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Calico Series of Rifles and Pistols
The Calico Series of Rifles and Pistols are a series of pistol-caliber weapons produced by Calico Light Weapon Systems, initially established in Bakersfield, California (hence Cali-co). The company moved to Sparks, Nevada in 1998 and in 2006 shifted to their current location in Elgin, Oregon.
Their weapons are notable for being one of the first commercial uses of a helical magazine, mounting a large octagonal spring-powered "clockwork" device above the action containing 50 or 100 rounds which is wound up by hand before use to tension the spring. Due to the odd design that results, the magazine also incorporates the weapon's rear sight.
Specifications
1985-Present
Type: Submachine gun, Pistol-caliber carbine, Pistol
Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum, .22 LR
Capacity: 50,100 round Helical Magazines
Fire Modes: Safe/Semi/FullAuto(M960 with a cyclic rate of 750 RPM), Safe/Semi
The Following Calico weapons were seen in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:
Calico M100
The Calico M100 is a blowback-operated .22 LR rifle that usually comes with a 100 round .22 LR helical tubular magazine and has a collapsible stock. It first came out in the 1980s and was probably one of the most unusual and futuristic looking firearms of its time. Unlike other Calico weapons, the 100 and 110 have an ejection port on the right side of the receiver.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spaceballs | Bill Pullman | 1987 | ||
| Spaceballs | John Candy | 1987 | ||
| Spaceballs | Daphne Zuniga | 1987 | ||
| The Running Man | ICS Guards | 1987 | ||
| Do or Die | William Bumiller | Lucas | With sniper scope | 1991 |
| Do or Die | Cynthia Brimhall | Edy Stark | With sniper scope | 1991 |
| RoboCop 3 | 1993 | |||
| Point of No Return | guard | 1993 | ||
| Fit to Kill | Michael J. Shane | Shane Abilene | With sniper scope | 1993 |
| The Dallas Connection | Cassidy Phillips | Platter Puss | With sniper scope | 1994 |
| Day of the Warrior | Julie K. Smith | Cobra | 1996 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| seaQuest DSV | As a UEO Pulse Rifle | 1993-1996 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riding Bean | A bodyguard | 1989 | |
| Yukikaze | FAF MPs | M100FS | 2002 - 2005 |
Calico M110
This is a smaller version of the M-100 .22 LR Pistol. It is frequently called the M-100P, which was the older model this replaced, Calico no longer sells the M-100P. The bolt was changed to make it slightly lighter and the feed lip changed in the magazine. The parts are mostly interchangeable, the only modification for older 100P would be that you'd need to have minor modifications to the barrel to use the current magazine design.
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| seaQuest DSV | AS a UEO Pulse Gun | 1993-1996 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resident Evil: Code Veronica | "M-100P" | 2000 |
Calico M900
The Calico M951 is a select fire version of the nearly identical M900 Semi Auto Carbine, except the 951 has a special compensator (much like a mini Cutts Compensator) that is larger than the compensator for the M900. Like all 9mm Calico variants it uses roller-delayed blowback like the Heckler & Koch MP5, and has a downward-pointed ejection port forward of the trigger, resembling the magazine well of a conventional SMG or rifle.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eraser | security guards | 1996 | ||
| Star Trek: First Contact | Alfre Woodard | Lily Sloane | 1996 | |
| Alone in the Dark | Françoise Yip | Agent Cheung | 2005 | |
| Alone in the Dark | Stephen Dorff | Cmdr. Richard Burke | 2005 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeaQuest DSV | As a UEO Pulse Rifle | 1993-1996 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crisis Zone | Unusable | 1999 | |
| 007: Quantum of Solace | "The TLD22" | 2008 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sword Art Online II | "Dark Wind" | 2014 |
Calico M950/950A
