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'''''M*A*S*H''''' (or simply spelled as MASH) was the television adaptation of the [[M*A*S*H (1970)|1970 film of the same name]]. As in the film, the series followed the antics of the medical personnel assigned to the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. Though set | '''''M*A*S*H''''' (or simply spelled as MASH) was the television adaptation of the [[M*A*S*H (1970)|1970 film of the same name]]. As in the film, the series followed the antics of the medical personnel assigned to the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean conflict in the 1950s. Though set during the Korean War, several of the episodes were meant as an allegory to the then ongoing war in Vietnam. The series aired on CBS for 11 seasons from 1972 to 1983 and its finale was one of the most viewed television programs in US television history. The series would also inspire two television spinoffs, ''Trapper John, M.D.'' and ''AfterM*A*S*H'', although legally, ''Trapper John, M.D'' is considered a spinoff of only the film. | ||
'''The following weapons were used in the series ''M*A*S*H'':''' | '''The following weapons were used in the series ''M*A*S*H'':''' | ||
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==Star Model B== | ==Star Model B== | ||
For the majority of the series, the [[Star Model B]] was used as a substitute for the M1911A1 that would be standard issue, since blank .45 ammo was more rare than 9mm at the time. It is used by many characters throughout the series, notably MAJ Frank Burns ([[Larry Linville]]) and | For the majority of the series, the [[Star Model B]] was used as a substitute for the M1911A1 that would be standard issue, since blank .45 ammo was more rare than 9mm at the time. It is used by many characters throughout the series, notably MAJ Frank Burns ([[Larry Linville]]) and [[Harry Morgan]] as both MG Bartford Hamilton Steele and as COL Sherman Potter. CPT Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce ([[Alan Alda]]) disdains guns, though he uses one in Episode 5.10 "Hawkeye, Get Your Gun" to scare Chinese forces. Burns has a Star Model B with pearl handles. As the comic foil, he frequently breaks every rule of gun safety in spades, despite being "regular Army". | ||
[[Image:StarPistolB.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Star Model B - 9mm]] | |||
Burns has a Star Model B with pearl handles. As the comic foil, he frequently breaks every rule of gun safety in spades, despite being "regular Army. | [[Image:MASHtv-star1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Burns "cleaning" his sidearm unstripped with his finger on the trigger, safety off, and a (potentially) loaded magazine, though the slide does appear to be locked back.]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-star1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Burns "cleaning" his sidearm unstripped with his finger on the trigger, safety off, and a (potentially) loaded magazine.]] | [[Image:MASHtv-star2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Burns with Houlihan as he aims to plink some tin cans--with eyes closed--in Ep. 2.10 "The Sniper".]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-star2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Burns with Houlihan as he aims to plink some tin cans--with eyes closed--in Ep. 2.10 "The Sniper. | [[Image:Mash-210-starb.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Burns almost shot someone in the mess tent in Ep. 2.10 "The Sniper".]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-210-starb.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Burns almost shot someone in the mess tent in Ep. 2.10 "The Sniper. | |||
[[Image:MASHtv-star6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major General Steele ([[Harry Morgan]]) draws his Star Model B as Major General Steele in 3.01 "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan would later be better known in the series for his role as Col. Sherman T. Potter. ]] | [[Image:MASHtv-star6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major General Steele ([[Harry Morgan]]) draws his Star Model B as Major General Steele in 3.01 "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan would later be better known in the series for his role as Col. Sherman T. Potter. ]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-303-star.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Frank Burns ([[Larry Linville]]) takes the O.D. gun in Ep. 3.03 "Officer of the Day".]] | [[Image:Mash-303-star.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Frank Burns ([[Larry Linville]]) takes the O.D. gun in Ep. 3.03 "Officer of the Day".]] | ||
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[[Image:Mash-323-pistol.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Frank Burns is about to point his service pistol carelessly at the poker players in Ep. 3.20 "Love And Marriage".]] | [[Image:Mash-323-pistol.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Frank Burns is about to point his service pistol carelessly at the poker players in Ep. 3.20 "Love And Marriage".]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-405-starb.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Col. Potter committing coup de grâce with his side arm in Ep. 4.05 "Hey Doc".]] | [[Image:Mash-405-starb.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Col. Potter committing coup de grâce with his side arm in Ep. 4.05 "Hey Doc".]