Kimel AP-9

AA Arms/Kimel Industries AP-9 - 9x19mm

AA Arms/Kimel Industries AP-9 Mini - 9x19mm

The AP-9 was an inexpensive, simple to manufacture 9x19mm pistol, designed to capitalize on the market of the Intratec TEC-9 series of guns in the 1980s. It was manufactured by AA Arms and distributed by Kimel Industries, Inc of Indian Trail, NC. The AP-9 became widely available in 1990 and continued until 2001, however sales dropped off and cosmetic changes had to be instituted as a result of the Clinton Assault Weapon Ban of 1994 (officially known as the Omnibus Crime Bill 1994).

Many people confuse the AP-9 with the TEC-9. Externally they are similar but there are many small differences, the most obvious being the front sight and the shape of the receiver. Both guns can load and use the same magazine.

Specifications

(1988 - 2001)

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber: 9x19mm

• Weight: 3.5 lbs (1.6 kg)

• Length: 11.9 in (30.2 cm)

• Barrel length: 5 in (12.7 cm)

• Capacity: TEC-9 magazines

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

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The AP-9 is used by the following actors in the following movies, television series, and video games:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Iron Man 2		Seen on table while arming Warmachine	Stainless with flash suppressor/compensator	2010
From Paris With Love		Chinese thug		2010
Babylon A.D.		Neolite		2008
Underworld: Evolution		Seen in armory	Stainless	2006
Blade: Trinity	Parker Posey	Danica Talos		2004
		Vampire Assassins
District B13		One of K2s' henchmen		2004
House of the Dead	Jonathan Cherry	Rudy	Stainless w/ scope	2003
The Italian Job		One of Mashkov's men		2003
I Spy		Seen in the hands of a terrorist		2002
Lone Hero	Hugh Dillon	King		2002
Lone Hero	Lou Diamond Phillips	Bart		2002
Christmas Rush		Ghost Dragons gangster		2002
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	Mike Myers	Austin Powers	Stainless with flash suppressor/compensator	1999
Blade		Several of Frost's Familiars		1998
American Dragons		Yakuza gunman	Stainless	1998
The Pest	Jeffrey Jones	Gustav Shank		1997
Midnight Man	James Lew	Prince Samarki		1995
Leon (The Professional)		One of Stansfield's thugs		1994
Bad Blood	Lorenzo Lamas	Travis Blackstone		1994
Bad Blood		Chang's henchmen		1994
Last Action Hero		Closet assassin	Stainless	1993
Hard Boiled		One of Johnny Wong's thugs		1992

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Stargate Universe		Lucian Alliance foot soldiers		2009 - ????
Caprica	Esai Morales	Joseph Adama	"New Cap City"	2009 - 2010
The Kill Point	Steve Cirbus	Deke Quinlan	Two-Tone Finish	2007
The Unit		One of Dragovich's men	Stainless with flash suppressor/compensator	2006 - 2009
Dark Angel		Red Series soldiers	With and without suppressers	2000 - 2002
Seven Days		Terrorist	"The Fire Last Time"	1998 - 2001
Stargate SG-1 - Season 10		Lucian Alliance foot soldiers		1997 - 2007
Viper		Numerous Bad Guys		1996 - 1997
Star Trek: Voyager		Power Plant Guards	"Time and Again"	1995 - 2001
The X-Files		Various FBI/Police tactical officers, military/black-ops personnel	Mocked up to resemble Heckler & Koch MP5K	1993 - 1998

Video Game

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
They Hunger		AP-9/TEC-9 hybrid with full auto and three round burst	1999

See Also

• Interdynamic KG-9 / Intratec TEC-9 - the AP-9 was designed as a competitor to this firearm.