History Main / IKEAWeaponry

* ''Manga/{{Golgo 13}}'' is often shown assembling his WeaponOfChoice, a custom M16 rifle. Other snipers shown in the series also have such weapons. Several stories have a more involved assembly process; for example, he once bypassed a [[Main/TheMafia Mafia]] lockdown on Sicily by having [[InstantMessengerPigeon doves]] fly in the parts -- except for the barrel, which he has made on site from a church fountain's nozzle pipe. (The story takes time to show Golgo zeroing in the gun after it's built.)

* David in ''Webcomic/ParallelDementia'' uses one as his WeaponOfChoice that's a "souvenir" from his time in the army.

* ''Film/{{Cobra}}'': As the cult members are shown moving towards the town where he's protecting a witness, Cobra (Sylvester Stallone) assembles his LaserSight-equipped [[RareGuns Jati]] submachine gun, which he carries stripped down in a suitcase.

* Mercilessly parodied in the Italian MickeyMouse story ''Topokolossal'': a self-declared problem solver arrives to take care of a killer robot and start assembling one of these, but gets it wrong and assembles an [[EpicFail ''Eiffel Tower model made of guns'']]. A second attempt, made after checking the instructions, produces a [[UpToEleven dinosaur skeleton]]. Finally the third attempt produces a {{BFG}}... Exactly three panels after the robot's battery was exhausted.

* ''Film/AlienResurrection'' has a character smuggle a disassembled shotgun onboard a space ship, disguised as parts of his high-tech wheelchair.

* ''Film/{{Bullitt}}'' has two assassins making good use of a takedown-model Winchester 1897 pump shotgun. Many, if not a majority, of Winchester firearms pre-WWII were made in takedown form, breaking in two where the barrel meets the receiver. Also seeing as it's a shotgun fired at point blank, accuracy was not their main concern.

** There's also the breakdown mods. While not a modular weapon like the AUG rifle, it allows a large weapon to be disassembled and either concealed in a container (like a briefcase), or a smaller weapon to be broken down and it's components could be hidden away or worn like jewelry. There's also an analogous mod for [[UpToEleven drones and vehicles]].

* In ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyZombies'' you can build a few weapons such as the Sliquifier, The Acidgat, and the Elemental Staffs in Orgins

* ''WebAnimation/MadnessCombat'': [[FanNickname Jeebus]] has to disassemble his sniper rifle to store it on his person, since thanks to the art style it's [[{{BFG}} longer than he is tall]].

** In "Blackout", [=CI5=] discovers that a team of assassins have purchased three briefcases, along with umbrellas and bowler hats, so they can enter a financial office disguised as accountants. Turns out they have the components of an anti-tank launcher in them--though we only see it fully assembled, probably it's a MILAN launcher and tripod that would never have fit in three briefcases! (The writer was likely thinking of the AT-3 Sagger, which had gained fame in the recent Yom Kipper War and was conveyed in large fibreglass suitcases that also served as a launching platform.)

** In "Kickback", Bodie carries an AR-10 rifle (a 7.62mm predecessor to the AR15) disassembled under his coat for a (faked) assassination, while a colleague assembles his silenced [=M1=] carbine in the back of a Land Rover.

** An [=M1=] carbine that could be broken down into three pieces (barrel, receiver/forestock and buttstock) along with a silencer and scope was used by hitmen in "Blood Sports" & "Hijack". The exact same prop was also used in several episodes of ''Series/{{Bergerac}}''.

** In "Blackout", [=CI5=] discovers that assassins planning an unknown operation have purchased three briefcases, along with umbrellas and bowler hats so they can enter a financial office disguised as accountants. Turns out they have the components of an anti-tank launcher in them (though we only see it fully assembled, probably because the MILAN launcher and tripod shown on screen looked a bit big to fit in a mere three briefcases! The writer was likely thinking of the AT-3 Sagger, which had gained fame in the recent Yom Kipper War and was conveyed in large fibreglass suitcases that also served as a launching platform.

** In "Blackout", [=CI5=] discovers that assassins planning an unknown operation have purchased three briefcases, along with umbrellas and bowler hats so they can enter a financial office disguised as accountants. Turns out they have the components of an anti-tank launcher in them (though we only see it fully assembled, probably because the MILAN launcher and tripod shown on screen looked a bit big to fit in a mere three briefcases!).

