ArmaLite AR-7

The ArmaLite AR-7 is a semiautomatic .22 LR takedown rifle based on technology developed for the AR-5 (USAF MA-1) air crew survival gun by the ArmaLite Division of Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corp. 
The ArmaLite AR-7 Explorer was designed and marketed as a survival/backpack gun for campers and hunters due to its light weight (2.75 lbs or 1.25 kg) and compact size when broken down. The receiver, magazine, and barrel pack inside the buttstock. Like the AR-5, the AR-7 was designed to float if dropped in water. The basic sights are a peep rear adjustable for elevation and a front post adjustable for windage. The receiver is made of aluminum, the standard 8 round magazine of steel. Aftermarket magazines have been made in various capacities and of different materials. 
ArmaLite began production of the AR-7 Explorer rifle in 1959 and later sold the rights to Charter Arms in 1973. Charter Arms produced the rifle and introduced a detachable 3/8-inch tip-off rail for scope mounts. Charter manufactured the Explorer II pistol version from 1980 to 1986. In 1990, Charter Arms sold the rights to Survival Arms who made the rifle up to 1997. Survival Arms then sold the rights to AR-7 Industries who continued production into the early 2000s.
When the patent expired in 1998, the Henry Repeating Arms Company reverse engineered the AR-7, maintaining backward compatibility, but with changes to the receiver and stock. Henry renamed their rifle the Henry U.S. Survival Rifle due to the changes. In 2007, Henry added a 3/8-inch tip-off rail integral with the receiver. The U.S. Survival stock holds the disassembled rifle with two magazines and a third optional in the receiver but is not as buoyant as the original. Henry's rifle is about 8 ounces (230 grams) heavier.
=Armalite AR-7=
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
From Russia With Love 	Sean Connery 	James Bond 	With scope, erroneously described as using .25 ACP ammo 	1963
From Russia With Love 	Pedro Armendariz	Kerim Bey 	With scope, erroneously described as using .25 ACP ammo 	1963
Goldfinger 	Tania Mallet 	Tilly Masterson 	With scope 	1964
On Her Majesty's Secret Service 	 	 	Seen in Bond's car 	1969
Violent City 	Charles Bronson 	Jeff Heston 	With scope and suppressor 	1970
Rage 	George C. Scott 	Dan Logan 	 	1972
The Killer Elite 	Robert Duvall 	Hansen 	 	1975
Futureworld 	Peter Fonda 	Chuck Browning/clone 	Pistol based on AR-7 rifle 	1976
Colt 38 Special Squad (Quelli della calibro 38)	Ivan Rassimov 	Marsigliese 	With sniper scope and sound suppressor 	1976
Umbrella Coup (Le Coup du parapluie) 	Gordon Mitchell 	Moskovitz 	Custom short-barreled version 	1980
Firestarter 	George C. Scott 	John Rainbird 	Appears as a tranquilizer dart gun 	1984
Malibu Express 	 	A hitman 	Two-toned with customized barrel cover, hand grip and synthetic stock	1985
Hard Ticket to Hawaii 	Harold Diamond 	Jade 	Two-toned with customized barrel cover, hand grip and synthetic stock	1987
Hard Ticket to Hawaii 	Ronn Moss 	Rowdy Abilene 	Two-toned with customized barrel cover, hand grip and synthetic stock	1987
Hard Ticket to Hawaii 	Dona Speir 	Donna 	Two-toned with customized barrel cover, hand grip and synthetic stock	1987
Night of the Sharks 	 	A henchman 	 	1988
Picasso Trigger 	Roberta Vasquez 	Pantera 	Two-toned with customized barrel cover, hand grip and synthetic stock	1988
Savage Beach 	Eric Chen 	Erik 	Two-toned with customized barrel cover, hand grip and synthetic stock	1989
Savage Beach 	Al Leong 	Fu 	Two-toned with customized barrel cover, hand grip and synthetic stock	1989
Do or Die 	 	An assassin 	Two-toned with customized barrel cover, hand grip and synthetic stock	1991
Return to Savage Beach 	Eric Chen 	Erik 	Two-toned customized; footage from Savage Beach 	1998
Assassin in Love 	Damian Lewis 	Milo 'The Baker' Shakespeare	With scope and suppressor 	2007
