The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight is director Christopher Nolan's 2008 sequel to Batman Begins. Christian Bale returns as Batman, this time having to save Gotham from the grips of a new foe who calls himself the Joker (Heath Ledger, who posthumously received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance). The film's cast includes Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Caine and the sequel would be followed by 2012's The Dark Knight Rises. In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". 
Note: The screenshots seen here will be of varying sizes due to the change in aspect ratio throughout the film.
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=Pistols=
==Glock 17 (Two-tone Converted to full-auto)==
The Joker (Heath Ledger) uses a Glock 17 that has been converted to full-auto, as the gun lacks the Glock 18's firing selector switch on the side of the slide. His Glock is fitted with a stainless slide and a G18's standard 33 round magazine. He is seen using it as his main weapon several times in the film. For someone as bizarre as The Joker, the gun fits him well as it is very rare, destructive, stylish although in some ways impractical. The extremely high cyclic rate makes it difficult to control, although in the hands of an experienced shooter, it is all the more deadly. The armorer referred to the gun as a Glock 18, but this is less of a mouthful then "Glock 17 converted to full-auto to resemble a Glock 18". Not to mention, he likely assumed no one would know the difference anyway. The armorer also mentioned how three Glocks were used, including two converted Glock 17s and one flashpaper model for close shooting scenes where blanks are harmful. Trivia: To make the Joker's Glock sound more impressive, the sound editors mixed in the report of a GE M134 Minigun. Despite the extreme cyclic rate difference (roughly 1300rpm to 4000rpm), this sound fits quite nicely. This particular pistol had previously been used in the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
==Glock 17==
"Grumpy" (Danny Goldring), one of The Joker's henchmen in the bank heist, uses a Glock 17 to kill "Happy" in the vault. He also uses it to hold up The Joker, suspecting he will kill him as well, only for Joker to tell him he is going to kill the bus driver. Several other Glocks are seen in the hands of Lau's henchmen and Gotham City police throughout the film.
==Glock 26 (fictional mock up)==
During the cross-examination occurring during the trial of mobster Sal Maroni (Eric Roberts), the witness Al Rossi (Michael Vieau) draws a small compact pistol on Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). He pulls the trigger, but the gun misfires. After disarming Rossi, Dent identifies the gun as a "Carbon fiber... 28 Caliber, made in China." This pistol appears to be a prop replica based on the Glock 26. In order to disguise its identity, the pistol has the back plate covered up, the sights removed and has been fitted with a different trigger guard.
thumb|none|300px|Glock 26 - 9x19mm
thumb|none|400px|Screen used stunt casting from the propstore of london.
thumb|none|400px|opposite view of the screen-used stunt gun.
==Smith & Wesson 5904==
Lieutenant James Gordon (Gary Oldman) uses a Smith & Wesson 5904 as his sidearm in the film.
thumb|none|300px|Early Model Smith & Wesson 5904 - 9x19mm. This has the finger step contoured trigger guard that would later be replaced by the round trigger guard.
==Beretta 92FS==
A guard at Sal Maroni's trial carries a Beretta 92FS in a holster. An officer is also seen pointing his Beretta 92FS at The Joker when he takes Detective Stephens (Keith Szarabajka) hostage with a shard of glass, demanding to get his one phone call.
==Beretta 92FS Inox==
A Beretta 92FS Inox is seen used by a Batman copycat against Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy). Several Beretta Inox handguns are also seen used by Joker's henchmen when Gambol (Michael Jai White) is ambushed.
==Beretta 92SB-C==
A Beretta 92SB-C equipped with a suppressor and wood grips is used by "Happy" (William Smillie) during the bank heist to kill "Dopey" (Michael Stoyanov), as soon as Dopey has hacked the silent alarm. 
==Walther P99==
Lau (Chin Han) is seen pulling a Walther P99 from his desk when Batman (Christian Bale) cuts the power to the building. Lau then uses the Walther to fire several shots at Batman. 