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-star7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Burns tries to lower the hammer on his pistol in 5.06 "The Abduction of | [[Image:MASHtv-star7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Burns tries to lower the hammer on his pistol in 5.06 "The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan." Interestingly, the gun is not loaded in this instance (from the slide locking back with the magazine inserted), so this actually shouldn't be necessary. However, the gun still fires and grazes Dr. BJ Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell) offscreen.]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-star3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Col. Sherman T. Potter ([[Harry Morgan]]) fires his Star Model B in Episode 5.10 "Hawkeye, Get Your Gun".]] | [[Image:MASHtv-star3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Col. Sherman T. Potter ([[Harry Morgan]]) fires his Star Model B in Episode 5.10 "Hawkeye, Get Your Gun".]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-star4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hawkeye refusing to fire his weapon in Episode 5.10 "Hawkeye, Get Your Gun". The lack of a grip safety indicates it is a Star Model B.]] | [[Image:MASHtv-star4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hawkeye refusing to fire his weapon in Episode 5.10 "Hawkeye, Get Your Gun". The external extractor and lack of a grip safety indicates it is a Star Model B.]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-star5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"Oh, thank you." Potter cocks Hawkeye's Star Model B before firing.]] | [[Image:MASHtv-star5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"Oh, thank you." Potter cocks Hawkeye's Star Model B before firing.]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-713-star1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A black marketeer threatens Winchester with his pistol in Ep. 7.13 "Out of Gas".]] | [[Image:Mash-713-star1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A black marketeer threatens Winchester with his pistol in Ep. 7.13 "Out of Gas".]] | ||
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==M1911 Variant== | ==M1911 Variant== | ||
LTG "Iron Guts" Kelly ([[James Gregory]]) carries two nickel plated M1911 with pearl grips as his sidearms in Ep. 3.04 "Iron Guts Kelly". | LTG "Iron Guts" Kelly ([[James Gregory]]) carries two nickel plated M1911 with pearl grips as his sidearms in Ep. 3.04 "Iron Guts Kelly". This is most likely a reference to [[Patton#Single_Action_Army|General Patton]]'s [[Single Action Army]] and [[Smith & Wesson Model 27|Smith & Wesson Registered Magnum]], both of which were nickel-plated and, in this case, ivory gripped. On a side note, Patton himself reputedly hated pearl grips and even corrected reporters when asked about his "pearl-handled revolvers". | ||
[[Image:NickelM1911.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:NickelM1911.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Rock Island Armory M1911A1 Pistol that was bright nickel-plated by the owner (with Pearl grips) - .45 ACP.]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-304-m1911a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|LTG "Iron Guts" Kelly ([[James Gregory]]) carries two nickel plated M1911 with pearl grips as his sidearms in Ep. 3.04 "Iron Guts Kelly".]] | [[Image:Mash-304-m1911a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|LTG "Iron Guts" Kelly ([[James Gregory]]) carries two nickel plated M1911 with pearl grips as his sidearms in Ep. 3.04 "Iron Guts Kelly".]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-304-m1911.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pearl grips are visible as the General is carried by Hawkeye and Trapper John in Ep. 3.04 "Iron Guts Kelly".]] | [[Image:Mash-304-m1911.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pearl grips are visible as the General is carried by Hawkeye and Trapper John in Ep. 3.04 "Iron Guts Kelly".]] | ||
==Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket== | ==Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket== | ||
In Episode 3.2 "Rainbow Bridge" Houlihan gives Burns a [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket]] with pearl grips for a concealed weapon before going to a wounded pickup in Chinese territory, in spite of the Chinese saying they were not even to have sidearms. Fortunately the Chinese are so amused by the diminutive size they laugh it off. | In Episode 3.2 "Rainbow Bridge" Houlihan ([[Loretta Swit]]) gives Burns a [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket]] with pearl grips for a concealed weapon before going to a wounded pickup in Chinese territory, in spite of the Chinese saying they were not even to have sidearms. Fortunately the Chinese are so amused by the diminutive size they laugh it off. | ||
[[Image:Colt1908VestPocketNickel.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:Colt1908VestPocketNickel.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Colt M1908 Vest Pocket - .25 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-colt1908ls.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major Houlihan gives Burns her pocket pistol with pearl grips.]] | |||
[[Image:MASHtv-colt1908vp.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"It comes in a box of crackerjacks." Burns displays the M1908 VP.]] | [[Image:MASHtv-colt1908vp.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"It comes in a box of crackerjacks." Burns displays the M1908 VP.]] | ||
==Colt Single Action Army== | ==Colt Single Action Army== | ||
In Episode 1.08 "Cowboy," a chopper pilot | In Episode 1.08 "Cowboy," John 'Cowboy' Hodges ([[Billy Green Bush]]), a chopper pilot, carries two revolvers which appear to be [[Colt Single Action Army]] revolvers with pearl grips as his sidearms. | ||
