Awesome Weapons

To ensure his dominance at a Pillow Fight Flashmob, Matthew Borgatti built this mighty yet fluffy pillow mace. Matt used a yard of cushion foam and bags of poly-fill to forge his weapon.

Everything about this device looks like an accident waiting to happen. Still, when Jörg Sprave was challenged by his fans to make a slingshot that fires a machete, he couldn’t resist the challenge.

Han Solo said, “Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.” Ian Leino says the same thing in a tee, replete with 26 different TV and movie weapons.

Short-ranged, inaccurate, satisfyingly loud and very powerful. What action game would be complete without the trusty shotgun? Here’s a montage of its various video game incarnations.

Strap this accessory onto the barrel of that spare M16, M4 or AR-15 rifle you’ve got lying around, and drive fire golf balls as far as 400-yards. Bubba Watson, eat your heart out.

First we had the Raging Judge, now this. Home Gunsmith forum member rhmc24 hacked together parts from an 1857 Remington revolver and a 12 gauge shotgun. One more, and it’s a trend.

You don’t have to be a Final Fantasy fan to appreciate YouTube user michaelcthulhu’s huge weapon. It weighs 54lbs. and is at least 8ft long. Contact him and he’ll gladly make one for you.

Wish the outlandish weapons in video games actually existed? Taurus’ “Raging Judge” not only is real, it’s a functional revolver that fires 28-gauge shotgun shells. On second thought, it’s a bad idea.

(NSFW: Language) More Bulletstorm goodness in this clip that gives us insight into some awesome weapons and game modes in the combo-based FPS. Hmm… Boneduster or Peacemaker?

Add excitement to paintball and prison riots with the 2011 K-Series .68 dual-feed launchers by Riot Ready, which quickly convert between magazine and hopper fed loading systems. (Thanks John!)

Ready to fire some rubberbands on your office-mates? Grab a copy of Martin Hudepohl’s detailed manual, which shows you exactly how to build five devilish Lego Technic-powered weapons.

Think that old man staggering down the street looks helpless? Not if he’s wielding this cane that conceals a 1-million volt stun gun that’ll subdue any attacker. Illegal in some states, so check yours.

Freddie Wong sure loves to blow people away in his violent YouTube vids. In his latest clip, the thin line between video games and real life is completely blurred. You’re starting to scare us, Freddie.

Taking a page right out of Freddie Wong’s effects-laden gunfight videos, French YouTube contributor VinceJustice4All amps up the violence and bloodshed in this action packed short.

When departing in the ’90s, the Soviet army burned the explosives out of the mines stored in Mädasadam, leaving multitudes of cases as scrap iron. Mati Karmin repurposes these relics as art.

Round out your Marshmallow arsenal with this double-barreled crossbow, capable of firing mini-marshmallows up to 30 feet. The tastiest way to take a bullet. Holds 25 mini-mallows per barrel.

Wenger’s Swiss Army Knife Giant Elite 16999 is recognized as the world’s most multifunctional penknife, with 87 implements and 141 different functions. Yeah, but does it fit in your pocket?

Awesomer fan fave Freddie Wong cranks out another one of his fantasy gun fights, this time with 90210’s Shenae Grimes by his side, who’s also not too shabby with her weapon skills.

Haunting imagery from 1945 to 1962, when the US military was detonating hundreds of nuclear bombs in the atmosphere; photographers struggled to document the destructive effects of the explosions.

NERF’s first fully-automatic weapon has battery-assisted firing, clips which hold 18 darts each, and um, a “riot shield.” We’re still waiting for a NERF RPG that fires footballs. You hear us, NERF?

As you may or may not recall, we featured a little video of this Bosnian soldier-of-fortune guy who looked really tough, but didn’t have anybody to actually shoot at. This video fixes that.

Freddie Wong is back with another fun weapon and effect-laden video. What better way to take out your foe but by propelling yourself into the air with an RPG, then blowing them up mid-flight?

If you can believe, there’s a 45 caliber muzzle-loading pistol in this picture. Once GarE Maxton’s 135-piece metal puzzle is disassembled and the right parts reassembled, it fires bullets.