==SIG Pro SP 2009==
The Chechen (Ritchie Coster) is seen using a SIG Pro SP 2009 pistol during the meeting with Scarecrow.
thumb|none|600px|When the meeting with Scarecrow is interupted by the Batman copycats and a firefight erupts the Chechen (Ritchie Coster) draws his SIG Pro SP 2009.
thumb|none|600px|The Chechen prepares to fight back with his SIG Pro.
thumb|none|600px|"Loose the dogs!" <BR> The Chechen yells to his men while holding his SIG.
thumb|none|600px|Chechen (Ritchie Coster) is about to enter his van while a Batman copycat prepares to shoot him but is thwarted by Batman.
==SIG-Sauer P229==
Detective Stephens (Keith Szarabajka) uses a SIG-Sauer P229 as his sidearm in the film most notably during the funeral after the Joker fires at the mayor.
==SIG-Sauer P226==
One of the men employed by the Chechen (John Turk) is seen using a SIG-Sauer P226 pistol during the meeting with the Scarecrow.
=Revolvers=
==Smith & Wesson Model 64==
The Joker (Heath Ledger) gives Harvey Dent/Two-Face (Aaron Eckhart) a stainless Smith & Wesson Model 64 with a 3" heavy barrel to kill his perceived "enemies", flipping his coin to decide their fate.
==Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose==
The Joker takes a Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose off of one of his men at Harvey Dent's fundraiser after Batman knocks him unconscious. He then uses it to hold Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal) hostage before shooting out the window behind him and dropping her out of it.
==Smith & Wesson Model 36==
Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) uses a Smith & Wesson Model 36 to interrogate Thomas Schiff, one of The Joker's thugs, before Batman intervenes.
==Colt Police Positive==
After the Joker announces on the news that if Coleman Reese (Joshua Harto) isn't killed within the hour, he will blow up a hospital in Gotham, one citizen tries to shoot Reese with his old nickel plated Colt Police Positive before he is tackled by the police.
==Colt Anaconda==
One of the Scarecrow's men at the meeting with the Russians is seen in the background with a Colt Anaconda.
==Smith & Wesson Model 10==
Several officers in Hong Kong following the SDU teams are seen using Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers with heavy barrels and rubber grips.
==Smith & Wesson Model 15==
"Chuckles" (Matthew O'Neill) is seen holding a Smith & Wesson Model 15 in his left hand when he is shot by the Bank Manager.
=Rifles / Carbines=
==M16A2==
M16A2 rifles are used by National Guard troops, and by some of the GCPD officers at the funeral.
==M4A1 Carbine==
M4A1 Carbines are used by the GCPD's SWAT teams throughout the film, and police snipers during the funeral of Comissioner Loeb. The M4A1s are seen mainly fitted with reflex sights, foregrips, and M500 Surefire tactical lights.
==Blaser 93==
Blaser 93 sniper rifles are used by the GCPD SWAT snipers over looking the building The Joker is in from the neighboring rooftop. While the poor light makes them kind of hard to see, the basic shape of the rifle and the obvious straight pull bolt-action makes it easy to identify. 
==M1 Garand==
The Joker (Heath Ledger) and his men including Thomas Schiff (David Dastmalchian) are seen holding M1 Garand rifles while disguised as the honor guard who carry out the 3-volley salute during the funeral of Commissioner Loeb (Colin McFarlane). Since funeral procession guns are blank-converted or fitted with blank adapters (they could lack both, but these guns clearly fire in semi-automatic), the guns are either following the movie myth that blanks and live rounds both work in live guns, or they removed the adapters and are firing live rounds into the air for the first two volleys! (Theoretically, however unlikely, the rifles might be unmodified Garands firing grenade-launching blanks during the first two volleys.)
