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The Wire
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The Wire is a 2002-2008 Crime Drama television series created by David Simon, set and produced in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. Each Season focuses 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.
The following weapons were used in the television series The Wire:
Warning: Page contains spoilers.
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Handguns
Beretta 92FS
Used by Michael (Michael Salconi) to shoot Snoop (Felicia Pearson) in Season 5 and Kernard to shoot Omar (Michael K. Williams).
Beretta 92FS Inox
In "The Target", Detective Greggs (Sonja Sohn) is seen pulling a Beretta 92FS Inox out of a suspects car.
Colt Gold Cup Match M1911A1
In the third Season episode "Middle Ground" Omar (Michael K. Williams) pulls out a stainless steel Gold Cup during his confrontation with Brother Mouzone 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 moments before he is killed in the final episode.
CZ 75B
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 75B. It later reappears when the police are raiding Avon's safehouse. After Snoop and Chris Partlow (Gbenga Akinnagbe) are pulled over Detective 'Kima' Greggs (Sonja Sohn) happens upon a secret compartment containing their new gun, a CZ-75.
Desert Eagle
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.
Glock 22/23
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.
H&K USP
In Season 3 after Avon (Wood Harris) gets out of prison he is seen wielding one in stringers office. In the fourth Season episode "Boys of Summer", Chris Partlow uses a USP to kill Lex in retaliation for killing Fruit.
Makarov IJ-70
Used by Bird in the Gant killing, identified by Omar (Michael K. Williams) in Season 2, Episode 6 as the murder weapon.
SIG-Sauer P226
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).
SIG-Sauer P220
Used by Chris to kill prop Joe in Season 5, and used to kill Bodie (J.D. Williams) in Season 4.
Smith and Wesson 4506
In the fourth Season episode "Soft Eyes", Marlo Stanfield (Jamie Hector) crew practices at an improvised shooting range. Here is Marlo shooting what appears to be a S&W 4506.
Taurus PT99
Used near the end of Season one to kill Wallace. Also used by Omar when he is ambushed.
Walther PPKS
Brother Mouzone carries a .380 Walther PPKS.
Walther P99
In the fourth Season episode "Soft Eyes", Chris Partlow (Gbenga Akinnagbe) practices at an improvised shooting range with the rest of Marlo's crew. Here he shoots a Walther P99 with a stainless slide.
Submachine Guns
MAC-10
Dennis 'Cutty' Wise (Chad Coleman) uses one when he tries to kill the corner dealers but when it goes wrong he ditches it in a bush.
H&K UMP
Used on the penultimate episode by the police when they raid the Greeks supply warehouse.
Heckler & Koch MP5A4
Used by SWAT units throughout the show.
Rifles
H&K G36C
Used on the penultimate episode by the police when they raid the Greeks supply warehouse
Shotguns
Unknown Double Barrel Shotgun
In Season One, Omar (Michael K. Williams) carries a side by side double barrel 12 gauge shotgun of unknown make with sawed off stock. He again utilizes one in Season 5 when he returns to get revenge on Marlow for killing Butchie.
Mossberg 500 Cruiser
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 with his 1911 but he gets a new one seen near the end of Season 4.
