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Interdynamic KG-9 / Intratec TEC-9
InterDynamic MP9/KG-9
Interdynamic AB of Sweden first built the KG-9 pistol as a civilian semiautomatic version of their MP9 Submachine gun. Their MP9 didn't generate much interest amongst the military clients of the world, so they brought their design to the U.S.
InterDynamic KG-99
In 1982 the ATF forced InterDynamic (then changing their name to Intratec, Inc (of Florida)) to redesign the KG-9 into a closed bolt system (the Open bolt design was too easy to convert to full auto). Thus the Closed bolt KG-99 was born.Eventually the 1980s progressed and shows like "Miami Vice" popularized the KG-99. The fully automatic guns in that show were KG-99s legally converted to full auto by Class III manufacturers.
Television
- Numerous Drug and gang members in Miami Vice
Intratec TEC-9
Then Intratec developed the TEC-9 in the mid to late 1980s. The design is almost identical to the KG-99 except for a few manufacturing changes. The TEC-9 was a favored firearm during that time by gangs, especially the Cuban and Jamaican posses in Florida, due to it's intimidating appearance and similarity to the fully automatic KG-9/MP9 submachine pistol. This is the most common version of the gun to appear in movies. In addition to the black and satin nickel versions of the full sized TEC-9, there are several 'mini' variations of the gun, missing the barrel shield and sporting a slightly shorter barrel. These are known as the TEC-9 Minis.
Film
- Latin street gang member and Michael Douglas as William 'D-Fens' Foster in Falling Down
- Kurt Russell as Jack Burton in Big Trouble in Little China
- A prostitute in Sin City
Television
- Michael Rooker as Kinney in Tremors: The Series
- Several terrorists on Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Video Games
Intratec TEC-DC9
The TEC-DC9 pistol first appeared in 1990. It was a modified version of the original TEC-9 pistol . The TEC-DC9 was the first assault pistol designed to comply with a legislative ban. Intratec had been manufacturing the TEC-9 for years, but after the 1989 Schoolyard shooting in Stockton and the subsequent Ban on "named guns", Intratec complied with the law, by simply renaming the gun. Thus the "DC" nomenclature meant "Designed for California".
The most noticeable external difference between the TEC-9 and the TEC-DC9 is that rings to hold the sling was moved from the side of the gun with the cocking handle, to a removable stamped metal clip in the back of the gun. Though slight, it allows one to know which version of the gun they are looking at.
When you see an actor firing semiautomatic in a film or television show AFTER 1990, chances are it's the DC9, the fully automatic versions of the TEC-DC9 that we see in movies, are in reality ORIGINAL TEC-9s or KG-99s. TEC-9s and KG-99s were built in semi automatic and FULLY automatic versions until the Hughes Amendment to the McClure/Volkmer Act of 1986 banned the future manufacture of privately transferable full auto guns. Also the TEC-9 was one of the CHEAPEST full auto guns that could be purchased by properly licensed individuals at the time. Since the TEC-DC9 was released AFTER 1986, any full auto version could only be designated as a "Law Enforcement Only Sample" (or Post-86 Dealer Sample) and thus could only be transfered to another NFA dealer or police department. Since it is unlikely that any police department would BUY a TEC-DC9 as an official duty weapon, there were virtually NO post-86 full auto conversions done on this model.
Film
- One of Alex Montel (Oliver Martinez)'s cronies in S.W.A.T.
- Frank John Hughes as Casper in Bad Boys
- One of Johny Tapia's cronies in Bad Boys II
- Javier Bardem as Anton Chagurh in No Country for Old Men
Television
- Bank robbers on CSI: Miami
- Numerous Bad guys on Walker, Texas Ranger
Intratec AB-10
In the wake of the Clinton Assault Weapon Ban of 1994 (known as the Omnibus Crime Bill of 1994), Intratec had to alter their guns to eliminate the threaded barrels and heat shields, since such 'cosmetic features' were scary and thus caused alarm amongst frightened politicians. Intratec showed a sense of humor and a defiance of poorly written laws, by renaming even more cosmetically altered guns. AB ("After Ban") was the new name of the AB-10 which was the 1994 Assault Weapon Ban compliant version of the same gun. This didn't help them, though, since the national media 'claimed' that of the killers at Columbine in 1998 used 'post ban' versions of their gun, the AB-10 (also misidentified by the national media as the full sized TEC-DC9 as well). (Note: According to the Jefferson County Sheriff Dept, the pistol was a pre-ban TEC-9 Mini (a gun that was no longer manufactured because of the 1994 Crime Bill)). Despite the constant erroneous information spewing from the biased media, both handguns were supplied by private parties and not gun dealers and thus would not have been affected by any of the "new" proposed 'gun control' laws.
The AB-10 fully complied with all legislative restrictions, but it still managed to get vilified because of the actions of a few psychopaths and the intentional misinformation by the media and law enforcement. Intratec went out of business in 2000.
Film
- Geena Davis as Charly Baltimore in The Long Kiss Goodnight