[gmh1013]

to Adam 12 they always used revolvers on T.V. the one show that comes to mind that didn't in the 60's was "The Man from Uncle" with those strange Walthers/carbine look.
I think Jim Rockford carried a Colt and all Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry was about
big bore Revolvers.
I was trying to think of any older show series that used and auto, and not revolvers?
now it the other way around you never see a revolver on T.V.

[welldoya]

The young guy on Criminal Minds has started carrying a revolver. Looks like a Smith.

[Gunfighter123]

If I remember right -- the old Starsky and Hutch show had Starsky useing a S&W 59 and Hutch was useing a S&W 28 ???????

[Maj Dad]

I don't recall the name of the show, but there was one with a former WW1 pilot or something similar, detective/action hero? and he carried a 1911 (not an A1). I oughta remember, but - you know... :o
(I think set in the 20's/30's)

[Kernel]

Magnum P. I. frequently carried a 1911. When he did use a gun. The bad guys on Get Smart and Mission Impossible were often seen with P-38s or Lugers. Did Berreta carry a Berreta? (On TV, not in real life). I can't remember.

[Dr.Rob]

Maj. Dad is thinking of "Tales of the Gold Monkey." Underrated show that tried to take the success of Indiana Jones and run. It failed after a short run.

Last regular show that featured revolvers prominently was NYPD blue. Sipowicz (sp?) carried a S&W snubby and Diane (dark haired lady cop) carried late model shrouded Detective Special.

[DRYHUMOR]

A Team carried semi's, I think the second Mike Hammer series as well.

[johnnylaw53]

No Dr.Rob I don't think majdad is talking about "Tales of the Gold Monkey" I remember the show the guy was a WW1 vet and became like a bounty hunter If I remember right I can't remember the show name either but I do remember it was on before the first Indiana Jones movie. I think he also used a mod 97 pumb shotgun. Wasn't on too long.

be safe

[hiram2005]

Hutch carried a Python.

[herbertj]

mgr dad i think the show was called hunter. carried 1911 in shoulder holster.

[JohnBT]

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. They were just ahead of their time.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JfmYtoWg4vU/SJoIyMifcII/AAAAAAAACiw/KO58c8aNzT4/s400/080806coversm.jpg

I really enjoy having David McCallum back on weekly tv after all these decades. The doc on NCIS.

John

P.S. - Some trivia I remembered about fan mail.

"Although the show aired at the height of the Cold War, McCallum's Russian alter-ego became a pop culture phenomenon. The actor was inundated with fan letters and a Beatles-like frenzy followed him everywhere he went.[1] He was popularly referred to as 'the blond Beatle'.[3] While playing Kuryakin, McCallum received more fan mail than any other actor in MGM's history."

[gb6491]

Robert Culp and Bill Cosby's characters use semi-automatic pistols in the "I Spy"
series.
Regards,
Greg

[Maj Dad]

I believe the guy was a private eye like JohnnyLaw said - there was a female love interest (per formula) and he did carry the 1911 and used a 97 Win. Drove old cars, too... Blond haired, barnstormer & WW1 pilot or ace... Ken?

[Deanimator]

Blond haired, barnstormer & WW1 pilot or ace... Ken?
Ken Howard and he was a China Marine.

[oldguy53]

In Tales of the Gold Monkey, Jake Cutter was an ex Flying Tiger(I don't remember why he left). He carried a 1911 auto in an (if I remember) fast draw holster. In one episode he had to draw against a Japanese officer who was using a 1873 Colt in a western gunfighter rig. There was also a German spy posing as a swiss priest who used a Lugar and a French bar keeper who used a browning pocker pistol.

[9mmepiphany]

Robert Culp and Bill Cosby's characters use semi-automatic pistols in the "I Spy"
series.

it's pretty interesting how characters are often matched to certain guns.

Culp carried a Walther P-38, while Cosby carried a 1911

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. They were just ahead of their time.

...I really enjoy having David McCallum back on weekly tv after all these decades. The doc on NCIS.

