Including airsoft guns?

[MT2008]

I have a quick question...should IMFDB include separate entries on gun pages for airsoft guns being used as props in movies/TV? The reason I ask this question is because I've noticed that there seems to be increasing usage of airsoft weapons in non-firing scenes. If you want an example, take the Classic Army M15A4 airsoft rifles, which have been used in a huge number of recent movies/TV series ("The Hurt Locker", "Generation Kill", "28 Weeks Later", "Castle", etc.). I'm thinking I should add an entry for the Classic Army rifles on the M16 page. I also just saw an episode of "Human Target" where Real Sword airsoft replicas of the Norinco Type 56 were used in some non-firing scenes.

On the one hand, I think this makes some sense because we've already been doing this, to some degree (the MGC M16 replicas, which have been used by armorers and propmasters for decades, already have their own separate entry on the M16 page). On the other hand, I fear that it might things a bit more confusing. There is already a popular misconception that most (or all) guns used in movies are airsoft, which I used to see circulated on airsoft message boards. We need to make sure that we're certain a non-firing weapon is airsoft, and also that we provide good evidence distinguishing the replica from the real (firing) weapon. Usually, you can tell because the airsoft weapon is different from the firing weapon in some way (i.e. in "Human Target" where Norinco Type 84s replace the airsoft Type 56s in firing scenes). But sometimes, it's not so obvious - the Classic Army airsoft ARs have white markings on the receivers, but so do some real ARs.

What do y'all think?