The Guns of Die Hard ( lemmy.world )
Seeing as it's Christmas here's a list with facts about each of the guns that appear in Die Hard. Where John McClane topples a terrorist takeover of a Christmas party at Nakatomi Plaza.
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Beretta 92FS. Beretta are the oldest firearms makers in the world, the one used by Bruce Willis had a enlarged magazine and slide release.
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Walther P5. The P5 also appears as James Bond's pistol in Octopussy and Never Say Never Again.
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Styer SSG 69. In the film the rifle features a Generation 2 night vision AN/PVS-3 starlight scope.
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Heckler & Koch P7M13. Originally Hans was supposed to use a Walther but ended up instead with the P7. It features a cocking grip which requires the user to squeeze it depressed in order to fire.
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Heckler & Koch HK94. This civilian version of the MP5 was modified to look like a MP5A3 for the film. It lacks the tri-lug mount and the paddle magazine release it should have. Also here's a link explaining why it's called the HK94: http://www.hecklerkoch.net/generalinfo.htm
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M60E3. This version of the M60 was designed to be lighter weight at 19.4 lbs (8.8 kgs), 3.5 lbs (1.6 kg) less than the M60.
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Walter PPK. Unlike with most German handguns here the K doesn't stand for Kurz (short) but instead Kriminal as it's full name is the Polizei Pistole Kriminal. It was made for undercover police officers.
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MGC M-16 Model Corp Replica Rifle. This non-firing metal replica was made because hard rubber army training rifles were not available yet to film industry at first.
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M60. Affectionately known as 'the pig' in military service it was issued with an asbestos glove for quick swapping overheating barrels.
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Smith & Wesson Model 15. This .38 Special revolver was used by the LAPD up into 1988, the exact year the film is set.
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Steyr AUG. the AUG features a progressive trigger that goes from semi-automatic to automatic as you apply more pressure to the trigger.
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This is a little different from the normal post here but tis the season so I figured I'd mix it up a bit.
