"Archer" is a spy/workplace comedy centered on Agent Sterling Archer, aka "Duchess." He's regarded as "the world's most dangerous spy," despite his narcissism, his alcoholism, his irresponsibility, and many, many, unresolved mother issues. The show premiered in 2009, followed by a full first season in 2010, with a full season in 2011. The shows features the voices of H. Jon Benjamin as Sterling Archer, Aisha Tyler as Lana Kane, Chris Parnell as Cyril Figgis, Jessica Walter as Malory Archer, Judy Greer as Cheryl/Carol/Carina/Cristal, and Amber Nash as Pam. It was created by Adam Reed, who had previously made Frisky Dingo and Sealab 2021 along with Matt Thompson, who is also the executive producer. Reed also has written every single episode, which allows the series to have ongoing in-jokes, like Lana's freakishly large hands, Archer's obsession with Burt Reynolds, and Malory's promiscuity.
Many details about the show are deliberately fuzzy, especially the time period that it is set. The clothing, furnishing and cars would indicate that it is set in the sixties, but modern cell phones and pop culture references ("Call Kenny Loggins, because you're in the Danger Zone,") would indicate that the show is set in more recent times, despite the fact that the Soviet Union still exists. Reed has admitted that he had intended the show to be set in the sixties, citing the influence of Mad Men, but wanted cell phones because he didn't want to constantly have to have the characters find pay phones. Cultural attitudes are also more modern, with Malory citing diversity requirements, and openly gay characters.
The following guns were used in the television series Archer (2009):
Handguns
Walther PPK
Sterling Archer's primary sidearm is a Walther PPK. In the early episodes, the pistol lacked detail, but by the end of season 2, there was so much detail, the serial number was visible.
Walther PPK stainless - 9mm Kurz aka 9x17mm (.380 ACP)
"Oh ho, *I'm* queer. From the guy who's tiny gun came with a matching purse!" (Notice the lack of any details on the gun.)
A drunken Archer drops his pistol on stone steps in "Dial M for Mother."
Cyril fires Archer's PPK in "Tragical History." In season 2, the animators added the cycling animation.
"Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the hogs of war!" (Or whatever farm animal of war.)
File:Archer PPK 4.jpg Archer's PPK in the season 2 finale, "Double Trouble." Compare with the image above and notice that they used the same image on both sides of the gun.
M1911
M1911A1 pistols appeared in season 2. It is the sidearm of Ray Gillette. Archer uses it in "Placebo Effect," mainly as a tribute to Magnum P.I. None of the M1911s in the series appear to have safeties, however.
Commercial Satin Nickel M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP. Manufactured on license by Remington Rand.
"Gandalf" approaches Archer and Lana with an M1911 drawn in "Pipeline Fever." Apparently, no one explained to them how reservations work.
Dr. Krieger puts down his hybrid pig/boy in "Stage Two." "Oh Piggly..."
"Did you see Regis this morning?" Archer pays tribute to Magnum P.I. in "Placebo Effect."
After Cyril shoots Brett again, Lana decides to unload his pistol. She also remembers to eject the round in the chamber. ("El Secuestro.")
Ray with his pair of engraved M1911s in "Double Trouble."
Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer
Manfred has a Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer as his sidearm, using it to shoot Torvald Utne (not the Olympic shot-putter) in "Killing Utne." It is revealed in flashbacks that Malory Archer also used one when she was a field agent ("Double Deuce.)
Manfred with his Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer in "Killing Utne."
Manfred guns down Utne in full auto, and not using blanks. (Unless the back of his skull decided at that exact moment to explode outward.)
Manfred shoos away Trinette in "Dial M for Mother."
Le Chuffre with his M712 in "Jeu Monégasque."
Malory and Woodhouse gun down the enemy agents chasing after her. She only fires her Mauser semi-automatically, however. ("Double Deuce.")
Beretta 92F
Captain Lammers uses a Beretta 92F in "Skytanic." Archer also uses a suppressed Beretta 92F in one scene in "Skorpio." Lana Kane also carries a pair of Beretta 92F pistols in a dual-pistol shoulder rig.
"Captain Lammers!" (Nice read, Velma.)
"What? They're YOUR clothes, idiot!"
"Torvald, feel free to cup anything in the room." ("Killing Utne")
Tokarev TT-33
In the "Archer" universe, the official sidearm of Soviet Forces is still the Tokarev TT-33 Pistol.
Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Major Jackov's assistant holds a gun to a scientist's head. This is from season 1, before they reworked the guns.
Barry Dillon shoots his way out of a Soviet checkpoint in "White Nights." The TT-33 is in mid-battery.
"What? We don't have any 'peppers!'"
"What is this, a broken glass factory?"
Webley Mk VI
Woodhouse's old World War I squadron mate brings by a Webley Mk VI that had belonged to his old friend, Captain Reggie Thistleton in "Double Deuce." This is one of the few firearms referred to by name on this show. This Webley is later used to knock Archer out.
Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley
The thickness of the barrel makes it appear to be a Webley Mk. IV, but Mk. IVs weren't introduced until after World War I.
