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The following guns were used in the movie Lethal Weapon 4

Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

Beretta 92FS

As in all the previous Lethal Weapon films, Detective Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) carries a Beretta 92FS as his weapon of choice. This time, however, his Beretta is fitted with Crimson Trace grips with an integrated laser pointer. At one point in the film, the pistol is rendered unusable when the lead villain, Wah Sing Ku (Jet Li), manages to field strip the pistol through crafty manipulation of the takedown lever although he seems to have reassembled it afterward because he is seen wielding it in the final shootout and at the end. They were also used by LAPD officers.

Beretta 92FS 9x19mm. This well worn movie gun is the actual Beretta 92FS used by Mel Gibson in the film. This was also the pistol used by Bruce Willis in Die Hard 2 and Die Hard with a Vengeance.

In the opening scene, Riggs fires his Beretta 92F at the flamethrower man.

You can see how the slide is falling off.

Detective Riggs aims his Beretta 92FS at Wah Sing Ku's (Jet Li) head. Wah Sing Ku is carrying a Makarov PM. Note that in this photo, the takedown lever on the frame of the Beretta is rotated downward at a 90-degree angle; this is how Jet Li was able to separate the slide and barrel from the frame so quickly

Smith & Wesson Model 19

As in all the previous Lethal Weapon films, Detective Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 19 revolver as his standard weapon.

Smith & Wesson Model 19 .357 magnum. This is the actual Screen used Movie firearm - a custom ported Smith & Wesson Model 19 with black rubber grips, used and carried by Danny Glover in the film Lethal Weapon

Comic relief

Detective Roger Murtaugh firing his Smith & Wesson Model 19.

Murtaugh shooting his Model 19 during the climax

Murtaugh with his Model 19 in a promotional image.

OA-93

At the beginning of the film, Riggs and Murtaugh respond to a call of a "Human Tank" dressed in a fireproof suit wreaking havoc with a flame thrower and an OA-93.

Olympic Arms 6.5" AR-15 pistol 5.56mm

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A man in a fireproof suit reloads his OA-93.

What is interesting is that there is a small "pistol" buffer tube attached to the upper receiver of the OA-93. This feature is not part of the OA-93 design, which has a distinctive recoil assembly above the upper receiver which eliminates the need for a buffer tube with spring. Movie armorers had difficulty making the OA-93 cycle blanks, so they added the small buffer tube to the back of the gun, however the original gun doesn't have a buffer tube.

Beretta 92FS Compact Inox

A Beretta 92FS Compact Inox is holstered on the flamethrower psycho in the beginning of the film.

Beretta 92FS Compact

Smith & Wesson 5906

As in the previous two Lethal Weapon films, Detective Murtaugh uses a Smith & Wesson 5906 as his back-up weapon. Detective Riggs also brandishes this weapon during the encounter at Murtaugh's house.

Early Model Smith & Wesson 5906 9x19mm

Detective Riggs with both his Beretta 92FS and Murtaugh's Smith & Wesson 5906

Glock 17

During the encounter at Murtaugh's house, one of the Chinese triad gang members, Fan(George Cheung) can be seen with a Glock 17, Lorna Cole (Rene Russo) later manages to get the weapon away from him.

Glock 17 Early model

Fan(George Cheung) takes Lorna Cole (Rene Russo) hostage with a Glock 17

The Glock on the floor.

In this shot, the Glock appears to have a sighting device on the front of the trigger guard.

Flamethrower

At the beginning of the film, Riggs and Murtaugh respond to a call of a man dressed in a fireproof and bulletproof suit wreaking havoc with a flame thrower, torching anything that comes near.

A man wreaks havoc with a Flamethrower on the streets of L.A.

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Colt Commander

Leo Getz(Joe Pesci) has a Colt Commander that he has acquired as he has become a "private detective". He tries to shoot a shark they caught on Murtaugh's boat before Riggs takes it away and throws it overboard.

Colt Commander M1991A1

Gold Cup National Match M1911A1

Detective Lee Butters (Chris Rock) can be seen wielding a stainless steel Gold Cup National Match M1911A1 as his standard weapon.

Colt Gold Cup National Match -.45 ACP

Detective Butters with his badge and Gold Cup National Match M1911A1

Smith & Wesson 4506

The LAPD motorcycle cop that pulls over Leo is carries a Smith & Wesson 4506.

Smith & Wesson 4506 .45 ACP

The LAPD motorcycle cop with the holstered Smith & Wesson 4506.

Makarov PM

Several members of the Chinese triad can be seen wielding Makarov PM pistols, most notably during the encounter in Murtaugh's house. From closer examination of the pistols, it appears that the Makarovs used by the triads were Chinese-made Norinco copies of the Makarov PM.

