Gunsmith Cats is based on the manga series written by Kenichi Sonoda. It follows Rally Vincent, an excellent gunsmith and bounty hunter, and "Minnie" May Hopkins, an explosives nut.
Rally and May are recruited by ATF agent Bill Collins to help track down a group of gun runners. But things get complicated when a Russian assassin is called in to deal with the two girls.
Rally Vincent carries an early model CZ 75 as her primary weapon of choice. She praises this weapon throughout the manga, considering it to be one of the best handguns ever made, due to the very high grade of steel used to make the first versions of the CZ 75.
Rally keeps a Colt 1908 as a backup weapon. The gun is attached to a special harness that allows the gun to be drawn by flicking her wrist, and has the triggerguard removed. This is an obvious shout-out to Taxi Driver (Kenichi Sonoda, the author of Gunsmith Cats, often cites American action films as a source of inspiration).
ATF agent Bill Collins uses a Walther PPK as his weapon. At one point, Rally makes a joke at Bill calling him "Agent Double Oh 7-11".
Rally uses this gun briefly in the first episode, when gun runners tell her to shoot Bill as a sign of trust. She instead shoots the ropes used to tie him up, hitting one of the gun runners in the leg in the process.
Near the begenning of the first episode, an off-duty cop brings his Beretta 92FS in to Rally's shop to get some custom work done. When checking the gun, Rally notices the weapon still has a round chambered and informs him to be more careful next time.
Another Beretta 92FS apears in the second Episode, when Russian assassin Natasha Radinov attacks an ATF safehouse. She either brought this weapon along or picked it up off a dead ATF agent.
In the manga series, Roy Coleman mentions he carries a Colt Lawman with a 4-inch bull barrel.
Roy only draws this weapon once, during the third episode after Radinov attacks Rally and May.
In the third episode, Radinov uses a rare British bolt action Mark I Welrod pistol to kill ATF chief George Black. The weapon exhibits some rather bizarre changes between shots.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingWelrod Pistol Mark I, 9x19mm.Error creating thumbnail: File missingRadinov points the Welrod at George Black. Here the front sight appears to be almost right above the muzzle, indicating the front of the suppressor is not attached. This is only detachable on a Welrod Mark I; however, in this shot the Welrod appears to have no trigger guard like a Mark II.Error creating thumbnail: File missingRadinov chambers another round. Note that she does not pull the bolt straight back and she turns the action. Here the Welrod's front sight is still right at the muzzle, which is barely ahead of Radinov's trigger finger.Error creating thumbnail: File missingRadinov then finishes off George Black with a shot to the head. Here, her Welrod clearly does have a trigger guard, and appears to have the front of the suppressor attached; note how much further forward of her hand the muzzle is compared to the previous shot.
Heckler & Koch VP70
In the third episode, Radinov attacks Rally and May at Senator Haint's campaign ralley with a Heckler & Koch VP70. The VP70 has a stock attachment, loaded with an extended magazine and seems to be converted to full auto fire.
Near the end of the third episode, Senator Haints grabs what appears to be a SIG P226 to shoot Natasha Radinov. The weapon turns out to be empty and part of a set up by Becky and Cathy to get Senator Haints to admit his crimes.
During the third episode, Bill's partner is carrying what appears to be some type of Glock, although it is difficult to identify. One was also seen on the wall of the Gunsmith Cats shop.
When Radinov attacks the ATF safehouse in the second episdoe, she guns down an agent attempting to fire a Micro Uzi. She then picks up the gun and kills another ATF agent with it.
In the same episode, when Rally and May are investigating the shipping yard, some of the thugs that attack are carrying Micro-uzis.
Seen on the wall of the Gunsmith Cats' home basement.
Shotguns
Sawn Off Double Barrel
In the opening of the OVA, Rally and May move in on a gun runner who jumped his bail. When he discovers the two bounty hunters are after him, he grabs a sawn off double barrel shotgun. However, May gets the drop on him and stuns him with a smoke grenade.
One of the burglers in the first episode arms himself with a Mossberg 500 Bullpup. He never gets a chance to fire the weapon, as he and his pals are caught off guard by Rally and quickly subdued.
Used by one of the gun runners during the warehouse fire fight in the first episode.
Seen again in the second episode, in the hands of an ATF agent when Radinov attacks the safehouse. Also used by one of the thugs in the shipping yard fight.
It's colored incorrectly, it should be all black, but the horizontal lines on the grip, and the vent holes in the stock give it away as a Franchi shotgun.
Assault Rifles
AK-47
In the first episode, in the aftermath of the robbery, an AK-47 can be seen lying on the floor of Rally's Gun Store.
These are references to the original Gunsmith Cats manga. A character named Bonnie had a prosthectic leg which housed a PM9, a French submachinegun which was notable for its ability to fold its magazine to lie along the barrel, making it very compact; her shoe also housed a bounding antipersonnel mine. Grey, another character, lost his hand thanks to Rally and replaced it with the blade weapon seen here, which is high-grade carbon steel and mounted on a launching mechanism powered by a car suspension spring.