The Calico M950 is the pistol version of the 9x19mm carbine. It is also available in a full auto version, the M950A, however, movie armorers have converted M950 semi-automatic pistols to emulate the M950A in films, thus contributing to the confusing array of variants appearing in films that fire fully automatic. The M950A from the factory has a pistol foregrip to aid in controlling barrel climb during full auto fire. In some films like I Come In Peace, the gun is a converted M950 (with an accelerated rate of fire) but the foregrip was not installed since blanks don't create the muzzle climb that live rounds do. Neither the M950 nor the M950A have a retractable stock, nor can one be installed on that type of receiver, so if you see a retractable stock, it is not one of these models.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tango & Cash | Sylvester Stallone | Det. Ray Tango | 1989 | |
| I Come In Peace | Dolph Lundgren | Jack Caine | 1990 | |
| I Come In Peace | Brian Benben | Laurence Smith | 1990 | |
| I Come In Peace | Matthias Hues | Talec | as an alien weapon | 1990 |
| I Come In Peace | Jay Bilas | Aleck | as an alien weapon | 1990 |
| RoboCop 2 | One of Cain's thugs | 1990 | ||
| Total Recall | Cohaagen's men | 1990 | ||
| Maniac Cop 2 | NYPD officer | on a shooting range | 1990 | |
| Maniac Cop 2 | Robert Z'Dar | Matt Cordell | 1990 | |
| Stone Cold | William Forsythe | Ice | 1991 | |
| Hard Boiled | Tony Leung Chiu Wai | Alan | 1992 | |
| Strapped | 1993 | |||
| RoboCop 3 | Machine-gun portion of RoboCop's 'Gun-Arm' | 1993 | ||
| Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence | Robert Z'Dar | Matt Cordell | flashback footage taken from Maniac Cop 2 | 1990 |
| Point of No Return | A guard | 1993 | ||
| The Crow | Tony Todd | Grange | 1994 | |
| The Crow | Michael Wincott | Top Dollar | 1994 | |
| Virtuosity | Russell Crowe | SID 6.7 | 1995 | |
| Destination Vegas | Tom Badal | Daniel | 1995 | |
| Destination Vegas | Claude Duhamel | Texas | 1995 | |
| Space Truckers | Pirates | 1996 | ||
| Double Team | Seen in armory | 1997 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| seaQuest DSV | As a Pulse weapon | 1993-1996 | ||
| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | An Arms Dealer | 1993-1997 | ||
| Bugs | "Pulse" | 1995-1999 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jurassic Park: Trespasser | 1998 | ||
| Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business | 1999 | ||
| Delta Force: Land Warrior | 2000 | ||
| Fallout Tactics | 2001 | ||
| Alliance of Valiant Arms | As the "Calico M950" | M950A | 2007 |
| Chaser | as a tranquilizer gun | 2003 | |
| Söldner: Secret Wars | 2004 | ||
| Terrorist Takedown 2: US Navy Seals | 2008 | ||
| Code of Honor 3: Desperate Measures | pre-release images only | 2009 | |
| Armed Forces Corps | 2009 | ||
| Counter-Strike Online | 2015 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armitage III | Rene' D'anclaude | 1994 | |
| Gunsmith Cats | Russian assassin | 1995 - 1996 | |
| Vandread | Barnette | 2000 - 2001 |
Calico M955A
The Calico M955A is an select fire/intermediate length barrel version of the M951 full length carbine.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jack City | Ice-T | Scotty Appleton | 1991 | |
| Star Trek: First Contact | Alfre Woodard | Lily Sloane | 1996 | |
| Deep Rising | Treat Williams | Finnegan | As the M1-L1 Triple-Pulse Rifle | 1998 |
| Deep Rising | Famke Janssen | Trillian | As the M1-L1 Triple-Pulse Rifle | 1998 |
| Deep Rising | Wes Studi | Hanover | As the M1-L1 Triple-Pulse Rifle | 1998 |
| I Spy | Miscellaneous thugs | 2002 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The X-Files | Military/Black-ops personnel | "Little Green Men" (S2E01), "Paper Clip" (S3E02), "Apocrypha" (S3E16) | 1994 - 1996 |
Calico M960A
The Calico M960A is the pistol length submachine gun with retractable stock and foregrip. Most of the time the 50 round helical magazine is installed. Interestingly enough, when the 100 round helical magazine is installed, it extends beyond the telescoping stock when retracted all the way. It is the base weapon for the plasma rifles used in the Terminator series.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Story 3: Supercop | Wah Yuen | Panther | 1992 | |
| Bad Boys | A thug | 1995 | ||
| Tomorrow Never Dies | Carver's henchmen | 1997 | ||
| Tomorrow Never Dies | Pierce Brosnan | James Bond | 1997 | |
| RoboCop 3 | 1993 | |||
| Stealth | Terrorist Bodyguard | 2005 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Force | Heather Peace | Becca Gallagher | 2002 - 2007 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.62 High Calibre | 2008 | ||
| Combat Arms | 2008 | ||
| Ghost Recon Online | 2012 |
Calico Liberty 100
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fallout Tactics | "Liberty 100" | 2001 |