All John Wick's Guns — Pistols (Every Real Firearm from Every Movie)
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John Wick isn't a movie franchise. It's a nine-hour firearms cinematography clinic taught by Keanu Reeves at Taran Butler's private range. Every reload is real. Every mag-swap is timed. Every pistol on screen was chosen because it does something specific in the shooter's hands — and Rod's audience recognizes every single one.
This is the field guide to the pistols of the John Wick franchise — every make, every model, every real-world SKU you can walk into a US gun store and touch in 2026.
The pistols John used in every reload montage, every mag-swap, every stairwell sweep — with every real-world make, model, and civilian equivalent you can actually buy in 2026.
How this guide works
Every firearm below is a real production weapon. Where the movie shows a suppressor, a specific optic, or a custom finish that was hand-built for the shoot, we call that out honestly and link you to the closest available current-production version. We don't fabricate spec claims and we don't pretend a $12,000 Taran Tactical custom-tuned pistol is something you can order online in five minutes.
The scene context is intentional. Half the reason to read this post is to relive the Osaka Continental bathhouse fight, the horse-stall gunfight, the mirror maze in JW2, the Sacré-Cœur stairs sequence in JW4. If you love the franchise the way we love the franchise, the scenes ARE the story.
Availability varies by state. California, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, Hawaii, and Illinois each maintain rosters, feature bans, or capacity restrictions that can eliminate specific SKUs from availability. Always verify against your state's current firearm roster before ordering.
The complete list
Ordered by screen prominence / franchise-defining importance. Every CTA below opens the manufacturer's official product page (or a verified Amazon listing where one exists) so you can check current pricing and configuration. Prices reflect approximate 2026 US MSRP or common street pricing.
#1
Heckler & Koch P30L (9x19mm)
Heckler & Koch · JW1, JW2, JW3
Used by: John Wick
Scene: The home invasion aftermath. The Red Circle nightclub shootout. The church shootout at the end of Chapter 1. The garage arsenal reveal in Chapter 2. The NYC Public Library opening of Chapter 3. This is THE John Wick pistol.
On-screen modifications: Custom single-port threaded compensator (JW1 signature long-slide look) · No compensator in JW3
Current retail: $1,149
The pistol that became synonymous with John Wick. The P30L's German-engineered long slide, the compensator, the way Wick indexes it under a suit jacket — every fan of the franchise recognizes the silhouette before the first frame of the fight.
#2
Glock 34 Gen5 MOS / TTI Combat Master (9x19mm)
Glock (base) / Taran Tactical Innovations · JW2, JW3, JW4
Used by: John Wick (primary JW2), Cassian, Ares, Sofia, Myrmidons
Scene: The Rome catacombs. The NYC mirror-maze finale. The Casablanca stables. The Osaka Continental cold-open massacre. This platform carried more Wick screen time than any other pistol.
On-screen modifications: TTI Combat Master Package — stippled grip, flared TTI magwell, ported slide, bronze IonBond match barrel, DLC slide, Timney trigger, fiber-optic front sight, RMR-cut, extended base pads
Current retail: $820
Glock 34 Gen5 MOS base pistol is $820 street. The full TTI Combat Master conversion — the pistol you actually see on screen — runs $2,000-$3,500 through Taran Tactical. Cassian's had a visible comp; Sofia's had a mounted optic; each character got a tuned variant.
#3
STI 2011 Combat Master (Now Staccato) 9x19mm
STI / Staccato · JW3
Used by: John Wick
Scene: The Continental Hotel armory selection with Charon — '9-mil, 21-round mags.' The entire Continental defense: kitchen fight, lobby, glass-walled shooting gallery. THE gun of Chapter 3.
On-screen modifications: TTI-tuned single-action 2011 · Integral compensator machined into barrel · Tall fiber-optic front sight · Extended magwells · 22-round mags with base pads · Ridge-cut slide
Current retail: $3,999
STI rebranded to Staccato in 2020. The closest current 2026 equivalent is the Staccato XC at ~$3,999. The original TTI Combat Master retailed $3,995-$4,495 when produced. This pistol is what made mainstream shooters realize a 2011 platform in 9mm was legitimately the most shootable defensive handgun a serious shooter could carry.
#4
TTI Pit Viper 2011 (9x19mm)
Taran Tactical Innovations · JW4
Used by: John Wick
Scene: Delivered by the Bowery King in Berlin/Osaka prep. Runs from the Berlin Zahnstocher club through the Paris Arc de Triomphe traffic-circle battle. This is the crown-jewel pistol of the entire franchise.
