Tour of Duty

Tour of Duty (1987-1990)

Tour of Duty was an American military series that followed a platoon of US soldiers through their tour of duty in the Vietnam War. The series aired on CBS from 1987-1990 and was one of very first to portray the Vietnam War in a weekly drama. While the first two seasons followed the platoon in a regular Army unit where they carried standard American weapons, the third season had them join the Special Operations Group, where they went on missions carrying more non-descript weaponry.

The following weapons were used in the television series Tour Of Duty:

Handguns

M1911A1

The M1911A1 is seen used by Lt. Myron Goldman (Stephen Caffrey) and Lt. John McKay (Dan Gauthier).

M1911A1

Lt. Myron Goldman (Stephen Caffrey) armed with a M1911 becomes a tunnel rat in the Season 1's "Notes from the Underground" (S1E02).

Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver

In Season 1's "Roadrunner", USAF CPT J.T Slaney (William Allen Young) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver as his sidearm.

Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special

Rifles

M16 Variants

The M16 rifle was the main rifle of the U.S. Army soldiers in Vietnam and is seen carried by most of the platoon. In the series, various models of the M16 are seen.

M16SP1

Pvt. Baker (Eric Bruskotter) holds the M16SP1 in the pilot episode.

The platoon armed with M16 rifles checks out a village in the Season 1's "Notes from the Underground".

SP4 Tucker (Ving Rhames) rides in a Huey with his M16 in the Season 1's "Burn, Baby, Burn".

XM16E1 rifle with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm. What distinguishes it from the original M16 was the addition of the forward assist button and a chrome bolt carrier (which was later dropped with the M16A1).

Lt. Goldman opens fire with a XM16E1 in the pilot episode.

Sgt. Purcell (Tony Becker) holds the XM16E1 with magazines taped together "jungle" style.

The MGC M16 Assault rifle: a non firing metal replica built by the Model Gun Corp of Japan and one of the most used non firing replicas of the M16 in movies and television.

Soldiers are seen holding the MGC replicas in Season 1's "Notes from the Underground".

Colt XM177 (Colt Sporter Carbine)

A Colt Sporter Carbine modified to resemble the XM177 rifle is mainly seen being used by SFC Clayton "Zeke" Anderson (Terence Knox). In Season 1, Anderson's Colt Carbine is seen loaded with a 30-round magazine (unusual for the time period of the series). For the remainder of the series, the Colt is loaded with the more accurate 20 round magazine.

The original XM177E1 - 5.56x45mm. The variant used in the show was a mockup made from a Colt Sporter Carbine with the barrel cut down to 10.25" and an aftermarket "CAR-15 style" flash hider installed.

Sgt. Anderson (Terence Knox) fires his Colt in the Season 1 episode "Under Siege".

Capt. Wallace (Kevin Conroy) carries the Colt Carbine that's been loaded with a 30 round magazine.

M14

The M14 Rifle was seen twice, used by Sgt. Block (Michael Madsen) and Lt. John McKay (Dan Gauthier) as sniper rifles.

Sgt. Block (Michael Madsen) takes aim with his camo-painted M14.

Lt. John McKay (Dan Gauthier) with the M14 sniper rifle.

Norinco Type 56

The Norinco Type 56 is seen in the hands of the NVA and VC soldiers.

AKM

The AKM is also used by enemy forces as well as Lt. Goldman.

Lt. Goldman opens fire with his AKM during a SOG mission.

AKMS

In later episodes, Goldman carries an AKMS. In Season 3's "War is a Contact Sport", an NVA tank gunner atop a T-55 is seen using one that's fitted with a drum magazine.

SKS rifle

The SKS rifle is seen a couple of times by VC soldiers.

SVD Dragunov

The SVD Dragunov is seen twice used by NVA snipers.

A female VC sniper holds the SVD Dragunov.

Submachine Guns

Smith & Wesson M76

The Smith & Wesson M76 is seen used by Pvt. Ruiz (Ramon Franco) on some SOG missions.

S&W Model 76‎

Ruiz opens up with the S&W M76.

Carl Gustav M45

A Carl Gustav M/45 is used by Cpl. Danny Purcell (Tony Becker) on some SOG missions.

Swedish K / Carl Gustav M45 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm‎

M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"

The M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun" is seen used by Sgt. Marvin Johnson (Stan Foster) during the SOG missions.

Johnson (Stan Foster) with his M3.

M2 Carbine

The M2 Carbine was used by Sgt. Marcus Taylor (Miguel A. Nunez, Jr.) in some of the SOG missions.

Taylor (Miguel A. Nunez, Jr.) with M2 prepare for the next SOG mission.

Shotguns

Ithaca 37

The Ithaca 37 shotgun is seen in the hands of SFC Clayton "Zeke" Anderson (Terence Knox). Anderson uses an Ithaca with a "Stakeout" style grip. in Season 1 and a full-size one in Season 3. Sgt. Block (Michael Madsen) also is seen with a full size shotgun.

Ithaca Model 37 riot version - 12 gauge

Sgt. Anderson fires his Ithaca 37 in Season 1's "Notes from the Underground".

Anderson with the Ithaca that has a "Stakeout"-style grip.

Sgt. Block (Michael Madsen) unloads on a VC with his Ithaca 37.

Anderson carries the full-size Ithaca in Season 3.

Machine Guns

M60

The M60 is the chief weapon carried by Pvt. Alberto Ruiz (Ramon Franco) in the series.

Pvt. Alberto Ruiz (Ramon Franco) readies his M60 in Season 1's "Notes from the Underground".

M60D

The "D" variant of the M60 is seen mounted on Huey helicopters as well as fired by enemy forces in the series.

NVA soldiers seen firing an M60 D in the Pilot Episode.

M60D seen mounted on a UH-1 "Huey".

Browning M2 HB

A Browning M2 .50 cal is seen mounted on a truck in the Pilot episode.

Browning M2 .50 BMG

Valmet M78

NVA forces are sometimes seen firing the Valmet M78.

Soviet SGMB Goryunov

The Soviet SGMB Goryunov or Chinese Type 57 machine gun is also seen used by NVA forces in the series.

Other

M79 grenade launcher

The M79 grenade launcher is seen used by US forces throughout the series including SFC Anderson and Johnson.

A soldier fires his M79 in the season 1 episode "Notes from the Underground"

M72 LAW

The M72 LAW is seen used by US troops throughout the series.

Johnson prepares to fire the LAW in the Pilot episode.

RPG-7

The RPG-7 is used throughout the series by VC and NVA forces.

RPG-7 70mm