** In "Blackout", [=CI5=] discovers that assassins planning an unknown operation have purchased three briefcases, along with umbrellas and bowler hats so they can enter a financial office disguised as accountants. Turns out they have the components of an anti-tank launcher in them (though we only see it fully assembled).

* ''Series/TheProfessionals''. An [=M1=] carbine that could be broken down into three pieces (barrel, receiver/forestock and buttstock) along with a silencer and scope was used by hitmen in "Blood Sports" & "Hijack". The exact same prop was also used in several episodes of ''Series/{{Bergerac}}''.

* ''Franchies/GIJoe'' had a few examples as well. One such was the action figure for Bullhorn, who came with a rifle that could be separated into three pieces and stored in his backpack.

* ''Series/TheProfessionals''. An [=M1=] carbine that could be broken down into three pieces (barrel, receiver/forestock and buttstock) along with a silencer and scope was used by hitmen in "Blood Sports" & "Hijack". The exact same prop was also used in several episodes of ''Series/{{Bergarac}}''.

* One episode of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' featured two Klingons who, captured and imprisoned aboard the Enterprise, turned out to have the necessary bits to construct one of these stashed about their person.

* ''Film/TheManchurianCandiadte'': The 1962 film is possibly the TropeCodifier, coming out just a year before ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove''.

* One episode of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' featured two Klingons who, captured and imprisoned aboard the Enterprise, turned out to have the necessary bits to construct one of these stashed about their person.
* In the ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' episode "Something Borrowed", Jack and Ianto assemble a {{BFG}} from two suitcases in the back of their SUV when the shapeshifting alien proves ImmuneToBullets from their handguns.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': In "Earshot", Jonathan assembles his rifle in the school clock tower while looking down on the milling students in the school quad. [[spoiler:He's really planning to shoot himself, not anyone else.]]

* ''Series/BlakesSeven'': One of these was created for the final season, though in practice it was only shown fully assembled.
* ''Series/TheXFiles''
** Cancer Man assembles a sniper rifle to shoot Frohike in "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man".
** Two Syndicate hit men (one tasked with eliminating Max Fenig, the other sent after Mulder) in the two-parter "Tempus Fugit"/"Max" smuggled a disassembled semi-automatic pistol aboard passenger aircraft. The weapon was made of mostly plastic and ceramic parts.
* ''Franchise/KamenRider''
** Two seasons have invoked this trope by giving such weapons to officers of ZECT in ''Series/KamenRiderKabuto'' and the Blue Sky organisation in Series/KamenRiderKiva. Crosses into ScaramangaSpecial as the weapons all come in a handy compact size.
** Series/KamenRiderDenO's primary weapon is one of these, and with [[MorphWeapon four different formations]] for the [[MultiformBalance four modes]].
* Speaking of Tokusatsu, the Kyu The Weapon from ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'' comes in three parts, that each of its members assemble as they see fit, from close combat to long range weapons.

* Lampshaded in an episode of ''Series/{{CSI}}'' ("Spark of Life") when a man assembles a gun-like contraption and looks through a scope at a nearby house. He subsequently "aims" higher, gazing at the stars through his IKEA telescope.
* In the ''Series/BabylonFive'' episode "Midnight on the Firing Line" Londo Mollari builds a gun out of disguised parts hidden in various places in his quarters. WordOfGod says that the only way Londo could have gotten those components on the station without Security spotting them is that they were sent in diplomatic pouches.
* In one sketch by ''Series/TheWhitestKidsUKnow'', a CEO is in his office, hiding from a sniper in a competitor's building. He then grabs his briefcase, opens it, and assembles his own sniper rifle. HilarityEnsues.
* Parodied in ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'', during a sketch set in WWII. Benny plays a sniper tasked to shoot [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]]. However, as he's testing the sights, [[DistractedByTheSexy he spots a fraulein in skimpy dress by a window]]. He keeps ogling while distractedly putting together his sniper riffle, which ends up in a twisted, useless shape.

