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Columbo

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Country	Error creating thumbnail: File missing United States
Language	English
Channel	NBC Universal Television
Creator	Richard Levinson William Link
Genre	Crime
Broadcast	1968-2003
No. of Seasons	13
No. of Episodes	68

Main Cast
Character	Actor

Lt. Columbo	Peter Falk

Columbo is an American crime television show that was originally part of NBC's Sunday Night Mystery Movie series. The show stars Peter Falk as Lt. Columbo, a quirky, but experienced LAPD detective who is seen solving primarily murder cases through his carefully-worded questions and his powers of observation. Each season of the series consists of several feature-length episodes that would air throughout each year and the show would continuously air from 1968 to 2003. The series would be released on DVD under several different season designations, but the episode numbering here reflects the entries as seen on the IMDB.

The following weapons were used in the television series Columbo:

Pistols

Beretta Jetfire

In episode "Columbo Cries Wolf" (S09E02), Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) seizes a nickel Beretta Jetfire pistol, belonging to Sean Brantley (Ian Buchanan). Tina (Rebecca Staab) and Dian Hunter (Deidre Hall) also use the same weapon. Lauren Staton (Faye Dunaway) and Lisa Martin (Claudia Christian) are seen with a suppressed nickel Beretta Jetfire in the episode "It's All in the Game" (S12E01).

