The X-Files - Season 2

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The X-Files - Season 2 (1994-1995)

The following firearms are seen in Season 2 of the television series The X-Files:

WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!

Pistols

SIG-Sauer P226

In Season 2, FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) begins carrying a SIG-Sauer P226 as his sidearm. This weapon first appeared in the Season 2 premiere "Little Green Men" (S2E01), when Mulder tried in vain to shoot an alien with his newly-issued P226 (despite SIGs' "Hell and Back" reliability, firearms generally do not function when UFOs are around in The X-Files). Following this episode, Mulder would carry the P226 for the entirety of the season. Some police and government officers would be also be seen with P226s, including a state trooper who attempts to apprehend Duane Barry in "Ascension" (S2E06).

SIG-Sauer P226 - 9x19mm

Mulder's SIG-Sauer P226 prop gun and several props. This is a rubber version of the P226 that was carried by David Duchovny in his holster when armorer Tom Felcan was not present on set, or for when the gun needed to be dropped/kicked away.

Special Agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) draws his newly-issued SIG-Sauer P226 in the season opener "Little Green Men" (S2E01). Note that it is possible to see the inner threading within the barrel of the SIG (which is a necessary modification for installation of the blank-firing adapter). Note also the trimmed down barrel lock-up, also a necessary modification for conversion to blank-fire.

Mulder removes the magazine from his SIG-Sauer P226, trying to ascertain why it fails to fire in the season opener "Little Green Men" (S2E01).

Mulder draw his SIG-Sauer P226 in "Blood" (S2E03).

Mulder picks up his P226 in "3" (S2E07).

Agent Mulder with his P226 in "One Breath" (S2E08).

Mulder holds his P226 on the 'Cigarette Smoking Man' AKA 'Cancerman' (William B. Davis) in "One Breath" (S2E08).

Agent Mulder's SIG-Sauer P226 lays on a table in "One Breath" (S2E08).

Volcano scientist Daniel Trepkos (Bradley Whitford) holds Mulder's P226 on Mulder in "Firewalker" (S2E09).

SIG-Sauer P228

Beginning with Season 2, Special Agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) started carrying a SIG-Sauer P228 as her sidearm. Scully is first seen using her P228 in "Blood" (S2E03) and would carry it for the remainder of the season. Mulder and Scully's boss, Assistant Director Walter Skinner (Mitch Pileggi), as well as fellow Agent-turned-antagonist Alex Krycek (Nicholas Lea) are also seen with SIG-Sauer P228s. In "Ascension" (S2E06), Duane Barry (Steve Railsback) used Scully's P228 to kill a state trooper who tried to apprehend him. Other FBI and government agents on the show are also seen using P228s. Mr. 'X' (Steven Williams) also carries a P228 as his weapon, as seen in the episodes "One Breath" (S2E08), "End Game" (S2E17), and "Soft Light" (S2E23). In "One Breath", X describes his P228 as a "High-capacity compact SIG-Sauer .40-caliber weapon.". The P228 is only available in 9x19mm, so Mr. X did not correctly describe the weapon's caliber (the prop weapon used in the episode is clearly a P228 and not a P229).

SIG-Sauer P228 - 9x19mm, 13 round magazine

Scully's SIG-Sauer P228 prop gun and several props. This is a rubber version of the P228 that was carried by Gillian Anderson in her holster when armorer Tom Felcan was not present on set, or for when the gun needed to be dropped/kicked away.

To the left, Special Agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) holds her SIG-Sauer P228 in "Blood" (S2E03), the first episode that the weapon is seen. To the right, Mulder holds his SIG P226.

Alex Krycek (Nicholas Lea) draws his SIG-Sauer P228 in "Sleepless" (S2E04).

"This high-capacity compact SIG-Sauer .40-caliber weapon is pointed at your head to stress my insistence that your search for who put your partner on that respirator desist immediately!" 'X' (Steven Williams) holds his incorrectly-described P228 on Mulder in "One Breath" (S2E08). In reality, the P229 is the compact SIG pistol chambered in .40 caliber.

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Alternate angle of X's SIG-Sauer P228.

A rogue government operative with his SIG P228 in "One Breath" (S2E08).

