The X-Files - Season 4 (1996-1997)
The following firearms were used in Season 4 of the television series The X-Files.
Pistols
SIG-Sauer P226
After carrying a different weapon in Season 3, FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) returns to carrying a SIG-Sauer P226 as his sidearm, which he carried during Season 2. Mulder would carry the P226 for the entirety of the show from Season 4 onwards.
Closeup of Mulder's P226 in "Max" (S4E18). This is probably the best close-up of Mulder's SIG-Sauer P226 in the entire show.
John Lee Roche (
Tom Noonan) holds Mulder's P226 on a young girl during "Paper Hearts" (S4E10).
SIG-Sauer P225
FBI Special Agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) also switched back to carrying a SIG-Sauer pistol, in this case a SIG-Sauer P225 rather than the P228 she used in Season 2. This might have occurred because the show's armorer was unable to bring a P228 on-set for those particular episodes. Scully first used the P225 in "Unruhe" (S4E02) and carried it for the remainder of the season. Mulder and Scully's superior, Assistant Director Walter Skinner (Mitch Pileggi) also occasionally carried a P225.
SIG-Sauer P225 - 9x19mm, 8 round magazine
Former Russian KGB agent Vassily Peskow (
Jan Pubes) holds Special Agent Scully (
Gillian Anderson) at gunpoint with her P225 in "Terma" (S4E09).
Walther PPK
Fox Mulder carries a Walther PPK as a back up weapon, carried in an ankle holster. He is seen using it when he loses his SIG-Sauer P226 during "Paper Hearts" (S4E10).
Walther PPK - 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP)
Fox Mulder holds his
Walther PPK in "Paper Hearts" (S4E10).
Mulder aims at John Lee Roche (
Tom Noonan) with his PPK in "Paper Hearts" (S4E10).
Another shot of Mulder holding his PPK on Roche.
Smith & Wesson 5906
Special Agent Dana Scully is seen using the Smith & Wesson 5906 handgun that she used in Season 3 in the Season 4 premier episode "Herrenvolk" (S4E01).
Smith & Wesson 5906, late model with adjustable sights - 9x19mm
Scully holds the 5906 in "Herrenvolk" (S4E01).
Makarov PM
In the episode "Terma" (S4E09), a number of Russian guards on horseback are seen armed with Makarov PM handguns as they shoot at Mulder while he is escaping the Tunguska gulag.
Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov
Ruger KP89
'Deep Throat' (Jerry Hardin) uses a Ruger KP89 to shoot an alien in "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
Ruger KP89, Stainless version of P89 with stainless steel slide and alloy frame - 9x19mm
'Deep Throat' offers his Ruger to the Cigarette-Smoking Man (
William B. Davis) in "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
'Deep Throat' aims his KP89 at the alien in "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
'Deep Throat' lowers the
Ruger KP89 in "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
Unknown Pistol
During "Tunguska" (S4E09), Alex Krycek (Nicholas Lea) tosses an unknown pistol out of the window of a truck when he surrenders to Mulder.
Krycek's pistol on the ground ("Tunguska" (S4E08).
Revolvers
Colt Detective Special
Lee Harvey Oswald uses a Colt Detective Special to shoot a policeman during episode "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
Colt Detective Special 1st Generation with Round Butt - .38 Special
Oswald fires his revolver at a policeman in "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
Another shot of Oswald firing the Colt Detective Special.
Taurus Model 66
Conrad Lozano (Rubén Blades) carries a stainless Taurus Model 66 in "El Mundo Gira" (S4E11). Soledad Buente (Jose Yenque) also uses the revolver at one point.
Early model Taurus Model 66 with 6 round cylinder, blued finish and wood grips - .357 Magnum
Cornad Lozano aims his revolver in "El Mundo Gira" (S4E11).
Lozano holding his revolver in "El Mundo Gira" (S4E11).
Lozano's revolver lies abandoned in "El Mundo Gira" (S4E11).
Mulder's revolver
In a dream during "Paper Hearts" (S4E10), Fox Mulder grabs his father's revolver from a box. This is the same revolver he attempted to use to save his sister Samantha from alien abduction as a child, seen briefly during Season 2's "Little Green Men" (S2E01).
