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The Avengers

Country	25px United Kingdom
Language	English
Channel	ITV/ABC/Thames
Creator	Sydney Newman
Genre	Espionage
Broadcast	7 January, 1961 - 21 May, 1969
No. of Seasons	6
No. of Episodes	161

Main Cast
Character	Actor

John Steed	Patrick Macnee
Cathy Gale	Honor Blackman
Emma Peel	Diana Rigg
Tara King	Linda Thorson
Dr. David Keel	Ian Hendry
Carol Wilson	Ingrid Hafner
Rhonda	Rhonda Parker
Professor Jordan	Ron Moody

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:

Handguns

Beretta M1935

Beretta Model 1935 - .32 ACP

John Steed (Patrick Macnee) is held at gunpoint with a Beretta M1935 in "Escape in Time" (Season 5, Episode 3).

Beretta 950 Jetfire

Beretta 950 Jetfire - .25 ACP

Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) holds a Beretta 950 Jetfire in "The Gravediggers" (Season 4, Episode 2).

A Businessman defends himself with a Beretta 950 Jetfire in "The Cybernauts" (Season 4, Episode 3).

John Steed (Patrick Macnee) aims a Beretta 950 Jetfire in "The Murder Market" (Season 4, Episode 3).

Colt M1911

Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP

One of Kane's men threatens Ms. Peel with a Colt M1911A1 in "Death at Bargain Prices" (Season 4, Episode 4).

Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless

Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol Blued - .32 acp

The Tattoo Shop owner is shot with a suppressed Colt Model 1903 in "Quick-Quick Slow Death" (Season 4, Episode 19).

Waldo Thyssen's (Peter Bowles) Colt Model 1903 in "Escape in Time" (Season 5, Episode 3).

Colt Single Action Army

Colt Single Action Army w/ 5.5" barrel known as the "Artillery" model.

Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) fires a Single Action Army in "Epic" (Season 5, Episode 11).

Hana Wilde's (Charlotte Rampling) Single Action Army in "The Superlative Seven" (Season 5, Episode 12).

Enfield No.2

Enfield No. 2 Mk I. Original configuration with spurred hammer - .38 S&W

A member of Ransac prepares to fire an Enfield No.2 in "The Master Minds" (Season 4, Episode 6).

Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) holds a baffled Steed at gunpoint with an Enfield No.2 in "Two's a Crowd" (Season 4, Episode 12).

Major Robertson (Nigel Davenport) holds an Enfield No.2 in "The Danger Makers" (Season 4, Episode 20).

Flintlock Pistol

Tower Sea Service Pistol used by the Royal Navy.

Two Flintlock Pistols can be seen behind Steed in "Castle De'ath" (Season 4, Episode 5).

Flintlock Pistols up on a wall display in "Escape in Time" (Season 5, Episode 3).

Iver Johnson Snub Nose

Iver Johnson Snub Nose - .32 S&W

A close up of a Iver Johnson Snub Nose in "Honey for the Prince" (Season 4, Episode 26).

Professor Jordan (Ron Moody) fires a Iver Johnson Snub Nose in "The Bird Who Knew Too Much" (Season 5, Episode 5).

Remington 1875

Remington 1875 - .45 Long Colt

Stewart Kirby (Peter Wyngarde) checks his Remington 1875 in "Epic" (Season 5, Episode 11).

Smith & Wesson Model 40 Centennial

Smith & Wesson Model 40 "Centennial" with grip safety - 38 Special

Ms. Peel (Diana Rigg) is held at gunpoint with a Smith & Wesson Model 40 Centennial in "The Thirteenth Hole" (Season 4, Episode 18).

Smith & Wesson Model 10

Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver - .38 Special

A thug aims a Smith & Wesson Model 10 at Steed in "The Gravediggers" (Season 4, Episode 2).

Vincent East (Roland Curram) holds a suppressed Smith & Wesson Model 10 in "Honey for the Prince" (Season 4, Episode 26).

Smith & Wesson 4th Model

Smith & Wesson 4th Model - .32 Calibre

Ms. Peel is held hostage with a Smith & Wesson 4th Model in "The Gravediggers" (Season 4, Episode 2).

Ms. Peel (Diana Rigg) with her Smith & Wesson 4th Model in "The House That Jack Built" (Season 4, Episode 23).