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-'''''Columbo''''' was an American crime television show that was originally part of NBC's Sunday Night Mystery Movie series.  The show starred [[Peter Falk]] as Lt. Columbo, a quirky, but experienced LAPD detective who was seen solving primarily murder cases through his carefully-worded questions and his powers of observation.   Each season of the series consisted of several feature-length episodes that would air throughout each year and the show would continuously air from 1968 to 2003.    The series would be released on DVD under several different season designations, but the episode numbering here reflects the entries as seen on the IMDB.
+'''''Columbo''''' is an American crime television show that was originally part of NBC's Sunday Night Mystery Movie series.  The show stars [[Peter Falk]] as Lt. Columbo, a quirky, but experienced LAPD detective who is seen solving primarily murder cases through his carefully-worded questions and his powers of observation.   Each season of the series consists of several feature-length episodes that would air throughout each year and the show would continuously air from 1968 to 2003. The series would be released on DVD under several different season designations, but the episode numbering here reflects the entries as seen on the IMDB.
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 =Pistols=
 ==Beretta Jetfire==
-In episode "Columbo Cries Wolf" (S09E02) seized Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) a nickel [[Beretta Jetfire]] pistol, belonging to Sean Brantley (Ian Buchanan). Also Tina ([[Rebecca Staab]]) and Dian Hunter ([[Deidre Hall]]) use the same weapon. Lauren Staton ([[Faye Dunaway]]) and Lisa Martin ([[Claudia Christian]]) are seen with a suppressed nickel [[Beretta Jetfire]] in episode "It's All in the Game" (S12E01).
+In episode "Columbo Cries Wolf" (S09E02), Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) seizes a nickel [[Beretta Jetfire]] pistol, belonging to Sean Brantley (Ian Buchanan). Tina ([[Rebecca Staab]]) and Dian Hunter ([[Deidre Hall]]) also use the same weapon. Lauren Staton ([[Faye Dunaway]]) and Lisa Martin ([[Claudia Christian]]) are seen with a suppressed nickel [[Beretta Jetfire]] in the episode "It's All in the Game" (S12E01).
 [[Image:Beretta 950BS Jetfire Stainless.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Nickel Beretta 950B Jetfire - .25 ACP‎]]
-[[File:ColumboS09E02 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) holds a nickel [[Beretta Jetfire]] ...]]
+[[File:ColumboS09E02 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) holds a nickel [[Beretta Jetfire]]...]]
-[[File:ColumboS09E02 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|... when he interrogates Sean Brantley (Ian Buchanan).]]
+[[File:ColumboS09E02 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|...when he interrogates Sean Brantley (Ian Buchanan).]]
 [[File:ColumboS09E02 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of gun in Tina's ([[Rebecca Staab]]) hand.]]
 [[File:ColumboS09E02 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dian Hunter ([[Deidre Hall]]) shoots her pistol.]]
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 == Beretta M418 ==
-Wayne Jennings ([[Andrew Stevens]]) in episode "Murder in Malibu" (S09E06) used a [[Beretta 418]] pocket pistol.
+Wayne Jennings ([[Andrew Stevens]]) in the episode "Murder in Malibu" (S09E06) uses a [[Beretta 418]] pocket pistol.
-[[Image:Ber418fj8.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 418 - .25 ACP]]
+[[File:Beretta 418 right side.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 418 - .25 ACP]]
 [[File:ColumboS09E06 01.jpg|thumb|none|602px|]]
 == Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless ==
-Jarvis Goodland ([[Ray Milland]]) in episode "The Greenhouse Jungle" (S02E02) owned a [[Colt Model 1903/1908|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless]] pistol. Kay Freestone ([[Trish Van Devere]]) used to murder a nickel model of this  pistol with pearl grips in episode "Make Me a Perfect Murder" (S07E03).
+Jarvis Goodland ([[Ray Milland]]) in the episode "The Greenhouse Jungle" (S02E02) owns a [[Colt Model 1903/1908|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless]] pistol. Kay Freestone ([[Trish Van Devere]])uses a nickel model of this pistol with pearl grips to commit a murder in the episode "Make Me a Perfect Murder" (S07E03).
 [[Image:ColtM1903HammerlessWoodGrips.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt 1903 Hammerless with Colt Wood Grips - .32 ACP]]
 [[File:ColumboS02E02_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jarvis Goodland ([[Ray Milland]]) holds a [[Colt Model 1903/1908|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless]].]]
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 [[File:ColumboS02E02_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sgt. Frederic Wilson ([[Bob Dishy]]) pick up the murder weapon.]]
 [[Image:Colt_Model_1903 Ni.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol Nickel - .32 acp]]
-[[File:ColumboS07E03_04.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Mark McAndrews ([[Laurence Luckinbill]]) offers gun to Kay Freestone.]]
+[[File:ColumboS07E03_04.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Mark McAndrews ([[Laurence Luckinbill]]) offers the gun to Kay Freestone.]]
