The X-Files - Season 5

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The X-Files - Season 5 (1997-1998)

The following firearms were used in Season 5 of the television series The X-Files:

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Pistols

SIG-Sauer P226

FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) carries a SIG-Sauer P226 as his sidearm.

SIG-Sauer P226 - 9x19mm

FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder loads his SIG-Sauer P226 near the beginning of the season premiere "Redux" (S5E01).

A SIG P226 is planted on the body of FBI Section Chief Scott Blevins (Charles Cioffi) in "Redux II" (S5E02).

Special Agent Mulder (David Duchovny) wields his SIG P226 in "Detour" (S5E04).

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Mulder with his P226 in "Detour" (S5E04).

Mulder fires his SIG P226 in "Detour" (S5E04).

FBI Special Agent Michael Kinsley (Scott Burkholder) with a SIG-Sauer P226 in "Detour" (S5E04).

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The P226 is seen in "The Red and the Black" (S5E14).

SIG-Sauer P228

Mulder's partner, FBI Special Agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) carries a SIG-Sauer P228 as her sidearm. However, there were several episodes in Season 5 when she used a SIG-Sauer P225 instead (see below). Mulder and Scully's superior, FBI Assistant Director Walter Skinner (Mitch Pileggi) is also seen with a P228. Other FBI and government agents on the show are also seen using P228s.

SIG-Sauer P228 - 9x19mm

Mulder drops "his weapon", which is normally a P226 but here a SIG-Sauer P228, down a hole to Scully in "Detour" (S5E04).

SIG-Sauer P225

In several episodes, Dana Scully used a SIG-Sauer P225 rather than the P228 she used normally. This might have occurred because the show's armorer was unable to bring a P228 on-set for those particular episodes. This was also an occurrence during the fourth season as well. The P225 would be seen in interspersed episodes throughout Season 5.

SIG-Sauer P225 - 9x19mm

Special Agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) wields a SIG-Sauer P225 (instead of her regular SIG P228) in "Detour" (S5E04).

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Scully wields a SIG P225 in "Detour" (S5E04).

Scully with a P225 in "The Post-Modern Prometheus" (S5E05). Note the black-and-white tone of this episode is intentional, as a stylistic nod to the 1931 film Frankenstein.

Beretta 92FS

Beretta 92FS pistols are seen numerous times throughout the series, carried and used by police officers and government agents, as well as soldiers and military personnel as a Beretta M9 substitute.

Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm

San Francisco police Detective Kresge holds his Beretta 92FS on Mulder in "Emily" (S5E07).

Detective Kresge (John Pyper-Ferguson) aims his Beretta 92FS in "Emily" (S5E07).

Kresge fires his Beretta in "Emily" (S5E07).

Beretta 92FS (Mocked up as Beretta 93R)

Syndicate operatives are seen firing what first appear to be Beretta 93R machine pistols with extended barrels with flash-hiders/compensators in "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03). Upon closer inspection, the pistols have slide-mounted safeties, indciating they are actually Beretta 92FS pistols converted to automatic and modified to pass for 93Rs. These weapons have been later seen in the series Dark Angel and other productions in British Columbia.

Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm

Actual Beretta 93R (for comparison) - 9x19mm

Syndicate operatives fire Beretta 93Rs (actually converted and modified Beretta 92FSs) at Mulder in "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03).

Closeup of one of the Berettas firing in "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03). Note the extended barrel and flash hider.

One of the Syndicate operatives reloads his Beretta in "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03).

A Syndicate operative aims his modded/converted Beretta 92FS at Mulder in "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03). The slide-mounted safety is visible in this image.

Glock 17

A Baltimore police officer is seen with a Glock 17 at the opening of "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03).

Glock 17 2nd Generation - 9x19mm

On the right, the officer with his Glock 17 in "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03). To the left is a SWAT officer with an H&K MP5A3.

