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ArmaLite AR-7
The Armalite AR-7 is a semiautomatic .22 LR takedown rifle originally developed from the AR-5 for the USAF as a lightweight survival rifle. The receiver assembly and barrel can be contained in the buttstock and and it is one of the few firearms that will float if put in water, although it is not waterproof. The receiver and magazine are made from aluminum.
Armalite began production of the AR-7 in 1959 and sold the rights to Charter Arms in 1973. From 1973 to 1980, Charter Arms built the AR-7. After 1980, Charter Arms sold the rights to Henry Repeating Arms Company. Though Henry Repeating Arms currently owns the rights to the gun, other companies have built variations of the weapon under license. Survival Arms, Cocoa, FL built the rifle under license from 1990-1997. The name of the rifle was changed in 2009 to the Henry U.S. Survival Rifle. (The Henry version has a grooved receiver for Weaver Tip-off riflescope mounts. The Charter version had a separate riflescope base as an accessory. The original Armalite AR-7 was iron sights only.)
It is still in production and has been marketed as a survival/backpack gun due to its compact size when broken down and its light weight.
The AR-7 can be seen in the following films, television series, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Russia With Love | Sean Connery | James Bond | With scope, erroneously described as using .25 ACP ammo | 1963 |
| Pedro Armendariz | Kerim Bey | With scope, erroneously described as using .25 ACP ammo | ||
| Goldfinger | Tania Mallet | Tilly Masterson | With scope | 1964 |
| Murderers' Row | Dean Martin | Matt Helm | Hy Hunter Bolomauser | 1966 |
| Karl Malden | Julian Wall | Hy Hunter Bolomauser | ||
| Tom Reese | "Ironhead" | Hy Hunter Bolomauser | ||
| The Ambushers | Dean Martin | Matt Helm | T-62 | 1967 |
| Guards | T-62 | |||
| The Green Berets | Two Vietcong in assault | T-62 | 1968 | |
| On Her Majesty's Secret Service | Seen in Bond's car | 1969 | ||
| Violent City | Charles Bronson | Jeff Heston | With scope and suppresor | 1970 |
| Rage | George C. Scott | Dan Logan | 1972 | |
| Colt 38 Special Squad (Quelli della calibro 38) | Ivan Rassimov | Marsigliese | With sniper scope and sound suppressor | 1976 |
| Umbrella Coup (Le Coup du parapluie) | Gordon Mitchell | Moskovitz | Custom short-barreled version | 1980 |
| Firestarter | George C. Scott | John Rainbird | Appears as a tranquilizer dart gun | 1984 |
| Night of the Sharks | A henchman | 1988 | ||
| Savage Beach | Eric Chen | Erik | Two-toned with customized barrel cover, hand grip and synthetic stock | 1989 |
| Savage Beach | Al Leong | Fu | Two-toned with customized barrel cover, hand grip and synthetic stock | 1989 |
| Spy Hard | Alexandra Paul | Woman in murphy bed | Charter Arms Explorer II | 1996 |
| The Interpreter | Assassin | 2005 | ||
| Lord of War | U.S Henry Variant with stainless steel finish and M68 Aimpoint red dot scope, seen on a wall | 2005 | ||
| Assassin in Love | Damian Lewis | Milo 'The Baker' Shakespeare | With scope and suppressor | 2007 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get Smart (TV Series) | Don Adams | Maxwell Smart | Stocked like a "Tommy Gun" (commercial T62 variant) | 1965 - 1970 |
| Strike Force | David McCallum | ICE | 1981 | |
| Boston Legal | William Shatner | Denny Crane | "Hired Guns" (S01E10) | 2004 |
| Hawaii Five-O (1968) - Season 11 | Rodney Philip Aiu | Assassin | "The Execution File" (S11E18) | 1978-1979 |
| Magnum, P.I. | Juvenile Delinquent | 1980 - 1988 | ||
| Sledge Hammer! | Adam Ant | "Lionel Dasham" | Suppressed; "Icebreaker" (S02E12) | 1986-1988 |
| JAG - Season 2 | Nanci Chambers | Meghan O'Hara | "Washington Holiday" (S2E09) | 1997 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Assassin | Henry US Survival; "Assassin" (S7E14) | 2008 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case Closed: The Private Eyes' Requiem | Assassin | w/ scope | 2006 |