Walther P38

Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm

Emma peel (Diana Rigg) aims a Walther P38 with mock suppressor in the Season 4 opening.

A nice close up of a Walther P38 in "Castle De'ath" (Season 4, Episode 5).

Webley Mk III

Webley Mk III - .455 Webley

A Webley Mk III hits the ground in "The Town of No Return" (Season 4, Episode 1).

Submachine Guns

MP40

MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm

One of the secretaries in "How to Succeed.... at Murder" (Season 4, Episode 25) with a MP40 submachine gun.

Robin (Clive Colin Bowler) with a MP40 submachine gun in "The Bird Who Knew Too Much" (Season 5, Episode 5).

Sten

Sten Mk I* Submachine gun - 9x19mm

Vincent East (Roland Curram) with a Sten in "Honey for the Prince" (Season 4, Episode 26).

M1928 Thompson

M1928 "Tommy Gun" or "Chicago typewriter" with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP, made famous through countless classic gangster movies.

Stewart Kirby (Peter Wyngarde) with a M1928 Thompson in "Epic" (Season 5, Episode 11).

Rifles

Karabiner 98k

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Stewart Kirby (Peter Wyngarde) charges at Ms. Peel with Karabiner 98k with bayonet fixed in "Epic" (Season 5, Episode 11).

L1A1

L1A1 SLR, original model - 7.62x51mm NATO

Guards at a Royal Army research facility in "Mission... Highly Improbable" (Season 6, Episode 8) armed with L1A1s.

Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I

Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 British

A British soldier carrying a Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I in "Never, Never Say Die" (Season 5, Episode 10).

M1 Garand

M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06

Steed (Patrick Macnee) holds a M1 Garand in "Castle De'ath" (Season 4, Episode 5).

Oberndorf Mauser Sporter

Oberndorf Mauser Sporter - 9x57mm

Simon Trent (James Villiers) fires a Mauser Sporter at Steed in "Small Game for Big Hunters" (Season 4, Episode 16).

Simonov Type 45

Simonov Type 45 - 7.62x39mm

The Simonov Type 45 in "Death's Door" (Season 6, Episode 2).

Shotguns

Double Barreled Shotgun

Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge

Steed (Patrick Macnee) toys around with a Double Barreled Shotgun in "The Cybernauts" (Season 4, Episode 3).

Edward J. Dumayn (Hilary Wontner) holds a Double Barreled Shotgun in "The Winged Avenger" (Season 5, Episode 6).

Machine Guns

Browning M1919

A variant of the Browning M1919 developed during World War 2, this model is designated the M37, with the ability to feed from either the left or the right of the weapon - 30-06. This example is shown without a tripod, only the pintle mount. This the MOST likely .30 cal machine gun to be seen firing from armored vehicles.

Steed (Patrick Macnee) does his best General Montgomery impersonation next to a Browning M1919 in "What the Butler Saw" (Season 4, Episode 22).

An Alvis Saracen Armoured personnel carrier in "Mission... Highly Improbable" (Season 6, Episode 8) with a L3A4 mounted in it's turret.

Other

Mills Bomb

Mills Bomb High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.

Major Robertson (Nigel Davenport) picks up a Mills Bomb in "The Danger Makers" (Season 4, Episode 20).

