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Browning BDA
The Browning BDA (marketed in Europe as FN HP-DA) is a single/double-action pistol based on the Browning Hi-Power. It was introduced in the early-1980s to compete in the U.S. XM9 pistol trials, though lost out to the Beretta 92F.
Note: Not to be confused with the similarly-named Browning BDA 380, or the more recent Browning BDM.
Specifications
(1983 - 1999)
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber(s): 9x19mm Parabellum
- Weight: 2 lb (0.920 kg)
- Length: 7.9 in (200 mm)
- Barrel length(s): 4.6 in (118 mm)
- Capacity: 14-round box magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
The Browning BDA and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Browning BDA
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popeye Doyle | Nicholas Kadi | Auram Bardas/ The Weasel | . | 1986 |
| Snake Eater | Drug dealer boss | 1989 | ||
| GoldenEye | Sean Bean | Alec Trevelyan | With suppressor | 1995 |
| The Lost World | David Nerman | Lord John Roxton | 1998 | |
| Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life | Gerard Butler | Terry Sheridan | 2003 | |
| The Brothers Bloom | Rinko Kikuchi | Bang Bang | 2008 | |
| Tournament, The (2009) | Sebastien Foucan | Anton Bogart | Dual-wielded | 2009 |
| Lupin the 3rd | Yayaying Rhatha Phongam | Miss V | 2009 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Lescaut | Bernd Stegemann | Harry Dewitz | "L'enfant témoin" (S03E06) | 1994 |
| Ultimate Force | Tibetan separatists | Deadlier Than the Male | 2002 - 2006 | |
| Bionic Woman | Serbian gangster | Sisterhood | 2007 | |
| The Walking Dead - Season 2 | Chandler Riggs | Carl Grimes | "Judge, Jury, Executioner" (S2E11), "Better Angels" (S2E12), "Beside the Dying Fire" (S2E13) | 2012 |
| Jon Bernthal | Shane Walsh | "Better Angels" (S2E12) | ||
| Andrew Lincoln | Richard "Rick" Grimes | |||
| The Walking Dead - Season 3 | Chandler Riggs | Carl Grimes | "Sick" (S3E02), "Killer Within" (S3E04), "When the Dead Come Knocking" (S3E07), "Home" (S3E10), "Arrow on the Doorpost" (S3E13) | 2012-2013 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Metal Panic! | Kurz Weber | Early production | 2002 |
| Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory | Disguised Amalgam agent | Early production | 2018 |
| Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex | Batou | Fictional M-7 variant | 2002 |
| Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG | Batou | Fictional M-7 variant | 2002 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Regiment | 20007 |
Blank Firing Replicas
Umarex GPDA
Umarex (of Germany) makes a common blank-firing-only replica of the Browning BDA in several versions, known as the GPDA9 and the GPDA8. The GPDA9 is a blank-firing pistol that chambers the proprietary 9mm P.A.K. (9x22mm) blank cartridge. The GPDA8 chambers the 8mm blank round and is readily available in the U.S. The vast majority of blank-firing pistols in 9mm P.A.K. are only available in Europe. Blank-firing replicas of the Browning BDA can be identified by the spurred circular-shaped hammer like on some models of the Hi-Power, and a lack of lanyard ring.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stakeout | Aidan Quinn | Stick | Umarex GPDA9 nickel | 1987 |
| Stakeout | Emilio Estevez | Det. Bill Reimers | 1987 | |
| Living Daylights, The | Actress Unknown | Female CIA agent | Umarex GPDA9 copy | 1987 |
| Tiger Cage | Jacky Cheung | Insp. Fong Chun-Yau | 1988 | |
| The Cat (Die Katze) | Joachim Kemmer | Commissioneer Voss | 1988 | |
| The Killer | . | Triad henchmen | clear GPDA markings | 1989 |
| Brainscan | Posse member | Umarex GPDA9 copy; stands in for SIG-Sauer P226 | 1994 | |
| Rumble in the Bronx | Marc Akerstream | Tony | With nickel finish | 1995 |
| NYPD detective | With blued finish | |||
| Running Scared | Michael Cudlitz | Sal "Gummy Bear" Franzone | Umarex GPDA9 copy | 2006 |
| Running Scared | Johnny Messner | Tommy "Tombs" Perello | Umarex GPDA9 copy | 2006 |
| Running Scared | Paul Walker | Joey | Umarex GPDA9 copy | 2006 |
| Running Scared | Vera Farmiga | Teresa Gazelle | Umarex GPDA9 copy | 2006 |
| The Kovak Box | Timothy Hutton | David Norton | Umarex GPDA8 copy | 2006 |
| The Apocalypse Code | Riley´s bodyguard | 2007 | ||
| Antikiller D.K. | "Kolgan"'s bodyguard | dual with Kimar 911 | 2009 | |
| Smithereens (Vdrebezgi) | Evgeniya Abramova | Selma | 2011 | |
| Kristina Kazurova | Kvalda | |||
| The Devil's Double | Dominic Cooper | Uday Hussein | With gold finish | 2011 |
| The Devil's Double | Dominic Cooper | Latif Yahia | With stainless finish | 2011 |
| The Battery | Alana O'Brien | Annie | 2012 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covert Affairs | Piper Perabo | Annie Walker | "Vamos" (S4E01) | 2013 |
| Whiskey Cavalier | Assailant | "The English Job" (S1E05) | 2015 | |
| Orphan Black | Tatiana Maslany | Beth Childs | "Transgressive Border Crossing" (S4E02) | 2016 |
EKOL Aras
The EKOL Aras is a Turkish blank-firing replica whose appearance is based on the Browning BDA's early production model. The full length version is named the "Aras Magnum", while the variant with a shorter slide variant is available as the "Aras Compact". They are available with finger groove grips, or the BDA's default Hi-Power Mark III-style grips.
Specifications
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber(s): 9mm P.A.K.
- Weight:
- Length:
- Capacity: 14-round magazine
The Ekol Aras and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mechanik | Ben Cross | Burton | Compact version | 2005 |
See Also
- Browning Arms Company - A list of all firearms manufactured by Browning.