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Browning BDA
The Browning BDA (marketed in Europe as FN HP-DA) is a single/double-action pistol based on the Browning Hi-Power. It was introduced in the early-1980s to compete in the U.S. XM9 pistol trials, though lost out to the Beretta 92F.
Not to be confused with the similarly-named Browning BDA 380, or the more recent Browning BDM
Specifications
(1983 - 1999)
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber(s): 9x19mm Parabellum
- Weight: 2 lb (0.920 kg)
- Length: 7.9 in (200 mm)
- Barrel length(s): 4.6 in (118 mm)
- Capacity: 14-round box magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
The Browning BDA and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Browning BDA
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popeye Doyle | Nicholas Kadi | Auram Bardas/ The Weasel | . | 1986 |
| Snake Eater | Drug dealer boss | 1989 | ||
| GoldenEye | Sean Bean | Alec Trevelyan | With suppressor | 1995 |
| The Lost World | David Nerman | Lord John Roxton | 1998 | |
| Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life | Gerard Butler | Terry Sheridan | 2003 | |
| The Brothers Bloom | Rinko Kikuchi | Bang Bang | 2008 | |
| Tournament, The (2009) | Sebastien Foucan | Anton Bogart | Dual-wielded | 2009 |
| Lupin III | Yayaying Rhatha Phongam | Miss V | 2009 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Lescaut | Bernd Stegemann | Harry Dewitz | "L'enfant témoin" (S03E06) | 1994 |
| Ultimate Force | Tibetan separatists | Deadlier Than the Male | 2002 - 2006 | |
| Bionic Woman | Serbian gangster | Sisterhood | 2007 | |
| The Walking Dead | Norman Reedus | Daryl Dixon | Vatos | 2010 - present |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Metal Panic! | Kurz Weber | Early production | 2002 |
| Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory | Disguised Amalgam agent | Early production | 2018 |
| Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex | Batou | Fictional M-7 variant | 2002 |
| Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG | Batou | Fictional M-7 variant | 2002 |
Umarex GPDA (Browning BDA replica)
Umarex (of Germany) makes a common blank fire only version of the BDA in several versions, known as the GPDA9 and the GPDA8. The GPDA9 is a theatrical blank firing gun that fires the proprietary 9mm PAK blank ammunition. The GPDA8 fires the 8mm theatrical blank ammunition and is readily available in the U.S. The vast majority of 9mm PAK blank firing pistols are only available in Europe.
BDA blank replicas can easily be separated from early model BDAs by looking at decocker. Authentic early production BDA decocker has a noticable screw on it while replica ones - especially Umarex ones - often don't have one.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stakeout | Aidan Quinn | Stick | Umarex GPDA9 nickel | 1987 |
| Stakeout | Emilio Estevez | Det. Bill Reimers | 1987 | |
| Tiger Cage | Jacky Cheung | Insp. Fong Chun-Yau | 1988 | |
| The Cat (Die Katze) | Joachim Kemmer | Commissioneer Voss | 1988 | |
| The Killer | . | Triad henchmen | clear GPDA markings | 1989 |
| Brainscan | Posse member | Umarex GPDA9 copy; stands in for SIG-Sauer P226 | 1994 | |
| Rumble in the Bronx | Marc Akerstream | Tony | With nickel finish | 1995 |
| NYPD detective | With blued finish | |||
| Running Scared | Michael Cudlitz | Sal "Gummy Bear" Franzone | Umarex GPDA9 copy | 2006 |
| Running Scared | Paul Walker | Joey | Umarex GPDA9 copy | 2006 |
| Running Scared | Vera Farmiga | Teresa Gazelle | Umarex GPDA9 copy | 2006 |
| The Kovak Box | Timothy Hutton | David Norton | Umarex GPDA8 copy | 2006 |
| The Apocalypse Code | Riley´s bodyguard | 2007 | ||
| Antikiller D.K. | "Kolgan"'s bodyguard | dual with Kimar 911 | 2009 | |
| The Devil's Double | Dominic Cooper | Uday Hussein | With gold finish | 2011 |
| The Devil's Double | Dominic Cooper | Latif Yahia | With stainless finish | 2011 |
| The Battery | Alana O'Brien | Annie | 2012 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covert Affairs | Piper Perabo | Annie Walker | "Vamos" (S4E01) | 2013 |
| Orphan Black | Tatiana Maslany | Beth Childs | "Transgressive Border Crossing" (S4E02) | 2016 |
See Also
- Browning Arms Company - A list of all firearms manufactured by Browning.