** In at least one version in the "Street Samurai Catalog", a collection of additional weaponry, the attachable components also gave various options from pistol to machine gun to sniper rifle depending on how you assembled it.

* The ''Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game'' has a magic sword known as Castlerake. It's typically broken into several parts, as when it's put together, it can breach any fortification in roughly three minutes. ''Nobody'' wants that kind of power in anyone else's reach for too long.

* ''TabletopGame/TheMorrowProject''. The Stoner weapon system is a kit consisting of one receiver and several different types of barrels, feed mechanisms and stocks. They can be assembled into any one of a number of Stoner weapons: Stoner M23, Stoner M207, Stoner Mk 23 and Stoner M22.
* ''TabletopGame/HeavyGear'' features the Deployable Pack Gun, a type of folding gun that goes from a flat, roughly 2x1x0.25 meter rectangular box carried on a Gear's hip to a full-sized, MiniMecha-scale autoloading rifle, albeit a [[OurWeaponsWillBeBoxyInTheFuture very square, boxy, purely functional one]]. It's the functional equivalent of the light autocannon, one of the most common Gear weapons in the game. Some Deployable Pack Guns are also ThrowAwayGuns, as they lack field-reloadable magazines (lending them the name Disposable Pack Gun). The game reflects the shortcomings of its focus on convenience by assigning the Pack Gun a small aim penalty.

* ''Franchies/GIJoe'' had a few examples as well. One such was the action figure for Bullhorn, who came with a rifle that could be separated into three pieces and stored in his backpack.

* ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}'': One of Agent 47's trademark weapons is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walther_WA_2000 Walther WA2000]], which he keeps unassembled in a briefcase most of the time. In ''Blood Money'', you can purchase upgrades such as lightweight parts, a shortened barrel, and/or a silencer, with each of these having an effect on the time it takes to assemble it. In the first game, his "briefcase sniper rifle" is a Blaser R93, as seen in the Hong Kong sniper mission.
* One of the touch screen {{Minigame}}s in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoChinatownWars'' is screwing together a break-down sniper rifle.
* ''VideoGame/HeavyBarrel'': The title weapon could be seen as this; you'd gather pieces and see them collect at the top of the screen. Once you get the last one ... '[[SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound HEAVY BARREL!!]]' {{BFG}} time.
* ''VideoGame/SlySpy'' has you collecting five parts of the "Golden Gun" ([[Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun get it?]]).
* Similar to the example from ''Heavy Barrel'', ''VideoGame/HeavyWeapon'' also has you collect four parts to craft the [[WaveMotionGun Megalaser]], a OneHitKill weapon that lasts for around 30 seconds.
* The old pseudo-3D space sim ''Galactic Invasion'' has this as its premise: you and a rival are racing against each other to assemble one of three weapons that will annihilate your opponent's solar system. Said weapons come in the form of color-coded pieces that you find by blowing up space stations.

* In ''VideoGame/MidnightResistance'' you collect red keys on your way to upgrade to better weapons with more ammo.
* Most weapons in ''VideoGame/MushroomMen'' are this or BifurcatedWeapon. You collect parts, and some can be weapons in their own right, but almost all of them can be pieced together into more powerful weapons.

* ''VideoGame/{{Strife}}'' handles the Sigil similarly. Each of the five individual parts works perfectly fine as a weapon on its own, but it grows stronger by stacking those effects as you get more pieces. Unfortunately, it's also CastFromHitPoints, and the drain becomes greater the more pieces you have - fortunately, there's only five or six enemies in the entire game you actually ''have'' to use the Sigil on.

* Some information you find in C-Sec during the Cerberus Coup in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' reveals that Cerberus agents smuggled some of their weapons onto the station this way.

* An important plot point in the fifth trial of ''VisualNovel/{{Danganronpa V3|Killing Harmony}}''. While the class tries to confirm Kokichi's claim that he and Kaito shot each other wish crossbows, Kiibo states he caught Himiko carrying a suspicious package to the Exisal hangar where Kaito was being held, leading everyone to realize is was one of Maki's disassembled crossbows. However, Himiko is able to prove her innocence by explaining she had passed the package through a window to Kaito, citing the fact that unlike him, Himiko never learned how to build a crossbow, making Kaito the only candidate.
* ''VideoGame/DeadSpace3'' has weapons assembled out of Frames, Cores, Tips, and GunAccessories. A fair few of these are actually industrial equipment, in keeping with the series tradition of a wide variety of [[ImprovisedWeapon weapinized tools]] and one or two real guns.