[[Image:ColtSingleActionArmy.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:ColtSingleActionArmy.jpg|thumb|325px|none|ColtSingleActionArmy.jpg]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-108-cowboy1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cowboy | [[Image:Mash-108-cowboy1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In Episode 1.08 "Cowboy," a wounded John 'Cowboy' Hodges ([[Billy Green Bush]]) passes out after getting out of his chopper. Note the beautiful western style holsters.]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-108-cowboy2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cowboy plays with his revolver.]] | [[Image:Mash-108-cowboy2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cowboy plays with his revolver.]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-108-cowboy3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cowboy | [[Image:Mash-108-cowboy3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|John 'Cowboy' Hodges ([[Billy Green Bush]]) draws his revolver.]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-108-cowboy4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cowboy speaks to Hawkeye und Trapper John over the radio. Note the beautiful western style holster.]] | [[Image:Mash-108-cowboy4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cowboy speaks to Hawkeye und Trapper John over the radio. Note the beautiful western style holster.]] | ||
==Colt New Service== | ==Colt New Service== | ||
In Episode 4.13 "The Gun | In Episode 4.13 "The Gun" a wounded Colonel arrives at the 4077th with a revolver described as a chromed Colt .45, shiny barrel with bone grips, made in 1884. The year suggests that pistol is supposed to be a Colt Single Action Army, though the actual revolver is an anachronistic [[Colt New Service]] model, which wasn't introduced until 1898, 14 years later. | ||
Frank shoots himself in the foot with it, which means that not only did he assume it was unloaded, but that Radar stored it loaded. | Frank shoots himself in the foot with it, which means that not only did he assume it was unloaded, but that Radar stored it loaded. | ||
[[Image:ColtNewService1917.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:ColtNewService1917.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Colt New Service - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-coltns1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Shot of the Colt New Service in the storage locker.]] | [[Image:MASHtv-coltns1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Shot of the Colt New Service in the storage locker.]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-coltns2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major Margaret Houlihan ([[Loretta Swit]]) admiring the revolver. She reads the year inscribed as 1884, remarking her father had one like it.]] | [[Image:MASHtv-coltns2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major Margaret Houlihan ([[Loretta Swit]]) admiring the revolver. She reads the year inscribed as 1884, remarking her father had one like it.]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson Model 19/66== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 19/66== | ||
COL Potter uses a Smith & Wesson snubnose as a starter revolver in Episode 6.10 "The M.A.S.H. Olympics." They alternate between the blued [[Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose|Model 19]] and the stainless [[Smith & Wesson Model 66|Model 66]]. | COL Potter uses a Smith & Wesson snubnose as a starter revolver in Episode 6.10 "The M.A.S.H. Olympics." They alternate between the blued [[Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose|Model 19]] and the stainless [[Smith & Wesson Model 66|Model 66]]. This is anachronistic as the Combat Masterpiece, later renamed Model 19, was introduced in 1956, the snub nose version was introduced in 1967, and the Model 66 was introduced in 1971. | ||
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==M1928A1 Thompson== | ==M1928A1 Thompson== | ||
The [[Thompson#M1928.2FM1928A1_Thompson|M1928 Thompson]] is occasionally carried by some soldiers, as a stand-in for the M1. | The [[Thompson#M1928.2FM1928A1_Thompson|M1928 Thompson]] is occasionally carried by some soldiers, as a stand-in for the M1. | ||
[[Image:M1928-A1_T.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:M1928-A1_T.jpg|thumb|400px|none|M1928A1 Thompson - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-thompson1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A gunner uses an M1928 in Episode 2.10 "The Sniper".]] | [[Image:MASHtv-thompson1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A gunner uses an M1928 in Episode 2.10 "The Sniper".]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-509-thompson.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Korean | [[Image:Mash-509-thompson.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The South Korean MP ([[Larry Hama]]) has a M1928 in Episode 5.09 "The Korean Surgeon".]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-thompson2.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[Image:MASHtv-thompson2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An NCO holding a M1928A1 Thompson with 20-round magazine on patrol in Ep. 5.10 "Hawkeye Get Your Gun." Note the top-mounted bolt actuator.]] | ||
==PPSh-41== | ==PPSh-41== | ||
Chinese soldiers in Episode 3.2 "Rainbow Bridge" are armed with Soviet [[ | Chinese soldiers in Episode 3.2 "Rainbow Bridge" are armed with Soviet [[PPSh-41]] SMGs during the wounded pickup. If they were Chinese-made Type 50s, they would use stick magazines instead of drums, though North Korea did make licensed PPSh copies as Type 49s that only accepted drum magazines. | ||
[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Soviet PPSh-41, 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-ppsh1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Chinese soldiers with the PPSh-41]] | [[Image:MASHtv-ppsh1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Chinese soldiers with the PPSh-41]] | ||
