Chitauri Gun

"Forty-seven known alien objects hit the ground after the portal closed above Manhattan. All dormant, all dead. Except this one."

- Jasper Sitwell

The Chitauri Gun is the main weapon used by the Chitauri troops that invaded Earth during the Battle of New York. The guns that were left in New York City, after the Chitauri were defeated by the Avengers, were recovered and studied by S.H.I.E.L.D..

History
The Chitauri Guns are the most numerous weapons used by the Chitauri infantry.

Battle of New York
When the Chitauri army invaded New York City during Loki's attempt to conquer Earth, Chitauri Guns were used excessively as their main weapon.

At the end of the battle, the Chitauri Command Center was destroyed by Iron Man, effectively sapping power from all Chitauri paraphernelia on the battlefield. The Chitauri Guns were all rendered inactive and taken by S.H.I.E.L.D.

Item 47
After the battle, one Chitauri Gun, later dubbed "Item 47", was found by Benjamin Pollack and Claire Wise, a struggling but loving couple. Being technically talented, Pollack managed to reactivate the gun, and the couple decided to use the gun to successfully rob many banks, saving them from their financial dilemma.

S.H.I.E.L.D. soon caught wind of the activities, and sent Agent Jasper Sitwell to neutralize the robbers. Impressed with Pollack's ability to re-activate the weapon, Agent Sitwell offered both a place within S.H.I.E.L.D., Pollack in the R&D Think-Tank, and Wise as assistant to Agent Felix Blake.

Behind the Scenes

 * In a deleted scene from The Avengers, a police man picked up a Chitauri Gun in the middle of the battle and shot a Chitauri. However, he was shot before he could continue.