John

P.S. - Some trivia I remembered about fan mail.

when they did the remake of Man From UNCLE as a TV movie, they armed them with H&K P7M13s

McCallum is very good a Dr. Mallard...Ducky

here's a bit a trivia...his wife was the future Mrs. Charles Bronson

[oldguy53]

OOPS My mistake Jake actually carried a .455 Webly.

[CajunBass]

Dr. Temperance Brennan (Bones) carries a Smith & Wesson 500. Sealey Booth (same show) carries a Glock 17 most of the time, but has carried a revolver a time or two IIRC.

[StrateShooter]

Tightrope comes to mind. Mike Connors played an undercover agent around 1960 and he used a small semi-auto he placed on his waist in the rear where it was well hidden. It's the only show I can think of from that era that had a semi-auto. I'm afraid I don't remember the make or model but maybe similar to James Bond's Walther PPK. I"ll check YouTube.

[The Lone Haranguer]

The young guy on Criminal Minds has started carrying a revolver. Looks like a Smith.

On an A&E rerun, one of the agents was incredulous that anyone would use a revolver. Another agent explained that the antagonist wanted to avoid leaving ejected cases. :rolleyes:

[strangelittleman]

Mike Conners also carried a PPK in "Mannix". Hunter carried a H&KP9s sport. Matt Huston carried a Colt Commander as did Hondo and the guys in SWAT.

[StrateShooter]

I don't remember what gun he used in Mannix but I checked youtube and there was only 1 clip of Tightrope and there was no gun in it and it's not on DVD or VHS.

[StrateShooter]

Revolvers were used on last night's Numbers because they were playing Russian Roulette. 1 might have been a Python.

[9mmepiphany]

Mike Conners also carried a PPK in "Mannix"

actually he was carrying a Walther PPK/S with the longer gripframe

that was only during the first season when he worked for Intertect and drove the customized Olds Toronado

when he opened his own business, he started carrying a Colt Detective Special and driving a Dodge Dart Swinger (really)

[strangelittleman]

Good eye & memory 9mmepiphany! I forgot about him changing weapons when he started his own business.

[BlindJustice]

I got tired of checking this thread to see if anybody remembered

I SPy Robert Culp as and Bill COsby played spies - their cover
was Culp was a Pro Tennis Player and Cosby was his trainer. They
carried, respectively, A P38 and a Colt Commander. I figure for logistics
the COmmander would be a 9mm - most 1911 prop buns were chambered
for 9mm Luger anyway, they function better with 9mm Blank ammo and
it is easier to procure.

Another show on TV where you hardly see a revolver was the
TV Series, Combat - WWII platoon in the ETO starring Vic Morrow
MOrrow had a Thompson, the LT incharge had an M1 Carbine and
I would hope a 1911 with that POS M1 Carbine.

ah, now I remember
Robert Culp = Kelly Robinson
Bill Cosby = ALexander Scott
It is a landmark TV Series - first show for an African AMerican
shared star billing. & he played it serious - I was
maybe 11 or 12 and was initially disappointed he
was not being funny but got into the series they
played the gun play well like pros. well for TV yah know.

R-
-

[GRIZ22]

I don't recall the name of the show, but there was one with a former WW1 pilot or something similar, detective/action hero? and he carried a 1911 (not an A1). I oughta remember, but - you know...
(I think set in the 20's/30's)


I believe the name of the show was "Manhunter". He kept his 1911 in a holster on the steering column of his 1930s car.

ps Here's the link, he was a farmer turned private eye

http://www.tv.com/manhunter/show/6073/summary.html

[SharpsDressedMan]

"Mannix" and Don Adams in "Get Smart" both carried revolvers.

[Gunfighter123]

In Miami Vice , Crockett used a Bren 10 and Tubbs used a revolver -- snub nose .357 S&W ???

[BADSBSNF81]

"Hunter" used at one time or another a S&W Model 29, 60, Desert Eagle in 44 mag, HK9S, Beretta 92, SPAS-12 and a few others I probably forgot.