==Ruger Mini-14== 
A Ruger Mini-14 is used by one of the Batman copycats who attacks the meeting between Scarecrow and the Chechen. Batman twists the barrel on the rifle with his Mangler before knocking him out.
==Remington Model 700PSS==
A GCPD SWAT sniper scouts windows for shooters during the funeral armed with a Remington 700PSS.
==AKMSU==
An AKMSU is used by one of the Chechen's men during the meeting with the Scarecrow and his men.
=Submachine Guns=
==Heckler & Koch MP5A2== 
Heckler & Koch MP5A2s are used by GCPD SWAT officers as well as one of Lau's men that is disarmed by Batman.
==Heckler & Koch MP5A3==
Heckler & Koch MP5A3s are also used by the GCPD SWAT and members of the Hong Kong Special Duties Unit.
==Skorpion SA Vz 61==
Two of the henchmen employed by the Chechen (Ritchie Coster) carry Skorpion SA Vz 61's during the meeting with the Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy) and his men.
==IMI Mini Uzi==
One of the Batman copycats is seen using an IMI Mini Uzi to shoot at the Chechen's mobsters.
==IMI Uzi==
One of Scarecrow's men in the garage is seen armed with a full-size IMI Uzi during the meeting with the Chechen.
==Beretta PM12S==
Several of the Joker's men are seen using Beretta PM12S submachine guns throughout the film.
==Smith & Wesson M76==
The Joker (Heath Ledger) uses a Smith & Wesson M76 stored in his semi-truck to open fire on Batman's Batpod and several civilian cars before Batman crashes and Joker ditches the gun in favor of his knife. One of Scarecrow's men is also seen armed with one during the meeting with the Russians. Like the modified Glock 17 listed above, the report of a GE M134 Minigun is dubbed over for the sound of the gun.
==Ingram MAC-10==
Many of Joker's henchmen use MAC-10s throughout the film. "Chuckles", one of Joker's crew in the opening robbery, uses a MAC-10 fitted with the special buttstock made by Jersey Arms Works. 
=Shotguns=
==Remington 870 (Short Barreled)==
During the bank robbery, the bank manager (William Fichtner) uses a sawed-off Remington 870 shotgun to kill Chuckles. He comes out of his office, and fires at Grumpy and Bozo, firing five shots in total. Once Grumpy and Bozo are safely behind a desk, Grumpy asks Bozo if he is out and when he stands up to fire, an unexpected sixth round grazes him in his shoulder. The Joker takes the Remington and uses throughout the rest of the film. He is first seen threatening the guests at Bruce Wayne's fundraiser with the shotgun and then later seen using it to gun down a traffic cop who walks up to his semi-truck and to fire at the SWAT van transporting Harvey Dent before switching to his Type 69. Multiple times in the film he is seen firing the gun with one hand, which in reality would produce more recoil than shown. Since blanks produce little to no recoil, this factor doesn't present a problem in movie guns.
==Remington 870==
Standard Remington 870 shotguns are seen as the standard long arms of the Gotham City Police Department. One of the Batman copycats is also seen firing one during the meeting between the Chechan and Scarecrow.
==Double Barrel Shotgun==
A Double Barrel Shotgun is seen wielded by one of The Joker's henchmen at the fundraiser. Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) disarms the henchman of the shotgun and then disassembles the gun. This gun was likely selected because it is arguably one of the simplest guns to disassemble of many.
==Mossberg 500==
Mossberg 500s can be seen in the hands of the correctional officers on the convict ferry.
==Mossberg 590==
Mossberg 590s are also seen used by the correctional officers on the ferries. 590s are also used by GCPD officers.
==Mossberg 590 Cruiser==
A Mossberg 590 Cruiser is carried by one of the Joker's party-crashing thugs.
==Benelli M1 Super 90==
A shortened Benelli M1 Super 90 with a Surefire dedicated forend by the GCPD officer (Nicky Katt) who rides in the front seat in the armored transport carrying Dent. It's later used to apprehend The Joker only seconds before he tries to get to Batman. Several other GCPD SWAT officers use Benelli shotguns as well.
