In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas (alternate title: Midnight Murders) is a 1991 NBC TV movie based on the real-life manhunt for Gordon Kahl after he killed two U.S. Marshals in North Dakota in 1983. The movie stars Rod Steiger as Kahl, and Michael Gross as Richard Mayberly, the federal agent sent to hunt him down.

The following weapons can be seen in the 1991 television movie In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas:

Handguns

Unknown Revolvers

U.S. Marshal Kenneth Muir draws a revolver while attempting to arrest Gordon Kahl outside of Medina, North Dakota. Smithville, Arkansas sheriff Gene Matthews (David Dwyer) also uses a revolver of unknown make in the finale when he enters the home that Kahl is holed up in.

Submachine Guns

IMI Mini-Uzi

Some of the U.S. Marshals SWAT officers who raid Kahl's farm are armed with Mini Uzi submachine guns.

Mini Uzi SMG with stock folded - 9x19mm

Cobray M11/9

A SWAT officer raiding Kahl's hideout in Smithville carries a Cobray M11/9 with a barrel shroud.

SWD M11/9 SMG with folding stock 9x19mm

Shotguns

Franchi SPAS-12

A Franchi SPAS-12 shotgun can be seen lying on the table at the Medina hospital when members of the anti-tax Posse Comitatus group discover they are being watched by the police.

Franchi SPAS-12 with stock folded and butt-hook removed - 12 Gauge

Mossberg 500-Series

Mossberg 500

Deputy Leland Winters uses a Mossberg 500 shotgun during the first shootout with Gordon Kahl.

Mossberg 500 with high-capacity magazine tube - 12 gauge

Mossberg 500AT

A militiaman has a Mossberg 500AT slung on his back as federal agents approach a militia camp.

Mossberg 500AT Shotgun - 12 gauge. Note the wood furniture.

Ithaca 37

FBI agent Mayberly uses a Ithaca 37 with an extended magazine tube during the raid on Kahl's home.

Ithaca 37 with extended magazine tube - 12 Gauge

Rifles

Ruger Mini-14

Gordon Kahl (Rod Steiger) uses a Ruger Mini-14 rifle throughout the film. His son Yorie and accomplice Scott Faul (Christopher Rich) are also armed with Mini-14s when they engage U.S. Marshals in a shootout outside of Medina, North Dakota.

Blued Ruger Mini-14 Standard Model Semiautomatic Rifle (Pre-2005) with 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm

Stainless Steel Mini-14 GB in an Aftermarket Choate Folding Stock, as used by the Military of Bermuda - 5.56x45mm

M16A1

Deputy U.S. Marshal Bob Cheshire (Ray McKinnon) points a M16A1 at Gordon Kahl when he attempts to arrest him for parole violations. Other marshals and SWAT officers throughout the movie also use M16A1s.

M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm. What distinguishes it from the original M16 was the addition of a raised rib around the magazine release button, changing of the forward Receiver pins, and the addition of the forward assist button on the upper receiver.

CAR-15

CAR-15 rifles are used by some U.S Marshals while apprehending suspects following Kahl's escape.

Commercial CAR-15 semiautomatic Rifle - 5.56x45mm. This is strictly a semiautomatic civilian copy of the XM177 style of rifles. The flash hider is a smaller diameter copy of the XM-177 and has no sound suppression qualities and is permanently welded onto the barrel to make it legal length for over the counter gun store sales.

Sturmgewehr 44

When Agent Mayberly goes to a militia camp to question its members about Kahl's whereabouts, one of the militiamen can be seen with a Sturmgewehr 44 rifle.

Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm

Unknown Sporting Rifle

Earl Mackie (Michael Dolan) brandishes a rifle of unknown make when he greets Mayberly and Winters at his farm.

IMI Galil 7.62

One of the SWAT officers in the finale carries a IMI Galil rifle in 7.62x51mm.

IMI Galil AR - 5.56x45mm

Machine Guns

M60

SWAT officers use M60 machine guns in the finale.

M60 machine gun with bipod extended - 7.62x51mm NATO

Other

Federal Gas Grenade Launcher

Sheriff's deputies and federal agents fire multiple tear gas grenades with Federal L-5 gas riot guns during the finale.

Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun - 37mm