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|country = [[File:USA.jpg|25px]] USA
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|channel =  HBO
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|genre = Crime
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|dates = 2002 - 2008
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|seasons = 5
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|episodes = 60
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|character1= James 'Jimmy' McNulty
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|actor1=[[Dominic West]]
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|character2= William A. Rawls
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|actor2=John Doman
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|character3= William 'Bunk' Moreland
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|actor3=[[Wendell Pierce]]
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|character4= Cedric Daniels
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|actor4=[[Lance Reddick]]
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|character5= Shakima 'Kima' Greggs
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|actor5=[[Sonja Sohn]]
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|character6= Ellis Carver
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|actor6=[[Seth Gilliam]]
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|character7= Thomas 'Herc' Hauk
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|actor7=[[Domenick Lombardozzi]]
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|character8=Lester Freamon
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|actor8=[[Clarke Peters]]
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|character9= Reginald 'Bubbles' Cousins
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|actor9=Andre Royo
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|character10=Omar Little
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|actor10=[[Michael Kenneth Williams]]
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'''''The Wire''''' is a 2002-2008 HBO television crime series created by David Simon. Set and produced in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, the series each season focused on a different aspect of the city, starting with illegal drug trade and ending with the way the news media covered everything that happened throughout the series. The show ran for 7 years across 5 Seasons with a total of 60 episodes.
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'''''The Wire''''' was an HBO television crime series created by David Simon (''[[Generation Kill]]''). Set and produced in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, the series focused on a different aspect of the city over the course of one season, starting with illegal drug trade and ending with the way the news media covered everything that happened throughout the series. The show ran from 2002 to 2008 for 5 Seasons with a total of 60 episodes.
  
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{{TV Title|The Wire}}
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'''The following lists the seasons of the series ''The Wire'':'''
  
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File:TheWireS1Poster.jpg|<div align="center">[[The Wire - Season 1|Season 1]]<br>(2002)
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File:TheWireSeason2.jpg|<div align="center">[[The Wire - Season 2|Season 2]]<br>(2003)
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File:TheWireSeason3.jpg|<div align="center">[[The Wire - Season 3|Season 3]]<br>(2004)
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File:TheWireSeason4.jpg|<div align="center">[[The Wire - Season 4|Season 4]]<br>(2006)
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File:TheWireSeason5.jpg|<div align="center">[[The Wire - Season 5|Season 5]]<br>(2008)
  
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[[Category:Disambiguation pages]]
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==Beretta 92F==
 
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Used by Michael ([[Michael Salconi]]) and Kernard ([[Thuliso Dingwall]]) in Season 5.
 
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[[image:Beretta92F_LeftSide.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta 92F - 9x19mm.]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S1EP5M9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of Avon Barksdale's men chambers his [[Beretta 92F]] in "The Pager", Season 1.]]
 
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==Beretta 92FS Inox ==
 
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In "The Target", Detective Greggs ([[Sonja Sohn]]) is seen pulling a [[Beretta 92FS Inox]] out of a suspects car.
 
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[[File:Beretta-Inox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta 92FS INOX - 9x19mm]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S1EP192FSInox.jpg|thumb|none|500px|'''Greggs''': ''Two guns!'']]
 
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==Beretta 92SB==
 
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A nickel plated [[Beretta 92SB]] is used in "Cleaning Up", Season 1, by Bodie ([[J.D. Williams]]) when asked to kill one of his own.
 
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[[Image:92SBINOX.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta Model 92SB with wood grips - 9x19mm.]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S1EP12Inox.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The [[Beretta 92SB]] in "Cleaning Up" being chambered. Note the rounded trigger guard and slide mounted safety.]]
 
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== Colt Anaconda ==
 
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Omar ([[Michael K. Williams]]) is seen pulling a [[Colt Anaconda]] on a drug dealer in the closing scene of Season 1.
 
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[[File:Colt-Anaconda Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Anaconda - .44 Magnum]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S1EP13Anacond.jpg|thumb|none|500px|'''Omar''': ''Fo' sho!'']]
 
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In the third Season episode "Middle Ground" Omar ([[Michael K. Williams]]) pulls out a stainless steel Gold Cup during his confrontation with Brother Mouzone ([[Michael Potts]]) during the opening scene. Brother Mouzone and Omar get into an amusing conversation about the relative merits of their respective pistols (1911 and Walther PPK). Cheese also carries one throughout the series. It is used to put down his dog in the second episode of Season 3 and he is seen aiming it at a fellow Co-Op member in the final episode.
 
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[[File:ColtGoldCupNatMatchSS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Gold Cup National Match (Mark IV, Series 80) with stainless steel finish - .45 ACP.]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S3EP11 MarkIV.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Omar pulls his Colt Gold Cup Match M1911A1 in "Middle Ground", Season 3.]]
 
