Trigun

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Trigun (1996 - 1997)

Trigun is a 26 episode anime series from Madhouse Studio based on the manga by Yasuhiro Nightow. Set on a desert planet populated by small settlements of human settlers, the story follows Vash the Stampede, an outlaw known as the "Humanoid Typhoon" with a 6,000,000,000$$ ("double dollar") bounty on his head. The series is notable for being one of the major anime titles in the U.S. in the 90's, where it gained far more popularity than in Japan.

Note:Many of the weapons in the series are based on real-world designs but have been modified to appear more futuristic. Most modifications are largely cosmetic and will simply be noted as "Futuristic" in the section header.

The following weapons appear in the anime Trigun:

Handguns

Vash's Revolver

Vash the Stampede's primary weapon is a fictional silver-plated double-action, .45 Long Colt revolver. It possesses a 6 o' clock position barrel similar to a Mateba Autorevolver, a break-top mechanism similar to a Schofield Model 3. The revolver's internal operation is somewhat unclear. The barrel mates up with the lowest chamber of the cylinder, but when fired, the hammer does not appear to be striking the round in that chamber. There may be an internal mechanism that redirects the force of the hammer down to the correct round. It appears to be styled in this way to keep the gun looking more conventional, instead of having the more unusual-looking hammers of the Mateba handguns.

Vash draws his revolver.

A composite image showing the right side of Vash's revolver, and markings

Vash opens his revolver's action and sees why it wouldn't fire at the mob of enemies charging at him. Note the auto-ejector.

DA38 Derringer

Insurance agent Meryl Stryfe has around 50 BTJ DA38 Derringers lining the inside of her coat. As they are single shots she drops each gun after she fires it and gets a new one from her coat

DA38 O/U derringer 9mm.

Meryl's Derringer holsters

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Grader Single Hand 2043

Nicholas Wolfwood carries a pair fictional 1911-style handguns called the "Grader Single Hand 2043". According to markings on the weapon, it is a .45ACP handgun, manufactured by a "Grader Arms Co.", based out of July City. The most distinguishing feature about these weapons is the cocking lever; the front of the triggerguard is separate form the rest of the triggerguard and is attached directly to the slide. This allows the shooter to rack the slide with their shooting hand, allowing the pistol to be used completly one-handed.

A replica of the Grader Single Hand manufactured by the Japanese replica company Poseidon.

The gun rack built into the Punisher loaded with several Grader Single Hand pistols.

Futuristic Single Action Army

Two thugs in a bar at the beginning of episode 1 are seen with a pair of Single Action Army revolvers. Both weapons appear to have two ejector rods.

Colt Single Action Army w/ 5.5" barrel known as the "Artillery" model. The most common of the SAA revolvers as it is just the right length. - .45 Long Colt

The two thugs draw their SAAs.

Unidentified Pistol

The leader of the Badlands Gang uses an unidentified pistol, it appears to be based off the Wildey Magnum or AutoMag pistols (Note: In the Manga, Neon used a Single Action Army instead of this RugerAutomagWildey thing.)

The markings on the gun, notice the wording for "Magnum"

Submachine Guns

Futuristic IMI Micro Uzi

Several members of Descartes' gang use futuristic Micro Uzi submachine guns. The bolts on the submachine guns wrap around the top of the receiver as opposed to the real Micro Uzi's bolt, and the triggerguard has been altered.

IMI Micro Uzi with folding stock - 9x19mm

Descarte's men draw draw their weapons at Vash.

Descarte's men open fire at Vash.

Futuristic PPSh-41

One of Descarte's goons uses a futuristic PPSh-41 submachine gun with a squared-off muzzle.

Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

Descarte's men draw draw their weapons at Vash.

Descarte's men open fire at Vash.

Rifles

Futuristic AKMS

One of Descarte's henchmen uses a AKMS assault rifle. The weapon is modeled after the custom-built short-barreled AKMS rifles seen in American films, but has been heavily altered around the muzzle and receiver.

Custom AKMS with shortened barrel, as seen in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Pineapple Express, Rambo, and Taken - 7.62x39mm

Descarte's men draw draw their weapons at Vash.

Descarte's men open fire at Vash.

Shotguns

Futuristic Winchester Model 1897

One of Descarte's men uses a futuristic Winchester Model 1897 shotgun. The forward sling/bayonet mount has been altered from its real-world counterpart.

Winchester Model 1897 "Trench Gun" - 12 Gauge.

Descarte's henchman fires his shotgun at Vash.

Machine Guns

Milly's Stun-Gun

Insurance agent Milly Thompson carries with her a large Gatling-style concussion gun, usually concealed under her coat. It fires long projectiles which unfold into 4-armed crosses which have enough force to incapacitate people, or flip over trucks.

Milly accidentally drops her Stun Gun, giving the audience a good view of the trigger mechanism.

Milly picks up her Stun-Gun.

Milly bashfully shoulders her Stun-Gun while the other bar patrons realize that harassing the Insurance agents is not in their best interest.

Milly aims her Stun-Gun.

A composite image showing the operation of the Stun-Gun's ammunition.

Other Weapons

Vash's Arm cannon v.1

Located in Vash's prosthetic left arm, the hand pivots downward to rest on the trigger mechanism and reveal a gun mounted in the arm.

Vash's Arm cannon mk.1

Vash's Arm cannon v.2

After visiting the flying ship, Vash recieves an upgraded arm cannon which appears to have a machine gun rate of fire.

Vash's arm cannon mk.2

Rocket Launcher

The shorter part of the Punisher is the rocket launcher.

Wolfwood wields the Punisher in rocket launcher mode