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Archer Country USA Channel FX Genre Spy / Workplace comedy Broadcast 2009- No. of Seasons 4 (ongoing) No. of Episodes 36 (ongoing)

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 past, 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, with Josef Stalin still in power. 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. In season 2's "Tragical History" Archer correctly describes the pistol as having a seven shot capacity. According to the companion book How to Archer: The Ultimate Guide to Espionage and Style and Women and Also Cocktails Ever Written, his PPK is chambered in .32 ACP.

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.)

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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.

Archer aims his PPK at Mounties in "The Limited" (S03E06).

Malory with a suppressed PPK in "Lo Scandolo" (S03E08). Later in the episode, Lana calls it a Walther PP in .32 ACP, but it appears to be the same animation model as Archer's PPK.

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. In the three part season 3 premiere, Rip Reilly carries a nickle plated M1911 with white grips, and the gun ends up being used by several characters over the three-episode arc. There are numerous continuity problems though, as the grips change back and forth from white to black. In the season four premiere a KGB hitman carries one in the assassimation attempt on Archer/Bob.

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.)

Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer

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.")

"Yay or nay onthe moustache?" (Yay!)

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.

Beretta 92F - 9x19mm

"Captain Lammers!" (Nice read, Velma.)

"What? They're YOUR clothes, idiot!"

"Torvald, feel free to cup anything in the room." ("Killing Utne")

A better shot of Lana's Berettas.

NYPD officers with Berettas.

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 Jakov'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 IV

Woodhouse's old World War I squadron mate brings by a Webley Mk IV 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. Canadian Mounties are later shown to be armed with Webleys in "The Limited" (S03E06).

Webley Mk.IV WW2 British Army version chambered for .38 S&W

Although the British used Webley Mk VIs in World War I, this appears to be a Webley Mk IV.

"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."

The Mounties draw their Webleys.

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 pilot, "Mole Hunt." Lugers later show up in "Double Deuce," "El Secuestro" and "Fugue and Riffs."

Luger P08 - 9x19mm

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" and "Stage Two."

Colt M1917 Revolver (Military issue with lanyard ring) - .45 ACP

A M1917 revolver on the table in "Stage Two."

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!"

Colt Official Police

Sterling is shown with a Colt Official Police in a flashback during "Killing Utne."

Colt Official Police - 4" Barrel - .38 Special

The first of THREE(!) Russian roulette scenes in the series.

SIG-Sauer P226

A SIG-Sauer P226 is seen on the floor in "Skorpio." It is missing most of its controls.

A factory black (K-Kote) SIG-Sauer P226 pistol chambered in 9x19mm. This is a real movie gun and has appeared in several motion pictures.

One of Skorpio's henchman reaches for the P226 before Archer puts a bullet through his head.

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

"YOU drop it!"

"Let me see c*ck-flavored spit!"

Woodhouse with his shotguns.

Double Barreled Shotgun

Burt Reynolds is armed with a Double Barreled Shotgun in "The Man from Jupiter" (S03E04).

1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 Gauge.

Burt with a shotgun in one hand, crossbow in the other.

Mossberg 500

Ray's brother Randy uses a Mossberg 500 in "Bloody Ferlin" (S03E09). Thugs hired to run Archer's stepfather off the road and steal a suitacse full of cash also use a 500 with a magazine extension in "Midnight Ron" (S04E04).

Mossberg 500 with high-capacity magazine tube - 12 Gauge

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." In "Double Trouble", she carries what appears to be a pair of nickle plated or silver TECs, after Katya ruins her main pair by shooting the barrels. They are not seen again.

Intratec TEC-9 9x19mm

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.

Lana cocks her TEC-9 in "Bloody Ferlin" (S03E09).

"Tec 9s are awesome! Wait, how did I know these are called Tec 9s?"

Lana affixs a suppressor to one of her Tec 9s in "The Wind Cries Mary (S04E02).

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."

MP40 9x19mm

"Get on the floor, you tacky-ass, white-after-Labour Day-wearing bitches!" (Thank you!)

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 to the rescue.

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.")

Steyr TMP 9x19mm

"And that..."

"...is a Cuban hit squad."

Uzi

Other members of the Cuban hit squad are armed with Uzi SMGs ("Diversity Hire.") The Cuban hit squad returns with Uzi's in "The Man from Jupiter" (S03E04). The Yakuza have them in "Drift Problem" (S03E07)

IMI Uzi with buttstock collapsed - 9x19mm

The Cubans mistake Ray for Archer.

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The Yakuza fire on the ISIS crew.

MAC-10

KGB agents use MAC-10 SMGs in "Fugue and Riffs" (S04E01).

Ingram MAC 10 .45 ACP

Just how often do you see an animated character wince while shooting?

Heckler and Koch MP5

Archer uses a Heckler & Koch MP5A5 with four position Navy trigger group in "The Wind Cries Mary" (S04E02).

H&K MP5A5 with four position Navy trigger group - 9x19mm

"Okay, so, don't really know what to make of that, unless..."

"Wait, no no no, get that out of you head. Predator only hunts in tropical jungle. I assume. And desperately hope..."

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?)

A Soviet firing squad about to shoot Archer. Since their commander appears to be Airborne, they might actually be able to hit him.

Archer mows down a pirate with an AK-47.

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Ray with an AK-47.

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." Cyril and Calzado hunt for Archer and Lana with M14s in the Colombian jungle before Cyril catches up with Lana in "El Contador" (S03E05). Randy Gillette has one in "Bloody Ferlin" (S03E09) that fires full auto. Luke Troy uses a scoped M14 in "The Wind Cries Mary" (S04E02).