On-screen modifications: 2011 platform · Integral single-port compensator · Ambi safeties · Flared magwell · Fiber-optic front sight · 'Fanged' grip texture · ~21-round mags · 2-lb trigger
Current retail: $8,199
Currently listed on TTI at $8,199.99 (sold out — waitlist typical). New units $7,499-$8,199. Secondary market $6,000-$8,000. The single most expensive movie pistol you can actually order for your own safe.
#5
Kimber Warrior 1911 (.45 ACP)
Kimber · JW2
Used by: John Wick (Bowery King gift)
Scene: The 'seven bullets for seven Bratva' hand-off in the pigeon coop. Runs through the reflecting-pool mirror maze finale against Santino's men.
On-screen modifications: SOCOM-style black G10 grips · Single 7-round mag
Current retail: $1,349
The classic Warrior is superseded. Current Kimber equivalents: Desert Warrior ($1,349) or 1911 DS Warrior ($1,999). The 1911 that the Bowery King gave Wick to hunt seven men with became one of the franchise's most iconic moments.
#6
Glock 17 Gen4 — Salient Arms International Tier 1 (9x19mm)
Glock (base) / Salient Arms International · JW1, JW2
Used by: Viggo Tarasov, Iosef Tarasov, Kirill, Avi, Santino's men
Scene: The home invasion in Chapter 1 that kills Daisy. The chop-shop. The Tarasov endgame: church, warehouse, Bowery bridge. The art gallery mirror maze in JW2. Wick commandeers one after the Kimber runs dry.
On-screen modifications: SAI Tier 1 build — full stippled frame · Ported slide with front cocking serrations · AmeriGlo night sights · RMR-cut on some units · Undercut trigger guard · Extended controls
Current retail: $620
The base Glock 17 Gen5 is $620 street. The SAI Tier 1 build in the film is a $2,600+ conversion. The pistol of Wick's enemies AND the platform Wick has zero problem picking up mid-fight when his gun runs dry.
#7
Glock 26 Gen5 (9x19mm) — Wick's Backup
Glock · JW1, JW2, JW3
Used by: John Wick (concealed backup)
Scene: The Red Circle Club shootout in JW1 when the P30L runs empty and Wick draws his backup. Ankle-carry in later fights.
On-screen modifications: Largely stock · Some JW2 units with TTI-style stippling
Current retail: $620
The subcompact backup pistol Wick actually carries when he doesn't want anyone to know he's carrying two guns. The Glock 26 fits an ankle rig or a small-of-back holster and is the honest answer to 'what does a real professional carry as a backup?'
#8
Walther PPQ M2 with Compensator (9x19mm) — Zero
Walther · JW3
Used by: Zero (Mark Dacascos)
Scene: The NYC glass-gallery duel with Wick. Zero is forced to holster when Charon reminds him John is on Continental grounds — one of the best comedic beats in the franchise.
On-screen modifications: Threaded barrel with single-port compensator · Tall suppressor-height sights
Current retail: $1,499
The PPQ line was succeeded by the PDP. Closest current sibling is the Walther Q5 Match Steel Frame at ~$1,499, or standard PDP at ~$649. Zero's affection for John — 'you're the reason I got into this business' — makes his pistol as memorable as its owner.
#9
Arsenal Firearms Strike One / AF-1 (9x19mm) — Cassian
Arsenal Firearms (Italy) · JW2
Used by: Cassian (Common)
Scene: The Rome catacombs pursuit after Gianna's death. Then suppressed for the NYC subway sequence — the silent pistol duel under commuters' noses that ends with the platform tackle.
On-screen modifications: Two-tone factory finish · Threaded barrel + suppressor in NYC subway
Current retail: $1,000
Italian manufacturer, U.S. import intermittent. No active retail in recent years — used-market only if you want the actual Strike One. Historical pricing $869-$1,199. The suppressed subway shootout is one of the great pieces of gun choreography in modern action cinema.
#10
Smith & Wesson SW1911 E-Series Scandium (.45 ACP) — Ares
Smith & Wesson · JW2
Used by: Ares (Ruby Rose)
Scene: Every Ares scene: roof-corridor stalking, subway platform confrontation, 'be seeing you' hand-signed mirror-maze final duel with Wick.
On-screen modifications: Scandium alloy frame · G10 grips
Current retail: $1,079
The specific SW1911SC E-Series in the film is discontinued. Current S&W 1911 successors live in the M&P 1911 line. Historical $1,079. Ares's pistol matched her aesthetic perfectly — cold, mute, uncompromising.
#11
Glock 19 / Glock 19X (9x19mm)
Glock · JW2, JW3, JW4
Used by: John Wick (Casablanca pickup), Continental staff, Myrmidons, Mr. Nobody
Scene: Casablanca stables / dog-attack sequence (JW3). NYC Continental staff during the JW3 siege. Mr. Nobody's plate-carrier backpack pistol in JW4.