 [[File:ColumboS07E03_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up.]]
 [[File:ColumboS07E03_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) holds a murder weapon.]]
 ==Colt M1911A1==
-A pair of nickel plated [[Colt M1911A1|Rock Island Armory M1911A1]] with pearl grips owned Dr. Bart Kepple ([[Robert Culp]]) in episode "Double Exposure" (S03E04). In episode "Columbo Goes to College" (S10E01) is [[Colt M1911A1|Commercial Satin Nickel M1911A1]] pistol used as murder weapon.
+A pair of nickel plated [[Colt M1911A1|Rock Island Armory M1911A1]] with pearl grips are owned by Dr. Bart Kepple ([[Robert Culp]]) in the episode "Double Exposure" (S03E04). In the episode "Columbo Goes to College" (S10E01), a [[Colt M1911A1|Commercial Satin Nickel M1911A1]] pistol is used as a murder weapon.
 [[Image:NickelM1911.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Nickel-plated Rock Island Armory M1911A1 w/ pearl grips - .45 ACP]]
-[[File:ColumboS03E04 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dr. Bart Kepple put a converter of calibre into barrel of his gun.]]
+[[File:ColumboS03E04 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dr. Bart Kepple put a caliber converter into the barrel of his gun.]]
 [[File:ColumboS03E04 03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dr. Bart Kepple aims his [[M1911A1|Colt M1911A1]].]]
-[[File:ColumboS03E04 04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) found a murder weapon.]]
+[[File:ColumboS03E04 04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) finds a murder weapon.]]
 [[Image:NickelM1911A1.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Commercial Satin Nickel M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.]]
-[[File:ColumboS10E01 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The cop shows to  Lt. Columbo the murder weapon in his hand in episode "Columbo Goes to College" (S10E01).]]
+[[File:ColumboS10E01 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The cop shows Lt. Columbo the murder weapon in his hand in the episode "Columbo Goes to College" (S10E01).]]
 ==  High Standard Supermatic Citation ==
-Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister ([[Eddie Albert]]) owned in episode "Dead Weight" (S01E03) aa [[High Standard Supermatic Citation]] pistol.
+Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister ([[Eddie Albert]]) owns a [[High Standard Supermatic Citation]] pistol in the episode "Dead Weight" (S01E03).
 [[Image:Hi-Standard-SC.jpg|thumb|none|300px|High Standard Supermatic Citation - .22 LR]]
-[[File:ColumboS01E03 04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up of [[High Standard Supermatic Citation]].]]
+[[File:ColumboS01E03 04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up of the [[High Standard Supermatic Citation]].]]
 [[File:ColumboS01E03 05.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister ([[Eddie Albert]]) holds his gun.]]
 [[File:ColumboS01E03 0C.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Columbo looks carefully at this pistol.]]
 == Luger P08 ==
-In "Double Exposure" (S03E04), Dr. Bart Kepple ([[Robert Culp]]) has a display of several handguns including an artillery model [[Luger P08]].  Kepple ([[Robert Culp]]) also uses one of the Lugers in the same episode.
+In "Double Exposure" (S03E04), Dr. Bart Kepple ([[Robert Culp]]) has a display of several handguns including an artillery model [[Luger P08]].  Kepple ([[Robert Culp]]) also uses one of the Lugers in the same episode. Paul Galesko in the episode "Negative Reaction" uses a [[Luger P08]] as a murder weapon.
 [[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|300px|thumb|none|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
 [[Image:LugerP08Artillery.jpg|thumb|none|300px|The long barreled "Artillery" model of the Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
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 [[File:ColumboS03E04 05.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dr. Keppel uses one of the Lugers to murder a witness.]]
 [[File:ColumboS03E04 06.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up.]]
-[[File:ColumboS03E04 07.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Keppel (Robert Culp) shoots a witness in the projection booth.]]
+[[File:ColumboS03E04 07.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dr. Keppel shoots a witness in the projection booth.]]
+[[File:ColumboS04E02 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Paul Galesko put the gun into the hand of his victim.]]
 == Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" ==
-In episode "Columbo Cries Wolf" (S09E02) is seen [[Mauser C96|Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"]] fitted with holster/stock combo in a showcase with arms.
+In the episode "Columbo Cries Wolf" (S09E02), a [[Mauser C96|Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"]] fitted with a holster/stock combo is seen in a showcase with various weapons.
 [[Image:C96STOCK.jpg|thumb|none|400px|C96 "Broomhandle" Mauser fitted with holster/stock combo - 7.63x25mm Mauser]]
-[[File:ColumboS09E02 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[AKS-47]] is seen at the top left in a showcase.]]
+[[File:ColumboS09E02 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[C96]] is seen at the top left in a showcase.]]
 ==Smith & Wesson 39==
