Error creating thumbnail: File missing Join our Discord!
If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here.

Monk: Difference between revisions

From Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
Line 79: Line 79:
[[Image:Colt_DoubleEagle.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Double Eagle .45 ACP]]
[[Image:Colt_DoubleEagle.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Double Eagle .45 ACP]]
[[Image:Monk 059.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The drug dealer holds a [[Colt Double Eagle]] on Karl Torini ([[Steve Valentine]]) and threatens to make a bullet disappear into Torini's skull if he doesn't return his watch. Torini saves himself by motioning to one of the ringleader's comrades. (Episode S07E15, "Mr. Monk and the Magician").]]
[[Image:Monk 059.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The drug dealer holds a [[Colt Double Eagle]] on Karl Torini ([[Steve Valentine]]) and threatens to make a bullet disappear into Torini's skull if he doesn't return his watch. Torini saves himself by motioning to one of the ringleader's comrades. (Episode S07E15, "Mr. Monk and the Magician").]]
[[Image:Monk 144.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Denny Jardeen (Steve Heinze) executes one of the guards during the armored car hijacking. ("Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist," S04E15).]]
 
[[Image:Monk 155.jpg|thumb|none|600px|John Keyes (Marcus Giamatti) holds a Colt Double Eagle during the jewelry store robbery. ("Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door," SE7E12).]]
[[Image:Monk 155.jpg|thumb|none|600px|John Keyes (Marcus Giamatti) holds a Colt Double Eagle during the jewelry store robbery. ("Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door," SE7E12).]]
[[Image:Monk 154.jpg|thumb|none|600px|When the store manager recognizes Keyes (despite the fact that Keyes is wearing a ski mask), Keyes takes off his mask, admitting that he doesn't feel comfortable wearing it. Unfortunately, this means he will have to kill the manager.]]
[[Image:Monk 154.jpg|thumb|none|600px|When the store manager recognizes Keyes (despite the fact that Keyes is wearing a ski mask), Keyes takes off his mask, admitting that he doesn't feel comfortable wearing it. Unfortunately, this means he will have to kill the manager.]]
Line 86: Line 86:
Tony Gamelobo (Kirk Diedrich) holds a [[Ruger P89|Ruger KP89]] during Monk's summation of the bank robbery in "Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure". The appearance of the barrel and trigger guard makes it possible to identify. [[Image:RugerKP89.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Ruger KP89 - 9x19mm.]]
Tony Gamelobo (Kirk Diedrich) holds a [[Ruger P89|Ruger KP89]] during Monk's summation of the bank robbery in "Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure". The appearance of the barrel and trigger guard makes it possible to identify. [[Image:RugerKP89.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Ruger KP89 - 9x19mm.]]
[[Image:Monk 148.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tony Gamelobo (Kirk Diedrich) holds a Ruger during Monk's summation of the bank robbery. The appearance of the barrel and trigger guard and its stainless steel slide differ it from the Ruger P89. ("Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure," S06E06).]]
[[Image:Monk 148.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tony Gamelobo (Kirk Diedrich) holds a Ruger during Monk's summation of the bank robbery. The appearance of the barrel and trigger guard and its stainless steel slide differ it from the Ruger P89. ("Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure," S06E06).]]
== Ruger KP944 ==
A .40 caliber [[Ruger P-series pistol|Ruger KP944]] is used by Denny Jardeen (Steve Heinze) during the armored car hijacking in "Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist" (S04E15).
[[Image:RugerP94.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Ruger KP94DC (Stainless, Decocker) 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Monk 144.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A .40 caliber [[Ruger P-series pistol|Ruger KP944]] is used by Denny Jardeen (Steve Heinze) during the armored car hijacking in "Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist" (S04E15).]]


==Colt Single Action Army==
==Colt Single Action Army==

Revision as of 12:41, 19 April 2012

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Monk (2002-2009)

Monk was a USA Network original series that aired for 8 seasons from 2002-2009 and starred Tony Shalhoub as a police consultant for the SFPD who helps solve cases while dealing with his obsessive compulsive disorder.

The following weapons were seen in the television series Monk:


Pistols

Beretta 92FS

The Beretta 92FS is seen used by various characters in the series including police consultant Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), Captain Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine), and Lt. Randy Disher (Jason Gray-Stanford). The Beretta is Randy's sidearm throughout the first half of the series, before he swaps to using a Glock 17 sometime prior to the seventh season.

In the pilot episode, "Mr. Monk and the Candidate" (S01E02), Monk grazes a suspect with a blind shot in the dark using a Beretta 92FS, borrowed from Disher.

In Season 2's "Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife" (S02E14), bank robber Evan Coker (Daniel Goddard) uses a hunting rifle to stop a tow truck repossessing his car, which still contains his 9mm Beretta in the glovebox.

In Season 3's "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine" (S03E09), "Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever," (S03E12), Stottlemeyer carries a Beretta 92FS instead of his usual Smith & Wesson 3913. In "Cabin Fever," both he and Disher use Berettas during the shootout with two Chinese hitmen.

In "Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty" (S4E16), Miguel Escobar's girlfriend (Emmanuelle Vaugier) takes a Beretta off a deputy guarding the jury room.

