True Detective - Season 3

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True Detective - Season 3 Country USA Language English Channel HBO Genre Crime Drama Mystery Broadcast 2019 No. of Episodes 8 Main Cast Character Actor Det. Wayne Hays Mahershala Ali Det. Roland West Stephen Dorff Amelia Reardon Carmen Ejogo

Season 3 of True Detective features Mahershala Ali as Wayne Hays and Stephen Dorff as his partner Roland West, two state police detectives from Arkansas investigating a macabre crime involving two missing children across three time periods (1980,1990 and 2015). Nic Pizzolato, who wrote all eight episodes of Season 1, scripted all eight episodes of Season 3, with David Milch and Graham Gordy assisting him in scripting two, and several episodes were directed by Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room). Season 3 premiered on HBO on January 13, 2019.

The following weapons were used in Season 3 of the television series True Detective:

WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!

Pistols

Glock 17

Detective Henry Hays (Ray Fisher) is seen carrying a Glock 17 as his sidearm with the Arkansas State Police in 2015.

3rd Generation Glock 17 - 9x19mm.

Revolvers

Colt Python

Detective Wayne Hays (Mahershala Ali) and other members of the Arkansas State Police are seen carrying a Colt Python as their sidearms in 1980.

Colt Python with 4" Barrel and factory wood grips - .357 Magnum

The revolver on the table in in "The Big Never" (S3E03).

At the left, Detective Wayne Hays (Mahershala Ali) draws his revolver in "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04).

The revolver on the table in "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04).

Detective Wayne Hays (Mahershala Ali) holds his Colt Python in "If You Have Ghosts" (S3E05).

The Colt Python is drawn by Detective Wayne Hays (Mahershala Ali) in "If You Have Ghosts" (S3E05).

Colt 1862 Navy

In "Hunters in the Dark" (S3E06), what appear to be two decorated Colt 1862 Navys are seen displayed on the desk of Harris James (Scott Shepherd).

Colt 1862 Navy - .36 caliber.

In "Hunters in the Dark" (S3E06), what appears to be a Colt 1862 Navy is displayed on a desk.

In "Hunters in the Dark" (S3E06), the Colt 1862 Navy is seen.

Smith & Wesson Model 10 M&P (Nickel)

What appears to be a Smith & Wesson M&P nickel revolver is pulled on Brett Woodard (Michael Greyeyes) in "The Big Never" (S3E03).

Smith & Wesson Model 10 "Military and Police" revolver - .38 Special

A Smith & Wesson M&P nickel revolver is pulled on Woodard in "The Big Never" (S3E03).

Brett Woodard (Michael Greyeyes) is threatened with a Smith & Wesson M&P nickel revolver in "The Big Never" (S3E03).

Smith & Wesson Model 13

Tom Purcell (Scoot McNairy) appears to use a Smith & Wesson Model 13 to threaten Dan O'Brien (Michael Graziadei) in "Hunters in the Dark".

Smith & Wesson Model 13 with 3" barrel - .357 Magnum

In "Hunters in the Dark" (S3E06), Tom Purcell (Scoot McNairy) holds the Smith & Wesson Model 13 on O'Brien.

In "Hunters in the Dark" (S3E06), Tom Purcell (Scoot McNairy) enters a room in the Hoyt residence armed with his Smith & Wesson Model 13.

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub

Detective Roland West (Stephen Dorff) of the Arkansas State Police carries a Smith & Wesson Model 19 as his sidearm in 1980.

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose, Nickel - .357 Magnum

Detective Roland West (Stephen Dorff) aims the revolver at a fox in "The Great War and Modern Memory" (S3E01).

At the right, Detective Roland West (Stephen Dorff) draws his revolver in "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04).

West draws his nickel snub Smith & Wesson Model 19 in "If You Have Ghosts" (S3E05).

Smith & Wesson Model 19, 4"

Special Agent John Bowen (Michael Broderick) of the FBI carries a 4" Smith & Wesson Model 19 as his sidearm in 1980 and uses it in the shootout in "If You Have Ghosts" (S3E05).

