The Border (TV Series)

The Border was a Canadian-produced drama series about the agents of the fictional Immigration and Customs Security agency who were tasked with investigating various threats and crimes that occurred along Canada’s borders. The series aired for three seasons from 2008 to 2010 on CBC Television, as well as in syndication in other countries.

The following weapons can be seen in the television series The Border:

Note: This page is a work in progress

Handguns

Smith & Wesson 4506

The Smith & Wesson 4506 pistol is the standard sidearm of Immigration and Customs Security (ICS) agents, including Major Mike Kessler (James McGowan), Detective-Sergeant Gray Jackson (Graham Abbey), Superintendent Maggie Norton (Catherine Disher) Detective Al 'Moose' Lepinsky (Mark Wilson) and Agent Darnell Williams (Jim Codrington).

Early model Smith & Wesson 4506 - .45 ACP.

Plainclothes ICS agents point S&W 4506 pistols during the pilot.

Beretta 84FS Cheetah

A stainless Beretta 84FS "Cheetah" was Sergeant Layla Hourani’s sidearm in the show’s pilot. Suspected terrorist Tariq Haddad (Anousha Alamian) takes Hourani’s Beretta and holds her hostage with it during a standoff at Toronto Pearson Airport.

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Beretta 84FS Pistol - .380 ACP

Beretta 92FS

The Beretta 92FS is commonly used by antagonists throughout the series.

Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm.

Taurus PT92AFS

MI6 agent Charlotte Bates (Daisy Beaumont) assembles a stainless Taurus PT92 with a suppressor in S02E03, “Floral Tribute”, using it to assassinate a Nigerian drug dealer.

Taurus PT92AFS (Stainless) - 9x19mm

Beretta 92FS Inox

Bates uses the similar Beretta 92FS Inox in the Season 3 premiere, “The Dead”, when confronting ‘Ndrangheta mafia boss Andriano Frantangelo.

Beretta 92FS INOX - 9x19mm.

Colt M1911A1

A Chinese human smuggler uses a M1911A1 pistol in S01E05, "Physical Assets". Kessler's former JTF2 comrade (Dwight McPhee) also cocks a M1911A1 pistol when helping to protect some witnesses in S01E13, "Blowback".

Colt Government Model M1911A1 - .45 ACP

Glock 17

Glock 17 pistols are used by Department of Homeland Security agents Bianca LaGuarda Bianca LaGuarda (Sofia Milos) and Liz Carver (Grace Park), as well as by most of the local police departments that assist ICS. Glock 17s are also used by some antagonists, including a domestic terrorist in S01E08 “Enemy Contact”, and African drug traffickers in S02E03, “Floral Tribute”.

A Generation 2 Glock 17 in 9x19mm. This model added finger stepping and cuts to the backstrap of the frame to make it easier to hold than the Generation 1 model.

A Surete Du Quebec officer returns fire with his Glock 17 after he is attacked by prisoners escaping from a U.S rendition flight in S01E03, "Bodies on the Ground".

Glock 17L

Agent Darnell Williams (Jim Codrington) uses what appears to be a Glock 17L pistol when rescuing Major Mike Kessler (James McGowan) in S03E05, "Missing Action".

Glock 17L (Gen 2 Pistol) - 9x19mm

Darnell, Glock 17L in hand, finds Kessler in "Missing Action".

Glock 19

A Glock 19 pistol is used by Sudanese refugee Ali in S01E07, “Family Affairs”. Gray also seizes a Glock 19 in S03E04, “Hate Metal” and uses it while searching for the leader of a white supremacist group.

Glock 19 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm

Ruger KP90

Gray uses a Ruger KP90 as his off-duty sidearm.

Ruger KP90 - .45 ACP

Walther PPK

Sergeant Layla Hourani (Nazeen Contractor) uses a stainless Walther PPK as her sidearm during seasons 1 and 2.

Walther PPK stainless - 9mm Kurz aka 9x17mm (.380 ACP)

Walther PPK 'Non-Gun'

Rebecca Barden (Sarah White) fires a Walther PPK 'Non Gun' in S02E07, "Articles of Faith".

Walther PPK Non Gun.

SIG-Sauer P226

FBI agents and Surete Du Quebec officers in S02E04, “Nothing to Declare”, are armed with SIG-Sauer P226 pistols when they apprehend a pair of bikers working as hitmen on the Vermont/Quebec border.

SIG-Sauer P226 - 9mm

SIG-Sauer P230

Gangster Tran Bao Lanh (Adriano Sobretodo) uses a SIG-Sauer P230 in S03E09 "Dying Art".

SIG-Sauer P230 - Stainless Steel finish - .380 ACP (9mm kurz). Built between 1977-1996.

Tran runs while holding a SIG-Sauer P230.

Unknown Revolver

Sheriff Bill (Bruce Hunter) has a Smith & Wesson revolver as his sidearm in S02E04 "Nothing to Declare."

Bill brandishes his revolver while talking to Moose.

Shotguns

Remington 870

The Remington 870 shotgun is used by ICS agents and tactical teams in various configurations.

Mossberg 590

Sheriff Bill brandishes a Mossberg 590 shotgun while apprehending a pair of bikers in "Nothing to Declare"

Mossberg 590 - 12 Gauge. Without heat shield.

Mossberg 590 Cruiser

Mossberg 590 "Compact Cruiser" - 12 Gauge

Benelli M3 Super 90

SWAT officers in S03E04 "Hate Metal" are armed with Benelli M3 Super 90 shotguns.