-Vincent Pauley ([[Albert Paulsen]]) in episode "The Conspirators" (S07E05) also carries a [[Smith & Wesson 39]] pistol in his briefcase .
+Vincent Pauley ([[Albert Paulsen]]) carries a [[Smith & Wesson Model 39]] in his briefcase during the episode "The Conspirators" (S07E05)
 [[File:Smith-&-Wesson-39-2Side.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson 39 - 9x19mm]]
-[[File:ColumboS07E05 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vincent Pauley opened his briefcase. [[Smith & Wesson 39]] is seen in right.]]
+[[File:ColumboS07E05 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vincent Pauley opened his briefcase. The [[Smith & Wesson 39]] is seen at the right.]]
 [[File:ColumboS07E05 0P.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) shows the gun left in the briefcase.]]
 ==Walther PP==
-Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) in episode "Payback" (S04E05) and Oscar Finch ([[Patrick McGoohan]]) in episode "Agenda for Murder" (S09E03) use a [[Walther PP]].
+Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) in the episode "Payback" (S04E05) and Oscar Finch ([[Patrick McGoohan]]) in the episode "Agenda for Murder" (S09E03) use a [[Walther PP]].
 [[Image:Walther-PP-Post-War.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Walther PP - .32 ACP]]
 [[File:ColumboS04E05_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) holds a [[Walther PPK]] is his hand.]]
-[[File:ColumboS04E05_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) fired this gun.]]
+[[File:ColumboS04E05_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) fires this gun.]]
-[[File:ColumboS09E03_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Oscar Finch ([[Patrick McGoohan]]) loaded her [[Walther PPK]].]]
+[[File:ColumboS09E03_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Oscar Finch ([[Patrick McGoohan]]) loads his [[Walther PPK]].]]
 [[File:ColumboS09E03_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up.]]
-[[File:ColumboS09E03_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) pick up the murder weapon.]]
+[[File:ColumboS09E03_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) picks up the murder weapon.]]
 ==Walther PPK==
-Joe Devlin ([[Clive Revill]]) and Vincent Pauley ([[Albert Paulsen]]) holds in hand a suppressed [[Walther PPK]] in episode "The Conspirators" (S07E05). Vivian Dimitri ([[Helen Shaver]]) in episode "Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo" (S09E04) used suppressed stainless [[Walther PPK]]. A stainless [[Walther PPK]] is seen in the hands of Delores ([[Tyne Daly]]) in "A Bird in the Hand..." (S11E03).
+Joe Devlin ([[Clive Revill]]) and Vincent Pauley ([[Albert Paulsen]]) both use a suppressed [[Walther PPK]] in the episode "The Conspirators" (S07E05). Vivian Dimitri ([[Helen Shaver]]) in the episode "Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo" (S09E04) uses a suppressed stainless [[Walther PPK]]. A stainless [[Walther PPK]] is seen in the hands of Delores ([[Tyne Daly]]) in "A Bird in the Hand..." (S11E03).
 [[Image:WaltherPPKSuppressed.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Walther PPK fitted with a sound suppressor - .380 ACP (black grips)]]
-[[File:ColumboS07E05 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vincent Pauley ([[Albert Paulsen]]) opened his briefcase with guns. Suppressed [[Walther PPK]] is on left.]]
+[[File:ColumboS07E05 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vincent Pauley ([[Albert Paulsen]]) opens his briefcase with guns. A suppressed [[Walther PPK]] is on the left.]]
-[[File:ColumboS07E05 03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Joe Devlin ([[Clive Revill]]) received this gun as the present.]]
+[[File:ColumboS07E05 03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Joe Devlin ([[Clive Revill]]) receives this gun as a present.]]
 [[File:ColumboS09E04 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vivian Dimitri ([[Helen Shaver]]) holds her suppressed stainless [[Walther PPK]].]]
 [[File:ColumboS09E04 03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up.]]
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 ==Browning Medalist==
-Vincent Pauley ([[Albert Paulsen]]) carries in his briefcase also a [[Browning Medalist]] .22 caliber target pistol in episode "The Conspirators" (S07E05).
+Vincent Pauley ([[Albert Paulsen]]) also carries a [[Browning Medalist]] .22 caliber target pistol in his briefcase in "The Conspirators" (S07E05).
 [[Image:Browning Medalist.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Belgium Browning medalist .22 long rifle caliber semi-automatic target grade pistol.]]
 [[Image:ColumboS07E05 01.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|Browning Medalist is seen on right.]]
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 =Revolvers=
 ==Colt Detective Special==
-The Great Santini ([[Jack Cassidy]]) in episode "Now You See Him " (S05E05) is seen with a suppressed [[Colt Detective Special]] revolver. Graham McVeigh ([[George Wendt]]) buys a nickel [[Colt Detective Special]] revolver with black combat grips in episode "Strange Bedfellows" (S13E01). Later, after murder he exchanged his revolver for the same gun belonging of mobster Bruno Romano ([[Jay Acovone]]).
