Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues (1981-1987).

The following firearms were used on the television series Hill Street Blues:

Beretta M1934

During the roll call in the pilot episode, "Hill Street Station" (1.01), an undercover detective can be seen placing a Beretta M1934 during Sgt. Esterhaus's weapons inspection due to "alleged carrying of bizarre and unauthorized weapons by the officers of this precinct".

Beretta Model 1935, the .32 ACP version of the Model 1934. Other than caliber, the pistols are identical.

An officer places a Beretta M1934 on the table.

Mossberg 500

LaRue's partner, Sgt. Neil Washington (Taurean Blacque), places a pistol-gripped Mossberg 500 on the table during the pilot episode's weapons inspection. This appears to be the same shotgun seen later in the episode as used by Hector Ruiz (Panchito Gomez), one of the convenience store robbers.

Washington lays the shotgun down on the table.

Washington's shotgun.

Hector aims the shotgun at Capt. Furillo.

As Furillo covers Hector, the shotgun lays on the ground on front of them.

Colt Mk IV Series 70

Det. John "J.D." LaRue (Kiel Martin) places a Colt Mk IV Series 70 on the table during the pilot episode's weapons inspection.

Colt 1911 Series 70 - .45 ACP

LaRue places his Mk IV on the table then proceeds to help a female officer remove a compact pistol from her holster.

unidentified pistol

A female officer receives "assistance" from LaRue in removing a compact pistol from her leg holster during the pilot episode's weapons inspection.

LaRue places his Mk IV on the table then proceeds to help a female officer remove a compact pistol from her holster.

Colt Detective Special (1st Generation)

Capt. Frank Furillo (Daniel J. Travanti) carries a first generation Colt Detective Special in a shoulder holster, notably seen when he removes the holster upon confronting Hector in the pilot episode. Det. J.D. LaRue (Kiel Martin) has a 1st Generation DS as his standard issue sidearm, seen when surrendering it with his badge (and having it returned to him). Det. Henry Goldblume (Joe Spano) reluctantly draws his Detective Special when he is cornered by thugs after his car blows a flat tire while driving through the ghetto in "Double Jeopardy" (1.05). He tells his supervisor that, until Capt. Furillo noticed, he had always carried the revolver unloaded, never expecting to use it.

Colt Detective Special 1st Gen - .38 Special

Capt. Furillo talks to Hector with his Colt DS holstered.

Goldblume with his Detective Special drawn when he gets a flat tire while driving through the ghetto.

Remington 870

Several officers from the Hill Street Station use Remington 870 shotguns. In the pilot episode, both Officers Bobby Hill (Michael Warren) and Andy Renko (Charles Haid) handle one during the armed robbery standoff with Hector in the pilot episode.

Remington 870 Police Magnum Riot Shotgun - 12 gauge

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Bobby, with his shotgun, takes cover with Renko in the pilot episode.

Renko aims his shotgun at the liquor store during the standoff.

Officers aim their weapons at the liquor store during the pilot episode.

M16A1

The Emergency Action Team (EAT) utilizes M16A1 rifles.

Based on the muzzle breaks on some of the guns, they could be carrying MGC-M16 props, which are good stand ins when no one is firing. - Gunmaster45

M16A1 with 30 Round magazine - 5.56x45mm

EAT officers in the pilot episode with M16s.

EAT officers in the pilot episode prepare the enter the liquor store.

EAT officers in the pilot episode fire their M16s inside the store.

Officers aim an Ithaca 37s and an M16 out the window in "Can World War III Be An Attitude?" (1.04).

An officer aims his M16 inside the station in "Can World War III Be An Attitude?" (1.04).

Several EATers in "Choice Cut" (1.07) are armed with M16s.

EATers search for alligators in "Gatorbait" (1.10).