Benelli M3 Super 90 with pistol grip stock combination - 12 Gauge

Submachine Guns

IMI Uzi Series

IMI Uzi

A gunman in S02E09, "Good Intentions", fires an Uzi at Gray and Layla during a standoff at a motel.

IMI Uzi with buttstock collapsed - 9x19mm

IMI Mini-Uzi

Assassins use Mini-Uzi submachine guns in S03E10, "Spoils of War", to murder former Congolese warlord Edouard Baseke (Sterling Jarvis).

Mini Uzi SMG with stock folded - 9x19mm

Heckler & Koch MP5

Heckler & Koch MP5KN

Gray and Layla use Heckler & Koch MP5K submachine guns while searching for Al-Qaeda detainees who escaped from a rendition flight in Northern Quebec during S01E03 "Bodies on the Ground". MP5Ks are also seen in the ICS armory while agents are preparing for a sweep of illegal immigrants.

Heckler & Koch MP5KN 9x19mm - updated with the Navy Trigger Group.

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

The MP5A3 is seen in several configurations throughout the series. During season 1, MP5A3s with slimline forearms are used by Albanian gangsters in S01E02 "Gray Zone" and JTF2 commandos in "Bodies on the Ground". From Season 2 onwards, all of the MP5A3s are seen with Navy trigger groups and are most notably used by 'Ndragheta mobsters in the Season 2 finale "Going Dark". Modified MP5A3s with RIS forearms and suppressors are used by MS-13 gangsters who attempt to kill a witness hiding in a refugee settlement centre in the Season 3 finale.

Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with original "slimline" forearm - 9x19mm

Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9x19mm with Navy trigger group

Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9x19mm with Surefire 628 dedicated forend weaponlight

Assault Rifles

Colt Canada C7A1 rifle

In flashback sequences during the Season 1 finale "Blowback", Kessler and other JTF2 commandos are armed with C7A1 rifles while investigating a massacre in Bosnia. A C7A1 is also seen next to a dead Croatian paramilitary soldier, and Kessler explicitly mentions that Croatian forces engaged in ethnic cleansing were armed with "Colt Canada C7A1" rifles that had been covertly supplied by CSIS.

Colt Canada C7A1 with ELCAN scope and polymer magazine 5.56x45mm

Colt Canada C8A1 Carbine

Gunmen during S01E04, "Gross Deceptions", use C8A1 carbines when seizing a Canadian military shipment of anti-tank weapons. C8 carbines are also used by the Canadian soldiers who rescue Kessler and DHS agent Henry Massoud at the conclusion of S03E05, "Missing in Action".

Colt Canada C8A1 carbine 5.56x45mm with ELCAN scope. Also known as the "C8FT" (Flat-Top)

M4A1 Carbine

M4A1 carbines are used by many SWAT units throughout the series, including FBI agents in S01E12 "Grave Concern" and Toronto ETF officers in S03E01 "The Dead". U.S Army soldiers in the Season 2 premiere "Stop-Loss", and private military contractors in S02E09 "Good Intentions" and the Season 2 finale "Going Dark" also are armed with M4A1s.

Colt M4A1 Carbine with M68 Aimpoint reflex optic and Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm

AK-47 (Airsoft)

Airsoft AK-47s are seen in the hands of Iraqi insurgents in S02E01 "Stop-Loss" and Afghan kidnappers in S03E05 "Missing in Action".

Poly Technologies AK-47 - 7.62x39mm. This is the commercial clone of the original Type III AK-47 and is the most used in American films and shows when showing the milled receiver AK-47

Norinco Type 56

A young Al-Qaeda escapee from a crashed American rendition flight uses a Norinco Type 56 with a thermal sight (in reality an AN/PVS-14 night sight) while covering the escape of his fellow detainees in in S01E03, "Bodies on the Ground". After the escapee is shot by Layla, Gray uses the Type 56 to cover her while they search for the remaining prisoners.

Norinco Type 56 (Imported into the U.S. as the Norinco AKS-47 or AKS-47 Sporter) - 7.62x39mm.

AKMS

An Al-Qaeda terrorist helping rendition suspects escape in "Bodies on the Ground" fires an AKMS at Gray after he disrupts their plan to flee by seaplane.

AKMS, stamped steel receiver w/ slant muzzle brake and under-folding stock - 7.62x39mm

M16A4

While posing as a Neo-Nazi in S03E04, "Hate Metal", Gray and Danny (Jonathan Malen) practice shooting with M16A4 rifles.

M16A4 with carry handle attached and standard A2 handguards - 5.56x45mm

Steyr AUG

Layla assembles a Steyr AUG rifle during S02E02, "Target of Opportunity", while pretending to be assassin Monita Persaud.

Steyr AUG with black stock - 5.56x45mm.

Zastava M70AB2

A Zastava M70AB2 rifle is shown being fired during stock footage of the Yugoslavian wars in S01E13, "Blowback".

Zastava M70AB2 folding stock rifle 7.62x39mm

L1A1

Militiamen are shown with L1A1 rifles in stock footage of African civil wars during S01E07, "Family Values".

British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR (Self Loading Rifle) chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO - Variation of the FN FAL rifle. British & New Zealand SLR's were later fitted with black fibreglass furniture as seen here.

Sniper Rifles

Remington 700PSS

Remington 700PSS with Harris bipod, in .300 Win Mag

Remington 700

Remington 700 BDL rifle with no iron sights and scope (current production) - .308 Winchester

SVD Dragunov

Darnell Williams uses a SVD Dragunov in the finale of Season 1.

SVD Dragunov sniper rifle - 7.62x54mm R

Other

M2 Carl Gustav MRAW

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Carl Gustav M1, 84mm

M26 Taser

Advanced Taser M26