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]]) 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).
[[Image:PPK_stainless.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther PPK stainless - 9mm Kurz aka .380 ACP]]
[[Image:WaltherPPKSuppressed.jpg|thumb|none|375px|Walther PPK fitted with a sound suppressor - .380 ACP (black grips)]]
[[Image:WaltherPPKSuppressed.jpg|thumb|none|375px|Walther PPK fitted with a sound suppressor - .380 ACP (black grips)]]
[[Image:PPK_stainless.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther PPK stainless - 9mm Kurz aka .380 ACP]]
[[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]]) opened his briefcase with guns. Suppressed [[Walther PPK]] is on 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]]) received this gun as the present.]]
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.
The following weapons were used in the television series Columbo:
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.
Smith & Wesson 39
Vincent Pauley (Albert Paulsen) in episode "The Conspirators" (S07E05) also carries a Smith & Wesson 39 pistol in his 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.
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).
Browning Medalist
Vincent Pauley (Albert Paulsen) carries in his briefcase also a Browning Medalist .22 caliber target pistol in episode "The Conspirators" (S07E05).
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).
Colt Model 1873 Single Action Army
Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister (Eddie Albert) owned a nickel plated 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.
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.