==MP40== | ==MP40== | ||
A Korean soldier ([[Soon-Tek Oh]]) surrenders in Episode 4.06 "The Bus" with an [[MP40]], which MAJ Burns uses while guarding him. | A Korean soldier ([[Soon-Tek Oh]]) surrenders in Episode 4.06 "The Bus" with an [[MP40]], which MAJ Burns uses while guarding him. | ||
[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|400px|none|MP40, 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-mp40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"Didn't I see your picture in the post office?" (Burns with the MP40).]] | [[Image:MASHtv-mp40.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"Didn't I see your picture in the post office?" (Burns with the MP40).]] | ||
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==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
Several US Army and UN soldiers are seen with [[M1 Carbine|M1 Carbines]]. CPL Maxwell Klinger ([[Jamie Farr]]) is seen with an M1 Carbine during patrol in a couple instances. During some Seasons Klinger carries only the M1 Carbine while in other seasons he carries either the M1 Carbine or the M1 Garand. | Several US Army and UN soldiers are seen with [[M1 Carbine|M1 Carbines]]. CPL Maxwell Klinger ([[Jamie Farr]]) is seen with an M1 Carbine during patrol in a couple instances. During some Seasons Klinger carries only the M1 Carbine while in other seasons he carries either the M1 Carbine or the M1 Garand. | ||
[[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Korean-era M1 Carbine - .30]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-M1car1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|1LT Smith ([[William Watson]]) uses his M1 Carbine to demand treatment for his Sergeant in 3.12 "A Full Rich Day."]] | [[Image:MASHtv-M1car1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|1LT Smith ([[William Watson]]) uses his M1 Carbine to demand treatment for his Sergeant in 3.12 "A Full Rich Day."]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-M1car2.jpg|thumb|none|500px| Radar implies this is an M2 carbine "...that's one of those new rifles, shoots 30 corporals a second." His rifle has the appropriate 30-round magazine though it lacks a selector switch, making this an M1 Carbine.]] | [[Image:MASHtv-M1car2.jpg|thumb|none|500px| Radar implies this is an M2 carbine "...that's one of those new rifles, shoots 30 corporals a second." His rifle has the appropriate 30-round magazine though it lacks a selector switch, making this an M1 Carbine.]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-4.01-m1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Korean soldier at the | [[Image:Mash-4.01-m1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Korean soldier at the roadblock has an M1 Carbine in 4.01 "Welcome To Korea".]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-M1car3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Klinger with the M1 in Ep. 4.16 "Dear Ma".]] | [[Image:MASHtv-M1car3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Klinger with the M1 in Ep. 4.16 "Dear Ma". It appears to be WWII-spec, with a fixed rear sight and no bayonet lug.]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-417-m1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Klinger with the M1 in Ep. 4.17 "Der Tag".]] | [[Image:Mash-417-m1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Klinger with the M1 in Ep. 4.17 "Der Tag".]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-M1car4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Burns with his M1 in Ep. 5.02 "Margaret's Engagement".]] | [[Image:MASHtv-M1car4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Burns with his M1 in Ep. 5.02 "Margaret's Engagement".]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-M1car5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Burns hands his M1 to Radar ([[Gary Burghoff]]) in Ep. 5.02 "Margaret's Engagement".]] | [[Image:MASHtv-M1car5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Burns hands his M1 to Radar ([[Gary Burghoff]]) in Ep. 5.02 "Margaret's Engagement".]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-505-m1a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Tony Baker ([[Gregory Harrison]]) has a M1 in Ep. 5.05 "The Nurses".]] | [[Image:Mash-505-m1a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Tony Baker ([[Gregory Harrison]]) has a M1 in Ep. 5.05 "The Nurses".]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-506-m1b.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[Image:Mash-506-m1b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Army medic Private Goldman ([[Roy Goldman]]) has a M1 in Ep. 5.06 "The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan", when he relieves Klinger from guard duty.]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-624-m1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Corporal 'Boots' Miller ([[Hamilton Camp]]) shooting at imaginary enemy gliders with his M1 in Ep. 6.24 "Major Topper".]] | [[Image:Mash-624-m1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Corporal 'Boots' Miller ([[Hamilton Camp]]) shooting at imaginary enemy gliders with his M1 in Ep. 6.24 "Major Topper".]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-624-m1b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ep. 6.24 "Major Topper" is one of the few episodes were guns were actually fired.]] | [[Image:Mash-624-m1b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ep. 6.24 "Major Topper" is one of the few episodes were guns were actually fired.]] | ||
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==M1 Garand== | ==M1 Garand== | ||
