Mission: Impossible (1971 - 1972)
The following weapons were used in Season 4 of Mission: Impossible (1966):
Handguns
Colt Detective Special
The Colt Detective Special is a handgun frequently used in Season 6.
Colt Detective Special 1st Gen .38 Special
The real Warren Hays (
Glenn R. Wilder) with his Detective Special in "Blind" (S06E01).
In "Blind" (S6E01), Henry Matula (
Tom Bosley) fires the Colt during a shootout.
Barney with a Detective Special in "Blind" (S06E01).
Arthur (
James Daris) threatens a security guard with his Detective Special in "Encore" (S06E02).
Arthur threatens Doug with his DS in "Encore" (S06E02). This episode was the final appearance of Doug Robert in the series.
A henchman (uncredited) shoots out a lock with his in "Encore" (S06E02). This shot appears to have been reversed.
Willy threatens Johnny Thorne (
Felice Orlandi) with a DS in "The Tram" (S06E03).
Jennings Blaine (
Thomas A. Geas) pulls out his his Detective Special in "The Tram" (S06E03).
Stambler (
Rick Moses) puts a DS to his own head in "Mindbend" (S06E04).
Dr. Thomas Burke (
Leonard Frey) reloads Stambler's DS in "Mindbend" (S06E04).
Barney is brainwashed into firing the Colt in "Mindbend" (S6E04).
Willy with a DS in "Shape-Up" (S06E05).
Jim with a DS in "The Miracle" (S06E06).
Jim with a DS in "The Miracle" (S06E06). The Colt-style cylinder latch is seen here.
A closeup of Jim's DS in "Encounter" (S06E07). The direction of the notches on the cylinder indicate that this is a Colt rather than a Smith & Wesson.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers are seen throughout the season.
Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with long barrel and Gold Medallion grips - .38 Special
Security Guard #2 (
Bob Golden) uses a Smith & Wesson Model 10 in "Blind" (S06E01).
A police officer (uncredited) with a Smith & Wesson Model 10 in "Underwater" (S06E08).
Colt Official Police
A Colt Official Police appears frequently on the show.
Colt Official Police .38 Special
A closeup of Security Guard #1's (
Calvin Chrane) in "Blind" (S06E01).
Jim Phelps, dressed as a 1930's detective, fires his Colt Official Police in "Encore" (S06E02).
Thomas Kroll checks his Official Police in "Encore" (S06E02). Had William Shatner appeared three episodes earlier, he would've given the audience an onscreen reunion between himself and his
Star Trek co-star
Leonard Nimoy, who left the show the end of
Season 5.
Star Trek fans would have to wait until 1979's
Star Trek: The Motion Picture for the two to appear together again.
Barney and Willy find the remains of Danny Ryan (
Charlie Picerni) along with Thomas Kroll's DS and Frank Stevens's Official Police in "Encore" (S06E02). Since the IMF, working at the behest of the police, had drugged and kidnapped Kroll in order to find the remains and weapons, any evidence discovered could be argued as inadmissible in court.
Jackson (
Charlie Picerni) with a Colt Official Police in "The Miracle" (S06E06).
A police officer (uncredited) with a A police officer (uncredited) with a Smith & Wesson Model 10 in "Underwater" (S06E08).
Colt Model 1903/1908
Johnny Brown (Peter Brown) is armed with a Colt Model 1903/1908 in "Blind" (S06E01).
Colt 1903 Hammerless with Colt Wood Grips - .32 ACP
Johnny Brown (
Peter Brown) holds a suppressed Colt Model 1903/1908 to Jim's head in "Blind" (S06E01).
Johnny Brown fires his Colt Model 1903/1908 to Jim's head in "Blind" (S06E01).
Astra 400
The Astra 400 is a frequent handgun used by the IM Force and various characters.
Barney holds the Astra in "Shape-Up" (S6E05).
Another angle of the above in "Shape-Up" (S06E05).