On-screen modifications: Mr. Nobody's is on an 80% Arms GST-9 frame · Statement Defense two-tone matte 'overbite' slide · Reflex sight on JW3 pickup
Current retail: $620
The world's most popular 9mm pistol shows up across three JW films as the utility infantry piece. Glock 19 Gen5 ~$620. Glock 19X ~$750. Mr. Nobody's custom GST-9 build is essentially a custom Glock-pattern pistol on an 80% receiver.
#12
SIG Sauer P365 SAS (9x19mm) — Caine
SIG Sauer · JW4
Used by: Caine (Donnie Yen)
Scene: The Osaka Continental attack. The Berlin card-game rescue. The Paris Arc de Triomphe traffic circle. The Sacré-Cœur stairs. Caine's blind-High-Table-assassin sidearm.
On-screen modifications: Ported slide · Flush FT Bullseye fiber-tritium rear sight — NO traditional front sight (deliberate detail for a blind character)
Current retail: $599
The P365 SAS's flush rear sight and lack of a traditional front sight is a real product design detail — and JW4 turned it into character. Caine cannot see the sights, so his gun doesn't have obstructive ones. That kind of prop-department craft is why the franchise's guns are always right.
#13
SIG Sauer P365 (Grey Guns Tuned) — Sofia
SIG Sauer (Grey Guns tuning) · JW3
Used by: Sofia Al-Azwar (Halle Berry)
Scene: Concealed under her suit walking into the Elder's Moroccan desert compound. Smuggler-into-Casablanca sidearm before the dog-attack shootout.
On-screen modifications: Grey Guns trigger job · Threaded barrel · 12-round extended mag
Current retail: $599
P365 base is $599. Grey Guns tuning work adds $400-$800. Sofia's concealed carry in a formal Moroccan setting is a masterclass in dressing around a gun.
#14
Walther P99 (9x19mm) — Ms. Perkins
Walther · JW1
Used by: Ms. Perkins (Adrianne Palicki)
Scene: The Continental hotel-room ambush. Perkins slips in suppressed; Wick disarms her and uses her own pistol against her. Marcus's warning shot starts the fight.
On-screen modifications: Suppressor (threaded barrel)
Current retail: $699
The P99 is discontinued in current U.S. catalog. Closest sibling is the PDP-F at ~$649. Historical $699. Perkins's silenced approach into the Continental is one of the tensest quiet-hunter scenes in the franchise.
#15
SIG Sauer P320 (9x19mm) — JW2 High Table Guards
SIG Sauer · JW2
Used by: Santino's guards, John Wick (commandeered)
Scene: The rooftop pursuit and museum entry sequences. Wick picks up two P320s off downed guards before the final Ares showdown.
On-screen modifications: Stock P320 Carry
Current retail: $679
The modular striker-fired pistol that beat Glock for the U.S. Army's M17 contract. $679 street. In JW2 it's essentially the 'field-pickup gun' of choice — the pistol Wick treats as ammo.
#16
Smith & Wesson Model 500 4" Ported (.500 S&W Magnum) — Killa
Smith & Wesson · JW4
Used by: Killa Harkan (Scott Adkins)
Scene: The Zahnstocher nightclub / underground pool sequence in Berlin. Killa draws it during the standoff, drops it, and the fight becomes pure martial arts.
On-screen modifications: Factory ported barrel · Stainless finish
Current retail: $1,479
The largest production revolver caliber Smith & Wesson makes. 5-shot X-frame. The gun that sits on the poker table between Killa, Wick, and Caine in one of the tensest scenes in the film. Also included in the Revolvers post — it's technically both categories.
#17
Smith & Wesson M&P9 Shield M2.0 (9x19mm) — Marquis Vincent de Gramont
Smith & Wesson · JW4
Used by: Marquis Vincent de Gramont (Bill Skarsgård)
Scene: The Marquis executes Charon on the NYC Continental steps with this pistol. Present again at the Sacré-Cœur duel morning.
On-screen modifications: Stainless slide · Fiber-optic front sight
Current retail: $549
The specific optics-ready M2.0 config shown is discontinued. Current successors: M&P Shield Plus ($549) or Shield X ($599). The Marquis carrying an American-made subcompact 9mm makes the character choice more interesting than if he'd carried something exotic.
#18
Smith & Wesson Performance Center Model 686 (.357 Magnum) — Mr. Nobody
Smith & Wesson Performance Center · JW4
Used by: Mr. Nobody / The Tracker (Shamier Anderson)
Scene: Nobody's primary carry as he stalks Wick from Morocco to Osaka to Berlin to Paris. Complements his Mad Pig / Marlin 1894 lever gun in his DEVCORE pack.
