The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief is the 1993 thriller based on the John Grisham bestseller and starring Julia Roberts as Darby Shaw, a young law student whose brief speculating on who was behind the assassination of two Supreme Court Justices puts her life in danger. Denzel Washington plays Gray Grantham, a Washington reporter who work with Darby to expose the conspiracy. The film was directed by Alan J. Pakula, who also directed All the President's Men and The Devil's Own.

The following guns were used in the film The Pelican Brief:

The Pelican Brief (1993)

Winchester 1894

A Winchester 1894 is the rifle that Gray Grantham (Denzel Washington) keeps at his cabin.

Winchester 1894

Gray Grantham (Denzel Washington) takes out his Winchester 1894.

Smith & Wesson 5906

The female assassin that chases Grantham and Darby Shaw (Julia Roberts) in the parking garage carries a Smith & Wesson 5906.

Early Model Smith & Wesson 5906 - 9x19mm. The early model 5906 pistols had the finger step trigger guard, but they changed it to the rounded trigger guard for 'ease of production'.

The female assassin chases Grantham and Shaw carrying a Smith & Wesson 5906.

The female assassin with her Smith & Wesson 5906.

Heckler & Koch P9S

Another assassin that chases Grantham and Shaw in the parking garage carries a Heckler & Koch P9S.

Heckler & Koch P9S, 45. ACP

Another assassin chases Grantham and Shaw in the stairwell with a Heckler & Koch P9S.

The pistol appears to be a .22 Beretta model 92. The assassin Khamel's pistol when he tries to take out Darby.

A closeup of Khamel's suppressed pistol.