I like movies. I like guns. I like movies that have guns in them. I like the guns that are in movies.
I started collecting gun models that are in the movies I love. Both the 6.5″ and 8.375″ barrel Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnums from “Dirty Harry”. The nickel plated Star Model B 9mm with pearl grips and the chromed .45 Auto-Ordnance M1911A1 with pearl grips from “Pulp Fiction”. A pair of silenced Beretta 92FS’s from “Boondock Saints”. The compensated Beretta 92FS from “Leon the Professional”. The Russian AK-47 from “Lord of War”. The tricked out 1911 Model from “Sucker Punch”. Several guns; S&W 29, S&W 36 snub, S&W Escort and the Astra Constable from “Taxi Driver”. Just to name a few.
I started looking for a way to display these in the context of the movie they were from so it would make sense to others. I don’t have room for lots of cases and such, so I envisioned a lighted display case with peg board in the back. I could create a backdrop piece on foam core with holes for rubber coated pegs to hold the guns in the appropriate spots. Then I could put a backdrop in and hang the guns. Every so often I could trade out the backdrop for a different movie and that movie’s guns. A rotating display.
I have several backdrops started. For each one I tried to match the style and feel of the movie while highlighting the gun(s). I will post more here as they are completed.
