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His Pistol

posted 15 years ago by freshguy54
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any one know what kind of pistol Willis was carrying throughout the movie? In particular the hospital scene? Thanks guys.

[–] cnick6 15 years ago

He uses a Smith & Wesson Sigma. It was S&W's answer to the Glock but it was frought with problems and frankly was a terrible firearm. S&W fixed it and released an "improved" version in 2004.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_&_Wesson_Sigma

I'm sure S&W paid a tidy sum of money to get this firearm in the movie. AFAIK, this is the only movie where it was featured.

[–] FN_Wolf 15 years ago

Good eye, I was watching this movie with my cousin (we watch Willis movies for kicks), and he thought it was a glock but it's clearly a S&W.

[–] elfiedaelf 14 years ago

It's also in 'Phone Booth', 'Austin Powers in Goldmember', 'Casino Royale', 'American Dragons' & 'The Substitute'.

[–] cleverfox 13 years ago

It was a S&W Sigma but Willis incorrectly identified it as a "9mm on the sidewalk down below" at the end of the movie. The Sigma was/is .380 ACP. Yep, this is a shortened 9mm cartridge but we still refer to it as .380 ACP and I doubt seriously an FBI agent would be carrying one as his primary duty weapon. They probably don't even carry 9mm anymore; more than likely they would carry .40 S&W or larger.

Also, any time you need to ID a weapon used in a movie, this website should be helpful:

http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Main_Page

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[–] wetdogsmell 13 years ago

that site is very helpful, thanks.

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