2005 |
M16A1 Rifle
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
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Red State | Stephen Root | Sheriff Wynan | with A2 handguards | 2011 |
The Sniper | . | hong Kong SDU Sniper Team | M16A1 with A2 style handguards and ACOG | 2009 |
Rambo | Various | Karen rebels | . | 2008 |
The Departed | Various | Massachusetts State Police at funeral | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 2006 |
The Devil's Rejects | Various | Sheriff's department and Rejects | . | 2005 |
Land of the Dead | Various | Fiddler's Green Soldiers | . | 2005 |
Saving Jessica Lynch | Laura Regan | PFC Jessica Lynch | Fitted with M16A2-style handguards | 2003 |
Saving Jessica Lynch | Various | U.S. Marines and Army soldiers | M16A2-style handguards | 2003 |
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course | Various | U.S. Army Rangers | Some fitted with M203 grenade launchers | 2002 |
XXX | Unknown actor | Colombian narcotics officer | . | 2002 |
Joint Security Area | . | ROKA soldiers | M16A2-style handguards | 2000 |
Battlefield Earth | . | Human resistance fighters | With & without M203 grenade launchers | 2000 |
Beau Travail | Various | French Foreign Legion | Used during the river crossing scene | 1999 |
Shergar | Various | S.A.S. Soldiers | 1999 | |
Blue Streak | Various | Mexican Border Security Officers | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 1999 |
The Pentagon Wars | . | U.S. Army soldiers | With M16A2 handguards | 1998 |
The Pentagon Wars | Cary Elwes | Lt. Col. James G. Burton | With magazine removed and M16A2 handguards | 1998 |
Con Air | Various | Convicts and U.S. National Guardsmen | Fitted with M16A2 handguards | 1997 |
The Devil's Own | Unknown Actor | Desmond - Provisional IRA Gunman | Used by Desmond to fire on British Soldiers from a 2nd floor window. It is on semi-automatic firing mode. | 1997 |
The Postman | Various | Holnist soldiers | . | 1997 |
Eraser | Various | U.S. Marshalls | Fitted with M16A2 handguards | 1996 |
The Rock | Various | Rogue U.S. Marines | Fitted with M16A2 handguards and tactical flashlights, with & without M203 grenade launchers | 1996 |
Romeo & Juliet | Various | Verona Beach police officers | Some fitted with M16A2 handguards | 1996 |
The Long Kiss Goodnight | . | Henchman | . | 1996 |
Species | Background extras | U.S. Soldiers | 1995 | |
Heat | Wes Studi | Detective Casals | Fitted with M16A2 handguards | 1995 |
Soldier Boyz | Michael Dudikoff | Major Toliver | 1995 | |
Soldier Boyz | Channon Roe | Brophy | 1995 | |
Soldier Boyz | David Barry Gray | Lamb | 1995 | |
Soldier Boyz | . | Vinh Moc's soldiers | 1995 | |
RoboCop 3 | . | . | Seen on the wall of a Splatterpunk's house | 1993 |
Hard Boiled | Philip Kwok | Mad Dog | Fitted with M203 grenade launcher | 1992 |
Hard Boiled | Various | Hong Kong police and Johnny Wong's thugs | . | 1992 |
Rapid Fire | Various | Guards | . | 1992 |
Terminator 2: Judgement Day | N/A | N/A | Seen on the walls of Sarah's armory | 1991 |
Toy Soldiers | Various | Colombian soldiers | . | 1991 |
Nothing But Trouble | Various | National Guardsmen | . | 1991 |
Silence of the Lambs | . | Army National Guardsmen | . | 1991 |
Darkman | Karl A. Wickman | Police Helicopter Pilot | With scope | 1990 |
Die Hard 2 | Various | Airport police and U.S. Army Special Forces | The Army team's fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 1990 |
Fire Birds | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | . | 1990 |
Total Recall | N/A | N/A | Seen at Kuato's resistance base | 1990 |
Bullet in the Head | Jacky Cheung | Fai | 1990 | |
The Package | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | . | 1989 |
A Better Tomorrow III | Chow Yun-Fat | Mark Lee | . | 1989 |
A Better Tomorrow III | Anita Mui | Chow Ying Kit | . | 1989 |
A Better Tomorrow III | Tony Leung Ka Fai | Cheung Chi Mun | . | 1989 |
A Better Tomorrow III | Various | ARVN soldiers | . | 1989 |
Casualties of War | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | . | 1989 |
Iron Eagle II | Various | U.S. Military Police | . | 1988 |
Bulletproof | Henchmen | with A2 handguards | 1988 | |
Extreme Prejudice | Various | Special Unit and cartel members | some with A2 hand guards | 1987 |
Hamburger Hill | Various | U.S. Army 101st Airborne personnel | . | 1987 |
Gardens of Stone | . | U.S. Army personnel. News footage of Vietnam War | . | 1987 |
Aliens | N/A | N/A | Seen on the walls of the Sulaco's armory | 1986 |
Equalizer 2000 | Various | Gang members | Some fitted with futuristic shells | 1986 |
Heartbreak Ridge | Various | U.S. Marines | With and without MILES gear | 1986 |
Iron Eagle | Various | U.S. Air Force security guards | . | 1986 |
The Park is Mine | Various | NYPD S.W.A.T. officers | . | 1986 |
Platoon | Charlie Sheen | Pvt. Chris Taylor | . | 1986 |
Platoon | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | . | 1986 |
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Various | U.S. Marines | . | 1986 |
American Ninja | Steve James | Cpl. Jackson | with M203 | 1985 |
American Ninja | Various | soldiers, guards | 1985 | |
Coordinates of Death (Koordinaty smerti) | Various | Viet Cong guerrillas and U.S Army soldiers | . | 1985 |
Commando | Arnold Schwarzenegger | John Matrix | Alternates with M16 SP1 | 1985 |
Commando | Various | Arius' men and U.S. Army soldiers | Some fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 1985 |
Day of the Dead | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | . | 1985 |
Rambo: First Blood Part II | Various | Vietnamese troops and pirates | Some fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 1985 |
Ghostbusters | Various | U.S. National Guardsmen | . | 1984 |
The Terminator | Paul Winfield | Lt. Edward Traxler | . | 1984 |
The Terminator | Lance Henriksen | Detective Hal Vukovich | . | 1984 |
The Terminator | Various | LAPD officers | . | 1984 |
Rambo: First Blood | Various | U.S. National Guardsmen | . | 1982 |
The Day After | Various | U.S. Air Force Security Police | . | 1983 |
Death Wish 2 | Various | Thugs | . | 1982 |
The Blues Brothers | Carrie Fisher | Jake's ex-fiance | . | 1980 |
The Blues Brothers | Various | State Troopers, Sheriff's Deputies, Chicago Police SWAT, U.S. Army soldiers | . | 1980 |
The Final Countdown | Various | U.S. Marines | . | 1980 |
The Octagon | Carol Bagdasarian | Aura | . | 1980 |
The Octagon | John Shields | McCarn's lieutenant | . | 1980 |
The Octagon | Thad Geer | McCarn's man | . | 1980 |
Apocalypse Now | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | . | 1979 |
The Jerk | M. Emmet Walsh | The Madman | Fitted with scope | 1979 |
Moonraker | Various | Drake launch base guards | . | 1979 |
The Odd Angry Shot | Various | Australian SAS troopers | . | 1979 |
The Enforcer | Various | SFPD officers | . | 1976 |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Various | Soldiers | . | 1976 |
The Laughing Policeman | . | Barricaded Suspect | . | 1973 |
War (Voyna) | Aslan | . | 2002 |
Television
Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
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The A-Team | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | 1983 - 1987 | |
Tour of Duty | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | 1987 - 1988 | |
The Stand | Gary Sinise | Stud Redman | 1994 | |
The Stand | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | 1994 | |
Bugs | Various | 1995 - 1999 | ||
Seven Days | Various | U.S. Army personnel | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards, some fitted with Cobray CM203 Flare Launchers, one fitted with a night-vision scope | 1998 - 2001 |
Harsh Realm | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 1999 - 2000 |
Going Back | Pablo Espinosa | Chico Spaceman | 2001 | |
Ultimate Force | Tony Curran | Sgt. Pete Twamley | Fitted with M16A2 handguards | 2002 - 2006 |
Sendhil Ramamurthy | Tpr. Alex Leonard | |||
Christopher Fox | Cpl. Louis Hoffman | Fitted with Cobray CM203 | ||
Louis Decosta Johnson | Cpl. Dave Woolston | |||
Liam Garrigan | Cpl. Ed Dwyer | |||
Miles Anderson | Col. Aidan Dempsey | Changes to AR-15 Sporter-1 for firing scenes | ||
Cult members | 20 round magazines | |||
Columbian Soldiers | Fitted with leather slings | |||
Simon Kassianides | Juan | Changes to AR-15 Sporter-1 in some scenes | ||
Roberto Viana | Miguel | |||
Falling Skies | Extras | Resistance fighters | 2011 - ???? |
Video Games
Game Title | Mods | Notes | Release Date |
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Fallout Tactics | w/ A2 handguards | 2001 | |
Söldner: Secret Wars | 2004 | ||
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops | 2006 | ||
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | Can be fitted with M203 grenade launcher | 2010 | |
Scarface: The World is Yours | Can be fitted with M203 grenade launcher | 2006 | |
Project Reality | With optional A2 handguards and M203 grenade launcher | 2005 | |
7.62 High Calibre | w/ various attachments | 2008 | |
Battlefield: Vietnam | 2004 | ||
Conflict: Vietnam | 2004 | ||
Spec Ops: Ranger Elite | also available with M203 | 2001 | |
Grand Theft Auto III | Fitted with fictional 60-rd magazine | 2001 | |
Command & Conquer: Red Alert | With A2 handguards; used by Allied soldiers in FMV cutscenes only | 1997 | |
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow | ACOG | Possibly an A1 fitted with A2 handguards | 2002 |
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War | With A2 handguards | Seen in cutscene, non-playable | 2004 |
Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam | With cloth wrappings on handguards | 2010 | |
Project Reality: Vietnam | With 20 & 30-round magazines | 2012 |
Anime
Character | Film Title | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Kochikame, The UFO Movie | |||
Various characters | Full Metal Panic! | fitted with A2 handguards | 2002 |
Ulgian Soldiers | Noir | ||
Rally Vincent's Bedroom | Riding Bean | 1989 | |
US Army soldiers | Blood+ | ||
Thugs/Mercenaries/US Military | Black Lagoon | 2006/2010 | |
U.S. soldiers | The Skull Man | 2009 | |
Spec-Ops Commandos | Black Magic M-66 | Some are outfitted with M203s | 1987 |
Cyborg terrorist | Appleseed | 1988 | |
Various | Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky | With and without A2 handguards and M203s | 2010 |
M16A2 Rifle
In contrast to the real world M16A2 rifle adopted by the U.S. Military in the early 1980s, most of the A2s seen in movies are A2 'kits' built on A1 full auto lower receivers (or converted A2 style receivers). Most movie "M16A2" rifles have the A1 Birdcage flash hider installed, since Cinematographers want the "starburst" of the Flash to go all the way around, not just divert upwards (as is the case with the correct A2 Flash hider). In the real world, the fully automatic version of the M16A2 is known as the M16A3, however, because nearly all movie "M16A2s" fire full automatic, it is not IMFDB policy to designate these rifles as "M16A3s" when identifying them in movies, since in nearly all cases they are intended to pass for M16A2s.
Also note that some American movies feature M16A1 rifles fitted with M16A2-style handguards, such as Heat and Die Hard 2. An example of such a rifle can be seen in the M16A1 entry above. When identifying M16 variants, please look at the receiver of the rifle in question, not just its handguards, to determine whether it is an A1 or an A2.
