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The Avengers is a 1961 television spy series that was a production of ABC Television (Associated British Corporation, which eventually was merged into Thames Television). For the majority of the series, The Avengers focused on the exploits of secret agent John Steed (Patrick Macnee), who was routinely paired up with a female counterpart in order to protect Great Britain from internal and external foes. The show ran from 1961 to 1969 across 6 seasons for a total of 161 episodes. A feature film adaptation was released in 1998 that starred Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman and Sean Connery.
The following weapons were used in the television series The Avengers:
Handguns
Beretta M1935
![](/images/thumb/3/30/TA_-_S5EP3_Beretta2.jpg/500px-TA_-_S5EP3_Beretta2.jpg)
John Steed (Patrick Macnee) is held at gunpoint with a Beretta M1935 in "Escape in Time" (Season 5, Episode 3).
Beretta 950 Jetfire
![](/images/thumb/f/fe/ThAvengers_-_S4EP3_Berett.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP3_Berett.jpg)
A Businessman defends himself with a Beretta 950 Jetfire in "The Cybernauts" (Season 4, Episode 3).
![](/images/thumb/7/73/ThAvengers_-_S4EP7_Berett.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP7_Berett.jpg)
John Steed (Patrick Macnee) aims a Beretta 950 Jetfire in "The Murder Market" (Season 4, Episode 3).
Colt M1911
![](/images/thumb/e/e7/ThAvengers_-_S4EP4_M1911.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP4_M1911.jpg)
One of Kane's men threatens Ms. Peel with a Colt M1911A1 in "Death at Bargain Prices" (Season 4, Episode 4).
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
![](/images/thumb/a/a2/ThAvengers_-_S4EP19_1903.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP19_1903.jpg)
The Tattoo Shop owner is shot with a suppressed Colt Model 1903 in "Quick-Quick Slow Death" (Season 4, Episode 19).
Colt Single Action Army
![](/images/thumb/6/63/TA_-_S5EP12_Rev2.jpg/500px-TA_-_S5EP12_Rev2.jpg)
Hana Wilde's (Charlotte Rampling) Single Action Army in "The Superlative Seven" (Season 5, Episode 12).
Enfield No.2
![](/images/thumb/6/61/ThAvengers_-_S4EP6_Rev.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP6_Rev.jpg)
A member of Ransac prepares to fire an Enfield No.2 in "The Master Minds" (Season 4, Episode 6).
![](/images/thumb/a/a4/ThAvengers_-_S4EP12_Enfield.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP12_Enfield.jpg)
Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) holds a baffled Steed at gunpoint with an Enfield No.2 in "Two's a Crowd" (Season 4, Episode 12).
![](/images/thumb/5/55/ThAvengers_-_S4EP20_Webley.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP20_Webley.jpg)
Major Robertson (Nigel Davenport) holds an Enfield No.2 in "The Danger Makers" (Season 4, Episode 20).
Flintlock Pistol
![](/images/thumb/5/5c/ThAvengers_-_S4EP5_Flintlock.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP5_Flintlock.jpg)
Two Flintlock Pistols can be seen behind Steed in "Castle De'ath" (Season 4, Episode 5).
![](/images/thumb/f/f1/TA_-_S5EP3_FlintPist.jpg/500px-TA_-_S5EP3_FlintPist.jpg)
Flintlock Pistols up on a wall display in "Escape in Time" (Season 5, Episode 3).
Iver Johnson Snub Nose
![](/images/thumb/0/09/ThAvengers_-_S4EP26_Rev.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP26_Rev.jpg)
A close up of a Iver Johnson Snub Nose in "Honey for the Prince" (Season 4, Episode 26).
![](/images/thumb/a/aa/TA_-_S5EP5_Iver.jpg/500px-TA_-_S5EP5_Iver.jpg)
Professor Jordan (Ron Moody) fires a Iver Johnson Snub Nose in "The Bird Who Knew Too Much" (Season 5, Episode 5).
Remington 1875
Smith & Wesson Model 40 Centennial
![](/images/thumb/5/5b/ThAvengers_-_S4EP18_Cent.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP18_Cent.jpg)
Ms. Peel (Diana Rigg) is held at gunpoint with a Smith & Wesson Model 40 Centennial in "The Thirteenth Hole" (Season 4, Episode 18).
Smith & Wesson Model 10
![](/images/thumb/2/21/ThAvengers_-_S4EP2_Rev.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP2_Rev.jpg)
A thug aims a Smith & Wesson Model 10 at Steed in "The Gravediggers" (Season 4, Episode 2).
![](/images/thumb/8/8b/ThAvengers_-_S4EP26_Rev2.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP26_Rev2.jpg)
Vincent East (Roland Curram) holds a suppressed Smith & Wesson Model 10 in "Honey for the Prince" (Season 4, Episode 26).
Smith & Wesson 4th Model
![](/images/thumb/7/7a/ThAvengers_-_S4EP2_Schofield.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP2_Schofield.jpg)
Ms. Peel is held hostage with a Smith & Wesson 4th Model in "The Gravediggers" (Season 4, Episode 2).