+Paul Galesko ([[Dick Van Dyke]]) in "Negative Reaction" (S04E02) uses a [[Colt Detective Special]] revolver. Great Santini ([[Jack Cassidy]]) in the episode "Now You See Him " (S05E05) is also seen with a suppressed [[Colt Detective Special]]. Graham McVeigh ([[George Wendt]]) buys a nickel [[Colt Detective Special]] revolver with black combat grips in "Strange Bedfellows" (S13E01). Later, after committing a murder, he exchanges his revolver for another Detective Special that belonged to mobster Bruno Romano ([[Jay Acovone]]).
 [[Image:ColtDetectiveSpec SquareButt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen with Square Butt - .38 Special]]
-[[File:ColumboS05E05 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Great Santini mounted a suppressor on his revolver.]]
+[[File:ColumboS04E02 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Paul Galesko pulls his [[Colt Detective Special]].]]
+[[File:ColumboS05E05 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Great Santini mounting a suppressor on his revolver.]]
 [[File:ColumboS05E05 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Suppressed [[Colt Detective Special]].]]
-[[File:ColumboS05E05 03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Great Santini fired his weapon.]]
 [[Image:ColtDetectivespecial.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special with black combat grips - .38 Special]]
-[[File:ColumboS13E01 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up - stainless [[Colt Detective Special]] on the counter.]]
+[[File:ColumboS13E01 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up of a stainless [[Colt Detective Special]] on the counter.]]
-[[File:ColumboS13E01 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Graham McVeigh ([[George Wendt]]) took and look at the revolver.]]
+[[File:ColumboS13E01 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Graham McVeigh ([[George Wendt]]) takes and examines the revolver.]]
-[[File:ColumboS13E01 03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bruno Romano ([[Jay Acovone]]) carries that same gun in holster.]]
+[[File:ColumboS13E01 03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bruno Romano ([[Jay Acovone]]) carries that same gun in a holster.]]
 == Colt Model 1873 Single Action Army ==
-Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister ([[Eddie Albert]]) owned a nickel plated [[Colt Single Action Army|Colt 1873 Single Action Army Cavalry]] revolver in episode "Dead Weight" (S01E03). In the series, however, only Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) is seen with this revolver in hand.
+Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister ([[Eddie Albert]]) owns a nickel plated [[Colt Single Action Army|Colt 1873 Single Action Army Cavalry]] revolver in "Dead Weight" (S01E03). In the series, however, only Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) is seen with this revolver in hand.
 [[Image:Colt Single Action Army Cavalry.jpg|none|350px|thumb|Colt Single Action Army 1873 Cavalry, nickel plate]]
 [[File:ColumboS01E03 06.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[Colt Single Action Army|Colt 1873 Single Action Army Cavalry]] is exposed in the showcase.]]
-[[File:ColumboS01E03 07.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) took the revolver from the showcase.]]
+[[File:ColumboS01E03 07.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) takes the revolver from the showcase.]]
 ==Colt Trooper==
-Ward Fowler ([[William Shatner]]) used to murder in episode "Fade in to Murder" (S06E01) a [[Colt Trooper]].
+Ward Fowler ([[William Shatner]]) uses a [[Colt Trooper]] to commit a murder in "Fade in to Murder" (S06E01) .
 [[File:Colt Trooper.jpg|thumb|none|300px]]
-[[File:ColumboS06E01 B.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up of [[Colt Trooper]] in Fowler's hand.]]
+[[File:ColumboS06E01 B.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up of the [[Colt Trooper]] in Fowler's hand.]]
 ==Smith & Wesson Model 15==
-Ward Fowler ([[William Shatner]]) in episode "Fade in to Murder" (S06E01) is seen also with a [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]].
+Ward Fowler ([[William Shatner]]) is seen also with a [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]] in the episode "Fade in to Murder" (S06E01). Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) uses this revolver to demonstrate a trap mechanism in "Columbo Goes to College" (S10E01).
 [[Image:Model15a.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 15 'Combat Masterpiece' - .38 Special]]
 [[File:ColumboS06E01 A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ward Fowler ([[William Shatner]]) holds a [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]].]]
-[[File:ColumboS06E01 D.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) looking at a revolver.]]
+[[File:ColumboS06E01 D.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) looking at the revolver.]]
 [[File:ColumboS06E01 03.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|Takes fingerprints from the murder weapon.]]
+[[File:ColumboS10E01 02.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) demonstrates the murder mechanism in the episode "Columbo Goes to College" (S10E01).]]
+[[File:ColumboS10E01 03.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the rigged-up revolver.]]
+==Smith & Wesson Model 17==
+Leslie Williams ([[Lee Grant]]) uses a [[Smith & Wesson Model 17]] revolver to murder in episode "Ransom for a Dead Man" (S1E00).
+[[Image:Smith & Wesson Model 17 K-22.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 17 K-22 - .22LR]]