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
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Unthinkable | U.S. Army | 2010 | ||
Fair Game | US Military honor guard | 2010 | ||
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | US Army soldier | fitted with a M203 grenade launcher with the lower half of the standard handguard removed | 2009 | |
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia | Colombian Army soldiers | 2009 | ||
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia | Rogue unit | 2009 | ||
Crank: High Voltage | Stripper | 2009 | ||
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | US Army soldiers | 2009 | ||
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Jordanian Special Forces soldiers | 2009 | ||
Cloverfield | US Army Soldiers | 2008 | ||
Babylon A.D. | Neolite | 2008 | ||
Bangkok Dangerous | Police sniper | With scope, Harris bipod, and cheekpad | 2008 | |
Battle for Haditha | Various | U.S. Marines | With foregrips and ACOG sights | 2007 |
I Am Legend | Guard | 2007 | ||
Bobby Z | Laurence Fishburne | Tad Gruzsa | 2007 | |
Transformers | US military personnel | 2007 | ||
Home of the Brave | Brian Presley | SPC. Tommy Yates | 2006 | |
Home of the Brave | US Army soldiers | 2006 | ||
The Departed | Police honor guard | 2006 | ||
Blood Diamond | Sierra Leone Army soldiers | 2006 | ||
Blood Diamond | South African mercenaries | 2006 | ||
X-Men: The Last Stand | US Army soldiers | 2006 | ||
War of the Worlds | US Army soldiers | With & without Surefire Universal weaponlight | 2005 | |
War of the Worlds | US Marines | 2005 | ||
Jarhead | Jake Gyllenhaal | Anthony "Swoff" Swofford | 2005 | |
Jarhead | Jamie Foxx | SSGT. Sykes | With & without paintball conversion | 2005 |
Jarhead | Lucas Black | LCPL. Chris Kruger | 2005 | |
Jarhead | Laz Alonso | LCPL. Ramon Escobar | With Cobra CM203 | 2005 |
Jarhead | Brian Geraghty | Fergus | With & without M203 grenade launcher | 2005 |
Jarhead | Peter Sarsgaard | Troy | With M203 grenade launcher/Cobray CM203 | 2005 |
XXX 2: State of the Union | US Marines | 2005 | ||
XXX 2: State of the Union | US Army soldiers | 2005 | ||
Lord of War | Seen in warehouse | 2005 | ||
American Soldiers: A Day in Iraq | Jason Matheson | LT Diggs | 2005 | |
The Day After Tomorrow | US Army soldier | 2004 | ||
The Whole Ten Yards | Bruce Willis | Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudesky | 2004 | |
The Whole Ten Yards | Matthew Perry | Oz | 2004 | |
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout | Ron Livingston | Donnie Anderson | 2003 | |
Bad Boys II | US Marines | 2003 | ||
Bad Boys II | [[Miami PD officers | 2003 | ||
A Man Apart | Guard | 2003 | ||
The Core | US military personnel | 2003 | ||
Battle Royale II: Requiem | Japanese soldiers | 2003 | ||
Tears of the Sun | US Marines | 2003 | ||
Dreamcatcher | US Army soldiers | 2003 | ||
The Sum of All Fears | US Marines | With & without M203 grenade launcher | 2002 | |
Die Another Day | US military personnel | 2002 | ||
Die Another Day | South Korean Military Police | 2002 | ||
Desert Saints | Mexican police | 2002 | ||
Blade II | Matt Schulze | Chupa | fitted with a tactical flashlight, two MWG 90-round magazines coupled together (night club scene) and standard 30-round mag (sewer scene) | 2002 |
Ali G Indahouse | Sacha Baron Cohen | Ali G | 2002 | |
Black Hawk Down | Josh Hartnett | SSGT. Matt Eversmann | 2001 | |
Black Hawk Down | Ewan McGregor | SPC. John Grimes | With M203 grenade launcher | 2001 |
Black Hawk Down | Johnny Strong | SFC Randy Shughart | 2001 | |
Black Hawk Down | Carmine Giovinazzo | SGT. Mike Goodale | 2001 | |
Black Hawk Down | Matthew Marsden | SPC. Dale Sizemore | 2001 | |
Black Hawk Down | Gregory Sporleder | SGT. Scott Galentine | 2001 | |
Black Hawk Down | Brian Van Holt | SGT. Struecker | 2001 | |
Black Hawk Down | Enrique Murciano | SSGT. Ruiz | With Cobray CM203 | 2001 |
Black Hawk Down | US Army Rangers | 2001 | ||
Jurassic Park III | US Marines | 2001 | ||
Behind Enemy Lines | US Marines | 2001 | ||
Evolution | US Army soldiers | 2001 | ||
Swordfish | Police officer | 2001 | ||
The General's Daughter | Various actors | U.S. Army soldiers | . | 1999 |
Three Kings | Mark Wahlberg | SFC Troy Barlow | 1999 | |
Three Kings | Ice Cube | SSGT. "Chief" Elgin | 1999 | |
Three Kings | US Army soldiers | 1999 | ||
Blue Streak | US Custom agents | 1999 | ||
Blue Streak | Mexican Border Patrol officers | 1999 | ||
The Siege | US Army soldiers | 1998 | ||
Godzilla | US Army soldiers | 1998 | ||
Deep Impact | US Army soldiers | 1998 | ||
Armageddon | US military personnel | 1998 | ||
Con Air | John Malkovich | Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom | 1997 | |
Con Air | Ving Rhames | Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones | 1997 | |
The Pest | Aries Spears | Chubby | With A1-style forward assist | 1997 |
Volcano | Army National Guard soldiers | 1997 | ||
The Rock | US Marine honor guard | 1996 | ||
Bulletproof | LAPD SWAT officers | 1996 | ||
Bulletproof | DEA agents | 1996 | ||
Courage Under Fire | Meg Ryan | CPT. Karen Emma Walden | With full-auto lower receiver | 1996 |
Courage Under Fire | Seth Gilliam | SGT. Steven Altameyer | 1996 | |
Courage Under Fire | US Army soldiers | 1996 | ||
Independence Day | US military personnel | 1996 | ||
Eraser | US Marshal | 1996 | ||
GoldenEye | US Marines | 1995 | ||
Clear and Present Danger | US Army soldiers | 1994 | ||
In the Army Now | Pauly Shore | PFC Bones Conway | 1994 | |
Jurassic Park | Guards | With & without barrel-mounted weaponlights | 1993 | |
Rapid Fire | François Chau | Detective Farris | with tactical scope | 1992 |
Stone Cold | Soldiers | 1991 | ||
Robocop 2 | Detroit Police officers | fitted with MWC "90-rounder" inverted drums and 30-round translucent magazines | 1990 | |
In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders | Michael Gross | William Matrix | 1988 |
Television
Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
The X Files | 1993 - 2002 | |||
Star Trek: Voyager / "Future's End" | Militant extremists | 1995 - 2001 | ||
JAG / "In Country" | Randy Vasquez | GSgt. Galindez | 1995 - 2005 | |
JAG / "In Country" | David James Elliott | Cmdr. Harmon "Harm" Rabb | 1995 - 2005 | |
JAG / "In Country" | Catherine Bell | Lt. Col. Sarah "Mac" Mackenzie | 1995 - 2005 | |
Seven Days / "Doppleganger" | Johnathan LaPaglia | Frank Parker | 1998 - 2001 | |
Seven Days / "Peacekeepers" | Don Franklin | Cpt. Craig Donovan | 1998 - 2001 | |
Seven Days / "Peacekeepers" | Rick Worthy | Sgt. Grubbs | 1998 - 2001 | |
Ultimate Force | Ross Kemp | Sgt. Henry "Henno" Garvie | Fitted with a Cobray CM203 | 2002 - 2006 |
Jamie Draven | Cpl. Jamie Draven | |||
Christopher Fox | Cpl. Louis Hoffman | |||
Richard Armitage | Capt. Ian Macalwain | Unmodified rifle | ||
Laurence Fox | Cpl. Mick Sharp | |||
Tremors: The Series / "Night of the Shriekers" | Patrick St. Esprit | Karl Hartung | 2003 | |
Tremors: The Series / "Night of the Shriekers" | Security personnel | 2003 | ||
Red Cap/Betrayed | SAS Troopers | With and without M203s and Colt 4x20 scopes | 2003 - 2004 | |
CSI: NY / "Heroes" | US Marines | With ACOG scopes, with & without M203 grenade launchers | 2004 - ???? | |
CSI: NY / "Charge of This Post" | Eion Bailey | Dean Lessing | 2004 - ???? | |
Over There | Nicki Aycox | Pvt. Brenda "Mrs. B" Mitchell | 2005 | |
Over There | Lizette Carrión | PFC Esmaralda "Doublewide" Del Rio | 2005 | |
Invasion | William Fichtner | Sheriff Tom Underlay | 2006 | |
Jericho / "Coalition of the Willing" | Skeet Ulrich | Jake Green | 2006 - 2008 | |
Jericho / "Reconstruction" | Kenneth Mitchell | Eric Green | 2006 - 2008 | |
Jericho | Brad Beyer | Stanley Richmond | 2006 - 2008 | |
Jericho | Gerald McRaney | Johnston Green | 2006 - 2008 | |
The Unit / "Play 16" | Max Martini | MSgt. Mack Gerhardt | With M9 bayonet | 2006 - 2009 |
The Unit / "Dark of the Moon" | Eric Ladin | Cpl. Blaylock | 2006 - 2009 | |
The Unit / "Dark of the Moon" | US Army soldiers | 2006 - 2009 | ||
The Kill Point | Pittsburg PD officers | 2007 | ||
The Kill Point | Armored van driver | 2007 | ||
The Kill Point | Henchman | 2007 | ||
Knight Rider (2008) / "Exit Light, Enter Knight" | Justin Bruening | Michael Knight | Fitted with Leatherwood scope mount and telescopic sight | 2008 |
Knight Rider (2008) / "Exit Light, Enter Knight" | Bank robbers | 2008 | ||
The Andromeda Strain | US Army soldiers | Airsoft replicas | 2008 | |
Falling Skies | Extras | Resistance fighters | 2011 |
Video Games
Game Title | Appears as | Notes | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
Rainbow Six | M-16A2 | safe/semi/burst/auto | 1998 |
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear | M-16 A2 | 1999 | |
50 Cent: Bulletproof | 2005 | ||
The Matrix: Path of Neo | Assault Rifle | Erroneously shown capable of full auto fire | 2005 |
GoldenEye 007 | As the "AR33" | Erroneously shown capable of full auto fire | 1997 |
Armored Fist 3 | Seen in title sequence, non-playable | 1999 | |
Operation Flashpoint | With and without M203 grenade launcher | 2001 | |
Battlefield 2 | With and without M203 grenade launcher | 2005 | |
Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad | With M203 grenade launcher | 2003 | |
America's Army | With and without M203 grenade launcher | 2002 | |
America's Army: Rise of a Soldier | With and without M203 grenade launcher | 2005 | |
Postal 2 | Erroneously capable of full-auto fire | 2003 | |
The Punisher | As the "5.56mm Assault Rifle" | With optional M203 grenade launcher and night-vision scope, incorrectly shown capable of full auto fire | 2005 |
Project IGI 2: Covert Strike | With M203 grenade launcher | 2003 | |
Splinter Cell | used by hostile NPCs | 2002 | |
Left 4 Dead | Assault Rifle | With barrel-mounted weaponlight 50-round magazine |
2008 |
Left 4 Dead 2 | M-16 Assault Rifle | With barrel-mounted weaponlight and optional laser sight 50-round magazine |
2009 |
ArmA II | 2009 | ||
Command & Conquer | Seen on box art only, non-playable | 1995 | |
Far Cry 2 | As the "M16A3" | Seen in a magazine and on posters, non-playable | 2008 |
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down | Available w/ M203 grenade launcher | 2003 | |
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising | Available w/ M203 grenade launcher | 2004 | |
Manhunt | As the "M16" | 2003 | |
Alliance of Valiant Arms | 2007 | ||
Manhunt 2 | As the "M16" | 2007 | |
Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer | with A1 handguards | 2009 | |
Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny | with A1 handguards | 2009 | |
Delta Force: Xtreme 2 | "M16/M203" | w/ M203 grenade launcher | 2009 |
Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror | As the "M16" | w/ barrel-mounted laser dot targeter | 2002 |
World in Conflict | 2007 | ||
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | 2008 | ||
Deus Ex: Human Revolution | Non-playable | 2011 |
Anime
Title | Character | Notes | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Mayoi Neko Overrun! | |||
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai | Banken Soldiers | Using 20 round magazines | 2006 |
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex | American Empire soldiers | 2002 | |
Planetes | INTO soldiers and El Tanikans | 2003 |
M16A4 Rifle
The A4 is a 3-round burst rifle like the A2. As is the case with the A2 rifle, all movie/TV appearances of the 'flat top' M16 are full auto, not three round burst, since no director wants to see only three rounds fire at a time. So these are, again, A4 uppers built on full auto lower receivers. Despite the fact that the real world A4 is a three round burst rifle, IMFDB will still refer to the movie incarnations as A4s, since that is the rifle they are supposed to represent on film.
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Thor | . | S.H.I.E.L.D. guards | Fitted with red dot sights | 2011 |
Battle: Los Angeles | Ne-Yo | Cpl. Kevin Harris | With AN/PEQ-15 IR designator, RIS foregrip, Surefire Universal weaponlight, and ACOG scope | 2011 |
Battle: Los Angeles | Jim Parrack | LCpl. Kerns | With AN/PEQ-15 IR designator, RIS foregrip, Surefire Universal weaponlight, and ACOG scope | 2011 |
Battle: Los Angeles | Noel Fisher | PFC Lenihan | With AN/PEQ-15 IRC designator, RIS foregrip, Surefire Universal weaponlight, and ACOG scope | 2011 |
Battle: Los Angeles | . | U.S. Marines | With AN/PEQ-15 IR designators, RIS foregrips, Surefire Universal weaponlights, and TA31F & TA31RCO ACOG scopes, with & without M203 grenade launcher | 2011 |
Battle: Los Angeles | California Army National Guard soldiers | With RIS foregrips, Surefire Universal weaponlights, and ACOG scopes | 2011 | |
Battle: Los Angeles | Michael Peña | Joe Rincon | With AN/PEQ-15 IR designator, RIS foregrip, Surefire Universal weaponlight, and ACOG scope | 2011 |
Red | Helen Mirren | Victoria | HBAR flat top upper fitted with a sniper scope, GemTech Suppressor, standard A2 handguards, Harris Bipod and a CAA Sharp Shooting Stock | 2010 |
Survival of the Dead | Athena Karkanis | Tomboy | . | 2010 |
Legion | Paul Bettany | Michael | Fitted with an M203 grenade launcher | 2010 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | . | U.S. military personnel | With ACOG scopes, Surefire Universal weaponlights, and RIS foregrips | 2009 |
Far Cry | . | Mercenary | With Aimpoint sight | 2009 |
The Hurt Locker | . | U.S. Army soldiers | With Aimpoint sight | 2009 |
The Day the Earth Stood Still | . | U.S. Army soldiers | . | 2008 |
The Incredible Hulk | . | U.S. Army soldiers | . | 2008 |
28 Weeks Later | . | U.S. Army soldiers | . | 2007 |
Home of the Brave | . | Sgt. First Class Duhon | With EOTech red dot sight | 2006 |
Television
Show Title | Actor | Character | Note/Episode | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
CSI: Miami | U.S. Marines | "Come As You Are" With ACOG scope, Surefire Universal weaponlight, RIS foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2 IR designator | ||
CSI: Miami | Miami-Dade P.D. officer | "Seeing Red" With EOTech red dot sight | ||
Jericho | New Bern residents | 2006 - 2008 | ||
Jericho | Beck's soldiers | With and without M68 Aimpoint red dot scope and Surefire weaponlight | 2006 - 2008 | |
The Unit | U.S. Army soldier | "Dark of the Moon" | 2009 | |
Future Weapons | stock footages | 2010 | ||
Ultimate Weapons | various soldiers | with ACOG and ITL MARS | 2010 | |
Breakout Kings / "Fun with Chemistry" | Ted Hallet | Corrections Officer | 2011 - ???? | |
Falling Skies | Resistance fighter | 2011 |
Anime
Title | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Flag | UNF soldiers | used in multiple configurations | 2006 |
Upotte!! | Ichiroku (Japanese for One Six) | 2012 |
Video Games
Game Title | Used By | Appears as | Mods | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ghost Recon | Major Harold "Buzz" Gordon | "M16A2" | Fitted w/ iron sights, Aimpoint M68 red dot sight, and M203 grenade launcher | 2001 |
The Sum Of All Fears | FBI HRT | "M16" | with M203 UBGL or reflex scope | 2002 |
Close Combat: First to Fight | U.S. Marines | M-16 A4 | Players rifle fitted w/ ACOG scope and M203 grenade launcher | 2005 |
Project Reality | U.S. Marines | M16A4 | Available w/ iron sights, EOTech Holographic sight, Trijicon ACOG scope, RIS & Grippod foregrips, and M203 grenade launcher | 2005 |
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter | Ghosts | A4 Rifle | X360 only | 2006 |
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 | Ghosts | A4 Rifle | X360 only | 2007 |
Insurgency | U.S. Marines | M16A4 | Available w/ iron sights, and M203 grenade launcher | 2007 |
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | U.S. Marines | M16A4 | Available w/ SureShot red dot sight, M203 grenade launcher, suppressor, or ACOG scope | 2007 |
Combat Arms | "M-16A3" | 2008 | ||
7.62 High Calibre | w/ various attachments | 2008 | ||
Counter-Strike Online | Counter-terrorists | M16A4 | Fitted w/ foregrip and painted with jungle camo | 2010 |
America's Army 3 | U.S. Army Soldiers | M16A4/M16A4 DMR | Available w/ iron sights, Aimpoint M68 red dot sight, Trijicon M150 ACOG scope, and Heckler & Koch M320 grenade launcher | 2009 |
ArmA II | U.S. Marines | M16A4, M16A4 RCO, M16A4 M203, and M16A4 M203 RCO | Available w/ iron sights, Aimpoint M68 red dot sight, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 laser designator, and M203 grenade launcher | 2009 |
Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising | U.S. Marines | M16A4, M16A4 (Assault), M16A4 (CQB), M16A4 (Night Ops), M16A4 (Marksman), M16A4 (Stealth). | Available w/ iron sights, Aimpoint M68 red dot sight, EOTech 556 Holographic sight, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scope, AN/PVS-17 night vision scope, suppressor, AN/PEQ-2 laser designator, and M203 grenade launcher | 2009 |
Modern Warfare 2 | U.S. Army Rangers | Can be fitted w/ iron sights, red dot sight, EOTech 556 Holographic sight, Trijicon ACOG scope, Thermal scope, silencer, Masterkey underbarrel shotgun, and M203 grenade launcher | 2009 | |
Marines: Modern Urban Combat | Fitted w/ Trijicon ACOG scope, and M203 grenade launcher | 2010 | ||
Medal of Honor (2010) | U.S. Marines | full-auto, MP only w/ various attachments | 2010 | |
Homefront | U.S. Army Soldiers | fires in semi-automatic only | 2011 | |
Operation Flashpoint: Red River | U.S. Marines | Fitted w/ Iron sights, Aimpoint CompM2 red dot sight, Trijicon TA31RCO-A4CP ACOG scope, and SureFire Universal WeaponLight | 2011 | |
Battlefield 3 | U.S. Marines | 2011 | ||
Battlefield Play4Free | As the "M16A2" | Modeled with ejection port, brass deflector, and carry handle fastening nuts on wrong sides, with M203 grenade launcher Hogue pistol grip, and optional EOTech red dot sight & tan furniture | 2011 | |
Rainbow 6: Patriots | True Patriots | 2013 | ||
Karma Online | 2011 | |||
War Inc. Battlezone | full-auto | 2011 | ||
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action | Mercs | M16 | 2012 |
Colt AR-15 Sporter-1
Films
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Assault on Precinct 13 | . | gangmembers | . | 1976 |
In the Army Now | Pauly Shore | PFC "Bones" Conway | With A2-style handguards | 1994 |
In the Army Now | Lori Petty | Pvt. Christine Jones | With A2-style handguards | 1994 |
In the Army Now | David Alan Grier | Pvt. Fred Ostroff | With A2-style handguards | 1994 |
In the Army Now | . | US Army soldiers | With A2-style handguards | 1994 |
Trespass | Ice Cube | Savon | With A2-style handguards and rubber bands on pistol grip & handguard | 1992 |
Trespass | Byron Minns | Moon | With A2-style handguards and rubber bands on pistol grip & handguard | 1992 |
Trespass | Tommy "Tiny" Lister | Cletus | With A2-style handguards and rubber bands on pistol grip & handguard | 1992 |
Trespass | Tico Wells | Davis | With A2-style handguards and rubber bands on pistol grip & handguard | 1992 |
Time and Tide | . | . | . | 2000 |
Four Brothers | . | Police honor guard | With A2-style handguards and 20-round magazines | 2005 |
Television
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Star Trek: Voyager | Militant extremists | Fitted with A2 handguards | 1995 - 2001 | |
Ultimate Force | Ross Kemp | SSgt. Henry "Henno" Garvie | Fitted Cobray CM203 | 2002 - 2006 |
Chris Ryan | SSgt. Johnny Bell | |||
Jamie Draven | Cpl. Jamie Dow | |||
Miles Anderson | Col. Aidan Dempsey | M16A1 in non firing scenes | ||
Columbian soldiers and rebels | ||||
Simon Kassianides | Juan | Changes to M16A1 in some scenes | ||
Roberto Viana | Miguel |
Colt Match Target
Post-ban version of the AR-15A2 HBAR; it has the bayonet lug deleted and features a barrel that has no threading and therefore cannot accept a muzzle brake or flash hider. A 'Competition' model was also made, incorporating a flat-top upper receiver to allow mounting of various optics. Both versions of the Match Target are available with a permanently attached compensator as a factory option.
