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Blaser R93
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The Blaser R93 is a German straight-pull modular precision sniper rifle. Originally a hunting weapon with a traditional wooden stock (now discontinued) introduced in 1993, several competition models with synthetic bodies were released by Blaser, the first few being the UIT and CISM models, named after Union Internationale de Tir and Conseil International du Sport Militaire, two European shooting competitions, respectively.
In 1997, after SIG-Sauer acquired Blaser, the rifles expanded into the tactical market. The competition models were rebranded as the Tactical model, and new Long Range Sporter (LRS) model was created (some sources call them Blaser LRT, Long Range Tactical), though in design there is little difference between these differently named models (the police models even retained the holes used for the mounting bracket for competition diopter sights, which goes completely unused in their field).
The first Tactical model was not very successful. Blaser updated the design to the LRS2 model, with a different magazine and receiver design. The LRS2 was much more successful and was adopted by several police and military forces. A large chassis version of the LRS2 using .338 Lapua Magnum was created, but is not very successful. A new Tactical 2 model was created, chambered in the most common military calibers and can interchange between them easily. The Tactical 2 was even more successful and helped Blaser secure a contract with the Australian military.
One of the more unusual variants of the R93 is a handgun version called the Blaser R93 Handgun Hunting System. It is an ultra short R93 with a 14-inch barrel and pistol grip.
Specifications
(1993 - ????)
- Type: Sniper Rifle
- Caliber: .223 Remington, 6mm Norma BR, 6.5×55mm, .308 Winchester and .300 Winchester Magnum (Tactical, Tactical 2 and LRS2), .338 Lapua Magnum (Tactical 2), etc (the original R93 has significantly more caliber variants, more than 20 at one point)
- Weight: 11.9 lbs (5.4 kg)
- Length: 25.6 in (65 cm)
- Barrel length: 45.3 in (115 cm)
- Capacity: 5 or 10
- Fire Modes: Bolt Action
The Blaser R93 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cradle 2 the Grave | Drag-On | Miles | with suppressor | 2003 |
| Miami Vice | One of Yero's snipers | 2006 | ||
| Hitman | Timothy Olyphant | Agent 47 | Fitted with Parker-Hale bipod | 2007 |
| Rush Hour 3 | Hiroyuki Sanada | Kenji | Fitted with Harris bipod | 2007 |
| The Dark Knight | GCPD S.W.A.T. snipers | 2008 | ||
| 12 Rounds | 2009 | |||
| Predators | Alice Braga | Isabelle | 2010 | |
| Inception | Leonardo DiCaprio | Dom Cobb | winterized, suppressor | 2010 |
| Colombiana | Zoe Saldana | Cataleya Restrepo | 2011 | |
| Savages | Alexander Wraith | Sam | 2012 | |
| Anthony Cutolo | Billy | |||
| The Lookout | RAID snipers | 2012 | ||
| The Last Stand | Henchman | LRS2 model | 2013 | |
| Crosshairs | Luke Edwards | Grandie | With suppressor and Harris Bipod | 2013 |
| Crosshairs | Brill's henchman | With suppressor and Harris Bipod | 2013 | |
| Fast & Furious 6 | Dwayne Johnson | DSS Agent Luke Hobbs | 2013 | |
| Kick-Ass 2 | In the case with Big Daddy's armor | 2013 | ||
| Kingsman: The Secret Service | Henchmen | White Tactical 2 model | 2015 | |
| Hitman: Agent 47 | Interrogator | 2015 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note/ Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firefly | sniper | "Serenity" (S1E01) | 2002 | |
| Firefly | Adam Baldwin | Jayne Cobb | "Serenity" (S1E01) | 2002 |
| Firefly | Niska's sniper | "War Stories" (S1E10) | 2002 | |
| NCIS - Season 1 | Noah Segan | Kyle Hendricks | Fitted with Parker-Hale bipod; "One Shot, One Kill" (S1E13) | 2003 |
| NCIS - Season 3 | Pauley Perrette | Abby Scuito | "Kill Ari, Part 1" (S3E01) | 2005 |
| CSI: NY / "Hide Sight" (S07E07) | NYPD ESU Sniper | R93 Tactical, with Harris bipod | 2004 - Present | |
| The Unit | "Gone Missing" (S3) . | 2007 | ||
| Heroes | Ali Larter | Jessica | As a fiction "Kinsella 320Z" rifle | 2006-2010 |
| The Kill Point | Michael K. Williams | Quincy | Fitted with Parker-Hale bipod | 2007 |
| Primeval | James Murray | Stephen Hart | (S2E01) | 2007-Present |
| My Own Worst Enemy | Christian Slater | Edward Albright | . | 2008 |
| Chuck - Season 3 | Vinnie Jones | Karl Stromberg | "Chuck Versus the Three Words" (S3E02) | 2009 |
| Chuck - Season 5 | Carrie-Anne Moss | Gertrude Verbanski | "Chuck Versus The Hack Off" (S5E05) | 2010 |
| Kings | . | Gilboa sniper | Suppressor; "Prosperity" | 2009 |
| 24 - Season 8 | CTU Sniper | "7:00 A.M - 8:00 A.M" (S8E16) | 2010 | |
| Homeland | Chris Chalk | Thomas Patrick "Tom" Walker | "Marine One" (S1E12) | 2011 |
| The Last Ship | Nathan Sutton | McGregor | "No Place Like Home" (S1E10) | 2014 |
| In Plain Sight | Jason E. Hill | Mercenary #1 | "Something Borrowed, Something Blew Up" (S04E13) | 2011 |
| The Tunnel | Nicolas Wanczycki | Thibaut Briand | 2016 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig | Saito | (Episode "Beware the Left Eye – POKER FACE") | 2005 |
| Blassreiter | Brad and Al | (Episode 2 "The Price of Glory") | 2008 |
| Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom | Zwei | 2009 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitman:Codename 47 | R93 Sniper Rifle | 2000 | ||
| Hitman 2: Silent Assassin | R93 Sniper | 2002 | ||
| Hitman: Contracts | R93 Sniper | 2004 | ||
| Alliance of Valiant Arms | With Harris bipod | 2007 | ||
| Counter-Strike Online | 2008 | |||
| War Inc. Battlezone | w/ various attachments | 2011 | ||
| Payday 2 | R93 | 2013 |