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[[Image:Wire-poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"The Wire" (2002-2008) Television series]]
{{TV Title|The Wire}}
'''The following firearms were used on the TV series ''The Wire'':'''
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'''Warning: Page contains spoilers.'''
'''Warning: Page contains spoilers.'''


==Glock 22/23==
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The police officers use Glock 22 and Glock 23 .40S&W pistols. Even though many of the police refer to their weapons as "Nine(s)", in Season 3 when Butchie returns Dozerman's stolen Glock he states that it is a Glock .40.
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[[image:Glock22.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 22 - .40 Smith & Wesson.]]
! style="background:#ffdead;" | The Wire
[[image:Glock23.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 23 Compact - .40 Smith & Wesson.]]
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!width=150|Country
!width=150|[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States
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!width=150|Created by
!width=150|David Simon
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!width=150|Channel
!width=150|HBO
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!width=150|Genre
!width=150|Drama
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!width=150|Broadcast
!width=150|June 2, 2002
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!width=150|  
!width=150| – March 9, 2008
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!width=150|No. of seasons
!width=150|5
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!width=150|No. of episodes
!width=150|60
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==Various Glocks==
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Various Glocks are used by Barksdale's crew and Omar's crew.


==Unknown Double Barrel Shotgun==
= Handguns =
In Season One, Omar carries a pistol-grip side by side double barrel 12 gauge shotgun of unknown make.  he uses one in season 5 when he returns to get revenge on Marlow for killing Butchie.


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==Beretta 92FS==


==Mossberg 500 Cruiser==
Used by Michael ([[Michael Salconi]]) to shoot Snoop ([[Felicia Pearson]]) in Season 5 and Kernard to shoot Omar ([[Michael K. Williams]]).
Omar switches from the unknown double barreled shotgun to a pistol grip Mossberg 500 in later seasons. he also ditches it in the docks with his 1911 but he gets a new one seen near the end of s4.
[[image:Beretta92F_LeftSide.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm.]]
Herc also confiscates a pistol grip 870 from a drug dealer in the first episode.
[[image:Mossberg500Cruiser.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mossberg 500 Cruiser - 12 Gauge.]]
[[image:omar.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]


==Colt Gold Cup Match M1911A1==
==Colt Gold Cup Match M1911A1==
In the third season episode "Middle Ground" Omar pulls out a stainless steel Gold Cup during his confrontation with Brother Mouzone during the opening scene. Brother Mouzone and Omar get into an amusing conversation about the relative merits of their respective pistols (1911 and Walther PPK). Cheese also carries one throughout the series. It is used to put down his dog in the second episode of season 3 and he is seen aiming it at a fellow Co-Op member moments before he is killed in the final episode.


[[image:OmarsGoldCup.png|thumb|none|600px|Colt Gold Cup National Match (Mark IV, Series 70) - .45 ACP.]]
In the third Season episode "Middle Ground" Omar ([[Michael K. Williams]]) pulls out a stainless steel Gold Cup during his confrontation with Brother Mouzone during the opening scene. Brother Mouzone and Omar get into an amusing conversation about the relative merits of their respective pistols (1911 and Walther PPK). Cheese also carries one throughout the series. It is used to put down his dog in the second episode of Season 3 and he is seen aiming it at a fellow Co-Op member moments before he is killed in the final episode.
[[image:OmarHoldingGoldCup.png|thumb|none|600px|Omar Holding his Gold Cup during a confrontation with Brother Mouzone]]


==Walther PPKS==
[[image:OmarsGoldCup.png|thumb|none|500px|Colt Gold Cup National Match (Mark IV, Series 70) - .45 ACP.]]
Brother Mouzone carries a .380 Walther PPKS.
[[image:OmarHoldingGoldCup.png|thumb|none|500px|Omar Holding his Gold Cup during a confrontation with Brother Mouzone]]
[[image:WaltherPPKS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Walther PPKS - .380 ACP.]]
 
[[image:BrotherMouzonePPK.png|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of Brother Mouzone's PPK]]
==CZ 75B==
 
In the Season 3 finale "Mission Accomplished", Avon Barksdale ([[Wood Harris]]) reaches into a drawer and pulls out a stainless steel [[CZ 75|CZ 75B]]. It later reappears when the police are raiding Avon's safehouse. After Snoop and Chris Partlow ([[Gbenga Akinnagbe]]) are pulled over Detective 'Kima' Greggs ([[Sonja Sohn]]) happens upon a secret compartment containing their new gun, a CZ-75.
 