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This firearm first appears in Season 1's "The Hunt" when the police raid the various drug houses around Baltimore. In the Season 3 finale "Mission Accomplished", Avon Barksdale ([[Wood Harris]]) reaches into a drawer and pulls out a stainless steel [[CZ 75|CZ 75B]]. It later reappears when the police are raiding Avon's safehouse. After Snoop ([[Felicia Pearson]]) and Chris Partlow ([[Gbenga Akinnagbe]]) are pulled over, Detective 'Kima' Greggs ([[Sonja Sohn]]) happen upon a secret compartment containing their new gun, a CZ 75B.
 
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[[Image:CZ75BSS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|CZ 75B with stainless steel finish - 9x19mm]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S1EP11MACCZ.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The [[CZ 75|CZ 75B]] at the top in "The Hunt". Other firearms: [[M1911|Colt M1911]] (left), [[Beretta 92FS]] (bottom) and a [[MAC-10]]. The top right pistol has yet to be identified.]]
 
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[[image:AvonGun2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Avon Barksdale retrieves his CZ 75B from a drawer in "Mission Accomplished", Season 3. The holes drilled into the ejection port indicate that it is a blank firing pistol]]
 
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[[image:AvonGun3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A stainless steel CZ 75B lying next to a MAC-10, M1911, and Beretta 92FS.]]
 
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[[image:Chriscz75.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Detective Greggs finds the CZ 75B in the glove box.]]
 
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This weapon appears only briefly in the season 2 episode "Storm Warnings." Brother Mouzone uses one to settle an argument with Cheese Wagstaff over territory in the towers. After having been unceremoniously told to "remove his black ass" from the premises, Cheese throws a punch at Brother, who nonchalantly draws his [[CZ 100]] and shoots him in the arm with ratshot.
 
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[[Image:CZ100.jpg|thumb|none|400px|CZ100 - 9x19 Para.]]
 
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[[image:mouzone_cz100.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Brother handing his pistol off to his bodyguard Lamar.]]
 
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Used by Omar ([[Michael K. Williams]]) in Season 5. At the end of Season 3 Omar throws all of his weapons away into the dock and gets this along with his trademark shotgun.
 
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[[File:Desert-Eagle.jpeg|thumb|none|400px|Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE, black finish.]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S2EP10 DEXIX.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A depiction of the [[Desert Eagle Mark XIX]] on Bodie's ([[J.D. Williams]]) T-Shirt in Episode 9 of Season 2 "Stray Rounds". Note the scope rail mount.]]
 
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The police officers use [[Glock 22]] and [[Glock 23]] .40S&W pistols. Even though many of the police refer to their weapons as "Nine(s)", in Season 3 when Butchie returns Dozerman's stolen Glock he states that it is a Glock .40.
 
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[[image:Glock22.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Glock 22 - .40 Smith & Wesson.]]
 
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[[image:Glock23.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Glock 23 Compact - .40 Smith & Wesson.]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S1EP1Glock.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Detective Ellis Carver ([[Seth Gilliam]]) holds his [[Glock|Glock 22/23]] on a suspect in "The Target", Season 1.]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S1EP4Glock 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Detective 'Bunk' Moreland ([[Wendell Pierce]]) holds a [[Glock|Glock 22/23]] while he and McNulty try to work out an old murder in Season 1's "Old Cases".]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S3EP9 Glock.jpg|thumb|none|500px|James McNulty ([[Dominic West]]) holds his [[Glock 22|Glock 22/23]] in "Slapstick", Season 3. ]]
 
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In Season 3, after Avon Barksdale ([[Wood Harris]]) gets out of prison he is seen wielding one in Stringers office. It is used by Chris Partlow ([[Gbenga Akinnagbe]]) in the fourth Season episode "Boys of Summer".
 
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[[image:USP9mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|H&K USP - 9x19mm.]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S2EP12 USP.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the Greek's henchmen checks his suppressed [[Heckler & Koch USP]] in "Port in a Storm", Season 2.(Note the .45 Auto markings on the slide).]]
 
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[[image:ChrisPartlowUsp.jpg|thumb|none|500px|HK USP.]]
 
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[[Makarov PM|Makarov IJ-70]] is used by Bird in the Gant killing, identified by Omar ([[Michael K. Williams]]) in Season 1, Episode 6 as the murder weapon. Omar identifies it as a .380 pistol, made in "Austria or some A-country"
 
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[[image:MakarovIJ70.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Makarov IJ70 - 9x18mm.]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S1EP7makar.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Detective Lester Freamon ([[Clarke Peters]]) unloads the Makarov IJ70 during the arrest of Bird in "One Arrest", Season 1.]]
 
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[[File:P85hh.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ruger P89 - 9x19mm.]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S3EP6 Ruger89.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A dealer opens fire with his [[Ruger P89]] in Season 3's "Homecoming".]]
 
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First used by Omar ([[Michael K. Williams]]) in "Game Day", Season 1, when he attempts to take down Avon Barksdale. A nickel plated version is seen in the hands of 'Cutty' Wise ([[Chad Coleman]]).
 