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Combat Magnum - .357 Magnum

Special Agent John Bowen fires his 4" Smith & Wesson Model 19 in "If You Have Ghosts" (S3E05).

Smith & Wesson Model 15

An ASP officer in 1980 is briefly seen armed with a Smith & Wesson Model 15 in "If You Have Ghosts" (S3E05). In "The Final Country" (S03E07), Detective Wayne Hays (Mahershala Ali) is seen using a Model 15 instead of his Colt Python in a continuity error.

Smith & Wesson Model 15 with factory target grips - .38 Special

An ASP officer in 1980 is briefly seen armed with a Smith & Wesson Model 15 in "If You Have Ghosts" (S3E05).

The Mode 15 aimed at Harris in "The Final Country" (S3E07).

Assault Rifles

M16

In "The Great War and Modern Memory", Hays and West inspect a photo of US soldiers in Vietnam with their M16 SP1 rifles.

M16 aka SP1 (flat "slab side receiver") with an A1 "birdcage" Flash hider, used to resemble the M16A1 in many Vietnam era movies. This version has a 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm

Hays examines the photo in "The Great War and Modern Memory" (S3E01).

AKM

In Hays' hallucination, NVA and VC soldiers are armed with AKM rifles in "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04). In the same episode, Brett Woodard pulls out an AKM when confronting some men in his home.

AKM - 7.62x39mm

In Hays' hallucination, NVA and VC soldiers are armed with AKM rifles in "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04).

At the right, an NVA soldier holds an AKM rifle in "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04).

Woodard pulls out an AKM rifle from his bag of weapons in "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04).

Ruger Mini-14 GB

Brett Woodard pulls out a Ruger Mini-14 GB from a bag of weapons in "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04).

Ruger Mini-14 GB ("Government Barrel") - 5.56x45mm

A Ruger Mini-14 is also seen in Woodard's bag of weapons in "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04).

The scoped Ruger Mini-14 is held by Brett Woodard in "If You Have Ghosts" (S3E05).

Carbines

SKS

In Hays' hallucination, an SKS rifle is held by a VC fighter in "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04).

Russian Simonov Type 45 aka the Russian SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm. This example has a hardwood stock.

At the near right, a VC holds an SKS rifle in "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04).

In center, a VC holds an SKS rifle in "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04).

Muzzleloaders

Springfield 1861

What seems to be a Springfield 1861 is seen in "Hunters in the Dark" (S306).

Springfield Model 1864, AKA Model 1863 Type II - .58 caliber Minie ball. Note straight hammer and spring-retained barrel bands.

Roland examines the rifles on display in "Hunters in the Dark" (S3E06).

Sniper Rifles

Remington Model 700

The Remington Model 700 is seen in a photo in "Hunters in the Dark" (S3E06).

Remington 700 BDL rifle with no iron sights and scope (current production) - .308 Winchester

The Model 700s in a photo in "Hunters in the Dark" (S3E06).

Shotguns

Ithaca 37

The Ithaca 37 is seen in "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04) with a vigilante going after Woodard.

Ithaca Model 37 riot version - 12 Gauge

The hoodie-wearing vigilante with the shotgun in "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04).

Remington Model 870

A Remington Model 870 is seen in "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04) with a vigilante going after Woodard.

Photoshopped Remington 870 Police Magnum with a sawed-off stock - 12 gauge.

The cap-wearing vigilante on the left with the Remington 870 in "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04).

Other

M26 Hand Grenade

An M26 hand grenade is seen being rigged by Woodard on a tripwire at the end of "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04).

M26 hand grenade

An M26 hand grenade being rigged in "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04).

M18A1 Claymore

An M18A1 Claymore is seen being rigged by Woodard at the end of "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04).

M18A1 direction Claymore Mine

The Claymore rigged via tripwire at the end of "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04).

The M18A1 Claymore ready to be used in "The Hour and the Day" (S3E04).