I was thinking today about what would be considered by most people as "Iconic Guns" -- guns which are quickly recognizable by many people (even non-gun people).   Thought it might interesting to hear what other people think.  Here's my list (in no particular order):

AK-47
AR-15
Thompson SMG (Tommy Gun)
UZI SMG
1911
44 Magnum (dirty harry)
Blunderbuss (for fun)

Any other guns you think make the list?

Model 29 is the 44 mag

Colt Walker
Colt Peacemaker
Henry Rifle

Pump-action shotgun (Terminator movies come to mind)
M16  (most any Vietnam War movie)
Walther PPK  (Bond ... James Bond)
Modified Winchester 1892  (The Rifleman -- Lucas McCain)
Thompson M1928 Submachine Gun (Elliot Ness -- The Untouchables)

Glock.....the plastic gun that made a bunch of people scared of their own shadow.

Glock.....the plastic gun that made a bunch of people scared of their own shadow.

This is what I was going to say, especially for non-gun people the only thing they know is "glock"

Before I got into handguns I did not know what the heck a "1911" was, I dont think it was until that tv show featuring gunsmoke that I kept hearing it over and over. Researched it, bought a 1911 for my first handgun and love em!

Pump-action shotgun (Terminator movies come to mind)
M16  (most any Vietnam War movie)
Walther PPK  (Bond ... James Bond)
Modified Winchester 1892  (The Rifleman -- Lucas McCain)
Thompson M1928 Submachine Gun (Elliot Ness -- The Untouchables)

When I think terminator.. I think mini-gun. Still brings a smile to my face to see him let that baby loose

phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range

When I think terminator.. I think mini-gun. Still brings a smile to my face to see him let that baby loose

I think non gun people would easily recognize the ak and m16

For iconic guns:
Colt peacemaker
Windchester repeater
Mauser bolt action
German sturmgewher
M1 garand
M1911

MP40 German Sub Machine Gun
M1 Carbine
Luger P08
Mauser Broomhandle
P-38 Walther
Vulcan Cannon (hand held!!!)
Barrett 50 (i remember watching Navy Seals in the Theater and when they called god and everyone saw the Barrett 50 the audience murred "oh sh*t")

Ma Duece anyone?

M2 Browning .50cal. Been in every armed conflict for the US since WW2 and has been used on all types of platforms. Land, Air and Sea. Can't think of any other firearm that can say the same.

No deringer??

AK47
GLOCK
(GOLD) DESERT EAGLE
M60
UZI
MAC10
Beretta 92
Gatling gun
Sawed off Shotguns

80's & 90's movies were flooded with these iconic guns.......

M1903
BAR
Colt Peacemaker
Broomhandle Mauser

How about these as well...


MP5
Any FAL
MG42
M60

Boomah 

Ruger 10-22 and maybe Rem 870 pump for modern day....

This is what I was going to say, especially for non-gun people the only thing they know is "glock"

Before I got into handguns I did not know what the heck a "1911" was, I dont think it was until that tv show featuring gunsmoke that I kept hearing it over and over. Researched it, bought a 1911 for my first handgun and love em!

Growing up I watched Magnum PI and l knew he had a 45 but didn't know until later it was a 1911.

Red Ryder BB gun from the "Christmas Story".....you'll shoot your eye out!!

Red Ryder BB gun from the "Christmas Story".....you'll shoot your eye out!!

Those are awesome! I bought two, one for each of my daughters

I'm occasionally stunned by how much people don't know.

I have a CETME "battle rifle" - your typical .308 monster. I keep a Spanish, curved 20 round mag in it instead of the straight German ones.

A visiting friend of mine from the mainland (and originally from Germany) was curious about the guns I had so I showed them to him. He thought the CETME was an AK-47.

Had it been in black furniture instead of wood he might have thought it was an "M16" instead. 

So the names people will know, whether they know what those guns are or not:

AK-47 (every rifle with a "banana clip" and a wood stock)
M16 (every black rifle with a magazine evident)
Glock (Every black automatic pistol)
Colt 45 (Every non-black auto pistol for some older folks)
"9 Millimeter" (That's a pistol, right? What the gangsters like to use?)
44 Magnum (Every revolver)
UZI (Every SBR with its stock folded)
Double Barrel Shotgun (Every shotgun with a wood stock)
Pump Action Shotgun (Every other shotgun)
Hunting Rifle (every rifle that has no magazine evident, almost always wood and without pistol grip)
Sniper Rifle (every black "hunting rifle")
Machine Gun (any rifle with an evident magazine that doesn't look like it could be in an Old Western movie.)