Taurus PT92

The Taurus PT92 (and the similar PT99) is a Brazilian-made "Wonder Nine" based on the original Beretta 92.

In many action movies (particularly those made in Hong Kong), the Taurus PT92/PT99 has been used as a stand-in for the Beretta 92FS when the Beretta is not available. Thus, the two guns are very often confused by moviegoers. The Taurus is distinguished from the Beretta by its frame-mounted safety, which it retains from the original Beretta 92, whereas the 92FS has its safety mounted on the slide. Even from a distance, this makes the two guns easy to tell apart.

Newer-model PT92s and PT99s can also be told apart from the 92F because the cocking serrations at the rear of the slide are wider than those of the 92F (in order to improve grip on the slide while a round is being chambered). Both PT92s and PT99s now come standard with accessory rails since 2005.

The Taurus PT92 and its variants appears in the following films and television series used by the following actors:

Taurus PT92AF (blued) 9x19mm

Taurus PT92 (stainless) 9x19mm

Taurus PT92 AFS stainless steel (current production model with tactical rails) - 9x19mm.

PT92

Film

• Simon Pegg as Sergeant Nicholas Angel in Hot Fuzz

• Chow Yun-Fat as Tequila, Tony Leung as Alan, and gangsters in Hard Boiled

• Wes Studi as Hanover, Djimon Hounsou as Vivo, Famke Janssen as Trillian, and Kevin J. O'Connor as Joey in Deep Rising (both PT92 and PT99)

• Anthony Zerbe as Milton Krest in Licence To Kill

• Michael Douglas as William Foster and Frederic Forrest as Nick the Nazi Surplus Store Owner in Falling Down

• Ned Beatty as Senator Meachum and Kate Mara as Sarah in Shooter

• Clive Owen as Smith in Shoot 'Em Up

• Vincent Pastore as Zach, Ray Liotta as Macha, and various thugs in Revolver

• Several actors in Elite Squad

• Jack Palance as Perret in Tango & Cash

• Chow Yun-Fat as Ko Chun, Charles Heung as Dragon, and gangsters in God of Gamblers

• An assassin in The Sentinel

• Dr. Porter (Gail Harris) and Jack (Tim Abell) in Curse of the Komodo

• Anatole Taubman as Elvis and Dominic Greene's bodyguard in Quantum of Solace

• Organization assassins in Hitman (fitted with compensators)

• Various characters in The Elite Squad

• Peter Stormare as Alexi in Bad Boys II

• Gangbangers in Romeo Must Die

Television

• Miami Vice

• CSI: Miami

• David Duchovny as FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder in part of Season 1 of The X-Files

• Joe Nipote as Frankie Waters and various bad guys on Viper

• Richard Dean Anderson as Jack O'Neill, Amanda Tapping as Samantha Carter, Michael Shanks as Daniel Jackson, and William Russ as Jonas Hansen in Stargate SG-1

PT92C/PT92CS

Taurus PT92CS - Stainless version of the Compact PT92C - 9x19mm

The PT92C is the compact version of the PT92 pistol. The PT92CS is the stainless version of the Compact pistol. The barrel, slide and grip are shortened and the magazine holds only 12 rounds.

Film

• Cheong (Kwok-Pong Chan) in Gates of Hell (1995)

• Hard Boiled

PT99

Same as the PT92, but with raised, adjustable sights for target shooters. In order to distinguish it from the PT92, look closely at the rear sight, and also at the front sight (which is taller than that of the PT92). The sights are the only difference between the two guns.

Blued Taurus PT99 (current production model with rails) - 9mm

Newer (1998 and later) Taurus PT99 9x19mm (note the wider cocking serrations in the slide compared to older models above).

Film

• A gangster in Red Heat

• Wes Studi as Hanover, Djimon Hounsou as Vivo, Famke Janssen as Trillian, and Kevin J. O'Connor as Joey in Deep Rising (both PT92 and PT99)

• John Leguizamo as Tybalt, Dash Mihok as Benvolio, and Harold Perrineau as Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet (as the "Sword 9mm", "Dagger 9mm", and "Rapier 9mm")

• Rex Linn as Richard Travers in CliffHanger

• Used as the basis of the pistols in Timecop

Television

• Harsh Realm