Eraser

The following weapons were used in the film Eraser:

Eraser (1996)

Special

EM-1 Railgun

The fictional EM-1 Railgun (EM standing for "Electro Magnetic") is used several times throughout the film. It is said to fire aluminum rounds at close to the speed of light, which is dubious for all manner of reasons; power consumption and heating would both be impossible to deal with in an infantry weapon, but the main issue would be how a C-fractional bullet would interact with the air around it. The projectile would be superheated almost instantly and burn up before it left the barrel, with the gun effectively firing a stream of plasma that would rise and dissipate; the result would be more like a hot steam gun than a projectile weapon. If it didn't, the projectile would interact with the atmosphere like a large meteor, creating a massive superheated trail that behaved like a directional nuclear explosion, including wake radiation in the area behind it. Far from throwing victims into the air, it would drill a hole through them so cleanly and quickly they'd barely notice in the instant before they and the entire surrounding area were obliterated by the wake. The shooter would likely end up with an EM-1 shaped hole in them and an equally large trail of destruction going in the opposite direction from the gun shooting itself backwards with similar velocity to the projectile.

The weapon is fitted with a variable magnification "X-Ray" scope, allowing the user to see through solid walls and showing human targets as skeletons, with the user able to mark his shot to their visible beating heart. The scope is a Hollywood invention; any X-Ray that could pass through steel, brick or concrete would not reflect off soft tissue or bone and pass through denser material again to get back to the detector, it would simply go through the less dense material and carry on. Real X-Ray machines work by firing X-Rays from an emitter on one side at a plate on the other, with bones and other dense structures showing up because they do not allow the rays to pass through; the traditional X-Ray with white bones is a negative, showing where the rays did not pass through, not where they were reflected back at the emitter. The net result is that the scope wouldn't actually display anything at all unless the entire area was saturated with lethal radiation or an emitter were present on the opposite side of the target.

EM-1 Railgun prop used in Eraser.

The EM-1 seems to use a recoiling barrel operation similar to a Browning A5 shotgun.

An assassin checks Lee Cullen's (Vanessa Williams) house with his EM-1 gun.

Agent Calderon (Nick Chinlund) fires his EM-1 Railgun. The scope looks like a cam-corder with some type of green flashlight inside.

John Kruger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) fires two EM-1 Railguns akimbo.

A shipment of EM-1 guns lays sprawled on the ground.

Handguns

Desert Eagle

U.S. Marshal John Kruger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) steals a Desert Eagle from another deputy (Michael Papajohn) during the plane shootout and keeps it until the zoo shootout when he runs out of bullets, conveniently having 2 bullets left (as opposed to the 40 or so he fires before without reloading) to shoot out the crocodile glass exhibit, and shoot an approaching crocodile remarking, "You're luggage."

Desert Eagle .50 Action Express

A "U.S. Marshal" checks his Desert Eagle.

Kruger steals the Desert Eagle from the "Marshal" on the plane.

Kruger with the Desert Eagle in the zoo.

Kruger's Desert Eagle slides out of reach when a crocodile smacks it away.

Beretta 92FS

Deputy Marshal Monroe (Danny Nucci) uses a Beretta 92FS as his personal sidearm for his duration in the film. Kruger uses one akimbo with his Glock 17 at one point in the film. A few unnamed thugs use 92FSs as well.

Beretta 92FS 9mm.

Deputy Marshal Monroe (Danny Nucci) chambers his Beretta 92FS before entering the house.

An assassin enters Lee Cullen's house with his suppressed Beretta 92FS at the ready.

An assassin hides behind a door in the womans house with his Beretta 92FS, waiting to jump Kruger.

The scarred assassin (Mark Rolston) is seen in the reptile exhibit with a Beretta 92FS at the ready.

A Beretta 92FS is knocked out of a man's hand when Kruger stabs him with a piece of wood. Kruger takes it for his own use.

Kruger crawls under the floor with the Beretta 92FS and a Glock.

Custom Beretta 92FS

James Haggerty (Patrick Kilpatrick) uses a Custom Beretta 92FS fitted with a SGS compensator and a C-more red-dot sight.

Haggerty enters the vault with his Custom 92FS at the ready.

James Haggerty (Patrick Kilpatrick) with his Custom 92FS.

"Some people take things for granted. Like the ability to chew solid food!"

Beretta 92SB

U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin (James Caan) reveals his true colors by killing a woman with a dead assassin's Beretta 92SB, as noted by its briefly seen rounded trigger guard.