* Parson's sword in ''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}'' is given to him in three pieces for him to assemble.

* Manga/{{Golgo 13}} is often shown assembling his WeaponOfChoice, a custom M16 rifle. Other snipers shown in the series also have such weapons. Several stories have a more involved assembly process; for example, he once bypassed a [[Main/TheMafia Mafia]] lockdown on Sicily by having [[InstantMessengerPigeon doves]] fly in the parts -- except for the barrel, which he has made on site from a church fountain's nozzle pipe. (The story takes time to show Golgo zeroing in the gun after it's built.)
* The MS-18E Kampfer from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Gundam 0080]]'' is the result of applying this trope to an entire HumongousMecha.
* Parodied in an episode of ''Anime/MagicalPrincessMinkyMomo'' that had Minky pretend to be a spy. When the BigBad of the episode places a tank in the path of the train she's in, the Guy of the Week (also a spy) pulls out a man-portable rocket launcher... and gets so caught up on the instructions to assemble the damn thing that by the time he finally manages to put it together, Minky has solved the problem herself.

* Film/JamesBond:
** ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'': Bond uses an actual weapon, the .22 calibre AR-7 survival rifle. He has to open the hollow rifle butt to pull out the barrel and trigger before using it to kill Krilencu.
** ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'': An attack gyrocopter codenamed "Little Nellie" is brought over to Bond in kit-form.
** ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'': The ScaramangaSpecial -- the kitform Golden Gun.
** ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'': A little broken-down jetski is assembled from a duffel bag.
* Used frequently in ''Film/MissionImpossible''; usually with a HardWorkMontage/ LockAndLoadMontage showing Barney or one of the others assembling the required equipment.
** A problem of this trope is shown in ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' -- what if you need the weapon in a hurry? When his VulnerableConvoy comes under attack, Ethan has to retrieve a suitcase containing a G36 assault rifle from a crashed vehicle, and assemble it while a missile-armed Predator drone is closing in on them.
* ''Film/DirtyHarry'': Scorpio's rifle, which he keeps dissembled in a briefcase until he's about to make a shot.
* In ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'', Colonel West assembles a sniper disrupter out of one of these. Note that the hole he cut in the window isn't big enough to look through the scope. This scene is played as a direct {{Homage}} to the ending sequence of the original ''Film/TheManchurianCandidate'', which is the possible TropeCodifier.
* ''Film/PhantomOfTheParadise'' homages the ''Film/TheManchurianCandidate'' scene.
* In ''Film/{{Highlander}}'', the sword that the Kurgan uses in modern times is assembled from a kit through a Lock and Load / Kata montage. (There exists [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggvlwELRmXIa a "Fantasy Weapons Scrutinized" video]] by WebVideo/{{Skallagrim}} that looks at this exact weapon in some detail and among other criticisms pokes some fun at the idea of a blade consisting of two separate pieces that are just casually stuck together actually holding up to any sort of use.)
* Parodied in ''[[Film/TheNakedGun The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear]]'', when Nordberg assembles a ''howitzer'' from a kit. Further, each "intermediate stage" is a weapon in its own right, possibly making it a BifurcatedWeapon. [[RuleOfFunny Not that it matters]].