Makarov PM 9x18mm PM

Smuggler Captain shooting at Riggs

A Makarov PM laying the floor of Murtaugh's home.

Type 56

PLA soldiers escorting the "Four Fathers" are armed with Norinco Type 56s along with a smuggler.

Norinco Type 56 (fixed stock variant) with under-folding bayonet ("pig sticker") which was standard on PLA-issue Type 56s - 7.62x39mm

Norinco Type 56

Smugglers shooting at Detective Murtaugh's boat

PLA soldiers

This one looks like it's actually missing it's pistol grip

AKM

Several of the PLA soldiers and the General's men are armed with AKMs.

AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake 7.62x39mm

This AKM has open sights but a non slanted muzzle?

AKM

Beretta Cheetah

When Riggs & Murtaugh reveal that the money being paid to the Chinese General is counterfeit he flips out and kills one of the 4 fathers with a Beretta Cheetah before being killed by Triad members. Several of the General's men use them as well.

Beretta 84FS Pistol .380 ACP

The Chinese General with a Beretta Cheetah

One of the General's men

Beretta 92FS Inox

Detective Ng (Calvin Jung) uses a Beretta 92FS Inox in the final shootout.

Beretta 92FS Inox 9x19mm

Detective Ng (Calvin Jung) fires his Beretta 92FS Inox.

MPi-KMS-72

Near the end of the film, a three-way gun battle erupts between the protagonists, Chinese triad members, and the private army of a corrupt Chinese General. The General's men can be seen wielding MPi-KMS-72's, one of which Riggs gets ahold of to shoot Wah Sing Ku (Jet Li), firing the weapon point-blank while both of them are underwater.

MPi-KMS-72 - 7.62x39mm

AKMS

Detective Riggs with an MPi-KMS underwater.

Miscellaneous

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The AK in the hands of the PLA soldier has a strange pistol grip

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Unknown pistol in holster of standing cop

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Holster on exchange guard

Laser Trick

Riggs uses his laser sight to target one of the bad guys.

It is doubtful that the laser would reflect off of that dull piece of metal and that the bullet would follow the exact same path

