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* ''Manga/BlackCat'' has the Sweeper Sven Vollfield, who carries a machine gun (amongst other assorted items like a net launcher) inside his briefcase which he carries at all times.
* Kazuki in ''Anime/GaReiZero'' ''dual-wields'' anti-demon machinegun briefcases. Also, this trope is somewhat similar to SenselessViolins, except that the carrying case is the weapon.
* This is the preliminary weapon of The Invaders in ''VideoGame/GateKeepers'', to go with their identical suit-and-tie motif.
* [[{{Cyclops}} Manako]] from ''Manga/DailyLifeWithMonsterGirl'' has a briefcase that unfolds into a sniper rifle. The bonus chapter at the end explains that it's AwesomeButImpractical.
* A variant is used in ''Manga/TokyoGhoul''. Early on, Kaneki is warned to report to the manager if someone carrying a briefcase ever enters the cafe. That's because [[HunterOfMonsters Ghoul Investigators]] carry their weapons in innocent-looking silver briefcases, which could hold anything from a {{BFS}} or a {{BFG}} to a [[WhipItGood spiked whip]] or a SinisterScythe. These weapons are deployed automatically into the user's hand with a click of a button concealed on the handle.

* In ''Film/IronMan2'', Tony has a briefcase that converts into an ''entire suit of armor''. This is straight out of the comics too (although there, the armor is usually stored inside the briefcase). To really get into this trope, one action figure of this armor -- the Mark V -- has a briefcase that becomes a missile launcher.
* In ''Film/TheReplacementKillers'', the back-up hitmen used the [=MP5=] briefcase described below.
* The security forces that come alongside the Weyland expedition pack its assault rifles like this in ''Film/AVPAlienVsPredator''. Obviously they think it comes in handy, but against the Xenomorphs and the Predators, [[RedShirts well...]]

* ''{{Film/Faster}}'': [[NoNameGiven The unnamed]] ProfessionalKiller is shown packing a suitcase with strapped-in guns and knives.
* Highlighted in ''Film/LordOfWar'', when Yuri quips how easy disguising weapons in camcorder cases was in the 1980s due to the size of camcorders.
* How Sal smuggled his S&W M76 into the bank in ''Film/DogDayAfternoon''. Similarly, Sonny smuggles his M1 Carbine in a large wrapped present.
* The Scorpio killer in ''Film/DirtyHarry'' carried his [[IKEAWeaponry disassembled]] sporterised Arisaka rifle and an MP 40, plus several magazines, in a suitcase.
* 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 briefcase that carries it in [[IkeaWeaponry stripped-down form]].
* The latter two installments of {{Creator/Robert Rodriguez}}'s ''[[Film/ElMariachi Mariachi Trilogy]]'' feature Mariachis wielding a wide variety of weapons disguised as guitar cases, including machine guns, rocket launchers, flame throwers, and a bomb.
* ''Film/PrimeCut'': Irish gangster Lee Marvin conceals a sub-machine gun in his leather briefcase.

* Eggsy's weapon to assault Poppy's Compound in ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'' which consists of a Machine Gun, Rocket Launcher, and a Riot Shield.
* In ''Film/MoreDeadThanAlive'', the attorney Karma, who has been following Cain for most of the film, pulls a gun from his attache case [[spoiler:and casually shoots Cain dead]].

* In ''Literature/SnowCrash'', [[{{BFG}} Reason]] is mounted inside a suitcase, though it does have a heat exchanger coming out of the side.
* ''Literature/TheExecutioner'': while posing as a drug dealer's bodyguards, Able Team are each equipped with a briefcase with an Uzi inside and a steel trauma plate for protection. "If you see a bullet coming, just block it."

* Adele's [[PsychoSidekick servant]] Tovera routinely carries one in the Literature/{{RCN}} series.