A close-up of the Astra in Mike Saunders' (
Chrstopher Stone) hand in "Shape-Up" (S6E05).
Jim Phelps with an Astra 400 in "Invasion" (S06E09).
Smith & Wesson Model 36
The Smith & Wesson Model 36 is also a frequent handgun used by IMF Agents and gangsters in the series.
Smith and Wesson Model 36 - .38 special - 5 shot. First pattern with flat latch cylinder release.
Jim with a S&W 36 in "The Tram" (S06E03).
Jim holds his S&W 36 on Stan (
Bill Fletcher) in "Mindbend" (S06E04).
Willy loads the tranquilizer round into his S&W in "The Miracle" (S6E06).
Willy with a S&W 36 in "The Miracle" (S06E06). The five-shot cylinder is evident in this shot.
M1911A1
The M1911A1 is another weapon seen in the series.
World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.
Bill Fisher (
Paul Mantee) holds the M1911A1 while pretending to be a gangster in "Encore" (S6E02). This episode was the first episode actually filmed for Season 6, and was quite obviously a leftover Season 5 script, given the presence of Doug Robert and Bill Fisher, who is obviously a stand-in for Paris.
Johnny Thorne fires the M1911A1 in "The Tram" (S06E03).
"Barney" fires the M1911A1 in "Mindbend" (S06E04).
An obvious dummy of Barney with an M1911A1 next to it in "Mindbend" (S06E04)
Willy returns Krone's (
Ken Scott) M1911 after dropping the mag and emptying the chamber in "Encounter" (S06E07)
The captain of a security force (
Mark Tapscott) is armed with an M1911A1 in "Underwater" (S06E08). This one looks like it might be a pellet gun, since it appears it has some sort of insert in the barrel.
Colt Thuer Derringer
Vic Hatcher (Victor French) uses a Colt Thuer Derringer in "The Tram" (S06E03).
Colt 3rd Model Derringer - .41 RF
Vic Hatcher (
Victor French) hides the derringer in his glove in "The Tram" (S06E03).
Smith & Wesson Model 10 (snub-nosed)
Various characters are seen with snub-nosed Smith & Wesson Model 10s throughout the season.
Smith & Wesson Model 10 snub nose revolver - .38 Special. Early Model
A henchman (uncredited) with a S&W 10 snub in "Shape-Up" (S06E05).
Frank Kearney (
Joe Don Baker) with his S&W 10 snub in "The Miracle" (S06E06).
A closeup of Kearney's S&W 10 snub after Manny (
Ollie O'Toole) swapped it out in "The Miracle" (S06E06).
Jim with another S&W 10 swapped out with Kearney's in "The Miracle" (S6E06).
An unnamed killer (
Fred Krone) threatens Evie (Arline Anderson) with a S&W 10 snub in "Encounter" (S06E07).
Dekker (
William Smith) with a S&W 10 snub in "Encounter" (S06E07).
Hawks (
Robert Yuro) with a snub-nosed S&W 10 in "Underwater" (S06E08).
Shewitt (
Scott Walker) draws a snub-nosed S&W 10 in "Invasion" (S06E09).
Barney with a snub-nosed S&W 10 in "Invasion" (S06E09).
Walther PPK
Walther PPKs are used by several characters throughout the season.
Walther PPK - 9mm Kurz aka .380 ACP. Note the ring just behind the magazine.
Novak (
Ted Gehring) fires his PPK in "Invasion" (S06E09).
Unidentifiable revolvers
Hank Benton (Billy Dee Williams) pulls out an unidentifiable snub-nosed revolver while being held up by Jim and Willy in "The Miracle" (S06E06).
Benton offers up his revolver in "The Miracle" (S06E06).
Security guard are armed with unidentifiable revolvers in "Encounter" (S06E07).
Security guards with their revolvers in "Encounter" (S06E07).
Shotguns
12 Gauge Coach Gun
A Coach Gun is held by Hank Benton (Billy Dee Williams) in "The Miracle" (S6E06).