[9mmepiphany]

snub nose .357 S&W ???

actually it was a S&W J-frame .38 spl (the .357mag chambering didn't come until much later) with a shrouded hammer..i'm thinking the M38 or M49

[David E]

If I remember right -- the old Starsky and Hutch show had Starsky useing a S&W 59 and Hutch was useing a S&W 28 ???????

Starsky indeed carried a Model 59, but Hutch carried a 6" Blued Colt Python in a shoulder rig, probably a Bianchi.

[David E]

Magnum P.I. used a 1911, but it was NOT a .45. In the opening sequence where he inserts the mag into the gun then slams it home, you can see the cartridge centering grooves on the mag, indicating a .38 Super chambering.

[RDF]

Hogan's Heroes: Luger or P-38 for the Germans. I don't recall Hogan or his fellows having guns.

[StrateShooter]

Someone at IMDB says the Tightrope gun that he had "on the small of his back" was a .38. Seeing as it was a small gun this suggests it was a snub- nose revolver so maybe I remember it wrong. The show is available on DVD after all and it's 1 I was thinking of getting so I might order it and I'd be able to verify this point.

[DougDubya]

In Miami Vice , Crockett used a Bren 10 and Tubbs used a revolver -- snub nose .357 S&W ???
Tubbs carried a Smith and Wesson Bodyguard mostly, though he picked up a P220 toward the end. Tubbs' real go-to was his shotgun, however.

Crockett used the Bren 10 only for a couple of years before ditching it and going to the Smith and Wesson 645, then the 4506.

[BlindJustice]

David E - Magnum PI's 1911 - at least one of them is in the NRA Museum - it's a 9mm Luger chambered model - it's what the prop guys used because as I stated befoere the 1911 cycles better with 9mm blanks than .45 ACP blanks as well as the 9mm blanks being a lot more plentifyl/available.

on a different note: Jack Web in Dragnet wanted the show to be authentic He found out after the first season the LA plainclothes cops
carried Colt snubbies not S&W - or the other way around - anyway he
switched to have the same as the real cops.

Randall

[glockgod]

Did Berreta carry a Berreta? (On TV, not in real life). I can't remember. Baretta-portrayed by Robert Blake, carried a small revolver in an ankle holster.

[DrLaw]

In MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, a lot of the bad guys also used Astra's. I forget the model number, but it would have been the 9mm or 9mm Bayard size.

GET SMART, the good guys all had snub nose revolvers, usually a S&W Centennial.

The Doc is out now. :cool:

[DougDubya]

I could have sworn Max had a 2" Model 10.

On the other hand, Tara King, John Steed's third knockout partner (the dude, he wasn't so much) had and actually carried with her a Centennial.

I think it was simply a matter of she knew her legs couldn't out-kick Dianna Rigg's, so she might as well pack some heat.

[otteray]

Broderick Crawford in "Hwy Patrol" had a snubby.
And a 55 Buick!

[Kernel]

GET SMART, the good guys all had snub nose revolvers, usually a S&W Centennial. I remember, in one epasode, Agent 99 had a snub nosed revolver that was painted fire-engine red. I think the joke was something about it matching her nail polish. Sexists.

[DrLaw]

What always made me think all those shows were showing BS though, even for entertainment, was the good guys shooting snubnoses and hitting the mark each and every time, including shooting guns out of the bad guy's hands. And I was a kid at the time! :D

I wonder if the bad guy's for movies were chosen not just for their evil faces, but the ability to quickly slap one hand over the gun hand as if the gun hand was hurt. :neener:

The Doc is out now. :cool:

[funkychinaman]

You guys really need to check out IMFDB.org, if you haven't already.

I think I may have watched every episode of the original Law and Order, and you can see the progression from revolvers to automatics. When the show first started, both cops (Greevey and Logan at the time) had .38 snubbies. I'm not sure if Logan got a Glock before he left, but Rey Curtis definitely had a Glock. There was even one episode where he and Lenny Briscoe rib each other on their guns at the range. Briscoe was old school and hung onto his snubbie, and Rey was saying how Briscoe would have to make every shot count because he'd be out after six shots. After Briscoe left, Joe Fontana had a revolver, albeit a larger one, but after he left, everyone had Glocks.