"Oh, I'll just yank his pants off, splash a lot of scotch and women's underthings about, and then tell him he slipped and fell chasing a terrified Asian prostitute out onto the patio. It's not the first time I've bashed his head in and had to cover my tracks."
Smith & Wesson Model 629
Since retiring from the field, Malory Archer's primary handgun is a Smith & Wesson Model 629, tricked out with a scope and laser. She sleeps with it by her beside in "Dial M for Mother." She mentions that it is a .44 Magnum during a flashback in "Pipeline Fever."
Smith & Wesson Model 629 with Hogue Grips - .44 magnum
"Who's there? What do you want? Because all you're going to get is holes. I mean, holes in YOU!"
Malory fires on Archer as he's chopping through her door with a cleaver. He somehow survives six .44 Magnum rounds to the chest.
Malory chambers what appears to be a hollow-point round in "Double Trouble."
Malory, Lana and Ray come to Archer's apartment to kill Katya.
Desert Eagle Mark VII
Archer's rival, Barry Dillon, carries a nickel Desert Eagle Mark VII, which he talks TO, not WITH. Lana Kane also uses a nickel Desert Eagle on occasion.
Desert Eagle MK VII - .44 Magnum w/ nickel finish.
Barry, getting ready to shoot Archer in "Job Offer."
Ramon Limon firing a blued Desert Eagle in "Honeypot."
"It wasn't a conversation, Lana, I was just talking TO my gun, not with it. Pretty big difference."
Lana fires a Desert Eagle right next to Archer's ear in "Movie Star."
Le Chuffre's henchman with a blued Desert Eagle in "Jeu Monégasque." Also pictured, Lana's Johnny Bench-ian, steam-shovelly, Truckasaurus hands.
Luger P08
Krenshaw/Kremensky uses a Luger P08 in the second episode, "Mole Hunt." Lugers later show up in "Double Deuce" and "El Secuestro."
Krenshaw holds a Luger on Archer.
Enemy agents confront Malory in Tangiers.
A Luger on the table in "El Secuestro." The improvement in the weapons artwork is clear.
M1917 Revolver
A M1917 Revolver is shown on the a table in "El Secuestro."
Colt M1917 Revolver (Military issue with lanyard ring) - .45 ACP
A M1917 revolver on the table in "El Secuestro."
Smith & Wesson Model 67
A sky marshal pulls a Smith & Wesson Model 67 when Archer pulls out his sawed-off double barreled shotgun ON A PLANE.
Smith & Wesson Model 67 - .38 Special
The sky marshal pulls his gun when Archer pulls out his sawed-off double barreled shotgun
Sawed-off shotgun in one hand, hurricane in the other.
Colt Python
Woodhouse wields a Colt Python in a flashback in "Blood Test." Malory uses one in one of her flashbacks in "Job Offer."
Colt Python with 6" Barrel - .357 Magnum
"Five grams of junk says I can shoot a piña colada off your wife's head."
"Alright ya yellow sons of bitches, let's dance!"
Shotguns
Sawed-off Double Barreled Shotgun
When he doesn't have to worry about concealment (and even when he does) Archer carries a Sawed-off double barreled shotgun that he "borrowed" from Woodhouse in "Pipeline Fever." Apparently, Bama McCall in Gator made a big impression on him. Woodhouse is also shown using (presumably) the same gun in flashbacks.
Remington Spartan Sawed Off shotgun - 12 gauge
"Let me see c*ck-flavored spit!"
Woodhouse with his shotguns.
Submachine Guns
TEC-9
Lana Kane is often seen with a pair of TEC-9's, which would be a good fit for her Johnny Bench-ian, steam-shovelly, Truckasaurus hands. According to the dialogue, they are TEC-9s, and fire full auto, but lack the sling rings of a TEC-9. Later in season 2, she can be seen carrying them in her shoulder rig. Archer takes one in "Swiss Miss."
Lana holds off ODIN agents in "The Rock." (Note the lack of sling rings and location of the cocking handles.
Ramon Limon with a TEC-9 he hid in the salad.
Lana with her destroyed TEC-9s in "Double Trouble." Notice that the cocking handles are now on the same side, albeit the wrong side.
Lana fires full auto at Le Chuffre's helicopter.
MP40
The MP40 is the SMG seen most on "Archer." ODIN agents use it almost exclusively, as do gay interior decorators/assassins for hire Charles and Rudy in "Honeypot."
Lana holds off Skorpio's goon (in her Fiocchi knockoffs) with a MP40 in "Skorpio."
ODIN agents scramble in "The Rock."
El Frente Rojo kidnappers chase after Archer.
PPSh-41
KGB defector Katya Kasanova uses a PPSh-41 to rescue Archer in the Soviet Union in "White Nights."
Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Katya mows down the Soviet firing squad...
...although she stood a very good chance of killing Archer as well.
Steyr TMP
Some members of a Cuban hit squad are armed with Steyr TMP SMGs ("Diversity Hire.")
"...is a Cuban hit squad."
Uzi
Other members of the Cuban hit squad are armed with Uzi SMGs ("Diversity Hire.")