Revolvers

Smith & Wesson Model 60

A Smith & Wesson Model 60 with square butt grips is carried and used by Susanne Modeski (Signy Coleman) in "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03). Another Model 60 revolver (possibly the same weapon being re-used) is wielded by Mr. 'X' (Steven Williams), also in "Unusual Suspects".

Smith & Wesson Model 60 - .38 Special

The Smith & Wesson Model 60 lays on the floor (having dropped out of Susanne Modeski's (Signy Coleman) bag) in "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03).

Susanne Modeski with the just-fired Model 60 in "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03).

'X' (Steven Williams) checks the cylinder of his S&W Model 60 in "Unusual Suspects". Note that the revolver appears to have only one round in the cylinder. Note also this particular sequence makes the common flub of having the cylinder making a 'ratcheting' sound despite the fact that when disengaged from the frame, the cylinder has nothing to actually ratchet against.

Closeup of the Model 60 as X cocks it while Frohike and Langly look on.

X with the Smith & Wesson Model 60 on Byers in "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03).

Taurus Model 66

What appears to be a blued Taurus Model 66 is carried and wielded by Special Agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) in "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03). Though he normally carries a SIG-Sauer P226 pistol in Season 5, this episode is a flashback story that takes place in 1989, prior to the events of the series.

Early model Taurus Model 66 with 6 round cylinder, blued finish and wood grips - .357 Magnum

Special Agent Mulder (David Duchovny) aims the Taurus Model 66 in "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03).

Mulder takes cover with his revolver in "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03). Note the full barrel underlug with slanted nose to the muzzle, a good indicator this is a Taurus Model 66.

Submachine Guns

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

Numerous Heckler & Koch MP5A3s are seen throughout the series. These are wielded primarily by black-ops soldiers and operatives. Other government/law enforcement tactical officers are seen with MP5A3s as well. Unlike in the previous season, the MP5s now have optical sights on claw mounts in addition to Surefire 628 forearms; this is the same configuration as the MP5s used in the first season of Stargate SG-1, because they are the same weapons used on both shows (both productions were filmed in Vancouver and the MP5s were supplied by Tom Felcan).

Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with Surefire 628 dedicated forend weaponlight and safe-semi-two round burst trigger group - 9x19mm

On the left, a Baltimore SWAT officer with a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with Surefire forend, optical sight and dual magazines near the start of "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03). On the right, is a regular uniformed officer with a Glock 17.

A SWAT officer with his H&K MP5A3 in "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03).

Baltimore SWAT officers search a building in "Unusual Suspects". The one in the foreground has an MP5A3 while the one in the background wields an XM177-type carbine.

SWAT officers aim their MP5A3s at the men who would become 'The Lone Gunmen' - (Left to right) Melvin Frohike (Tom Braidwood, who was also an assistant director on The X-Files and 2nd unit director on Millennium), Richard "Ringo" Langly (Dean Haglund) and John Fitzgerald Byers (Bruce Harwood) - in "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03).

Heckler & Koch MP5SD3

In "The Pine Bluff Variant" (S5E18), an undercover Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and the New Spartans militia group he infiltrates, wield Heckler & Koch MP5SD3s during a robbery. These weapons also appear again (fitted with laser sights) in the hands of FBI HRT operators in the next episode, "Folie à Deux" (S5E19).

Heckler & Koch MP5SD3 with S-E-F trigger group and stock extended - 9x19mm

The militia group in "The Pine Bluff Variant" (S5E18) are seen wielding MP5SD3s during a bank robbery.

Heckler & Koch MP5A2

The New Spartans militia group uses Heckler & Koch MP5A2 submachine guns during the bank robbery in "The Pine Bluff Variant" (S5E18). Strangely, when the group is seen unpacking and preparing weapons for the heist, they appear to be in possession of a large quantity of MP5A2s (at least 6-8 are visible in a crate and lying on the table), but only two of the gunmen carry MP5A2s during the actual robbery (the rest, including Mulder, use MP5SD3s and Spectre M4s).