* ''Series/DeadliestWarrior'': One of the weapons used by the CIA in ''CIA vs. KGB'' is a [[Film/JamesBond Walther PPK]] hidden in a briefcase with a pulley system (terminating in a string looped around the finger) attached to the trigger. The agent assigned to test it manages to shoot all three targets perfectly while carrying the case normally.
* ''Series/DennouKeisatsuCybercop'': Each weapon used by the Cybercops (with the exception of their standard personal firearms) comes in a standard suitcase.
* On ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'', Al Capone walks into Dean O'Banion's flower shop and is seconds away from killing him when Van Alden walks in, carrying a briefcase full of electrical clothing irons. Van Alden works as a door-to-door salesman and these are just his samples. He does not know O'Banion and is simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. O'Banion quickly gets Capone to back down by convincing him that Van Alden is his bodyguard and has a gun in his briefcase that he's perfectly willing to use if Capone doesn't back down.
* In one episode of ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', an assassin takes out his targets by posing as a lawyer and shooting them through his open briefcase.

* One of the ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' splatbooks had a briefcase that contained an SMG. It could even be fired without taking it out of the briefcase by pressing a switch on the case handle, though this would exacerbate the recoil from firing. If the gun had a [[SmartGun Smartlink]] modification, there wouldn't even be a switch to press, since it was all cybernetically controlled.

* ''VideoGame/PerfectDark'' had the laptop gun, which could also double as a turret.
* Eikichi from ''VideoGame/Persona2'' has as his signature weapon a gatling gun concealed as a ''guitar case''.
* ''VideoGame/ZombieRevenge'' featured the two guitar-case weapons from ''Film/{{Desperado}}''.

* ''VideoGame/SecretAgentClank'' goes [[UpToEleven one step further]] and gives us the [[FireBreathingWeapon Blowtorch Briefcase]].
* ''VideoGame/NoOneLivesForever'' has the rocket-launcher briefcase.
* Natasha, one of the characters the player can choose in ''VideoGame/RustyHearts'', can use the 'Weapon Bag' which takes this trope to its logical conclusion as it can change into a minigun, RPG, and even a small personal bunker lined with cannons depending on what skills the player chooses to pick up.

* ''VideoGame/DoubleOhSevenFromRussiaWithLove'' replaces this with the Briefcase Turret (see the "Phoenix Ronin" entry below). It's Q's briefcase, but with an automated turret and photoelectric sensor. The kicker: once deployed, it cannot be retrieved.

* In ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsGame'', one group of enemies are ''[[EvilLawyerJoke lawyers]]'' wielding this type of arnament.

* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': in "Jack and the Labyrinth", the stranger carries a multipurpose briefcase that has a [[MoreDakka machine gun]] inside as well as a lighter.

* Kazuki in ''Anime/GaReiZero'' ''dual wields'' anti-demon machinegun briefcases. Also, this trope is somewhat similar to SenselessViolins, except that the carrying case is the weapon.

* A variant is used in ''Manga/TokyoGhoul''. Early on, Kaneki is warned to report to the manager if someone carrying a briefcase every enters the cafe. That's because [[HunterOfMonsters Ghoul Investigators]] carry their weapons in innocent-looking silver briefcases, which could hold anything from a {{BFS}} or a {{BFG}} to a [[WhipItGood spiked whip]] or a SinisterScythe. These weapons are deployed automatically into the user's hand with a click of a button concealed on the handle.

* The security forces that come alongisde the Weyland expedition packs its assault rifles like this in ''Film/AVPAlienVsPredator''. Obviously they think it comes in handy, but against the Xenomorphs and the Predators, [[RedShirts well...]]

* Eggsy's weapon to assault Poppy's Compound in ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'' which consists of a Machine Gun, Rocket Launcher and a Riot Shield.

* ''Series/GetSmart'': Maxwell Smart had one of these once, as did his inspiration, Film/JamesBond. Though it’s first seen being used by a KAOS-affiliated hit man played by Creator/LeonardNimoy.

** ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' had a card case which could extend a handle and barrel to be used as a gun. [[SwissArmyWeapon It could also extend a blade to be used as a sword]].

* ''Series/DennouKeisatsuCybercop'': Each weapon used by the Cybercops (with the exception of their standard personal firearms) come in a standard suitcase.
* On ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'', Al Capone walks into Dean O'Banion's flower shop, and is seconds away from killing him when Van Alden walks in, carrying a briefcase full of electrical clothing irons. Van Alden works as a door-to-door salesman and these are just his samples. He does not know O'Banion and is simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. O'Banion quickly gets Capone to back down by convincing him that Van Alden is his bodyguard and has a gun in his briefcase that he's perfectly willing to use if Capone doesn't back down.