Beretta 92SB 9mm.

Deguerin kills a woman with a Beretta 92SB.

Glock 17

U.S. Marshal John Kruger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) uses a Glock 17 as his sidearm, swapping out the barrels from a regular Glock and the Glock 17 Pro barrel, threaded for a suppressor. He later steals one from a man in the warehouse by the docks.

Glock 17 9mm

Kruger smacks the magazine into his Glock 17 during the opening credits.

John Kruger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) threads a suppressor onto his Glock 17.

Kruger checks the woman's house with his suppressed Glock 17.

Kruger crawls under the warehouse floor armed with a Glock 17 in his right hand.

Walther PPK/S

U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin (James Caan) uses a Walther PPK/S as his sidearm and commonly threads a suppressor on it.

Walther PPK/S .380 ACP

Deguerin shoots an assassin with his suppressed Walther PPK/S.

Deguerin with his PPK/S during the plane shootout.

Deguerin holds his PPK/S to a Cyrez employee.

Deguerin holds his PPK/S to Lee Cullen (Vanessa Williams).

Kruger stops Deguerin from shooting him with his PPK/S.

Smith & Wesson Model 38 "Bodyguard"

Kruger tells Lee Cullen (Vanessa Williams) that he works alone and if anyone ever says they are with him, to use his Smith & Wesson Model 38 "Bodyguard", a snub nosed Smith and Wesson revolver with a rounded hammer shroud to prevent clothing snag. It appears to use Harret grips, as they wrap aroud the shroud. (It actually appears this is a regular Model 36 with Bianchi "Lightning" grips that give the gun a "Bodyguard" appearance.[IMG]http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c220/sigp220/SWM13_002.jpg[/IMG]

Smith & Wesson Model 38 "Bodyguard" hammer shroud.

Kruger shows Lee the Model 38 "Bodyguard".

Lee fires the Model 38 "Bodyguard" in the reptile house.

Smith & Wesson Model 15

William Donohue (James Cromwell) menaces Lee Cullen with a Smith & Wesson Model 15 revolver.

Smith & Wesson Model 15.

A closeup of Donohue's Model 15 as he takes it from the drawer.

Donohue (James Cromwell) points the S&W at Lee.

Note how James Cromwell uses a particular method to put down the hammer. He rotates the revolver (coincidentally the same model of S&W) as seen in his role as Capt. Smith in L.A. Confidential.

Smith & Wesson 6906

Johnny Casteleone (Robert Pastorelli) takes a Smith & Wesson 6906 compact double action from a guard in Cyrez.

A Smith & Wesson 6906 pistol - 9x19mm. This is the screen used S&W 6906 in the movie The Usual Suspects.

Johnny Casteleone (Robert Pastorelli) points the 6906 at the doctor who just defibrilated him.

Johnny holds up the guard with the 6906.

Walther PPK

The men trying to kill Johnny and his wife during the beginning scene use older Walther PPKs. Kruger takes one of these for his own use, yet it changes into three guns, the suppressed PPK.....

Walther PPK .380 fitted with a sound suppressor.

A mafia thug checks the front door with his PPK ready.

Two men with PPKs before being killed by Kruger.

Kruger shoots a man while diving through the air with the PPK.

Colt Woodsman

....A Colt Woodsman with an integral suppressor....

Colt Woodsman .22lr without integral suppressor.

Kruger puts his suppressed Colt Woodsman in his pants.

Heckler & Koch P7M13SD

...and an H&K P7M13SD, as noted by its added suppressor.

H&K P7M13 with stainless finish without suppressor.

Kruger shoots a body with a P7M13SD. The suppressor is hard to see due to the strangely large muzzle flash.

Submachine Guns

Olympic Arms OA-93 Pistol

One of the assassins in the woman's house is seen using an Olympic Arms OA-93 Pistol before being knocked out a window by Kruger.

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Olympic Arms OA-93 Pistol 5.56x45mm

The assassin with the OA-93 pistol.

Calico M951 Carbine

Cyrez security guards use Calico M951 carbine rifles.

Calico M900 with M951 style foregrip - 9x19mm

Cyrez guards armed with Calico M951 rifles.

Cyrez guards enter D0nahue's officer, Calico M951s at the ready.

Cyrez guards in the elevator.