![](/images/thumb/a/a0/ThAvengers_-_S4EP23_Rev.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP23_Rev.jpg)
Ms. Peel (Diana Rigg) with her Smith & Wesson 4th Model in "The House That Jack Built" (Season 4, Episode 23).
Walther P38
![](/images/thumb/d/d0/ThAvengers_-_S4EP5_WaltherP38.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP5_WaltherP38.jpg)
A nice close up of a Walther P38 in "Castle De'ath" (Season 4, Episode 5).
Webley Mk III
![](/images/thumb/6/62/ThAvengers_-_S4EP1_Webley.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP1_Webley.jpg)
A Webley Mk III hits the ground in "The Town of No Return" (Season 4, Episode 1).
Submachine Guns
MP40
![](/images/thumb/2/27/ThAvengers_-_S4EP25_MP40.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP25_MP40.jpg)
One of the secretaries in "How to Succeed.... at Murder" (Season 4, Episode 25) with a MP40 submachine gun.
![](/images/thumb/1/1d/TA_-_S5EP5_MP40.jpg/500px-TA_-_S5EP5_MP40.jpg)
Robin (Clive Colin Bowler) with a MP40 submachine gun in "The Bird Who Knew Too Much" (Season 5, Episode 5).
Sten
M1928 Thompson
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
![](/images/thumb/6/66/TA_-_S5EP11_Kar.jpg/500px-TA_-_S5EP11_Kar.jpg)
Stewart Kirby (Peter Wyngarde) charges at Ms. Peel with Karabiner 98k with bayonet fixed in "Epic" (Season 5, Episode 11).
L1A1
![](/images/thumb/7/7d/TA_-_S6EP8_FAL.jpg/500px-TA_-_S6EP8_FAL.jpg)
Guards at a Royal Army research facility in "Mission... Highly Improbable" (Season 6, Episode 8) armed with L1A1s.
Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I
![](/images/thumb/a/a6/TA_-_S5EP10_Lee.jpg/500px-TA_-_S5EP10_Lee.jpg)
A British soldier carrying a Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I in "Never, Never Say Die" (Season 5, Episode 10).
M1 Garand
Oberndorf Mauser Sporter
![](/images/thumb/e/e0/ThAvengers_-_S4EP16_Mausersport.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP16_Mausersport.jpg)
Simon Trent (James Villiers) fires a Mauser Sporter at Steed in "Small Game for Big Hunters" (Season 4, Episode 16).
Simonov Type 45
![](/images/thumb/7/76/TA_-_S6EP2_SKS.jpg/500px-TA_-_S6EP2_SKS.jpg)
The Simonov Type 45 in "Death's Door" (Season 6, Episode 2).
Brown Bess Flintlock Musket
![](/images/thumb/5/5c/ThAvengers_-_S4EP5_Flintlock.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP5_Flintlock.jpg)
Two Brown Bess Flintlock Muskets can be seen behind Steed in "Castle De'ath" (Season 4, Episode 5).
Shotguns
Double Barreled Shotgun
![](/images/thumb/a/a7/ThAvengers_-_S4EP3_Dubbar.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP3_Dubbar.jpg)
Steed (Patrick Macnee) toys around with a Double Barreled Shotgun in "The Cybernauts" (Season 4, Episode 3).
![](/images/thumb/a/af/TA_-_S5EP6_Doublebarreled.jpg/500px-TA_-_S5EP6_Doublebarreled.jpg)
Edward J. Dumayn (Hilary Wontner) holds a Double Barreled Shotgun in "The Winged Avenger" (Season 5, Episode 6).
Machine Guns
Browning M1919
![](/images/thumb/9/95/BrowningM37MG.jpg/450px-BrowningM37MG.jpg)
A variant of the Browning M1919 developed during World War 2, this model is designated the M37, with the ability to feed from either the left or the right of the weapon - 30-06. This example is shown without a tripod, only the pintle mount. This the MOST likely .30 cal machine gun to be seen firing from armored vehicles.
![](/images/thumb/4/4e/ThAvengers_-_S4EP22_Brownin.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP22_Brownin.jpg)
Steed (Patrick Macnee) does his best General Montgomery impersonation next to a Browning M1919 in "What the Butler Saw" (Season 4, Episode 22).
![](/images/thumb/1/17/TA_-_S6EP8_Track.jpg/500px-TA_-_S6EP8_Track.jpg)
An Alvis Saracen Armoured personnel carrier in "Mission... Highly Improbable" (Season 6, Episode 8) with a L3A4 mounted in it's turret.
Other
Mills Bomb
![](/images/thumb/0/09/ThAvengers_-_S4EP20_Gren.jpg/500px-ThAvengers_-_S4EP20_Gren.jpg)
Major Robertson (Nigel Davenport) picks up a Mills Bomb in "The Danger Makers" (Season 4, Episode 20).