Heckler & Koch MP5A2 - 9x19mm with "tropical" wide handguard

Spectre M4

Two members of the New Spartans militia group in "The Pine Bluff Variant" (S5E18) use Spectre M4 machine pistols. These weapons also previously appeared in Season 4.

Spectre M4 - 9x19mm

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A Spectre M4 carried by a militia bank robber in "The Pine Bluff Variant" (S5E18).

Rifles

XM177 (mock-ups)

XM177-type carbines are seen used by military personnel and SWAT officers, including Baltimore SWAT officers in "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03). These appear to be the same weapons from previous seasons of the show - All of them seem to be mocked up from other various AR-15 carbines (some have SP1 upper receivers, others have A1-style, and still others have the A1E1 style), as per the norm with XM177s in the vast majority of films and television.

XM177E1 Carbine (AKA Colt Model 610) - 5.56x45mm. In USAF service, this weapon was known as the GAU-5/A.

Baltimore SWAT officers search a building in "Unusual Suspects". The one in the foreground has an MP5A3 while the one in the background wields an XM177-type carbine.

A SWAT officer with an XM177 in "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03).

A SWAT officer opens a warehouse door wielding an XM177 carbine in "Unusual Suspects" (S5E03).

Norinco Type 84S

The Norinco Type 84S was often used on the show by Russian soldiers (as an AK-74 stand-in). In "Patient X" (S5E13), two soldiers in a group of Russian troops led by Alex Krycek (Nicholas Lea) were seen armed with AK rifles while the rest of the unit were armed with clubs/nightsticks. There is a possibility that there were not many AK rifles available in Vancouver during the mid-1990s, which could explain why only two soldiers were armed with rifles while the others were armed with nightsticks.

Norinco Type 84S - 5.56x45mm

Norinco Type 84S Underfolder Model - 5.56x45mm

There was also a recurring appearance of a folding-stock Type 84 that had a long RPK-style barrel. It appeared most prominently in the episode "Folie à Deux" (S5E19) where it was used by a hostage-taker. This is known as the Type 84S Match variant.

Norinco Type 84S Match Rifle - 5.56x45mm

The hostage-taker wields a long-barrel Norinco Type 84S in "Folie à Deux" (S5E19).

The Type 84S Match in "Folie à Deux" (S5E19).

M16A2

What appear to be actual M16A2 rifles are seen in archived media footage shown as extra exposition during Michael Kritschgau's (John Finn) conversation with Mulder in "Redux II" (S5E02).

M16A2 - Select Fire rifle (Safe/Semi/3 round Burst Only) - 5.56x45mm

Shown as a exposition clip in "Redux II" (S5E02) during Kritschgau's conversation, archived media footage of Operation Desert Storm is shown with U.S. soldiers seen wielding several weapons. The nearer prone soldier has an M16A2.

Shown as a exposition clip in "Redux II" (S5E02) during Kritschgau's conversation, archived news media footage shows what appears to be a training exercise with U.S. soldiers armed with M16A2s.

M16

An original M16 Rifle is seen in archived media footage shown as extra exposition during Michael Kritschgau's (John Finn) conversation with Mulder in "Redux II" (S5E02).

The original M16, the first version, with 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. This has the original 3-prong flash hider. It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56x45mm

Shown as a exposition clip in "Redux II" (S5E02) during Kritschgau's conversation, archived media footage shows a clip of President Lyndon B. Johnson and General William Westmoreland - In the foreground is a solider armed with an original M16 (note the flash-hider).

Ruger Super Redhawk (mocked up to resemble the KAC silent revolver rifle)

The weapon used by Syndicate operative/assassin 'Quiet Willy' (Willy Ross) in "Redux II" (S5E02) is a Ruger Super Redhawk .44 Magnum mocked up to resemble the KAC silent revolver rifle. This is a long barreled pistol has a carbine length bull barrel, and a bipod and black synthetic buttstock. The rifle has appeared in movies and television shows filmed in Canada including Another Stakeout and Psych.