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Home of the Brave | Brian Presley | Tommy Yates | With magazine removed | 2006 |
Television
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mythbusters | Competition with 30 round magazine | 2003 - ???? |
Colt AR-15 Sporter Carbine
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
U.S. Marshals | Michael Paul Chan | Cultural Attache | 1998 | |
Point Blank | Michael Wright | Sonny | 1998 | |
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright | 2010 |
Television
Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jamie Bamber | Lt. Dotsy Doheny | Ultimate Force | Sporter II fitted with solid stock and duckbill flash-hider | 2002 - 2006 |
Miles Anderson | Col. Aidan Dempsey | |||
Heather Peace | Tpr. Becca Gallagher |
Video Game
Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
Dead Island | 2011 |
Diemaco C7/Colt Model 715
Known as the Colt Model 715 in the United States, the Diemaco C7 is a Canadian license-built version of the M16 that was developed in tandem with the M16A2, but retains the rear sight and the automatic firing mode of the earlier M16A1, with the further addition of a heavier barrel and brass deflector. The original C7 was gradually replaced by the C7A1 in Canadian service during the mid 1990s, eliminating the carrying handle in favor of a Weaver rail system and a 3.5x ELCAN optical sight. The C7A2 is a mid-life upgrade of the C7A1 that adds a 4-position M4-style stock, a new handguard and pistol grip in OD green, and a Triad rail system that allows for the mounting of additional accessories such as RIS foregrips or AN/PEQ-2 laser illumination devices.
NOTE: Diemaco (currently Colt Canada) does not permit sale of their weapons to civilians (including film armorers), so C7s in films is near impossible to see. However, several AR-15 manufacturers built identically-configured rifles with the same receiver style, which were usually marketed as "budget" alternatives to their M16A2 clones. Colt manufactured the Model 715, while Olympic Arms manufactured its own version, the K4B (which is currently sold as the "Plinker Plus 20"). Most of the "C7" rifles appearing in movies and TV shows are the older-model (pre-1994) Olympic Arms K4B rifles; these guns are evidently preferred by the armorers in Vancouver, British Columbia and have been featured on TV shows such as Stargate: SG1, The X-Files, Millennium, and Viper. If the movie or TV show you are watching was filmed in British Columbia, chances are that you're seeing a converted Olympic Arms K4B, and not a genuine C7.
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Walking Tall | Ex-Deputy | With Beta-C drum magazine | 2004 | |
Operation Dumbo Drop | Green Berets,US Soldiers,ARVN | Mocked up as M16A1 | 1995 |
Television
Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Various | Canadian Forces soldiers | Combat Hospital | C7A1 and C7A2, with ELCAN scopes and RIS foregrips | 2011-??? |
James McGowan | Major Mike Kessler | The Border (TV Series) / "Blowback" | With ELCAN sight | 2008-2010 |
Various | U.S. Army soldiers | Harsh Realm | 1999 | |
Various | Repblican Guard Special Forces | Harsh Realm | 1999 | |
Various | Cherokee rebels | Harsh Realm | 1999 | |
Various | Survivalists/other characters | Millennium | 1997 - 2007 | |
Various | U.S.A.F. personnel | Stargate: SG1 | 1997 - 2007 | |
Various | U.S. military personnel/various bad guys | Viper | 1996 - 1999 | |
Viper / "Diamond in the Rough" | With 20-round magazine and Cobray CM203 launcher | 1996 - 1999 | ||
Various | Villains | Viper | 1996 - 1999 | |
Armored van robber | The Sentinel / "Love and Guns" | with Cobray CM203 | 1996 - 1999 | |
Richard Burgi | Det. Jim Ellison | The Sentinel / "Siege" | 1996 - 1999 |
Video Games
Game Title | Referred as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jagged Alliance 2 | C-7 | 1999 | ||
Project Reality | C7A2, with Back-Up Iron Sights, EOTech red dot sight, ELCAN scope, and M203 grenade launcher | 2005 | ||
Alliance of Valiant Arms | As the "Diemaco C7A2" | C7A2, with Crane stock, polymer magazine, EOTech red dot sight, and ELCAN Specter scope | 2007 |
Diemaco/Colt Canada C8 Carbine
Essentially a carbine version of the C7 rifle, the C8 carbine serves the same role in the Canadian Armed Forces as the M4A1 carbine serves in the U.S. military. The original C8 is virtually identical to the Colt Model 653 carbine, while later variants introduced heavier barrels and flat-top upper recievers.
Television
Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Elias Koteas | Colonel Xavier Marks | Combat Hospital | C8A3, with ELCAN scope and foregrip | 2011-??? |
Various | Gunmen | The Border (TV Series) / "Gross Deceptions" | C8A1, with ELCAN scope | 2008-2010 |
Video Games
Game Title | Referred as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Project Reality | C8A3, with EOTech red dot sight and ELCAN scope | 2005 |
Diemaco/Colt Canada C7/C7A1 LSW
A light machine gun variant of the C7, the LSW features an enlarged gas tube and heavier barrel with a correspondingly larger handguard with a distinctive square profile and detachable carry handle. The weapon is only capable of being fired in fully automatic from an open bolt (hence no need for a forward assist), and features a bipod, vertical grip and modified buffer tube to aid in automatic fire. The weapon was a joint venture between Colt and Diemaco, and is thus the only Canadian variant to feature the A2 rear sights as standard. The original C7 LSW was designed in the 80s and featured a barrel mounted bipod and fixed sights. The weapon was updated to the C7A1 LSW in the 90's, which featured a flattop receiver and a handguard mounted bipod. These two weapons were sold by Colt as the Model 750 and Model 950 respectively and were known as either the "Light Machine Gun" or "Automatic Rifle", however all weapons are actually made by Diemaco/Colt Canada as noted by the maple leaf stamped on the magazine well.
Video Games
Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Warface | M16A2 LMG | C7A1/Model 950, forward sight and vertical grip removed | 2012 |
M16 with M203 Grenade Launcher
NOTE: In some movies and TV shows, the Cobray 37mm Launcher is used to impersonate the M203. For a list of ways to tell the two launchers apart, visit the Cobray 37mm Launcher page.
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scarface | Al Pacino | Tony Montana | M16A1, with two magazines taped together "jungle style" | 1983 |
Predator | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Dutch | AR-15/SP1 | 1987 |
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | David Graf | Eugene Tackleberry | M16A1 | 1989 |
Jarhead | Peter Sarsgaard | Troy | M16A2 | 2005 |
Jarhead | Brian Geraghty | Fergus | M16A2 | 2005 |
Jarhead | Laz Alonso | LCpl. Ramon Escobar | M16A2 | 2005 |
The Boondock Saints | M16A1, hanging on wall | 1999 | ||
Black Hawk Down | Ewan McGregor | Spc. John Grimes | M16A2 | 2001 |
Black Hawk Down | Enrique Murciano | Sgt. Ruiz | M16A2 | 2001 |
Hard Boiled | Philip Kwok | Mad Dog | M16A1 | 1992 |
Clear and Present Danger | Jaime Gomez | Sgt. Julio Vega | M16A1 | 1994 |
Clear and Present Danger | Reciprocity team member | M16A2 | 1994 | |
Heartbreak Ridge | Rodney Hill | Collins | AR-15/SP1 | 1986 |
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course | US Army Ranger | M16A1 | 2002 | |
Tomorrow Never Dies | Henchmen | M16A2, with Beta-C drum magazines | 1997 | |
Point Blank | Michael Wright | Sonny | M16A1, with optics and suppressor | 1998 |
American Gangster | M16A1 | 2007 | ||
The Rock | Bokeem Woodbine | Sgt. Crisp | M16A1 | 1996 |
The Rock | Tony Todd | Cpt. Darrow | Switches between AR-16/SP1 and M16A1 | 1996 |
The Rock | Rogue Marines | M16A1 | 1996 | |
Without a Paddle | Seth Green | Dan | M16A1 | 2004 |
Without a Paddle | Ethan Suplee | Elwood | M16A1 | 2004 |
The One That Got Away | Paul McGann | Chris Ryan | AR-15/SP1, with camouflage paint scheme | 1996 |
Bravo Two Zero | Sean Bean | Andy McNab | M16A2, with camouflage paint scheme and compass attached to handguard | 1999 |
Bravo Two Zero | Kevin Collins | Chris Ryan | M16A2, with camouflage paint scheme | 1999 |
Sniper 2 | M16A1, with scope mounted on carry handle | 2002 | ||
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | US Marine | M16A1 | 1986 | |
In the Army Now | Pauly Shore | Bones Conway | M16A1, promotional material only | 1994 |
Battlefield Earth | Human resistance fighters | M16A1 | 2000 | |
The Punisher | Thomas Jane | Frank Castle | M16A2, promotional material only | 2004 |
The Sum of All Fears | US Marine | M16A2 | 2002 | |
Green Zone | US Army soldier | M16A4, airsoft replica | 2010 | |
Green Zone | MET-D soldier | M16A4, airsoft replica | 2010 | |
Legion | Paul Bettany | Michael | Switches between M16A2 and M16A4 | 2010 |
Battle: Los Angeles | U.S. Marines | M16A4, with ACOG scopes, Magpul rear sights, and AN/PEQ-15 IR designators | 2011 |
Television
Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Various | U.S. Army soldiers | The Unit | Mounted on M16A2 | 2006 - 2009 |
Kieran Mulroney | Cpl. Mick Kirkland | Seven Days / "Daddy's Little Girl" | Mounted on M16A1, with and without night vision scope | 1998 - 2001 |
Todd Kimsey | Lt. Willis | Seven Days / "Daddy's Little Girl" | Mounted on M16A1, with and without night vision scope | 1998 - 2001 |
Gary Dourdan | Sgt. Mohmand | Seven Days / "Daddy's Little Girl" | Mounted on M16A1, with and without night vision scope | 1998 - 2001 |
Various | U.S. Marines | CSI: NY / "Heroes" | Mounted on M16A2, with ACOG scope | 2004- ???? |
George Peppard | Col. John "Hannibal" Smith | The A-Team / "The Sound of Thunder" | Mounted on AR-15/SP1 | 1983 - 1988 |
Video Games
Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
Battlefield 2 | Mounted on M16A2 | 2005 | |
Spec Ops: Ranger Elite | on M16A1 | 2001 | |
Project Reality | Mounted on M16A4, with optional ACOG scope | 2005 | |
Project Reality | Mounted on M16A1 | 2005 | |
America's Army | Mounted on M16A2 | 2002 | |
America's Army: Rise of a Soldier | Mounted on M16A2 | 2005 | |
Operation Flashpoint | Mounted on M16A2 | 2001 | |
Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising | Mounted on M16A4, with AN/PEQ-2 IR designator | 2009 | |
Operation Flashpoint: Red River | Mounted on M16A4 | 2011 | |
ArmA II | Mounted on M16A4, with AN/PEQ-2 IR designator and ACOG scope | 2009 | |
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Mounted on M16A4 | 2007 | |
Ghost Recon | Mounted on M16A4 | 2001 | |
Insurgency | Mounted on M16A4 | 2007 | |
America's Army: True Soldiers | Mounted on M16A4, with optional M68 Aimpoint red dot scope | 2007 | |
007: Agent Under Fire | As the "Windsor FSU-4" | Mounted on M16A1 | 2001 |
Close Combat: First to Fight | Mounted on M16A4, with ACOG scope | 2005 | |
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | As the "M16A2" | Mounted on M16A4, with optional ACOG scope, red dot sight, and camouflage paint scheme | 2010 |
Marines: Modern Urban Combat | Mounted on M16A4, with ACOG scope | 2010 | |
Battlefield Play4Free | As the "M16A2" | Mounted on M16A4 with Hogue pistol grip and optional EOTech red dot sight & tan furniture, M203 non-playable | 2011 |
Project IGI: I'm Going In | 2000 |
Anime
Character | Film Title | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Remi | Burn Up! | Mounted on M16A1 | 1991 |
SWAT Officers | Burn Up! | Mounted on M16A1 | 1991 |
Asano | Mezzo DSA | Mounted on M16A1 | 2004 |
U.S. soldier | Blood+ | Mounted on M16A2 | 2005 - 2006 |
Colt XM177/CAR-15/Commando Series
During the Vietnam War, Colt made several short barreled carbines that were fielded. The Colt Model 607 (a line of carbines that would eventually be called the CAR-15 in the US Market) was designated the XM177 in Vietnam. It had a 10" barrel and a slab side receiver just like the original AR-15s. The Colt Model 609 was designated the XM177E1, where they added a forward assist, upgraded breakdown pin assembly and a chromed chamber (the same modifications made to the A1 upgrade of the M16 rifle). This version was also where they started stamping the receivers "Commando", thus known as the "Colt Commando" back in the States. The Colt Model 610 was a version built for the USAF security forces, and was called the XM177 GAU-5/A or when formally adopted by the US Air Force, 'the GAU-5/A ' (which is why the gun is seen on the show Stargate: SG1 since the USAF used the carbine until recently). The Colt Model 629 was officially designated the XM177E2 having changed the barrel from 10" to 11.5" and slightly changing the flash hider/sound suppressor. This is the version most seen as replica and airsoft guns throughout the world.
The XM177 was adopted by the US Air force during the vietnam war and is still used by the USAF. The XM177E1 and the XM177E2 was adopted by the US Army and is no longer used.
Movie Armorer's note: Since the ATF viewed the flashhider of the XM177 as a 'silencer' due to the sound baffles within the item, it was as strictly controlled as any other silencer. Also the interior design of the flash hider / sound suppressor of the XM177 made it difficult to adapt to fire movie blanks. Thus there are virtually NO real XM177s used in movies. Most of the versions seen in films are modified commercial SP1 Carbines/M16 shorties with 'fake' XM177 flash hiders slipped over or welded to the end of the barrel. Also movie armorers used aftermarket barreled uppers by third party manufacturers and mated them to existing fully automatic lower receivers, thus were constantly swapping parts to build up guns which were requested by movie directors. So it is possible to see various upper receiver assemblies on recognizable M16/A1/A2 lower receivers.
