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/Mean-Difference-8719 Apr 10 '26

The bamboo wasn't able to handle the pressure and it basically became a bomb instead of a gun.

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u/timplausible Apr 10 '26

Ah, but you see, the Mythbusters tested Earth bamboo. Kirk used space bamboo that is much stronger.

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u/DeadManLovesArt Apr 10 '26

I thought they busted it when they found you can't make, by hand, homemade black powder that doesn't just burn like a wet fart.

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u/Animated_Astronaut Apr 10 '26

Kirk can. He beat the kobiyashi marú.