Remington SPR210 Coach Gun - 12 Gauge
Willy hands Jim Benton's coach gun in "The Miracle" (S06E06). Benton is later seen with what is presumably another coach gun later in the episode.
Krone with a coach gun in "Encounter" (S06E07).
Submachine Guns
Madsen M50
The Madsen M50 continued to frequently appear in episodes in Season 6.
Barney loads and cocks an M50 in "The Miracle" (S06E06). The name of the gun can be seen on the receiver.
Barney fires the M50 in a driveby in "The Miracle" (S06E06).
An "European People's Republic" paratrooper armed with a fake M50 accompanies Willy in "Invasion" (S06E09).
Rifles/Carbines
M1 Carbine
Police officers are seen armed with M1 Carbines in "The Miracle" (S06E06).
Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine
Police officers with M1 Carbines in "The Miracle" (S06E06).
J&R Engineering M80 Carbine
Shewitt (Scott Walker) assembles a J&R Engineering M80 Carbine in "Invasion" (S06E09).
Shewitt opens up his briefcase to reveal his disassembled carbine in "Invasion" (S06E09).
Shewitt inserts the barrel.
Shewitt inserts the magazine. It appears he's using dummy rounds rather than blanks.
Shewitt cocks the carbine.
M1 Carbine (mocked up as AK)
"European People's Republic" paratroopers are armed with M1 Carbines in Universal underfolding stocks mocked up as AKs in "Invasion" (S06E09).
M1 Carbine in Universal folding stock - .30 Carbine
An M1 carbine mocked up as an AK in "Invasion" (S06E09).
A close look at the mocked up AK in "Invasion" (S06E09). It appears that a fake gas tube was added atop the barrel, with enough wooden stock to allow it to blend in. A fake elevated front sight was also added. The weapon is otherwise fully operational, as it is seen firing in this configuration.
A good shot of the mocked up AK slung on the back of an "EPR paratrooper" in "Invasion" (S06E09).
Guards with their mocked up AKs in "Invasion" (S06E09). For some reason, all of them are insisting on slinging their carbines with folding stock extended.
Unidentified rifle
Willy Armitage uses an unidentified rifle to stage a killing in "Underwater" (S06E08).
Frederick Hoffman (
Jeremy Slate) sees the muzzle of Willy's rifle through the curtains in "Underwater" (S06E08).
An over-the-shoulder shot of Willy's rifle in "Underwater" (S06E08).
Other
Unknown machine gun
"European People's Republic" "troops" are seen with an unknown machine gun in "Invasion" (S06E09).
The mounted MG in "Invasion" (S06E09).
A slightly closer look of the MG in "Invasion" (S06E09).
M1 Bazooka
An "European People's Republic" paratrooper is seen with what appears to be an M1 Bazooka in "Invasion" (S06E09).
An M1 Bazooka in the background as Jim offers an actor playing an EPR paratrooper appropriate EPR cigarettes in "Invasion" (S06E09).
Trivia
Bomb
Willy tosses some sort of explosive at Martin Stoner (Lawrence Dane) and a disguised Casey playing his wife (Elizabeth Ashley) in "Encounter" (S06E07). It appears to be just a pyrotechnic charge, since Willy wasn't actually trying to kill them.
Willy tosses the bomb in "Encounter" (S06E07).
Projector
Barney's line thrower/projector shows up again in "Underwater" (S06E08).
Barney lays down his line thrower/projector in "Underwater" (S06E08). There's an air hose coming out of the back of it connecting it to an air tank. There's an electrical cord coming out of the stock just ahead of the rear pistol grip.
Dart Gun
Willy uses a chrome dart gun to take down a target in "Invasion" (S06E09).
Willy with his dart gun in "Invasion" (S06E09).
Willy with his dart gun in "Invasion" (S06E09).
Willy with his dart gun in "Invasion" (S06E09).
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