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The main handgun used by Thomas Magnum ([[Tom Selleck]]) is a [[M1911 pistol series#Colt Government Model|Colt MKIV/Series 70 Government Model]], which is a commercial version of the U.S. Military [[M1911A1]]. This handgun is supposed to be the one he carried during his service in Vietnam and is sometimes carried in a tanker-style holster, most often seen carried inside wast band small of back, no holster. It is sometimes seen in Magnum's flashbacks to Vietnam. A former propmaster for the show has been quoted saying that the original gun was a traditional .45 ACP 1911, but was soon changed to a 9mm version because .45 ACP blanks were too hard to get on location for the show. | The main handgun used by Thomas Magnum ([[Tom Selleck]]) is a [[M1911 pistol series#Colt Government Model|Colt MKIV/Series 70 Government Model]], which is a commercial version of the U.S. Military [[M1911A1]]. This handgun is supposed to be the one he carried during his service in Vietnam and is sometimes carried in a tanker-style holster, most often seen carried inside wast band small of back, no holster. It is sometimes seen in Magnum's flashbacks to Vietnam. A former propmaster for the show has been quoted saying that the original gun was a traditional .45 ACP 1911, but was soon changed to a 9mm version because .45 ACP blanks were too hard to get on location for the show. | ||
[[Image:Magnum pi cgm.jpg|thumb|450px|none|The actual main prop from the show (Colt MKIV/Series 70 Government Model, 9×19mm Parabellum, serial number 70L33101, currently owned by the National Firearms Museum). A 9mm version of the Government Model was chosen for reliable functioning with readily available blanks. In the context of the show, Magnum's pistol was playing the role of a .45 ACP however, given that various characters referred to it as a "forty-five" several times throughout the series.]] | [[Image:Magnum pi cgm.jpg|thumb|450px|none|The actual main prop from the show (Colt MKIV/Series 70 Government Model, 9×19mm Parabellum, serial number 70L33101, currently owned by the National Firearms Museum). A 9mm version of the Government Model was chosen for reliable functioning with readily available blanks. In the context of the show, Magnum's pistol was playing the role of a .45 ACP however, given that various characters referred to it as a "forty-five" several times throughout the series.]] | ||
− | [[Image:MagnumS1 14.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MagnumS1 14.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Magnum loads the mag into the Colt in the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01). Note the line on the magazine that's different from an M1911A1's magazine.]] |
− | [[Image:MagnumS1 002.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MagnumS1 002.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Magnum ([[Tom Selleck]]) with his Colt Government Model in the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01).]] |
− | [[Image:MagnumS1 18.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MagnumS1 18.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Magnum puts down the Colt to take off the ring in the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01).]] |
== Star Model B == | == Star Model B == | ||
In some episodes, Magnum's Colt becomes a [[Star Model B]]. | In some episodes, Magnum's Colt becomes a [[Star Model B]]. | ||
[[Image:StarBUntouchablesScreenGun.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Blued Star Model B - 9mm pistol from the movie ''[[The Untouchables (1987)]]''.]] | [[Image:StarBUntouchablesScreenGun.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Blued Star Model B - 9mm pistol from the movie ''[[The Untouchables (1987)]]''.]] | ||
− | [[Image:MagnumS1 19.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MagnumS1 19.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In "China Doll" (S1E03), Magnum is seen using the very similar Star Model B instead of his Colt.]] |
== Walther P38 == | == Walther P38 == | ||
Jonathan Higgins ([[John Hillerman]]) uses a [[Walther P38]] in "Never Again.....Never Again" (S1E07). Magnum is also seen handling one in "Skin Deep" (S1E06). | Jonathan Higgins ([[John Hillerman]]) uses a [[Walther P38]] in "Never Again.....Never Again" (S1E07). Magnum is also seen handling one in "Skin Deep" (S1E06). | ||
[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Walther P38 Pistol - 9mm]] | [[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Walther P38 Pistol - 9mm]] | ||
− | [[Image:MagnumS1 34.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MagnumS1 24.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Magnum handles the Walther P38 in "Skin Deep" (S1E06).]] |
− | + | [[Image:MagnumS1 34.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jonathan Higgins ([[John Hillerman]]) uses a [[Walther P38]] in "Never Again.....Never Again" (S1E07). ]] | |
== Colt Detective Special == | == Colt Detective Special == | ||