* ''Film/PoliceAcademy'': Appears in one or two of the movies. What appears to be a sniper rifle eventually becomes something like a machine gun nest or an anti-aircraft turret.
* In ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight'', one of the [[AmnesiacDissonance amnesiac]] Samantha's first steps toward remembering her [[ProfessionalKiller past]] is finding and reassembling the SniperRifle hidden in her old suitcase.
* The assassin in ''Film/InTheLineOfFire'' brings the gun for his presidential-killing attempt in pieces. To bypass security, the gun is also made of plastic, and the bullets were hidden inside a rabbit foot keychain.
* ''Film/JohnnyDangerously'': {{Subverted}} in this Michael Keaton comedy. The machine gun assembled from parts given by various felons on the walk down death row (and one part from the priest, in a hollowed out Bible) doesn't actually work, and when the eponymous character throws it at a guard for a distraction, it falls apart when the guard reactively catches it.
* Parodied in ''Film/RobinHoodMenInTights'' when a medieval mafia hitman assembles a ''crossbow'' from a kit.
* ''Film/{{Outland}}''. The two hitmen sent to kill the protagonist arrive with other miners on the weekly supply shuttle. They stay behind until the others have passed through the airlock, then each man assembles a shotgun, with electronic infra-red sight, from his kitbag. Note that those weren't pump-action shotguns. While Sean Connery had one for the poster, the ones in the movie were all gas-operated semiautos. Seeing as how the movie was made in Europe where pumps aren't as popular, it's not surprising.
* ''Film/TheTuxedo'' had a sequence where Jackie Chan's character must assemble a rifle used to plant a bug at long distance. Arguably justifies the 'use right away' scope due to the nature of his high tech tuxedo. Also the fact that the scope itself seems to be high tech as well, since it appears to have something like an auto targeting system (which ironically causes him to mess up the shot horribly).

* ''Film/APerfectGetaway'': Nick uses a take-down recurve bow (a KAP T-Rex painted flat black) and arrow to hunt and kill a goat.

* Karl from ''Film/DieHard'' has this going with his Steyr AUG. He kept it in a duffel then constructed it in the elevator. Which is fair enough, given that the Steyr AUG is modular, where one receiver can be converted from a submachinegun to an assault rifle to a light support weapon by just switching the barrel assembly (and, for the SMG version, the bolt and magazine shroud).
* Parodied in ''Film/{{Versus}}'': one of the villains assembles a three-part scabbard from a suitcase, then draws an intact katana from it.

* In ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'', Tuco cobbles together his own custom pistol from various revolver parts at a general store, which he then proceeds to rob.
* In ''Literature/TheDayOfTheJackal'', the eponymous hitman uses a sniper rifle for his attempt to assassinate President De Gaulle. It's half-way between this trope and a ScaramangaSpecial; To get past the police cordon, he disguises himself as an amputee war veteran, with the rifle mostly disguised as a crutch, but with a few other pieces hidden on his body. Also notable for putting some serious work into illustrating the technical problems involved; the weapon is custom-made, and the Jackal takes the time to zero the weapon's sights long before he positions himself to take the shot.

* In ''Film/ExecutiveDecision'', the terrorists smuggle guns onto the plane in parts, some of which are hidden onboard beforehand.
* In the live action ''Manga/{{Golgo 13}}'' movie ''Operation: Kowloon'', the titular character puts together an M16 in this manner. Granted, he puts it together ''wrong'' (an M16 barrel can't be screwed into the receiver without tools, for one).

* ''Operation Daybreak''. One of the SOE assassins assembles his Sten gun under a coat held in his lap, while waiting for the car carrying Reinhard Heydrich. This was TruthInTelevision for the Sten gun and one of the reasons why it was so useful for Resistance networks in occupied Europe (the scene also shows one of the Sten's notorious disadvantages -- it's tendency to jam at inopportune moments).
* In the film adaptation of ''Series/LostInSpace'', Major Don West's laser pistol features butt stock and barrel attachments that turn it into a full-sized rifle with two barrels and amplifies its stopping power, allowing him to blast space spiders that shrugged off the pistol blasts into slimy bits.
* The protagonist of ''Film/TheAmerican'' is given the job of building such a weapon for a female ProfessionalKiller, who wants a silenced automatic rifle that can fit in a small space. He modifies a Ruger Mini-14 and even prepares the [[BriefcaseBlaster briefcase that carries it]] in stripped-down form. Played realistically as we see every bit of precision required to make sure the weapon he's building operates exactly like it should.
* ''Film/{{Nikita}}'' (or ''La Femme Nikita'', not to be confused with the series) the protagonist is told where to find the components of her weapon hidden in the bathroom, in order to assemble it and kill a target who will soon pass in sight of the bathroom window. The scope issue may be understandable as it is a Steyr AUG. In the American remake (''The Assassin'', or ''Film/{{Point of No Return}}'') this is less understandable, as she is using an Anschutz 22LR rifle (it gets worse - it's shown to fire in the same manner as a self-loading rifle, though it is obviously a bolt-action...?)
* ''The Naked Face'' (1984) opens with a [[HandOfDeath black-gloved assassin]] placing such a rifle in his suitcase, then assembling it to shoot Roger Moore's character as he's laying flowers on a grave. He takes so long to assemble and load the rifle, a convoy of slow-moving hearses drives between the killer and his target, enabling the latter to escape death.
* In ''Film/OnceUponASpy'', Tannehill and Chenault are chasing the mooks who have just kidnapped Dr. Webster and his daughter. Flicking a switch Tannehill reveals a hidden, disassembled gun that she tells NonActionGuy Chenault to put it together and PopTheTires. As Chenault struggles to assemble the gun, Tannehill gets frustrated and tells him "{{Take the wheel}}!" and leans across in front of him to do it herself. Taken completely by surprise, Chenault struggles to keep control of the car (especially as Tannehill's very shapely ass is pressed into his face), and the car swerves wildly across the road.

