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Non Guns

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Independent Studio Services

"Non Guns" are prop weapons that are manufactured and rented by Independent 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, which means that they can be used on filming locations with noise ordinances or up close to other actors (which is a real concern with actual blank firing live guns).

While they have many advantages for film crews, most Non Guns bear only a loose resemblance to their live-firing 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

Colt 1911 Non Gun
Non-Gun 1911 with silver finish.

A Non Gun replica of a Colt 1911 that can be used to simulate any full-size 1911-type pistol.

Film

Television


Glock

Glock Non Gun

A Non Gun replica of a Glock; it can be used to simulate either the full-size or compact Glock models.

Film

  • 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

Beretta 92F Non Gun
Beretta Inox Non Gun

Non Gun replicas of the Beretta 92F and Beretta Inox.

Film

Television


SIG-Sauer

SIG-Sauer Non Gun

A Non Gun replica of a SIG-Sauer pistol that can double for the P220, P225, P226, P228, or P229 if necessary.

Film

Television


Smith & Wesson .38 J-Frame Revolver

Smith & Wesson J-Frame Non Gun

A Non Gun replica of a black finish Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver that can double for the M10, M13, M15, M20, M30, M32, M34 or M38 if necessary.

Film

Television


Ingram machine pistol

Ingram Non Gun

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. Michael Trucco as Samuel Anders on Battlestar Galactica

AK47

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AK Non Gun

A Non Gun replica of an AK-type assault rifle.

Television


M16A2

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M16A2 Non Gun
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M4A1 Non Gun

A Non Gun replica of an M16A2.

Film

Television

  • APO Task Force in Alias (M4A1 varients, similar to an M733 without stock)


Desert Eagle

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"Non Gun" Desert Eagle

Film

Mark Wahlberg as Bobby Mercer in Four Brothers

Television

Lucy Lawless as "D'anna Biers/Number 3" on Battlestar Galactica


Non Descript Pocket Pistol

Television


Walther PPK

Television


Heckler & Koch MP5

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MP5K Non-Gun
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MP5A3 Non-Gun
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MP5A2 Non-Gun

A Non Gun replica of a Heckler & Koch MP5.

Television


Smith and Wesson 66

Film

Smith and Wesson 66 Revolver "Non Gun"

Sarah Polley as Ana in Dawn of the Dead (2004)