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 == Beretta M1935 ==
-[[ File:BerettaModel1935.jpg |thumb|none|400px|Beretta Model 1935 - .32 ACP]]
+[[ File:BerettaModel1935.jpg |thumb|none|300px|Beretta Model 1935 - .32 ACP]]
 [[File:TA - S5EP3 Beretta2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|John Steed ([[Patrick Macnee]]) is held at gunpoint with a [[Beretta M1934|Beretta M1935]] in "Escape in Time" (Season 5, Episode 3).]]
 == Beretta 950 Jetfire ==
-[[Image:PicB 950 jetfire.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta 950 Jetfire - .25 ACP]]
+[[Image:PicB 950 jetfire.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 950 Jetfire - .25 ACP]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP2 Berett.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Emma Peel ([[Diana Rigg]]) holds a [[Beretta 950 Jetfire]] in "The Gravediggers" (Season 4, Episode 2).]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP3 Berett.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Businessman defends himself with a [[Beretta 950 Jetfire]] in "The Cybernauts" (Season 4, Episode 3).]]
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 == Colt M1911 ==
-[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP]]
+[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP4 M1911.jpg|thumb|500px|none|One of Kane's men threatens Ms. Peel with a [[Colt M1911A1]] in "Death at Bargain Prices" (Season 4, Episode 4).]]
 == Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless ==
-[[Image:Colt Model 1903.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol Blued - .32 acp]]
+[[Image:Colt Model 1903.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol Blued - .32 acp]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP19 1903.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Tattoo Shop owner is shot with a suppressed [[Colt Model 1903/1908|Colt Model 1903]] in "Quick-Quick Slow Death" (Season 4, Episode 19).]]
 [[File:TA - S5EP3 Colt3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Waldo Thyssen's ([[Peter Bowles]])  [[Colt Model 1903/1908|Colt Model 1903]] in "Escape in Time" (Season 5, Episode 3).]]
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 == Enfield No.2 ==
-[[File:White Enfield No2 Mk I.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Enfield No. 2 Mk I. Original configuration with spurred hammer - .38 S&W]]
+[[File:White Enfield No2 Mk I.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Enfield No. 2 Mk I. Original configuration with spurred hammer - .38 S&W]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP6 Rev.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A member of Ransac prepares to fire an [[Enfield No.2]] in "The Master Minds" (Season 4, Episode 6).]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP12 Enfield.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Emma Peel ([[Diana Rigg]]) holds a baffled Steed at gunpoint with an [[Enfield No.2]] in "Two's a Crowd" (Season 4, Episode 12).]]
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 == Flintlock Pistol ==
-[[File:TowerSeaServicePistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Sea Service Pistol used by the Royal Navy.]]
+[[File:TowerSeaServicePistol.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Tower Sea Service Pistol used by the Royal Navy.]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP5 Flintlock.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Two [[Flintlock Pistol]]s can be seen behind Steed in "Castle De'ath" (Season 4, Episode 5).]]
 [[ File:TA - S5EP3 FlintPist.jpg |thumb|500px|none|[[Flintlock Pistol]]s up on a wall display in "Escape in Time" (Season 5, Episode 3).]]
 == Iver Johnson Snub Nose ==
-[[Image:Iver Johnson .32 snub.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Iver Johnson Snub Nose - .32 S&W]]
+[[Image:Iver Johnson .32 snub.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Iver Johnson Snub Nose - .32 S&W]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP26 Rev.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close up of a [[Iver Johnson Revolver|Iver Johnson Snub Nose]] in "Honey for the Prince" (Season 4, Episode 26).]]
 [[ File:TA - S5EP5 Iver.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Professor Jordan ([[Ron Moody]]) fires a [[Iver Johnson Revolver|Iver Johnson Snub Nose]] in "The Bird Who Knew Too Much" (Season 5, Episode 5).]]
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 == Smith & Wesson Model 40 Centennial ==
-[[Image:S&WM40.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 40 "Centennial" with grip safety - 38 Special]]
+[[Image:S&WM40.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 40 "Centennial" with grip safety - 38 Special]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP18 Cent.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ms. Peel ([[Diana Rigg]]) is held at gunpoint with a [[Smith & Wesson Model 40|Smith & Wesson Model 40 Centennial]] in "The Thirteenth Hole" (Season 4, Episode 18).]]
 == Smith & Wesson Model 10 ==
-[[File:S&W M&PSHORT.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver - .38 Special]]
+[[File:S&W M&PSHORT.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver - .38 Special]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP2 Rev.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A thug aims a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] at Steed in "The Gravediggers" (Season 4, Episode 2).]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP26 Rev2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vincent East ([[Roland Curram]]) holds a suppressed [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] in "Honey for the Prince" (Season 4, Episode 26).]]
 == Smith & Wesson 4th Model  ==