* OlderThanTelevision: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle even wrote one into a ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'' story. In "The Adventure of the Empty House" (1903), the villain totes a high power air rifle which, except for the barrel, breaks down into parts that can be carried in his coat pockets. The barrel was disguised as a walking cane.
* One sequence in ''Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz'' has the Wizard, being choked by a plant-magician's spell, take various implements out of his coat. Just before he passes out, he screws them into a sword and cuts the magician in half, breaking the spell.
* The assassin in ''Literature/TheDayOfTheJackal'' transports his sniper rifle in pieces, first in a tube in his car and later in a crutch as part of his disguise. The Jackal [[ShownTheirWork goes to the trouble of "zero-ing" his sights]] when he first gets the gun: a practice unheard of in most Hollywood works.

* In the ''Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures'' novel ''Demontage'', an assassin has a set of wine glasses that can be separated out and reconstructed into two daggers, a set of lockpicks and a gun. In keeping with the book's TuxedoAndMartini pastiche, he's the man with the crystal pistol.

* OlderThanTelevision: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle even wrote one into a ''SherlockHolmes'' story. In "The Adventure of the Empty House" (1903), the villain totes a high power air rifle which, except for the barrel, breaks down into parts that can be carried in his coat pockets. The barrel was disguised as a walking cane.

* Manga/{{Golgo 13}} is often shown assembling his WeaponOfChoice, a custom M16 rifle. Other snipers shown in the series also have such weapons. Several stories have a more involved assembly process; for example, he once bypassed a {{Mafia}} lockdown on Sicily by having [[InstantMessengerPigeon doves]] fly in the parts -- except for the barrel, which he has made on site from a church fountain's nozzle pipe. (The story takes time to show Golgo zeroing in the gun after it's built.)

* In the film adaptation of ''Series/LostInSpace'', Major Don West's laser pistol features butt stock and barrel attachments that turn it into a full-sized rifle and amplifies its stopping power.

Our Legal Department has advised us to say that this trope is used as a callback to the IKEA department store chain's practice of selling reasonably made, inexpensive furniture in flat boxes, which you carry home and assemble using instructions and tools supplied in the box, and is not intended to disparge the IKEA company or imply that it condones the selling of weapons.

Our Legal Department has advisedc us to say that this trope is used as a callback to the IKEA department store chain's practice of selling reasonably made, inexpensive furniture in flat boxes, which you carry home and assemble using instructions and tools supplied in the box, and is not intended to disparge the IKEA company or imply that it condones the selling of weapons.

* The Bowguns of ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterTri'' weren't crafted as full weapons, unlike in the other games of the series. Instead, Bowguns were comprised of barrels, stocks, and frames, which players crafted individually. Then the gunner would make up the Bowgun by choosing which stock, frame, and barrel to take, each part providing its own affinities and magazine sizes for different ammo types.

* ''VideoGame/DeadSpace3'' has weapons assembled out of Frames, Cores, Tips, and GunAccessories. A fair few of these are actually industrial equipment, in keeping with the series tradition of a wide variety of [[ImprovisedWeaponry weapinized tools]] and one or two real guns.