Doppelganger01
Sr Member
Hello,
This in an "homage" thread to the use of the Armalite and Charter Arms AR-7 survival rifle, as well as the little known limited edition version, the T-62 "Civilian Defender" rifle, both of which had a multi-decade run as a favored weapon used as a versatile prop in scifi and spy films of the 60's and 70's. Here are three of my favorite uses from this era. Armalite was the first manufacturer of this gun beginning in the late 50's. Later, Charter Arms became the manufacturer. And now the gun is produced by the Henry Rifle Company. Each manufacturer made the gun with some minor design changes. In the case of my digital models, I used the Henry rifle as my primary reference, so the majority of the details are from the modern iteration of the gun. Since this is an homage thread and I am only covering just a few of this gun's use as a movie prop, please feel free to post your favorite films in which this gun was used too.
All images created with Rhino 5, T-Splines, and KeyShot 6 HD.
3rd Party Hosting restored.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ricklross/albums/72157677536370221 AR7 STANDARD AND T62 DEFENDER
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ricklross/albums/72157677261749952 MATT HELM 10 SECOND GUN
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ricklross/albums/72157675601558943 DELOS FUTUREWORLD GUN
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ricklross/albums/72157675511484224 FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
http://kipple-maker01.deviantart.com/gallery/
The Standard Issue AR-7 Survival Rifle.
Armalite T-62 "Civilian Defender" circa 1962
Used in Matt Helm movies and Get Smart episodes of the 1960's as a Tommy Gun look-a-like.
Matt Helm 10 Second Gun from Murderers' Row
This pistol was clearly made by chopping up the stock and replacing the barrel of the T-62 Defender to make a pistol that only fires 10 seconds after pulling the trigger. It was a spoofy spy film of the 1960's.
Delos / Futureworld 1976 (interesting opening credit sequence in this film, unrelated to this prop, that all Blade Runner fans should watch and discuss) Another time when a prop-maker took the Armalite T-62 Defender and chopped it up to make a pistol. This prop was also used in the Gil Gerard Buck Rogers promo poster, but not in the series, that I could uncover, at least.
The Delos case was not in the film. I just couldn't resist making it. It would have fit into the film, though, I believe.
James Bond, From Russian with Love: A Modern Concept (the original was too dated for my taste as a real-world spy gun.)
Thank you for indulging my interests.
Sincerely,
Rick
This in an "homage" thread to the use of the Armalite and Charter Arms AR-7 survival rifle, as well as the little known limited edition version, the T-62 "Civilian Defender" rifle, both of which had a multi-decade run as a favored weapon used as a versatile prop in scifi and spy films of the 60's and 70's. Here are three of my favorite uses from this era. Armalite was the first manufacturer of this gun beginning in the late 50's. Later, Charter Arms became the manufacturer. And now the gun is produced by the Henry Rifle Company. Each manufacturer made the gun with some minor design changes. In the case of my digital models, I used the Henry rifle as my primary reference, so the majority of the details are from the modern iteration of the gun. Since this is an homage thread and I am only covering just a few of this gun's use as a movie prop, please feel free to post your favorite films in which this gun was used too.
All images created with Rhino 5, T-Splines, and KeyShot 6 HD.
3rd Party Hosting restored.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ricklross/albums/72157677536370221 AR7 STANDARD AND T62 DEFENDER
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ricklross/albums/72157677261749952 MATT HELM 10 SECOND GUN
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ricklross/albums/72157675601558943 DELOS FUTUREWORLD GUN
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ricklross/albums/72157675511484224 FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
http://kipple-maker01.deviantart.com/gallery/
The Standard Issue AR-7 Survival Rifle.
Armalite T-62 "Civilian Defender" circa 1962
Used in Matt Helm movies and Get Smart episodes of the 1960's as a Tommy Gun look-a-like.
Matt Helm 10 Second Gun from Murderers' Row
This pistol was clearly made by chopping up the stock and replacing the barrel of the T-62 Defender to make a pistol that only fires 10 seconds after pulling the trigger. It was a spoofy spy film of the 1960's.
Delos / Futureworld 1976 (interesting opening credit sequence in this film, unrelated to this prop, that all Blade Runner fans should watch and discuss) Another time when a prop-maker took the Armalite T-62 Defender and chopped it up to make a pistol. This prop was also used in the Gil Gerard Buck Rogers promo poster, but not in the series, that I could uncover, at least.
The Delos case was not in the film. I just couldn't resist making it. It would have fit into the film, though, I believe.
James Bond, From Russian with Love: A Modern Concept (the original was too dated for my taste as a real-world spy gun.)
Thank you for indulging my interests.
Sincerely,
Rick
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