The [[M1 Garand]] also appears as a regular service rifle, used by the Camp's enlisted men on guard duty (notably CPL Maxwell Klinger ([[Jamie Farr]]) before he becomes the company clerk), US soldiers and other UN allies. | The [[M1 Garand]] also appears as a regular service rifle, used by the Camp's enlisted men on guard duty (notably CPL Maxwell Klinger ([[Jamie Farr]]) before he becomes the company clerk), US soldiers and other UN allies. | ||
[[Image:M1_Garand.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:M1_Garand.jpg|thumb|450px|none|M1 Garand - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:Mash s01e04 klinger.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Klinger on guard duty in S01E04 "Chief Surgeon Who?".]] | [[Image:Mash s01e04 klinger.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Klinger on guard duty in S01E04 "Chief Surgeon Who?".]] | ||
[[Image:Mash s01e04 klinger2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Klinger on guard duty in S01E04 "Chief Surgeon Who?".]] | [[Image:Mash s01e04 klinger2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Klinger on guard duty in S01E04 "Chief Surgeon Who?".]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-112-front1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The | [[Image:Mash-112-front1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The US soldiers at the front using M1 Garands in S01E12 "Dear Dad".]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-112-front2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The | [[Image:Mash-112-front2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The US soldiers at the front using M1 Garands in S01E12 "Dear Dad". Note the muzzle flash, next to the helmet.]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-119-garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Klinger on guard duty with an M1 Garand in S01E19 "The Longjohn Flap".]] | [[Image:Mash-119-garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Klinger on guard duty with an M1 Garand in S01E19 "The Longjohn Flap".]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-Garand1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A South Korean soldier shouldering an M1 Garand in S02E02 "5 O'Clock Charlie".]] | [[Image:MASHtv-Garand1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A South Korean soldier shouldering an M1 Garand in S02E02 "5 O'Clock Charlie".]] | ||
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[[Image:Mash-303-garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|During the inspection in S03E03 "Officer of the Day".]] | [[Image:Mash-303-garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|During the inspection in S03E03 "Officer of the Day".]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-303-klinger-garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Klinger is among the soldiers and carries an M1 Garand as well.]] | [[Image:Mash-303-klinger-garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Klinger is among the soldiers and carries an M1 Garand as well.]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-303-garand-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[Image:Mash-303-garand-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Army Medics / Privates Goldman ([[Roy Goldman]]) and Troy ([[Dennis Troy]]) in S3E03 "Officer of the Day" carry M1 Garands.]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-311-m1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Klinger on guard duty in S3E11 "Adam's Ribs".]] | [[Image:Mash-311-m1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Klinger on guard duty in S3E11 "Adam's Ribs".]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-318-garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The MPs carry M1 Garands trough out the episode in S3E18 "House Arrest".]] | [[Image:Mash-318-garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The MPs carry M1 Garands trough out the episode in S3E18 "House Arrest".]] | ||
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==Valmet M71== | ==Valmet M71== | ||
In Episodes 6.12-13 "Comrades in Arms," Korean patrols appear to be carrying [[Valmet_Assault_Rifle_Series#Valmet_M71|Valmet M71 Sporter]] riles with synthetic furniture and the muzzle brake removed, to represent AK-47s. While this is likely a reference to the Vietnam War, any AK-47 variant used in the Korean War is an anachronism, since even the Soviet Union and China did not issue AK-type rifles until years after the Armistice was signed in 1953. | In Episodes 6.12-13 "Comrades in Arms," North Korean patrols appear to be carrying [[Valmet_Assault_Rifle_Series#Valmet_M71|Valmet M71 Sporter]] riles with synthetic furniture and the muzzle brake removed, to represent AK-47s. While this is likely a reference to the Vietnam War, any AK-47 variant used in the Korean War is an anachronism, since even the Soviet Union and China did not issue AK-type rifles until years after the Armistice was signed in 1953. | ||
[[Image:Valmet71spor.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:Valmet71spor.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Valmet M71 - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-AK1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Korean patrol with unloaded M71s while finding a jeep.]] | [[Image:MASHtv-AK1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|North Korean patrol with unloaded M71s while finding a jeep in Ep. 6.12 "Comrades in Arms (1)".]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-AK2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Korean soldier with the Valmet doing a search in Ep. 6. | [[Image:MASHtv-AK2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|North Korean soldier with the Valmet doing a search in Ep. 6.13 "Comrades in Arms (2)".]] | ||
==Mosin Nagant M91/30== | ==Mosin Nagant M91/30== | ||
