The Guns of The Punisher Movies

Frank Castle A.K.A. "The Punisher" Packed Serious Firepower Built For Revenge

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a force to be reckoned with — for now. But there was a time not so long ago when comic book movies weren't considered bankable properties. But some characters kept making their way to film and TV, even back in the '80s. Hollywood found The Punisher pretty early on, since he's essentially an action movie one-man-army type of character, with no superpowers to spend a special effects budget on.

Let's take a look at the signature guns used by The Punisher in all three of his big screen appearances.

The Punisher (1989) - Dolph Lundgren

This low-budget, dark, grimy flick is barely recognizable as a Punisher movie, and if the lead character hadn't been named Frank Castle, it would be really hard to tell. There are a few conflicting stories about why the lead character, played by Dolph Lundgren of Rocky IV fame, never donned the signature chest skull logo, but the fact remains that he doesn't. The closest we get is throwing knives with little silver skulls on the pommels.

While this version of Frank Castle doesn't have a huge arsenal of weapons, the ones he has are pretty awesome. He abides by the action movie philosophy of very rarely reloading. Instead, he usually tosses a weapon when it's empty and draws another.