Rick Deckard's PK-D: The C&S Blaster

As Seen In:		Blade Runner
Time Spent:		I acquired this through a trade
Date Added:		Sept 8, 2004

This is another one of those fantastic pieces that I have been looking to add to my collection since I was a young pup. I remember seeing Blade Runner in the theater as a kid. I was fascinated by the scenery, the cars, the sets, the costumes, and most of all, the props. Naturally, the primary prop seen in this movie is Deckard’s gun. Though not named in the movie, the term “PK-D” was coined by the man behind Doppelganger productions, Rick Ross. The name was an homage to the creator of the original Blade Runner story, “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”. The authors name is Phillip K. Dick. For some background information on the various iterations of the BR blaster, take a look at this webisite: http://www.brmovie.com/Collect/BR_Col_Guns.htm. Rick’s sculpt of the blaster is incredible, but he admittedly took some artistic liberties with the design to produce a more “stylized” version of the famous Hollywood sidearm. Along comes Richard Coyle and Phil Steinschneider. Phil’s penchant for in depth research combined with Rich’s years of prop making experience led them to develop what is recognized today as the most accurate Blade Runner blaster replica in existence. It has gone through many iterations with new improvements and modifications being discovered regularly. There are so many mysteries to this weapon, it has taken the talents of numerous individuals to put the gun you see here together. I do not intend to make this page a retrospective on the building of the blaster, as this has already been done in depth. To learn more about the creation of the pistol, please visit the online home of Richard Coyle. For me, this piece was well worth the wait. Frankly, it’s just plain beautiful. I love it! I recently purchased and sold a Hartford “Chief’s Special”, which is a cap firing version of the PK-D. I purchased it thinking that it would be the ultimate Blade Runner gun. It turned out to be a poor knock off of Richards work. They replaced some of the parts with metal, but sacrificed authenticity along the way. It was not as accurate as the C&S, and was downright flimsy in a few places. Either way, I’m happy to finally have this iconic piece of film history in my collection.