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
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The Final Option | SAS trooper | 1982 | ||
Coordinates of Death (Koordinaty smerti) | US Army soldiers | XM177E2, with original flash suppressor replaced by "birdcage" flash hider | 1985 | |
Spies Like Us | Sam Raimi | Security Guard | 1985 | |
Spies Like Us | Joel Coen | Security Guard | 1985 | |
Spies Like Us | Martin Best | Security Guard | 1985 | |
Brazil | MOI SWAT officers | 1985 | ||
The Park is Mine | Yaphet Kotto | NYPD ESU Cpt. Frank Eubanks | 1985 | |
Equalizer 2000 | Richard Norton | With futuristic Hollywood embellisments | 1986 | |
Lethal Weapon | Gary Busey | Mr. Joshua | With scope, with & without magazines taped 'jungle-style' | 1987 |
Fatal Beauty | Henchwoman | 1987 | ||
Lethal Weapon | Shadow Company henchmen | 1987 | ||
The Running Man | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Ben Richards | 1987 | |
The Running Man | Yaphet Kotto | Laughlin | 1987 | |
The Running Man | Thomas Rosales Jr. | Chico | 1987 | |
The Running Man | Guards | 1987 | ||
The Running Man | Prisoners | 1987 | ||
The Running Man | Guerillas | 1987 | ||
Double Impact | Geoffrey Lewis | Frank Avery | 1990 | |
Double Impact | Triad hitman | With M203 grenade launcher | 1990 | |
Hard to Kill | Dean Norris | Det. Sgt. Goodhart | 1990 | |
Hard to Kill | Charles Boswell | Jack Axel | 1990 | |
Predator 2 | Danny Glover | Lt. Mike Harrigan | With M203 grenade launcher | 1990 |
Navy SEALs | Michael Biehn | LT Curran | 1990 | |
Navy SEALs | Dennis Haysbert | Graham | With M203 grenade launcher | 1990 |
Navy SEALs | Rick Rossovich | Leary | 1990 | |
Nothing But Trouble | Valri Bromfield | Miss Purdah | 1991 | |
Toy Soldiers | Counter-terrorist team | 1991 | ||
New Jack City | Judd Nelson | Nick | With futuristic laser pointer/scope | 1991 |
Under Siege | US Marine | 1992 | ||
Under Siege | Navy SEALs | 1992 | ||
Hot Shots! Part Deux | Navy SEALs | With M203 grenade launchers | 1993 | |
The Fugitive | Chicago PD SWAT sniper | With scope | 1993 | |
RoboCop 3 | John Castle | Paul McDaggett | With M203 grenade launcher | 1993 |
Desperado | Henchmen | 1995 | ||
The Rock | Sean Connery | John Mason | With Surefre Universal weaponlight | 1996 |
The Rock | Nicolas Cage | Stanley Goodspeed | With Surefire Universal weaponlight | 1996 |
The Rock | David Morse | Maj. Tom Baxter | 1996 | |
The Rock | Gregory Sporleder | Cpt. Frye | With Surefire Universal weaponlight | 1996 |
The Rock | Rogue Recon Marines | With & without Surefire Universal weaponlights | 1996 | |
The Peacemaker | US Army Special Forces soldiers | With & without M203 grenade launchers & Maglite flashlight | 1997 | |
Point Blank | Henchman | 1998 | ||
The General's Daughter | US Army soldier | 1999 | ||
The Cell | FBI HRT officer | With Surefire Universal weaponlight | 2000 | |
Brother 2 (Brat 2) | Chicago Police officer | 2000 | ||
Black Hawk Down | Delta Force soldiers | With camouflage paint schemes and M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes | 2001 | |
Die Another Day | US military personnel | 2002 | ||
Bad Boys II | Drug runner | 2003 | ||
Blood Diamond | Mercenaries | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes and camouflage paint schemes, with & without Surefire Universal weaponlights | 2006 | |
Blood Diamond | Leonardo DiCaprio | Danny Archer | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope, Surefire Universal weaponlight, and camouflage paint scheme | 2006 |
Television
Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
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Tour of Duty | Terence Knox | Sgt 1st Class Clayton "Zeke" Anderson | 1987 - 1989 | |
Seven Days / "Daddy's Little Girl" | Raymond Cruz | Rodriguez | Mocked-up weapons with M16A2-style receivers | 1998 - 2001 |
Seven Days | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | Mocked-up weapons with M16A2-style receivers | 1998 - 2001 |
Seven Days | Various | NNL Personnel | Mocked-up weapons with M16A2-style receivers | 1998 - 2001 |
Ultimate Force | Chris Ryan | SSgt. Johnny Bell | Commercial CAR-15 semiautomatic rifle | 2002 - 2006 |
Elliot Cowan | Cpl. Jem Poynton | |||
Alex Reid | Cpt. Caroline Walsh | |||
UN Peacekeepers | Commercial CAR-15 semiautomatic rifle fitted with gooseneck rail and telescopic sight | |||
Ross Kemp | SSgt. Henry "Henno" Garvie | Mocked up Olympic Arms K3B with Cobray CM203 mounted | ||
Christopher Fox | Cpl. Louis Hoffman | |||
Derek Horne | Sgt. Sean Smith |
Anime
- Spriggan (Model 629)
- Key the Metal Idol (Model 629)
Video Games
Game Title | Appears as | Variant and Notes | Release Date |
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Rainbow Six | (GAU-5/A) | ||
The World Is Not Enough | as the "Mustang MAR-4", available with an M203 grenade launcher as the "Mustang MAR-4 GL" | ||
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops | |||
Battlefield: Vietnam | |||
Jagged Alliance 2 | |||
Operation Flashpoint | |||
Max Payne | |||
vietcong 2 |
Colt Carbine/Model 653/Model 727/Model 733
After 1973 Colt made several lightweight versions of the M16 and Commando rifles for use with Police and Security forces, as well as civilian sales worldwide. It had the features of the XM177 rifle series, including the telescoping stock, but had either a 14.5" or a 16" lightweight barrel, depending on the demands of the customer, whether domestic or foreign. It was NOT correct for Viet Nam, despite what the movie Platoon portrays. Though 'unofficially' called the "M16 Shorty" by some writers and shooters, the 16" barreled lightweight carbine was never adopted formally by the US Military, and thus never had an "M" or "XM" designation. It was used in the U.S. by Federal and local law enforcement. The Model 653 is also the basis for the Diemaco/Colt Canada C8 carbine series (see above).
Colt also made the Model 733, which was a 11.5" barreled version of the Model 653, intended for Tactical police and security work. Later manufactured versions of both guns had A2 style heavy barrels. The Model 723 was a 733 designed for export for the UAE and used by US Delta Force.
What is confusing is that other manufacturers made all sorts of modified short barreled AR-15 rifles for the Police and Civilian markets throughout the years. Colt themselves bastardized so many of their rifles throughout the years, swapping particular uppers with different lowers so that there will always be exceptions to the rule. The explosion of custom and unique looking AR-15 rifles in the 1980s and 1990s has led to a lot of confusion regarding what rifle is in what movie.
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
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Platoon | Tom Berenger | Sgt. Bob Barnes | Model 653P | 1986 |
Willem Dafoe | Sergeant Elias K. Grodin | |||
The Living Daylights | Joe Don Baker | Brad Whitaker | Model 733 with transparent bullet-proof shield | 1987 |
Terminator 2: Judgement Day | Arnold Schwarzenegger | T-800 | Model 653 mocked up as XM177E2 by addition of a fake slip on flash hider. | 1991 |
Linda Hamilton | Sarah Connor | Model 653 mocked up as XM177E2 by addition of a fake slip on flash hider. Fitted with silencer, laser sight and ACOG | ||
Hot Shots! Part Deux | Navy SEAL | Model 653 fitted with an M203 | 1993 | |
Heat | Robert De Niro | Neil McCauley | Model 733 | 1995 |
Val Kilmer | Chris Shiherlis | |||
Tomorrow Never Dies | Götz Otto | Stamper | Model 727 fitted with an M203 | 1997 |
Point Blank | Mickey Rourke | Rudy Ray | Model 733 with optics, with camo point and suppressor | 1998 |
Black Hawk Down | Eric Bana | Delta Force SFC "Hoot" Hooten | Model 727 | 2001 |
William Fichtner | Delta Force SFC Sanderson | Model 727 fitted with Aimpoint red dot scope and Surefire tactical light | ||
Richard Tyson | Delta Force SSG Busch | |||
Jason Isaacs | Captain Mike Steele | Model 733 | ||
Hugh Dancy | SFC "Doc" Schmid | |||
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | Delta Force MSG Gary Gordon | Model 733 fitted with suppressor, Aimpoint red dot scope and Surefire tactical light | ||
Ron Eldard | Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael Durant | |||
American Soldiers: A Day in Iraq | Paul Sturino | PFC Dowdy | Model 727 | 2005 |
Jordan Brown | SPC Cohen | Model 727 fitted with custom stock, KAC M4-style railed handguard, SureFire WeaponLight and RIS foregrip | ||
Brett Ryan | SPC Romeo | Model 727 fitted with a M203 grenade launcher | ||
Lord of War | Models at the Berlin Arms Fair | Model 723 | 2005 | |
Painkiller Jane | U.S. Army soldiers | Model 723 fitted with a Cobray CM203 Flare Launcher | 2005 | |
Hunt for Eagle One, The | Mark Dacascos | Lt. Matt Daniels | Model 727 | 2005 |
Zach McGowan | Spec. Hank Jackson | Model 727 fitted with an M203 and an M4 style retractable stock | ||
Mark Dacascos | Lt. Matt Daniels | Model 733 fitted with M4 stock, RIS handguard, forward grip, flashlight and red dot sight | ||
Joe Fozzy | Spec. Jeff Parker | |||
Battle for Haditha | U.S. Marines | Model 727, with foregrips and ACOG sights | 2007 | |
Beaufort | IDF soldiers | Model 653, with Mepro 21 reflex sights | 2007 | |
Oshi Cohen | Lt. Libraz Librati | |||
Hannan Yishai | Nadav | Locally chopped down Model 653 known as the "Mekut'zrar" | ||
X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Hugh Jackman | James Howlett | Model 733 | 2009 |
Bullet in the Head | Jacky Cheung | Fai | Model 653 | 1990 |
Gomorrah | Marco Macor | Marco | Model 727 fitted with G&P airsoft replica of M203 and Olympic Arms (or JB Unicorn Airsoft) hand guards | 2008 |
Green Zone | Special Forces soldiers | Model 733s fitted with XM177 style flash hiders, Aimpoint sights and Surefire Universal tactical lights | 2009 | |
Dolan's Cadillac | . | Gangster | Model 727 fitted with an M203 | 2009 |
Killer Elite | Robert De Niro | Hunter | Model 727 | 2011 |
Television
Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Miami Vice | Don Johnson | Sonny Crockett | Model 654 | 1984 - 1989 |
SRT members | ||||
Edward James Olmos | Lt. Castillo | Model 733 | ||
Various | Model 733 with and without M203 | |||
Seven Days / "The Fire Last Time" | Johnathan LaPaglia | Frank Parker | Model 733 fitted with XM177 style flash hider | 1998 - 2001 |
Ultimate Force | Jamie Draven | Cpl. Jamie Dow | Model 733 | 2002 - 2006 |
Christopher Fox | Cpl. Louis Hoffman | |||
Heather Peace | Tpr. Becca Gallagher | |||
Tremors: The Series | Michael Gross | Burt Gummer | Model 653 | 2003 |
Victor Browne | Tyler Reed | |||
Red Cap / "Betrayed" | SAS troopers | Model 727 | 2003 - 2004 | |
The Kill Point | Pittsburg P.D. SWAT officer | Model 653 fitted with Surefire M500AB weaponlights | 2007 | |
Sanctuary / "Penance" | Model 733, present in the armoury but never used | 2007 - ???? | ||
Falling Skies | Sarah Carter | Maggie | Model 733 | 2011 - ???? |
Video Games
Game Title | Appears as | Variant and Notes | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear | "M4 Carbine" | Model 733 | 1999 |
Urban Terror | "M4A1" | Model 727 | 2000 |
Half-Life | Model 727 with M203 grenade launcher, HD replacement of the MP5 | 2001 | |
Max Payne | "Colt Commando" | Model 733 | 2001 |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | "M4" | Model 733 | 2002 |
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down | "CAR-15" | Model 727 | 2003 |
Chaser | "Colt M4" | Model 733, without casing deflector | 2003 |
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | "M4" | Model 733 | 2004 |
Far Cry | "M4 Assault Weapon" | Model 727 | 2004 |
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | "M4" | Model 733 | 2005 |
Project Reality | "M16A1 Menosar" | Israeli Defence Force Menusar: Model 653 with barrel cut down to 12.5", with optional M203 grenade launcher | 2005 |
"M16A1 Mekotzrar" | Israeli Defence Force Mekut'zrar: Model 653 with barrel cut down to 10" | ||
World in Conflict | Model 733 | 2007 | |
Tomb Raider: Underworld | "A12 Carbine" | Model 727, with custom butt-stock and flash suppressor | 2008 |
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | "M653" | Model 653 with various upgrades | 2010 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops | "Commando" | Model 733, with flat top | 2010 |
Fallout: New Vegas | "Assault Carbine" | Model 733 | 2010 |
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light | "Assault Rifle" | Model 727, sometimes with custom butt-stock | 2010 |
Rogue Warrior | Model 733 | 2009 |
Anime
Title | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Cat Planet Cuties | Model 723 | 2010 |
M231 Firing Port Weapon
The M231 Firing Port Weapon is a stripped-down, bare-bones carbine designed for U.S. Army soldiers riding in the M2 & M3 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. The FPW was designed to allow soldiers being transported to protect the vulnerable flanks and rear of the IFV while still under armor. The weapon is only capable of full-auto fire with no semi-auto mode. Later upgrades to the Bradley blocked the firing ports on the sides of the hull with extra armor, though FPWs are still carried for the two rear ports covering the loading ramp.
Video Games
Game Title | Appears as | Variant and Notes | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
Project Reality | Used on M2A2 Bradley | 2005 | |
Battlefield: Bad Company | Used on M2A2 Bradley | 2008 |
AR-15 Carbine
The AR-15 (for Armalite Model 15) Carbine is the common name for the widely-owned semi-automatic rifle which soon afterwards became the selective fire M16 and M4 carbine assault rifles, which are currently in use by the United States military. AR-15 was the original name for what became the militarily designated M16, the assault rifle first used by the U.S. in the Vietnam War. The name AR-15 is now used almost exclusively to refer to the semi-automatic (commercially available) civilian version(s) of the M16 and M4 assault rifles. Standard AR-15 rifles accept detachable magazines of widely varying capacities, and have a pistol grip that protrudes beneath the stock. AR-15 rifles are highly configurable and customizable. They are commonly fitted with several accessories such as bipods, folding or collapsing stocks, threaded barrels for the attachment of a flash suppressor, and a rail system for the attachment of vertical grips, flashlights, laser sights, telescopic sights, etc. The AR-15 consists of separate upper and lower receiver assemblies, which are attached with two through-pins and can be quickly interchanged with no tools. The upper receiver assembly is simply considered a part, and may be freely purchased and mail-ordered in most locations. This is a very attractive feature for enthusiasts, who often purchase a number of upper receivers (often in different calibers) and interchange them with the same lower receiver. However, one must be thoroughly familiar with firearms laws before doing this as it is possible to make an illegal configuration.
Films
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Planet Terror | Freddy Rodriguez | El Wray | With night-vision scope | 2007 |
M4/M4A1 Carbine
The M4 Carbine is a 14.5" barreled select fire Assault Rifle. It has a distinctive 'step down' in the barrel to allow for mounting the M203 grenade launcher. Many of them in the battlefield are customized with forearm rails (usually holding the AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, a vertical forward grip, sometimes a flashlight, or one of many types of rifle scopes and red-dot or reflex optics). The M4 has three round burst capability, while the M4A1 has full auto fire capability. The very earliest M4s delivered to the U.S. Army had fixed carry handles and were known in Colt's catalog as the Model 777; however, soon after, the military started buying the Model 920, which featured a detachable carry handle, but continued to call these guns "M4s". Contrary to popular misconception, the carry handles on most M4s and M4A1s are detachable, and most of these carbines are used with the carry handle removed, and a folding rear sight and optic being attached to the receiver instead. As far as the procurement program has always been concerned, the burst/auto capability is the only difference between an M4 and M4A1, however, more recently produced M4A1s also have a thicker barrel profile under the handguards along with a heavier buffer to slow the rate of fire, meaning that the weapon is more controllable during fully automatic firing and is less prone to overheating.
What is confusing is that many civilian commercial makers of AR-15 style rifles call their 16" Carbine "The M4". Though there is no rule saying they can't name their gun whatever they want, the official M4 is the version used and originally issued by the U.S. Army and built by Colt. Colt tried to sue other gun makers to stop using the term 'M4' however, it was ruled that M4 refers to a type of firearm and Colt cannot copyright the term.
