The Thing (1982)

Movie Poster for The Thing (1982), which was created by acclaimed movie poster artist Drew Struzan.

The Thing is a 1982 horror film directed by John Carpenter and reunites him with his Escape from New York star Kurt Russell. The film is a remake of the 1951 classic The Thing from Another World and a prequel to this film will be released in 2011.

The following guns were used in the movie The Thing

Heckler & Koch HK93

A Heckler & Koch HK93 semi-auto rifle with a scope and a 40 round magazine is used by the Norwegian Lars (Kurt Russell's brother-in-law at the time of filming Larry Franco) to try and kill the infected dog while flying from the helicopter. When the helicopter lands the pilot Jan Bolen (Norbert Weisser) emerges with the rifle and continues after the dog while the passenger has a mishap with a grenade. Incidentally, this scene has in part been reproduced for the prequel, The Thing (2011) and the pilot renamed Mattias.

Heckler & Koch HK93-A2 full stocked Rifle - 5.56mm

The Norwegian 'Lars' firing the H&K HK93 from the Helicopter.

Lars with the H&K HK93.

The Norwegian Pilot 'Jan Bolen' now with the H&K HK93 taking aim at the dog.

Jan Bolen firing the H&K HK93 just before he's killed by Garry.

A close up of the Jan Bolen firing the H&K HK93.

Ithaca 37 shotgun

MacReady (Kurt Russell) carries a Ithaca 37 shotgun several times in the film. At one point Windows (Thomas G. Waites) manages to grab one before he is subdued by the others.

Ithaca Model 37 - 12 gauge

MacReady with the Ithaca Model 37 at the Norwegian base

Closeup of the muzzle when at the Norwegian base

MacReady right before shooting at The Thing

Mac and his Ithaca 37

Closeup of the muzzle of the 37 when shooting at The Thing, which is an obvious blank.

Windows breaks the glass to the gun safe to get a shotgun, note also the HK93

Windows with the Ithaca Model 37 from the gun locker, Garry points his revolver at him

Windows holding the Ithaca Model 37

Colt Detective Special 3rd Gen.

Blair (Wilford Brimley) retrieves a 3rd Generation Colt Detective Special from his desk drawer.

Smith and Wesson Model 36 - .38 special

Blair keeps his revolver in a desk drawer.

Blair takes his gun after reading that there's a 70 percent chance of someone being infected.

Blair with his revolver

Blair fires his revolver

Colt Trooper MkIII

Garry (Donald Moffat) carries a Colt Trooper MkIII in a holster on his duty belt. Midway through the film MacReady (Kurt Russell) gets possession of Garry's revolver and carries it with him from then on.

.357 Magnum with 4" barrel

Garry fires his Colt Trooper MkIII at the Norwegian

Garry shoots and kills the Norwegian (NOTE: Colt trigger guard and shrouded ejector rod housing.)

Garry points the Trooper MkIII at Windows

MacReady with the Trooper MkIII

M2A1-7 Flamethrower

This flamethrower is used by several members of the team throughout the movie. Palmer uses a different flamethrower. The "other" flamethrowers appear to be those propane powered models sold currently, used for burning weeds, removing ice from planes and other equipment, the flame on those is very short though, at max usually 7 feet.

M2-2 Flamethrower

Childs fires the flamethrower

Childs and Palmer holding the flamethrowers

MacReady burns The Thing

MacReady with his M2A1-7 flamethrower

MacReady fires the flamethrower at The Thing, notice the heat wave pinball machine beside him, ironic.

MacReady fires the flamethrower

MacReady fires the flamethrower at The Thing

AN/M14 Incendiary Grenade

The Norwegians use several AN/M14 incendiary grenades at the start of the film.

AN/M14 Incendiary grenade

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The Norwegian right before throwing the grenade

The writing on the grenade looks like thermite

Dynamite

MacReady and some other survivors are seen using dynamite bundles to combat the alien. Most notablly when MacReady grabs a bundle so nobody will they attack or burn him. The survivors fashion the dynamite to their chests with a improvised holder. (In the second photo under Molotov cocktail below, you can see the survivors are using WW2 Thompson magazine pouches to hold the dynamite)

A bundle of dynamite with fuse.

MacReady holding a flare and a bundle of dynamite

MacReady holding a bundle of dynamite as an insurance policy

MacReady with his M2 Flamethrower and dynamite in some kind of improvised holder