Radar tells his Mum that an North Korean soldier was steeling food in the mess tent in Ep. 4.16 "Dear Ma". A surrendering North Korean soldier ([[Soon-Tek Oh]]), who is nicknamed "Ralph" by Hawkeye, as well as a North Korean patrol they encounter appear to be using [[Mosin_Nagant_Rifle|Mosin Nagant M91]] rifles in Episode 8.10 "The Yalu Brick Road." | Radar tells his Mum that an North Korean soldier was steeling food in the mess tent in Ep. 4.16 "Dear Ma". A surrendering North Korean soldier ([[Soon-Tek Oh]]), who is nicknamed "Ralph" by Hawkeye, as well as a North Korean patrol they encounter appear to be using [[Mosin_Nagant_Rifle|Mosin Nagant M91]] rifles in Episode 8.10 "The Yalu Brick Road." | ||
[[Image:M9130.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:M9130.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Mosin Nagant M1891, 7.62x54mmR]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-416.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The North Korean | [[Image:Mash-416.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The North Korean soldier in the mess tent in Ep. 4.16 "Dear Ma".]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-mosinn1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|North Korean patrol aiming their Mosin Nagant rifles in Ep. 8.10 "The Yalu Brick Road".]] | [[Image:MASHtv-mosinn1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|North Korean patrol aiming their Mosin Nagant rifles in Ep. 8.10 "The Yalu Brick Road".]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-mosinn2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"Ralph" ([[Soon-Tek Oh]]) with his M1891.]] | [[Image:MASHtv-mosinn2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"Ralph" ([[Soon-Tek Oh]]) with his M1891.]] | ||
==Chinese SKS Type 56== | ==Chinese SKS Type 56== | ||
On his way to R&R, Hawkeye is shot at by a North Korean soldier ([[Mako]]) who holds him at gunpoint with his Chinese [[SKS]] Type 56 rifle, forcing him to treat his wounded comrade S09E01 "The Best of Enemies" | On his way to R&R, Hawkeye is shot at by a North Korean soldier ([[Mako]]) who holds him at gunpoint with his Chinese [[SKS]] Type 56 rifle, forcing him to treat his wounded comrade S09E01 "The Best of Enemies". The bayonet has been removed from its mount; the soldier uses it to dig a hole. | ||
[[Image:ChineseType56Carbine.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Chinese Type 56 Carbine aka the Chinese SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm]] | |||
[[Image:ChineseType56Carbine.jpg|thumb| | |||
[[Image:MashTV-SKS_S09E01_North_Korean_capturing_Hawkeye_w_SKS.jpg|thumb|500px|none|North Korean capturing Hawkeye with SKS]] | [[Image:MashTV-SKS_S09E01_North_Korean_capturing_Hawkeye_w_SKS.jpg|thumb|500px|none|North Korean capturing Hawkeye with SKS]] | ||
[[Image:MashTV-SKS_S09E01_North_Korean_letting_Hawkeye_go_w_SKS.jpg|thumb|500px|none|North Korean letting Hawkeye go with SKS]] | [[Image:MashTV-SKS_S09E01_North_Korean_letting_Hawkeye_go_w_SKS.jpg|thumb|500px|none|North Korean letting Hawkeye go with SKS]] | ||
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=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==Browning M1919A4== | ==Browning M1919A4== | ||
[[File:M1919A4 pintle.jpg||thumb|none| | A Sherman tank in "Hey Doc" (S4E05) has a [[Browning_M1919#Browning_M1919A4|Browning M1919A4]] mounted in a bow pintle mount. A jeep seen in "Bug Out" (S5E01) has one mounted in a pedestal mount. | ||
[[File:M1919A4 pintle.jpg||thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919A4 on an M31C pedestal mount - .30-06 Springfield]] | |||
[[File:Mash-405-m1919.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In Ep. 4.05 "Hey Doc", the 4077th borrows a Sherman Tank. It has one pintle-mounted M1919A4.]] | [[File:Mash-405-m1919.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In Ep. 4.05 "Hey Doc", the 4077th borrows a Sherman Tank. It has one pintle-mounted M1919A4.]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:MASH Jeep M1919 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Browning M1919A4 is mounted on a US Army jeep during the retreat in Episode 5.01, "Bug Out".]] | ||
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[[File: | ==Browning M2HB== | ||
The Sherman tank in "Hey Doc" (S4E05) has a [[Browning M2HB]] mounted on the turret. | |||
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Browning M2HB in vehicle mounting - .50 BMG]] | |||
[[File:Mash-405-m1919a4b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Sherman tank in Ep. 4.05 "Hey Doc" has a M2HB mounted on the turret.]] | |||
[[File:Mash-405-m1919a4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The spade grips on the M2.]] | |||
=Shotguns= | =Shotguns= | ||
==Double-Barreled Shotgun== | ==Double-Barreled Shotgun== | ||
MAJ Charles Emerson Winchester III ([[David Ogden Stiers]]) managed to get his shotgun sent from home for fowl hunting in Episode 8.12 "Dear Uncle Abdul." It's a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|hammerless break action side-by-side shotgun.]] As a nod to his character namesake (and affluence), it is possibly a Winchester Model 21 or 24 though the receiver is never clearly seen. MAJ Margaret Houlihan ([[Loretta Swit]]) borrows it during the episode. | MAJ Charles Emerson Winchester III ([[David Ogden Stiers]]) managed to get his shotgun sent from home for fowl hunting in Episode 8.12 "Dear Uncle Abdul." It's a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|hammerless break action side-by-side shotgun.]] As a nod to his character namesake (and affluence), it is possibly a Winchester Model 21 or 24 though the receiver is never clearly seen. MAJ Margaret Houlihan ([[Loretta Swit]]) borrows it during the episode. | ||
