The A-Team (TV Series): Difference between revisions
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The A-Team (TV Series): Difference between revisions
[[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge]]
[[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge]]
[[Image:A Team S5 DUBBAR.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A farmer holds his [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|Double Barreled Shotgun]] on the A-Team in the Season 5 episode ''Alive At Five''.]]
[[Image:A Team S5 DUBBAR.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A farmer holds his [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|Double Barreled Shotgun]] on the A-Team in the Season 5 episode ''Alive At Five''.]]
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Revision as of 13:01, 30 June 2010
The A-Team is an American action television series that aired on NBC from 1983-1988. The show followed the adventures of a US Special Forces team who were convicted of a military crime they didn't commit. After escaping from a maximum security prison, they survive as soldiers of fortune in the Los Angeles underground. The show was known for its numerous gunfights where nearly no one was shot, and for its car chases where everyone is able to get out of their vehicles even after they experienced spectacular crashes. A theatrical adaptation of the show starring Liam Neeson was released in 2010.
The following weapons were used in the television series The A-Team:
The MAC-10 appears in two guises in the series. Both as itself (in a specific instance where Hannibal discovers it in a weapons cache inside a limo - complete with what appears to be a Psionics suppressor) and in a "fake Uzi" mode much like The Dogs of War with fake Uzi furniture mounted on the barrel and receiver. If memory serves the "front sight" of the Uzi was actually upside down!!!
Ruger Mini 14 Stainless version with Folding stock
When the show began its full run in 1984, the producers decided not to have the team use different weapons every week, primarily due to budget concerns. (Let's face it, it was a cheap show). Beginning with its second season, the A-Team favored the Ruger Mini-14 with a factory folding stock in Stainless steel. Contrary to popular belief, these were not the fully automatic Ruger AC556 rifles, but the Semi auto only Ruger Mini 14 with folding stocks. Close examination of the show reveals that the actors are pulling the triggers quickly and only a few spent brass casing as flying out, despite the sound effects of full auto fire. Also the cuts in editing, showing bullet squibs and 'dust hits' against the ground and buildings, created the illusion of full auto firing Ruger rifles. Since Americans had not yet been exposed to 'assault weapon bans' being that this was the mid 1980s, the title 1 classified Ruger rifles were easy to transport across state and local lines with no paperwork hassles. The rifles were actually purchased for the show and were kept on permanent storage in the show's props containers during the show's run.
During the Season 4 finale The Sound Of Thunder Hannibal(George Peppard) can be seen pulling a M16A1/SP1 with a mock-up M203 from Murdocks(Dwight Schultz) bag.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingM16A1 - 5.56x45mm.Error creating thumbnail: File missingBoth the length of the tube and the shape and size of the trigger and accompanying trigger guard are off. Hannibal is also never seen actually loading the weapon, yet another indication that this is a non-firing prop.
Earlier in the same episode a weapon rack can be seen in the sheriffs office with multiple other shotguns. The bartender in The Out-Of-Towners uses a Ithaca 37 with sawed-off stock and barrel.
Used only when the script calls for a trained assassin is a Arisaka Type 99 rifle. Specifically, the Type 2 takedown paratrooper variant.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingArisaka Type 02 Takedown paratrooper rifle - 7.7x58mmError creating thumbnail: File missingA Arisaka Type 99 rifle leaning against a couch. It can be identified as the Type 2 takedown paratrooper by the sling swivel and the receiver. Sporterized versions of the Type 99 are often used when a weapon that can be easily assembled is called for.
This weapon was also prominently featured in Dirty Harry.
Winchester Model 70
The Winchester Model 70 is used in various episodes, notably in Season 2's Diamonds ´N Dust.
The M60 was the regular squad support weapon in the series, always used by Hannibal Smith (George Peppard) and rarely by B.A. Baracus (Mr. T) even though he would of been the obvious choice but more often was relegated to using a chrome Smith & Wesson 639 automatic pistol.
In the episode Cowboy George the viewer watches as two M60 are caught in just as many explosions. It should be pointed out that these aren't actual firing props.
