Executive Decision

The following guns were used in Executive Decision:

Executive Decision (1996)

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

Nearly all of the special forces commandos led by Colonel Austin Travis (Steven Seagal) use Heckler & Koch MP5A3 sub-machine guns as their primary weapons throughout the movie. The MP5A3s used by the commandos all have the Navy lower receivers and threaded barrels fitted with detachable suppressors of some type.

Heckler & Koch MP5A3, 9x19mm with Navy trigger group.

Doc (Ingo Neuhaus) and sergeant "Cappy" Matheny (Joe Morton) armed with suppressed Heckler & Koch MP5A3s during the mission at the Chechen safehouse.

Another shot of Doc (Ingo Neuhaus) with his MP5A3.

Cappy prepares to enter a room with his MP5A3 ready.

Cappy ascends the ladder in the F-117F "Remora" with his MP5A3 slung behind him. Also visible in this picture is his custom 1911, which can be seen on his right hip.

Sgt. Louie (B.D. Wong) sweeps the cabin of Flight 343 with his MP5A3.

Heckler & Koch MP5SD3

Captain Rat (John Leguizamo) is the only one of Colonel Travis' men who carries a Heckler & Koch MP5SD3, the integrally suppressed version of the MP5A3. Like the other commandos' MP5A3s, his gun has the Navy lower receiver.

Heckler & Koch MP5SD3 9mm (this one has an SEF lower receiver; Leguizamo's gun in the film has the Navy lower)

Captain Rat (John Leguizamo) with his H&K MP5SD3.

Captain Rat fires his MP5SD3.

Rat argues with Grant (Kurt Russell) on board Flight 343 with his MP5SD3 slung. Sgt. Louie stands nearby with his MP5A3.

Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW (mock-up)

Lt. Colonel Austin Travis (Steven Seagal) carries a Heckler & Koch MP5K fitted with a PDW folding stock during the opening scene at the Chechen safehouse. His gun is not a factory MP5K-PDW because it has the SEF lower receiver (the factory PDW has a Navy lower) and seems to have a fake suppressor welded onto the end of the muzzle (rather than the extended, threaded barrel of the factory MP5K-PDW). This means his gun is a standard MP5K mocked up to resemble an MP5K-PDW.

Heckler & Koch MP5K 9x19mm with PDW folding stock.

A publicity photo of Colonel Travis (Steven Seagal) with his Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW mock-up (this picture is being used because it presents a better view of the gun than the movie itself).

Travis prepares to enter the safehouse with his MP5K.

Travis fires his MP5K.

Walther PPK

The British intelligence agents who capture terrorist mastermind Al Sayed Jaffa (Andreas Katsulas) in Cyprus early in the film are armed with Walther PPK pistols with suppressors.

Walther PPK with suppressor, 7.65x17mm

The two British agents grab Al Sayed Jaffa with their suppressed Walther PPKs.

The agents hold their PPKs on Al Sayed Jaffa as their car drives away.

Heckler & Koch SP89

When Al Sayed Jaffa is kidnapped in Cyprus, one of the British agents who gets killed in the shootout is armed with what appears to be a Heckler & Koch SP89 (!?!). Obviously, it would be unusual in real life for a British agent to be carrying a semi-automatic "assault pistol" designed for the U.S. civilian market; perhaps the movie's armorer couldn't bring a full-auto MP5 variant to the set that day.

Heckler & Koch SP89 pistol with factory 15rd magazine - 9mm

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A British agent is shot while holding what appears to be an H&K SP89.

Type 69 RPG

What appears to be a Chinese Type 69 copy of the RPG-7 is used by one of Al Sayed Jaffa's men when he is kidnapped in Cyprus. The weapon is not seen very clearly for very long, however.

Chinese Type 69 RPG - 70mm.

A terrorist prepares to fire his Type 69 RPG in Cyprus.

Unknown AK under-folder rifle

Almost all of the jihadist terrorists in the movie, including the Chechen mafia thugs at the beginning, Al Sayed Jaffa's men in Cyprus, and the Algerian terrorists who hijack Flight 343, are armed with folding-stock AK rifles which may appear to be the AKMS, but a close look reveals that this is not the case. The AK rifles in the movie have the stamped lower receivers, ribbed receiver covers, wider front grips, and slant compensators of the AKM, but they also have the .75" front sight of the AK-47, older-style ventilated gas tubes, and the heavier folding stock (the AKMS has prominent serrations along the arms of its folding stock to reduce weight). In other words, the weapons are a strange mix of AKS-47 and AKMS design details. The most likely explanation is that they are Norinco Type 56-1 rifles which were given the AK-47-style front sight and AKMS grips and receiver covers.

Norinco Type 56-1 7.62x39mm (the guns in the movie may be these, except heavily modified to look more Russian)

A terrorist threatens passengers with his AK folder. Note that the front sight is the .75" AK-47 style, rather than the thinner .5" AKM style.

The crazy terrorist (Shaun Toub) with his AK folder.

Yet another terrorist watches Jean go by, while holding an AK.

AKMS

One of the AK-type rifles in the movie does appear to be a genuine AKMS, though it has a side-folding stock similar to that of an SA Vz.58, rather than an under-folding stock. It's probably a regular AKM with the fixed stock removed and the Vz.58 stock fitted by the movie's armorer.