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Air Force One | Gary Oldman | Ivan Korshunov | Fitted with C-More Sight, first film to feature the M4A1 | 1997 |
Elya Baskin | Andrei Kolchak | Fitted with C-More sight | ||
Deep Impact | U.S. Army soldiers | With M203 grenade launchers | 1998 | |
Soldier | Child recruits | Fitted with C-More Sights and RIS foregrips | 1998 | |
The Cell | FBI HRT members | Fitted with tactical light | 2000 | |
Joint Security Area | ROKA soldiers | Fitted with C-More sights | 2000 | |
Black Hawk Down | Eric Bana | SFC Norm "Hoot" Gibson | Fitted with tactical flashlight and paint with desert camo, also anachronistic for the time period of the film | 2001 |
Delta operator | ||||
2009: Lost Memories | JBI SWAT officers | Fitted with scope, rails, forward handgrips, tactical light and laser aiming devices | 2002 | |
The Sum of All Fears | U.S. military personnel | Fitted with Trijicon RX01 red dot sight | 2002 | |
XXX | Marton Csokas | Yorgi | Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope, Beta-C mag and Surefire M900 weaponlight foregrip | 2002 |
Jan Pavel Filipensky | Viktor | Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope, Beta-C mag and RIS foregrip | ||
NSA commandos | Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope and Surefire M500AB forend weaponlight | |||
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | Antonio Banderas | FBI agent Jeremiah Ecks | One of the first films to feature the M4's newer 6-position ("LE") collapsible stock | 2002 |
Lucy Liu | Agent Sever | |||
Gregg Henry | Robert Gant | |||
DIA agents | ||||
Tears of the Sun | Bruce Willis | LT A.K. Waters | Fitted with back up iron sight, Aimpoint M68 CCO, D-LAP laser sight, and RIS fioregrip | 2003 |
Cole Hauser | James "Red" Atkins | Bruce Willis's M4A1 | ||
Johnny Messner | Kelly Lake | Fitted with back up iron sight, Aimpoint M68 CCO, and suppressor | ||
Chad Smith | Jason "Flea" Mabry | Fitted with stock cheek pad, carry handle, Combat Military Optics LTD Marksman Series Model 100, and suppressor | ||
Dreamcatcher | Soldiers | 2003 | ||
X2: X-Men United | Col. Stryker's men | Fitted with RIS foregrips, tactical flashlights and laser pointers | 2003 | |
The In-Laws | David Suchet | Jean-Pierre Thibodoux | 2003 | |
2 Fast 2 Furious | U.S. Customs agents | Fitted with WeaponLights | 2003 | |
Carter's henchmen | ||||
Hulk | U.S. Army soldiers | Fitted with Trijicon ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, WeaponLights, and RIS foregrips | 2003 | |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Nick Stahl | John Conor | Fitted with C-More sight and M26 MASS | 2003 |
S.W.A.T. officers | Fitted with C-More sights and Surefire M500AB weaponlight | |||
Bad Boys II | Yul Vasquez | Det. Reyes | Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope, Surefire M500AB forend weaponslight and laser pointer | 2003 |
TNT members | Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scopes, M500AB forend weaponslights and laser pointers | |||
S.W.A.T. | Jeremy Renner | Brian Gamble | Fitted with ACOG compact scope and Surefire M500AB weaponlight | 2003 |
L.L. Cool J | Officer Deacon 'Deke' Kay | |||
Colin Farrell | Officer Jim Street | |||
Underworld | Robbie Gee | Kahn | Fitted with a scope and Surefire M500AB weaponlight | 2003 |
Saving Jessica Lynch | U.S. Marines and Army Rangers | Fitted with RIS foregrips, Aimpoint sights, ACOG scopes, laser pointers and tactical flashlights | 2003 | |
Paycheck | FBI SWAT | 2003 | ||
Sniper 3 | U.S. Marines | Fitted with AN/PEQ-2 IR designators and RIS foregrips | 2004 | |
Cube Zero | Soldiers | 2004 | ||
American Soldiers: A Day in Iraq | Zan Calabretta | SGT Delvecchio | Fitted with A.R.M.S. SIR system, Aimpoint M68 CCO, RIS foregrip and SureFire WeaponLight | 2005 |
Shaun Taylor | SGT Ron Stalker | |||
Michael Belisaro | PFC Johnson | Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, RIS foregrip and SureFire WeaponLight | ||
Ben Gilbank | PFC Aikens | |||
Hostage (2005) | LAPD SWAT officers | Fitted with Trijicon TA38 ACOG scope and WeaponLights | 2005 | |
Fake FBI SWAT operators | ||||
The Interpreter | Various | Secret Service Uniformed Division | 2005 | |
XXX: State of the Union | Scott Speedman | Agent Kyle Steele | Fitted with aforementioned weaponlight and a Leupold CQ/T scope | 2005 |
Xzibit | Zeke | fitted with a M26 MASS | ||
NSA security forces | Fitted with Surefire M500AB forearm weaponlights | |||
S.W.A.T. officers | ||||
Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Various | Company Men members | 2005 | |
Batman Begins | Various | GCPD SWAT officers | 2005 | |
The Island | Gunman | Fitted with carry handle, Trijicon ACOG scope, and Magpul stock | 2005 | |
Transporter 2 | Miami S.W.A.T. member | 2005 | ||
Painkiller Jane | Emmanuelle Vaugier | Capt. Jane Elizabeth Browning | . | 2005 |
Inside Man | Various | NYPD ESU officers | Fitted with Aimpoint CompM2 red dot sights, WeaponLights and RIS foregrips. | 2006 |
The Sentinel | CAT operator | Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope | 2006 | |
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise | Kohl Sudduth | Officer Simspon | Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope | 2006 |
Mission: Impossible III | Keri Russell | IMF agent Lindsey Ferris | Fitted with Trijicon ACOG scope and rail covers | 2006 |
Children of Men | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Luke | Fitted with M203 Grenade Launcher, tactical light and AN/PEQ-2 IR designator | 2006 |
'Fish' gunman | Fitted with Elcan optical sight | |||
Ghost Rider | SWAT officers | Fitted with optical sights | 2007 | |
Shooter | Mark Wahlberg | GySgt. Bob Lee Swagger | Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, EOTech Holographic sight with 4x magnifier scope, and rail covers | 2007 |
FBI SWAT agents | ||||
SWAT officers | ||||
Mercenaries | Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCOs, AN/PVS-14 NVG sights, and rail covers | |||
Planet Terror | 2007 | |||
Spider-Man 3 | NYPD ESU officers | Fitted with Aimpoint CompM2 and SureFire M500AB WeaponLights | 2007 | |
28 Weeks Later | Jeremy Renner | SGT Doyle | Fitted with EOTech Holographic sight, ERGO grip, CAA CBS CAR telescoping stock, PVS-14 NVG sight, also lacking front iron sight | 2007 |
Rose Byrne | MAJ Scarlet | |||
U.S. Army personnel | Fitted with carry handles, Aimpoint M68 CCOs, Trijicon TA01NSN 4x32 ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, tactical flashlights, and RIS foregrips | |||
Live Free or Die Hard | Yorgo Constantine | Russo | Fitted with rear BUIS, Aimpoint M68 CCO, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and SureFire M900A WeaponLight | 2007 |
FBI agents and HRT | Fitted with rear BUIS, Aimpoint M68 CCO, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, RIS foregrips, and TLR-1 WeaponLights | |||
Security guards | Same as above | |||
Transformers | SOCCENT personnel | Fitted with ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, RIS foregrips and camouflage paint schemes | 2007 | |
Delta team | ||||
Dragon Wars: D-War | S.W.A.T. teams and U.S. military personnels | Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scopes and RIS foregrips | 2007 | |
In the Valley of Elah | Wes Chatham | CPL Steve Penning | 2007 | |
U.S. Army soldiers | Fitted with various attachments | |||
Saw IV | SWAT officers | Fitted with SureFire Universal WeaponLights and RIS foregrips | 2007 | |
Lions for Lambs | Derek Luke | Arian Finch | Fitted with ACOG scope | 2007 |
Michael Peña | Ernest Rodriguez | With ACOG scope | ||
U.S. Army Rangers | With ACOG scope | |||
Redacted | Ty Jones | MSG Sweet | Fitted with Trijicon TA31F 4x32 ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and RIS foregrip | 2007 |
Daniel Stewart Sherman | SPC B.B. Rush | Fitted with Trijicon TA338 ACOG scope, and M203 Grenade Launcher | ||
Kel O'Neill | PV2 Gabe Blix | Fitted with Trijicon TA338 ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and RIS foregrip | ||
U.S. Army soldiers | Fitted with various accessories | |||
Cloverfield | U.S. Army soldiers | Fitted with M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes and AN/PEQ-2 IR designators | 2008 | |
Stop-Loss | Channing Tatum | SGT Steve Shriver | Fitted with old-style stock, Trijicon TA11 3.5x35 ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, KAC railed handguard, WeaponLight, and a SureFire M900 WeaponLight foregrip. | 2008 |
U.S. Army soldiers | ||||
The Incredible Hulk (2008) | 2008 | |||
The Hurt Locker | Jeremy Renner | SFC William James | Fitted with M68 Aimpoint red dot scope, tactical weaponlight, RIS foregrip and flip-up rear iron sights | 2008 |
Anthony Mackie | SGT J.T. Sanborn | Fitted with M68 Aimpoint red dot & ACOG scopes, weaponlight, RIS foregrip and flip-up rear iron sights | ||
Brian Geraghty | SPC Owen Eldridge | Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope, tactical weaponlight and RIS foregrip | ||
Wanted | 2008 | |||
The Dark Knight | GCPD SWAT officers | Fitted with C-More red dot sights, M900 SureFire WeaponLights, and RIS foregrips | 2008 | |
Tropic Thunder | Guerrilla Forces | Fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope, RIS foregrip and ACOG scope | 2008 | |
Babylon A.D. | Vin Diesel | Toorop | 2008 | |
Body of Lies | U.S. Army soldiers | Fitted with EOTech Holographic sights, Trijicon ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, and RIS foregrips | 2008 | |
Specialist Firearms Officer | Fitted with SureFire WeaponLight | |||
Max Payne (2008) | Corrupt SWAT | Fitted with Trijicon ACOG scope, WeaponLight, and laser sight | 2008 | |
Resident Evil Degeneration | Greg | Fitted with back up iron sight and tactical WeaponLight | 2008 | |
U.S. Marines | ||||
Punisher: War Zone | Ray Stevenson | Frank Castle | Fitted with KAC Quad-rails, a C-More red dot optic, an M4-2000 by Advanced Armament Corp suppressor and a short version of the AG36 grenade launcher | 2008 |
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia | U.S. Navy SEALs | Fitted with Trijicon ACOG, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, RIS foregrip and tactical flashlight | 2009 | |
A Dangerous Man | Jerry Wasserman | Sgt. Ritchie | 2009 | |
Chinese thugs | Non-firing dummy used in one shot | |||
District 13: Ultimatum | Various | French police | 2009 | |
Fast and Furious | Paul Walker | Brian O'Connor | Fitted with Aimpoint CompM2 red dot sights, SureFire M500AB WeaponLights, and RIS foregrips | 2009 |
FBI SWAT | ||||
Driven to Kill | 2009 | |||
The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) | 2009 | |||
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Channing Tatum | Duke | Fitted with SureFire Universal WeaponLight | 2009 |
31 North 62 East | SAS commandos | 2009 | ||
Surrogates | Michael Cudlitz | Colonel Brendon | Fitted with rear back up iron sights, C-More red dot sights, and RIS foregrips | 2009 |
US Army soldier | ||||
FBI HRT | ||||
The Men Who Stare At Goats | Private security contractor | Fitted with carry handle and an unknown scope | 2009 | |
Armored | Bank Guards | 2009 | ||
Brothers (2009) | U.S. Marines | Fitted with various accessories. | 2009 | |
The Marine 2 | Ted DiBiase Jr. | Sgt. Joe Linwood | Fitted with EOTech Holographic sight. | 2009 |
Linwood's spotter | Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO and RIS foregrip | |||
Rebels | ||||
The Book of Eli | Michael Gambon | George | 2010 | |
Edge of Darkness | S.W.A.T. officers | Fitted with EOTech Holographic Sights and WeaponLights. | 2010 | |
Dear John | Channing Tatum | SGT/SSG John Tyree | Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and RIS foregrip, also paint with desert camo. | 2010 |
Special Forces soldiers | Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCOs, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, RIS foregrips, and paint with desert camos | |||
From Paris With Love | 2010 | |||
The Crazies | U.S. Army soldiers and an infected hunter | Fitted with M68 Aimpoint red dot & ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, RIS foregrip and weaponlight | 2010 | |
Brooklyn's Finest | NYPD ESU officer | 2010 | ||
Green Zone | Matt Damon | CWO Roy Miller | 2010 | |
MET-D soldier | Fitted with ACOG scope and flashlight | |||
Kick-Ass | Fitted with Trijicon ACOG scopes and RIS foregrips | 2010 | ||
Iron Man 2 | USAF airmen | Fitted with rear BUISs, Aimpoint red dot sights, WeaponLights, and RIS foregrips | 2010 | |
MacGruber | MacGruber's old crew | 2010 | ||
Von Cunth's henchmen | ||||
Animal Kingdom | Victorian Police Officers | 2010 | ||
The A-Team | Liam Neeson | Hannibal | Fitted with CTR stock | 2010 |
Bradley Cooper | Face | Fitted with CTR stock | ||
Unthinkable | U.S. Army | Fitted with EOTech Holographic sights and WeaponLights | 2010 | |
Knight and Day | Federal agent | 2010 | ||
Inception | Various | 2010 | ||
Salt | US Army soldiers | 2010 | ||
CIA agents | ||||
NYPD ESU officers | ||||
The Other Guys | NYPD ESU officer | Fitted with EOTech Holographic sight and WeaponLight | 2010 | |
Takers | Paul Walker | John Rahway | 2010 | |
Idris Elba | Gordon Cozier | |||
Michael Ealy | Jake Attica | |||
Chris Brown | Jesse Attica | |||
The Town | Jeremy Renner | James "Jem" Coughlin | 2010 | |
BPD SWAT officers | Fitted with various accessories | |||
FBI SWAT agents | Fitted with various accessories | |||
Elite Squad 2 | BOPE Officers and militia members | 2010 | ||
Red | FBI SWAT agents | Fitted with EOTech 552 Holographic sights, WeaponLights and RIS foregrips | 2010 | |
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright | Gary Daniels | Michaels | 2010 | |
Battle: Los Angeles | Aaron Eckhart | SSgt. Michael Nantz | Fitted Magpul rear back iron sights, Trijicon TA31F 4x32 ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-15 IR designators, SureFire Universal WeaponLight, and RIS foregrip | 2011 |
Ramon Rodriguez | 2ndLt. William Martinez | |||
U.S. Marines | ||||
Michelle Rodriguez | TSgt. Elena Santos | Fitted with Magpul rear back iron sight and Trijicon TA31F 4x32 ACOG scope, also with and without OKC-3S bayonet | ||
Thor | S.H.I.E.L.D. guards | 2011 | ||
Contagion | U.S. Army National Guard | 2011 | ||
Red State | Marc Blucas | ATF sniper | Fitted with an unknown scope | 2011 |
James Parks | Mordechai | |||
ATF ggents | ||||
Tower Heist | FBI agents | Fitted with EOTech Holographic sights and WeaponLights | 2011 | |
The Viral Factor | PASKAL commandos | With Aimpoint CompM4 red dot sights | 2012 | |
Background extras | IDC agents | |||
Andy On | Sean Wong | |||
Act of Valor | U.S. Navy SEALs | Various attachments, including: SOPMOD Crane Stocks, Aimpoint CompM4 red dot sights, EOTech 553 Holographic sights, SureFire Universal WeaponLights, RIS foregrips, and AN/PEQ-15 IR designators | 2012 | |
Battleship (2012) | Taylor Kitsch | Lt. Alex Hopper | Fitted with Trijicon ACOG scopes, WeaponLights, and RIS foregrips | 2012 |
Rihanna | Petty Officer (GM2) Raikes | |||
The Avengers (2012) | S.H.I.E.L.D. agents | Fitted with EOTech MPO II 3x magnifiers, EOTech XPS Holographic sights, laser modules, WeaponLights, and RIS foregrips | 2012 | |
U.S. Army soldiers | Fitted with EOTech Holographic sights, WeaponLights, and RIS foregrips | |||
G.I. Joe: Retaliation | G.I. Joe | 2012 | ||
Cobra Vipers | ||||
The Amazing Spider-Man | NYPD ESU Officers | Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCOs, SureFire WeaponLights, and RIS foregrips | 2012 | |
August. Eighth | Georgian soldiers | 2012 |
Television
Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stargate: SG1 | US military personnel | With & without ELCAN scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, & M203 grenade launcher | 1997 - 2007 | |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | LVPD SWAT officers | With Surefire M500AB weaponlights and M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes | 2000 - ???? | |
