Mission: Impossible - Season 3

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Mission: Impossible (1968 - 1969)

The following weapons were used in Season 3 of Mission: Impossible (1966):

Handguns

M1911A1

The M1911A1 is another weapon seen in the series.

World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.

Jim Phelps (Peter Graves) and Cinnamon Carter (Barbara Bain) how they can surreptitiously swap magazines in "The Mercenaries" (S03E04). Note the crimped magazine, indicating this might be a 9mm model. This episode perpetuates the myth that an automatic pistol can seamlessly switch from cycling blanks to live ammo.

Karl (Bo Svenson) holds Rollin's (Martin Landau) own M1911A1 on him in "The Mercenaries" (S03E04).

Jim Phelps switches out the mags in Krim's M1911A1 in "The Mercenaries" (S03E04). The blanks on top look an awful lot like live rounds.

Colonel Hans Krim (Pernell Roberts) holds an M1911A1 in "The Mercenaries" (S3E04).

Smith & Wesson Model 10

Snub-nosed Smith & Wesson Model 10s are seen throughout the season.

Smith & Wesson Model 10 snub nose revolver - .38 Special. Early Model

Jim Phelps takes out his S&W 10 snub in "The Contender: Part 1" (S3E02). Note the six shot cylinder.

Jim with his S&W 10 snub in "The Contender: Part 1" (S3E02).

"Big Man" (Alex Sharp) holds a S&W 10 on a disguised Jim Phelps in "The Execution" (S3E05).

Sammy Gilbert (Walter Mathews) with a S&W 10 in "The Freeze" (S3E11). Although it's not very clear, the notches on the cylinder indicates that the cylinder on this revolver rotates counterclockwise, indicating it is a Smith & Wesson.

Jim Phelps grabs David Singleton's (Milt Kogan) dropped S&W 10 in "The Freeze" (S3E11). Here, the Smith & Wesson-style cylinder release can be clearly seen.

Colt Detective Special

Like the first two seasons, the Colt Detective Special is seen throughout the season.

Colt Detective Special 1st Gen .38 Special

Vince (Thomas A. Geas) with his DS in "The Contender: Part 1" (S3E02).

A closeup of Vince's DS in "The Contender: Part 1" (S3E02).

Vince with his suppressed DS in "The Contender: Part 2" (S3E03).

Vince fires his suppressed DS in "The Contender: Part 2" (S3E03).

One of Frank Layton's (Warren Stevens) guards with a DS in "The Bargain" (S3E10).

Sammy Gilbert and Raymond Barret (Donnelly Rhodes) struggle for Gilbert's DS in "The Freeze" (S3E11). This is a continuity error, since Gilbert had a S&W 10 earlier.

Beretta M1934

Like the first two seasons, the Beretta M1934 is seen throughout the season.

Beretta Model 1934 - .380 ACP. On the slide are reported the year of production (in this case 1941) and in roman numerals the year fascist

Wesley (Sugar Ray Robinson) reaches for an M1934 in "The Contender: Part 2" (S3E03).

Major Maria Felder (Barbara Babcock) pulls an M1934 out of her habit in "The Cardinal" (S3E06).

Grigor (Sid Haig) holds an M1934 on Jim Phelps in "The Diplomat" (S3E08). He later hands this pistol to Roger Toland (Fernando Lamas).

Colonel Valentin Yetkoff (Alfred Ryder) with his M1934 in "The Diplomat" (S3E08).

Vincent (Joseph Breen) with a concealed M1934 in "The Mind of Stefan Miklos" (S03E13).

Stefan Miklos' (Steve Ihnat) M1934 with a small suppressor in "The Mind of Stefan Miklos" (S03E13).

Colt Official Police

Colt Official Police revolvers are seen throughout the season.

Colt Official Police - 4" Barrel - .38 Special

General Ernesto Neyron (Albert Paulsen) fires his Official Police in "The Bargain" (S03E10).

Luger P08

Guards (implied to be East German) carry Luger P08s as sidearms in "The Exchange" (S03E12).

Luger P08 - 9x19mm. This is blank adapted movie gun.

A guard (uncredited) pulls his Luger on Jim right before Rollin knocks him out in "The Exchange" (S03E12).

Another guard (also uncredited) holds his Luger on Cinnamon (Barbara Bain) in "The Exchange" (S03E12).

Astra 400

The Astra 400 is a frequent handgun used by the IM Force and various characters.

