The Matrix

The following guns were used in the film The Matrix:

The Matrix (1999)

GE M134 Minigun

Neo (Keanu Reeves) opens up a GE M134 Minigun door mounted on a Bell 212 helicopter while rescuing Morpheus. According to armorer John Bowring, they were firing the gun half-pace at 3,000rpm but it was capable of 6,000rpm.

GE M134 Minigun - 7.62x51mm NATO.

Neo prepares to unleash the GE M134 Minigun on the Agents in the room.

Neo firing the Minigun at the Agents. Bowring also commented how they had to properly distance the gun from the glass window so the force of the blanks wouldn't send the glass flying back at the actors.

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Even in slow motion the gun is firing very fast.

Note how the shells falling from the gun are bottleneck blanks.

The barrels finally stop revolving after Neo kills all the Agents in the room (technically their hosts).

Glock 17

In the opening scene police burst in on Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) with Glock 17 pistols drawn. These are 3rd Generation models, which were pretty new at the time the film was shot (1998).

Glock 17 3rd Generation - 9mm.

An officer armed with a Glock 17 attempts to use a Harries technique (poorly).

Officers prepare to breach the room with their Glock 17s at the ready.

An officer points his Glock 17 at Trinity.

An officer fires his Glock 17 at Trinity as she runs along the wall. It's safe to assume this guy isn't a real cop since his stance (both gun and flashlight) isn't close to any real form of training.

Trinity forces an officer to kill another with his Glock.

IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX

The Agents, including Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving), are always armed with IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX pistols, chambered in .50 Action Express.

IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE.

On a billboard a Desert Eagle is seen, with a vent running through the barrel to allow steam to run out, like the gun is smoking.

A copy of Agent Smith points his Desert Eagle at Neo during the training exercise.

An Agent fires his Desert Eagle at Neo during the famous dodge scene on the roof.

Agent Smith fires his Desert Eagle at Morpheus through the wall.

Smith shoots out the fuel tank on the Bell 212 helicopter.

Smith holds his empty Desert Eagle on Neo.

An Agent fires his Desert Eagle at Neo.

Smith shoots Neo with his Desert Eagle about a dozen times, despite only holding 7 rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber.

Here we see the Desert Eagle cycle crimped blank cartridges.

Beretta 84F Cheetah

Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) carries a pair of Beretta 84F Cheetahs as her sidearms in the film. These were selected because Ms. Moss has considerabley small hands and full sized Beretta 92Fs would have gigantic in her hands.

Beretta 84F Cheetah - .380 ACP.

Trinity draws her Beretta 84F Cheetahs at the start of the film.

Trinity holds her Beretta Cheetah on an Agent at point blank so he is unable to dodge the bullet.

"Dodge this."

Zastava CZ99

Apoc (Julian Arahanga) gives Neo (Keanu Reeves) his Zastava CZ99 pistol as they try and escape an Agent-led SWAT attack after visiting the Oracle. The weapon is a CZ99 and not, as has been written previously, a SIG-Sauer P228; some of the weapons rental invoice documents published on Propstore.com have confirmed this. The CZ99 is a Yugoslavian-made pistol which is based on the P220 series, but is actually a very different weapon.

Zastava CZ99 - 9mm.

Neo examines the Zastava CZ99 Apoc gives him.

Neo fires his Zastava CZ99 at the SWAT team through the wall.

Beretta 92FS

Neo (Keanu Reeves) takes at least four pairs of Beretta 92FS pistols with him on his mission to save Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), because for some reason he sees more logic in carrying eight pistols instead of just one or two with spare magazines to reload.

Beretta 92FS - 9mm.

Neo takes cover during the lobby shootout with a pair of Berettas drawn.

Neo unloads his Berettas at the Agent on the roof, but is unable to score a hit.

A Beretta is seen on the ground next to Neo, right.

Neo holds his empty Beretta on Agent Smith.

Taurus PT92

In some scenes, Neo's (Keanu Reeves) Berettas change to Taurus PT92s.

Taurus PT92 - 9mm.

Two Taurus PT92 pistols are seen tucked in Neo's waist.

A Taurus PT92 is seen on the ground next to Neo, left.

M16 (SP1)

In the lobby shootout scene, the majority of the soldiers Neo and Trinity face up against are armed with M16 (SP1) rifles with slab-side recievers. The M16s used in this scene are a mixture of rifles with 3-prong flash hiders and rifles with M16A1 "birdcage" flash hiders. Neo uses two of these M16s during this scene, one while cart-wheeling across the lobby, another while on the roof.

M16 with 20-round magazine and original 3-prong flash hider - 5.56x45mm.

M16 (SP1) with 20 round magazine and A1 Flash Hider - 5.56x45mm.

A soldier fires his M16 at Trinity in the lobby.

Another soldier firing his M16 at Neo.

A soldier with an M16, here the 3-prong muzzle break is visible.

Neo grabs an M16 while doing a cart-wheel.

Neo fires the M16 while cart-wheeling.

A soldier with an M16 with an A1 birdcage muzzle break.

Neo dissarms a soldier on the roof of his M16, which is clearly a rubber prop.

Neo fires the M16 on the roof.