+[[File:ColumboS01E00 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Margaret Williams ([[Patricia Mattick]]) aims a revolver.]]
+[[File:ColumboS01E00 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up.]]
+[[File:ColumboS01E00 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Margaret Williams holds a gun in her hand.]]
+[[File:ColumboS01E00 4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Leslie Williams ([[Lee Grant]]) aims her .22 Cal revolver.]]
 ==Smith & Wesson Model 19==
 A [[Smith & Wesson Model 19]] is found at a crime scene in "A Bird in the Hand..." (S11E03).
 [[Image:Smith&Wesson-Model-19.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 19 Combat Magnum - .357 Magnum]]
-[[Image:ColumboS11E03 02.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A [[Smith & Wesson Model 19]] is found at a crime scene in "A Bird in the Hand..." (S11E03).]]
+[[File:ColumboS11E03 02.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A [[Smith & Wesson Model 19]] is found at a crime scene in "A Bird in the Hand..." (S11E03).]]
 == Smith & Wesson Model 29 ==
-Graham McVeigh ([[George Wendt]]) in episode "Strange Bedfellows" (S13E01) murdered mobster Bruno Romano ([[Jay Acovone]]) with a [[Smith & Wesson Model 29]] revolver.
+Graham McVeigh ([[George Wendt]]) murders mobster Bruno Romano ([[Jay Acovone]]) with a [[Smith & Wesson Model 29]] revolver in the episode "Strange Bedfellows" (S13E01).
 [[Image:Smith & Wesson Model 29-8.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 29 - .44 Magnum.]]
 [[File:ColumboS13E01 04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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 ==Smith & Wesson Model 36==
-Already in the episode called "Murder by Book" (S01E01), Ken Franklin ([[Jack Cassidy]]) uses the [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] snub revolver. Also in episode "Suitable for Framing" (S01E04) appears this revolver as murder weapon in hand Dale Kingston ([[Ross Martin]]). For the majority of the series, Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) was not seen carrying a firearm while on duty. However, in the episode "Lady in Waiting " (S01E05) he disarm the assassin Beth Chadwick ([[Susan Clark]]), and in the episode "No Time to Die" (S11E02),  what appears  to be  this revolver is seen in the hands of the detective.  This also happens to be the revolver of choice for several other LAPD detectives.
+Ken Franklin ([[Jack Cassidy]]) uses the [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] snub revolver in "Murder by Book" (S01E01). In theepisode "Suitable for Framing" (S01E04), this revolver appears as a murder weapon in the hands of Dale Kingston ([[Ross Martin]]). For the majority of the series, Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) is not seen carrying a firearm while on duty. However, in the episode "Lady in Waiting " (S01E05) he disarms the assassin Beth Chadwick ([[Susan Clark]]), and in the episode "No Time to Die" (S11E02), what appears to be this revolver is seen in the hands of the detective. This also happens to be the revolver of choice for several other LAPD detectives.
 [[Image:M36.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special]]
-[[File:ColumboS01E01 01.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Ken Franklin ([[Jack Cassidy]]) pulls from dashboard in the car the [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] in episode "Murder by the Book" (S01E01).]]
+[[File:ColumboS01E01 01.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Ken Franklin ([[Jack Cassidy]]) pulls a [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] from his car's glove compartment in "Murder by the Book" (S01E01).]]
-[[File:ColumboS01E04 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dale Kingston ([[Ross Martin]]) holds the [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] in episode "Suitable for Framing" (S01E04).]]
+[[File:ColumboS01E04 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dale Kingston ([[Ross Martin]]) holds the [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] in "Suitable for Framing" (S01E04).]]
 [[File:ColumboS01E04 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tracy O'Connor ([[Rosanna Huffman]]) with this revolver in hand in "Lady in "Suitable for Framing" (S01E04).]]
 [[File:ColumboS01E05 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Beth Chadwick ([[Susan Clark]]) holds the [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] in "Lady in Waiting" (S01E05).]]
 [[File:ColumboS01E05 03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Beth Chadwick aims her revolver at Lt. Columbo in "Lady in Waiting" (S01E05).]]
-[[File:ColumboS01E05 04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) Colombo took the gun from a Susan's hand in "Lady in Waiting " (S01E05).]]
+[[File:ColumboS01E05 04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) Colombo takes the gun from Susan's hand in "Lady in Waiting " (S01E05).]]
-[[File:ColumboS11E02 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) holds the revolver in "No Time to Die" (S11E02).  This was one of the only times the character ever held a weapon in the series.]]
+[[File:ColumboS11E02 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) holds the revolver in "No Time to Die" (S11E02). This was one of the only times the character holds a duty weapon in the series.]]