24 | Keifer Sutherland | Agent Jack Bauer | With ACOG scope, EOTech red dot sight, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, RIS foregrip, Pentagonlight MD3R weaponlight, 20 & 30-round magazines, M68 Aimpoint red dot & AN/PVS-17 night-vision scopes | 2001 - 2010 |
24 | CTU Tactical Team members | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes, RIS foregrips, Surefire M500AB & Universal weaponlights | 2001 - 2010 | |
24 | Sarah Clarke | Nina Myers | With ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, RIS foregrip, and 20-round magazine | 2001 - 2010 |
24 | Mary Lynn Rajskub | Chloe O'Brian | With Surefire Universal weaponlight | 2001 - 2010 |
24 | Coral Snake Commandos | With ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, and RIS foregrips | 2001 - 2010 | |
24 | Delta 3 members | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, and Surefire Universal weaponlights | 2001 - 2010 | |
24 | US Marines | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, and Surefire Universal weaponlights | 2001 - 2010 | |
24 | LAPD SWAT officers | With Surefire M500AB weaponlights | 2001 - 2010 | |
24 | US Customs officers | With Surefire M500AB weaponlights | 2001 - 2010 | |
24 | US Navy SEALs | With EOTech red dot sights, M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, and M203 grenade launchers | 2001 - 2010 | |
24 | FBI agents | With EOTech red dot sights, RIS foregrips, Surefire Universal weaponlights, with & without brass catchers | 2001 - 2010 | |
24 | NYPD ESU officers | 2001 - 2010 | ||
CSI: Miami | Miami PD SWAT officers | With EOTech red dot sights, Surefire Universal weaponlights, and ACOG scopes | 2002 - ???? | |
CSI: NY / "Snow Day" | Melina Kanakaredes | Det. Stella Bonasera | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope, Surefire Universal weaponlight, and RIS foregrip | 2004 - ???? |
CSI: NY | NYPD ESU officers | 2004 - Present | ||
Over There | J. Lamont Pope | LT "Mad Cow" Taylor | Fitted with carry handles, KAC railed handguards with KAC rail covers, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, and KAC RIS foregrips | 2005 |
Josh Stamberg | LT Alexander "Underpants" Hunter | |||
Erik Palladino | SSG Chris "Scream" Silas | |||
Josh Henderson | PFC Bo "Texas" Rider, Jr. | |||
Omid Abtahi | PFC Tariq Nassiri | |||
U.S. Army soldiers | ||||
Iraqi civilian | ||||
Keith Robinson | PV2 Avery "Angel" King | Fitted with Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scope, KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and a KAC RIS foregrip | ||
Michael Cudlitz | COL Ryan | Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, SureFire Universal WeaponLight, suppressor, KAC RIS foregrip, and a desert camo scheme | ||
Ultimate Force | Ross Kemp | SSgt. Henry "Henno" Garvie | Seen with various accessories including Aimpoint Mark III, M68 and 5000 red dot sights, AN/PEQ-2 lasers, suppressors, PRR pressel switches, RIS handguards, carry handle mounted gooseneck rails, Cobray CM203 flare launchers and M203 grenade launchers | 2006 |
Heather Peace | Tpr. Becca Gallagher | |||
Louis Decosta Johnson | Cpl. Dave Woolston | |||
Jamie Michie | Cpl. Finn Younger | |||
Sam Callis | Cpt. Patrick Fleming | |||
John Schwab | Pincher | |||
Martin McDougall | McMullin | |||
Josh Dallas | Weaver | |||
Justin Allder | Barbella | |||
Jericho | D.B. Sweeney | Goetz | With AN/PVS-17 night-vision & M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes, Surefire Universal weaponlight, and RIS foregrip | 2006 - 2008 |
Jericho | Ravenwood mercenaries | With AN/PVS-17 night-vision & M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes, Surefire Universal weaponlights, and RIS foregrips | 2006 - 2008 | |
Jericho / "Semper Fidelis" | Fake Marines | With AN/PEQ-2 IR designators and M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes | 2006 - 2008 | |
Jericho | AS Army soldiers | With ACOG scopes, Surefire Universal weaponlights, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and laser pointers | 2006 - 2008 | |
The Unit | Dennis Haysbert | SGM Jonas Blane | Fitted with and without Aimpoint M68 CCO, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, SureFire Universal WeaponLight, and a RIS foregrip | 2006 - 2009 |
Max Martini | SGT Mack gerhardt | Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, SureFire Universal WeaponLight, and a M203 grenade launcher | ||
Wes Chatham | SSG Sam McBride | Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, SureFire Universal wWaponLight, and a RIS foregrip | ||
Scott Foley | SGT Bob Brown | Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and a RIS foregrip | ||
Heroes | US Special Forces | With Aimpoint M68 CCO, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, Surefire Universal weaponlights, RIS foregrips, and laser pointers | 2006 - 2010 | |
The Kill Point | Pittsburgh PD SWAT officers | With Surefire Universal weaponlights | 2007 | |
Primeval | Mark Wakeling | Cpt. Tom Ryan | Fitted with ACOG scopes, SureFire Universal WeaponLights, and RIS foregrips | 2007 - ???? |
SAS soldiers | ||||
Sanctuary | Police officer | 2008 - ???? | ||
The Glades | Police officer | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope and RIS foregrip | 2010 - ???? | |
The Walking Dead | Noah Emmerich | Dr. Edward Jenner | . | 2010 - ???? |
Video Games
Game Title | Used By | Appears as | Mods | Release Date |
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Dino Crisis | Gail | Buttstock removed and fitted with a red dot sight. | 1999 | |
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | Jill Mikhail U.B.C.S. members |
Fitted with various accessories. | 1999 | |
S.W.A.T. 3: Close Quarters Battle | LAPD SWAT Officers | M4A1 Carbine | Can be fitted with FMJ or LTT rounds, Gemtech M4-96D suppressor, Beta C-mag, 4x Trijicon ACOG, Trijicon reflex sight or Aimpoint red dot sight. | 1999 |
Parasite Eve II | 2000 | |||
Delta Force: Land Warrior | U.S. Delta Force operators | M4A1 | Fitted with KAC Masterkey. | 2000 |
Counter-Strike | Counter Terrorist | "Maverick M4A1 Carbine" | 2000 | |
Ghost Recon | Demolition class | "M4" "M4 SOCOM" |
Fitted with various accessories. | 2001 |
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | 2001 | |||
Shadow Force: Razor Unit | 2002 | |||
Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror | Available with M203 grenade launcher | 2002 | ||
The Sum of All Fears | M4 "Spec Ops M4" |
Fitted with can fire in 3-round burst | 2002 | |
Delta Force: Task Force Dagger | "M4A1SD" | Fitted with Trijicon TA01 4x32 ACOG scope, suppressor, and a KAC RIS foregrip. | 2002 | |
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs | U.S. Navy SEALs | M4A1 M4A1 SD |
Can be fitted with various accessories. | 2002 |
Dead to Rights | "M4 Carbine Assault Rifle" | Fitted with M16-style fixed stock. | 2002 | |
America's Army | U.S. Army | M4A1 Carbine/M4A1 SOPMOD | Can be fitted with carry handle, Aimpoint M68 CCO, Trijicon RX01 Reflex sight, Trijicon TA01NSN 4x32 ACOG scope, Harris bipod, and a KAC QDSS-NT4 suppressor. | 2002 |
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin | "M4 Rifle" | Fitted with a (not usable) scope. | 2002 | |
Specialists, The | 2002 | |||
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield | 2003 | |||
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow | "M16 assault rifle" | 2003 | ||
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | Max Payne Mona Sax Various enemies |
"M4 Carbine" | Featuring 15-rounds magazine and very slow rate of fully automatic fire. | 2003 |
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero | Counter-Terrorist | "Maverick M4A1 Carbine" | 2004 | |
Söldner: Secret Wars | 2004 | |||
True Combat: Elite | 2004 | |||
Hitman: Contracts | Featuring a non-stepped barrel. | 2004 | ||
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain | 2004 | |||
Full Spectrum Warrior | 2004 | |||
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising | Rifleman class Medic class Engineer class |
M4A1 Carbine | Fitted with Aimpoint M68 COO, KAC railed handguard, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and a KAC RIS foregrip. | 2004 |
Shadow Ops: Red Mercury | CPT Frank Hayden U.S. Delta Force |
"Colt M-4 SOPMOD" | Fitted with Trijicon 4x32 ACOG/RMR scope, AN/PEQ-4 IR designator, KAC railed handgaurd with KAC rail covers, suppressor, and a KAC RIS foregrip. | 2004 |
Counter Strike: Source | Counter-Terrorist faction | "Maverick M4A1 Carbine" | 2004 | |
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction | Carbine | 2005 | ||
SWAT 4 | NYPD SWAT Suspects |
M4A1 Carbine | Fitted with SureFire M500AB WeaponLights and KAC RIS foregrips. | 2005 |
Cold Winter | 2005 | |||
Battlefield 2 | U.S. Marines | M4A1 Carbine | Fitted with Aimpoint M68 COO. | 2005 |
Project Reality | Hamas terrorists Israeli Defense Forces U.S. Army U.S. Marines |
M4 M4A1 Carbine |
Available with carry handles, Aimpoint M68 CCOs, Trijicon TA31F and TA31RCO 4x32 ACOG scopes, ITL MARS, Kimber Mepro, EOTech Holographic sight, RIS foregrips, and Harris bipod | 2005 |
Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike | Ghost Recon | "A2" "A2 carbine" "A2 SD" "A2 scoped" |
Fitted with various accessions. | 2005 |
Rainbow Six Lockdown | "SR-4CQB" | Fitted with rear and front flip-up BUISs, KAC railed handgaurd with KAC rail covers, and a KAC Masterkey. | 2005 | |
Far Cry Instincts: Predator | M4 Carbine | Fitted with C-More sight, suppressor, and camouflage paint scheme | 2005 | |
America's Army: Rise of a Soldier | U.S. Army | M4A1 Carbine | Can be fitted with Trijicon RX01 reflex sight, Aimpoint M68 CCO, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator (only on night missions), Harris bipod, suppressor, as well as forest, desert, and arctic camo schemes | 2005 |
24: The Game | Various enemies | M4 Carbine | 2006 | |
Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers | 2006 | |||
Hitman: Blood Money | Various characters | Non-stepped barrel | 2006 | |
Saints Row | "AR40 Xtnd" | 2006 | ||
Joint Task Force | Maj. Matthew O’Connell Oakley |
2006 | ||
Splinter Cell: Double Agent | 2006 | |||
Reservoir Dogs (VG) | Mr. Blue SWAT |
"Assault Rifle" | 2006 | |
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 | 2006 | |||
Soldier Front | Colt M4A1 | 2007 | ||
Alliance of Valiant Arms | With ACOG scope or EOTech red dot sight and AN/PEQ-2 IR designator (erroneously emitting visible red laser) | 2007 | ||
ArmA: Armed Assault | U.S. Army faction | M4 M4 CompM2 M4 ACOG M4A1 ACOG M4A1 QDS CompM2 |
Available with iron sights, Aimpoint M68 red dot sight, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scope, suppressor | 2007 |
Darkness, The | NYPD SWAT | M4A1 Carbine | Featuring standard 20-round magazine with 30-round capacity. | 2007 |
Combat Mission: Shock Force | U.S. Army faction | M4A1 Carbine | Fitted with Aimpoimt M68 red dot sight, and M203A1 grenade launcher | 2007 |
War Rock | "M4 Carbine" | 2007 | ||
Insurgency | U.S. Marines | M4A1 Carbine | Default appearance: Fitted with KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers, and a KAC RIS foregrip. Optional: Available variates are with carry handle or with Aimpoint M68 CCO. |
2007 |
Blacksite: Area 51 | U.S. Delta Force ReBorn soldiers |
"Assault Rifle" | Fitted with EOTech Holographic sight, KAC railed handguard, and a dual magazines with erroneously 45-rounds capacity instead of 30. | 2007 |
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men | Various characters | Non-stepped barrel | 2007 | |
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune | 2007 | |||
Zombie Panic Source | M4A1 | 2007 | ||
Terrorist Takedown 2: US Navy Seals | Not usable | 2008 | ||
Army of Two | M4A1 | 2008 | ||
Grand Theft Auto IV | Nico Belic LCPD N.O.O.S.E. teams Police officers Prison guards |
"Carbine Rifle" | Carry handle removed | 2008 |
7.62 High Calibre | Fitted with various attachments | 2008 | ||
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Old Snake | M4 Custom | Can be fitted with folding iron sights, suppressor, Aimpoint red dot sight, ACOG scope, SureFire WeaponLight, AN/PEQ-5 laser module, two types of RIS grips, Masterkey shotgun, and Heckler & Koch M320 grenade launcher | 2008 |
Combat Arms | M4A1 | 2008 | ||
Counter-Strike Online | Counter-Terrorist faction | Maverick M4A1 Carbine | 2008 | |
Mercenaries 2: World In Flames | Carbine | 2008 | ||
Saints Row 2 | "AR40 Xtnd" | 2008 | ||
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Confrontation | U.S. Navy SEALs | M4A1 | 2008 | |
Secret Service (2008) | "TAR 5.56" | 2008 | ||
007: Quantum of Solace (VG) | James Bond | "TND-16" | Fitted with railed handgaurd and RIS foregrip (default build). Can be fitted with EOTech 551 Holographic sight, carry handle, and a suppressor | 2008 |
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand | 2009 | |||
Killing Floor | Commandon perk | M4 | Fitted with Vltor Carbine Modstock, rear flip-up BUIS, Aimpoint M68 CCO, KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers, and Magpul PMAG | 2009 |
Terminator Salvation | John Connor Resistance fighters |
2009 | ||
InFamous | 2009 | |||
Delta Force: Xtreme 2 | U.S. Delta Force operators | "M4 - Auto" | Fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers, and a KAC RIS foregrip | 2009 |
Code of Honor 3: Desperate Measures | "M4 Colt" | 2009 | ||
Prototype | U.S. Marines Blackwatch soldiers |
"Assault Rifle" | Fitted with carry handle and a RIS foregrip | 2009 |
America's Army 3 | U.S. Army faction | M4A1 Carbine | Can be fitted w/ Aimpoint M68 red dot sight | 2009 |
Battlefield Heroes | Royals | "M16" "Tier 1 Elite M16" |
2009 | |
ArmA II | U.S. Marines Czech special forces Private Military Company |
M4A1 M4A1 QDS M4A1 QDS CAMO M4A1 CCO |
Available with iron sights, Aimpoint M68 CCOs, EOTech 551 Holographic sights, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scopes, suppressors, AN/PEQ-2 laser designators | 2009 |
Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising | U.S. Marines | M4A1 M4A1 (CQB) M4A1 (Marksman) M4A1 (Night Ops) M4A1 (Stealth) |
Default appearance: Fitted with 2-position collapsible stock, KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers. Available variants: Carry handle (M4A1), Aimpoint M68 CCO (Stealth), EOTech 551 Holographic sight (CQB), Trijicon TA01 4x32 ACOG scope (Marksman), AN/PVS-17 NVG scope (Night Ops), AN/PEQ-2 IR designators (CQB/Marksman/Night Ops), and a suppressor (Stealth). |
2009 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | LTG Shepherd Capt. John Price Capt. John "Soap" MacTavish SGT Foley CPL Dunn PFC Joseph Allen PV2 James Ramirez Vladimir Makarov U.S. Army Rangers Task Force 141 operators Ultranationalist terrorist group |
M4A1 | Default appearance: Fitted with PRI front and A.R.M.S. #40L rear BUISs, A.R.M.S. S.I.R. system, M16A1-style pistol grip. Optional: Can be fitted with red dot sight, EOTech 551 Holographic sight, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scope, thermal scope, suppressor, KAC Masterkey, heartbeat sensor, FMJ rounds, and extended magazines. |
2009 |
Army of Two: The 40th Day | Players FDI members |
M4 | Can be fitted with a variety of stocks, barrels, magazines, scopes, suppressors/muzzle brakes | 2010 |
MAG | Valor Company | M4A1 Carbine | Default appearance: Fitted with LMT SOPMOD Crane Stock, flip-up BUISs, and KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers. Optional: Can be fitted with EOTech 552 Holographic sight or Trijicon ACOG scope. |
2010 |
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 | U.S. Navy SEALs | M4A1 | Can be fitted with various accessories | 2010 |
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | M4A1 Carbine | Not usable, seen only on the cover, fitted with Trijicon TA31-RMR 4x32 ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-15 IR designator, SureFire Universal WeaponLight, and a RIS foregrip | 2010 | |