[[Image:CZ75BSS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|CZ 75B with stainless steel finish - 9x19mm]]
[[image:AvonGun1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|CZ 75]]
[[image:AvonGun2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|CZ 75]]
[[image:AvonGun3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|CZ 75]]
[[image:Chriscz75.jpg|thumb|none|500px|CZ 75]]
 
==Desert Eagle==


Used by Omar ([[Michael K. Williams]]) in Season 5. At the end of Season 3 Omar throws all of his weapons away into the dock and gets this along with his trademark shotgun.


==Makarov IJ-70==
==Glock 22/23==
Used by Bird in the Gant killings, identified by Omar in Season 2, Episode 6 as the murder weapon.
[[image:MakarovIJ70.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Makarov IJ70 - 9x18mm.]]


==Taurus PT99==
The police officers use Glock 22 and Glock 23 .40S&W pistols. Even though many of the police refer to their weapons as "Nine(s)", in Season 3 when Butchie returns Dozerman's stolen Glock he states that it is a Glock .40.
Used near the end of season one to kill Wallace.
[[image:Glock22.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Glock 22 - .40 Smith & Wesson.]]
Also used by Omar when he is ambushed
[[image:Glock23.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Glock 23 Compact - .40 Smith & Wesson.]]
[[image:Taurus_pt99.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Taurus PT99 - 9x19mm.]]


==H&K USP==
==H&K USP==
In series 3 after Avon gets out of prison he is seen wielding one in stringers office.
 
In Season 3 after Avon ([[Wood Harris]]) gets out of prison he is seen wielding one in stringers office. In the fourth Season episode "Boys of Summer", Chris Partlow uses a USP to kill Lex in retaliation for killing Fruit.
[[image:USP9mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|H&K USP - 9x19mm.]]
[[image:USP9mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|H&K USP - 9x19mm.]]
[[image:ChrisPartlowUsp.jpg|thumb|none|500px|HK USP]]
==Makarov IJ-70==


==MAC-10==
Used by Bird in the Gant killings, identified by Omar ([[Michael K. Williams]]) in Season 2, Episode 6 as the murder weapon.
Dennis "Cutty" Weise uses one when he tries to kill the corner dealers but when it goes wrong he ditches it in a bush
[[image:MakarovIJ70.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Makarov IJ70 - 9x18mm.]]
[[image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAC-10 - .45 ACP.]]


==Sig Sauer P226==
==Sig Sauer P226==
Also used by "Cutty" Weise


* I'm actually 93% sure that Cutty was given a P228
Used by 'Cutty' Wise ([[Chad Coleman]]).
[[image:The Wire Sig.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Sig given to Cutty in the third Season.]]


No, in the pic his thumb is covering the pointed trigger guard, and when Slim gives it to him he makes a remark about it holding 15 rounds. Also, the distance between the end of the frame and the end of the slide is too long to be a P228.
==Sig Sauer P220==


[[image:The Wire Sig.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Sig given to Cutty in the third season.]]
Used by Chris to kill prop Joe in Season 5, and used to kill Bodie ([[J.D. Williams]]) in Season 4.
[[image:SigP220EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|SIG Sauer P220 - .45 ACP.]]


==Desert Eagle==
==Smith and Wesson 4506==
Used by Omar in season 5. at the end of season 3 Omar throws all of his weapons away into the dock and gets this along with his trademark shotgun.
 
In the fourth Season episode "Soft Eyes", Marlo Stanfield ([[Jamie Hector]]) crew practices at an improvised shooting range. Here is Marlo shooting what appears to be a S&W 4506.
[[image:Marlow4506.jpg|thumb|none|500px|S&W 4506]]
[[image:Marlowakimbo.jpg|thumb|none|500px|S&W 4506's]]
 
==Taurus PT99==
 
Used near the end of Season one to kill Wallace. Also used by Omar when he is ambushed.
[[image:Taurus_pt99.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Taurus PT99 - 9x19mm.]]
 
==Walther PPKS==
 
Brother Mouzone carries a .380 Walther PPKS.
[[image:WaltherPPKS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Walther PPKS - .380 ACP.]]
[[image:BrotherMouzonePPK.png|thumb|none|500px|Close-up of Brother Mouzone's PPK]]
 
==Walther P99 Stainless Slide==
 
In the fourth Season episode "Soft Eyes", Chris Partlow ([[Gbenga Akinnagbe]]) practices at an improvised shooting range with the rest of Marlo's crew. Here he shoots a Walther P99 with a stainless slide.
[[image:ChrisPartlowWaltherP99.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Walther P99]]
 
= Submachine Guns =


==Beretta 92FS==
==MAC-10==
used by Michael to shoot snoop in season 5. and Kernard to shoot Omar.
[[image:Beretta92F_LeftSide.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm.]]


