The first episode of Archer aired on September 17th, 2009 to coincide with the fifth season premiere of fellow FX comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia , but the rest of the season didn't follow until January the next year. It was the fourth series created/co-created by Adam Reed, following Sealab 2021 , Frisky Dingo , and its short-lives spinoff, The Xtacles , all of which ran on Adult Swim.
The following weapons were used in Season 1 of the television series Archer :
Handguns
Walther PPK
Sterling Archer's primary sidearm is a Walther PPK . The rendering of the PPK improves as the show goes on, but it's very primitive during the first season. According to the companion book How to Archer: The Ultimate Guide to Espionage and Style and Women and Also Cocktails Ever Written , his PPK is chambered in .32 ACP.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of Archer's PPK in "Diversity Hire" (S01E03).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A drunken Archer drops his pistol on stone steps in "Dial M for Mother" (S01E10).
Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer
Manfred has a Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer as his sidearm, using it to shoot Torvald Utne (not the Olympic shot-putter) in "Killing Utne."
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Manfred loads his Mauser "Killing Utne" (S01E04).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Manfred with his Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer in "Killing Utne."
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Beretta 92F
Captain Lammers uses a Beretta 92F in "Skytanic." Archer also uses a suppressed Beretta 92F in one scene in "Skorpio." Lana Kane also carries a pair of Beretta 92F pistols in a dual-pistol shoulder rig.
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Dan Wesson 744V
Since retiring from the field, Malory Archer's primary handgun is a Dan Wesson 744V , tricked out with a scope and laser. She sleeps with it by her beside in "Dial M for Mother" (S01E10).
File:DanWesson744V.jpg Dan Wesson 744V - .44 Magnum
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Malory grabs her revolver.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Who's there? What do you want? Because all you're going to get is holes. I mean, holes in YOU!"
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Desert Eagle Mark VII
Archer's rival, Barry Dillon, carries a nickel Desert Eagle Mark VII . Ramon Limon has a blued Desert Eagle.
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Luger P04
Crenshaw/Kremensky uses a Luger P04 in the pilot, "Mole Hunt."
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Special
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Colt Lawman MK III
Sterling is shown with a Colt Lawman MK III in a flashback during "Killing Utne."
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Colt Python
Malory uses one in one of her flashbacks in "Job Offer."
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SIG-Sauer P226
A SIG-Sauer P226 is seen on the floor in "Skorpio." It is missing most of its controls.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A factory black (K-Kote) SIG-Sauer P226 pistol chambered in 9x19mm. This is a real movie gun and has appeared in several motion pictures.
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Unidentified pistol
Boris uses an unknown pistol in "Dial M for Mother" (S01E10).
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Submachine Guns
TEC-9
Lana Kane is often seen with a pair of TEC-9's , which would be a good fit for her Johnny Bench-ian, steam-shovelly, Truckasaurus hands. According to the dialogue, they are TEC-9s, and fire full auto, but lack the sling rings of a TEC-9.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lana with her TEC-9 in "Mole Hunt" (S01E01).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lana and Archer have a heated moment in "Mole Hunt" (S01E01).
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MP40
The MP40 is the SMG seen most on "Archer."
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lana holds off Skorpio's goon (in her Fiocchi knockoffs) with a MP40 in "Skorpio."
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Steyr TMP
Some members of a Cuban hit squad are armed with Steyr TMP SMGs ("Diversity Hire.")
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Uzi
Other members of the Cuban hit squad are armed with Uzi SMGs ("Diversity Hire.")
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Rifles
AK-47
The AK-47 shows up numerous times during the series. They appear to be based on real AK-47s, with the milled receiver and open-topped front sight.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Note the open-topped front site on Archer's AK-47 in "Skorpio." (And how often is an animated character captured in mid-blink?)
M14
Cyril channels Private Pyle from Full Metal Jacket with an M14 after Lana decides to sleep with all the men at ISIS as a form of revenge in "Dial M for Mother."
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M21
An M21 rifle is seen in a crate during a flashback to the last moments of Agents Ruiz, Pak, and Mgumbe (all of which recycle the same background) in "Diversity Hire."
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Heckler & Koch PSG-1
Except in one instance, the Heckler & Koch PSG-1 is the primary sniper rifle of ISIS.
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Machine Guns
Browning M2HB
An ODIN agents fires from a mounted Browning M2HB in "The Rock."
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Grenades/Explosives
M18A1 Claymore
Ramon Limon has a M18A1 Claymore handy to decorate Malory's old apartment in Miami ("Honeypot").
M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel mine
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M67 hand grenade
Archer pulls out an M67 hand grenade after Skorpio confronts Lana and him after their threesome.
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M18 Smoke Grenade
Archer sets off an M18 Smoke Grenade in "The Rock" (S01E08).
M18 smoke grenade
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Miscellaneous
Battelle Tactical Air Initiated Launch system
Archer uses a smaller version of the Battelle Tactical Air Initiated Launch system to launch a grappling hook in "Mole Hunt" (S01E01.
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Spear Gun
Lana carries around a spear gun for some reason in "Training Day" (S01E02). She actually uses it in "Diversity Hire" (S01E03).
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Rocket Launcher
Skorpio's henchmen prepare to fire rocket launchers at Archer and Lana in "Skorpio." These are probably supposed to be FIM-43 Redeye missiles, since Skorpio was supposed to be selling them, but don't look like Redeyes at all.
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".25 cal Chekhov"
This is the pistol that Archer gives to Cyril in "Training Day." The name comes from the literary technique "Chekhov's gun," which comes into play later in this episode. It's never seen again after "Training Day." They can never seem to nail down a design. According to the companion book How to Archer: The Ultimate Guide to Espionage and Style and Women and Also Cocktails Ever Written , it's supposed to be a Walther TPH .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Here is looks like a tiny SIG-Sauer P226 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cyril using the "Chekhov" during a live fire exercise in Archer's apartment.
Crossbow
Archer and Lana use crossbows to infiltrate a palace in San Marino in "The Rock" (S01E08).
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Scaling issues
Scaling, as seen in the armory shots above, used to be a problem, especially in the early episodes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Archer looks at the equipment that Krieger issued for Cyril in the second episode, "Training Day." There's what appears to be an out of scale SIG-Sauer P220 , which, compared to the poison pen, (and the cap which slips off for like, no reason), might be only four inches long.
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The PPK
Consistency was also not a strongpoint in Season 1.
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See Also