Near Dark

The following guns were used in the film Near Dark

Near Dark (1987)

Desert Eagle Mark I

Jesse Hooker (Lance Henriksen) carries a Desert Eagle Mark I along with a Single Action Army in the film.

Magnum Research Desert Eagle MK I - .357 Magnum. First model of Desert Eagle put into production. Note the "teardrop"-shaped safety, the most distinctive feature of the Mark I compared to later Eagle models.

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Single Action Army

In the shootout with Kansas police, Diamondback (Jenette Goldstein) uses Jesse's Single Action Army.

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Colt Single Action Army w/ 4.75" barrel, case colored and blued, referred to as "Quick-Draw" or "Civilian" model.

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Smith & Wesson Model 60

The Smith & Wesson Model 60 is the weapon of choice for Homer (Joshua John Miller) in the film.

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Smith & Wesson Model 60, stainless variant of the model 36 - .38 Special.

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Ruger Redhawk

A Ruger Redhawk is used by Severen (Bill Paxton) during the shootout with the police.

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Ruger Redhawk .44 Magnum. Stainless steel.

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Ithaca 37

Severen uses an Ithaca 37 at the beginning of the shootout with the police and later while fleeing in the van.

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Ithaca 37 with extended magazine tube - 12 Gauge

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M16 (SP1)

The M16 is used by all but one Kansas Highway Patrol officers in the shootout at the motel.

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The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. This has the original 3-prong flash hider. It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56x45mm

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