A thug who confronts Higgins at the Ferrari is seen holding a [[Colt Detective Special]] in the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01). | A thug who confronts Higgins at the Ferrari is seen holding a [[Colt Detective Special]] in the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01). | ||
[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Detective Special - .38 Special]] | [[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Detective Special - .38 Special]] | ||
− | [[Image:MagnumS1 12.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MagnumS1 12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A thug who confronts Higgins at the Ferrari is seen holding a [[Colt Detective Special]] in the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01).]] |
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
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[[File:Uzi old stock.jpg|thumb|none|350px|IMI Uzi with detachable wood buttstock (early model with straight comb) - 9x19mm]] | [[File:Uzi old stock.jpg|thumb|none|350px|IMI Uzi with detachable wood buttstock (early model with straight comb) - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|none|300px|An unmodified Ingram MAC-10 open bolt submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|none|300px|An unmodified Ingram MAC-10 open bolt submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | ||
− | [[Image:MagnumS1 38.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MagnumS1 38.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The "Uzi" (a mocked up MAC-10) on the counter in the series premiere "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01).]] |
== Ingram MAC-10 == | == Ingram MAC-10 == | ||
Rick ([[Larry Manetti]]) uses a [[MAC-10]] in the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01). | Rick ([[Larry Manetti]]) uses a [[MAC-10]] in the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01). | ||
[[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Ingram MAC 10 - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Ingram MAC 10 - .45 ACP]] | ||
− | [[Image:MagnumS1 001.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MagnumS1 001.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Rick ([[Larry Manetti]]) with the MAC-10 in "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01).]] |
==Madsen M50== | ==Madsen M50== | ||
In the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01), thugs who chase Magnum are armed with the [[Madsen M50]] fitted with a barrel shroud. | In the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01), thugs who chase Magnum are armed with the [[Madsen M50]] fitted with a barrel shroud. | ||
[[Image:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Madsen M50 - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Madsen M50 - 9x19mm]] | ||
− | [[Image:MagnumS1 03.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MagnumS1 03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01), thugs who chase Magnum are armed with the [[Madsen M50]] fitted with a barrel shroud.]] |
=Shotguns= | =Shotguns= | ||
== Mossberg 500 == | == Mossberg 500 == | ||
− | Higgins uses a [[Mossberg 500]] for skeet-shooting in "Skin Deep". | + | Higgins uses a [[Mossberg 500]] for skeet-shooting in "Skin Deep" (S1E06). |
[[Image:Mossberg_500_wooden.jpg |thumb|none|450px|Mossberg 500 Shotgun - 12 Gauge]] | [[Image:Mossberg_500_wooden.jpg |thumb|none|450px|Mossberg 500 Shotgun - 12 Gauge]] | ||
− | [[Image:MagnumPIMossberg500.jpg |thumb|none|450px|Higgins ([[John Hillerman]]) skeet-shooting with a Mossberg 500 in | + | [[Image:MagnumPIMossberg500.jpg |thumb|none|450px|Higgins ([[John Hillerman]]) skeet-shooting with a Mossberg 500 in "Skin Deep" (S1E06).]] |
==Winchester Model 1897== | ==Winchester Model 1897== | ||
In "Skin Deep", actress Erin Wolfe (Cathie Shiriff) is seen enacting a scene with a [[Winchester Model 1897]]. | In "Skin Deep", actress Erin Wolfe (Cathie Shiriff) is seen enacting a scene with a [[Winchester Model 1897]]. | ||
[[File:WinchesterM1897.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]] | [[File:WinchesterM1897.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]] | ||
− | [[Image:MagnumS1 20.jpg|thumb|none|450px|In | + | [[Image:MagnumS1 20.jpg|thumb|none|450px|In "Skin Deep" (S1E06), actress Erin Wolfe (Cathie Shiriff) is seen enacting a scene with a [[Winchester Model 1897]] shotgun for a video camera.]] |
=Rifles= | =Rifles= |
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The following weapons were used in Season 1 of the series Magnum P.I.:
Handguns
Colt Government Model
The main handgun used by Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) is a Colt MKIV/Series 70 Government Model, which is a commercial version of the U.S. Military M1911A1. This handgun is supposed to be the one he carried during his service in Vietnam and is sometimes carried in a tanker-style holster, most often seen carried inside wast band small of back, no holster. It is sometimes seen in Magnum's flashbacks to Vietnam. A former propmaster for the show has been quoted saying that the original gun was a traditional .45 ACP 1911, but was soon changed to a 9mm version because .45 ACP blanks were too hard to get on location for the show.
