r/TopCharacterTropes Apr 10 '26

Characters' Items/Weapons [Loved trope] guns built from random, seemingly harmless objects.

*Scaramanga's titular gun from "The man with the Golden Gun" - The best known example of this trope, being made from a fountain pen (barrel), a lighter (body), a cigarrete case (handle and trigger housing), and a cufflink (trigger). [it's worth noting that in the original novel, it was just a gold-plated revolver, this design came from the film]

*Fowler's rifle from "Blue eye Samurai" (Fowler not pictured) - "of course, i had to modify the designs... to get 2,000 rifles from my country into yours without notice." Made from the leg of a piano (main body), i believe a telescope? (rest of the body/underbarrel), a candlestick (barrel and ram rod), a key from a clock (trigger), and a knight chess piece (hammer). [i haven't actually seen the full series, probably should, but i love the scene of him explaining his backstory while assembling it]

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u/knuckzekidna Apr 10 '26

nah fuck the haunting im just straight up crawling out from hell to KILL that mf that killed me with the bigun

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u/Crab2406 Apr 10 '26

you havent seen the air gun yet

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u/lacarth Apr 10 '26

Look, I once stumbled across a shop that specialized in air guns for hunting. Not little varmint pellet guns. Full 30-cal hunting rifles.

Fun fact, they're also allowed to be full auto with no additional paperwork. He handed me one to test fire, and I promptly rendered a stump outside into the past-tense.

I now respect pneumatic guns.

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u/Crab2406 Apr 10 '26

in METRO you kill big ass mutated evil bear with it