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* ''Film/MurderAtYellowstoneCity'': When Dunnigan is ambushed, he rushes out firing a pistol in each hand. Not that it does him much good.
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* ''Film/TheCrow'' has two such instances of Guns Akimbo. The first has Eric Draven himself going both-guns-blazing against Top Dollar's entire gang at his boardroom in the movie's biggest shootout, and the second has Eric and Officer Albrecht battling it out against a two-gun-wielding Top Dollar and his [[TheDragon Dragon]] at the church where Sarah was taken.

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* ''Film/TheCrow'' ''Film/TheCrow1994'' has two such instances of Guns Akimbo. The first has Eric Draven himself going both-guns-blazing against Top Dollar's entire gang at his boardroom in the movie's biggest shootout, and the second has Eric and Officer Albrecht battling it out against a two-gun-wielding Top Dollar and his [[TheDragon Dragon]] at the church where Sarah was taken.
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* In ''Film/{{The Mummy|1999}}'', it was common for the American characters to dual wield revolvers. However, this was only used in situations where there were an overwhelming number of enemies, negating the need for accuracy. When facing several riders bearing down on him, in fact, Rick O'Connell (the main character, played by Brendan Fraser) empties two revolvers at them...then drops them and draws two more. However, he never fires simultaneously (another possible advantage being that he can more easily cover a wider angle).

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* In ''Film/{{The Mummy|1999}}'', it was it's common for the American characters to dual wield dual-wield revolvers. However, this was is only used in situations where there were are an overwhelming number of enemies, negating the need for accuracy. When facing several riders bearing down on him, in fact, Rick O'Connell (the main character, played by Brendan Fraser) empties two revolvers at them...then drops them and draws two more. However, he never fires simultaneously (another possible advantage being that he can more easily cover a wider angle).



* ''Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales'': Josey packs no fewer than four cap and ball revolvers about his person and uses them in pairs either mounted or on foot. Having four pistols showed a nod to practicality - since reloading a cap-and-ball was a bitch, some gunmen would [[WalkingArsenal take a few extra pistols]] to reduce the need to reload in the heat of battle.

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* ''Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales'': Josey packs no fewer than four cap and ball revolvers about his person person, and uses them in pairs either mounted or on foot. Having four pistols showed a nod to practicality - since reloading a cap-and-ball revolver was a bitch, some gunmen would [[WalkingArsenal take a few extra pistols]] to reduce the need to reload in the heat of battle.



* In the ''[[Film/LaraCroftTombRaider Tomb Raider]]'' movie, Lara uses her signature dual pistols (see Video Games examples below), but has a neat reloading mechanism; when she ejects the mags, a rack in her backpack comes out with a new set of mags angled right so she can just sweep her arms behind her to load them.

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* In the ''[[Film/LaraCroftTombRaider Tomb Raider]]'' movie, Raider]]'', Lara uses her signature dual pistols (see Video Games examples below), but has with a couple of neat reloading mechanism; when she ejects gimmicks. In the mags, a rack ColdOpen in her backpack comes out with a new set of mags angled right training room, she has spare magazines on swivels on her belt, so she can just drop the empty mags and then push the guns onto the fresh ones. In the Cambodian temple, she wears a backpack with paired magazines on a rack, angled so that all she has to do is sweep her arms behind her to load them.empty guns backward at the right angle, and the fresh mags slide right into place.
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* ''UsefulNotes/{{Fudge}} Firefight II'', one of the more critically acclaimed articles on the webzine, allows characters with the Double Barreled Badass knack to use two pistols as if they had an automatic weapon. This is among the most mundane knacks in the article.

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* ''UsefulNotes/{{Fudge}} ''MediaNotes/{{Fudge}} Firefight II'', one of the more critically acclaimed articles on the webzine, allows characters with the Double Barreled Badass knack to use two pistols as if they had an automatic weapon. This is among the most mundane knacks in the article.
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* ''ComicBook/OutlawKid'': The titular Kid's trademark weapons are a pair of colt revolvers that [[BreakOutTheMuseumPiece once belonged to his father]].


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* The reason the ComicBook/TwoGunKid is called that is because he, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin wields two guns]]. The prevalence of the trope gets some LampshadeHanging in his ''ComicBook/MarvelWesterns'' one-shot where he discusses [[TheGimmick gimmicks]] with Old Man Svenson and claims this is his, only to be asked, "but don't all a' ya got two guns?"
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* ''Literature/WarsOfTheRealm'': In the climactic fight with the gang in ''Cloak of the Light'', protagonist Drew Carter dual-wields [[HandgunsAToG FN Five-SeveNs]] which he stole from federal agents.

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* ''Literature/WarsOfTheRealm'': In the climactic fight with the gang in ''Cloak of the Light'', protagonist Drew Carter dual-wields [[HandgunsAToG [[GunsOfFiction/HandgunsAToG FN Five-SeveNs]] which he stole from federal agents.
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* ''Literature/WarsOfTheRealm'': In the climactic fight with the gang in ''Cloak of the Light'', protagonist Drew Carter dual-wields [[HandgunsAToG FN Five-SeveNs]] which he stole from federal agents.
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* Casey Ryback in ''Film/UnderSiege'' akimboes heavy weapons in more than one shootout, including the massive firefight in the bowels of a ship where he uses an Uzi and a Heckler & Koch simultaneously.
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*** The two guns being "fully-automatic, belt-fed, 30 mm anti-tank cannons" !

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*** The two guns being "fully-automatic, ''fully-automatic, belt-fed, 30 mm anti-tank cannons" ! cannons''!
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***The two guns being "fully-automatic, belt-fed, 30 mm anti-tank cannons" !
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* This ends up becoming the player's loadout in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD-ZX1Fv3N4 How to "Gun Only" Bloodborne]], with the Repeater Pistol in one hand and the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII gunblade]] [[MixAndMatchWeapon Reiterpallasch]] in the other.

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* This ends up becoming becomes the player's main loadout in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD-ZX1Fv3N4 How to "Gun Only" Bloodborne]], Only"]] ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'', with the [[HandCannon Repeater Pistol Pistol]] in one hand and the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII gunblade]] [[MixAndMatchWeapon Reiterpallasch]] in the other.other. Perhaps worth noting is that the Reiterpallasch's existence is what makes this style of wielding feasible, as guns are sidearms specifically assigned to the left hand while weapons that you're supposed to use as your main offense are on the right, so you can't just wield 2 guns at the same time normally.
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* Creator/RussellCrowe's character in ''Film/TheQuickAndTheDead'' does this. With ''Winchesters''.

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* Creator/RussellCrowe's character Several characters in ''Film/TheQuickAndTheDead'' ''Film/TheQuickAndTheDead'', notably [[BigBad Herod]] and trickshooter 'Ace' Hanlon. In the climax of the movie, Cort does this. With this with ''Winchesters''.
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* The movie ''Film/SinCity'' features several characters dual-wielding various weapons.

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* The movie ''Film/SinCity'' features several characters dual-wielding various weapons.weapons, the msot prominent example being Dwight [=McCarthy=], who like in the comics dual-wields .45s.
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** And then there was Mouse, who dual-wielded automatic shotguns in a LastStand when cornered by the police/agents, using custom designs that were apparently meant for this since part of the weapon wrapped around the user's forearm.

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** And then there was Mouse, who dual-wielded Mouse dual-wields automatic shotguns in a LastStand when cornered by the police/agents, using custom designs that were are apparently meant for this since part of the weapon wrapped wraps around the user's forearm.

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