 [[File:ColumboS11E02 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Detective Dennis Mulrooney ([[Doug Savant]]) carries the revolver in "No Time to Die" (S11E02). ]]
 [[File:ColumboS11E02 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Detective Andy Parma ([[Thomas Calabro]]) armed with the revolver in "No Time to Die" (S11E02). ]]
 ==Smith & Wesson Model 60==
-Vincent Pauley ([[Albert Paulsen]]) carries in his briefcase also a [[Smith & Wesson Model 60]] revolver in episode "The Conspirators" (S07E05). Fielding Chase ([[William Shatner]]) used this revolver as murder weapon in episode "Butterfly in Shades of Grey" (S12E02)).
+Vincent Pauley ([[Albert Paulsen]]) also carries a [[Smith & Wesson Model 60]] revolver in his briefcase in "The Conspirators" (S07E05). Fielding Chase ([[William Shatner]]) uses this revolver as a murder weapon in the episode "Butterfly in Shades of Grey" (S12E02)).
 [[Image:Classic60.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Classic Smith & Wesson Model 60 - .38 Special]]
-[[Image:ColumboS07E05 01.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|[[Smith & Wesson Model 60]] is seen on left.]]
+[[Image:ColumboS07E05 01.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|A [[Smith & Wesson Model 60]] is seen on the left.]]
 [[Image:ColumboS12E02 01.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|Fielding Chase ([[William Shatner]]) holds a [[Smith & Wesson Model 60]].]]
 =Submachine Guns=
 == Hovea M1949 ==
-In episode "Dead Weight" (S01E03) in arms collect of Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister ([[Eddie Albert]]) is seen a [[Hovea M1949]] submachine gun.
+In the episode "Dead Weight" (S01E03), a [[Hovea M1949]] submachine gun is seen in the arms collection of Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister ([[Eddie Albert]]).
 [[Image:Hovea M1949.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Hovea M1949 - 9x19mm]]
-[[File:ColumboS01E03 01.jpg|thumb|none|501px|[[Hovea M1949]] is seen the second from left.]]
+[[File:ColumboS01E03 01.jpg|thumb|none|501px|A [[Hovea M1949]] is seen second from left.]]
 ==RPB Industries MAC-11==
-Joe Devlin ([[Clive Revill]]) and Vincent Pauley ([[Albert Paulsen]]) are seen with a [[MAC-10#MAC-11|RPB Industries MAC-11]] and [[MAC-10#MAC-11|Ingram MAC-11]] in episode "The Conspirators" (S07E05)).
+Joe Devlin ([[Clive Revill]]) and Vincent Pauley ([[Albert Paulsen]]) are seen with a [[MAC-10#MAC-11|RPB Industries MAC-11]] and [[MAC-10#MAC-11|Ingram MAC-11]] in "The Conspirators" (S07E05)).
 [[Image:Mac m11 9k.jpg|thumb|none|350px|RPB Industries MAC-11 - .380 ACP]]
-[[File:ColumboS07E05 06.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vincent Pauley ([[Albert Paulsen]]) pulls from his briefcase a [[MAC-10#MAC-11|RPB Industries MAC-11]].]]
+[[File:ColumboS07E05 06.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vincent Pauley ([[Albert Paulsen]]) pulls a [[MAC-10#MAC-11|RPB Industries MAC-11]] from his briefcase.]]
 [[File:ColumboS07E05 07.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up.]]
 [[File:ColumboS07E05 08.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Joe Devlin ([[Clive Revill]]) holds this weapon in his hand.]]
 ==Ingram MAC-11==
-Vincent Pauley ([[Albert Paulsen]]) handed a [[MAC-10#MAC-11|Ingram MAC-11]] to Joe Devlin ([[Clive Revill]]).
+Vincent Pauley ([[Albert Paulsen]]) hands a [[MAC-10#MAC-11|Ingram MAC-11]] to Joe Devlin ([[Clive Revill]]).
 [[Image:Ingram MAC-11 stock ext.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MAC-11 with stock extended - .380 ACP.]]
-[[File:ColumboS07E05 04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Joe Devlin aims an [[MAC-10#MAC-11|Ingram MAC-11]].]]
+[[File:ColumboS07E05 04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Joe Devlin aims a [[MAC-10#MAC-11|Ingram MAC-11]].]]
 [[File:ColumboS07E05 05.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up.]]
 == MP40 ==
-Among submachine guns of Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister ([[Eddie Albert]]) in episode "Dead Weight" (S01E03) is seen the German [[MP40]].
+Among the submachine guns of Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister ([[Eddie Albert]]) in "Dead Weight" (S01E03) is a German [[MP40]].
 [[Image:MP40Side.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
 [[File:ColumboS01E03 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[MP40]] is seen the first from right.]]
 == PPD-40 ==
-The rare [[PPD-40]] submachine gun appears in arms collect of Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister ([[Eddie Albert]]) in episode "Dead Weight" (S01E03).
+Two rare [[PPD-40]] submachine guns appear in the arms collect of Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister ([[Eddie Albert]]) in the episode "Dead Weight" (S01E03). One of them is visible with a box magazine; this is doubly interesting since the real SMG was never issued with one. This is a seemingly modern makeover, with a new magazine (possibly from the [[MP40]]) loaded via an added adapter.
 [[Image:PPD40.jpg|none|thumb|none|450px|PPD-40 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
-[[File:ColumboS01E03 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[PPD-40]] is first from left (with drum magazine) and 2nd from right (with stick magazine).]]
