Archer - Season 2: Difference between revisions
Archer - Season 2: Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Archer - Season 2: Difference between revisions
[[Image:ArcherS2_0206_PPK_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cyril crawls to Archer's PPK in "Tragical History" (S02E06).]]
[[Image:ArcherS2_0206_PPK_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cyril crawls to Archer's PPK in "Tragical History" (S02E06).]]
[[Image:Archer_PPK_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cyril fires Archer's PPK in "Tragical History" (S02E06). In season 2, the animators added the cycling animation. Unfortunately, the spent shell casing flying out appears to be from a rifle.]]
[[Image:Archer_PPK_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cyril fires Archer's PPK in "Tragical History" (S02E06). In season 2, the animators added the cycling animation. Unfortunately, the spent shell casing flying out appears to be from a rifle.]]
[[Image:Archer_PPK_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the hogs of war!" (Or whatever farm animal of war.) (S02E09) Unfortunately, the animators used the wrong side in this shot.]]
[[Image:Archer_PPK_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the hogs of war!" (Or whatever farm animal of war.) (S02E09) Unfortunately, the animators used a mirror of the right side in this shot.]]
[[Image:ArcherS2_0209_PPK_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Archer with a slide-mounted PPK á la ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' in "Placebo Effect" (S02E09).]]
[[Image:ArcherS2_0209_PPK_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Archer with a slide-mounted PPK á la ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' in "Placebo Effect" (S02E09).]]
[[Image:ArcherS2_0211_PPK_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Benoit (balls) fires a blued PPK in "Jeu Monégasque" (S02E11). It appears the animators finally figured out the difference between pistol shell casing and rifle shell casings.]]
[[Image:ArcherS2_0211_PPK_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Benoit (balls) fires a blued PPK in "Jeu Monégasque" (S02E11). It appears the animators finally figured out the difference between pistol shell casing and rifle shell casings.]]
Season 2 of Archer saw a bit of improvement in terms of firearms. The Soviet pistol was cleaned up and is now clearly a Tokarev TT-33 rather than some generic pistol. Archer's Walther PPK was also cleaned up. All handguns also now have cycling animation.
The following weapons were used in Season 2 of the television series Archer:
Sterling Archer's primary sidearm is a Walther PPK. In the early episodes, the pistol lacked detail, but by the end of season 2, there was so much detail, the serial number was visible. In season 2's "Tragical History" Archer correctly describes the pistol as having a seven shot capacity. According to the companion book How to Archer: The Ultimate Guide to Espionage and Style and Women and Also Cocktails Ever Written, his PPK is chambered in .32 ACP.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingArcher with his PPK in a special Q&A session in one of the DVD special features. A viewer asks him what kind of gun he uses, and he answers "My service weapon is a Walther PPK, chambered for the .32 ACP cartridge. It's got a magazine capacity of seven rounds, plus one in the chamber, and if whatever you're shooting doesn't die after pumping eight .32 caliber slugs into it, it's probably a dragon." He then throws in a plug for How to Archer: The Ultimate Guide to Espionage and Style and Women and Also Cocktails Ever Written.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnother one of the special features has Archer, now drawn to resemble his actual voice actor, H. Jon Benjamin.
M1911
M1911A1 pistols appeared in season 2. It is the sidearm of Ray Gillette. Archer uses it in "Placebo Effect," mainly as a tribute to Magnum P.I. None of the M1911s in the series appear to have safeties or slide releases, however.
It is revealed in flashbacks that Malory Archer used a Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer when she was a field agent in "Double Deuce" (S02E05). Le Chuffre uses one in "Jeu Monégasque" (S02E11).
Woodhouse's old World War I squadron mate brings by a Webley Mk IV that had belonged to his old friend, Captain Reggie Thistleton in "Double Deuce" (S02E05) This is one of the few firearms referred to by name on this show. This Webley is later used to knock Archer out.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingWebley Mk.IV WW2 British Army version chambered for .38 S&WError creating thumbnail: File missingAlthough the British used Webley Mk VIs in World War I, this appears to be a Webley Mk IV.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"Oh, I'll just yank his pants off, splash a lot of scotch and women's underthings about, and then tell him he slipped and fell chasing a terrified Asian prostitute out onto the patio. It's not the first time I've bashed his head in and had to cover my tracks."
Smith & Wesson Model 629
Since retiring from the field, Malory Archer's primary handgun is a Smith & Wesson Model 629, tricked out with a scope and laser. She mentions that it is a .44 Magnum during a flashback in "Pipeline Fever" (S02E04).
Archer's rival, Barry Dillon, carries a nickel Desert Eagle Mark VII which he talks TO, not WITH. Lana Kane also uses a nickel Desert Eagle on occasion.
When he doesn't have to worry about concealment (and even when he does) Archer carries a Sawn-off Double Barreled Shotgun that he "borrowed" from Woodhouse in "Pipeline Fever." Apparently, Bama McCall in Gator made a big impression on him. Woodhouse is also shown using (presumably) the same gun in flashbacks.
Lana Kane is often seen with a pair of TEC-9s, which would be a good fit for her Johnny Bench-ian, steam-shovelly, Truckasaurus hands. According to the dialogue, they are TEC-9s, and fire full auto, but lack the sling rings of a TEC-9. Later in season 2, she can be seen carrying them in her shoulder rig. Archer takes one in "Swiss Miss" (S02E01). In "Double Trouble", she carries what appears to be a pair of nickle plated or silver TECs, after Katya ruins her main pair by shooting the barrels. They are not seen again.
A German sniper sees Woodhouse and Reggie after Woodhouse braves No Man's Land to save Reggie in "Double Deuce" (S02E05). The bolt is on the wrong side of the rifle.