* The Pandora gun in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'' is carried around like a briefcase. It can turn into a crossbow, a bazooka, a laser cannon, a minigun-version of the more realistic version of this shown above, a blade boomerang and a mobile missile launching fortress, and when opened, it produces a brilliant flash of light that instantly destroys all enemy shields in addition to damaging them. It also has [[NumberOfTheBeast 659]] other forms as well, but naturally, you'll [[TakeOurWordForIt never actually see any of them in gameplay]]. [[http://devilmaycry.wikia.com/wiki/Pandora See more here]].
* The 'Sniper Case' from the ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}'' games allows you to carry a disassembled SniperRifle around in a briefcase without suspicion, as sniper rifles are too large to be concealed in 47's jacket. There are also a few other suitcases for other types of rifles, which come fully-assembled. Also a subversion as these suitcases are so long that somebody should be asking questions.

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': Red Arrow uses a compound bow version of this to stop an assasination attempt.

* ''Beyond 2000'' featured a concept of a very rapidly firing submachine gun with a LaserSight, the AM-180A, based on the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American-180 American 180 submachine gun]] (distinctive for its saucer shaped pan magazine mounted on top of the weapon and the secret to its very high rate of fire), which not only made for deadly accurate shots, but also fired so rapidly it could shred most materials to bits and even penetrate bulletproof vests. A concealed version was developed in parallel, being built in to a briefcase that even included the LaserSight, and like the pictured weapon above, could be fired with the case closed (in fact during the show, the briefcase version was used to demonstrate that a bulletproof vest was futile in protecting the victim from this weapon).

* While [=SMGs=] and the like really do utilize this trope, one way fiction often misrepresents it is with long-range sniper rifles that disassemble to fit in a briefcase. Such weapons are very precisely fine-tuned and the disassembly and reassembly process would throw even an experienced sniper off - it doesn't take much to miss when firing at a target thousands of feet away. The very few true rifles that can be disassembled in this fashion are generally used with iron sights only at ranges of 500 yards or less, usualy for hunting small game in an emergency.
* [[http://www.drdtactical.com/rifles.html DRD Tactical's Paratus-16 rifle series]] is a family of assault rifles designed to be stored in 3 segments inside specialy designed briefcases that can be assembled in less than a minute. A semi-auto civilian version is readily available, but with a $5,000 price tag (as opposed to $800 to $1,500 for an FAL, $2,000 for an AR-10, or $3,000 for a SCAR-17S) and no real advatages over other .308 rifles outside of it's takedown feature, it hasn't exactly caught on.

* Used by a pair of bodyguards in the opening scene of ''Anime/GhostInTheShell''. The briefcases also make an appearance in the manga and at the end of ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' being carried by [[spoiler: the [[{{Eagleland}} American]] [[TheEmpire Empire]] agents who are accompanying Gouda in the final episode of season 2]]. Interestingly, the different versions of the story show different versions of this trope -- the original manga has the briefcases being full-blown machine guns that open up the necessary holes in their case-shaped shells when it comes time to fire, while the anime has the guns concealed within cases that fall apart when the users press a button on the handle, freeing the gun that was concealed within.

Turns out to be a case of TruthInTelevision. The CIA, as well as American government and military bodyguards, do actually use submachine guns concealed in cases (just like the one depicted). The case is built with a trigger on the handle that allows it to be fired without removing the weapon.

* The 'Sniper Case' from the ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}'' games allow you to carry a disassembled SniperRifle around in a briefcase without suspicion, as sniper rifles are too large to be concealed in 47's jacket. There are also a few other suitcases for other types of rifles, which come fully-assembled. Also a subversion as these suitcases are so long that somebody should be asking questions.

* Our introduction to the [[BadHabits Father]] van Horne involves him removing a Thompson submachine gun from his Gladstone bag and killing a bunch of federales who were about to hang the protagonist.

