The generic term for all flying cars in use around the year 2020. Only specially authorized people and police are licensed to operate these remarkable vehicles, which are capable of street driving, vertical lift-off, hovering and high-speed cruising. Aside from police and emergency services versions, there are also freight and passenger variations. The Spinner is powered by three engines -- conventional internal combustion, jet and anti-gravity.

A very advanced form of lie detector that measures contractions of the iris muscle and the presence of invisible airborne particles emitted from the body. The bellows were designed for the latter function and give the machine the menacing air of a sinister insect. The VK is used primarily by Blade Runners to determine if a suspect is truly human by measuring the degree of his empathic response through carefully worded questions and statements.

XXXXXDuring the formation of the Blade Runner units in January, 2011, it was decided that they would need to carry a higher-powered weapon than the standard police issue. But in the rush to get Blade Runners on the streets, there was no time to develop such a specialized item. Consequently the Blade Runners went into action with Steyr/Manlicher rifles which had been modified into pistols.
XXXXXSurprisingly, the Blade Runners loved the gun, praising it's durability and ease of operation as well as it's effectiveness against Replicants. So much so, that when the L.A.P.D. wanted to replace the weapon in 2014, the Blade Runners refused to switch. Eventually the L.A.P.D. relented and contracted fledgling firearms company, Pflage/Katsumata to design a better, lighter-weight version of the old Steyr. The result was the Pflage/Katsumata Series-D. This time the change was widely accepted, mainly because the P/K-D was lighter than the previous issue, although the two were vitually identical in appearance.
XXXXX"Take a large brick, tie a string around it and hang it from your shoulder under your arm, about where a shoulder holster rests. Now carry it with you everywhere you go. That's the Steyr/Manlicher. No thanks, I'll take the P/K-D." said Blade Runner Dave Holden.
XXXXXHowever, there are some purists such as Rick Deckard, who carries the Steyr even though it was replaced before he became a Blade Runner. The head of L.A.'s Blade Runner unit, Chief Inspector Harry Bryant, still carries the Steyr/Manlicher he was originally issued more than eight years ago. Which model is better? Only the Blade Runners can say, as there are no plans to release a civilian version of this intriguing weapon.
--excerpts from the March, 2019 issue of Guns & Ammo.

Why two names for the Blade Runner gun? The actual movie prop was a modified Steyr/Manlicher rifle. On it you can read:

(Anyone know where they got those initials? ;-) ) So to be fair we decided to use both names. Plus it makes an interesting background story.--Aaron & Brian

You can learn more about the real Blade Runner gun in Richard Coyle's Real Props Series.

More info to come.