IMI Uzi

The Uzi is seen in the hands of several thugs throughout the film and is also used by U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin (James Caan) and Johnny Casteleone (Robert Pastorelli).

IMI Uzi 9mm.

An assassin in the woman's house is seen briefly using an IMI Uzi before being killed by Deguerin.

Deguerin fires at Kruger's tow truck with an Uzi.

Casteleone fires an Uzi at the Russians.

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

The H&K MP5A3 is used by several thugs and Little Mikey (Tony Longo).

H&K MP5A3 9mm.

Thugs at the docks fire their MP5A3s at Kruger, eyes closed.

A thug searches the warehouse with his MP5A3 at the ready.

One of the thugs helps turn the warehouse into swiss cheese with his MP5A3.

Heckler & Koch MP5K

One of the thugs that pursue Lee and Kruger into the reptile house is armed with a Heckler & Koch MP5K.

Heckler & Koch MP5K 9mm

A thug in the reptile house searches for Kruger and Lee armed with an MP5K.

Shotguns

Sawed-Off O/U shotgun

U.S. Marshal John Kruger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) uses a Sawed off Over and Under (O/U) shotgun, chambered in 12 gauge as one of his weapons.

Full-length Browning O/U shotgun.

Kruger closes the chamber of his O/U shotgun, the rounds clearly show "12 gauge Federal" markings, but you can also see they are dummy shells, as the primers are fired.

Kruger and Lee run from the house as it blows up, his O/U in hand.

Kruger loads up his O/U to enter the woman's house.

Kruger blasts an assassin with the O/U. Since it is a "big gun", action movie rules state he must be launched into the air when shot by it.

Benelli M3 Super 90

Kruger uses a Benelli M3 Super 90 shotgun with a top-folding stock while in the dock warehouse. When two snipers armed with Railguns destroy half the place, the bolt on his gun melts to the receiver, rendering it useless. He tosses it over to a thug searching for him, and he picks it up. A sniper sees him with the shotgun and remarks, "Nice shotgun, asshole." and blasts him instead.

Benelli M3 Super 90 with a top-folding stock.

Kruger in the dock warehouse with his Benelli M3 Super 90.

Kruger tosses the useless Benelli M3 for a thug to pick up.

Remington 870

Deguerin uses a sawed-off Remington 870 to blast the vault code pad. It is doubtful a high security vault would simply open by blasting the code pad.

Sawed-off Remington 870 12 gauge

Deguerin blasts the vault code pad with the sawed off Remington 870.

Daewoo USAS-12

One of the U.S. Marshals is seen using a Daewoo USAS-12 full-auto assault shotgun with a 20 round drum magazine.

USAS 12 shotgun with 8 round magazine.

A U.S. Marshal gets off a police chopper with a USAS-12 in hand.

Rifles

Winchester Model 70

Sal (John Snyder) uses a Winchester Model 70 with a scope to shoot out one of the EM snipers. He fires a bullet right through the scope, similar to the legendary USMC sniper Carlos Hathcock, who did the same thing with the same rifle during Vietnam.

Winchester Model 70 .30-06.

Sal with the Winchester Model 70.

Sal readies his Model 70.

Assault Rifles

AKM

Russians at the docks uses AKMs as noted by their open sights and slanted muzzle breaks.

AKM 7.62x39mm

A Russian fires his AKM at Kruger.

A Russian with an AKM.

M16A1 w/ A2 style handguard

U.S. Marshals towards the end of the film are armed mainly with M16A1s with A2 style handguards as evidenced by their A1 style sights and standard barrels.

M16A1 w/ A2 handguards 5.56x45mm

A Marshal with his M16A1 with A2 handguard at the ready.

M16A2

Although one of the rifles does appear to have A2 style sights so this one is an M16A2, not just an M16A1 with A2 handguards.

M16A2 5.56x45mm

Another U.S. Marshal with the M16A1 with A2 handguard.

Other

Drillbit Launcher

The Scarred Assassin (Mark Rolston) uses a custom built Drillbit Launcher, that appears to launch a weighted projectile which after several seconds, launches a grenade vertically into the air. The grenade then explodes and propels hundreds of drillbit-shaped fragments in all directions. One succeeds in impaling Kruger's hand to the fridge door.

"J. Scar" (Mark Rolston) fires the Drillbit Launcher into Lee's house.

The projectile straightens out before it launches the top into the air. It appears to be rubber (though it also appears to be bad 90's CGI, which might explain the weird surface texture).