* MAC, or Military Armament Corporation, made an operational briefcase for their M10 sub machine gun chambered in 9mm. The case allows for a suppressor to be fitted to the gun and features room for two magazines and the Burt stock. However, unlike the H&K briefcase listed above, there is no safety at all one the gun is cocked and loaded, due to the firing mechanism being exposed on the bottom of the case. [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=l_4lEWfzyd8 Here’s a video]]

* PlayedForLaughs by Glennz in ''[[http://blog.glennz.com/professional/ Professional]]'', with a Briefcase [[spoiler:[[LightGun NES Zapper]]]].

* One of the ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' splatbooks had a briefcase that contained an SMG. It could even be fired without taking it out of the briefcase by pressing a switch on the case handle, though this would exacerbate the recoil from firing. If the character and the gun both had [[SmartGun Smartlinks]], there wouldn't even be a switch to press, since it was all cybernetically controlled.

* ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' had a card case which could extend a handle and barrel to be used as a gun. [[SwissArmyWeapon It could also extend a blade to be used as a sword]].
* ''Series/KamenRiderZeroOne'' has three, the Attache [[CoolSword Calibur]], Attache [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter Shotgun]], and Attache [[EnergyBow Arrow]], used by [[TheHero Zero-One]], the [[FantasticRacism A.I.M.S.]] Riders, and the [[FarEastAsianTerrorists Metsuboujinrai.net]] Riders, respectively.

* Used by a pair of bodyguards in the opening scene of ''Anime/GhostInTheShell''. The briefcases also make an appearance in the manga and at the end of ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' being carried by [[spoiler: the [[{{Eagleland}} American]] [[TheEmpire Empire]] agents who are accompanying Gouda in the final episode of season 2]].

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats'' episode "The Dark Side of the SWAT Kats", the evil MirrorUniverse version of Deputy Mayor Briggs had a gas gun in her briefcase. She used it knock out two guards so she could release what she thought were the her universe's evil Swat Kats.

** ''Film/TheLivingDaylights'' showcases a ''rocket launcher'' concealed within a stereo. Q says that it was designed for the CIA and agents assigned to North America, and says it's called [[PunnyName "The Ghetto Blaster"]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Nightfire}}'' has the Phoenix Film/{{Ronin}}, a minigun concealed inside of a briefcase that can be set down as an automated sentry gun or operated by remote.

* ''VideoGame/DoubleOhSevenFromRussiaWithLove'' replaces this with the Briefcase Turret (see the "Phoenix Ronin" entry below). It's Q's briefcase, but with an automated turret and photoelectric sensor (like the kind you see on those tapless sinks in [=McDonald=]'s). The kicker: once deployed, it cannot be retrieved.

* The Pandora gun in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry 4'' is carried around like a briefcase. It can turn into a crossbow, a bazooka, a laser cannon, a minigun-version of the more realistic BriefcaseBlaster shown above, a blade boomerang and a mobile missile launching fortress, and when opened, it produces a brilliant flash of light that instantly destroys all enemy shields in addition to damaging them. It also has [[NumberOfTheBeast 659]] other forms as well, but naturally, you'll [[TakeOurWordForIt never actually see any of them in gameplay]]. [[http://devilmaycry.wikia.com/wiki/Pandora See more here]].

* ''TabletopGame/TopSecret'', ''Magazine/{{Polyhedron}}'' #32 adventure "Operation Butter-Up". One of the bodyguards of an Arab sheik has a briefcase with an Uzi submachinegun stored inside of it. The Uzi can be triggered to fire while it's still inside the briefcase.

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* ''{{TabletopGame/Rifts}}'' introduced a briefcase assault rifle and shotgun in ''Triax 2''.

* TruthInTelevision: Heckler and Koch makes a special briefcase for their [=MP5K=], as seen in the page image. [[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c70c0f2ba0 Here's a video.]]

* ''Film/TheSoldier''. During the mission briefing, the Soldier opens a suitcase with everything they need enclosed neatly in foam sections, from a TranquilizerDart-firing automatic weapon to folders containing the [[EmptyQuiver nuclear launch codes]].

* During the assassination attempt on former President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan, Agent Robert [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Wanko]] pulled an Uzi out of his briefcase in order to cover the President's evacuation to the hospital moments after the President had been shot.