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− | |country = [[File: | + | |country = [[File:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom |
|channel = ITV/ABC/Thames | |channel = ITV/ABC/Thames | ||
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[[ File:TA - S6EP8 FAL.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Guards at a Royal Army research facility in "Mission... Highly Improbable" (Season 6, Episode 8) armed with [[FN_FAL#L1A1|L1A1]]s.]] | [[ File:TA - S6EP8 FAL.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Guards at a Royal Army research facility in "Mission... Highly Improbable" (Season 6, Episode 8) armed with [[FN_FAL#L1A1|L1A1]]s.]] | ||
− | == Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk | + | == Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I == |
− | [[ File:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg |thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk | + | [[ File:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg |thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I - .303 British]] |
− | [[ File:TA - S5EP10 Lee.jpg |thumb|none|500px|A British soldier carrying a [[ | + | [[ File:TA - S5EP10 Lee.jpg |thumb|none|500px|A British soldier carrying a [[Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I]] in "Never, Never Say Die" (Season 5, Episode 10).]] |
== M1 Garand == | == M1 Garand == | ||
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[[ File:Simonov-Russian-SKS45.jpg |thumb|none|450px| Simonov Type 45 - 7.62x39mm]] | [[ File:Simonov-Russian-SKS45.jpg |thumb|none|450px| Simonov Type 45 - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[ File:TA - S6EP2 SKS.jpg |thumb|none|500px|The [[SKS rifle|Simonov Type 45]] in "Death's Door" (Season 6, Episode 2).]] | [[ File:TA - S6EP2 SKS.jpg |thumb|none|500px|The [[SKS rifle|Simonov Type 45]] in "Death's Door" (Season 6, Episode 2).]] | ||
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+ | ==Brown Bess Flintlock Musket== | ||
+ | [[Image:BrownBessInfantry-Musket-1722-1768.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Modern reproduction "Long Land Pattern" Brown Bess Infantry musket made from 1722-1768 - .75 caliber.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Brown Bess left 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Brown Bess musket left side.]] | ||
+ | [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP5 Flintlock.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Two [[Brown Bess Flintlock Musket]]s can be seen behind Steed in "Castle De'ath" (Season 4, Episode 5).]] | ||
= Shotguns = | = Shotguns = | ||
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[[File:Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Mills Bomb High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.]] | [[File:Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Mills Bomb High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.]] | ||
[[File:ThAvengers - S4EP20 Gren.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major Robertson ([[Nigel Davenport]]) picks up a Mills Bomb in "The Danger Makers" (Season 4, Episode 20).]] | [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP20 Gren.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major Robertson ([[Nigel Davenport]]) picks up a Mills Bomb in "The Danger Makers" (Season 4, Episode 20).]] | ||
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The Avengers is a 1961 television spy series that was a production of ABC Television (Associated British Corporation, which eventually was merged into Thames Television). For the majority of the series, The Avengers focused on the exploits of secret agent John Steed (Patrick Macnee), who was routinely paired up with a female counterpart in order to protect Great Britain from internal and external foes. The show ran from 1961 to 1969 across 6 seasons for a total of 161 episodes. A feature film adaptation was released in 1998 that starred Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman and Sean Connery.
The following weapons were used in the television series The Avengers: