Federal Gas Riot Gun
From Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Federal Laboratories Inc., of Pittsburgh PA, built a series of Gas Grenade launchers during the 1930s and 1940s. Modern versions of this launcher exist today, looking pretty much the same, but with black synthetic furniture.
Specifications:
Type: Gas Grenade/Flare Launcher
Caliber: 37×122mm R
Capacity: 1
Fire Modes: Single shot
The Federal Gas Riot Gun can be seen in the following films, television series, and anime used by the following actors:
Contents |
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heroes for Sale | Police Officers | Riot Gun | 1933 | |
| Bullets or Ballots | Police Officers | 1936 | ||
| Angels With Dirty Faces | Police Officers | 1938 | ||
| T-Men | U.S. Secret Service | 1947 | ||
| Parole, Inc. | Raiding Police Officers | 1948 | ||
| White Heat | Police Officer | 1949 | ||
| Inside the Mafia | New York State Police | 1959 | ||
| Bloody Mama | FBI Agent | M201-Z | 1970 | |
| The French Connection | N.Y.P.D. officers | M201-Z | 1971 | |
| The Laughing Policeman | . | S.F.P.D. SWAT | Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun - 37mm | 1973 |
| Fort Apache, The Bronx | . | NYPD officer | Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun - 37mm | 1974 |
| Dog Day Afternoon | NYPD officer | M201-Z | 1975 | |
| Hennessy | British soldier in Belfast | 1975 | ||
| Two-Minute Warning | SWAT officer | 1976 | ||
| ...And Justice For All | Police officer | M201-Z | 1979 | |
| Hell of the Living Dead | Police Officer | M201-Z | 1980 | |
| Hopscotch | . | FBI agent | Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun - 37mm | 1980 |
| Death Wish 2 | Police Officer | 1982 | ||
| Thirteen at Dinner | Actor portraying guards | showing firing HE grenades | 1985 | |
| Blue Velvet | 1986 | |||
| They Live | Police officers | 1988 | ||
| Hoffa | Riot Police | 1992 | ||
| Natural Born Killers | Arliss Howard | Owen Traft | 1994 | |
| The Mask | Peter Riegert | Lt. Mitch Kellaway | 1994 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam-12 | William Boyett | Sergeant MacDonald | M201-Z | 1968 - 1975 |
| Adam-12 | Martin Milner | Officer Pete Malloy | M201-Z | 1968 - 1975 |
| Adam-12 | Kent McCord | Officer Jim Reed | M201-Z | 1968-1975 |
| Hawaii Five-0 (1968) | HPD Officers | M201-Z | 1968-1980 | |
| The Professionals | . | Special Branch agents | M201-Z | 1977-1981 |
| The A-Team / "Semi-Friendly Persuasion" | Dwight Schultz | Cpt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock | 1983 - 1987 | |
| The A-Team / "When You Comin' Back, Range Rider?" | Lance LeGault | Col. Roderick Decker | 1983 - 1987 | |
| Bugs / "The Price of Peace" | M201-Z | 1995 - 1999 | ||
| Flashpoint / "Eagle Two" | David Paetkau | Sam Braddock | M201-Z | 2008 |
| Flashpoint / "Backwards Day" | Sergio Di Zio | Mike "Spike" Scarlatti | M201-Z | 2008 |
| Flashpoint | Amy Jo Johnson | Juliana Calaghan | M201-Z | 2008 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield 2 | M201-Z with vertical foregrip, firing teargas rounds | 2005 |
Anime
| Character | Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commandos | Black Magic M-66 | M201-Z, firing specialized grenades | 1987 |
