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== Glock 17 ==
== Glock 17 ==


Although it is ID'ed as a Glock 7, there is no such model, it is actually a [[Glock#Glock 17|Glock 17]]. These are the sidearms of the Terrorists. Another misconception is that the weapon is undetectable to the X-Ray machines at the airport, while in reality, Glock never produced such a handgun. Nor could they, even if they made the interior parts from ceramics or polymers, you are left with the problem of ammunition.
Although it is ID'ed as a Glock 7, there is no such model, it is actually a [[Glock#Glock 17|Glock 17]]. These are the sidearms of the Terrorists. Another misconception is that the weapon is undetectable to the X-Ray machines at the airport, while in reality, Glock never produced such a handgun. In fact, 83.7% (by weight) of the Glock pistol is normal ordnance steel and the "plastic" parts are a dense polymer known as "Polymer 2", which is radio-opaque and is therefore visible to X-ray security equipment. In addition, virtually all of these "plastic" parts contain embedded steel not to make the firearms "detectable", but to increase functionality and shooting accuracy. Contrary to popular movies like Die Hard 2, neither Glock nor any other gun maker has ever produced a "porcelain", "ceramic" or "plastic" firearm which is undetectable by ordinary security screening devices. Even if a pistol were completely undetectable by either X-ray machines or metal detectors were to be developed, the ammunition inside would still be detectable.


[[Image:Glock-17.gif|thumb|left|260px|Glock 17 9mm]]
[[Image:Glock-17.gif|thumb|left|260px|Glock 17 9mm]]

Revision as of 21:35, 19 July 2008

The following weapons were used in the film Die Hard 2:

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Die Hard 2 (1990)














Beretta M92FS

Once again John McClane's (Bruce Willis) weapon of choice is the Beretta M92FS. The Airport Police, along with Police Chief Lorenzo (Dennis Franz) carry M92FS Pistols as well. Major Grant (John Amos) carries one as well, along with the rest of the army team.

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Beretta 92FS 9mm
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Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) fires his Beretta M92FS.
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Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) loads a fresh magazine into his Beretta M92FS.

Glock 17

Although it is ID'ed as a Glock 7, there is no such model, it is actually a Glock 17. These are the sidearms of the Terrorists. Another misconception is that the weapon is undetectable to the X-Ray machines at the airport, while in reality, Glock never produced such a handgun. In fact, 83.7% (by weight) of the Glock pistol is normal ordnance steel and the "plastic" parts are a dense polymer known as "Polymer 2", which is radio-opaque and is therefore visible to X-ray security equipment. In addition, virtually all of these "plastic" parts contain embedded steel not to make the firearms "detectable", but to increase functionality and shooting accuracy. Contrary to popular movies like Die Hard 2, neither Glock nor any other gun maker has ever produced a "porcelain", "ceramic" or "plastic" firearm which is undetectable by ordinary security screening devices. Even if a pistol were completely undetectable by either X-ray machines or metal detectors were to be developed, the ammunition inside would still be detectable.

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Glock 17 9mm
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A terrorist with a Glock 17.
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O'Reilly (Robert Patrick) aiming a Glock 17.

M1911A1

General Ramon Esperanza (Franco Nero) steals an M1911A1 off one of the crewmembers on the plane that's transporting him, and he also uses it to kill the plane's two pilots up to his confrontation with Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis).

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M1911A1 .45 ACP
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General Ramon Esperanza (Franco Nero) holds an M1911A1 to the pilot of his transport's head.

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

Some of the terrorists are armed with Heckler & Koch MP5A3 submachine guns. John McClane (Bruce Willis) also commandeers one of these machine guns while it's full of blanks, and later uses it to fire several blanks at Captain Carmine Lorenzo (Dennis Franz) to prove the firefight between the terrorists and the Army Team was a set up.

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Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9x19mm
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Colonel Stuart (William Sadler) with a Heckler & Koch MP5A3.
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John McClane (Bruce Willis) with a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 after firing sevral blanks at Captain Carmine Lorenzo (Dennis Franz).

Heckler & Koch MP5K

Another common weapon used by the terrorists is the Heckler & Koch MP5K submachine guns.

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Heckler & Koch MP5KA4 9mm with 15-round magazine
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A terrorist with a Heckler & Koch MP5K.

M26 hand grenade

In attempt to kill John McClane (Bruce Willis) after securing General Ramon Esperanza (Franco Nero), Colonel Stuart (William Sadler) and his men throw M26 hand grenades into the cockpit of the plane McClane is in, but luckily for McClane, he manages to escape the cockpit using the pilot's ejector seat before the grenades detonate.

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M26 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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Several M26 hand grenades land near John McClane in the cockpit.

M16A1

The rifle used by the airport SWAT Team and the Army Team is the M16A1. Some of the M16A1s used by the Army Team also appear to have A2 style handguards.

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M16A1 5.56mm
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An airport SWAT member with an M16A1.
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The same airport SWAT member firing an M16A1.