Astra 400 - 9mm Largo.

Jim Phelps and Willy Armitage with Astra 400's in "The Test Case" (S03E14).

Dr. Oswald Beck (David Hurst) with an Astra 400 in "The Test Case" (S03E14).

Lieutenant Marlov (Laurence Haddon) chambers a round in his Astra 400 in "The Test Case" (S03E14).

Lieutenant Albert Brocke (Martin Sheen) holds the Astra 400 in "Live Bait" (S3E18).

Colonel Helmut Kellerman (Anthony Zerbe) fires the Astra 400 in "Live Bait" (S3E18).

Unidentifiable revolver

Barney and Rollin are both armed with unidentifiable revolvers when disguised as police officers in "The Execution" (S03E05). It's too dark and they are seen too briefly to make a proper ID.

Barney as an officer in "The Execution" (S3E05).

Submachine Guns

PPSh-41

PPSh-41 submachine guns are seen throughout the season.

Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

Major January Gruner (Skip Homeier) handles a PPSh-41 before handing it to Colonel Krim in "The Mercenaries" (S3E04). He describes it as a "Skoda 67."

A UCR guard levels his PPSh-41 in "The Play" (S03E09). (It was never revealed what "UCR" was short for.)

A guard with his PPSh in "The Exchange" (S03E12).

Madsen M50

The Madsen M50 is seen throughout the season, often in the hands of foreign police officers and military personnel.

Madsen M50 - 9x19mm

M50s in the hands of two guards(uncredited and Charlie Picerni) talking to a disguised Jim Phelps in "The Elixir" (S3E07).

Colonel Strom (John Vernon) fires an M50 in "The Exchange" (S3E07).

Two guards with their M50s in "The Test Case" (S3E14). These appear to be replicas.

Shotguns

Remington 870

Remington 870 shotguns are seen throughout the season.

Remington 870 Police Magnum Riot Shotgun - 12 Gauge

Victor Pietro Duchell (Luke Askew) assembles his Remington 870 with a home-made rifle grenade in "The Execution" (S3E05).

An over-the-shoulder shot of Duchell aiming his Remington 870 in "The Execution" (S3E05).

Winchester Model 1897

Barney, Willy and Rollin are all armed with Winchester Model 1897 shotguns at the end of "The Execution" (S03E05).

Winchester Model 1897 Riot Gun - 12 Gauge

Barney, Willy and Rollin with their shotguns in "The Execution" (S3E05).

Rifles

Beretta BM59 (mocked up as M14)

Soldiers are seen carrying what appear to be a Beretta BM59 rifle fitted with flash hiders that makes the rifles resemble an M14 in "The Mercenaries" (S3E04).

Beretta BM-59 Civilian Model - 7.62x51mm

Corporal Stohlman (William Lucking) and another guard (uncredited) with their faux M14's in "The Mercenaries" (S3E04).

Jim Phelps drops a crate of BM59's in front of Sergeant Gorte (Vic Tayback) in "The Mercenaries" (S03E04).

The mercenary on the left (uncredited) with the faux M14 in "The Mercenaries" (S3E04).

Willy stands guard with the faux M14 in "The Mercenaries" (S3E04).

Sturmgewehr 44

Guards (implied to be West German) are armed with Sturmgewehr 44s in "The Exchange" (S03E12).

Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm.

Major Mecklin's (Curt Lowens) guards with Stg 44s in "The Exchange" (S3E12).

The guards take cover in "The Exchange" (S3E12).

Other

Weapons Display

Colonel Hans Krim (Pernell Roberts) keeps a display of firearms in his office in "The Mercenaries" (S3E04). Several crates of firearms are also seen in the episode.

Colonel Hans Krim (Pernell Roberts) keeps a rack of firearms in his office in "The Mercenaries" (S3E04).

Another shot of the wall-mounted gun rack in "The Mercenaries" (S03E04).

Phelps, posing as a gun runner, shows off his wares in "The Mercenaries" (S03E04).

Cap Gun

Jim Phelps fires what appears to be a cap gun or starter pistol to demonstrate one of Barney's gadgets in "The Play" (S03E09).

Phelps pulls out the gun in "The Play" (S03E09).

Phelps fires the cap gun next to Rollin's head in "The Play" (S03E09). Note the monochromatic color scheme, which was kept for every mission planning scene in the team leader's apartment. (Both of whom, apparently, share the same decorator.)