End of Days is a 1999 supernatural thriller directed by Peter Hyams (The Presidio). Set at the end of the twentieth century, the film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Jericho Cane, a burnt-out private security specialist who finds himself protecting a young woman from a man who may embody the ultimate evil and then bring about the end of the world. The film prominently features several models of the Glock pistol, including one of the earliest appearances in a film of the Glock 34. The film's cast includes Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Pollak, Robin Tunney, and Rod Steiger.
The following weapons were used in the film End of Days:
Jericho Cane (Arnold Schwarzenegger) carries a third generation Glock 34 as his sidearm throughout most of the film. Since this movie was filmed in 1998 and released in 1999, the Glock 34 was a brand new handgun at the time and is what is considered a "Hero Gun", a gun released exclusively for a film to advertise it. When the priests in the church try to explain to Jericho about the Devil and God, he remarks, "Between your faith and my Glock 9mm, I take my Glock.".
Error creating thumbnail: File missingGlock 34 - 9x19mmError creating thumbnail: File missingJericho goes to pick up his Glock 34. Note that the extractor appears to be flat. Gen 3 extractors have a notched extractor that also serves as a tactile loaded chamber indicator. This would indicate this is a transitional "Gen 2.5" model using up leftover parts, which would make sense because the Gen 3 models were brand new at the time.Error creating thumbnail: File missingJericho chambers his Glock 34.Error creating thumbnail: File missingJericho contemplates suicide with his Glock 34 before his partner Bobby Chicago (Kevin Pollak) walks in.Error creating thumbnail: File missingBobby notices Jericho's Glock 34 on the couch but chooses not to say anything.Error creating thumbnail: File missingJericho searches Christine York's (Robin Tunney) house with his Glock 34 ready.Error creating thumbnail: File missingWhen Satan (Gabriel Byrne) shows Jericho a flashback to the Christmas day his family was murdered, he fires his Glock 34 at the assailants but to no avail.Error creating thumbnail: File missingJericho looks at his Glock 34, shocked that the rounds have no effect.Error creating thumbnail: File missingWhen Satan picks up Jericho by the throat, he draws and fires his Glock 34 into him at close range, which has no effect.Error creating thumbnail: File missingWhen a member of the Roman Catholic church tries to kill Christine with a cerimonial dagger, Jericho shoots it with his Glock 34. When he goes to stab her again with the broken blade, he shoots his hand and remarks, "I can keep doing this all day."Error creating thumbnail: File missingSince there will always be skeptics who say Jericho's Glock has to be a 17L due to the time frame, here's a shot showing "34" "Austria" and "9x19mm" on the slide. This is also unlikely because the slide and barrel on the Glock 17L is a full inch longer than that on the G34.Error creating thumbnail: File missingWhen the Satan worshipers outside the church attack Jericho, they knock his Glock 34 out of reach. When he finally grabs it to shoot Satan, he sticks his hand out and the bullet fires through his hand.
Glock 26
Jericho Cane keeps a pair of Glock 26 subcompact 9x19mm pistols hidden in his sleeves on unseen clips, ready to whip out in a seconds notice. It would appear Jericho has a liking for Glock pistols. In real life, Schwarzenegger is a noted fan of Glocks, which are made in his home country of Austria. Prior to End of Days, he had used Glocks in True Lies and Eraser, and would go on to use Glocks in most of his later films.
After Jericho has his Glock 34 taken away by Satan (Gabriel Byrne), he goes to the security company armory and grabs a Glock 17 3rd Generation to use as his sidearm for the rest of the film. When fleeing Satan on the subway, Christine York (Robin Tunney) asks if she can help and Jericho quickly teaches her how to use the Glock and gives it to her. Since the Glock 3rd Generation was brand new at the time as well, this is another "Hero Gun". Starting to see a pattern with the 9mm Glocks here?
Error creating thumbnail: File missingGlock 17 3rd Generation - 9x19mmError creating thumbnail: File missingWhen Jericho interrupts Satan's ceremony, he holds Christine hostage with the Glock 17. Obviously he wouldn't kill her, but it is enough to keep Satan at bay for a minute, since he needs her alive.Error creating thumbnail: File missingJericho teaches Christine how to use the sights on the Glock 17. This is kind of funny since he hadn't been using the sights in the film at all up to this point.Error creating thumbnail: File missingEven on the fly, he should have taught her some more basic gun handling techniques like to keep a two handed high grip, finger OFF the trigger until ready to shoot, and don't bend arms. It is a miracle she hits anything.Error creating thumbnail: File missingJericho chambers the Glock for her. Why it wasn't chambered up until this point is unknown since he started out with this as his sidearm.Error creating thumbnail: File missingChristine whips the gun around and shoots a Satan worshiper on the train out of sheer luck.Error creating thumbnail: File missingChristine fires the Glock 17 at Satan under the train.
Glock 19
The officer seen standing next to Detective Margie Francis (CCH Pounder) is often seen armed with a Glock 19. Det. Francis herself is seen using this gun to point at Jericho during Satan's ceremony before Jericho kills her. By now, the film has pretty much advertised every 9x19mm Glock in the series, though the Glock 19's seen on-screen are the older 2nd-generation models, evidenced by the lack of accessory rails on the frame.
One of the knights of the Catholic church shoots at Jericho and Chicago in Christine's house with a Beretta 92FS. One of the police guarding The Man at the beginning of the film is seen using one too.
When Thomas is grabbed off the roof by Jericho, both suspended by a wire, Thomas draws a Smith & Wesson Model 66 snub and fires at him. He tries to use it to shoot Jericho in the subway but Jericho shoots him in the legs and he drops it.
Before going to face Satan (Gabriel Byrne), Jericho goes to the security company's arsenal and grabs a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 fitted with an RM Equipment M203PI grenade launcher. In order to mount the grenade launcher a special "Interbar" mount is used which replaces the handguard of the weapon. The mount also incorporates a large muzzle brake which serves a dual purpose of providing a front attachment point for the grenade launcher, and protecting it from the muzzle flash of the MP5. Jericho uses the MP5 in combination with the Blackhawk Chalker Sling, a particular system of tactical weapons transport designed by a former Navy SEAL. A regular MP5A3 is seen wielded by an NYPD ESU officer in the subway tunnel near the beginning of the film.
Fitted under Jericho's MP5A3 is an RM Equipment M203PI grenade launcher. Before leaving the arsenal, Jericho is seen grabbing three fictional "40mm" rounds, two of which are yellow and one of which is red. Based on how they are seen used in the film, the yellow rounds explode on impact while the red round has a time-delayed fuse. Although it is not shown, if you listen carefully you can hear him grabbing a fourth grenade (the one he loads in the church before discarding the MP5 altogether).
Thomas Aquinas (Derrick O'Connor) uses an IMBEL M964 A1 ParaFAL mounted with a scope to try to assassinate The Man (Gabriel Byrne) near the beginning of the film, but Jericho saves the man and gets shot in the vest. While Jericho's vest appears to be soft body armor that would have been pierced by a .308 round, Bobby's knocks on the vest to make it sound like there's a ballistic plate underneath. Aquinas abandons the gun when it malfunctions.
Two Heckler & Koch SR9-TC are seen on a rack in the security company's arsenal. They are assumed to be SR9-TCs because they look to have PSG-style buttstocks.