[[File:WinchesterModel24Double.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 24 Side by Side - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:MASHtv-shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MAJ Charles Emerson Winchester III ([[David Ogden Stiers]]) aiming shotgun in Episode 8.12 "Dear Uncle Abdul".]] | [[Image:MASHtv-shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MAJ Charles Emerson Winchester III ([[David Ogden Stiers]]) aiming shotgun in Episode 8.12 "Dear Uncle Abdul".]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-shotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|500px| MAJ Margaret Houlihan ([[Loretta Swit]]) hands the shotgun back to Winchester after she claims that her footlocker | [[Image:MASHtv-shotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|500px| MAJ Margaret Houlihan ([[Loretta Swit]]) hands the shotgun back to Winchester after she claims that her footlocker saved her from a sniper in Episode 8.12 "Dear Uncle Abdul".]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
==Mk 2 hand grenade== | ==Mk 2 hand grenade== | ||
[[Mk 2 hand grenade|Mk 2 pineapple grenades]] are occasionally seen on passing GIs. Klinger threatens Father Mulcahy after | [[Mk 2 hand grenade|Mk 2 pineapple grenades]] are occasionally seen on passing GIs. Klinger threatens Father Mulcahy after a dispute with Frank Burns in Ep. 1.12 "Dear Dad". SSG Rizzo ([[G.W. Bailey]]) borrows a dummy grenade from PVT Igor to play pranks in Episode 11.15 "As Time Goes By." As another nod to the Vietnam War, these grenades are often painted black. Mk II grenades during the actual Korean War would be olive drab in color. | ||
[[File:MK2_grenade_DoD.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]] | [[File:MK2_grenade_DoD.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]] | ||
[[Image:Mash-112-grenade.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Klinger threathens Father Mulcahy with the Mk II in Ep. 1.12 "Dear Dad".]] | [[Image:Mash-112-grenade.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Klinger threathens Father Mulcahy with the Mk II in Ep. 1.12 "Dear Dad".]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:32, 25 December 2023
M*A*S*H (or simply spelled as MASH) was the television adaptation of the 1970 film of the same name. As in the film, the series followed the antics of the medical personnel assigned to the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean conflict in the 1950s. Though set during the Korean War, several of the episodes were meant as an allegory to the then ongoing war in Vietnam. The series aired on CBS for 11 seasons from 1972 to 1983 and its finale was one of the most viewed television programs in US television history. The series would also inspire two television spinoffs, Trapper John, M.D. and AfterM*A*S*H, although legally, Trapper John, M.D is considered a spinoff of only the film.
The following weapons were used in the series M*A*S*H:
Handguns
Star Model B
For the majority of the series, the Star Model B was used as a substitute for the M1911A1 that would be standard issue, since blank .45 ammo was more rare than 9mm at the time. It is used by many characters throughout the series, notably MAJ Frank Burns (Larry Linville) and Harry Morgan as both MG Bartford Hamilton Steele and as COL Sherman Potter. CPT Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce (Alan Alda) disdains guns, though he uses one in Episode 5.10 "Hawkeye, Get Your Gun" to scare Chinese forces. Burns has a Star Model B with pearl handles. As the comic foil, he frequently breaks every rule of gun safety in spades, despite being "regular Army".
Colt Commander
The Colt Commander is seen used by characters throughout the series, probably as a substitute for the regular Colt M1911 as the Colt Commander was not a common pistol seen during the Korean War. In the Episode 1.16 "The Ringbanger" Henry uses his service pistol. In the Episode 2.13 "Deal Me Out" Captain Halloran (Edward Winter) draws his service pistol because of gunfire in the camp (Winter would later become better known in the series as COL Flagg; a popular theory is it was Flagg using an alias). In the same episode, PVT Carter (John Ritter) threatens Frank in the shower.
M1911 Variant
LTG "Iron Guts" Kelly (James Gregory) carries two nickel plated M1911 with pearl grips as his sidearms in Ep. 3.04 "Iron Guts Kelly". This is most likely a reference to General Patton's Single Action Army and Smith & Wesson Registered Magnum, both of which were nickel-plated and, in this case, ivory gripped. On a side note, Patton himself reputedly hated pearl grips and even corrected reporters when asked about his "pearl-handled revolvers".
Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket
In Episode 3.2 "Rainbow Bridge" Houlihan (Loretta Swit) gives Burns a Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket with pearl grips for a concealed weapon before going to a wounded pickup in Chinese territory, in spite of the Chinese saying they were not even to have sidearms. Fortunately the Chinese are so amused by the diminutive size they laugh it off.
Colt Single Action Army
In Episode 1.08 "Cowboy," John 'Cowboy' Hodges (Billy Green Bush), a chopper pilot, carries two revolvers which appear to be Colt Single Action Army revolvers with pearl grips as his sidearms.
Colt New Service
In Episode 4.13 "The Gun" a wounded Colonel arrives at the 4077th with a revolver described as a chromed Colt .45, shiny barrel with bone grips, made in 1884. The year suggests that pistol is supposed to be a Colt Single Action Army, though the actual revolver is an anachronistic Colt New Service model, which wasn't introduced until 1898, 14 years later.
Frank shoots himself in the foot with it, which means that not only did he assume it was unloaded, but that Radar stored it loaded.
