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Ma Barker ([[Claire Trevor]]) tosses a [[Mk 2 hand grenade]] at The Untouchables during the Florida gunfight in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02).
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Ma Barker ([[Claire Trevor]]) and Fred Barker ([[Joe Di Reda]]) both toss [[Mk 2 hand grenade]]s at The Untouchables during the Florida gunfight in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02).
 
[[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Mk 2 "Pineapple" World War II-made High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade (sometimes written Mk II)]]
 
[[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Mk 2 "Pineapple" World War II-made High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade (sometimes written Mk II)]]
 
[[Image:UntouchGrenade-102a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ma prepares to throw a grenade in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02).]]
 
[[Image:UntouchGrenade-102a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ma prepares to throw a grenade in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02).]]

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The Untouchables Television Series (1959-1963)

The following weapons were used in the television series The Untouchables:


Pistols

M1911A1

Many gangsters, particularly Chicago Outfit enforcer and boss Frank Nitti (Bruce Gordon) carry M1911A1 pistols. It is also the sidearm of choice for Fred Barker (Joe Di Reda) throughout "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02).

Pre-War Colt M1911A1 - Commercial Model known as the "Colt Government Model" - .45 ACP. This has a deep Colt factory blued finish, common for commercial variants before and after the war.
Frank Nitti (Bruce Gordon) draws his M1911A1 in "The Empty Chair" (1.01).
Fred Barker (Joe Di Reda) hides with his M1911A1 in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02).

Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless

A few Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless pistols are seen in arsenal of the Barker gang's Florida hideout in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02).

Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless with Colt wood grips - .32 ACP
Several Colt Model 1903 pistols are seen behind Ma's head on the wall of her Florida hideout in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02).

Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket

Eliot Ness (Robert Stack) gives Brandy LaFrance (Barbara Nichols) a Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket in "The Empty Chair" (1.01), which she keeps in her purse and later uses to defend herself.

Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket - .25 ACP
Ness (Robert Stack) gives Brandy (Barbara Nichols) a Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket for protection in "The Empty Chair" (1.01).
Brandy puts her new Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket in her purse.
Brandy covertly draws her Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket.

Revolvers

Colt Official Police

The primary sidearm of The Untouchables is the Colt Official Police, chambered in .38 Special and carried in a shoulder holster. The Official Police is carried by Eliot Ness (Robert Stack), William Youngfellow (Abel Fernandez), and Martin Flaherty (Jerry Paris), among others. A Colt Official Police is also prominently featured in the show's opening credits. Several Official Police revolvers are also seen in the Barker gang's arsenal in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02), one of which was handled by Lloyd Barker (Adam Williams) when he hides during Ness' first visit to the Barker home.

Colt Official Police - .38 Special. This is the actual screen used Colt Official Police revolver carried and fired by Robert Stack in the television series The Untouchables.
The opening credits of The Untouchables, featuring a Colt Official Police.
Agents Martin Flaherty (Jerry Paris) and Eliot Ness (Robert Stack) with their Colt Official Police revolvers drawn in "The Empty Chair" (1.01).
In Florida in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.03), Eliot Ness stands with his Official Police drawn in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.03).

Colt Official Police (Heavy Barrel)

"Dock" Barker (Peter Baldwin) is briefly seen with an anachronistic Colt Official Police Heavy Barrel revolver with a 4" barrel and ramped front sight in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.03).

Colt Official Police - 6" Heavy Barrel - .38 Special
"Dock" Barker (Peter Baldwin) hides with his Colt Official Police HB in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02).

Smith & Wesson Model 10

Gangsters and lawmen frequently use Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers. A Smith & Wesson is seen in the Barker gang's arsenal in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02).

Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with 4" barrel - .38 Special

[[Image:UntouchRevolvers-102a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Untouchables and Chicago police officers hold Colt Official Police and Smith & Wesson Model M&P revolvers on Arthur "Doc" Barker in "Ma Barker and her Boys" (1.03).

Submachine Guns

M1921AC Thompson

Gangsters and lawmen alike carry the M1921AC Thompson submachine gun. Frank Nitti (Bruce Gordon) uses one to eliminate his rivals in "The Empty Chair" (1.01). Several are part of the Barker gang's arsenal in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02), used by Ma Barker (Claire Trevor), Lloyd Barker (Adam Williams), and Fred Barker (Joe Di Reda).

Colt M1921AC Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP.

[[Image:UntouchTommy-101a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Frank Nitti (Bruce Gordon)) fires his Thompson at his rivals in "The Empty Chair" (1.01).

Nitti with his Thompson.
Florida children get a good look at Agent Martin Flaherty's (Jerry Paris) Thompson in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02).
Agents Flaherty (Jerry Paris) and Youngfellow (Abel Fernandez) stand with their Thompsons in Florida.
Lloyd Barker (Adam Williams) fires his Thompson at The Untouchables. In real life, Lloyd was in prison throughout the Barker-Karpis Gang's heyday, released in 1938.
Fred Barker (Joe Di Reda) fires his Thompson at The Untouchables.
Ma Barker (Claire Trevor) fires her Thompson at The Untouchables.

Thompson (Replica)

During the gunfight in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02), the Thompson carried by "Untouchable" agent Martin Flaherty (Jerry Paris) alternates between a genuine M1921AC model and an obvious replica.

Agent Martin Flaherty (Jerry Paris) holds a replica Thompson in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02).

Rifles

Winchester Model 1892

Several Florida state police officers accompanying The Untouchables against the Barker gang in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02) carry Winchester Model 1892 lever-action rifles.

Winchester 1892 -.32WCF/.38-40/.44-40/.25-20.
Florida state troopers armed with Winchester rifles accompany the The Untouchables in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02).

Shotguns

Winchester Model 1897 Riot

The Untouchables often use Winchester Model 1897 shotguns with riot-length barrels during their many raids. Lloyd Barker (Adam Williams) hands one off to Fred Barker (Joe Di Reda) in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02).

Winchester Model 1897 Riot Gun - 12 gauge

Miscellaneous

Mk 2 hand grenade

Ma Barker (Claire Trevor) and Fred Barker (Joe Di Reda) both toss Mk 2 hand grenades at The Untouchables during the Florida gunfight in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02).

Mk 2 "Pineapple" World War II-made High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade (sometimes written Mk II)
Ma prepares to throw a grenade in "Ma Barker and Her Boys" (1.02).

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