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[[Image:McHale.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''McHale's Navy'' (1962-1966)]] | [[Image:McHale.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''McHale's Navy'' (1962-1966)]] | ||
− | '''''McHale's Navy''''' was a World War II television comedy series that aired from 1962-1966 on ABC and starred [[Ernest Borgnine]] as Lt. Commander Quinton McHale and followed the antics of him and the crew of the PT Boat he commanded. | + | '''''McHale's Navy''''' was a World War II television comedy series that aired from 1962-1966 on ABC and starred [[Ernest Borgnine]] as Lt. Commander Quinton McHale and followed the antics of him and the crew of the PT Boat he commanded. Seasons 1-3 are set on and around the fictional island of Taratupa in the South Pacific in 1943. Season 4 is set in and around the fictional town of Voltafiore, Italy in 1944. |
'''The following weapons were used in the series ''McHale's Navy'':''' | '''The following weapons were used in the series ''McHale's Navy'':''' | ||
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[[Image:McHales Navy Colt2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Capt. Binghamton talks to Lt. Carpenter while holding an M1911A1. "Nippon Nancy Calling" (S1E23)]] | [[Image:McHales Navy Colt2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Capt. Binghamton talks to Lt. Carpenter while holding an M1911A1. "Nippon Nancy Calling" (S1E23)]] | ||
[[Image:McHales Navy Colt3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lt. Carpenter points an M1911A1. "The Day the War Stood Still" (S2E1)]] | [[Image:McHales Navy Colt3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lt. Carpenter points an M1911A1. "The Day the War Stood Still" (S2E1)]] | ||
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==Nambu Type 14== | ==Nambu Type 14== | ||
− | Fuji Kobiaji ([[Yoshio Yoda]]), Lt. Cmdr McHale and | + | Fuji Kobiaji ([[Yoshio Yoda]]), Lt. Cmdr. McHale and Japanese officers are armed with the [[Nambu Type 14]]. |
[[Image:Late Nambu Type 14.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Nambu Type 14 (late model) - 8 x 22mm Nambu.]] | [[Image:Late Nambu Type 14.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Nambu Type 14 (late model) - 8 x 22mm Nambu.]] | ||
[[Image:McHales Navy Nambu1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Fuji points a Nambu Type 14. "The Battle of McHale's Island" (S1E10)]] | [[Image:McHales Navy Nambu1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Fuji points a Nambu Type 14. "The Battle of McHale's Island" (S1E10)]] | ||
− | [[Image:McHales Navy Nambu3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Capt. Uzaki (second from right) points a Nambu Type 14 at Lt. Cmdr. McHale. "One Enchanted Weekend" (S1E24)]] | + | [[Image:McHales Navy Nambu3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Capt. Uzaki ([[Mako]]) (second from right) points a Nambu Type 14 at Lt. Cmdr. McHale. "One Enchanted Weekend" (S1E24)]] |
[[Image:McHales Navy Nambu4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lt. Cmdr. McHale turns the tables on Capt. Uzaki. The safety switch is missing, indicating the pistol is likely a replica. "One Enchanted Weekend"]] | [[Image:McHales Navy Nambu4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lt. Cmdr. McHale turns the tables on Capt. Uzaki. The safety switch is missing, indicating the pistol is likely a replica. "One Enchanted Weekend"]] | ||
[[Image:McHales Navy Nambu5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A Japanese Officer ([[Dale Ishimoto]]) points a Nambu Type 14. "French Leave for McHale" (S2E11)]] | [[Image:McHales Navy Nambu5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A Japanese Officer ([[Dale Ishimoto]]) points a Nambu Type 14. "French Leave for McHale" (S2E11)]] | ||
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[[Image:M1928.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928 Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1928.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928 Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:McHales Navy Thompson12.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Capt. Binghamton holds a Thompson with a box magazine. "Fountain of Youth" (S3E10)]] | [[Image:McHales Navy Thompson12.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Capt. Binghamton holds a Thompson with a box magazine. "Fountain of Youth" (S3E10)]] | ||
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+ | ====M1A1==== | ||
+ | Capt. Binghamton, Willy and Christy are armed with [[Thompson|M1A1 Thompson]]s. | ||
+ | [[Image:M1sb.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP]] | ||
+ | [[Image:McHales Navy Thompson14.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Capt. Binghamton holds an M1A1 Thompson. "La Dolce 73" (S4E20)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:McHales Navy Thompson15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Willy (left) and Christy hold M1A1 Thompsons. "La Dolce 73" ]] | ||
====Nonfiring Replica==== | ====Nonfiring Replica==== | ||
− | Lt. Carpenter, Ensign Parker and a Marine carry nonfiring replica Thompson submachine guns. | + | Capt. Binghamton, Lt. Carpenter, Ensign Parker and a Marine carry nonfiring replica Thompson submachine guns. |
+ | [[Image:McHales Navy Thompson16.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Capt. Binghamton holds a nonfiring replica Thompson. "Secret Chimp 007" (S4E22)]] | ||
[[Image:McHales Navy Thompson2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lt. Carpenter holds a nonfiring replica Thompson while conspiring against McHale. "Dear Diary" (S2E23)]] | [[Image:McHales Navy Thompson2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lt. Carpenter holds a nonfiring replica Thompson while conspiring against McHale. "Dear Diary" (S2E23)]] | ||
[[Image:McHales Navy Thompson3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ensign Parker holds a nonfiring replica Thompson. "The Return of Big Frenchy" (S2E28)]] | [[Image:McHales Navy Thompson3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ensign Parker holds a nonfiring replica Thompson. "The Return of Big Frenchy" (S2E28)]] | ||
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A gangster fires an unknown Thompson variant with a vertical foregrip. | A gangster fires an unknown Thompson variant with a vertical foregrip. | ||