Agent Scully (Gillian Anderson) with her P228 in "Firewalker" (S2E09).

Mulder is seen holding Krycek's SIG-Sauer P228 in "Anasazi" (S2E25).

Scully draws her SIG-Sauer P228 during a standoff with Mulder in "Anasazi" (S2E25).

Smith & Wesson 5904

In the episode "Duane Barry" (S2E05), Duane Barry (Steve Railsback) uses a Smith & Wesson 5904 that he took from a guard at the mental institute. He uses the weapon throughout the episode to hold several hostages. The weapon is referred to in the episode as a "Nine-millimeter Smith & Wesson handgun."

Early Model Smith & Wesson 5904 - 9x19mm

Duane Barry (Steve Railsback) brandishes the S&W 5904 in "Duane Barry" (S2E05).

Duane Barry wields the 5904 in "Duane Barry" (S2E05).

Beretta 92FS

Beretta 92FS pistols are seen numerous times throughout Season 2, carried and used by police officers and government agents, as well as military personnel.

Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm

On the right, a sheriff's deputy wields a Beretta 92FS in "Blood" (S2E03).

A detective is seen with his Beretta as he, Mulder and Krycek take cover behind a staircase in "Sleepless" (S2E04).

A TV news program shows a plainclothes officer with a Beretta in-hand in "Red Museum" (S2E10)

Sheriff Mazeroski (Steve Eastin) fires his Beretta 92FS in "Red Museum" (S2E10).

A Beretta 92FS in the hands of a black-ops soldier in the season finale "Anasazi" (S2E25).

M1911A1

Standard M1911A1 pistols are seen several times in Season 2, one notably is seen used by Augustus Cole (Tony Todd) in "Sleepless" (S2E04).

M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP

An M1911A1 appears to be wielded by Augustus Cole (Tony Todd) in "Sleepless" (S2E04).

Closeup of the trigger of the M1911A1 in "Sleepless" (S2E04).

Glock 17

Glock 17s are seen used by several police and government officers throughout Season 2, including a Sheriff in "Blood" (S2E03), and a team of U.S. Marshals led by Marshal Tapia (Dean Norris) in "F. Emasculata" (S2E22).

Glock 17 2nd Generation - 9x19mm

Sheriff Spencer (John Cygan) wields his Glock 17 in "Blood" (S2E03). It appears to have the longer slide/barrel consistent with a full-size G17.

Sheriff Spencer takes cover holding his Glock in "Blood" (S2E03).

Revolvers

Smith & Wesson Model 36

A Smith & Wesson Model 36 is used by an deathly-infected escaped prisoner to hold a boy hostage near the end of "F. Emasculata" (S2E22).

Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special

Taurus Model 66

What appears to be a 6" barreled Taurus Model 66 revolver is used by Walter Chaco (John Milford), a chicken company magnate near the conclusion of "Our Town" (S2E24).

Taurus Model 66 Stainless Steel revolver 6" barrel - .357 Magnum

(S2E24).

Unknown Smith & Wesson Revolver

A full-size blue-steel Smith & Wesson revolver is wielded by an elderly woman near the end of "Aubrey" (S2E12). Another revolver is seen in the pocket of a graveyard caretaker (Callum Keith Rennie) in "Fresh Bones" (S2E15).

(S2E12).

(S2E12).

Another revolver is seen in the pocket of a graveyard caretaker (Callum Keith Rennie) in "Fresh Bones" (S2E15).

Submachine Guns

Calico M955A

In "Little Green Men" (S2E01), Mulder and Scully were chased away from the Arecibo radio telescope site in Puerto Rico by a Blue Beret Crash Retrieval Unit. The Blue Berets were armed with a number of weapons that were considered "futuristic" back in the mid-1990s when the episode was made, including a Steyr AUG, a Calico M955A with a laser sight, and at least two Mossberg 500 Bullpup shotguns. The leader of the team carries what appears to be an airsoft MP5 (see below).

Calico M955A Intermediate length Select fire carbine - 9x19mm

The Blue Berets firing their assault weapons at Mulder and Scully as they flee the Arecibo radio telescope site in Puerto Rico in "Little Green Men" (S2E01). The Berets are armed with (from left to right) Mossberg 500 Bullpups, a Calico M955A, and a Steyr AUG.