The revolver falls out of the box when Mulder knocks it onto the floor during a dream sequence in "Paper Hearts" (S4E10).
The revolver on the floor in "Paper Hearts" (S4E10).
Mulder moves to grab the revolver in "Paper Hearts" (S4E10).
Unknown revolvers
Throughout the season, many characters use various revolvers. Few are seen very clearly.
A policeman with a snub-nosed revolver looking for JFK's assassin in "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
A policeman with a holstered revolver after being shot by Lee Harvey Oswald in "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
Soledad Buente (Jose Yenque) takes a snub nosed revolver to search for his brother in "El Mundo Gira" (S4E11).
A Neo-Nazi youth aims a revolver during "Kaddish" (S4E15).
Rifles
M16A1
The M16A1 rifle was used on a regular basis throughout The X-Files run as either a military and/or SWAT weapon. M16A1 rifles are used by the militia gunmen and several FBI agents in the episode "Tunguska" (S4E08).
M16A1 with 30 Round magazine - 5.56x45mm
An FBI agent cocks his M16A1 rifle in "Tunguska" (S4E08).
M14
An M14 rifle is used by a militia gunman in the episode "Tunguska" (S4E08).
M14 rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO
The gunman aims his M14 rifle during "Tunguska" (S4E08).
Norinco Type 84S
The Norinco Type 84S is seen used by guards at the Tunguska gulag in the episode "Terma" (S4E09).
Norinco Type 84S - 5.56x45mm
Norinco Type 84S Underfolder Model - 5.56x45mm
A gulag guard (bottom right) holds a
Norinco Type 84S with a folding stock in "Terma" (S4E09).
A Tunguska gulag guard holds a Norinco Type 84S with a solid stock in "Terma" (S4E09).
The Cigarette-Smoking Man's Rifles
The Cigarette-Smoking Man uses three rifles during "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
First Rifle
The rifle used by the Cigarette-Smoking Man to assassinate JFK in "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
The rifle used by the Cigarette-Smoking Man to assassinate JFK in "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
The rifle used by the Cigarette-Smoking Man to assassinate JFK in "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
The rifle used by the Cigarette-Smoking Man to assassinate JFK in "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
Second Rifle
The butt of the rifle used by the Cigarette-Smoking Man to assassinate Martin Luther King in "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
The rifle used by the Cigarette-Smoking Man to assassinate Martin Luther King in "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
The rifle used by the Cigarette-Smoking Man to assassinate Martin Luther King in "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
Ruger Super Redhawk (mocked up to resemble the KAC silent revolver rifle)
The third rifle is what appears to be a Ruger Super Redhawk .44 Magnum mocked up to resemble the KAC silent revolver rifle. This is a long barreled pistol has a carbine length bull barrel, and a bipod and black synthetic buttstock. The rifle has appeared in movies and television shows filmed in Canada including Another Stakeout and Psych. It was previously used in the X-Files by an FBI sniper in the Season 1 episode "Lazarus" (S1E14).
Ruger Super Redhawk - .44 Magnum
The Cigarette-Smoking Man aims at Frohike in "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
The Cigarette-Smoking Man cocks the hammer of his rifle in "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
Another view of the rifle in "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
The rifle the Cigarette-Smoking Man aims at Frohike is in the background, on its tripod. You can see the basic shape of the Ruger under all the 'rifle attachments'.
The Cigarette-Smoking Man aims at Frohike towards the end of the episode "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man" (S4E07).
Submachine Guns
Heckler & Koch MP5A3
Special Agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) uses a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with an attached flashlight during the FBI raid on the militia in "Tunguska" (S4E08).
Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with Surefire mounted weaponlight and flash hider - 9x19mm
Scully, on the left, with her MP5A3 in "Tunguska" (S4E08).
Scully aims the MP5A3 during the raid in "Tunguska" (S4E08).
Shotguns
Remington 870
Special Agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) uses what appears to be a Remington Model 870 with a pistol grip and mounted flashlight during the FBI raid on the militia group in "Tunguska" (S4E08).
Remington 870 with standard stock and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight - 12 Gauge
Mulder aims his shotgun at Krycek in "Tunguska" (S4E08).
Fox Mulder (on the right) with his shotgun in "Tunguska" (S4E08).