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Above: The poster for the Neill Blomkamp blockbuster ‘District 9’, which showcases many South African made firearms I’ve always enjoyed seeing South African-made firearms in movies and television shows, especially Hollywood or international productions. It always gives me a feeling of pride and even slight patriotism, even though I have no commercial ties to the […]

Up to now we have looked at some famous firearms used in movies that have distinct links to particular characters or film series. Obviously there have been hundreds of other firearm models used in the entertainment industry, going back to the time of the first moving pictures. In most cases, many of these firearms have

Above: Johnny Depp portraying notorious gangster John Dillinger in the 2009 movie ‘Public Enemies’ When I ask people who aren’t firearm enthusiasts what famous guns come to mind when they think about movies, TV shows, or video games, I’ve received a lot of varied and mostly vague answers, like ‘pump shotgun’, ‘9mm pistol’, ‘M16’ and

In the early 1980s, an unusual but exciting new shotgun appeared on the market, almost as if it was called into existence simply to appear in the amazing action movies and television shows of that era. It very soon found a welcome home in the entertainment industry, and has since been used extensively across all

The Desert Eagle is a firearm that was just MADE to appear in movies. It is big (perhaps that’s an understatement), aggressive-looking, and powerful, especially when chambered in the calibre it’s most known for, the giant .50 Action Express or, as Bullet-Tooth Tony famously puts it in one of the firearm’s most memorable movie scenes: