(Blade Runner) - LAPD 2019 Blaster

Original prop.

The sidearm carried by Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) in the film Blade Runner is a specially constructed handgun prop that has been referred to unoffically by several names including "The PKD" (Steyr Pflager Katsumata Series-D Blaster, a name coined by Rick Ross to have the same abbreviation as Philip K. Dick), "2019 Detective Special", "M2019 Blaster", or "LAPD 2019 Blaster". This prop was constructed from parts of a Steyr Mannlicher .222 Model SL and a Charter Arms Bulldog revolver. Side covers were added to cover the Bulldog's cylinder, and different bolt heads and screw heads were used to offer an illusion of knobs and controls. The gun was also equipped with at least 6 LED lights, though not all of them worked throughout the production.

The LAPD 2019 Blaster has been seen used in the following:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Date
Blade Runner	Harrison Ford	Rick Deckard	1982
	Morgan Paull	Dave Holden
	Sean Young	Rachael
		LAPD Uniformed Policemen

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Release Date
Blade Runner	Blaster	1997
Fallout	.223 Pistol	1997
Fallout 2	.223 Pistol	1998
Fallout: New Vegas	"That Gun"	2010

Trivia

Original Syd Mead Design

Original design of blaster by Syd Mead.

Originally designed by Syd Mead, which was a "black hole gun" firing a black beam was rejected in favor of more realistic gun. it is rumored that original design was still used somewhere in the film albeit as an unrelated object.

Prop Construction

Steyr Mannlicher Model SL - .222

Steyr Mannlicher Model SL Receiver.

Charter Arms Bulldog - .44 Special

The prop was constructed from parts of a Steyr Mannlicher .222 Model SL (mainly receiver) and a Charter Arms Bulldog revolver.

Props

Stunt casting which currently resides in the Seattle Science Fiction Museum.

Another stunt casting.

A solid brass blaster. Image courtesy of Screen Used.

Original prop of the blaster was sold on Profiles in History auction and ended up in possession of a private collector Dan Lanigan. This video by Adam Savage of Mythbusters showcases the original prop from all sides.
A few stunt castings were made, one of which currently resides the Seattle Science Fiction Museum and one - in one of the Planet Hollywood restaurants. A few others made it into private collections as well.
A Solid Brass Blaster currently currently in auction was created by the prop department and used by "Safariland" in manufacturing of the leather holsters seen on Harrison Ford and many others in the film.

Replicas

Commercially Available

C&S Detective Special released by RAC Props and designed by Richard A. Coyle

The PKD (Steyr Pflager Katsumata Series-D Blaster) released by 1997 by Doppelganger Studios and designed by Rick Ross.
2019 Chief's Special Blaster released in 2003 by Japanese company Hartford.
Tomenosuke Blaster released in 2010 by Japanese company Tomenosuke and designed by David Goldberg. Is available in three variants - Type-A, Type-B and Type-C, one of which comes "as issued".
C&S Detective Special released by RAC Props and designed by Richard A. Coyle.

Custom Made

Adam Savage Replicas (showcased in this video)
Rick Ross Replicas

Crude Representations

There are at least four different Chinese toys which were modeled after the blaster. All of them were and are used to make more proper scratch-built replicas to some extent by fans of the movie.