The A-Team (TV Series): Difference between revisions
The A-Team (TV Series): Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
The A-Team (TV Series): Difference between revisions
[[Image:A Team S4 ALTWAAM16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[M16 rifle series|M16/SP1]] with an A1 "birdcage" Flash hider used to impersonate the original M16, here carried by Hannibal ([[George Peppard]]) in a flashback in the Season 4 finale "The Sound Of Thunder".]]
[[Image:A Team S4 ALTWAAM16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[M16 rifle series|M16/SP1]] with an A1 "birdcage" Flash hider used to impersonate the original M16, here carried by Hannibal ([[George Peppard]]) in a flashback in the Season 4 finale "The Sound Of Thunder".]]
[[Image:A Team S1 ASADWM16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Murdock (([[Dwight Schultz]]) aiming a [[M16 rifle series|M16]] with the original 3-prong flash hider.]]
[[Image:A Team S1 ASADWM16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Murdock ([[Dwight Schultz]]) aiming a [[M16 rifle series|M16]] with the original 3-prong flash hider.]]
== M16A1 ==
== M16A1 ==
Revision as of 07:20, 2 July 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 Browning Hi-Power is one of the handguns frequently used by Col. John "Hannibal" Smith (George Peppard), notably in Season 1's "Black Day at Bad Rock".
Only seen during the Season 5 episode "The Theory Of Revolution", when the A-Team show General Stockwell just how many weapons they managed to smuggle into the farmhouse without his security detail noticing.
Beretta 92 - 9x19mm.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA Beretta 92 can be seen lying on the table in the Virginia farmhouse. Note the pearl grips. Since filming for Season 5 began in 1986 it can be assumed that this is one of the original 92 models.
Submachine Guns
HK94A3
The A3 model of the Heckler & Koch HK94 are featured throughout the series. They appear to have the early "Slimline" forearms featured on older versions of the MP5.
The MAC-10 appears notably when Hannibal (George Peppard) discovers it in a weapons cache inside a limo - complete with what appears to be a Psionics suppressor.
A MAC-10 mocked up to look like an Uzi with fake Uzi furniture mounted on the barrel and receiver can be seen being used by Murdock (Dwight Schultz). These same Uzi mock-ups can be seen in Raw Deal, The Dogs of War, and also Stripes (they were all built by a company called Special Effects Unlimited, which provided the weapons used in the first two seasons of this show). 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.
The main villain in "The Only Church In Town" is armed with an Armalite AR-18. This weapon, along with the older Armalite AR-10, were often used as stand-ins for the more expensive M16.
During the Season 4 finale "The Sound Of Thunder" Hannibal(George Peppard) can be seen pulling a M16/SP1 with a mock-up M203 from Murdocks(Dwight Schultz) bag.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingScreen-used Faux M203 launcher attached to M16/SP1 - 5.56x45mmError creating thumbnail: File missingBoth the length of the tube and the shape and size of the trigger and accompanying trigger guard are off. Hannibal (George Peppard) is also never seen actually loading the weapon, yet another indication that this is a non-firing prop.
Sheriff Hank Thompson (Ed Lauter) carries a Ithaca 37 shotgun in the Season 1 episode "Black Day at Bad Rock" episode. It's also seen in the weapon rack in the sheriff's office along with multiple other shotguns. The bartender in Season 1's "The Out-Of-Towners" uses a Ithaca 37 with sawed-off stock and barrel. Another Ithaca is used by a thug in "The Only Church In Town", this one with sawed-off stock.
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.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe disassembled Arisaka. In the series is it usually only separated into two parts, not counting the scope. This makes assembly fast and unproblematic. 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 is treated to two M60 getting burned in two explosions. These are obviously rubber props.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe fact that this is a rubber prop is most evident when checking for the magazine. There is none. The barrel is also visibly wiggling around when the prop hits the ground.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnother M60 rubber prop meets its untimely demise in an explosion.