==Sig Sauer P220==
Dennis 'Cutty' Wise ([[Chad Coleman]]) uses one when he tries to kill the corner dealers but when it goes wrong he ditches it in a bush.
Used by Chris to kill prop joe in season 5, and used to kill bodie in season 4.
[[image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAC-10 - .45 ACP.]]
[[image:SigP220EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|SIG Sauer P220 - .45 ACP.]]


==H&K UMP==
==H&K UMP==
Used on the penultimate episode by the police when they raid the Greeks supply warehouse
 
Used on the penultimate episode by the police when they raid the Greeks supply warehouse.
[[image:UMP_45.jpg|thumb|none|400px|H&K UMP - .45 ACP.]]
[[image:UMP_45.jpg|thumb|none|400px|H&K UMP - .45 ACP.]]


==H&K MP5A4==
==H&K MP5A4==
Used on the penultimate episode by the police when they raid the Greeks supply warehouse
Used on the penultimate episode by the police when they raid the Greeks supply warehouse.
[[image:H%26KMP5A4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|H&K MP5A4 - 9x19mm.]]
[[image:H%26KMP5A4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|H&K MP5A4 - 9x19mm.]]
= Rifles =


==H&K G36C==
==H&K G36C==
Used on the penultimate episode by the police when they raid the Greeks supply warehouse
Used on the penultimate episode by the police when they raid the Greeks supply warehouse
[[image:Hkg36c.jpg|thumb|none|400px|H&K G36C - 5.56x45mm.]]
[[image:Hkg36c.jpg|thumb|none|400px|H&K G36C - 5.56x45mm.]]


==CZ 75B==
= Shotguns =
In the season 3 finale (Mission Accomplished) Avon Barksdale reaches into a drawer and pulls out a stainless steel [[CZ 75|CZ 75B]]. It later reappears when the police are raiding Avon's safehouse.
[[Image:CZ75BSS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|CZ 75B with stainless steel finish - 9x19mm]]
[[image:AvonGun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|CZ 75]]
[[image:AvonGun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|CZ 75]]
[[image:AvonGun3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|CZ 75]]
After Snoop and Chris Partlow are pulled over Kima happens upon a secret compartment containing their new gun, a CZ-75.
[[image:Chriscz75.jpg|thumb|none|600px|CZ 75]]


==HK USP==
== Unknown Double Barrel Shotgun ==
In the fourth season episode "Boys of Summer" Chris Partlow uses a USP to kill Lex in retaliation for killing Fruit.
In Season One, Omar ([[Michael K. Williams]]) carries a pistol-grip side by side double barrel 12 gauge shotgun of unknown make. He again utilizes one in Season 5 when he returns to get revenge on Marlow for killing Butchie.
[[image:ChrisPartlowUsp.jpg|thumb|none|600px|HK USP]]


==Walther P99 Stainless Slide==
==Mossberg 500 Cruiser==
In the fourth season episode "Soft Eyes" Chris Partlow practices at an improvised shooting range with the rest of Marlo's crew. Here he shoots a Walther P99 with a stainless slide.
Herc ([[Domenick Lombardozzi]]) confiscates a [[Mossberg 500 Cruiser]] from a drug dealer in the first episode. Omar ([[Michael K. Williams]]) switches from the unknown double barreled shotgun to a [[Mossberg 500 Cruiser]] in later Seasons. He also ditches it in the docks with his 1911 but he gets a new one seen near the end of Season 4.  
[[image:ChrisPartlowWaltherP99.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Walther P99]]
[[image:Mossberg500Cruiser.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mossberg 500 Cruiser - 12 Gauge.]]
[[image:omar.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]


==Smith and Wesson 4506==
In the fourth season episode "Soft Eyes" Marlo Stanfields crew practices at an improvised shooting range. Here is Marlo shooting what appears to be a S&W 4506.
[[image:Marlow4506.jpg|thumb|none|600px|S&W 4506]]
Here is another shot of Marlo Dual Wielding 4506's
[[image:Marlowakimbo.jpg|thumb|none|600px|S&W 4506's]]
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The following weapons were used in the television series The Wire:


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The Wire
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Created by David Simon
Channel HBO
Genre Drama
Broadcast June 2, 2002
– March 9, 2008
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 60


Handguns

Beretta 92FS

Used by Michael (Michael Salconi) to shoot Snoop (Felicia Pearson) in Season 5 and Kernard to shoot Omar (Michael K. Williams).

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Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm.