Just Cause 2 | Rico Rodriguez Maria Cane Enemies |
"Assault Rifle" | 2010 | |
Sniper: Ghost Warrior | 2010 | |||
Firearms: Source | "M4-A1" | Fitted with carry handle, KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers, and a KAC RIS foregrip. | 2010 | |
Dead Rising 2 | U.S. Army soldiers | 2010 | ||
Medal of Honor (2010) | U.S. Army Rangers Tier 1 operators |
M4 and M4A1 | Fitted with flip-up iron sights, EOTech 556 Holographic sights, Trijicon 4x32 scopes, SureFire Universal WeaponLights, KAC QDSS-NT4 suppressors, RIS foregrips and AN/PEQ-2 laser designators | 2010 |
Breach (VG) | Rifleman class | M4A1 | Ftted with iron sights and KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers (default build). Can be fitted with EOTech Holographic sight and Trijicon ACOG scope | 2011 |
Battle: Los Angeles | U.S. Army soldiers U.S. Marines |
M4A1 Carbine | Various accessories in cutscenes, but shown without any in-game | 2011 |
Homefront | Connor Morgan Hopper Lee American resistance fighters KPA military KPA police U.S. Army |
"M4 Rifle" | Default apperance: Fitted with carry handle and KAC railed handgaurd. Optional: Can be fitted with various optics, KAC Masterkey, and a suppressor. |
2011 |
The Darkness II | "Carbine" | 2011 | ||
Battlefield Play4Free | M4A1 Carbine | With tan Vltor modstock, tan Hogue pistol grip, tan 40-round magazine, RIS handguard with tan rail covers, and optional EOTech red dot sight | 2011 | |
Operation Flashpoint: Red River | U.S. Marines | M4A1 Carbine | Can be fitted with carry handle, Aimpoint M68 CCO, Trijicon TA31RCO ACOG scope, EOTech 551 Holographic sight, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, SureFire Universal WeaponLight, and M203A1 Grenade Launcher | 2011 |
Battlefield 3 | SSgt. Henry "Black" Blackburn U.S. Marines Engineer kit |
M4A1 | Default appearance: Fitted with carry handle, Crane SOPMOD stock, KAC RIS handguard, M16A1-style flash hider, Hogue pistol grip, and a Magpul Ranger Plate. Optional: Can be fitted with Trijicon RX01 reflex sight, EOTech Holographic sight, Trijicon TA01NSN 4x32 ACOG scope, ELCAN M145 3.4x scope, infrared sight, KAC RIS foregrip, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, WeaponLight, heavy barrel, and a suppressor. |
2011 |
NCIS: The Video Game | Seen on a poster | 2011 | ||
Batman: Arkham City | TYGER PMC | M4A1 Carbine | 2011 | |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | Capt. John Price Capt. John "Soap" MacTavish MSG "Sandman" SFC "Grinch" SFC "Truck" SGT Derek "Frost" Westbrook U.S. Army soldiers U.S. Delta Force operators Vladimir Makarov (flashback only) Yuri |
M4A1 | Default appearance: Fitted with Magpul MOE Carbine Stock, customized charging handle, rear and front flip-up BUISs, KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers, RIS foregrip, M16A1 pistol grip, and a 20-round STANAG magazine with Magpul loop. Optional: Can be fitted with SureShot reflex sight, EOTech XPS Holographic sight, EOTech MPO III 3x magnifier, Trijicon TA31F 4x32 ACOG scope, thermal scope, suppressor, KAC Masterkey, heartbeat sensor, and extended magazines. |
2011 |
Saints Row: The Third | "AR-55" | Fitted with various accessories. | 2011 | |
Payday: The Heist | AMCAR-4 | 2011 | ||
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | Counter-Terrorists | M4A1 | Fitted with flip-up rear iron sight (gameplay) and carry handle (buy-menu). | 2012 |
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | U.S. Spec Ops | "Assault Rifle" | Fitted with Aimpoint red dot sight | 2012 |
Umbrella Security Service (USS) operators | ||||
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action | 2012 | |||
Prototype 2 | James Heller U.S. Marines |
2012 | ||
Spec Ops: The Line | Various characters | M4A1 Carbine | Fitted with various accessories. | 2012 |
Hitman: Absolution | 2012 | |||
Warface | M4A1 | Can be fitted with various accessories. | TBA | |
SAS Secure Tomorrow | 2008 | |||
Karma Online | 2011 | |||
Armed Forces Corps | 2009 |
Anime
Title | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Kochikame, The UFO Movie | |||
Ga-rei: Zero | 1st Division operators | 2008 | |
Canaan | American SOF operators | outfitted with various SOPMOD accessories | 2009 |
Hanasaku Iroha | outfitted with various SOPMOD accessories | 2011 |
M4/M4A1 with M203 Grenade Launcher
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Deep Impact | U.S. Army soldiers | 1998 | ||
The Boondock Saints | Seen in armory | 1999 | ||
Universal Soldier: The Return | Jean Claude Van Damme | Luc Deveraux | Fitted with C-More red dot sight and SureFire Universal WeaponLight | 1999 |
U.S. Army Rangers | Fitted with C-More red dot sights and SureFire Universal WeaponLights | |||
Proof of Life | David Caruso | Dino | 2000 | |
Uptown 2 | ||||
The Sum of All Fears | U.S. Marine | With Trijicon RX01 red dot sight | 2002 | |
Tears of the Sun | Eamonn Walker | Ellis "Zee" Pettigrew | Fitted with back up iron sight and Aimpoint M68 CCO | 2003 |
Paul Francis | Danny "Doc" Kelley | Fitted with back up iron sight and Aimpoint M68 CCO | ||
The Punisher | Thomas Jane | Frank Castle | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope | 2004 |
Blade: Trinity | Vampire | With scope | 2004 | |
War of the Worlds | U.S. Army solders | Fiited with Aimpoint M68 CCOs, Trijicon ACOGs, C-More red dot sights, SureFire Universal WeaponLights, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, and RIS foregrips | 2005 | |
Home of the Brave | Chad Michael Murray | PV2 Jordan Owens | 2006 | |
Children of Men | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Luke | Fitted with SureFire Universal WeaponLight and AN/PEQ-2 IR designator | 2006 |
28 Weeks Later | U.S. Army soldier | Fitted with carry handle. | 2007 | |
Transformers | Tyrese Gibson | TSgt. Bobby Epps | Fitted with carry handle, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scope and camo paint scheme | 2007 |
Pat Mulderrig | Ranger | Fitted with carry handle, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator and camo paint scheme | ||
Redacted | Mike Figueroa | SGT Jim Vasques | 2007 | |
Daniel Stewart Sherman | SPC B.B. Rush | Fitted with Trijicon TA338 ACOG scope and KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers. | ||
Various | U.S. Army soldiers | |||
Hitman (2007) | Henry Ian Cusick | Udre Belicoff | 2007 | |
Russian Alpha commando | Fitted with ureFire Universal WeaponLight | |||
The Mist | U.S. Army soldier | Fitted with Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scope and AN/PEQ-2 IR designator | 2007 | |
Rambo | Jake La Botz | Reese | Fitted with carry handle, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scope and camo paint scheme | 2008 |
Resident Evil Degeneration | Leon | Fitted with back up iron sight and an optical grenade sight | 2008 | |
U.S. Marine | Fitted with back up iron sight and an optical grenade sight | |||
Terminator Salvation | Human resistance fighters | With C-More red dot sights | 2009 | |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | N.E.S.T. soldiers | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes | 2009 | |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Marlon Wayans | Wallace "Ripcord" Weems | Fitted with carry handle and WeaponLight | 2009 |
U.S. Army soldier | Fitted with C-More red dot sight and SureFire Universal WeaponLight | |||
District 9 | MNU mercenaries | Fitted with AN/PEQ-2 IR designators | 2009 | |
Brothers (2009) | U.S. Marine | 2009 | ||
MacGruber | Will Forte | MacGruber | 2010 | |
Red (2010) | Hitman | 2010 | ||
Battle: Los Angeles | Cory Hardrict | Cpl. Jason Lockett | Fitted with Magpul flip-up rear BUISs, Trijicon TA01 4x32 ACOG scopes, KAC railed handguards, SureFire Universal WeaponLights, and AN/PEQ-15 IR designators. | 2011 |
Will Rothhaar | Cpl. Lee Imlay | |||
U.S. Marines | ||||
Fast Five | U.S. Federal Agent | Fitted with EOTech Holographic sight. | 2011 |
Television
Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stargate: SG1 | Various | US military personnel | Fitted with ELCAN scopes and AN/PEQ-1 IR designators | 1997 - 2007 |
Over There | Luke MacFarlane | PV2 Frank "Dim" Dumphy | Fitted with carry handles and AN/PEQ-2 IR designators | 2005 |
Various | U.S. Army soldiers | |||
The Unit | Dennis Haysbert | Sgt.Maj. Jonas "Snake Doctor" Blane | Fitted with various accessories | 2006 - 2009 |
Various | U.S. Army soldiers | |||
Generation Kill | Brian Wade | Capt. Craig "Encino Man" Schwetje | Fitted with UTG railed handguards and AN/PEQ-4 IR designators | 2008 |
Jon Huertas | Sgt. Antonio "Poke" Espera | |||
Eric Kocher | Sgt. Rich Barrett | |||
Alexander Skarsgard | SSgt. Brad "Iceman" Colbert | Fitted with AN/PVS-17 NVG sight, Trijicon TA01 4x32 ACOG scope (Episode 1 only), UTG railed handguard with UTG rail covers, and an AN/PEQ-4 IR designator |
Video Games
Game Title | Used By | Appears as | Mods | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs | U.S. Navy SEALs | "M4A1/M203" | Can be fitted with various accessories | 2002 |
America's Army | U.S. Army soldiers | M4A1 Carbine M4A1 SOPMOD |
Can be fitted with carry handle, Aimpoint M68 CCO, Trijicon TA01NSN4x32 ACOG scope, Trijicon RX01 Reflex sight, Harris bipod, and a KAC suppressor | 2002 |
Project Reality | Israeli Defense Forces U.S. Army |
M4 Carbine M4A1 Carbine |
Available with Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scopes, ITL MARS sights, and EOTech Holographic sights | 2005 |
ArmA: Armed Assault | U.S. Army | M4 + M203 M4 + M203 CompM2 M4A1 ACOG + M203 |
Available with carry handles, Aimpoint M68 red dot sight, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scope, and suppressor | 2007 |
Combat Mission: Shock Force | U.S. Army | M4A1 Carbine | Fitted with Aimpoimt M68 CCO | 2007 |
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Confrontation | U.S. Navy SEALs | M4A1 | Can be fitted with various accessories | 2008 |
Killing Floor | Demolition perk | "M4 203" | Fitted with Vltor Carbine Modstock, rear flip-up BUIS, KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers, and Magpul PMAG | 2009 |
ArmA II | U.S. Marines Private Military Company |
M4A1 M203 RCO M4A1 M203 Holo SD M4A1 M203 Holo M4A1 M203 SOPMOD SD CAMO |
Available with carry handles, Aimpoint M68 CCOs, EOTech 551 Holographic sights, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scopes, KAC suppressors, and AN/PEQ-2 IR designators | 2009 |
Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising | U.S. Marines | "M4A1 (Assault)" | Fitted with carry handle, KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers, and an AN/PEQ-2 IR designator | 2009 |
Modern Warfare 2 | Task Force 141 U.S. Army Rangers Ultranationalist terrorist group |
M4A1 Carbine | Can be fitted with iron sights, red dot sight, EOTech 551 Holographic sight, Trijicon ACOG scope, and suppressor | 2009 |
Operation Flashpoint: Red River | U.S. Marines | M4A1 Carbine | Fitted with iron sights, Aimpoint M68 red dot sights, Trijicon TA31RCO-A4CP ACOG scopes, EOTech 551 Holographic sights, AN/PEQ-2 TPIAL laser designators, and SureFire Universal WeaponLights | 2011 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | U.S. Delta Force operators U.S. Army soldiers |
M4A1 | Fitted with Magpul MOE Carbine Stock, customized charging handle, rear and front flip-up BUISs, KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers, RIS foregrip, M16A1 pistol grip, and a 20-round STANAG magazine with Magpul loop (default build). Can be fitted with SureShot reflex sight, EOTech XPS Holographic sight, EOTech MPO III 3x magnifier, Trijicon TA31F 4x32 ACOG scope, thermal scope, suppressor, M203 grenade launcher, KAC Masterkey, heartbeat sensor, and extended magazines | 2011 |
Colt Model 933
The Colt Model 933 carbine is similar to the M4 carbine listed above, except with an 11.5" barrel as opposed to the 14.5" barrel on the M4. Aside from that, it has all the same features, including the removable carry handle/rear sight assembly. This has led some people (including Airsoft manufacturers) to nickname it the "M4 Commando" or "M4 CQB", though these are not it's official designations.
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Coriolanus | Ralph Fiennes | Caius Martius Coriolanus | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope | 2011 |
Fast Five | Paul Walker | Brian O'Conner | 2011 | |
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright | Gary Daniels | Michaels | 2010 | |
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright | Bokeem Woodbine | Miller | 2010 | |
Transformers | Josh Duhamel | Captain William Lennox | With M68 Aimpoint red dot & AN/PVS-17 night vision scopes, Vltor Clubfoot stock, Surefire M900 weaponlight foregrip, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and Phantom muzzle brake | 2007 |
Harsh Times | Christian Bale | Jim Davis | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, Surefire weaponlight, and RIS foregrip | 2006 |
Romeo Must Die | DMX | Silk | With custom muzzle brake | 2000 |
Home of the Brave | U.S. Army soldiers | 2006 |
Television
Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dennis Haysbert | SGM Jonas "Snake Doctor" Blane | The Unit / "Five Brothers", "Play 16" | With EOTech red dot sight, Crane stock, RIS foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2 IR designator | 2006 - 2009 |
Scott Foley | SFC Bobby "Cool Breeze" Brown | The Unit / "Five Brothers", "Play 16" | With EOTech red dot sight, Crane stock, RIS foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2 IR designator | 2006 - 2009 |
Max Martini | MSGT Mack "Dirt Diver" Gerhardt | The Unit / "Five Brothers", "Play 16" | With EOTech red dot sight, Crane stock, RIS foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2 IR designator | 2006 - 2009 |
Michael Irby | SFC Charles "Betty Blue" Grey | The Unit / "Five Brothers", "Play 16" | With EOTech red dot sight, Crane stock, RIS foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2 IR designator | 2006 - 2009 |
Chicago PD officers | The Chicago Code | With M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes, RIS foregrips, and Surefire Universal weaponlights | 2011 - ???? | |
ESU Officers | CSI: NY | 2004 - Present |
Video Games
Game Title | Appears as | Notes | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
Battlefield 2 | Promotional material only, with M68 Aimpoint red dot scope | 2005 | |
Condemned 2: BloodShot | "Assault Rifle" | Customized with a different flash-hider, a custom gas-block, back up iron sights, RIS handguard with rail covers, a TangoDown BG-16 Battlegrip, a Vltor Modstock, Magpul 5.56x45mm NATO magazine grips, and a Trijicon ACOG TA31RCO-M4CP-like sight | 2008 |
GoldenEye 007 | w/ optional ACOG | 2010 | |
Fallout: New Vegas | "All American" | w/ ACOG and woodland camo finish | 2010 |
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action | "M4 Carbine" | 2012 |
Anime
Character | Film Title | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Lewis | Blood+ | With Surefire M900 weaponlight foregrip and EOTech red dot sight | 2005 - 2006 |
U.S. Special Forces soldiers | Blood+ | With Surefire M900 weaponlight foregrips and EOTech red dot sights | 2005 - 2006 |
Dejima Refugees | Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG | 2004-2005 | |
American Soldiers | Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG | With futuristic furniture, cybernetic sights and underbarrel M203 | 2004-2005 |
CQB-R / Mk. 18 Mod 0
An even shorter-barreled M4 Carbine, it has about a 10.5 inch barrel. The upper receiver, which is used on a regular M4 lower receiver, is designated CQB-R (Close Quarters Battle-Receiver), while the entire weapon system is designated as Mark 18 Mod 0 by the United States Navy. Used by Navy VBSS units, NCIS and Navy SEALs. It is another one of the weapons that fell under the 'M4 Commando' nickname as an airsoft gun.