Smith & Wesson Model 19/66
COL Potter uses a Smith & Wesson snubnose as a starter revolver in Episode 6.10 "The M.A.S.H. Olympics." They alternate between the blued Model 19 and the stainless Model 66. This is anachronistic as the Combat Masterpiece, later renamed Model 19, was introduced in 1956, the snub nose version was introduced in 1967, and the Model 66 was introduced in 1971.
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Smith & Wesson 19 - .357 Magnum
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Smith & Wesson 66 - .357 Magnum
Toy Guns
Submachine Guns
M1928A1 Thompson
The M1928 Thompson is occasionally carried by some soldiers, as a stand-in for the M1.
PPSh-41
Chinese soldiers in Episode 3.2 "Rainbow Bridge" are armed with Soviet PPSh-41 SMGs during the wounded pickup. If they were Chinese-made Type 50s, they would use stick magazines instead of drums, though North Korea did make licensed PPSh copies as Type 49s that only accepted drum magazines.
MP40
A Korean soldier (Soon-Tek Oh) surrenders in Episode 4.06 "The Bus" with an MP40, which MAJ Burns uses while guarding him.
Rifles
M1 Carbine
Several US Army and UN soldiers are seen with M1 Carbines. CPL Maxwell Klinger (Jamie Farr) is seen with an M1 Carbine during patrol in a couple instances. During some Seasons Klinger carries only the M1 Carbine while in other seasons he carries either the M1 Carbine or the M1 Garand.
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand also appears as a regular service rifle, used by the Camp's enlisted men on guard duty (notably CPL Maxwell Klinger (Jamie Farr) before he becomes the company clerk), US soldiers and other UN allies.
Valmet M71
In Episodes 6.12-13 "Comrades in Arms," North Korean patrols appear to be carrying Valmet M71 Sporter riles with synthetic furniture and the muzzle brake removed, to represent AK-47s. While this is likely a reference to the Vietnam War, any AK-47 variant used in the Korean War is an anachronism, since even the Soviet Union and China did not issue AK-type rifles until years after the Armistice was signed in 1953.
Mosin Nagant M91/30
Radar tells his Mum that an North Korean soldier was steeling food in the mess tent in Ep. 4.16 "Dear Ma". A surrendering North Korean soldier (Soon-Tek Oh), who is nicknamed "Ralph" by Hawkeye, as well as a North Korean patrol they encounter appear to be using Mosin Nagant M91 rifles in Episode 8.10 "The Yalu Brick Road."
Chinese SKS Type 56
On his way to R&R, Hawkeye is shot at by a North Korean soldier (Mako) who holds him at gunpoint with his Chinese SKS Type 56 rifle, forcing him to treat his wounded comrade S09E01 "The Best of Enemies". The bayonet has been removed from its mount; the soldier uses it to dig a hole.
Machine Guns
Browning M1919A4
A Sherman tank in "Hey Doc" (S4E05) has a Browning M1919A4 mounted in a bow pintle mount. A jeep seen in "Bug Out" (S5E01) has one mounted in a pedestal mount.
Browning M2HB
The Sherman tank in "Hey Doc" (S4E05) has a Browning M2HB mounted on the turret.
Shotguns
Double-Barreled Shotgun
MAJ Charles Emerson Winchester III (David Ogden Stiers) managed to get his shotgun sent from home for fowl hunting in Episode 8.12 "Dear Uncle Abdul." It's a hammerless break action side-by-side shotgun. As a nod to his character namesake (and affluence), it is possibly a Winchester Model 21 or 24 though the receiver is never clearly seen. MAJ Margaret Houlihan (Loretta Swit) borrows it during the episode.
Other
Mk 2 hand grenade
Mk 2 pineapple grenades are occasionally seen on passing GIs. Klinger threatens Father Mulcahy after a dispute with Frank Burns in Ep. 1.12 "Dear Dad". SSG Rizzo (G.W. Bailey) borrows a dummy grenade from PVT Igor to play pranks in Episode 11.15 "As Time Goes By." As another nod to the Vietnam War, these grenades are often painted black. Mk II grenades during the actual Korean War would be olive drab in color.
3"/23 caliber gun
The 4077th is supplied with a "40mm gun" in Episode 2.2 "5 O'Clock Charlie" when he starts trying to bomb an ammo dump near the hospital. This is actually a Navy 3"/23 caliber gun, similar to the one used in The Sand Pebbles.
M116 Pack Howitzer
In a poker game, Hawkeye wins a jeep from a supply sergeant in "Dear Comrade" (S7E11). However, when he is unable to procure a jeep, the supply sergeant instead delivers what appears to be an M116 pack howitzer. COL. Potter orders Hawkeye to remove it from the camp before it draws enemy fire, and even finds a number of artillery units willing to accept it. Hawkeye instead disables it so it can no longer be used, but does not actually remove it from the camp.
