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!

Handguns

SIG-Sauer P226

In Season 2, FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) started 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 (however, 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. Rarely, some police and government officers would be also be seen with P226s.

SIG-Sauer P226 - 9x19mm

Mulder's SIG-Sauer P226 prop gun and several props.

In the hands of Special Agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) is his new weapon, a SIG-Sauer P226, which he attempts to fire in the season opener "Little Green Men" (S2E01).

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

Mulder wields his SIG 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 Agent-turned-antagonist Alex Krycek (Nicholas Lea) are also seen with SIG-Sauer P228s. Other FBI and government agents on the show are also seen using P228s. Mr. 'X' (Steven Williams) also carries a P228 in the episodes "One Breath" (S2E08) and "End Game" (S2E17). 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.

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) aims his SIG 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).

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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

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).

M1911A1

An M1911A1 is seen used by Augustus Cole (Tony Todd) in "Sleepless" (S2E04).

M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP

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

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

Glock 17

A Glock 17 appears to be the sidearm of Sheriff Spencer (John Cygan) in "Blood" (S2E03).

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).

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

Several Heckler & Koch MP5A3s are seen throughout the season, close inspection shows 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

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.

Rifles

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 notably seen in the Season 2 episode "Sleepless" (S2E04).

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).

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 another 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.

Unknown bolt-action rifle

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 an unknown bolt-action rifle. It is in .308 Winchester (as seen from a box of ammo he uses), has a jeweled Bolt, and scope.

The rifle in it's 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.

Shotguns

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 another airsoft MP5 (see above). In addition to this, government agents are seen with Mosberg 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.