On-screen modifications: Brass blade front sight · Custom Colt-Army-style wood grips
Current retail: $1,189
PC 686 runs $1,079-$1,299. Nobody's revolver-plus-lever-gun loadout is a fascinating character choice — he's an outdoorsman hunting John Wick, and his gun choice reads like someone who tracks with intent, not someone who sprays with intent.
#19
Thompson/Center Encore Dueling Pistols (Bullberry Custom)
Thompson/Center Arms (base) / Bullberry Legacy Barrel Works (barrels) · JW4
Used by: John Wick, Caine
Scene: The Sacré-Cœur sunrise duel climax. One pistol each. Three rounds at ten paces. The emotional and cinematic peak of the entire franchise.
On-screen modifications: Custom Bullberry bull barrels · Gold-bead front sights · Figured walnut furniture · 1,000+ hours of hand engraving by Melissa McMinn per Maxim/RECOIL coverage
Current retail: $1,000
T/C Arms ceased operations under S&W in 2020. Brand rights sold to Gregg Ritz in 2023. The screen dueling pistols are ONE-OFF PROP PIECES — you cannot buy them. Historical Encore pistol bases ran $800-$1,200. If you want the closest thing, order a single-shot break-action from Bullberry directly.
#20
Browning Hi-Power (9x19mm) — Marcus
Browning / FN Herstal · JW1
Used by: Marcus (Willem Dafoe)
Scene: Marcus's stated preferred sidearm. Rooftop overwatch protecting Wick. Notably — Marcus never fires the Hi-Power on-screen; all his on-screen kills are with the suppressed Ruger M77 rifle. But he carries it, and the choice defines the character.
Current retail: $1,269
Browning-made Hi-Power production ended. FN Herstal Custom Shop makes limited runs of the reissue at $1,269-$1,349. The classic single-action 9mm designed by John Browning himself — Marcus's choice tells you exactly what era of shooter he came up in.
The John Wick effect — why Hollywood firearms training matters
What sets the John Wick franchise apart from every other action movie in the last 20 years isn't the choreography. It's that the shooters on screen are actually shooting. Keanu Reeves trained under Taran Butler at Taran Tactical Innovations for months before Chapter 1. By Chapter 3, Reeves was performing 3-Gun-competition-grade transitions on film in single takes — no camera cuts, no CGI-added muzzle flash, no dubbed-in gunshots to cover for a jerked trigger pull.
That's why gun owners recognize every pistol in every scene. Because the pistols aren't props. They're the tools the shooter chose, configured, and trained on for that specific fight. When John transitions from empty pistol to fresh pistol in 0.4 seconds during the JW2 catacomb fight, that transition was real. When he does a "New York reload" — dropping the empty gun and drawing a fresh one from his belt — it's the same technique competitive shooters use in every practical pistol match.
That's what makes this content series so much fun to write. Every firearm on this list has a story. Every one deserves a range day.
Frequently asked
Are these all real firearms or Hollywood props?
Real firearms. The John Wick franchise uses functional weapons throughout — most from Independent Studio Services (ISS) or Taran Tactical. Blanks are used on screen, of course, but the actual pistols, rifles, and shotguns are production or custom-tuned production units. That's part of why Reeves's reloads look so authentic — he's manipulating real ergonomics and real recoil.
Can I buy the exact Taran Tactical custom pistols from Chapter 3?
Some, yes — with a waitlist and a check north of $6,000. TTI released production runs of the "John Wick 2011 Combat Master" through STI (now Staccato). Availability comes and goes; expect to pay full retail plus a premium.
Are the fully-automatic weapons in the movies civilian-legal?
Mostly no. Any fully-automatic firearm manufactured after May 19, 1986 cannot be legally sold to civilians in the US under the Firearm Owners Protection Act. Pre-1986 registered transferables are legal but rare and expensive (often $30,000+ for common models). Every semi-auto civilian equivalent we link to is either an existing production SKU or, in a few cases, a pistol/carbine variant of the movie firearm.
Did John Wick really do all his own reloads?
Yes. Reeves trained enough hours to become a genuinely accomplished competition-grade practical shooter. He's not the level of a full-time competitive pro — but for a Hollywood actor performing on a live set with production timing pressure, his gun handling is legitimately outstanding. Watch behind-the-scenes footage from Chapter 3 for confirmation.
Why isn't [my favorite gun] on this list?
This is the pistols post. We're publishing a separate mega-post for every one of the seven John Wick firearm categories — pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, submachine guns, machine guns, and sniper rifles. Your favorite may be in one of the other six.
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