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<random> The Daewoo K3 machine gun was regularly used as a substitute for the M249 SAW in numerous television series such as Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis.

The "Morita MKI Rifle" used in the 1997 film Starship Troopers is a Ruger AC556 housed in a futuristic shell with an Ithaca 37 shotgun mounted underneath. @@@ The rocket launcher used by US soldiers in the film The Incredible Hulk was constructed from a Nerf toy.

Non Guns are often used as substitutes for real weapons in situations where blanks are deemed unsafe. @@@ A converted Heckler & Koch HK91 rifle was a regular substitute in Hollywood productions for the Heckler & Koch SR9 sniper rifle.

In 1988's Die Hard, the sidearm carried by John McClane (Bruce Willis) was a Beretta 92F with a slide release specially modified for the actor. @@@ In the film Lord of War, the production rented 3,000 authentic SA Vz.58 assault rifles for a scene where Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) reviews a Russian weapons stockpile.

The Cobray 37mm Launcher is often used as a substitute for the M203 Grenade Launcher. @@@

In numerous films of the 1980s such as Die Hard and Predator, the Heckler & Koch HK94 with the barrel cut down was regularly used as a substitute for the Heckler & Koch MP5A3. @@@ The earliest appearance of the Steyr AUG in a Hollywood film was in 1983's Octopussy.

The "SVD Dragunov" sniper rifle used by Ah Jong (Chow Yun-Fat) in 1989's The Killer was actually a modified Norinco Type 56. @@@ The earliest appearance of the M16 in a Hollywood film was in 1964's Seven Days in May.

There are a mix of real Uzi submachine guns and MAC-10s modified to resemble Uzis in 1981's The Dogs of War. @@@ The first appearance of the Heckler & Koch G36 in a Hollywood film was in 1999's The World Is Not Enough.

All of the "AK-47" rifles used in District 9 were actually modified Vektor R5s.

The first appearance of the Desert Eagle in a Hollywood film was in 1985's Year of the Dragon. @@@ Because 9mm blanks were more reliable than .45 ACP blanks prior to the 1980s, the Star Model B or the Colt Government Model pistol was often substituted by Hollywood productions for the M1911 pistol.

The first appearance of the Glock 17 in a major Hollywood production was in Season 3 of the series Miami Vice. @@@ The M41A Pulse Rifle from Aliens was built up from an M1 Thompson submachine gun and a shortened Remington 870 shotgun with a SPAS 12 foregrip.

A Jordanian general provided the Beretta 92 pistol used by SFC William James (Jeremy Renner) in 2009's The Hurt Locker. @@@ The "Podbyrin 9.2 mm" handgun used by Ivan Danko (Arnold Schwarzenegger) in the 1988 film Red Heat is a Desert Eagle with a modified barrel and custom trigger guard.

In Soviet films such as Solo Voyage and Pirates of the XXth Century, the Sturmgewehr 44 was used as a substitute for the M16. @@@ Director Michael Mann used Barrett M82 sniper rifles with live .50 BMG ammunition to destroy a car for a scene in Miami Vice (2006).

Due to legal reasons, the blank-firing version of the Composite Pistol from the 1993 film In The Line of Fire was cut up after filming. @@@ The DShK heavy machine gun seen in numerous Hollywood productions is often either a visually modified Browning M2 heavy machine gun or an M60D machine gun.

The earliest appearance of the flat-top M4A1 Carbine in a Hollywood film was in 1996's Air Force One. @@@ For the film The Dark Knight, the report of an M134 minigun was used as the sound effect for the full-auto Glock 17 used by the Joker (Heath Ledger).

The original handgun to be used by RoboCop in the 1987 film was a Desert Eagle, but the handgun looked too small when seen in RoboCop's hand. @@@ The prop M203 Grenade Launcher used by Al Pacino in 1983's Scarface was the exact same one used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1987's Predator.

One of the earliest appearances of the Heckler & Koch USP in a Hollywood film was in 1994's Terminal Velocity. @@@ The "Auto-9" used in the film RoboCop was a modified Beretta 93R.

The "LAPD 2019 Blaster" used by Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) in Blade Runner was constructed from a Steyr-Mannlicher Model SL sporting rifle and a Charter Arms Bulldog revolver. @@@ In the film The Green Berets, the rifle that Col. Kirby (John Wayne) smashes against a tree is in fact a Mattel M16 "Marauder" toy gun.

Chinese Type 69 RPG launchers are often used as a substitute for the better-known RPG-7 in Hollywood films and TV shows. @@@ <random>