Ruger Super Redhawk - .44 Magnum

'Quiet Willy', opens the case containing the Ruger Super Redhawk revolver (as part of a mockup of the KAC revolver rifle) in "Redux II" (S5E02).

'Quiet Willy' (Willy Ross) handles the revolver as he assembles the rifle mockup in "Redux II" (S5E02).

Closeup of the cylinder as Quiet Willy cocks the Ruger/KAC mockup in "Redux II" (S5E02).

Quiet Willy aims the rifle in "Redux II" (S5E02).

Shotguns

Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"

A custom Ithaca 37 "Stakeout" with a chrome finish on the barrel and magazine tube and an MP5K style pump is used by Scott Ostelhoff (Steve Makaj) in the season opener "Redux" (S5E01). This weapon had appeared in the preceding episode, Season 4's finale "Gethsemane" (S4E24). This gun can also be seen in several episodes of the television series Supernatural, Human Target, Painkiller Jane, and several other TV shows filmed in British Columbia.

Ithaca 37 "Stakeout" parkerized finish with Synthetic forearm - 12 Gauge

Scott Ostelhoff (Steve Makaj) wields the custom Ithaca 37 "Stakeout" at the start of the season opener "Redux" (S5E01) - This image is actually from the previous season's finale "Gethsemane" (S4E24), as part of the episode's 'previously..' opening teaser.

Ostelhoff grabs the custom Ithaca "Stakeout" in "Redux" (S5E01).

Ostelhoff brings the Ithaca to bear in "Redux" (S5E01).

12-Gauge Double Barreled Side-by-Side Shotgun

Michael Asekoff (Alf Humphreys) is seen wielding a Double Barreled Side-by-Side Shotgun when he and his son Louis (Tyler Thompson) are out hunting in "Detour" (S5E04).

1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 Gauge

Micheal Asekoff carries a Double Barreled Side-by-Side Shotgun as he and his son are out hunting in the woods in "Detour" (S5E04).

Micheal Asekoff loads his Side-by-Side Shotgun in "Detour" (S5E04).

Micheal Asekoff wields his shotgun in "Detour" (S5E04).

Machine Guns

M249 SAW / FN Minimi

What appears to be either an M249 SAW or FN Minimi is seen in archived media footage shown as extra exposition during Michael Kritschgau's (John Finn) conversation with Mulder in "Redux II" (S5E02).

FN Minimi with 200-round ammo drum - 5.56x45mm (note 90-degree carry handle and flash hider design).

M249 (first pattern U.S. adopted variant of the original FN Minimi) - 5.56x45mm. The only noticeable change from the Belgian Minimi is the rear sight design and cut outs in the buttstock. Other minor changes would result in the M249-E1 and the M249-E2.

Shown as a exposition clip in "Redux II" (S5E02) during Kritschgau's conversation, archived media footage of Operation Desert Storm is shown with U.S. soldiers seen wielding several weapons. One of the soldiers farthest in the background appears to have an M249 SAW (which could possibly instead be a standard FN Minimi, as several thousand were purchased outright to supplement troops for ODS).

M60

An M60 machine gun is seen in archived media footage shown as extra exposition during Michael Kritschgau's (John Finn) conversation with Mulder in "Redux II" (S5E02).

M60 machine gun with bipod folded - 7.62x51mm NATO

Shown as a exposition clip in "Redux II" (S5E02) during Kritschgau's conversation, archived media footage shows a soldier firing an M60.

Other

M136 AT-4

An M136 AT4 launcher is seen in archived media footage shown as extra exposition during Michael Kritschgau's (John Finn) conversation with Mulder in "Redux II" (S5E02).

M136 AT4 Anti-Tank recoilless launcher - 84mm

Shown as a exposition clip in "Redux II" (S5E02) during Kritschgau's conversation, archived media footage of Operation Desert Storm is shown with U.S. soldiers seen wielding several weapons. The kneeling soldier most prominent in the image fires an M136 AT4 launcher.