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

What appear to be Heckler & Koch MP5A3s are seen throughout the season. Upon closer inspection, the vast majority are actually Tokyo Marui spring-powered airsoft guns. One of these weapons is notably wielded by the Blue Beret team leader in "Little Green Men" (S2E01). In "Anasazi" (S2E25), a team of black ops soldiers are armed with MP5A3s fitted with the H&K proprietary flash hider (these appear to be the only real, blank-adapted MP5s on the show, instead of airsoft replicas).

Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with original "slimline" forearm - 9x19mm

The Blue Beret Team leader with his Heckler & Koch MP5A3 in the season opener "Little Green Men" (S2E01).

In "Anasazi" (S2E25), a team of black ops soldiers are armed with MP5A3s fitted with the H&K proprietary flash hider (these appear to be the only real, blank-adapted MP5s on the show, instead of airsoft replicas).

Heckler & Koch MP5K (Mocked up Kimel AP-9)

What appear to be Heckler & Koch MP5Ks are seen used by government and military personnel, particularly the black ops soldiers in "Anasazi" (S2E25). In reality, these are not real MP5Ks; but rather mock-ups built on the bolt carrier and magazine well of a Kimel AP-9, because the armorers in British Columbia did not have genuine MP5Ks during the 1990s. The same guns have also appeared in Crying Freeman, M.A.N.T.I.S., and The Outer Limits.

AA Arms/Kimel Industries AP-9 Pistol - 9x19mm

Heckler & Koch MP5KN for comparison - 9x19mm

What appears to be a Heckler & Koch MP5K is carried by a black ops soldier in "Anasazi" (S2E25). In reality, this is a mock-up built on the bolt carrier and magazine well of a Kimel AP-9 and used in several television series and films made in Canada.

Another shot of the mockup MP5K in "Anasazi" (S2E25).

Rifles

Steyr AUG

In the first episode of Season 2, "Little Green Men", Mulder and Scully were chased away from the Arecibo radio telescope site in Puerto Rico by a Blue Beret Crash Retrieval Unit. The Blue Berets were armed with a number of weapons that were considered "futuristic" back in the mid-1990s when the episode was made, including a Steyr AUG, a Calico M955A with a laser sight, and at least two Mossberg 500 Bullpup shotguns. The leader of the team used an airsoft MP5 (see above).

Steyr AUG (Austrian Army Version) - 5.56x45mm

The Blue Berets firing their assault weapons at Mulder and Scully as they flee the Arecibo radio telescope site in Puerto Rico in "Little Green Men" (S2E01). The Berets are armed with (from left to right) Mossberg 500 Bullpups, a Calico M955A, and a Steyr AUG.

M16A1

The M16A1 was used on a regular basis throughout The X-Files as either a military and/or SWAT weapon. M16A1 rifles can be seen most notably in "Sleepless" (S2E04) and "F. Emasculata" (S2E22).

M16A1 with 30 Round magazine - 5.56x45mm

M16A1s are seen in the hands of Vietnamese war victims (as part of a psychic hallucination) in "Sleepless" (S2E04).

The M16A1s are aimed in "Sleepless" (S2E04).

The M16A1s are fired in "Sleepless" (S2E04).

Colt AR-15 SP1 (Mocked Up as M16A2)

In several episodes, notably "Fresh Bones" (S2E15), U.S. military personnel are armed with Colt AR-15 SP1 rifles with M16A2-style hand guards, standing in for the M16A2 service rifles that the soldiers should be using in real life. You can tell because the receivers of the guns don't have the "fencing" around the magazine release, plus they lack the A2-style rear sights, shell deflectors, and forward assists. These are not seen fired, but they can be full auto conversions since armorers in both Canada and the U.S. picked up many SP1 conversions during the 1970s and 1980s.

M16 aka SP1 (flat "slab side receiver") with A2 style handguards used to impersonate the M16A2 - 5.56x45mm

(S2E15)

Diemaco C7-Etc

Due to the series' filming in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, most of M16-type rifles seen throughout the season were Diemaco C7s, or, more likely, the Olympic Arms K4B equivalent, which seems to be favored by the Canadian armorers. These weapons appeared in the hands of U.S. military personnel in several episodes in Season 2. One of these rifles outfitted with scope and modified buttstock was seen wielded by a police sharpshooter in "Duane Barry" (S2E05).