Colt Python

Some of the Hill Street precinct officers carry Colt Python revolvers. The junkie who shoots Bobby and Renko in the pilot episode fires four shots from a 6" barrel Python, later recovered by LaRue and Washington while chasing down Billie (Karole Salmon) in "Film at Eleven" (1.06), with several policemen referring to the weapon by its caliber, notably Washington referring to it over the phone as a "3-5-7 Magnum".

Colt Python with 4" Barrel - .357 Magnum

The junkie fires at Bobby and Renko when they enter the tenement searching for a phone in the pilot episode.

A policeman with his Python drawn as Furillo reaches the crime scene in the pilot episode.

Washington picks up the Python when it falls out of Billie's bag.

Washington handles the Python.

Smith & Wesson Model 28

Many of the officers carry Smith & Wesson Model 28 revolvers, including Bobby Hill (Michael Warren), undercover Det. Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker (Bruce Weitz), and others. Hector's friend Juan (Jay Moreno) in the pilot episode also holds a Model 28 on the hostages.

Smith & Wesson Model 28 - .357 Magnum. This is essentially the same gun as the Model 27, except for a noncheckered top strap and a less high polish blued finish.

Hector's friend in the pilot episode with his Model 28.

Officer Bobby Hill reaches for his Model 28 when he and Renko are shot by the junkie in the tenement.

An officer with his Model 28 as Furillo arrives on the scene in the pilot episode.

Hill stands outside an apartment with his Model 28 drawn in "Politics as Usual" (1.03).

Hill chases down a suspect on the roof of an apartment building in "Politics as Usual" (1.03).

Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB

In the pilot episode, EAT commander Sgt. Howard Hunter (James B. Sikking) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 10 Heavy Barrel.

Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB (Heavy barrel) Revolver (Post 1950s Model) - .38 Special

Sgt. Hunter draws his Model 10 HB in the pilot episode when Hector breaks the glass of the storefront.

Smith & Wesson Model 19

Officer Fuentes (Steven Bauer) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 19 in "Presidential Fever" (1.02), until it is taken from him by a mob of angry Puerto Ricans when he and Officer Harris wrongly accuse them of burglary. Bobby Hill (Michael Warren) keeps one in his purse when he goes undercover in drag to catch a serial rapist in "Double Jeopardy" (1.05).

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Combat Magnum - .357 Magnum

Hill with his Model 19 while undercover.

Smith & Wesson Model 29

EAT commander Sgt./Lt. Howard Hunter (James B. Sikking) keeps a Smith & Wesson Model 29 in a large shoulder holster. It is first scene in "Politics as Usual" (1.03), when Hunter is telling Capt. Furillo that "a Steyr SSG hits from a thousand yards" during an argument about security for the President's upcoming visit to Hill Street Precinct.

Smith & Wesson Model 29 - .44 Magnum.

Smith & Wesson Model 10

Several officers, notably Officer Andy Renko (Charles Haid), Sgt. Esterhaus (Michael Conrad), Officer Bernard Harris (Mark Metcalf), Det. Michael "Mick" Belker (Bruce Weitz), and Officer Bates (Betty Thomas), carry Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers.

Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special

A female detective, Morgan, with her Model 10 holstered.

Renko prepares to burst through a door in "Politics as Usual" (1.03).

Renko raises his Model 10 before apprehending an assault suspect in "Politics as Usual" (1.03).

Bates aims her Model 10 when Faye arrives at Hill Street Station with a toy snubnose in "Choice Cut" (1.07).

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Belker checks his Model 10 while booking a suspect in "Choice Cut" (1.07).

Hector Ruiz (Panchito Gomez) with a Model 10 while he holds hostages in the Chuckie's meat locker in "Choice Cut" (1.07).

Esterhaus with his Model 10 drawn in "Up in Arms" (1.08).

