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Watchmen (2009)

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The following guns were used in the film Watchmen:

Watchmen (2009)

M79 grenade launcher

The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) uses an M79 grenade launcher to fire smoke rounds at people trying to vandalize the buildings with the phrase "Who watches the Watchmen?" in the rioting crowds. He even hits one rioter dead on with a smoke round during the "American Dream" scene. It is also seen in his closet when Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) is checking out his apartment.

M79 grenade launcher - 40mm.
The Comedian fires his M79 grenade launcher on the rioting crowds in a promotional still.
An M79 grenade launcher is seen in The Comedian's hidden closet armory when Rorschach investigates.
The Comedian fires smoke rounds from his M79 grenade launcher at rioters.
The Comedian talks with Night Owl II (Patrick Wilson) before shooting a rioter directly with a smoke round.

Flamethrower

The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) uses a Flamethrower to light his cigar with the pilot and then burn a Victor Charlie soldier while in Vietnam. He can also be seen posing with it in Movie Posters. It appears to be a fictional mockup not specifically based on any real flamethrowers, although it resembles an M2 Flamethrower in the graphic novel.

The Comedian lights his cigar with his Flamethrower. Note how he isn't squeezing the trigger yet flame is still coming out.
A Vietnam-era picture of The Comedian with his flamethrower.
The Comedian lights his cigar with the burning pilot of his Flamethrower.
The Comedian burns a wounded Vietcong soldier with his Flamethrower.
The Comedian sadistically burns the soldier to death, all while grinning.

M1911A1

The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) uses his issued M1911A1 sidearm in the film to kill a pregnant Vietnamese woman (Nhi Do) when she slashes him with a broken bottle for leaving her and the baby behind behind. During the film's opening credits, a criminal armed with an M1911A1 is shown being foiled by a young Night Owl I (Clint Carleton). We also see a criminal try to draw a nickel plated 1911 fitted with ivory grips when attempting to kill Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup), but is blown up horrifically before he can fire off a shot.

Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.
Nite Owl I beats a criminal armed with an M1911A1.
The Comedian fires his M1911A1 from a UH-1 Huey helicopter in the Director's Cut version of the film.
The Comedian aims his M1911A1 in a promotional still.
The Comedian aims his M1911A1 at the Vietnamese woman after she slashes his face with a broken bottle.
A side shot of the M1911A1 as The Comedian guns down the Vietnamese women. The only non-standard implication on the handgun is the obvious square trigger guard, which may be a custom improvement. For some reason the rear-sights are not visible in this shot, possibly due to depth of field.
A criminal draws a nickel plated M1911A1 with ivory grips before being blown up by Dr. Manhattan.

D&L Sports Professional Model Longslides

The Comedian's (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) sidearms right up to his murder are custom 1911-series D&L Sports Professional Model Longslides with ornate smiley-face grips to match the Comedian logo. They have "Nixon 1970" written on the grips, indicating they were a gift from Nixon for serving in the Vietnam war. At the beginning of the film, Comedian tries to bring up one of his 1911s (fitted with a sound suppressor) to combat the attacking assailant in his home but fires off one stray shot to no avail and is disarmed. For the most part, these guns are only seen in his holsters or in a presentation case any other time.

The Comedian's pistols prop replica display.
Actual movie props used by the Comedian.


The Comedian poses in a promotional still while armed with one of his D&L Sports Professional Model Longslide pistols.
One of The Comedian's D&L Sports Professional Model Longslides fitted with a suppressor and resting on a Hustler magazine. Classy.
The Comedian fires off a stray round when the assailant gains control of the weapon. Note the large muzzle flash, which a real suppressor would dampen significantly.
The shell casing ejects in slow motion, and surprisingly looks like a real shell (as opposed to a crimp-nosed blank shell).
One of The Comedian's D&L Sports Professional Model Longslides on display in his hidden closet armory.

Zastava M70AB2

Vietnamese soldiers destroyed by Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup) wield folding stock Zastava M70AB2 rifles noted by their folding grenade launcher sights.

Zastava M70AB2 folding stock rifle - 7.62x39mm.
A Vietnamese soldier fires his Zastava M70AB2 at Dr. Manhattan.
The soldiers look on in awe at the unstoppable blue giant.
As the soldiers flee, the folding stocks are visible.

AK-47

A Vietnamese soldier whose leg is blown off (seen in better detail in the Director's Cut) is seen with a milled receiver AK-47 before being burned to death by The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan).

AK-47 Type III Pattern - 7.62x39mm.
A Vietnamese soldier with a severed leg has an AK-47 at his side.

CAR-15

Seen in the hands of NYPD SWAT and US soldiers in Vietnam are CAR-15 carbines with slab-side receivers and full stocks (as opposed to the more traditional collapsing stock). Based on the fact the weapons actually have safe-semi-full selector switches, they could very well be GAU-5/A models, or at least very close copies.

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XM177E1 Carbine - 5.56x45mm.
In The Comedian's hidden closet armory a CAR-15 with a collapsing stock is visible.
US Soldiers are seen armed in Vietnam with CAR-15 carbines.
An NYPD SWAT member aims his CAR-15.
Note slab-side upper reciever.
Note lack of magazine fencing.
Rorschach uses an aerosol can and a zippo to burn NYPD SWAT members armed with CAR-15s.
Rorschach smacks away a CAR-15 before it can be used on him.
A SWAT member flicks the selector switch on his CAR-15 to full-auto. This indicates the lower on this rifle is not from a civilian copy like most film-used CAR-15, and it may possibly indicate the lower is from a GAU-5/A or similar unit. The writing is inlaid with white paint, which isn't correct but likely done so it can be read in low-lighting conditions.
A SWAT member unloads his CAR-15 on full-auto, and manages to miss Rorschach from less than ten feet away. A real SWAT officer would know to lead a running target, but doing such would have made this a much shorter movie.

