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Non Guns
"Non Guns" are prop weapons that are manufactured and rented by International Studio Services (ISS) and frequently used for scenes in movies or television shows in which the use of real weapons firing blanks is deemed unsafe for the actors or stuntmen. They are electronically-operated and discharge small explosive squibs that make a flash and produce smoke, but they do not eject shell casings or have any moving parts besides the trigger. The discharge of the squib can be loud or quiet depending on set noise regulations. This makes Non Guns safer and quieter than real weapons firing blanks; it also means that they can be used in filming locations with strict gun laws where permits to use blank-firing weapons might be prohibitively expensive.
While they have many advantages for film crews, most Non Guns bear only a loose resemblance to their "real steel" counterparts, and thus stand out as fake to audiences who know what to look for. However, some film directors evidently do not take this in mind, and thus, it is plainly obvious in some movies or TV shows when Non Guns are being used. Some directors even film them up-close. Examples of such productions are seen below.
Note to IMFDB editors: If you see a Non Gun in a movie or TV show, you don't necessarily need to make a separate entry for the Non Gun on that page; it can be included under the entry for the gun it replicates. If a Beretta Non Gun appears in a movie along with its real counterpart, for instance, just include it under the Beretta 92F entry for the page.
The following are some of the Non Guns available from ISS, as well as the films and TV shows in which they have appeared.
Colt 1911
A Non Gun replica of a Colt 1911 that can be used to simulate any full-size 1911-type pistol.
Film
- Ed Harris as Parcher in A Beautiful Mind
Glock
A Non Gun replica of a Glock; it can be used to simulate either the full-size or compact Glock models.
Film
- Nate's killer in The Negotiator
- Mark Wahlberg as Danny Wallace and several NYPD officers in The Corruptor
- Seen obviously in the schoolhouse rescue scene when Denzel Washington takes out a terrorist in a room full of children in The Siege
Beretta 92F
Non Gun replicas of the Beretta 92F and Beretta Inox.
Film
- One of Tapia's men in Bad Boys II
- Chow Yun-Fat as Nick Chen and Byron Mann as Bobby Vu in The Corruptor
- John Travolta as Howard Saint in The Punisher (2004)
- These also show up on the soap opera "General Hospital" in the hands of various actors
SIG-Sauer
A Non Gun replica of a SIG-Sauer pistol that can double for the P220, P225, P226, P228, or P229 if necessary.
Film
- Used by the recruits in testing in Men in Black
Ingram machine pistol
A Non Gun replica of an Ingram-type machine pistol that can simulate a MAC-10 or MAC-11, depending on the needs of the scene.
- Used by "Samuel Anders" on Battlestar Galactica
AK
A Non Gun replica of an AK-type assault rifle.
Television
- Sons of Anarchy; appears in Episode 6 of Season 1, "AK-51"
M16A2
A Non Gun replica of an M16A2.
Film
- U.S. Army soldiers in Cloverfield
Heckler & Koch MP5
A Non Gun replica of a Heckler & Koch MP5.
Television
- John Leguizamo as Jake "Mr. Wolf" Mendez in The Kill Point