![](/images/thumb/a/ad/Magnum_pi_cgm.jpg/450px-Magnum_pi_cgm.jpg)
![](/images/thumb/4/4b/MagnumS1_002.jpg/500px-MagnumS1_002.jpg)
Star Model B
In some episodes, Magnum's Colt becomes a Star Model B.
![](/images/thumb/3/3c/StarBUntouchablesScreenGun.jpg/350px-StarBUntouchablesScreenGun.jpg)
Walther P38
Jonathan Higgins (John Hillerman) uses a Walther P38 in "Never Again.....Never Again" (S1E07). Magnum is also seen handling one in "Skin Deep" (S1E06).
Colt Detective Special
A thug who confronts Higgins at the Ferrari is seen holding a Colt Detective Special in the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01).
![](/images/thumb/b/b3/MagnumS1_12.jpg/500px-MagnumS1_12.jpg)
Submachine Guns
"Fake" Uzi (Mocked up M11)
In the series premiere "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (Part 1)" (S1E01), foreign agents are seen with Uzi's which are actually MAC-10 with furniture to make it look like an Uzi.
Ingram MAC-10
Rick (Larry Manetti) uses a MAC-10 in the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01).
![](/images/thumb/4/42/MagnumS1_001.jpg/500px-MagnumS1_001.jpg)
Madsen M50
In the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01), thugs who chase Magnum are armed with the Madsen M50 fitted with a barrel shroud.
![](/images/thumb/e/e3/MagnumS1_03.jpg/500px-MagnumS1_03.jpg)
Shotguns
Mossberg 500
Higgins uses a Mossberg 500 for skeet-shooting in "Skin Deep" (S1E06).
![](/images/thumb/d/d3/MagnumPIMossberg500.jpg/450px-MagnumPIMossberg500.jpg)
Winchester Model 1897
In "Skin Deep", actress Erin Wolfe (Cathie Shiriff) is seen enacting a scene with a Winchester Model 1897.
![](/images/thumb/e/e7/MagnumS1_20.jpg/450px-MagnumS1_20.jpg)
Rifles
Remington 700
Higgins cleans a Remington 700 in "Missing in Action" (S1E09).
Weatherby Mark V
In "Skin Deep", a Weatherby Mark V is seen handled by Magnum and later used by David Norman (Ian McShane).
![](/images/thumb/1/1c/MagnumS1_22.jpg/450px-MagnumS1_22.jpg)
Valmet M71S
As what was common for productions in the 1970's and 1980's, the Valmet M71S rifle is seen used as a substitute for the AK-47. In the pilot episode, Vietnamese pirates are seen opening fire on T.C.'s helicopter from a boat. Higgins refers to the rifles in the episode as AK-47's.
![](/images/thumb/d/d4/MagnumS1_08.jpg/450px-MagnumS1_08.jpg)