Colt Detective Special (3rd Generation)

Undercover Det. J.D. LaRue (Kiel Martin) carries a third-generation Colt Detective Special in an ankle holster in "Politics as Usual" (1.03) when he tells his partner, Sgt. Washington, that he's got "a .38 strapped to [his] ankle". Det. Washington (Taurean Blacque) also carries a 3rd Generation Detective Special, notably seen when arresting Eddie Hoban (Rob Berger) in "Film at Eleven" (1.06). Capt. Frank Furillo (Daniel J. Travanti) draws his own from a shoulder holster when questioning Eddie's girlfriend Sherry in "Choice Cut" (1.07), trying to see if she was telling the truth by discerning between his own Detective Special and a suspect's Colt Python.

Colt Detective Special 3rd Gen - .38 Special.

LaRue chases the other suspect in the drug bust.

LaRue searches for the other suspect, his Colt DS drawn.

LaRue holds his snub on Sgt. Ralph Macafee (Dan Hedaya) as he inspects his badge before reluctantly taking his bribe.

Ithaca 37

Several officers at the Hill Street station, including Sgt. Esterhaus (Michael Conrad) prepare for a potential attack from the local gangs in "Can World War III Be An Attitude" (1.04) with Ithaca 37 shotguns. Bobby Hill (Michael Warren) grabs one from his and Renko's patrol car en route the armed robbery in "Choice Cut" (1.07). Santini (Jeff Seymour) briefly handles one inside the patrol car in "Up in Arms" (1.08). Both LaRue (Kiel Martin) and Washington (Taurean Blacque) fire Ithacas at the liquor store robbers in "Your Kind, My Kind, Human Kind" (1.09), with Washington fatally wounding one of the robbers with his.

Ithaca Model 37 riot version - 12 gauge

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Officers aim an Ithaca 37s and an M16 out the window.

Esterhaus loads an Ithaca 37 after the power outage.

Officer Garcia with an Ithaca 37 when the lights come back on upon Furillo's return to the precinct.

Several Ithacas and M16s line the rack behind Sgt. Esterhaus.

An Ithaca rests against a power box as Lt. Hunter's EATers prepare an assault on Chuckie's in "Choice Cut" (1.07).

Washington aims his Ithaca between liquor bottles during the liquor store stakeout in "Your Kind, My Kind, Human Kind" (1.09).

LaRue fires his Ithaca at the liquor store robbers in "Your Kind, My Kind, Human Kind" (1.09).

double-barreled shotgun

Two of the thugs with Hector, including Juan (Jay Moreno) use double-barreled shotguns when holding the hostages in the back of Chuckie's in "Choice Cut" (1.07). A liquor store robber in "Your Kind, My Kind, Human Kind" (1.09) also carries one.

A Puerto Rican thug fires his shotgun at Hill and Renko's patrol car.

Juan holds his shotgun as Hector talks to him.

The liquor store robbers in "Your Kind, My Kind, Human Kind" (1.09).

M9 Bazooka

One of Lt. Hunter's EATers carries what Hunter claims is a "Soviet 109 incendiary rocket launcher" when his squad carries "riot gear on loan from the Stockholm police" during the hostage crisis in "Choice Cut" (1.07). It is in fact a M9 Bazooka.

Lt. Hunter and his men enter Chuckie's with their Swedish-lent riot gear.

Federal M201-Z Grenade Launcher

One of Lt. Hunter's EATers carries a Federal M201-Z Grenade Launcher during the hostage crisis in "Choice Cut" (1.07).

Federal M201-Z 37mm

One of Hunter's men holds an M201-Z during Hunter's discussion with Furillo about how to counter Hector's demands.

Winchester Model 70

Lt. Howard Hunter (James B. Sikking) is seen looking over a Winchester Model 70 in "Your Kind, My Kind, Human Kind" (1.09). To his disappointment, he finds "strawberry jam in the trigger housing" and accidentally breaks the weapon when he racks the bolt too hard for emphasis.

Lt. Hunter aims the Model 70.

Esterhaus watches the Model 70's parts fly off as Hunter breaks it by accident.

M1911A1

Lt. Hunter's EATers (with the exception of himself) carry M1911A1 pistols in their holsters.

An EATer's 1911 is visible in his holster in "Gatorbait" (1.10).