===Television===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Air Date
Get Smart (TV Series) 	Don Adams 	Maxwell Smart 	Stocked like a "Tommy Gun" (modification from commercial T62 variant)	1965 - 1970
Kojak 	Dan Hedaya 	Dan Hudson 	"A Hair-Trigger Away" (S4E7) 	7 Nov 1976
Hawaii Five-O (1968) - Season 11	Rodney Philip Aiu	Assassin 	"The Execution File" (S11E18) 	1978-1979
Strike Force 	David McCallum 	ICE 	 	1981
Magnum, P.I. 	 	Juvenile Delinquent	"One More Summer" S02E17 	1980 - 1988
Sledge Hammer! 	Adam Ant 	"Lionel Dasham" 	Suppressed; "Icebreaker" (S02E12) 	1986-1988
JAG - Season 2 	Nanci Chambers 	Meghan O'Hara 	"Washington Holiday" (S2E09) 	1997
Boston Legal 	William Shatner 	Denny Crane 	"Hired Guns" (S01E10) 	2004
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears As 	Notes 	Release Date
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly	U.S. Armalite AR-7	modern version	2014
===Anime===
Title 	Character	Note 	Date
Lupin III: Voyage to Danger 	 	 	1993
Case Closed: The Private Eyes' Requiem	Assassin 	w/ scope	2006
=Henry US Survival Rifle=
===Film===
Title 	Actor	Character	Note 	Date
The Interpreter	 	Assassin 	 	2005
Lord of War 	 	 	With stainless steel finish and M68 Aimpoint red dot scope, seen on a wall	2005
===Television===
Title 	Actor	Character	Note 	Air Date
Law & Order: Criminal Intent	 	Assassin 	"Assassin" (S7E14)	2008
=Hy Hunter Bolomauser=
The Hy Hunter Bolomauser is a pistol version of ArmaLite AR-7 that was manufactured in the 1960s.
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note	Date
Murderers' Row	Dean Martin	Matt Helm 	 	1966
Murderers' Row	Karl Malden	Julian Wall	 	1966
Murderers' Row	Tom Reese 	"Ironhead" 	 	1966
= Preetz Model 65 =
The Preetz Model 65 is a clone of AR-7 that was produced by West German company Josef G. Landmann-Preetz (also listed as J.G.L.) in 1965-1975. The rifle was chambered in .22 LR and .22 WMR, with a variety of stocks in both sporting and military styles. Originally Model 65 was made with a flat-sided zamack receiver, later production changed the material to aluminum. JGL did not duplicate the AR-7 self-contained component stock. Total production was in excess of 39,000 Model 65s of all versions.
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Angels of Terror	Günther Stoll 	Dr. Ellis 	With pistol grip, sniper scope and fake sound suppressor	1971
Angels of Terror	Hansjörg Felmy	Inspeсtor Craig	With pistol grip, sniper scope and fake sound suppressor	1971
=Charter Arms Explorer=
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Spy Hard	Alexandra Paul	Woman in murphy bed	Explorer II	1996
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods	Notation 	Release Date
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 	 	 	AR-7 Explorer; unusable	2002
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 	 	 	AR-7 Explorer; unusable	2004
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	"Explorer22"	 	Explorer II 	2016
=T-62 Civilian Defense Weapon=
The T-62 Civilian Defense Weapon is a "Tommy Gun"-styled version of Armalite AR-7.
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note	Date
The Ambushers 	Dean Martin	Matt Helm 	 	1967
The Ambushers 	 	Guards 	 	1967
The Green Berets	 	Two Vietcong in assault	 	1968
=Feather Industries AT-22=
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Appears as	Mods	Notation 	Release Date
Combat Arms	 	 	Depicted as firing in full auto	2009
=Pietta Bingham PPS-50=
The Pietta Bingham PPS-50 is an Italian semiautomatic rifle. Despite being similar to the PPD-40 and PPSh-41, is based on the AR-7 mechanism.
===Film===
Title 	Actor	Character	Note 	Date
Death Sentence	 	  	 Seen in armory	2007
=See Also=
* ArmaLite - A list of all firearms manufactured by ArmaLite.
* Charter Arms - A list of all firearms manufactured by Charter Arms.
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Category:Rifle