[[Image:McHales Navy Thompson6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A gangster fires a Thompson. "The McHale Mob"]] | [[Image:McHales Navy Thompson6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A gangster fires a Thompson. "The McHale Mob"]] | ||
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+ | ==MP40== | ||
+ | In Season 4, German soldiers are frequently armed with [[MP40]]s. Some of the PT-73 crew also carry MP40s while disguised as Germans. | ||
+ | [[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 - 9 x 19mm]] | ||
+ | [[Image:McHales Navy MP1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldiers point MP40s. "The Bathtub Thief" (S4E2)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:McHales Navy MP2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lt. Cmdr. McHale holds an MP40. "The Bathtub Thief"]] | ||
+ | [[Image:McHales Navy MP3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Left to right: Gruber, Tinker and Ensign Parker point MP40s while disguised as German sailors. "A Wine Cellar is Not a Home" (S4E9)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:McHales Navy MP4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Disguised as German sailors, Christy (left) and Virgil point MP40s at Colonel Harrigan (Henry Beckman). "The Bathtub Thief"]] | ||
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+ | ==Madsen M50== | ||
+ | Ensign Parker uses a [[Madsen M50]] in one episode. The Madsen M50 was manufactured beginning in 1950, hence it is an anachronism. | ||
+ | [[Image:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Madsen M50 - 9 x 19mm.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:McHales Navy Madsen1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ensign Parker conducts a training class on submachine guns. It is likely that the Madsen M50 is standing in for the German [[MP40]]. "Voltafiore Fish-Fry" (S4E8)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:McHales Navy Madsen2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ensign Parker holds a Madsen M50. "Voltafiore Fish-Fry"]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
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[[Image:McHales Navy Grenade3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ensign Parker pulls the pin. "A Da-Da For Christy" (S2E36)]] | [[Image:McHales Navy Grenade3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ensign Parker pulls the pin. "A Da-Da For Christy" (S2E36)]] | ||
[[Image:McHales Navy grenade4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ensign Parker pulls the pin. "The Vampire of Taratupa" (S3E33)]] | [[Image:McHales Navy grenade4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ensign Parker pulls the pin. "The Vampire of Taratupa" (S3E33)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:McHales Navy Grenade5 .jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ensign Parker pulls the pin. "Marriage, McHale Style" (S4E3)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:McHales Navy Grenade6 .jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ensign Parker pulls the pin. "La Dolce 73" (S4E20)]] | ||
[[Category:Television]] | [[Category:Television]] |
Revision as of 19:33, 6 July 2021
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McHale's Navy was a World War II television comedy series that aired from 1962-1966 on ABC and starred Ernest Borgnine as Lt. Commander Quinton McHale and followed the antics of him and the crew of the PT Boat he commanded. Seasons 1-3 are set on and around the fictional island of Taratupa in the South Pacific in 1943. Season 4 is set in and around the fictional town of Voltafiore, Italy in 1944.
The following weapons were used in the series McHale's Navy:
Revolvers
Colt Official Police
Ensign Parker (Tim Conway), Big Frenchy (George Kennedy) and Big Louie (Nestor Paiva) carry the Colt Official Police.
Smith & Wesson Model 36
Ensign Parker carries a Smith & Wesson Model 36 in one episode.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
Ensign Parker carries a suppressed Smith & Wesson Model 10 in one episode.
Unidentified Revolvers
Willy, Virgil and Christy carry unidentified revolvers in one episode.
Pistols
Colt M1911A1
The main sidearm carried by Navy personnel in the series.
Nambu Type 14
Fuji Kobiaji (Yoshio Yoda), Lt. Cmdr. McHale and Japanese officers are armed with the Nambu Type 14.
Luger P08
Radioman Willy Moss (John Wright) holds a souvenir Luger P08.
Submachine Guns
Thompson
M1928A1
Ensign Parker, Happy, Gruber, Willy and a gangster carry M1928A1 Thompsons with a 50-round drum magazine. Capt. Binghamton and Lt. Carpenter carry Thompsons with 30-round box magazines.
M1928A1 With Simplified Rear Sight
Harley Hatfield (Jesse Pearson) uses an M1928A1 Thompson with simplified rear sight.
M1928
Capt. Binghamton carries an M1928 Thompson in one episode.
M1A1
Capt. Binghamton, Willy and Christy are armed with M1A1 Thompsons.
Nonfiring Replica
Capt. Binghamton, Lt. Carpenter, Ensign Parker and a Marine carry nonfiring replica Thompson submachine guns.
Unknown Thompson variant
A gangster fires an unknown Thompson variant with a vertical foregrip.
MP40
In Season 4, German soldiers are frequently armed with MP40s. Some of the PT-73 crew also carry MP40s while disguised as Germans.
Madsen M50
Ensign Parker uses a Madsen M50 in one episode. The Madsen M50 was manufactured beginning in 1950, hence it is an anachronism.
Rifles
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand is seen in the hands of Lt. Cmdr. McHale, the Navy Shore Patrol and Marines.
M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine is a common weapon carried by the crew of PT-73 including Lt. Commander Quinton McHale (Ernest Borgnine).
Mauser Gewehr 1898
In Seasons 1-3, Imperial Japanese Army and Navy personnel are equipped with the Gewehr 98 standing in for Arisaka rifles.
Machine Guns
Browning M2 Aircraft
The Browning M2 Aircraft appears as the primary armament of PT-73.
Lewis Gun
Imperial Japanese Navy personnel have a Lewis Gun.
Other
7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 n. A.
12-pound Napoleon
A 12-pound Napoleon cannon is fired.
Flare Gun
Tinker uses a flare gun.
Mk 2 Hand Grenade
Ensign Parker uses Mk 2 hand grenades at inappropriate times.