Diemaco C7/Colt Model 715 - 5.56x45mm

An Olympic Arms AR15 (note: Olympic arms did not rename their rifles with the "K" designation until after the 1990s) with A2 Handguards and the Olympic Arms stowaway pistol grip - 5.56x45mm

(S2E15)

Winchester Model 70

In "Blood" (S2E03), Edward Funsch (William Sanderson), a man suffering from an extreme-paranoia psychotic break is seen purchasing and later firing on a small carnival with what appears to be a Winchester Model 70 rifle. It is in .308 Winchester (as seen from a box of ammo he uses), has a jeweled Bolt, and scope.

Post 1964 Winchester NEW Model 70 Super grade - various calibers

The rifle is seen in its case in "Blood" (S2E03), with the main receiver/action and stock separated.

Edward Funsch (William Sanderson) with the rifle in "Blood" (S2E03).

Funsch loads and chambers a round into the rifle in "Blood" (S2E03).

Funsch aims the rifle.

Funsch fires the rifle in "Blood" (S2E03).

Funsch holds the rifle.

Unknown/Other Bolt-Action Rifles

Several other bolt-action rifles are seen in Season 2, primarily tactical sniper rifles wielded by police and government officers. One is notably seen in "End Game" (S2E17).

Shotguns

Mossberg 500 (Numerous Variants)

Several types of Mossberg 500 shotguns are seen throughout Season 2 - Due to the number of different variants, they will be sub-divided within this section.

Mossberg 500 Bullpup

In the first episode of Season 2, "Little Green Men", Mulder and Scully were chased away from the Arecibo radio telescope site in Puerto Rico by a Blue Beret Crash Retrieval Unit. The Blue Berets were armed with a number of weapons that were considered "futuristic" back in the mid-1990s when the episode was made, including a Steyr AUG, a Calico M955A with a laser sight, and at least two Mossberg 500 Bullpup shotguns. The leader of the team used an airsoft MP5 (see above). In addition to this, government agents are seen with Mossberg 500 Bullpups in other episodes.

Mossberg 500 Bullpup - 12 Gauge

The Blue Berets firing their assault weapons at Mulder and Scully as they flee the Arecibo radio telescope site in Puerto Rico in "Little Green Men" (S2E01). The Berets are armed with (from left to right) Mossberg 500 Bullpups, a Calico M955A, and a Steyr AUG.

Mossberg 500 (Shortened Field Barrel)

A US Deputy Marshal is seen armed with a Mossberg 500 shotgun fitted with a ventilated barrel in "The Host" (S2E02).

Mossberg 500 Bantam, frequently used by hunters - 12 Gauge

The Marshal with his Mossberg in "The Host" (S2E02).

Mossberg 500

Standard riot-model Mossberg 500s, know as 'Persuader' models are seen throughout Season 2, primarily in the hands of police and government officers. They are notably seen in the hands of FBI agents in "Irresistible" (S2E13) and U.S. Marshals in "F. Emasculata" (S2E22).

Mossberg 500 "Persuader" with standard five-shot magazine tube - 12 Gauge. This is the most commonly produced version of the 500 series today.

Ithaca 37

Several Ithaca 37 shotguns are seen throughout Season 2 of the show, wielded by police officers and government agents. Both standard variants and variants with extended magazine tubes are seen.

Ithaca Model 37 standard riot version - 12 Gauge

Ithaca 37 with extended magazine tube - 12 Gauge

Ithaca 37 'Featherlight'

An Ithaca 37 "Featherlight", the field-variant of the shotgun, is seen wielded by a zoo worker in "Fearful Symmetry" (S2E18)

Ithaca 37 Featherlight - 12 Gauge

Over/Under Double Barrel Shotgun

An Over & Under 12-Gauge Double Barrel Shotgun is wielded by a devil-worshiper in "Die Hand die Verletzt" (S2E14).

Browning 5.25 Over/Under Shotgun - 12 Gauge