IMI Uzi with buttstock collapsed - 9x19mm
Rifles
AK-47
The AK-47 shows up numerous times during the series. They appear to be based on real AK-47s, with the milled receiver and open-topped front sight.
Type II AK-47 - 7.62x39mm
Note the open-topped front site on Archer's AK-47 in "Skorpio." (And how often is an animated character captured in mid-blink?)
Soviet troops are not buying that Archer is just a Finnish skydiving enthusiast.
A Soviet firing squad about to shoot Archer. Since their commander appears to be Airborne, they might actually be able to hit him.
M14
Cyril channels Private Pyle from Full Metal Jacket with an M14 after Lana decides to sleep with all the men at ISIS as a form of revenge in "Dial M for Mother."
M14 rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO
"Seven, six, two, millimeter. Full. Metal. Jacket- SOMEONE'S IN HERE!"
M21
An M21 rifle is seen in a crate during a flashback to the last moments of Agents Ruiz, Pak, and Mgumbe (all of which recycle the same background) in "Diversity Hire."
M21 Sniper Rifle 7.62x51mm NATO
"Ruiz! Hey man, talk to these chicks, alright? Tell them how we're really ISIS agents, they don't believe me. Helloooo, Senor Wingmaannnn..."
Heckler & Koch PSG-1
Except in one instance, the Heckler & Koch PSG-1 is the primary sniper rifle of ISIS.
Heckler & Koch PSG-1 - 7.62x51mm NATO with 20 round magazine.
"A Charles Whitman Sampler?" ("Diversity Hire")
Archer announcing he's about to embark on a dangerous counter-sniping operation. ("Movie Star")
Some people will do anything for a chance to direct.
Walther WA 2000
Archer uses a Walther WA 2000 sniper rifle in "Placebo Effect" to take out some guards.
Walther WA 2000 .300 Win Mag
"Well excuse me, Lana, it's a rampage!"
"Plus, I can only assume a Brazilian mob would be a jillion times sexier."
Mauser Gewehr 1898
A German sniper sees Woodhouse and Reggie after Woodhouse braves No Man's Land to save Reggie in "Double Deuce." The bolt is on the wrong side of the rifle.
Mauser Gewehr 1898 7.92x57mm Mauser
Machine Guns
Browning M2HB
An ODIN agents fires from a mounted M2HB heavy machine gun in "The Rock."
Browning M2HB on M3 tripod - .50 BMG.
So, is it just bolted into the masonry?
Maxim MG08/15
German fighters are armed with dual MG08/15 machine guns. ("Double Deuce")
Maxim MG08/15 7.92x57mm Mauser
"And then, the sky just shattered..."
Grenades/Explosives
M18A1 Claymore
Ramon Limon has a M18A1 Claymore handy to decorate Malory's old apartment in Miami. ("Honeypot")
M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel mine
M67 hand grenade
Archer pulls out a M67 hand grenade after Skorpio confronts Lana and him after their threesome.
M67 fragmentation grenade
"Damn, I had something for this too...ummmm...dammit! Eat grenade, stupids!"
Mk 2 hand grenade
Archer lodges a Mk 2 hand grenade into the anus of an Irish gangster to persuade him to divulge the location of his boss in "Placebo Effect."
Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
This is a shot from Archer's suit up scene earlier in the episode, but there's a good possibility that this is the actual grenade Archer sticks in the guy's butt.
Archer removes the pin from the Mk 2 grenade lodged up the gangster's anus.
"Wait, you're just going to leave him with a grenade stuck up his ass?" "Yes Lana, I'm on a rampage. And also kidding, it's a smoke grenade." Or not.
Miscellaneous
".25 cal Chekhov"
This is the pistol that Archer gives to Cyril in "Training Day." Archer keeps one in his underwear. This might be what evolved into the PPK, as "Training Day" was the pilot. The name comes from the literary technique "Chekhov's gun," which comes into play later in this episode.
Cyril using the "Chekhov" during a live fire exercise in Archer's apartment.
The ISIS Armory
The ISIS armory has a large collection of weaponry on its walls, much of it accurately rendered, except for scale. The Sa. Vz.61 Skorpion for example, is ludicrously large.
This is the widest shot of the armory. From top right, excluding the pistols, which are too small in this shot, there are two
MP5SD3s, a
Bren gun, two
AK-74s, a
Lewis gun, and pistols that are covered below. From top left, there are two
RPG-7s, a
FIM-92A Stinger, a
PIAT, an
M60 machine gun, an
MP40, a ridiculously over-sized
Sa. Vz.61 Skorpion, an
Uzi,
Heckler & Koch P7M8 and a
Walther MPL.
This shot from "El Secuestro" shows a bit more. To the extreme left, there appears to be some
M16A2 rifles, or possibly some M16A1s with A2 handguards. You can also see Lana's TEC-9 under her shoulder and what looks like the front view of a
Walther MPL.
Scaling issues
Scaling, as seen in the armory shots above, used to be a problem, especially in the early episodes.
Archer looks at the equipment that Krieger issued for Cyril in the pilot, "Training Day." There's what appears to be an out of scale
P226, which, compared to the poison pen, (and the cap which slips off for like, no reason), might be only four inches long.
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