The Matrix

The Matrix is the 1999 science fiction film starring Keanu Reeves as a lowly office worker and underground computer hacker known as "Neo", who discovers that his entire world is not what it seems. The groundbreaking movie was directed by The Wachowskis, who would continue the story in two sequels released in 2003: The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions and then in 2021 with The Matrix Resurrections.
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=Handguns=
==Glock 17==
In the opening scene, the police officers who conduct the raid on Trinity's (Carrie-Anne Moss) hideout use Glock 17 pistols as their sidearms. Due to a continuity error, Neo (Keanu Reeves) also switches from a Zastava CZ99 to a Glock 17 during the "deja vu" scene when Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) grabs him through the wall. Later in the film, the soldiers whom Neo and Trinity confront during the lobby and rooftop shootouts at the Agent-controlled building also seem to carry Glock 17s in their hip holsters.
What is notable is that the Glock 17s used in The Matrix are 3rd Generation models, which were brand-new at the time the film was shot (1998). To the best of IMFDB's knowledge, The Matrix is the first film ever to feature the 3rd Generation Glock pistols, beating End of Days into theaters by eight months.
==IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX==
The Agents, including Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving), famously carry IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX pistols, chambered in .50 Action Express, as their sidearms throughout the movie. The Desert Eagle was specifically chosen by the Wachowskis as the Agents' sidearm-of-choice, against the advice of armorer John Bowring, who dismissed them as "wanker" pistols.
 
==Beretta 84FS Cheetah==
Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) carries a pair of Beretta 84FS Cheetahs as her sidearms in the film. These were selected because Moss has small hands and full sized Beretta 92Fs would be gigantic in her hands. What is interesting to note is that besides the Micro Uzi used in the beginning of the lobby scene, this is the only gun that Trinity feels she needs to bring into a building guarded by three agents. Meanwhile, Neo packs about a dozen guns and a bomb.
==Zastava CZ99==
Apoc (Julian Arahanga) gives Neo (Keanu Reeves) his Zastava CZ99 pistol as they try to escape an Agent-led SWAT attack after visiting the Oracle. The weapon is a CZ99 and not, as has been written previously, a SIG-Sauer P228; some of the weapons rental invoice documents published on Propstore.com have confirmed this. The CZ99 is a Yugoslavian-made pistol which is based on the P220 series, but is actually a very different weapon.
==Beretta 92FS==
Neo (Keanu Reeves) takes at least two pairs of Beretta 92FS pistols with him on his mission to save Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne). While it may seem ridiculous to carry several copies of the same gun, it would be faster to drop the pistols when empty and pull out "fresh" ones than it would be trying to reload them, particularly when dual-wielding, as Neo does in the film. Also, such practice would have a rich precedent in the flintlock era, when bandits or pirates were known to carry up to six loaded one-shot pistols into battle.
==Browning Hi-Power==
Switch (Belinda McClory) is seen carrying a silver chrome Browning Hi-Power with adjustable sights in 9mm caliber as her weapon of choice. She is first seen using it in the car to hold Neo at gunpoint and keep still while Trinity removes the "bug" the Agents planted in him, then using it to lay down cover fire along with Apoc while the others escape the SWAT team, taking out several SWAT members in the process.
==Smith & Wesson Model 10 Heavy Barrel==
A lobby guard tries to pull a 3" heavy barreled Smith & Wesson Model 10 before Trinity shoots him.
=Submachine Guns=
==Micro Uzi==
During the lobby scene, Neo and Trinity both use Micro Uzis with bent trigger guards, Trinity using one to kill one of the first guards and Neo using two to keep the soldiers behind cover.
thumb|none|300px|Micro Uzi with bent trigger guard and folding stock - 9x19mm
==Cobray M11/9==
Apoc (Julian Arahanga) carries a Cobray M11/9 converted to full-auto with a thread protector, and is seen using it to lay down cover fire while he and the others are fleeing in the SWAT team attack. It can be identified as a Cobray M11/9 and not an original Ingram MAC-10 because of the elongated rear receiver.
==Heckler & Koch MP5K==
In the lobby scene, Neo uses a pair of Heckler & Koch MP5Ks to eliminate the first set of guards.
==Sa vz. 61 Skorpion (custom)==
Neo fires a pair of custom-built Sa vz. 61 Skorpion submachine guns during the lobby shootout. They are fitted with custom muzzle shrouds, pistol grips, and 30-round magazines that were likely built for this movie. The cartridge cases falling from the guns are inaccurately shown as 5.56x45mm shells, which are far larger than .32 ACP rounds.
=Assault Rifles=
==M16 (SP1)==
In the lobby shootout scene where Neo and Trinity encounter the security guard's "back-up" in the form of a unit of Army soldiers, the majority of the soldiers Neo and Trinity face up against are armed with M16 (SP1) rifles with slab-side receivers. The M16s used in this scene are a mixture of rifles with 3-prong flash hiders and rifles with M16A1-style "birdcage" flash hiders. Neo uses two of these M16s during this scene, one while cartwheeling across the lobby, another while on the roof.
==Leader Dynamics T2 MK5==
During the "deja vu" shootout, the SWAT officers are armed with Australian-made Leader Dynamics T2 MK5 short-barreled assault rifles. Although the weapons are rarely shown clearly on screen, the identity of the weapons has been confirmed by the rental invoices from Propstore, which also has one of the rubber T2 MK5 carbines on sale. The versions used in The Matrix are the "Commando" version which have 11.5-inch barrels; the weapons are also fitted with a custom-made forearm designed to hold both a tactical flashlight and laser sight. The use of an Australian weapon in this case makes sense, as most of the movie was filmed in Sydney, Australia.
=Shotguns=
==Mouse's Automatic Shotguns==
The unusual pair of large guns that Mouse (Matt Doran) uses are custom-built cam-operated electric driven automatic 12 gauge shotguns with 25-shell cylinders and a fire rate of 900 rounds per minute. They were crafted by John Bowring, lead armorer of the film. As an inside joke, Bowring named the guns "Andy" (serial no. A1169 - Leetspeak for Andy) and "Larry" (serial no. L2779 - Leetspeak for Larry) after the Wachowskis' original names (now Lily and Lana, respectively), the writers and directors of the film. It can be assumed inside the Matrix, Mouse designed these shotguns for himself like he designed the woman in the red dress. The design shares some similarities with the High Standard Model 10 and Manville Projectile Launchers. 
==Franchi SPAS-12==
In the lobby shootout scene, a number of soldiers are armed with Franchi SPAS-12 shotguns, one of which is commandeered by Trinity and used against its original owner. The versions used by the soldiers have a solid fixed stock/pistol grip combination. One of them is seen firing the SPAS-12 in semi-auto mode -- a rare sight in movies. However, quick bursts of M16 fire are mistakenly dubbed over instead of the appropriate shotgun report.
=Machine Guns=
==GE M134 Minigun==
Neo (Keanu Reeves) opens up with a GE M134 Minigun mounted on a Bell 212 helicopter while rescuing Morpheus. According to armorer John Bowring, they were firing the gun at 3,000 rounds per minute (half the maximum rate of fire for the M134). 
thumb|none|450px|GE M134 Minigun - 7.62x51mm NATO
=Other=
==M7 CS Gas Grenade==
During the "deja vu" scene, a SWAT member throws an M7 CS gas grenade at the protagonists.
==The Virtual Armory==
The following guns are seen in the virtual armory when Neo and Trinity arm up before going into the Matrix:
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