The film actually had some influence on the Offensive Handgun Weapon System concept for the US Special Operations Command which was intitiated in 1989 to aquire a handgun for offensive purposes, rather than strictly defensive use. The right people saw the film and adopted some ideas of equipping their handguns with a laser and suppressor. After exhaustive testing, the weapon adopted was the Heckler & Koch Mk 23 in caliber 45 ACP, accessorized with a day/night/infrared laser aiming module from Insight Technologies, (AN/PEQ-6) and a Knights Armament suppressor. The first guns were delivered in 1996. Due to its ungainly size and weight( 5 LBS loaded), it does not see frequent use by SOCOM, but another handgun using similar technology, the HK 45 Compact, has been adopted by Naval Special Warfare Development Group (SEAL Team 6) and has seen action in the War on Terror.

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