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 '''The following guns were used in the movie ''Lethal Weapon 4'''''
 [[Image:Lethal Weapon 4 Poster.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''[[Lethal Weapon 4]]'' (1998)]]
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 == Beretta 92FS ==
-As in all the previous ''Lethal Weapon'' films, Detective Martin Riggs ([[Mel Gibson]]) carries a [[Beretta 92 pistol series#Beretta 92F/FS|Beretta 92FS]] as his weapon of choice, albeit this time fitted with Crimson Trace grips with integrated laser pointer. At one point in the film, the pistol is rendered unusable when the lead villain, Wah Sing Ku ([[Jet Li]]), manages to field strip the pistol through crafty manipulation of the takedown lever although he seems to have reassembled it afterward because he is seen wielding it in the final shootout and at the end. They were also used by LAPD officers.
+As in all the previous ''Lethal Weapon'' films, Detective Martin Riggs ([[Mel Gibson]]) carries a [[Beretta 92 pistol series#Beretta 92F/FS|Beretta 92FS]] as his weapon of choice. This time, however, his Beretta is fitted with Crimson Trace grips with an integrated laser pointer. At one point in the film, the pistol is rendered unusable when the lead villain, Wah Sing Ku ([[Jet Li]]), manages to field strip the pistol through crafty manipulation of the takedown lever although he seems to have reassembled it afterward because he is seen wielding it in the final shootout and at the end. They were also used by LAPD officers.
 [[Image:BerettaM92FS DH1&LW1.jpg‎|thumb|450px|none|Beretta 92FS 9x19mm.  This well worn movie gun is the actual Beretta 92FS used by Mel Gibson in the film. This was also the pistol used by [[Bruce Willis]] in ''[[Die Hard 2]]'' and ''[[Die Hard with a Vengeance]]''.]]
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 == Glock 17 ==
+During the encounter at Murtaugh's house, one of the Chinese triad gang members, Fan([[George Cheung]]) can be seen with a [[Glock 17]], Lorna Cole ([[Rene Russo]]) later manages to get the weapon away from him.
 [[Image:Glock17EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Glock 17 Early model]]
-During the encounter at Murtaugh's house, one of the Chinese triad gang members, Fan([[George Cheung]]) can be seen with a [[Glock 17]], Lorna Cole ([[Rene Russo]]) later manages to get the weapon away from him.
 [[Image:[email protected]|thumb|none|600px|Fan([[George Cheung]]) takes Lorna Cole ([[Rene Russo]]) hostage with a [[Glock 17]]]]
 [[Image:LWg172.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
-[[Image:LWglock2.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
+[[Image:LWglock2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Glock on the floor.]]
-[[Image:LWglock.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
+[[Image:LWglock.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In this shot, the Glock appears to have a sighting device on the front of the trigger guard.]]
-What's that on the trigger guard in the last two screenshots?
-most likely another laser aiming device.
 == Flamethrower ==
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 == Gold Cup National Match M1911A1 ==
-In several scenes, a rookie officer, Detective Lee Butters ([[Chris Rock]]) can be seen wielding a stainless steel [[M1911 pistol series#Colt Gold Cup National Match|Gold Cup National Match M1911A1]] as his standard weapon.
+Detective Lee Butters ([[Chris Rock]]) can be seen wielding a stainless steel [[M1911 pistol series#Colt Gold Cup National Match|Gold Cup National Match M1911A1]] as his standard weapon.
 [[Image:ColtGoldCupNatMatchSS.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt Gold Cup National Match -.45 ACP]]
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 == Smith & Wesson 4506 ==
+The LAPD motorcycle cop that pulls over Leo is carries a [[Smith & Wesson 4506]].
 [[Image:S&W4506.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Smith & Wesson 4506 .45 ACP]]
-When Leo is pulled over by a motorcycle cop for double parking the motorcycle cop is armed with an [[Smith & Wesson 4506]]
+[[Image:LW4506.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The LAPD motorcycle cop with the holstered [[Smith & Wesson 4506]].]]
-[[Image:LW4506.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
 == Makarov PM ==
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 ==Type 56==
-PLA soldiers escorting the "4 fathers" are armed with [[Norinco Type 56]]s along with a smuggler.
+PLA soldiers escorting the "Four Fathers" are armed with [[Norinco Type 56]]s along with a smuggler.
 [[Image:ChineseType56.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56 (fixed stock variant) with under-folding bayonet ("pig sticker") which was standard on PLA-issue Type 56s - 7.62x39mm]]
 [[Image:Type56Standard.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56]]
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 == AKM ==
+Several of the PLA soldiers and the General's men are armed with [[AKM]]s.
 [[Image:AKMRifle.jpg‎|thumb|none|450px|AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake 7.62x39mm]]
-Several of the PLA soldiers and the General's men are armed with [[AKM]]s.
 [[Image:LWPLA8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This AKM has open sights but a non slanted muzzle?]]
 [[Image:LWshootoutt563.jpg|thumb|none|600px|AKM]]
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 ==Beretta Cheetah==
-[[Image:Beretta-Cheetah.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Beretta 84FS Pistol .380 ACP]]
 When Riggs & Murtaugh reveal that the money being paid to the Chinese General is counterfeit he flips out and kills one of the 4 fathers with a [[Beretta Cheetah]] before being killed by Triad members.
 Several of the General's men use them as well.
+[[Image:Beretta-Cheetah.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Beretta 84FS Pistol .380 ACP]]
 [[Image:LWgeneral.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Chinese General with a [[Beretta Cheetah]]]]
 [[Image:LWshootoutcheetah.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the General's men]]
 == Beretta 92FS Inox ==
+Detective Ng ([[Calvin Jung]]) uses a [[Beretta 92FS Inox]] in the final shootout.
 [[Image:Beretta-Inox.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Beretta 92FS Inox 9x19mm]]
-Detective Ng([[Calvin Jung]]) uses a [[Beretta 92FS Inox]] in the final shootout
+[[Image:LWshootoutinox.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Detective Ng ([[Calvin Jung]]) fires his [[Beretta 92FS Inox]].]]
-[[Image:LWshootoutinox.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
 == MPi-KMS-72 ==
-Near the end of the film, a three-way gun battle erupts between the protagonists, Chinese triad members, and the private army of a corrupt Chinese General. The General's men can be seen wielding [[MPi-KMS-72]]'s, one of which Riggs gets ahold of to kill Wah Sing Ku ([[Jet Li]]), firing the weapon point-blank while both of them are underwater.
+Near the end of the film, a three-way gun battle erupts between the protagonists, Chinese triad members, and the private army of a corrupt Chinese General. The General's men can be seen wielding [[MPi-KMS-72]]'s, one of which Riggs gets ahold of to shoot Wah Sing Ku ([[Jet Li]]), firing the weapon point-blank while both of them are underwater.
 [[Image:East German Mpi-KMS with sling and side-folding stock.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MPi-KMS-72 - 7.62x39mm]]
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 [[Image:LWholster.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Holster on exchange guard]]
 '''Laser Trick'''
-[[Image:LW92laser.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
+[[Image:LW92laser.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Riggs uses his laser sight to target one of the bad guys.]]
 [[Image:LW92laser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It is doubtful that the laser would reflect off of that dull piece of metal and that the bullet would follow the exact same path]]