AKMS - 7.62x39mm

An AKMS lying on a counter in the 747's galley after a hijacker takes it out.

A terrorist stands over Jean (Halle Berry) with his AKMS in hand. Note that this gun has a side-folding stock.

Glock 19

When the hijackers start to take over Flight 343, Nagi Hassan (David Suchet), the leader of the group, goes into the bathroom and unpacks a Glock 19 which has been disassembled and hidden in his camera. He carries the Glock 19 as his sidearm throughout the film and uses it to kill passengers (and even one of his own men) on several occasions. The terrorist who watches over the pilots in the cockpit is also armed with a Glock 19.

Glock 19 (1st Generation), 9x19mm

A nice close-up of Nagi Hassan's Glock 19's magazine sitting on the sink (note that it clearly says "9mm" around the top below the feed lips).

Nagi Hassan assembles his Glock 19...

...loads in the magazine...

...and then chambers a round.

The cockpit hijacker holds his Glock 19 on the pilot (Ray Baker).

Nagi Hassan uses his Glock 19 to kill one of his own men for insubordination.

Hassan points his Glock 19 at Jean (Halle Berry).

Skorpion SA Vz 61

Nagi Hassan's (David Suchet's) primary weapon is a Skorpion SA Vz 61 machine pistol.

It's interesting to note that Hassan is the only terrorist on Flight 343 to use a Skorpion. However, when the commandos are using cameras to look into the 747's cabin and IDing the terrorists' armaments and locations, Baker (Whip Hubley) and Captain Rat (John Leguizamo) each claim to see several hijackers armed with Skorpions (Leguizamo also mis-identifies the Skorpions' calibers as 9mm, rather than .32 ACP). This is in spite of the fact that the terrorists they are looking at all clearly have AKMS rifles, and the fact that Grant (Kurt Russell) actually types "AKM" into his computer when taking notes, despite not being able to see the hijackers!

Skorpion SA Vz 61 - .32 ACP.

Nagi Hassan watches Al Sayed Jaffa's kidnappers escape with his Skorpion SA Vz 61 in hand.

Nagi Hassan runs up to the cockpit with his Skorpion in hand.

Nagi Hassan looks over the pilot's inspection of the avionics with his Skorpion ready.

Nagi Hassan unloads his Skorpion into the cockpit door.

Unknown (custom?) 1911

All of Colonel Travis' SF commandos carry unknown 1911-type pistols as their sidearms. The exact model is hard to determine. The closest guns they seem to resemble are the Colt Mark IV Series 70 Gold Cup National Match (judging by the grips, which are clearly visible in several scenes), but unlike the factory Gold Cup National Match pistols, they have ambidextrous extended safety levers. It's possible that they were custom-built 1911s assembled by the armorer specifically for this film. .

Colt Gold Cup National Match (Mark IV, Series 70) - .45 ACP.

Cappy (Joe Morton) lies paralyzed on the floor; the grips of his 1911 can be seen across his chest.

Captain Rat (John Leguizamo) hides with his 1911 in hand.

Another shot of the above scene, showing the bore in better detail.

Captain Rat stands next to Baker (Whip Hubley); the butt of Baker's 1911 can be seen in his vest holster. This is yet another indication that all of the commandos seem to use the same type of 1911 (whatever it is).

SIG-Sauer P228

The Air Marshal on the plane (Richard Riehle), carries a SIG-Sauer P228 as his sidearm, which he conceals in his sock. He doesn't use it until the climax.

SIG-Sauer P228 - 9x19mm

The Air Marshal takes out his SIG-Sauer P228.

FN FNC Paratrooper

One of the hijackers is armed with an FN FNC Paratrooper assault rifle.

FN FNC 223 REM sporter, the semi-automatic of the FNC-80 - 5.56mm

One of the hijackers threatens passengers with his FN FNC Paratrooper.

The hijacker with the FNC points his weapon at Jean (Halle Berry) and one of the other flight attendants.

The terrorists cheering when they hear the news about Al Sayed Jaffa; the one with the FNC is visible to the left.

Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"

When the commandos need another shooter to assist in taking control of Flight 343, they ask Dr. David Grant (Kurt Russell) to work with them. Grant is given an Ithaca 37 "Stakeout" short-barrel shotgun for the job. He never gets to use it, however.

Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"

David Grant (Kurt Russell) opens a vent with his Ithaca 37 "Stakeout" in hand.

Grant stands at the ready with his Ithaca 37 "Stakeout".

Heckler & Koch USP (mocked up as Heckler & Koch Mark 23)

Dr. David Grant (Kurt Russell) is seen near the end of the film wielding a .45-caliber Heckler & Koch USP mocked up to look like a Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0, fitted with a LAM unit (HK Universal Tactical Light (UTL) or Insight Technology M2 light) and a fake Knight's Armament suppressor. This was done because at the time the movie was made, the only Mark 23s in existence were the military Mk 23 Mod 0 issued to U.S. SOCOM; the commercially-available Mark 23 for non-SOCOM users did not become available until a few years later. Coincidentally Kurt Russell will be the first actor to handle a real MK23 in 1998, on the set of "Soldier".

The actual Heckler & Koch USP .45 used in the movie (photo from Long Mountain Outfitters)

Grant reaches into his bag for the H&K USP-45.

Grant points his USP at the sound of a disturbance.