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Magnum P.I. - Season 1
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The following weapons were used in Season 1 of the series Magnum P.I.:
Pistols
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.
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Star Model B
In some episodes, Magnum's Colt becomes a Star Model B. 9x19mm blank cartriges were deemed more reliable, and with limited options at the time, the Model B was commonly used as a stand-in for the 1911A1, chambered in .45 ACP.
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Star Model BM
In "Adelaide" (S1E14), Magnum carries a Star Model BM.
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).
Walther PPK
Louise DeBolt Jackson (Judith Chapman) uses a Walther PPK in "Black Orchid" (S1E16).
Browning Challenger II
Magnum finds a Browning Challenger II in a weapons locker while investigating a house in "Skin Deep" (S1E06).
Revolvers
Colt Single Action Army
Bull (Red West) is seen with a Colt Single Action Army in "All roads lead to Floyd" (S1E13).
Smith & Wesson Model 15
A Smith & Wesson Model 15 can be seen carried by a thug in "Black Orchid" (S1E16).
Smith & Wesson Model 34
A thug who confronts Higgins at the Ferrari is seen holding a Smith & Wesson Model 34 in the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii, Pt.2" (S1E02).
Smith & Wesson Model 66
A Smith & Wesson Model 66 is seen in a locker in "Skin Deep" (S1E06).
Colt Detective Special (3rd Generation)
A 3rd Generation Colt Detective Special is seen being used by Victor DiGorgio (Michael V. Gazzo) in "The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii" (S1E08).
Submachine Guns
"Fake" Uzi (Mocked up MAC-10)
In "Never again... Never again" (S1E07), foreign agents are seen with IMI UZI's which are actually MAC-10 with an UZI stock attached, a longer barrel, and an UZI handguard. The guns are a small clue towards the true identity of the agents.
Ingram MAC-10
Rick (Larry Manetti) uses a MAC-10 in the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01).
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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.
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Shotguns
Mossberg 500
Higgins uses a Mossberg 500 for skeet-shooting in "Skin Deep" (S1E06).
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Winchester Model 1897
In "Skin Deep" (S1E06), actress Erin Wolfe (Cathie Shiriff) is seen enacting a scene with a Winchester Model 1897.
Rifles
M16A1
In the pilot episode "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" (S1E01), Magnum and other members of his Special Ops unit are seen in a Vietnam War flashback armed with the M16A1.
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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).
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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.
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