Ruger AC556

SWAT members trying to apprehend Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) in Moloch's (Matt Frewer) house are seen armed with Ruger AC556 rifles with folding stocks.

Ruger AC556 - 5.56x45mm. Versions in the film have folding stocks.
A SWAT member leads the charge armed with a Ruger AC556.
The SWAT member is blinded by the burning flame emitted from Rorschach's improvised flamethrower while trying to aim his Ruger AC556.

Winchester Model 70

Modern update of classic Winchester Model 70 with open sights - .30-06.
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Winchester 70 hanging above Comedian's fireplace
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Promotional Image

Carcano M91/38

The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) is seen holding a scoped Carcano M91/38 while watching John F. Kennedy's car drive by. This implies that he assassinated JFK rather than, or in partnership with, Lee Harvey Oswald.

Carcano M91/38 Short Rifle - 6.5mm.
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The Comedian prepares to leave the grassy knoll wielding Oswald's infamous rifle.

Remington 870

The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) poses with a Remington 870 and his M79 grenade launcher in a promotional image.

Remington 870 Police Magnum Riot Shotgun - 12 gauge.

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Ithaca 37

The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) fires on rampaging crowd members with an Ithaca 37 shotgun. He has loaded it with less-lethal rubber bullets.

Ithaca 37 - 12 Gauge.
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The Comedian fires his Ithaca 37 at the rioters.

Franchi PA3

A Franchi PA3 is seen in the Comedian's (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) closet when Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) investigates his home. In the original graphic novel, the only thing seen in the closet was his costume, a MAC-10, and a few knives. His 1911's were seen in his closet in the graphic novel.

Franchi PA3/215.
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The Comedian's closet. Franchi PA3 top right.

Special

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The Comedian's closet in the graphic novel, containing a MAC-10 and a few knives.

M203 grenade launcher

M203 grenade launcher 40mm
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The Comedian's closet. M203-type launcher next to his costume, to the right.

M60

M60 machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO
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The Comedian's closet. M60 on the far left.

MP5 SD6

Heckler & Koch MP5SD6 9mm with Stock Extended and 3-round trigger group.
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The Comedian's closet. MP5 SD6 is the left gun of the group of assault rifles seen on the right side.
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Close-up of MP5

MR-700( Marksman's Rifle - Model 700 Conversion )

MR-700
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Seen at the top of the Comedian's closet

Smith & Wesson Model 10

Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers are used by the guards in Riker's prison, one of which is taken by Silk Spectre II (Malin Akerman) and later used to shoot Adrian Veidt (Matthew Goode), who impressively catches the bullet.

Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special.

Smith & Wesson Model 586

A Smith & Wesson Model 586 with a four inch barrel is used by Roy Chess to fire at Adrian Veidt (Matthew Goode) and shoot three employees (killing two) before Veidt hits him with a pole. In the novel the gun was a Beretta Cheetah modeled gun.

Smith & Wesson Model 586 - .357 Magnum.

Walther PPK

A Walther PPK is left at Moloch's (Matt Frewer) side after he is murdered in which we see the person planting it unscrews the suppressor and places it next to him.

Walther PPK with suppressor - .380 ACP.

Smith & Wesson Model 36

When Daniel Dreiberg (Patrick Wilson) and Laurie Juspeczyk (Malin Akerman) fight off "Knot-Tops" in the alleyway, one of them draws a Smith & Wesson Model 36 and fires several shots at Laurie but only succeeds in shooting one of his comrades in the back and is dispatched by Dan.

Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38spl.

.22 Revolver

An unknown .22 revolver is seen drawn by the man who murdered the little girl and he draws it when entering his house but it is disarmed by Rorschach.

Glock 17

Police standing behind Veidt as he attempts to stop Roy Chess from swallowing a poison capsule are armed with Glock 17 pistols, which were not in police service in 1985 (although commonly are today).

Glock 17 - 9mm.

M1 Garand

During the opening sequence summing up the past, Hippies stick flowers into US Army Military Policemen's M1 Garand rifles before the MPs fire them on the hippies, flowers still in the muzzles. This is an homage to the famous photograph where a protestor places a flower in the barrel of an MP's M14 rifle. In reality, MPs in the U.S. did use M14 Rifles during this time period. National Guardsmen (as in the Kent State shooting in 1970) were armed with M1 Garands.

M1 Garand - .30-06.
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MPs with their M1 Garands leveled on the Hippie rioters.
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A hippie girl sticks a flower in the muzzle of an MP's Garand rifle.
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The MPs fire on the hippies.

M1928 Thompson

A thug is seen foiled by The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) in the opening credits while firing an M1928 Thompson into the air.

M1928 Thompson - .45 ACP.
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The Comedian holds a criminal in a head lock as he fires his M1928 Thompson into the air.

Sawed Off Double Barrel Shotgun

A Sawed Off Double Barreled Shotgun with exposed hammers is drawn by a criminal before he is blown up by Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup).

Sawed Off Double Barreled Shotgun - 12 Gauge.

Rorschach's Grapple Gun

Specifically designed by Nite Owl II/Daniel Dreiberg (Patrick Wilson) for him, Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) uses this grapple gun to enter Edward Blake's (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) apartment and later uses it as a weapon to break a SWAT member's collar bone.

Replica prop of Rorschach's grappling gun on display with his mask.
Film poster featuring Rorschach posing with his grapple gun.
Rorschach fires the grapple gun to get into Blake's apartment.

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