=Machine Guns=
==GE M134 Minigun==
Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) is seen using a custom built automated gun built from a GE M134 Minigun to do ballistic tests on wall slabs to test which type of round matches the bullet he found used by the Joker to kill two policemen.
thumb|none|450px|General Electric M134 - 7.62x51mm
==Browning M2HB==
The National Guard vehicles are seen with Browning M2HBs mounted on top of them.
=Other=
==WZ.83 Pallad D==
"Happy", one of the Joker's henchmen, uses a 40mm WZ.83 Pallad D cable launcher to break the window of an office building and to fire a grappling hook across the street to the roof of the bank (to reach the alarm box). The launcher is later seen used by two other of the Joker's henchmen to fire a line between two buildings to take down a GCPD helicopter.
thumb|400px|none|WZ.83 Pallad D - 40mm.
==Norinco Type 69 RPG==
After opening fire on the GCPD armored car with his Glock and the Remington 870, the Joker takes out a Chinese Norinco Type 69 launcher. He uses it to destroy a police cruiser, but fails to hit the armored car protecting Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). When Batman (Christian Bale) joins the chase, the Joker fires on the armored car again, only to hit the Tumbler inadvertently (after Batman bridges his Tumbler in front of the van). The Tumbler damaged beyond viability, Batman is forced to switch to his secondary vehicle hidden within the Tumbler, the Batpod. The SWAT officer riding shotgun incorrectly refers to this a "bazooka" (which was probably just used as simplistic slang for 'rocket launcher').
==The Joker's Grenades==
The Joker is a "man of simple tastes", which includes gasoline, gunpowder, dynamite, and of course, explosives. Mainly grenades. During the bank robbery, he brings a duffle bag filled with grenades including Mk 2 hand grenades, M26 hand grenades, and M67 hand grenades, which he primes in the hostages' hands so they are forced to hold the primer handles on (Grumpy says to them "Obviously we don't want you doing anything with your hands other than holding on for dear life."). No indication is made that these go off when the lobby is gassed following the Joker's escape. Later when facing the major mob bosses during their meeting, he manages to stop Gambol from attacking by revealing many of these grenades attached to the inside of his jacket, all stringed to the ring attached to his finger.
==Heckler & Koch AG36==
A modified Heckler & Koch AG36 Grenade Launcher also forms part of the automated gun.
==Batpod==
The Batpod is an two-wheeled vehicle salvaged from the Tumbler. It is equipped with mini-cannons, machine guns and even two grappling hooks, notably used to bring down (or, actually up) The Joker's semi.
The mini-cannons are used to clear automobiles immediately after the Batpod breaks off the Tumbler and to remove minor obstacles such as the alley garbage container. The grappling hook guns are first fired at the engine compartment of the semi and then trailing cables are secured around two street posts and then shot again to become anchored to the street. Note that this feat is next to impossible unless the initial hooks actually grab onto the semi's chassis. If they only hook onto the radiator, it would have come off instead of lifting the entire vehicle.
thumb|none|600px|A closer view at the hardware...
thumb|none|600px|...now with hooks open.
thumb|none|600px|Batpod firing the cannons to clear away cars.
thumb|none|600px|Batman machine-gunning down a door he's about to go through.
thumb|none|600px|Close up of the batpod as Batman races to help Harvey Dent.
==Sticky Bomb Gun==
Batman uses a pump-action weapon to fire timed "sticky bombs" at the windows of Lau's building. He keeps the gun concealed and disassembled in the back of his utility belt. Definitely a prop made for the movie but in the storyline it was probably designed at Wayne Enterprise's R & D department. 
thumb|none|600px|Batman prepares to fire his sticky bomb gun at Lau's building.
==Weapons used by the Joker==
Please visit the Discussion page for the bladed weapons used by the Joker.
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