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Die Hard 2

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The following weapons were used in the film Die Hard 2:

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Die Hard 2 (1990)











Beretta M92FS

Once again John McClane's (Bruce Willis) weapon of choice is the Beretta M92FS. The Airport Police, along with Police Chief Lorenzo (Dennis Franz) carry M92FS Pistols as well. Major Grant (John Amos) carries one as well, along with the rest of the army team.

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Beretta 92FS 9mm
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An empty Beretta 92FS in the hand of a dead SWAT officer after the skywalk shootout.
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Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) fires his Beretta M92FS.
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Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) loads a fresh magazine into his Beretta M92FS.
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McClane checks the load on his Beretta 92FS before going to catch Esperanza's (Franco Nero) plane.
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Major Grant fires his Beretta 92FS.
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Chief Lorenzo loads up his Beretta 92FS.

Glock 17

Although it is ID'ed as a Glock 7, there is no such model, it is actually a Glock 17. These are the sidearms of the Terrorists. Another misconception is that the weapon is undetectable to the X-Ray machines at the airport, while in reality, Glock never produced such a handgun. In fact, 83.7% (by weight) of the Glock pistol is normal ordnance steel and the "plastic" parts are a dense polymer known as "Polymer 2", which is radio-opaque and is therefore visible to X-ray security equipment. In addition, virtually all of these "plastic" parts contain embedded steel not to make the firearms "detectable", but to increase functionality and shooting accuracy. Contrary to popular movies like Die Hard 2, neither Glock nor any other gun maker has ever produced a "porcelain", "ceramic" or "plastic" firearm which is undetectable by ordinary security screening devices. Even if a pistol were completely undetectable by either X-ray machines or metal detectors were to be developed, the ammunition inside would still be detectable.

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Glock 17 9mm
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A terrorist with a Glock 17.
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Colonel Stuart threatens to kill one of his men with a Glock 17, but the gun clicks empty, but Stuart promises him that next time there is a failure the chamber won't be empty.
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O'Reilly (Robert Patrick) aiming a Glock 17.
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O'Reilly about to finish off Leslie Barnes (Art Evans) with a Glock 17 while also holding an Heckler & Koch MP5K before being foiled by McClane.

M1911A1

General Ramon Esperanza (Franco Nero) steals an M1911A1 off one of the crewmembers on the plane that's transporting him, and he also uses it to kill the plane's two pilots up to his confrontation with Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis).

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M1911A1 .45 ACP
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General Ramon Esperanza (Franco Nero) holds an M1911A1 to the pilot of his transport's head.
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Esperanza (Franco Nero) picks up the snow covered M1911A1 before leaving the plane.

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

Some of the terrorists are armed with Heckler & Koch MP5A3 submachine guns. John McClane (Bruce Willis) also commandeers one of these machine guns while it's full of blanks, and later uses it to fire several blanks at Captain Carmine Lorenzo (Dennis Franz) to prove the firefight between the terrorists and the Army Team was a set up.

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Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9x19mm
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Colonel Stuart (William Sadler) with a Heckler & Koch MP5A3.
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John McClane (Bruce Willis) with a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 after firing sevral blanks at Captain Carmine Lorenzo (Dennis Franz).


Trivia: One cannot switch between blanks rounds and live rounds in an Heckler & Koch MP5 or an M16A2. All firearms that 'autoload', i.e. are either semiautomatic or fully automatic, must be blank adapted in order to cycle. This does not apply to revolvers or other manually operated firearms like pump shotguns or lever/bolt action rifles. If a gun, like an MP5 has been firing blanks, one cannot just switch magazines and start firing live rounds. The blank adapter (which restricts the barrel down to anywhere from 50% to 75% of the original barrel interior) would have to be removed or else the first live round would blow up the firearm.
"This does not apply to revolvers or other manually operated firearms like pump shotguns or lever/bolt action rifles. "

Actually it does in some cases. The lack of recoil causes the primers to stick out of the shell or cartridge more than normal and can cause feeding problems, especially in revolvers, as they have to rotate the cylinder, and the primer stops that from happening properly.

Heckler & Koch MP5K

Another common weapon used by the terrorists is the Heckler & Koch MP5K submachine guns.

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Heckler & Koch MP5K - 9mm
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O'Reilly about to finish off Leslie Barnes (Art Evans) with a Glock 17 while also holding an Heckler & Koch MP5K before being foiled by McClane.
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A terrorist with a Heckler & Koch MP5K.
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Burke (John Leguizamo) with an Heckler & Koch MP5K.

M26 hand grenade

In attempt to kill John McClane (Bruce Willis) after securing General Ramon Esperanza (Franco Nero), Colonel Stuart (William Sadler) and his men throw M26 hand grenades into the cockpit of the plane McClane is in, but luckily for McClane, he manages to escape the cockpit using the pilot's ejector seat before the grenades detonate. The grenades seen in the film (especially in close up) are obviously dummy training grenades meant to represent the M26 style grenade. They are obviously 'rough' cast iron and have no mfg markings. In typical Hollywood fashion the hand grenades create explosions far in excess of their power (mocking called nuclear hand grenades by some prop masters).

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M26 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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Several M26 hand grenades land near John McClane in the cockpit.

M16A1

The rifle used by the airport SWAT Team and the Army Team is the M16A1. Some of the M16A1s used by the Army Team also appear to have A2 style handguards.

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M16A1 with 30 Round magazine - 5.56x45mm
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M16A1 with A2 style handguards - 5.56x45mm
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An airport SWAT member with an M16A1.
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The same airport SWAT member firing an M16A1.
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The soldier behind Major Grant has an M16A1 with A2 style handguards.

Browning M2

At the beginning of the movie, a Browning M2 can be seen during the news broadcast of Esperanza's trial.

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Browning M2 .50 BMG
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The owner of the church watches a new broadcast of Esperanza's trial in which a Browning M2 is seen.

Unknown Revolver

Several airport police officers throughout the film carry revolvers of unknown make or model.

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An airport policer officer pulls an unknown revolver on McClane early in the film.

Unknown Shotgun

Just before the Skywalk shootout, one of the SWAT officers can be seen carrying an unknown shotgun with shell holders on the side.

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An airport SWAT officer armed with an unknown fitted with shell holders.
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The same SWAT officer lays dead with the shotgun at his side.