[DougDubya]

Life On Mars - the American version - was a celebration of the snub-nosed revolver.

'Course, it was a modern cop back in the 1970's, but still.

For the first season of Millennium, Frank Black's old FBI sidearm was a two-inch Chief's - at least in flashback. When he got his gun out of his filing cabinet, it was a Model 19... I think. I'm trying to remember if it had the ejector shroud. It definitely had the adjustable sights, though.

With the second season, Frank switched to a 1911.

Not sure what he went with for the third season when he rejoined the FBI.

[BlindJustice]

DrLaw noted how accurate the TV good guys were
with the snubbies.

Perhaps some of you may catch a re-run of Hawaii Five O
the episode I recall

Bad Guy is holding a hostage as a shield. McGarrett ( Jack
Lord ) and Dano ( James MacArthur ) are across the street waiting
for sniper team. THe BG gives an ultimatum - MCGarret nods
to Dano - Dano takes aim with his Snubbie using his Left forearm as
A rest - McGarrett's Line "Make it a head shot Dano"

Revolvers - hey it's what the cops used at the time

Randall

[GRIZ22]

was the good guys shooting snubnoses and hitting the mark each and every time, including shooting guns out of the bad guy's hands.

The best at this was Efrim Zimbalist Jr as Inspector Erskine in "The FBI" which J. Edgar as technical advisor approved or disapproved everything in the show.

[Nathanael_Greene]

The best at this was Efrim Zimbalist Jr as Inspector Erskine in "The FBI" which J. Edgar as technical advisor approved or disapproved everything in the show.

Speaking of Quinn Martin Productions, "The Streets of San Francisco" had some pretty impressive snubbie gunplay...

In "12 O'Clock High" the gunplay was mostly twin fifties in turrets, as I recall...

[RevDerb]

Wow! Great memories. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, guys. Sounds like all of you have been in the same TV mode as I have over the years. I remember all of the shows and all of the names as you bring them up but I'll be darned if I would have been able to recall what weapons they carried. I do notice all of them and try to id them now. Thanks again. :uhoh:

[DougDubya]

I know Simon and Simon, the brothers seemed to prefer revolvers... I think Gerald McRainey did at least.

Anyone know exactly what revolvers they had?

[funkychinaman]

According to IMFDB, Gerald McRaney had a S&W Model 29.

[9mmepiphany]

Rick carried a 6.5" M-29
A.J. carried a 2.5" M-66

[Gaucho Gringo]

CajunBass the answer to your trivia question of the future Mrs. Bronson is Jill Ireland. I always liked her and thought she was underrated as an actress. What is the prize?

[HexHead]

Jerry Orbach as Lenny Briscoe carried a Model 36 on Law & Order.

[gwalchmai]

Didn't Rockford keep a snubbie in his cookie jar?

[gmh1013]

Jim Rockford kept a Colt Det I think in the coffee jar?

[DougDubya]

You guys are awesome.

So, what was the revolver that Snake used in Escape From New York? It was a scoped Ruger, I think...

[funkychinaman]

According to IMFDB, Snake Plissken's revolver was a Smith & Wesson Model 67.

[foghornl]

Dennis Farina's character on Law-n-order carried what looks like a Ruger Security/Service Six to me, but my 56 year-old tri-focused eyes could be wrong.

[gyvel]

[QUOTE]Magnum P. I. frequently carried a 1911.[/QUOTE

I've always been a fan of that show and I believe in some episodes he carried a 1911 and in others it was a Star Model B (or similar) due to some close-ups showing the slide mounted external extractor.

Not sure what the reason would be unless one was more reliable with stage blanks.

[DougDubya]

According to IMFDB, Snake Plissken's revolver was a Smith & Wesson Model 67.
Ah-ha! Always liked the Combat Masterpiece.

Got to love Lee Van Cleef's excellent gun handling - look at that trigger discipline in this scene - finger on the frame, but hooked to go to the bang switch...

http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/f/fd/ENY-S%26W36-2.jpg/600px-ENY-S%26W36-2.jpg

[Tom Fury]

Robert Culp carrying some interesting chopped and channelled stuff on greatest American Hero; think I remember a Devel or an ASP?