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Viral Factor | Jay Chou | Jon Man | Mk.18 Mod 1 with Aimpoint sight and laser aiming module | 2012 |
The Losers | Various characters | With various accessories | 2010 | |
Tropic Thunder | Flaming Dragons guerrilla | With ACOG sight | 2008 |
Television
Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kiefer Sutherland | Jack Bauer | 24 / Season 7 "Episode 15 - 10:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M." | With Aimpoint M4 red dot sight, Aimpoint 3x Magnifier, Gemtech G5 suppressor, LaRue Tactical 7.0 railed handguard, Yankee Hill Mfg front & rear sights, DPMS Inc. 4-railed Gas Block, and Vltor Modstock | 2001 - 2010 |
British Soldiers | Torchwood / "Sleeper" | Fitted with EOtech sights, foregrips, and tactical flashlights | 2008 | |
Doug Rollins | Lead Alien sleeper agent | Torchwood / "Sleeper" | Fitted with EOtech sight, foregrip, and tactical flashlight | 2008 |
Video Games
Game Title | Mods | Notes | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
Combat Arms | As the "M4A1 CQB-R", with Crane stock and LMT rear sight | 2008 | |
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 | w/ various accessories | 2010 | |
Medal of Honor | As M4 CQB-R Equipped with Various Accessories | SP only | 2010 |
Anime
Title/Episode | Character | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|
Angel Beats! | Yuri | with EOTech Holograhic sight and Beta C-Mag 100 rounds drum magazine | 2010 |
Colt AR-15A2 Government Carbine
A civilian released carbine rifle with a 16" barrel, A2 upper reciever. Designed for law enforcement.
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conspiracy Theory | John Schwartzman | Sniper | With night-vision scope, 20-round magazine, and laser pointer | 1997 |
The Fast and the Furious | L.A.P.D. SWAT officer | Sporter Lightweight version | 2001 | |
Elite Squad 2 (Tropa de Elite 2) | Militia member | Sporter Lightweight version | 2010 |
Television
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
JAG | Sal Landi | Sergeant Riske | "We the People" (S2E01), with telescopic sight | 1995 - 2005 |
Video Games
Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
Dead Rising 2 | "M4" | 2010 | |
7.62 High Calibre | w/ various attachments | 2008 | |
Black | "M16" | has some kind of electronic device near the muzzle | 2006 |
Colt AR-15A3 Tactical Carbine
A civilian released carbine rifle with a 16" barrel and a removable carry handle. By designating this rifle as an "A3", much confusion has been made leading people to believe the M16A3 has a removable carry handle as opposed to the M16A4.
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Fast and the Furious | L.A.P.D. SWAT officer | With M16-style stock | 2001 |
Video Games
Title | As | Mods | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | "M4A1 Carbine", "M4A1 Suppressed", "M4A1 Grenadier", and "M4A1 SOPMOD" | Tasco Red Dot reflex scope, Sightmark Sure Shot reflex sight, EOTech 552 holographic sight, Trijicon 4x32 ACOG, AN/PEQ-2A IR designator, M203 grenade launcher, M203 leaf sight. | Features full-auto fire, four-position collapsible stock, M16A1-style flash hider and pistol grip, KAC RIS handguard, KAC rail cover, KAC foregrip, and lacks the bayonet lug. | 2007 |
Colt Law Enforcement Carbine
The "M4A1" of the civilian world, this rifle has a 16" barrel (as opposed to the M4A1's 14.5") with step-cuts to attach a launcher such as an M203 grenade launcher and the Cobray 37mm Launcher. In films, this gun has been converted to full auto to trick viewers into believing it is an M4A1, earning it the nickname "M4gery".
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
S.W.A.T.: Firefight | SWAT officers | With various accessories | 2011 | |
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling | Todd Williams | Overton | 2009 | |
I Am Legend | Will Smith | Dr. Robert Neville | With ACOG scope and PentagonLight MD3R weaponlight | 2007 |
Casino Royale | Miami-Dade Police | 2006 |
Television
Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Background Extra | LAPD SWAT officer | NCIS: Los Angeles / Season 3 Episode 10 - "The Debt" | 2011 | |
CIA agents | Covert Affairs - Season 2 / Episode 3 - "Bang and Blame", Episode 7 - "Half a World Away" | Fitted with Magpul MOE handguard, UBR stock and PMags | 2011-2012 | |
Rob Stewart | Roan | Nikita (2010) / Season 2 Episode 6 - "343 Walnut Lane" | Fitted with Magpul MOE handguard, UBR stock and PMags | 2011-2012 |
Colt 9mm Submachine Gun
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
A Man Apart | Vin Diesel | DEA Agent Sean Vetter | With two magazines taped together 'jungle-style' | 2003 |
The Replacement Killers | Chow Yun-Fat | John Lee | With & without silencer & scope | 1998 |
The Replacement Killers | Henchmen | 1998 | ||
Collateral | FBI Special Agent | With Surefire M500AB forend weaponlight | 2004 | |
Spawn | Melinda Clark | Jessica Priest | With flammable chemicals canister, C-More red dot sight, and laser pointer | 1997 |
XXX | NSA commandos | With C-More red dot sights and Surefire M500AB forend weaponlghts | 2002 | |
XXX | Seen in GTO back seat armory, with C-More red dot sight and Surefire M500AB forend weaponlight | 2002 | ||
The Matrix Reloaded | Henchman | 2003 | ||
The Siege | Black ops soldiers | With C-More red dot sights | 1998 | |
Battlefield Earth | Human resistance fighters | With & without Colt DOE (Department Of Energy) upper recievers & M203 grenade launchers | 2000 | |
The Peacemaker | FBI Agent | With Surefire 9P weaponlight | 1997 |
Television
Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Johnathan LaPaglia | Frank Parker | Seven Days / "Daddy's Little Girl" | 1998 - 2001 |
Video Games
Game | Appears As | Note | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
Enter the Matrix | 9mm Carbine | 2003 | |
SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs | C9MM | R0991 with suppressor | 2011 |
Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
28 Weeks Later | Delta Sniper | With 30-round magazine. | 2007 | |
Live Free or Die Hard | Cyril Raffaelli | Rand | With silencer, brass catcher, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, Surefire M900 weaponlight foregrip, and Leupold CQ/T scope | 2007 |
Hitman | Sniper | With AN-PEQ-2 IR designator, silencer, and Surefire M900 weaponlight foregrip | 2007 | |
Killers | Kevin Sussman | Mac Bailey | With silencer, AN-PEQ-2 IR designator, and Surefire M900 weaponlight foregrip | 2009 |
Television
Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Burn Notice - Season 5: "No Good Deed" | Gabrielle Anwar | Fiona Glenanne | Suppressed | Dec 15, 2011 |
Video Games
Game Title | Mods | Passwords | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
America's Army | With bipod and optional silencer | 2002 | |
Ghost Recon 2 | Incorrectly firing 6.8mm ammo | 2004 | |
ArmA II | 2009 | ||
Sniper: Ghost Warrior | Mod 1 variant with KAC Free-Float RAS | 2010 |
Commercial Copies of the M16 Rifle series
Many of the guns seen as Colt model guns aren't Colt at all, but the many other manufacturer copies of the M16/AR-15 series of firearms. The most common clones are the guns made by Bushmaster, PWA and Eagle Arms. Though there are now many semi-automatic rifles made by companies like Panther DPMS and others, most of the Movie Prop houses acquired their guns before the 1990s. So only the most common third party manufacturers will be seen. Since it's difficult to determine which maker built the gun, for the sake of simplicity, the rifle variants in movies will be identified by the COLT model they most look like, unless there is clear evidence of a third party manufacturer. Sometimes this is possible via DVD commentary, direct information from the Armorer, or a clear shot of the manufacturer trademarks on the gun in a screenshot.
Bushmaster XM-15 Rifle Series
Film
- Barry Pepper as Mike Norton in Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The
- Rose McGowan as Cherry Darling in Planet Terror (as a prosthetic leg with grenade launcher)
Rock River Arms Tactical CAR-A4 DEA Carbine
The standard rifle for DEA agents.
Television
- Used by DEA agents in the SPIKE TV series DEA
LaFrance Specialties M16K
Note the sight arrangement to reduce weight and restriction for confined spaces. Special order weapon system built for Law Enforcement and Government Agencies.
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Escape from L.A. | Kurt Russell | Snake Pliskin | Used as base for Coreburner | 1996 |
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, The | Leslie Nielsen | Lt. Frank Drebin | 1994 | |
Police Story 3: Supercop | Jackie Chan | Inspector Chan | With 90-round drum magazine | 1992 |
Pink Cadillac | Militia member | 1989 | ||
The Dead Pool | Mob assassin | 1988 | ||
Death Wish 4 | Gang Member | 1987 | ||
Assassination | Assassin | 1987 |
Bushmaster XM15 "V-Match"
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Seen leaning against wall | 2005 | ||
Soldier | Arcadia 234 Inhabitant | With C-More red dot sight | 1998 | |
Ronin | Sniper | With scope | 1998 |
Olympic Arms K23B
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Departed | SWAT officers | 2006 | ||
Righteous Kill | Robert De Niro | Turk | 2008 | |
Righteous Kill | Al Pacino | Rooster | 2008 | |
Reindeer Games | Gary Sinise | Gabriel | 2000 |
Norinco Model 311
Chinese copy of the M16A1, also called the CQ 5.56. Can be differentiated by the grips, front sight, stock, and handguard.
Television
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Special Arms | 2010 | |||
Lord of War | 2005 |
Non Firing Replicas of the M16 Rifle
MGC M-16 Model Gun Corp Replica Rifle
Before the advent of inexpensive Airsoft guns there were precious few replica weapons that could be used in productions if they didn't want to have a live firing weapon on set, or for a stunt or if they didn't have the budget to get a real gun (and armorer). Though the U.S. Army had a "rubber duck", i.e. slang for the hard rubber training M16 they used, it was not readily available on demand for the movie prop houses of the 1970s and the 1980s. Thus the metal REPLICA gun was used (those models that were actually available for purchase). Model Gun Corporation of Japan made and built excellent quality metal replica guns between the late 1960s and the early 1980s and the most utilized one was the MGC M16 assault rifle. They were sold in the United States by Collector's Armory, Ltd. (and should not be confused with the inferior quality zinc-pot metal replicas currently coming in from Spain). There is also the MGC XM177 Commando carbine variant (listed in the catalog as the CAR-15), which is basically the same as above but with a non-retractable stock for imitation purposes.
If you've seen a movie with M16s in it, chances are you've seen many replicas of the rifle on camera.
In the following, the use of a metal replica M16 was (painfully) obvious:
Film
- U.S. Air Force personnel in WarGames (1983)
- Private Benjamin (1980)
- Apocalypse Now : mounted on the PBR boat, shot up by tracer rounds.
- Full Metal Jacket : the MGC M16 was visible being held by all soldiers who carried the M16. Only when they were firing on screen, did it switch to a live version of the weapon.
- Hamburger Hill : used by background Airborne Soldiers during a medical Evac.
- The Spy Who Loved Me : used by the British/Russian/US Navy Sailors during the gun battle on the Liparus.
- Predator : Used by Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger), for a scene where his rifle is blown up by the Predator.
- Commando : Used by bad guys who kidnap Matrix and hold their M16s on him.
- Uncommon Valor : in any of the armory scenes or flashback scenes of soldiers not firing their M16s, the MGC M16 is evident. Also the CAR-15 replica is heavily used by the LRRP teams in the beginning of the film.
- First Blood : the Army National Guardsmen are seen holding many MGC M16 rifles. Only when an actor fired, did the weapon change to a real weapon.
- Rambo: First Blood Part II : seen in the weapons hold of the pirate boat used to smuggle Rambo up river.
- Hulk : when the Hulk explodes out of the ground on Powell Street in San Francisco, many of the U.S. Army Soldiers were carrying MGC-16 replica rifles (in addition to real AR15-A2 rifles). One of the soldiers holding the fake rifle has a closeup in one of the 'split screen' shots of their reaction to the Hulk.
- The Final Countdown : used by Marines on the deck of the Nimitz in scenes where there is no firing.
- Barb Wire : outfitted with ill fitting 30 round magazines, A2 handguards and A1 birdcage flash hiders, held by Congressionals.
- Dragon Wars: D-War : outfitted with ill fitting 30 round magazines, A2 handguards and A1 birdcage flash hiders, used by background U.S. Army troops defending Los Angeles.
- Used by many cadets in Taps
- Ghostbusters : some of the Army National Guard soldiers near the climax can be seen with these weapons fitted with A1-style flash hiders, supplimenting real M16A1's.
- An L.A.P.D. SWAT officer in Bandits (fitted with A2-style handguards)
- Used by soldiers in Land of the Dead
- Used briefly in The Red Spectacles
Television
.22LR caliber versions
Adler-Jager AP-74/Armi-Jager AP-15
Made in Italy and imported by Mitchell Arms (during the 1970s and early 1980s), these M16 clones were chambered for .22 LR and looked very similar to the M16 or M16A1 rifles. The dummy "20 round magazine" was a solid part of the lower receiver. A small .22LR magazine was inserted into the bottom of the dummy magazine. They were used sometimes in films due to budgetary reasons, since low budget films (especially in the 1970s and 80s) could pick up a .22LR M16 clone for less than a real AR-15. There were .22LR guns imported into the U.S. with either Armi-Jager or Adler-Jager markings (but the Armi-Jager was most common), so both names are correct.
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Cassandra Crossing | U.S. Army soldiers | AP-74 | 1976 | |
Dawn of the Dead | Ken Foree | Peter | AP-74 | 1978 |
Dawn of the Dead | Scott H. Reiniger | Roger | AP-74 | 1978 |
The Baader Meinhof Complex | US soldiers | AP-74 | 2008 | |
Léon (The Professional) | NYPD ESU officers | AP-15, with fake M203 grenade launcher | 1994 |
Armscor M16 22
Armscor (out of the Philippines) made another .22LR clone rifle, the Armscor M16 22, however this rifle looked even less like a real M16 and was rarely (if ever) used in a film to impersonate an M16 rifle.
Television
- Cuban rebels in Miami Vice - Season 3 episode -"Cuba Libre"
Smith & Wesson MP15-22
Due to popular demand for .22LR versions, a number of manufacturers have produced such models for the civilian market, predominantly for plinking and varmint hunting. Smith & Wesson are offering the MP15-22, a realistic semi-auto copy with 25 rounds capacity that can be equipped with many accessories due to the Picatinny rails.
Film
- On a local shooting range’s sign in One for the Money (2012)
See Also
- Armalite AR-10 - Firearm from which the M16 is derived.
- Knight's Armament SR-25 - Firearm that uses the AR-10 (and by extension the M16) as the base of its' design, sometimes mistaken for the Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle.
- Heckler & Koch HK416 - Firearm derived from the M4.
- Barrett REC7 & Barrett M468 - Firearms derived from the M16 series in 6.8x43mm Remington SPC.
- LWRC SRT rifle series -Firearms derived from AR-15.