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

XM16E1

Archer and Lana carry XM16E1 rifles in "El Contador." They are armed with them again in "Drift Problem" (S03E07). Like all the other guns, the animators often mix up the sides.

XM16E1 rifle with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm

Notice the lack of fencing around the mag release, which is on the wrong side.

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

A German fighter fires on Foxley.

"And then, the sky just shattered..."

Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun

The Sopwith Camels of Woodhouse's old RFC squadron are armed with Vickers Aircraft Machine Guns.

Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun - .303 British

Vickers machine guns on Reggie's Sopwith Camel. In Season 3's "Skin Game," Woodhouse specifically said that his unit used Sopwith Camels.

Vickers on Foxley's plane.

Hybrid M60

In "Heart of Archness Pt.III," Lana fires on pirates with a hybrid M60 door gun from a UH-1 Huey. This M60 has spade grips like a M60D but still retains the forward hand guard.

M60D machine gun - 7.62x51mm NATO

M60 machine gun with bipod folded - 7.62x51mm NATO

Archer tries to coach his pirate lacrosse team as Lana looks on.

Lana then mows down Archer's lacrosse team, including some redshirt freshmen middies he was grooming.

Browning M1919

A pair of Browning M1919 machine guns deploy from the grill of the Dodge Challenger Special Agent Edition in "Drift Problem".

Browning M1919 - .30-06

"Twin .30 cal machine guns mounted in the front..."

Grenades/Explosives

M18A1 Claymore

Ramon Limon has a M18A1 Claymore handy to decorate Malory's old apartment in Miami ("Honeypot"). Archer, showing some competence, disarms a Claymore in "El Contador".

M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel mine

Claymore and detonator.

"Oh crap."

"Claymore mine, full of steel balls that fly a thousand meters, or 'one click,' a second right at dick level."

M67 hand grenade

Archer pulls out an M67 hand grenade after Skorpio confronts Lana and him after their threesome. Lana carries a pair of M67's in "El Contador."

M67 fragmentation grenade

"Damn, I had something for this too...ummmm...dammit! Eat grenade, stupids!"

Lana with M67s on her web gear.

M26 hand grenade

Archer has a black M26 hand grenade in "El Contador."

M26 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

Archer with his black M26.

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." Several are thrown, only to be caught and tossed back by Archer lacrosse style, in "Heart of Archness, Pt. II". The animators also used the same model for a flash bang grenade.

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 Whitey's anus.

The pirates toss a Mk 2 grenade into the radio room. The animators left the spoon in place.

RPG-7

Among the ISIS equipment that Cyril, Krieger and Pam fence to gangsters in "Jeu Monégasque" is an RPG-7.

RPG-7 - 40mm

Gangsters off to fence RPG-7s, computers, a bullet-proof tuxedo jacket, and Pam's puffy stickers.

The pirates attempt to shoot down an escaping helicopter

The RPG round in mid-flight.

Miscellaneous

Orion Flare Gun

Rip Riley threatens Archer with an Orion Flare Gun in "Heart of Archness, Part 1".

Orion flare gun 12 Gauge

Rip Riley points the Orion Flare Gun at Archer.

A bit of a one-sided Mexican stand-off.

Palmer Cap-Chur Short Range Projector

Krieger uses a Palmer Cap-Chur Short Range Projector tranquillizer gun in "El Contador".

Palmer Cap-Chur Short Range Projector

"Begin Clinical Trial Fourteen..."

"M41 Mark 2 Plasma Pulse Rifle"

The "M41 Mark 2 Plasma Pulse Rifle" is used by ISIS and mutineers in the two part episode "Space Race". It has an underbarrel concussion grenade launcher. It bears some resemblance to the M41A Pulse Rifle.

Drake shows off the plasma pulse rifle.

Lana with the plasma pulse rifle and Aliens inspired body armor.

Cyril fires his rifle blindly.

"Ion Cannon"

The mutineers on the Horizon fire a bazooka-like "ion cannon" towards the ISIS team.

Rocket Launcher

Skorpio's henchmen prepare to fire rocket launchers at Archer and Lana in "Skorpio." These are probably supposed to be FIM-43 Redeye missiles, since Skorpio was supposed to be selling them, but don't look like Redeyes at all.

Oerlikon 20mm Cannon

The main armament of the pirate ship appears to be an Oerlikon 20mm Cannon.

Oerlikon Cannon - 20mm

The Oerlikon mounted on the bow of the ship behind a gun shield.

".25 cal Chekhov"

This is the pistol that Archer gives to Cyril in "Training Day." The name comes from the literary technique "Chekhov's gun," which comes into play later in this episode. It's never seen again after "Training Day." Possibly a North American Arms Guardian chambered in .25.

Cyril using the "Chekhov" during a live fire exercise in Archer's apartment.

SS-1 Scud missile

An SS-1 Scud transporter erector launcher is shown in "Space Race (Part 1)" (S03E10).

Molotov Cocktail

Archer used Molotov Cocktails in "Fugue and Riffs" (S04E01).

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 is a closer shot of some of the pistols from "Movie Star." You can see a Beretta 92, a Luger P08, an out of scale AMC Auto Mag Pistol, and the grip of a H&K P7.

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

.

This shot from "Bloody Ferlin" shows another angle of the first shot.

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 second episode, "Training Day." There's what appears to be an out of scale SIG-Sauer P220, which, compared to the poison pen, (and the cap which slips off for like, no reason), might be only four inches long.

A closer shot. It is properly scaled by episode 4.