[iiranger]

After the fashion of the old west, the north americans used the revolver for its reliability while the more modern and up to date Europeans used autos. CF James bond. PPK all the way. And in US the occassional Vet who still had his service .45 or ??? But no .25 or .380 ACPs for a real US man.... Bad guys, like Nazis had Lugers... Same crap with the white hat and the black hats. BS like I said.

[KyJim]

I think Jim Rockford carried a Colt
Rockford mostly didn't carry anything because he was a convicted felon. He would occasionally handle one out of great necessity.

Just about all the detectives and private investigators carried snubbies in the 60s and 70s. I always thought Richard Conrad looked funny because he was such a big guy carrying a small snubby. I'm not sure if it was a Detective Special or SW J-frame.

[s4s4u]

Did Berreta carry a Berreta?

Tony carried a snubby in an ankle holster most of the time.

[gmh1013]

Seem Like I remember Kate Jackson with a Colt Snubbie.
But I was looking at the double barrels of Farrah more when I was a kid

[Big Bill]

What was the revolver that Mel Gibson carried in the movie Payback? Never mind - it was a S&W model 29.

Smith & Wesson Model 29 with 4" barrel.

http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/e/ed/M29S%26W4.jpg/400px-M29S%26W4.jpg

Smith & Wesson Model 29

Porter (Mel Gibson) uses a blued Smith & Wesson Model 29 4" with S&W factory combat grips for the majority of the film after buying it in a pawn shop. It is not a Smith & Wesson Model 27 as previously mentioned, as the diameter of the muzzle and cylinder chambers is clearly too large to be .357 Magnum. Also the barrel on the Model 27 has a slight taper while the barrel on the M29 is a heavy "bull" barrel. In addition the forcing cone on the Model 27 is visible and the cylinder is shorter on the Model 27. The cylinder on the Model 29 fills the frame. Like the one used in the movie. In addition the Model 27 has very fine checkering on the top strap. Observe the stills that show the top strap on the revolver being used by Mel Gibson. It's smooth which is another feature of the Model 29.

http://www.imfdb.org/index.php?title=Payback

[StrateShooter]

I'm at present viewing Charly's Angels' 2nd year on DVD and it was a black snubby they used, a Colt .38 Spl. I suppose. They wouldn't have it in 1 scene and then it would pop out in the next from nowhere whenever it was convenient! Love that show. Cheryl Ladd in a bikini, that's entertainment.

[gwalchmai]

Rockford mostly didn't carry anything because he was a convicted felon. He would occasionally handle one out of great necessity.Rockford received a full pardon from the governor, erasing his felon status and restoring his rights.

[OrangePwrx9]

Rockford received a full pardon from the governor, erasing his felon status and restoring his rights.
That post put my mind at ease.

[gyvel]

I don't recall Hogan or his fellows having guns.

They were often shown carrying either a 1900 or 1902 Colt .38 auto.

[carebear]

Dan Tanna (Robert Urich) in Vega$ ?

Spencer (for Hire) had a BHP IIRC, and Captain Sisko Hawk carried a Mdl 29(?).

The boys in Riptide (the one with the pink helicopter)?

And Rockford did keep his in the cookie jar, I remember watching the show with my dad and asking if that was where he kept his.

(he didn't, no pistol at all in fact, verrrry disappointed carebear) :(

[9mmepiphany]

Hawk...in Spercer for Hire...carried a nickeled 6" Colt Python

[gmh1013]

I miss Riptide ...not as good as Magnum PI but still better than most of the stuff on T.V.
today.

[BlindJustice]

Barney Miller - they all had snubbies but the reason Fish
had the shoulder rig was his long time in the can with
the newspaper.

[SharpsDressedMan]

Higgins in Magnum PI proudly used a Webley MKVI .455.

[Gunfighter123]

Barney Miller - they all had snubbies but the reason Fish
had the shoulder rig was his long time in the can with
the newspaper.