Colt Gold Cup Match M1911A1

In the third Season episode "Middle Ground" Omar (Michael K. Williams) pulls out a stainless steel Gold Cup during his confrontation with Brother Mouzone during the opening scene. Brother Mouzone and Omar get into an amusing conversation about the relative merits of their respective pistols (1911 and Walther PPK). Cheese also carries one throughout the series. It is used to put down his dog in the second episode of Season 3 and he is seen aiming it at a fellow Co-Op member moments before he is killed in the final episode.

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Colt Gold Cup National Match (Mark IV, Series 70) - .45 ACP.
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Omar Holding his Gold Cup during a confrontation with Brother Mouzone

CZ 75B

In the Season 3 finale "Mission Accomplished", Avon Barksdale (Wood Harris) reaches into a drawer and pulls out a stainless steel CZ 75B. It later reappears when the police are raiding Avon's safehouse. After Snoop and Chris Partlow (Gbenga Akinnagbe) are pulled over Detective 'Kima' Greggs (Sonja Sohn) happens upon a secret compartment containing their new gun, a CZ-75.

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CZ 75B with stainless steel finish - 9x19mm
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CZ 75
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CZ 75
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CZ 75
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CZ 75

Desert Eagle

Used by Omar (Michael K. Williams) in Season 5. At the end of Season 3 Omar throws all of his weapons away into the dock and gets this along with his trademark shotgun.

Glock 22/23

The police officers use Glock 22 and Glock 23 .40S&W pistols. Even though many of the police refer to their weapons as "Nine(s)", in Season 3 when Butchie returns Dozerman's stolen Glock he states that it is a Glock .40.

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Glock 22 - .40 Smith & Wesson.
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Glock 23 Compact - .40 Smith & Wesson.

H&K USP

In Season 3 after Avon (Wood Harris) gets out of prison he is seen wielding one in stringers office. In the fourth Season episode "Boys of Summer", Chris Partlow uses a USP to kill Lex in retaliation for killing Fruit.

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H&K USP - 9x19mm.
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HK USP

Makarov IJ-70

Used by Bird in the Gant killings, identified by Omar (Michael K. Williams) in Season 2, Episode 6 as the murder weapon.

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Makarov IJ70 - 9x18mm.

Sig Sauer P226

Used by 'Cutty' Wise (Chad Coleman).

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The Sig given to Cutty in the third Season.

Sig Sauer P220

Used by Chris to kill prop Joe in Season 5, and used to kill Bodie (J.D. Williams) in Season 4.

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SIG Sauer P220 - .45 ACP.

Smith and Wesson 4506

In the fourth Season episode "Soft Eyes", Marlo Stanfield (Jamie Hector) crew practices at an improvised shooting range. Here is Marlo shooting what appears to be a S&W 4506.

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S&W 4506
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S&W 4506's

Taurus PT99

Used near the end of Season one to kill Wallace. Also used by Omar when he is ambushed.

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Taurus PT99 - 9x19mm.

Walther PPKS

Brother Mouzone carries a .380 Walther PPKS.

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Walther PPKS - .380 ACP.
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Close-up of Brother Mouzone's PPK

Walther P99 Stainless Slide

In the fourth Season episode "Soft Eyes", Chris Partlow (Gbenga Akinnagbe) practices at an improvised shooting range with the rest of Marlo's crew. Here he shoots a Walther P99 with a stainless slide.

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Walther P99

Submachine Guns

MAC-10

Dennis 'Cutty' Wise (Chad Coleman) uses one when he tries to kill the corner dealers but when it goes wrong he ditches it in a bush.

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MAC-10 - .45 ACP.

H&K UMP

Used on the penultimate episode by the police when they raid the Greeks supply warehouse.

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H&K UMP - .45 ACP.

H&K MP5A4

Used on the penultimate episode by the police when they raid the Greeks supply warehouse.

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H&K MP5A4 - 9x19mm.

Rifles

H&K G36C

Used on the penultimate episode by the police when they raid the Greeks supply warehouse

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H&K G36C - 5.56x45mm.

Shotguns

Unknown Double Barrel Shotgun

In Season One, Omar (Michael K. Williams) carries a pistol-grip side by side double barrel 12 gauge shotgun of unknown make. He again utilizes one in Season 5 when he returns to get revenge on Marlow for killing Butchie.

Mossberg 500 Cruiser

Herc (Domenick Lombardozzi) confiscates a Mossberg 500 Cruiser from a drug dealer in the first episode. Omar (Michael K. Williams) switches from the unknown double barreled shotgun to a Mossberg 500 Cruiser in later Seasons. He also ditches it in the docks with his 1911 but he gets a new one seen near the end of Season 4.

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Mossberg 500 Cruiser - 12 Gauge.
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