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[[File:SigP226.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A factory black (K-Kote) SIG-Sauer P226 pistol chambered in 9x19mm. This is a real movie gun and has appeared in several motion pictures.]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S1EP9P220.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Omar opens fire with his [[SIG-Sauer P226]] in Season 1's "Game Day".]]
 
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[[image:The Wire Sig.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cutty ([[Chad Coleman]]) aims his [[SIG-Sauer P226]] in "Homecoming", Season 3.]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S3EP9 SIG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In "Slapstick", Season 3, one of the hitter's [[SIG-Sauer P226]] runs dry as they try to kill Omar.]]
 
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Used by Chris in Season 5, as well as by Michael ([[Tristan Wilds]]) near the end of Season 4.
 
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[[image:SigP220EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|SIG Sauer P220 - .45 ACP.]]
 
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[[File:S&W4506.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson 4506-1 - .45 ACP.]]
 
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[[image:Marlow4506.jpg|thumb|none|500px|S&W 4506.]]
 
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[[image:Marlowakimbo.jpg|thumb|none|500px|S&W 4506's.]]
 
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Used near the end of Season one by Preston 'Bodie' Broadus ([[J.D. Williams]]) and Malik 'Poot' Carr ([[Tray Chaney]]). Also used by Omar when he is ambushed.
 
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[[image:Taurus_pt99.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Taurus PT99 - 9x19mm.]]
 
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[[File:PPKS blued.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Walther PPK/S blued - .380 ACP]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S3EP11 PPK.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close-up of Brother Mouzone's ([[Michael Potts]]) PPK/S.]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S3EP11 PPK2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Brother Mouzone ([[Michael Potts]]) opens fire with his [[Walther_PPK#Walther_PPK.2FS|Walther PPK/S]].]]
 
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[[File:WaltherP99 twotoneA.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Walther P99 with silver slide - 9x19mm.]]
 
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[[image:ChrisPartlowWaltherP99.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Walther P99.]]
 
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Dennis 'Cutty' Wise ([[Chad Coleman]]) uses one when he tries to kill the corner dealers and later ditches it in a bush. Also used by Sergei Malatov ([[Chris Ashworth]]) during a confrontation with Cheese's people.
 
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[[image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAC-10 - .45 ACP.]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S2EP6 MAC10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sergei Malatov ([[Chris Ashworth]]) holds his [[MAC-10]] during "All Prologue", Season 2.]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S3EP12 MAC10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of Avon's Muscle puts down his [[MAC-10]] in Season 3's "Mission Accomplished".]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S1EP11UziRem.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Top Right: [[Beretta 92FS]]
 
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[[image:UMP_45.jpg|thumb|none|400px|H&K UMP - .45 ACP.]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S1EP12MP5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A SWAT officer aims a [[Heckler & Koch MP5A4]] in "Cleaning Up", Season 1.]]
 
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[[File:RemingtonSPR210Cowboy.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Remington SPR210 Shotgun Hammerless Coach Gun - 12 Gauge]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S1EP5DubBar.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Omar loads his [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] in Season 1's "The Pager".]]
 
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Detective Thomas 'Herc' Hauk ([[Domenick Lombardozzi]]) is seen pulling a [[Mossberg 500 Cruiser]] from a suspects car in "The Target", Season 1. Omar ([[Michael K. Williams]]) switches from the unknown double barreled shotgun to a [[Mossberg 500 Cruiser]] in later Seasons. He also ditches it in the docks along with his 1911 but later gets a new one near the end of Season 4.
 
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[[File:The Wire - S1EP1Rem870.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Herc unloads the [[Mossberg 500 Cruiser]] in "The Target".]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S3EIntro Moss.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A [[Mossberg 500 Cruiser]] being loaded in the Season 3 episode intro.]]
 
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[[File:The Wire - S2EP11 Spas.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A SWAT officer runs up the stairs holding a [[Franchi SPAS-12|SPAS-12]] in "Bad Dreams".]]
 
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Revision as of 13:33, 12 November 2019


The Wire
Wire-poster.jpg
Country Flag of the United States.jpg USA
Channel HBO
Genre Crime
Broadcast 2002 - 2008
No. of Seasons 5
No. of Episodes 60
Main Cast
Character Actor
James 'Jimmy' McNulty Dominic West
William A. Rawls John Doman
William 'Bunk' Moreland Wendell Pierce
Cedric Daniels Lance Reddick
Shakima 'Kima' Greggs Sonja Sohn
Ellis Carver Seth Gilliam
Thomas 'Herc' Hauk Domenick Lombardozzi
Lester Freamon Clarke Peters
Reginald 'Bubbles' Cousins Andre Royo
Omar Little Michael Kenneth Williams



The Wire was an HBO television crime series created by David Simon (Generation Kill). Set and produced in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, the series focused on a different aspect of the city over the course of one season, starting with illegal drug trade and ending with the way the news media covered everything that happened throughout the series. The show ran from 2002 to 2008 for 5 Seasons with a total of 60 episodes.

The following lists the seasons of the series The Wire:

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