Micro Uzi

During the lobby scene, Neo and Trinity both use Micro Uzis, Trinity using one to kill one of the first guards and Neo using two to keep the soldiers behind cover.

Micro Uzi with 15 rd magazine - 9mm.

Trinity empties a magazine from her Micro Uzi into the last lobby guard. In reality, firing a Micro Uzi with one hand would make it very hard to control.

Neo take cover with his Micro Uzis drawn.

Neo breaks cover and fires his Micro Uzis at the soldiers.

Cobray M11/9

Apoc (Julian Arahanga) carries a Cobray M11/9 converted to full-auto with a thread protector, and is famously seen firing it to lay down cover fire while he and the others are fleeing from the SWAT team (you can tell it's a Cobray M11/9 and not an original Ingram MAC-10 because the back of the receiver is elongated).

Cobray M11/9

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Apoc (Julian Arahanga) letting loose with his Cobray M11/9 in The Matrix.

Heckler & Koch MP5K

In the lobby scene, Neo uses a pair of Heckler & Koch MP5Ks to eliminate the first set of guards.

H&K MP5K - 9mm

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Neo picks out an MP5K as he prepares his attempt to rescue Morpheus.

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Neo's harness full of guns

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Neo wipes out the first set of lobby guards with dual MP5Ks.

Mouse's Shotguns

Mouse (Matt Doran)'s pair of shotguns are custom-built cam-operated electric drive automatic 12-gauge shotguns with 25-shell cylinders and a fire rate of 900 rounds per minute. They were crafted by John Bowring, lead armorer of the film. As an inside joke Bowring named the guns "Andy" (serial no. A1169 - Leetspeak for Andy) and "Larry" (serial no. L2779 - Leetspeak for Larry) after the Wachowski brothers.

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'Mouse' toting Auto Shotguns in his last moments.

Franchi SPAS-12

In the lobby shootout scene, a number of soldiers were armed with Franchi SPAS-12 shotguns, some of which are commandeered and used against their original owners by Neo and Trinity. The versions used by the soldiers have a solid fixed stock/pistol grip combination, similar to that available on the Benelli M3 Super 90.

SPAS 12 12-Gauge

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"Freeze!"

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Trinity with the SPAS-12 in the lobby shootout.

Australian Automatic Arms Leader T2 MK5

The SWAT team that breaks into the apartment building during the "deja vu" scene are armed with Australian Automatic Arms Leader T2 MK5 assault rifles (the Semi automatic version known as the SAC). (although the weapons are never shown clearly on screen, this has been confirmed by the rental invoices from Propstore, which also has one of the rubber AAA carbines on sale). The Leader is loosely based on the Armalite AR-18 and was planned to be the next service rifle of the Australian Army, but the rifle lost out to the Steyr AUG during the Australian Army's service rifle trials. The versions used in The Matrix are the "Commando" version which have 11.5-inch barrels; the weapons are also fitted with large tactical flashlights and laser sights. The use of an Australian weapon in this case makes sense, as most of this was filmed in Syndey, Australia.

AAA Leader T2MK5 Assault Rifles - Select Fire Police Version with Short barrel - 5.56mm

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The SWAT team moves in with AAA Leader T2 Mk 5 Police carbines ready.

Skorpion SA Vz 61

Neo fires a pair of Skorpion SA Vz 61s fitted with muzzle shrouds in the lobby scene. His spent shell casings are incorrectly shown as 5.56mm and ejecting towards the ground, in reality the Skorpion SA was never chambered in a round so large and the spent casings would be ejected up and to his right. In some other shots, the actual shells of the Skorpion can be seen ejecting as well.

Skorpion SA Vz 61 .380 ACP

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Neo wielding twin Skorpion Sa Vz 61s with barrel shrouds.

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Neo fires twin Skorpion Sa Vz 61s with barrel shrouds, during the lobby shootout.

Sa vz 58

Several Sa vz 58 rifles can be seen on a rack behind Neo when he and Trinity are loading up prior to their mission to rescue Morpheus.

Sa vz 58 7.62x39mm

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Several vz 58s sit on the rack as Neo loads up to save Morpheus.

Browning Hi-Power

Switch (Belinda McClory) is seen carrying a chrome-plated Browning Hi-Power(with adjustable sights) pistol as her weapon of choice, first holding Neo at gunpoint with it while Trinity removes the 'bug' the Agents planted in him, then using it to lay down cover fire along with Apoc while the others escaped the SWAT team, taking out several SWAT members in the process.

Browning Hi-Power 9mm

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Switch points her Browning Hi-Power at Neo.

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Switch wielding her Browning Hi-Power.

Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver

The security guards in the government building's lobby were armed with Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers.

Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB (Heavy barrel) Revolver (Post 1950s Model) - .38 Special. Later incarnations of the Model 10 had a non tapered Heavy Barrel, which leads it to be commonly mistaken for a .357 revolver.

M1928 Thompson

A M1928 Thompson with no magazine can be seen behind Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) in the gun rack sequence.

M1928 "Tommy Gun" .45 ACP with 50-round drum magazine, made famous through countless classic gangster movies

External Links

• The Guns of The Matrix by MadOgre