Magnum P.I. - Season 1

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Magnum P.I. (1980 - 1981)

The following weapons were used in Season 1 of the series Magnum P.I.:

Handguns

Colt Government Model

The main handgun used by Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) is a Colt MKIV/Series 70 Government Model, which is a commercial version of the U.S. Military M1911A1. This handgun is supposed to be the one he carried during his service in Vietnam and is sometimes carried in a tanker-style holster, most often seen carried inside wast band small of back, no holster. It is sometimes seen in Magnum's flashbacks to Vietnam. A former propmaster for the show has been quoted saying that the original gun was a traditional .45 ACP 1911, but was soon changed to a 9mm version because .45 ACP blanks were too hard to get on location for the show.

The actual main prop from the show (Colt MKIV/Series 70 Government Model, 9×19mm Parabellum, serial number 70L33101, currently owned by the National Firearms Museum). A 9mm version of the Government Model was chosen for reliable functioning with readily available blanks. In the context of the show, Magnum's pistol was playing the role of a .45 ACP however, given that various characters referred to it as a "forty-five" several times throughout the series.

Magnum with his Colt Government Model in a promotional photo.

Magnum loads the mag into the Colt in the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01). Note the line on the magazine that's different from an M1911A1's magazine.

Magnum (Tom Selleck) with his Colt Government Model in the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01).

Magnum puts down the Colt to take off the ring in the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01).

Star Model B

In some episodes, Magnum's Colt becomes a Star Model B.

Blued Star Model B - 9mm pistol from the movie The Untouchables (1987).

In "China Doll", Magnum is seen using the very similar Star Model B instead of his Colt.

Walther P38

Jonathan Higgins (John Hillerman) uses a Walther P38 in "Never Again.....Never Again". Magnum is also seen handling one in "Skin Deep".

Walther P38 Pistol - 9mm

Jonathan Higgins (John Hillerman) uses a Walther P38 in "Never Again.....Never Again".

Magnum handles the Walther in "Skin Deep".

Smith & Wesson Model 66

Katrina (Ann Dusenberry) shoots Higgins and later holds Margo (Mimi Rogers) at gunpoint with a stainless steel Smith & Wesson Model 66 (2½" bbl.) in the episode "Italian Ice".

Smith & Wesson Model 66 Snub with 2" barrel - .357 Magnum

Katrina (Ann Dusenberry) with a nickel Smith & Wesson Model 19 in the episode "Italian Ice".

Smith & Wesson Model 19

Luther H. Gillis (Eugene Roche) carries a blue Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose (2½" bbl.) in the episode "Luther Gillis: File #521".

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose (right side).

Luther H. Gillis' blue Smith & Wesson Model 19 in the episode "Luther Gillis: File #521".

Smith & Wesson Model 36

Luther H. Gillis (Eugene Roche) carries a blue Smith & Wesson Model 36 (2" bbl.) in the episode "The Return of Luther Gillis".

Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special

Luther H. Gillis (Eugene Roche) holds a blue Smith & Wesson Model 36 in the episode "The Return of Luther Gillis".

Colt Detective Special

A thug who confronts Higgins at the Ferrari is seen holding a Colt Detective Special in the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01).

Colt Detective Special - .38 Special

A thug who confronts Higgins at the Ferrari is seen holding a Colt Detective Special in the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01).

Detonics Compact MKV

Rick carries a stainless Dectonics Compact in several episodes.

Rick pulls the Detonics on Season 4's "All for One, Part 2".

Detonics Pocket 9

Magnum uses a Detonics Pocket 9 as a backup in the episode "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime".

Detonics Pocket 9

TT-33 Pistol

An older TT-33 with checkered wood grips was used by the rebel leader in "All For One".

TT-33 sated 1942 with checkered wood grips - 7.62x25mm Tokarev..

An older TT-33 with checkered wood grips was used by the rebel leader in "All For One".

Walther PPK

Magnum carries a Walther PPK as a backup weapon in an ankle holster, seen in the episode "The Big Blow".

Walther PPK - .32 ACP

Webley Mk VI

In serveral episodes, Higgins (John Hillerman) uses a Webley Mk VI revolver. Presumably, this is his service revolver from WW 2.

Webley Mk VI .455 Webley

Submachine Guns

"Fake" Uzi (Mocked up M11)

In Season 1, foreign agents are seen with Uzi's which are actually M11 with furniture to make it look like an Uzi.

Ingram MAC-10

Rick (Larry Manetti) uses a MAC-10 in the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01).

Ingram MAC 10 - .45 ACP

Rick (Larry Manetti) with the MAC-10 in the pilot episode.

Madsen M50

In the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01), thugs who chase Magnum are armed with the Madsen M50 fitted with a barrel shroud.

In the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01), thugs who chase Magnum are armed with the Madsen M50 fitted with a barrel shroud.

Shotguns

Mossberg 500

Higgins uses a Mossberg 500 for skeet-shooting in "Skin Deep".

Mossberg 500 Shotgun - 12 Gauge

Higgins (John Hillerman) skeet-shooting with a Mossberg 500 in the episode "Skin Deep".

Winchester Model 1897

In "Skin Deep", actress Erin Wolfe (Cathie Shiriff) is seen enacting a scene with a Winchester Model 1897.

In Season 1's "Skin Deep", actress Erin Wolfe (Cathie Shiriff) is seen enacting a scene with a Winchester Model 1897 shotgun for a video camera.

Rifles

Remington 700

Higgins cleans a Remington 700 in "Missing in Action" (S1E09).

Remington 700 BDL - .308 Winchester

Higgins checks the barrel of the Remington 700 BDL in "Missing in Action" (S1E09).

Higgins with the rifle in "Missing in Action" (S1E09).

Weatherby Mark V

In "Skin Deep", a Weatherby Mark V is seen handled by Magnum and later used by David Norman (Ian McShane).

Weatherby Mk. V rifle - .300 Weatherby Mag

In Season 1's "Skin Deep", a Weatherby Mark V is seen handled by Magnum,

In Season 1's "Skin Deep", a Weatherby Mark V is seen used by David Norman (Ian McShane).

Valmet M71S

As what was common for productions in the 1970's and 1980's, the Valmet M71S rifle is seen used as a substitute for the AK-47. In the pilot episode, Vietnamese pirates are seen opening fire on T.C.'s helicopter from a boat. Higgins refers to the rifles in the episode as AK-47's.

A Valmet M71S chambered in 5.56x45mm (.223). The Valmet was also offered in 7.62x39mm

In the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01), Vietnamese pirates are seen opening fire on T.C.'s helicopter from a boat with Valmet M71S rifles substituting for the AK-47.