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* ''[[The Punisher]]''.
* ''[[Batman]]'', although there obviously aren't any guns on the wall.
** Taken to its logical conclusion when one issue showed him opening up his Wall of Weapons and having a [[Doctor Who|Dalek "travel machine"]] in there... [
** Except for the All-Star Batman, who had machine guns in there...
*** Yes, well... AS Batman is a ''special'' case.
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* ''[[Underworld (film)|Underworld]]'' features a wall of anti-lycan weaponry for use by Deathdealers.
** ''[[Blade]]'' also has an anti-vampire wall of weapons.
* ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]'' has an impressive wall of impossible sci-fi superweapons in the form of Jeebs' Jewelery; naturally, seeing as Jeebs is a fence who deals in the black market, he keeps the display hidden behind a secret panel.
** The sequel has another one stashed behind the wall of Agent Kay's old apartment. It comes in handy for the heroes when they are stuck outside of MIB headquarters.
* In ''Pineapple Express'', Red literally has weapons in the wall.
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* Burt's basement in ''[[Tremors]]'' features a literal Wall of Weapons, which [[Battle Couple|he and his wife]] use to devastating effect when a Graboid breaks through the wall opposite.
** In the sequel, Burt's wall of weapons is shown again, and later, he rolls in a ''massive'' truck loaded with shotguns, machineguns and a huge [[No Kill Like Overkill|anti-tank rifle]], plus enough explosives to level a city block.
*** Try four city blocks! And he uses it. [[Chekhov's Armory|All of it]].
{{quote|'''Burt''' (Sitting against the side of his truck, surrounded by dead Shriekers and spent shells): I am ''completely'' out of ammo! *[[Beat|pauses for a moment]]* That's never happened to me before.}}
* In ''[[The Crow]]'', [[Big Bad|Top Dollar]] pulls his katana from a pleasantly mounted wall-cabinet full of wonderful toys.
* [[Mr. and Mrs. Smith]]: Both Smiths have walls of weapons in their own house, hidden from each other.
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
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** And the [[Shout-Out]] to the Charlie Daniels Band,
* [[Meaningful Name|Eagle-Eyed]] Pete, a minor {{spoiler|(and dead)}} character from ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'', used to be one of the best snipers in his thieves' guild, and had an [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0614.html armory to match.]
* Jake English of ''[[Homestuck]]'' keeps all his guns in a big, messy pile. [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006020
* In ''[[Flaky Pastry]]'' Zintiel [http://flakypastry.runningwithpencils.com/comic.php?strip_id=176 got this].
* Don't-call-him-a-supervillain Deus{{context}} has weapons, amongst other things, all kept ready on sliding wall sections in his office.
{{quote|'''Deus''': Who doesn't want a room with secret panels?}}
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* The Fenton family in ''[[Danny Phantom]]''. They have a ''vault'' of weapons.
* [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Mermaidman and Barnacleboy]] have one, and its weapons are genuinely deadly (as deadly as it can get in a children's show, anyways). One wonders why the duo never use said weapons seeing how their own abilities are lacking due to age.
* Most versions of the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' have the heroes keep one of these in their lair, usually in their training room, though in this case it's all martial arts weapons.
== [[Real Life]] ==
* Apparently, [https://web.archive.org/web/20100918091954/http://www.inveraray-castle.com/pages/content.asp?PageID=106 Inveraray Castle] has more [[Blade on a Stick|polearms]] and muskets than you'd want to [[Incredibly Lame Pun|shake a stick at]].
* It was common to find Governor's Palaces insanely well armed in Colonial America. This was to both show off the power and wealth of the British Empire (a rifle being a sizable portion of a normal person's yearly income) and to be used to defend the Governor and his family/staff in case of uprising. In Colonial Williamsburg, the Governor's Palace had more muskets, rifles, pistols, and melee weapons than the actual magazine (arsenal).
* The first room you enter at Alnwick Castle has an incredibly array of polished metal in the form of antique pistols, swords, and assorted other weaponry arrayed in aesthetically pleasing patterns around the walls. All of the walls. Filling every square inch. (Even more impressive, however, is the library with walls made of books.)
* The Great Hall at Edinburgh Castle is decorated with swords, pistols, a couple of little brass mortars and just about every kind of polearm you can think of.
* And of course, [[Truth in Television]] for most military and police forces. Armories will often have them stored on racks on the walls, sometimes in locked cages for added security.
* Leeds Armoury has the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140117041232/http://www.royalarmouries.org/visit-us/leeds/leeds-galleries/hall-of-steel Hall of Steel.]
* Gun manufacturer Heckler & Koch maintains a ... special conference room (the Grey Room) at their Virginia HQ for the purpose of looking impressive. [http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj93/HK417/GRAY%20ROOM/Gray-Room-panorama.jpg It's successful.]
* Duncan Mccollum, who wrote the book on Arisaka collection, has a collection of Arisakas displayed this way. It inspired [[Forgotten Weapons|his son's interest in firearms]].
* In Feudal Japan it was common for a Daimyo to have a rack for all his [[Samurai]] to check in their swords when they attended him. In this case it was a very practical thing as the Daimyo if he was paranoid would not want anyone armed except his picked bodyguards and if he was willing to tolerate it, he might not be willing to tolerate [[Bar Brawl|weapons and alcohol]] in the same feast-hall.
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[[Category:Guns and Gunplay Tropes]]
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