Federal Gas Riot Gun

Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun - 37mm

Federal M201-Z - 37mm. An upgrade from the L-5, the M201Z has a secondary ladder sight behind the latch and the barrel is ringed for a sling swivel. The L-5 has a plain smooth barrel.

Federal M203-A gas gun - 37mm

Federal M203-A gas gun - 37mm

Federal Laboratories Inc., of Pittsburgh PA, built a series of Gas Grenade launchers during the 1930s and 1940s. Modern versions of this launcher exist today, looking pretty much the same, but with black synthetic furniture.

Specifications

• Type: Gas Grenade/Flare Launcher
• Caliber: 37x122mm R
• Capacity: 1
• Fire Modes: Single shot

The Federal Gas Riot Gun and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Heroes for Sale		Police Officers	Riot Gun	1933
Bullets or Ballots		Police Officers		1936
Angels With Dirty Faces		Police Officers		1938
Sundown		British troops		1941
This Gun for Hire		Police officers		1942
T-Men		U.S. Secret Service		1947
Parole, Inc.		Raiding Police Officers		1948
He Walked By Night		Police Officers		1948
White Heat		Police Officer		1949
Appointment with Danger		Police officers		1950
Inside the Mafia		New York State Police		1959
Madigan		New York City Police		1968
Bloody Mama		FBI Agent	M201-Z	1970
The French Connection		N.Y.P.D. officers	M201-Z	1971
Billy Jack		Highway Patrol officer	Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun with zinc barrel and receiver	1971
Detroit 9000	.	Detroit Police officer	Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun - 37mm	1973
The Laughing Policeman	.	S.F.P.D. SWAT	Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun - 37mm	1973
Mafia Junction		NYPD officer		1973
Fort Apache, The Bronx	.	NYPD officer	Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun - 37mm	1974
Dog Day Afternoon		NYPD officer	M201-Z	1975
Hennessy		British soldier in Belfast		1975
Two-Minute Warning		SWAT officer		1976
And Justice For All		Police officer	M201-Z	1979
Hell of the Living Dead		Police Officer	M201-Z	1980
Hopscotch	.	FBI agent	Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun - 37mm	1980
Death Wish 2		Police Officer		1982
Thirteen at Dinner		Actor portraying guards	showing firing HE grenades	1985
Blue Velvet				1986
They Live		Police officers		1988
Homicide		F.B.I. SWAT		1991
Passenger 57		S.W.A.T. officers		1992
Hoffa		Riot Police		1992
Curacao		Curacao police officer	M201-Z	1993
Natural Born Killers	Arliss Howard	Owen Traft		1994
The Mask	Peter Riegert	Lt. Mitch Kellaway		1994
Evita		Argentine police		1996

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.	John Van Dreelen	Harold Bufferton	"The Giuoco Piano Affair" (S01E07)	1964-1968
Adam-12	William Boyett	Sergeant MacDonald	M201-Z	1968 - 1975
	Martin Milner	Officer Pete Malloy
	Kent McCord	Officer Jim Reed
Hawaii Five-0 (1968)		HPD Officers	M201-Z	1968-1980
S.W.A.T.	Mark Shera	Officer Dominic Luca		1975-1976
The Professionals		Special Branch agents	M201-Z	1977-1981
Hill Street Blues		Emergency Action Team		1981 - 1987
The A-Team	Dwight Schultz	Cpt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock	"Semi-Friendly Persuasion" (S2E22)	1983 - 1987
	Lance LeGault	Col. Roderick Decker	"When You Comin' Back, Range Rider?"
Flashpoint (2008)	David Paetkau	Sam Braddock	M201-Z / "Eagle Two" (S2E01)	2008
	Sergio Di Zio	Mike "Spike" Scarlatti	M201-Z / "Backwards Day" (S2E02)
	Amy Jo Johnson	Officer Juliana Calaghan	M201-Z
Agent Carter	Enver Gjokaj	Chief Daniel Sousa		2016

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Release Date
Battlefield 2		M201-Z with vertical foregrip, firing teargas rounds	2005

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Black Magic M-66	Commandos	M201-Z, firing specialized grenades	1987