:what::D:D

[DougDubya]

Spencer (for Hire) had a BHP IIRC, and Captain Sisko Hawk carried a Mdl 29(?).

In the books, Spencer went to a BHP after being a revolver man, and I'm sure one of the book Hawk's hand cannons was a 29. In the show, Urich's Spensah had a Beretta 92FS (and later a Smith and Wesson Model 36 - or it could have been a 2" Model 10 - Urich was a big dude). Hawk, had that beautiful stainless/nickeled Colt Python 6" (with a stainless/nickel SIG Sauer P230 for backup).

(And I'd always wanted Captain Sisko to be confronted by some badness, step off the bridge, and come back in shades with a fingertip leather trench coat and lambs wool collar and proceed to kick much tail.)

The boys in Riptide (the one with the pink helicopter)?

I loved that show. The only gear I remember them using was the grenade in the glass mason jars, dropped from the pink lady.

And Rockford did keep his in the cookie jar, I remember watching the show with my dad and asking if that was where he kept his.

(he didn't, no pistol at all in fact, verrrry disappointed carebear) :(

Yeah... I was disappointed that my dad (an Army vet) didn't have a 1911 in a wooden case in his cabinet.

[sheepdog]

...who was the old whitehaired PI who used to play in Beverly Hillbillies who carried a can't-miss 5" .38???

[Trini]

In this weeks Bones.. Booth was carrying a 1911. On Numbers one of the agents carries a Glock and the other a 1911..

[DougDubya]

...who was the old whitehaired PI who used to play in Beverly Hillbillies who carried a can't-miss 5" .38???
Buddy Ebsen as Barnaby Jones.

A great show of respect, and some humor on the actor's part - Buddy playing Barnaby Jones in the Beverly Hillbillies movie, helping Jim Varney as Jeb Clampett. I howled when I first saw that scene.

[Johnny Guest]

As I recall, the revolver Jim Rockford kept in his cookie jar was an S&W Model 19, 2-1/2" barrrel. In one never-to-be-forgotten episode, he took careful aim, using two hands, and shot out the engine on a Cessna aircraft.

foghornl: Another short M19 was carried by Dennis Farina's charactrer, Det. Fontana, in the "Law and Order" series.

Jack Webb, as SGT, later LT, Joe Friday, carried a Colt Detective Special in a cross draw holster through most of the "Dragnet" series. I am told he later carried a Chief's Special, but I don't recall that.

oldguy53: I agree with most of what you wrote in post #15, except that in "Tales of the Gold Monkey," main character Jake carried a Mark VI Webley. Once, his sidekick heard gunfire in the distance and said, "That's Jake's Weatherby." Some writer sure got his wires crossed. Roy Weatherby hadn't even started marketing his fine RIFLES at the time the show was set.

In "Vegas," when Tom Selleck's character bought the Monticello casino, he was seen to be carrying a 1911-type in a Yaqui slide holster. Probably the same one Selleck carried as Chief Stone in the series of Robert Parker novels made into TV movies. Selleck is a real life firfearms enthusiast, and has undoubtedly had some input into the props he's used on-screen. In "Crossfire Trail," a TV movie based closely on the Louis L'Amour novel, he used a Remington and a S&W, as well as an 1876 Winchester.

"Magnum PI"'s sidekick T. C. occasionally used a Model 15 S&W Combat Masterpiece .38, carried in a GI shoulder holster. Other guy, Rick, used a Walther PPK and also had access to some cool submachine guns.

Anybody recall a 1966 TV series called "T.H.E. Cat"? A very young Robert Loggia played T. Hewitt Edward Cat, a retired acrobat and reformed thief who hires out as a bodyguard. He carried a Walther PPK, and in one episode, he was in a car chase on a desert highway, and sometimes stood up and fired over the windshield of his Corvette.

This is a fun thread.

[TimM]

Here's an auto for ya.

And.... was the 1911 in Magnum PI a Detonics?