+[[File:ColumboS01E03 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The [[PPD-40]] is first from left (with drum magazine) and second from right (with stick magazine).]]
-[[File:ColumboS01E03 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister ([[Eddie Albert]]) pick up a SMG with drum magazine.]]
+[[File:ColumboS01E03 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister ([[Eddie Albert]]) picks up an SMG with a drum magazine.]]
-[[File:ColumboS01E03 03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister holds [[PPD-40]] with stick magazine.]]
+[[File:ColumboS01E03 03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister holds a [[PPD-40]] with a stick magazine.]]
-[[File:ColumboS01E03 0P.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) also took into his hand both type of submachine guns.]]
+[[File:ColumboS01E03 0P.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) also takes into his hands both submachine guns.]]
 ==Uzi==
-Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) shows a full-size [[Uzi]] in the briefcase of Vincent Pauley ([[Albert Paulsen]]) in episode "The Conspirators" (S07E05)).
+Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) finds a full-size [[Uzi]] in the briefcase of Vincent Pauley ([[Albert Paulsen]]) in "The Conspirators" (S07E05)).
 [[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|400px|IMI Uzi - 9x19mm]]
 [[File:ColumboS07E05 0S.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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 =Rifles=
 ==AKS-47==
-Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister ([[Eddie Albert]]) in episode "Dead Weight" (S01E03) owned [[AKS-47]] assault rifle. In episode "Columbo Cries Wolf" (S09E02) is seen this assault rifle fitted with option sight in a showcase with arms belonging to Sean Brantley (Ian Buchanan).
+Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister ([[Eddie Albert]]) owns an [[AKS-47]] assault rifle in "Dead Weight" (S01E03). In "Columbo Cries Wolf" (S09E02), this assault rifle fitted with an optic is seen in a showcase belonging to Sean Brantley (Ian Buchanan).
 [[Image:Aks47e.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type I AKS-47 - 7.62x39mm]]
-[[File:ColumboS01E03 09.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister ([[Eddie Albert]]) handed the [[AKS-47]] to Lt. Columbo.]]
+[[File:ColumboS01E03 09.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister ([[Eddie Albert]]) hands the [[AKS-47]] to Lt. Columbo.]]
-[[File:ColumboS01E03 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) takes the weapon and look it.]]
+[[File:ColumboS01E03 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Columbo ([[Peter Falk]]) takes the weapon and examines it.]]
 [[File:ColumboS09E02 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[AKS-47]] is seen at the top right in a showcase.]]
 == M1 Garand ==
-Guard of gate of Suarian embassy Hakim ([[Nate Esformes]]) is armed with a [[M1 Garand]] rifle in episode "A Case of Immunity" (S05E02).
+Hakim ([[Nate Esformes]]), a gate guard at the Suarian Embassy, is armed with a [[M1 Garand]] rifle in the episode "A Case of Immunity" (S05E02).
 [[Image:M1_Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]
-[[File:ColumboS05E02 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hakim fired his [[M1 Garand]].]]
+[[File:ColumboS05E02 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hakim fires his [[M1 Garand]].]]
 [[File:ColumboS05E02 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up of the barrel.]]
 =Shotguns=
 ==Ithaca 37==
-LAPD officers are seen armed with the [[Ithaca 37]] shotgun in episode "No Time to Die" (S11E02).
+LAPD officers are seen armed with the [[Ithaca 37]] shotgun in the episode "No Time to Die" (S11E02).
 [[Image:IthacaModel37.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Ithaca 37 - 12 Gauge]]
 [[File:ColumboS11E02 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|LAPD officers are seen armed with the [[Ithaca 37]] shotgun in "No Time to Die" (S11E02).]]
 ==Over/Under Sporting Shotgun==
-Fielding Chase ([[William Shatner]]) in episode "Butterfly in Shades of Grey" (S12E02) carries in his car a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|O/U double barreled shotgun]].
+Fielding Chase ([[William Shatner]]) in "Butterfly in Shades of Grey" (S12E02) carries a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|O/U double barreled shotgun]] in his car.
 [[Image:Browning 0-U.jpg‎|thumb|none|450px|Browning 5,25 O / U - 12 gauge.]]
 [[Image:ColumboS12E02 02.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|]]

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Pistols

Beretta Jetfire

Beretta M418

Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless

Colt M1911A1

High Standard Supermatic Citation

Luger P08

Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"

Smith & Wesson 39

Walther PP

Walther PPK

Browning Medalist

Revolvers

Colt Detective Special

Colt Model 1873 Single Action Army

Colt Trooper

Smith & Wesson Model 15

Smith & Wesson Model 17

Smith & Wesson Model 19

Smith & Wesson Model 29

Smith & Wesson Model 36

Smith & Wesson Model 60

Submachine Guns

Hovea M1949

RPB Industries MAC-11

Ingram MAC-11

MP40

PPD-40

Uzi

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M1 Garand

Shotguns

Ithaca 37

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