Law & Order - Season 5

Law & Order - Season 5 (1994 – 1995)

The fifth season of Law & Order saw the addition of Sam Waterston to the cast as EADA Jack McCoy. Waterston would stay on as McCoy for the rest of the series and appear on the spin-offs SVU, Trial by Jury, and even sister series Homicide: Life on the Street. Dann Florek would return for a guest appearance as Captain Donald Cragen in episode 20, "Bad Faith." Carolyn McCormick was removed from the opening credits.

The fifth season would be the last for Chris Noth, who became too expensive for the show. Noth was the last of the original cast to leave, contrary to popular belief, since Steven Hill was not in the original pilot. The final episode had Detective Mike Logan slugging a homophobic city councilman on camera and in front of dozens of witnesses, with Logan being reassigned to a dead-end job in sleepy Staten Island. An audience favorite, Noth and Logan would return in 1998 for Exiled: A Law & Order Movie, and would come back as a regular cast member for a few seasons on Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Cast:

Law

Detective Lennie Briscoe - Jerry Orbach
Detective Mike Logan - Chris Noth
Lieutenant Anita Van Buren - S. Epatha Merkerson

Order

Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy - Sam Waterston
Assistant District Attorney Claire Kincaid - Jill Hennessy
District Attorney Adam Schiff - Steven Hill

The following weapons were used in Season 5 of the television series Law & Order:

Smith & Wesson Model 36

Detective Lennie Brisco (Jerry Orbach), Detective Mike Logan (Chris Noth) and Lieutenant Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson) are armed with Smith & Wesson Model 36 revolvers. Despite the NYPD having officially switched to automatic pistols on January 1st, 1994, older officers like Briscoe, Logan and Van Buren were grandfathered in and allowed to continue carrying revolvers.

Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special

Lt. Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson) draws her S&W 36 in Season 5's "Competence" (S05E18).

Briscoe and Logan with guns drawn outside of a suspect's apartment in "Purple Heart" (S05E21).

Briscoe with his S&W 36 in the same episode.

Briscoe and Logan with guns drawn outside of a suspect's apartment in "Pride" (S05E23).

Logan holds his revolver to the suspect's head in "Pride" (S05E23).

Seecamp LWS

The suspect in "Coma" (S05E02) owns a .32 Seecamp LWS.

Seecamp LWS-32 - .32 ACP

Briscoe finds the Seecamp LWS in "Coma" (S05E02).

Smith & Wesson Model 64

Smith & Wesson Model 64's are seen in various episodes. The S&W Model 64 was modified to meet NYPD requirements and designated as the Model NY-1 by the NYPD and was the authorized issued revolver for all officers of the NYPD who entered on to "the Job" after 1986 until the department stopped issuing revolvers and began issuing semi-automatic 9mm pistols starting around 1992.

Smith & Wesson Model 64 Stainless Model - .38 Special

The officer in the background with his drawn S&W 64 "Coma" (S05E02).

An officer with a drawn S&W 64 in "Purple Heart" (S05E21).

A better shot of the same S&W 64.

Colt Pocket Positive

The weapon used in a shooting in "Coma" (S05E02) is a Colt Pocket Positive. It is described as a .32 caliber Colt.

Colt Pocket Positive - .32 Colt New Police

Briscoe finds the Colt Police Positive in "Coma" (S05E02).

Colt Detective Special

The murder weapon in "White Rabbit" (S05E05) is a first generation Colt Detective Special.

Colt Detective Special 1st Gen - .38 Special

Logan picks out the DS in "White Rabbit" (S05E05)

Over and Under Shotgun

A fake suicide is staged with an Over and Under Shotgun in "Rage" (S05E13). Brisco described it a "Perazzi" and said it cost "between ten and twenty grand."

Browning 5.25 O/U - 12 gauge

Smith & Wesson Model 10

Smith & Wesson Model 10s are carried by the NYPD Officers in the initial seasons of the series. The Smith and Wesson Model 10 was an authorized weapon for all NYPD officers who had entered onto the job on or prior to 1986.

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

Wallace the security guard (Ron Ryan) with his S&W 10HB in "Seed" (S05E15)

Logan bags a S&W 10HB in "Act of God" (S05E17).

A uniformed officer with a S&W 10HB in "Purple Heart" (S05E21).

Walther PPK

Shane Sutter (Peter Facinelli) performs a mock execution with a stainless Walther PPK in "Performance" (S05E14). Susan Parker (Donna Mitchell) uses one in "Seed" (S05E15).

Walther PPK stainless - 9mm Kurz aka .380 ACP

The PPK in the fake snuff film in "Performance" (S05E14)

Susan Parker (Donna Mitchell) with a PPK in "Seed" (S05E15).

Notice that the hammer is down, despite the PPK having been fired a moment ago.

Charter Arms Undercover

A Charter Arms Undercover appears in Season 5's "Wannabe" (S05E16). The gun is said to be chambered in .32 H&R Magnum, which is incorrect, since the Undercover is only chambered in .38 Special, and would therefore be the Undercoverette model, which would be chambered in .32 H&R Magnum.