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Non Guns

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Independent Studio Services

"Non Guns" are a brand name of 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

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Rock Ed Harris Hummel 1996
A Beautiful Mind Ed Harris Parcher 2001
Road to Perdition Tom Hanks Michael Sullivan 2002
Sky Fighters Terrorist 2005
Zombieland Woody Harrelson Tallahassee 2009
Due Date Zack Galifianakis Ethan Tremblay 2010
Drive Angry Colorado police officer 2011

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
The Sopranos Richard Maldone Ally Boy Barese 1999-2007
The Sopranos Dan Grimaldi Patsy Parisi 1999-2007
The Sopranos Steve Buscemi Tony Blundetto 1999-2007


Glock

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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

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Negotiator Nate's killer 1998
The Siege 1998
The Corruptor Mark Wahlberg Danny Wallace 1999
The Corruptor NYPD officers 1999
Light It Up 1999
Zombieland An Asian businesswoman 2009
The Other Guys Mark Wahlberg Detective Terry Hoitz 2010

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Prison Break - Season 4 Robert Knepper Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell "S.O.B." (S4E19) 2009
Prison Break - Season 4 Kathleen Quinlan Christina Scofield "Cowboys and Indians" (S4E20) 2009


Beretta 92F

Beretta 92F Non Gun
Beretta Inox Non Gun

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

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
No Way Back Thugs 1995
The Corruptor Chow Yun-Fat Nick Chen 1999
The Corruptor Byron Mann Bobby Vu 1999
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Louis 1999
Narc Jason Patric Detective Nick Tellis 2002
Avenging Angelo Sylvester Stallone Frankie Delano 2002
Bad Boys II One of Tapia's men Inox 2003
The Punisher (2004) John Travolta Howard Saint 2004
Spider-Man 2 Police officers Common and Inox 2004
Waist Deep Various thugs 2006
Crank Thugs 2006
The Pink Panther Henry Czerny Yuri 2006
Diamant 13 Asia Argento Calhoun 2009
Due Date US Marshal 2010

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
La Femme Nikita (1997) Section 1 operatives 1997
The Sopranos Steven R. Schirripa Bobby Bacala 1999-2007
The Sopranos Joe Maruzzo Joe Peeps Inox 1999-2007
Lost Yunjin Kim Sun Season 2 2004-2010
Prison Break - Season 1 Goon "Sleight of Hand" (S1E10), Inox 2005
Prison Break - Season 2 Sarah Wayne Callies Sara Tancredi "Sona" (S2E22) 2006
Prison Break - Season 4 Michael Rapaport Special Agent Donald "Don" Self "Selfless" (S4E12) 2008
Prison Break - Season 4 Shannon Lucio Miriam Holtz "Selfless" (S4E12) 2008
Prison Break - Season 4 Titus Welliver The Representative "Going Under" (S4E15) 2008
Prison Break - Season 4 Daniel Zacapa Priest "The Mother Lode" (S4E17) 2008
Life Damian Lewis Charlie Crews 2007-2009
In Plain Sight Jason Wiles CPD cop Robert Eps "Good Cop, Dead Cop" (S1E09) 2008 - present
Branch (Expozitura) Jirí Korn Hitman "Tri králové" (S01E05) 2009
The Walking Dead A soldier S01E06/(TS-19) 2010 - present
CSI: Miami - Season 9 Franky G Dante Kroll "Caged" (S09E19) 2010-2011
CSI: Miami - Season 9 The suspect Inox; "Happy Birthday" (S09E08) 2010-2011


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

Title Actor Character Note Date
No Way Back Kelly Hu Seiko Suppressed 1995
Fargo Peter Stormare Gaear Grimsrud 1996
Fargo Steve Buscemi Carl Showalter 1996
Men in Black Recruits in testing 1997
The Jackal Mathilda May Isabella Zanconia 1997
Zombieland Woody Harrelson Tallahassee 2009
Game of Death Wesley Snipes Marcus 2010
Game of Death Gary Daniels Zander 2010
Game of Death Zoe Bell Floria 2010

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
Prison Break - Season 2 Steven Chester Prince Agent Blondie "Manhunt" (S2E01) 2006
Prison Break - Season 2 Hitman "Bolshoi Booze" (S2E11) 2006
Prison Break - Season 2 Paul Adelstein Paul Kellerman "The Killing Box" (S2E13) 2006
Prison Break - Season 4 Cress Williams Wyatt "Scylla" (S4E01)
"The Price" (S4E08)		 2008
CSI: NY James Badge Dale Henry Darius 2006


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

Title Actor Character Note Date
Deadgirl Shiloh Fernandez Rickie 2008
Deadgirl Noah Segan JT 2008


Ingram machine pistol

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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.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
No Way Back Etsushi Toyokawa Yuji Kobayashi 1995
No Way Back Thugs 1995

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
Battlestar Galactica Michael Trucco Samuel Anders 2004-2009
24 - Season 7 Arjay Smith Laurent Dubaku MAC-10; Ep. 12 2009


AK47

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AK Non Gun

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

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
Jon Benjamin Has a Van Mounted on wheelchair, "Breakdown" (S01E04) 2011
Sons of Anarchy Ep. "AK-51" (S1E6)
Seven Days Endre Hules Trotsky Pilot Episode Pt 2


M16A2

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M16A2 Non Gun
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M4A1 Non Gun

A Non Gun replica of an M16A2.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Cloverfield U.S. Army soldiers

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
Alias APO Task Force M4A1 variants, similar to an M733 without stock
Jon Benjamin Has a Van Mounted on wheelchair, "Breakdown" (S01E04) 2011


Desert Eagle

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"Non Gun" Desert Eagle

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Four Brothers Mark Wahlberg Bobby Mercer
Next Day Air Emilio Rivera Bodega
Next Day Air Cisco Reyes Bodega

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
Battlestar Galactica Lucy Lawless "D'anna Biers/Number 3"
Southland - Season 1


Umarex Reck Goliath

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Umarex Reck Goliath - 9 mm P.A.K

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Sara Cezary Pazura Cezary 1997



Non Descript Pocket Pistol

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Shaft (2000) Lynne Thigpen Carla Howard 2000
My Mother, the Spy Kevin Kilner Gary Sutton 'Rabbi' 2000

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
The Sopranos Joseph R. Gannascoli Vito Spatafore 1999-2007
30 Rock Tina Fey Liz Lemon
New Amsterdam Ivo Velon Ivan Brodsky Ep. "Reclassified" (S01E07) 2008
Prison Break - Season 4 Jodi Lyn O'Keefe Gretchen Morgan Ep. "The Sunshine State" (S4E16) 2008


Walther PPK

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
The Sopranos Michael Imperioli Christopher Moltisanti 1999-2007
Land of the Dead Dennis Hopper Kauffmann
Lost Evangeline Lilly Kate
Chuck Yvonne Strahovski Sarah Walker
Prison Break - Season 4 Chris Vance James Whistler "Scylla" (S4E01) 2008


Heckler & Koch MP5

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

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
The Kill Point John Leguizamo Jake "Mr. Wolf" Mendez
24 - Season 5 David Dayan Fisher Beresch
Bones A goon


Smith & Wesson 66

Smith and Wesson 66 Revolver "Non Gun"

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Dawn of the Dead (2004) Sarah Polley Ana 2004
Narc
Bones Emily Deschanel Bones
In Plain Sight A corrupt cop "Good Cop, Dead Cop" (S1E09) 2008 - present
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