I've been building movie gun replicas for some years now and recently my wife asked me why I keep building the same replica over and over again. The replica in question being Rick Deckard's Steyr pistol from Blade Runner. I explained to her the differences between the four versions of the gun in my display and when I was finished she said "yes, but they're all the same gun". This got me thinking; IF I was a 'completist' (and I am not) how many versions of the Deckard pistol could I actually make?
Here's all the variants of the pistol I can think of, including minor character versions;
- Deckard hero; as delivered to the production by the gunsmith/armourer in 1981
- Deckard hero; screen-accurate weathered (condition at end of filming)
- Deckard hero; as found at World-Con by Karl Tate in 2006
- Deckard hero; as restored for the Profiles-in-History auction in 2009
- Deckard hero; as currently owned by Dan Lannigan (probably the same as the PiH version above)
- Deckard stunt; painted resin cast (smacked from Deckard's hand by Leon)
- Deckard stunt; black rubber cast with amber resin grips (kicked from Deckard's hand by Pris in JF's apartment)
- Holden stunt; painted resin cast
- LAPD patrolman stunt; all black resin cast (background holster fillers)
- Deckard hero; brand-new, as issued (an 'in-universe' version)
So, are there really 10 distinct versions? Maybe there are more distinct 'looks' I haven't thought of?
Here's all the variants of the pistol I can think of, including minor character versions;
- Deckard hero; as delivered to the production by the gunsmith/armourer in 1981
- Deckard hero; screen-accurate weathered (condition at end of filming)
- Deckard hero; as found at World-Con by Karl Tate in 2006
- Deckard hero; as restored for the Profiles-in-History auction in 2009
- Deckard hero; as currently owned by Dan Lannigan (probably the same as the PiH version above)
- Deckard stunt; painted resin cast (smacked from Deckard's hand by Leon)
- Deckard stunt; black rubber cast with amber resin grips (kicked from Deckard's hand by Pris in JF's apartment)
- Holden stunt; painted resin cast
- LAPD patrolman stunt; all black resin cast (background holster fillers)
- Deckard hero; brand-new, as issued (an 'in-universe' version)
So, are there really 10 distinct versions? Maybe there are more distinct 'looks' I haven't thought of?
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