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===Karabiner 98k===
Sonya, a woman Tom, Hal, and Weaver encounter in Boston, fires on the group with a Karabiner 98k, an interesting choice for a survivor of the attack. Note The weapon has a hooded front sight, indicating that it is of late to post war manufacture.
Sonya, a woman that Tom, Hal, and Weaver encounter in Boston, fires on the group with a Karabiner 98k, an interesting choice for a survivor of the attack. Note The weapon has a hooded front sight, indicating that it is of late to post war manufacture.
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Falling Skies (June 2011-Present)Falling Skies is a 2011 TNT science fiction television series co-created by Steven Spielberg . Set sometime after an alien invasion has wiped out most of Earth's population, the series stars Noah Wyle as Tom Mason, a former college professor who become involved in the resistance movement consisting of soldiers and civilians that rises up against the occupying alien force.
The following guns can be seen in the upcoming series Falling Skies :
Assault Rifles & Carbines AKM Throughout Season 1, Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ) carries an AKM as his preferred weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKM, stamped steel receiver with slant muzzle brake - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tom holds his AKM. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tom Mason aims his AKM while he takes cover behind stacked tires at the high school turned bunker, a bulwark against the alien invasion. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A publicity image of Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ) carrying his AKM stands along side of Anne Glass (Moon Bloodgood ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another publicity image of Noah Wyle as Tom with his AKM. Norinco Type 56-1 Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ) is also see carrying a Norinco Type 56-1 , the Chinese underfolding stock copy of the AKMS , with its distinctive hooded front sight.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Galil MAR - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A publicity image of Drew Roy as Hal holding the Galil. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another publicity image of Hal (Drew Roy ) with his Galil MAR Carbine. M16A1 An M16A1 can be seen in the hands of a resistance fighter.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A2 Several resistance fighters are seen armed with M16A2 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A2 - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several resistance fighters are seen armed with M16A2 rifles. M16A4 One resistance fighter can be seen armed with an M16A4 rifle, identifiable by the removable carry handle/rear sights.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A4 - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The resistance fighter in the green coat behind Mason is armed with an M16A4 rifle Colt M4A1 Carbine Colt M4A1 carbines can be seen carried by resistance soldiers with and without red dot sights, RIS foregrips and grenade launchers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M4A1 Carbine with M68 Aimpoint reflex optic and Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Model 733 Maggie (Sarah Carter ) carries a Colt Model 733 as her preferred weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Model 733 - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norinco Type 56 Several resistance fighters are seen armed with Norinco Type 56 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norinco Type 56 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing L1A1 SLR The British variant of the FN FAL rifle, the L1A1 SLR is seen in the hands of of a resistance fighter inside a grocery store.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing L1A1 SLR - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch Rifle A rifle of the Heckler & Koch pattern can be seen being used by the human survivors. It is possible that this is the civilian version of the Heckler & Koch G3 , the HK91 , as noted by the lack of the grenade launching lug on the barrel. It also appears to have a flashlight attached to side of the front sight block.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Garand - .30-06 File:M1 garand.jpg Winchester Model 1894 A Winchester Model 1894 can be seen in the hands of one of the resistance fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester Model 1894 - .30-30 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* The front end of a Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* can be seen in the middle of this image.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k Sonya, a woman that Tom, Hal, and Weaver encounter in Boston, fires on the group with a Karabiner 98k, an interesting choice for a survivor of the attack. Note The weapon has a hooded front sight, indicating that it is of late to post war manufacture.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser Springfield Armory M1A Pope is seen with a scoped M1A, the civilian version of the M14, in a promo.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Springfield Armory M1A - 7.62x51mm (.308 Winchester) Submachine Guns & Machine Pistols IMI Mini Uzi Anthony (Mpho Koaho ) carries a Mini Uzi as his preferred weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Mini Uzi SMG with stock folded - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch UMP9 Karen (Jessy Schram ) uses a UMP9 , as noted by the curved magazine, as her preferred weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch UMP9 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karen aims her Heckler & Koch UMP9 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch MP5A3 Dai (Peter Shinkoda ) uses a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 fitted with a RIS handguard with attached flashlight and vertical grip as his preferred weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch MP5A3 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dai opens fire with his Heckler & Koch MP5A3. Shotguns Sawed Off Double Barreled Shotgun A Sawed Off Double Barreled Shotgun is used mainly by Dai (Peter Shinkoda ) as his last resort weapon in this backpack but is also seen fired by Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing This is the screen used Zabala short barreled shotgun used by Denzel Washington in the film Man on Fire The Sopranos . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester Model 1300 A Winchester Model 1300 is seen fired by a resistance fighter at a human checkpoint.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester Model 1300 with extended tube & rubber butt pad - 12 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mossberg 590a1 Special Purpose A Mossberg 590 is used by Weaver in Episode 6 to dispatch a skitter on route to kill/capture Jimmy. The 8-shot is parkerized with ghost-ring sites; whether or not the Speedfeed is present, cannot be seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Handguns & Pistols Magnum Research Inc. Desert Eagle Mark XIX Dai (Peter Shinkoda ) uses a Magnum Research Inc. Desert Eagle Mark XIX as his secondary weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Magnum Research Inc. Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Gold Trophy M1911A1 A variant of the Colt M1911A1 is carried by Maggie (Sarah Carter ), fitted with ivory grips. She is seen to carry 2 of theses in a black leather shoulder rig.
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Para-Ordnance Nite-Tac stainless steel - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Single Action Army A Colt Single Action Army can be seen used by John Pope (Colin Cunningham ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Single Action Army with 4.75" barrel, case colored and blued, referred to as "Quick-Draw" or "Civilian" model. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta 92FS Inox The Beretta 92FS Inox is given to Moon Bloodgood's character by Maggie after an incident in the clinic.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Machine Guns Browning M2HB A Browning M2HB can be seen mounted on a resistance technical.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG Error creating thumbnail: File missing A vehicle-mounted M2HB on a Pontiac GTO. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A vehicle-mounted M2HB on a Pontiac GTO. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A vehicle-mounted M2HB on a Pontiac GTO. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A vehicle-mounted M2HB on a Pontiac GTO. FN M240B Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ) can be seen firing an M240B when his squad ambushes Pope's bandits. Anthony and another survivor carry a similar weapon. The Falling Skies website mistakenly refers to it as a .50 Caliber weapon, when, in fact, it uses the .308 Winchester round.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN M240B - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tom aims the M240B. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tom opens fire with the M240B. PKM A PKM machine gun is seen being fired by Hal Mason (Drew Roy ) when his squad ambushes the gang at the end of the first episode.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M4A1 carbine fitted with M203 grenade launcher - 40mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing RPG-7 Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ) can be seen firing an RPG-7 . The Falling Skies website erroneously refers to it as a "Bazooka ", a completely different weapon system.
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