-[[File:S&W 4th Model DA .32.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson 4th Model - .32 Calibre]]
+[[File:S&W 4th Model DA .32.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson 4th Model - .32 Calibre]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP2 Schofield.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ms. Peel is held hostage with a [[Smith & Wesson 4th Model]] in "The Gravediggers" (Season 4, Episode 2).]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP23 Rev.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ms. Peel ([[Diana Rigg]]) with her [[Smith & Wesson 4th Model]] in "The House That Jack Built" (Season 4, Episode 23).]]
 == Walther P38 ==
-[[File:P38Black.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm]]
+[[File:P38Black.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EOpening Walther.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Emma peel ([[Diana Rigg]]) aims a [[Walther P38]] with mock suppressor in the Season 4 opening.]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP5 WaltherP38.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A nice close up of a [[Walther P38]] in "Castle De'ath" (Season 4, Episode 5).]]
 == Webley Mk III ==
-[[File:Weble Mk III.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Webley Mk III - .455 Webley]]
+[[File:Weble Mk III.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk III - .455 Webley]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP1 Webley.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A [[Webley_Revolvers#Webley_.455_Mk_III|Webley Mk III]] hits the ground in "The Town of No Return" (Season 4, Episode 1).]]
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 == Karabiner 98k  ==
-[[ File:Karabiner-98K.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
+[[ File:Karabiner-98K.jpg |thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 [[ File:TA - S5EP11 Kar.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Stewart Kirby  ([[Peter Wyngarde]]) charges at Ms. Peel with [[Karabiner 98k]] with bayonet fixed in "Epic" (Season 5, Episode 11).]]
 == L1A1  ==
-[[ File:Original L1A1 SLR.jpg |thumb|none|500px|L1A1 SLR, original model - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
+[[ File:Original L1A1 SLR.jpg |thumb|none|450px|L1A1 SLR, original model - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
 [[ 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.I ==
-[[ File:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 British]]
+[[ 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 [[Lee-Enfield_No.4_Mk_1*|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I]] in "Never, Never Say Die" (Season 5, Episode 10).]]
 == M1 Garand ==
-[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]
+[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP5 M1Garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Steed ([[Patrick Macnee]]) holds a [[M1 Garand]] in "Castle De'ath" (Season 4, Episode 5).]]
 == Oberndorf Mauser Sporter ==
-[[File:OberndorfMauserSporter.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Oberndorf Mauser Sporter - 9x57mm]]
+[[File:OberndorfMauserSporter.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Oberndorf Mauser Sporter - 9x57mm]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP16 Mausersport.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simon Trent ([[James Villiers]]) fires a [[Mauser_Rifle_Series#Oberndorf_Mauser_Sporter|Mauser Sporter]] at Steed in "Small Game for Big Hunters" (Season 4, Episode 16).]]
 == Simonov Type 45 ==
-[[ File:Simonov-Russian-SKS45.jpg |thumb|none|500px| 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).]]
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 == Double Barreled Shotgun ==
-[[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge]]
+[[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP3 Dubbar.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Steed ([[Patrick Macnee]]) toys around with a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|Double Barreled Shotgun]] in "The Cybernauts" (Season 4, Episode 3).]]
 [[ File:TA - S5EP6 Doublebarreled.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Edward J. Dumayn ([[Hilary Wontner]]) holds a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|Double Barreled Shotgun]] in "The Winged Avenger" (Season 5, Episode 6).]]
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 == Browning M1919 ==
-[[Image:BrowningM37MG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A variant of the Browning M1919 developed during World War 2, this model is designated the M37, with the ability to feed from either the left or the right of the weapon - 30-06. This example is shown without a tripod, only the pintle mount. This the MOST likely .30 cal machine gun to be seen firing from armored vehicles.]]
+[[Image:BrowningM37MG.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A variant of the Browning M1919 developed during World War 2, this model is designated the M37, with the ability to feed from either the left or the right of the weapon - 30-06. This example is shown without a tripod, only the pintle mount. This the MOST likely .30 cal machine gun to be seen firing from armored vehicles.]]
 [[File:ThAvengers - S4EP22 Brownin.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Steed ([[Patrick Macnee]]) does his best General Montgomery impersonation next to a [[Browning M1919]] in "What the Butler Saw" (Season 4, Episode 22).]]
 [[ File:TA - S6EP8 Track.jpg |thumb|none|500px|An [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvis_Saracen Alvis Saracen] Armoured personnel carrier in "Mission... Highly Improbable" (Season 6, Episode 8) with a [[Browning_M1919#Browning_M1919A4|L3A4]] mounted in it's turret.]]

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