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z126/instag8r/AngieDickinson.jpg

[9mmepiphany]

was the 1911 in Magnum PI a Detonics?

nope...it was made to look like he'd brought it back from his tour in VN

[johnnylaw53]

Don't the FBI agent in bones carried a 686?

be safe

[gwalchmai]

I recall the Cessna shootdown, although for some reason I remembered it as being Mannix.

[NMGonzo]

Vega$ dude was a leftty and carried a Dan Wesson?

[DougDubya]

Here's an auto for ya.

And.... was the 1911 in Magnum PI a Detonics?

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z126/instag8r/AngieDickinson.jpg
Hot picture, if with a photoshop of an anachronistic Beretta.

They didn't have 92's back in the Police Woman days.

Though, Angie's legs were weapon enough for me.

[ilbob]

to Adam 12 they always used revolvers on T.V. the one show that comes to mind that didn't in the 60's was "The Man from Uncle" with those strange Walthers/carbine look.
I think Jim Rockford carried a Colt and all Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry was about
big bore Revolvers.
I was trying to think of any older show series that used and auto, and not revolvers?
now it the other way around you never see a revolver on T.V.
Rockford was a convicted felon and thus not legally able to carry anything.

[9mmepiphany]

Rockford was a convicted felon and thus not legally able to carry anything.

RE: post #69

Though, Angie's legs were weapon enough for me.

me too...i can see why she was a member of the Rat Pack

[DougDubya]

me too...i can see why she was a member of the Rat Pack

I watched her in Rio Bravo Sunday night, and Angie's character didn't mess around. Chance (John Wayne) needed some sleep, so she waited outside his door two times. The one time we actually got to see her, she had a BIG double-barreled shotgun in her lap.

[BlindJustice]

Not TV, but in the movie Ronan with the great chase scene around Paris, The U.S. agent played by Robert de Niro shows up in the French LEO shop
and they ask him what sidearm? He sez a 1911 and they start
calling him grandpa until the first shootout - Bobby does a
nice set of double taps and reload with the spare mag.

R-

[9mmepiphany]

in the French LEO shop

i don't recall that...was that a deleted scene?

[GRIZ22]

In "Vegas," when Tom Selleck's character bought the Monticello casino, he was seen to be carrying a 1911-type in a Yaqui slide holster. Probably the same one Selleck carried as Chief Stone in the series of Robert Parker novels made into TV movies. Selleck is a real life firfearms enthusiast, and has undoubtedly had some input into the props he's used on-screen.

I read somewhere that the 1911 Selleck carries in Vegas is one of his own. Don't know if its true or not.

[funkychinaman]

Apparently Steven Seagal is a huge M1911 man, which is why he always carries one in his movies. I heard some of them may be his own as well.

[StrateShooter]

I remember THE Cat very much so, that was "65 or so. We had it on CTV but it was unfortunately short-lived. I just recently, several weeks ago, saw some scenes on You Tube.

[gyvel]

Love all the guns in "Trailer Park Boys.":D

[alistaire]

post withdrawn, not appropriate for subject. Sorry

[SharpsDressedMan]

Most of Seagal's guns were done by Tussey, if I recall correctly....

[gmh1013]

I was trying to think of an 80's show called "Stingray" I think and he used a 2.5 python?
I think .....can anybody remember the show.....had a 64? vette that was the main theme of the show.

[BlindJustice]

I'm either mixing up threads or most of this was all on page 1 and 2 of
this thread
I SPy
Culp = Kelly Robertson = P-38
Bill COsby = Alexander Scott = Colt COmmander

also when ever you see 1911 variants in TV
they're very likely chambered in 9x19 blanks are
more readily available as well as being more reliable
to work the slide. and in the opening credits for
Magnum PI you can see the flutes on the magazine
The NRA Museum has one of the 1911s used in Mag PI
and indeed it's a 9mm

I still think Tightrope was a small .38 snub - I was about
9 years old '60

Randall

[Elm Creek Smith]

Very short-lived series called "Bearcats" set in 1914 with two guys in a 1913 Stutz Bearcat who carried Colt 1911 .45 Autos. Rod Taylor and Dennis Cole starred.

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