In the series finale "Mr. Monk and the End, Part II" (S8E16), Monk also holds a Beretta on Judge Rickover (Craig T. Nelson).

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
In the pilot episode, "Mr. Monk and the Candidate" (S01E02), Monk grazes Ian Sykes with a blind shot in the dark using a Beretta 92FS, borrowed from Disher.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
On the right, Disher points his Beretta at ex-convict Chris Downey (Mark Sheppard) while forcing him out of his truck. Episode "Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra" (S03E11).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
In Season 3's "Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever," (S03E12) Stottlemeyer carries a Beretta 92FS instead of his usual Smith & Wesson 3913.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Randy with his Beretta drawn during the shootout at Kathy Willowby's cabin.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Randy holds a radio in one hand while holding his Beretta on Miguel Escobar (Carlos Gomez), who has grabbed a woman to use as a human shield. Episode "Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty" (S4E16).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
In "Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty" (S4E16), the girlfriend steps out of hiding and fires the Beretta at the two federal agents escorting Escobar. The agents survive because they are both wearing Kevlar vests.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
In "Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty" (S4E16), a close-up shot of the gun from the same scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Sgt. Danny Weaver (Jack McGee) fires a Beretta on the indoor shooting range in Season 8's "Mr. Monk and the Badge".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
In the series finale "Mr. Monk and the End, Part II" (S08E16), Monk also holds a Beretta on Judge Ethan Rickover (Craig T. Nelson).

"Lane & Westen"

Probably because of legal objections that came after the episode "Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man," subsequent Beretta pistols which appeared in the series were given the fictional name "Lane & Westen." Even with the alternative name, they are clearly Beretta pistols, and in "Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife," Evan Coker's handgun is explicitly referred to by Disher as a Beretta. To avoid confusion for any viewers, all "Lane & Westen" pistols will be referred to in this article by the "Beretta" name.

In Season 2's "Mr. Monk and the Three Pies" (S02E11), Monk's brother Ambrose (John Turturro) overhears his neighbor, Pat van Ranken (Holt McCallany) murder his wife, Rita, by shooting her with a 9mm "Lane & Westen." Ambrose claims to be able to recognize the gun just by the shot it fired; Adrian is skeptical at first, stating that Lane & Westen (Beretta) doesn't make a 9mm pistol, but Ambrose counters that they did until 1992 (and he wrote the manual for it). A pistol manufacturer that does not offer a 9mm caliber-weapon is virtually unheard of.

Monk's own police-issue sidearm, as seen in Season 6's "Mr. Monk Is On The Run, Part I" (S06E15) is also a Beretta 92FS described as a Lane & Westen. In "Mr. Monk Is On the Run Part 1" John Rollins (Scott Glenn) frames Monk for murder by shooting Frank Nunn with another Beretta, after replacing the barrel with the barrel from Monk's own gun, then switching them back. At times, the handgun Monk is seen handling is a Beretta 92SB as evidenced by the rounded trigger guard. Sometimes, it appears to be a Beretta 92FS.

In Season 7's "Mr. Monk's Other Brother" (S07E10), Adrian's half-brother Jack, Jr. (Steve Zahn) "borrows" Monk's pistol and uses it to return fire when prison guard Daniel Reese (Titus Welliver) opens fire on them.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Pat van Ranken (Holt McCallany) shoots his wife during a fight with his Beretta 92FS. The scene plays in slo-mo, giving you a good look at how the shell-casings are ejected. ("Mr. Monk and the Three Pies," Episode 2.11)
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Monk removes his Beretta from the lockbox in his bedroom. (Episode 6.15, "Mr. Monk Is On The Run, Part I). Here the handgun is a Beretta 92SB.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Seen in flashback, Sheriff John Rollins (Scott Glenn) disassembles Monk's Beretta, replacing the barrel with the one from his own identical weapon. (Episode 6.15, "Mr. Monk Is On The Run, Part I). Here, the handgun is a Beretta 92FS. In reality, it would be impossible to frame a person for murder in this way, because even if the barrels were interchangeable, the firing pin from Rollins's gun would have left a slightly different indentation on the shell casing and bullet than one left by Monk's.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Rollins draws his Beretta on Monk. (Episode 6.16, "Mr. Monk Is On The Run, Part II).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Jack Monk, Jr. (Steve Zahn) breaks cover and fires on Daniel Reese's (Titus Welliver) rooftop position with Adrian's gun. (Episode 7.10, "Mr. Monk's Other Brother).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Monk: "That's my gun!"
Jack, Jr.: "What...? Oh, yeah! No, I borrowed it - and be glad I did!" Jack pauses during the firefight with Reese. Natalie in the foreground is obviously unaccustomed to being caught in the middle of a shootout. Due to continuity error, there is a point in this scene where Jack runs out of ammo, and suddenly is able to fire with an empty magazine. (Episode 7.10, "Mr. Monk's Other Brother").

Beretta 92FS Centurion

In Season 2's "Mr. Monk and the Very Very Old Man" (S02E05), Lt. Randy Disher (Jason Gray-Stanford), in trying to distract Captain Stottlemeyer's wife Karen, shows off his newly issued Beretta 92FS Centurion sidearm, correctly described as a "Beretta 9mm Centurion." Unfortunately, he forgets the fact that Karen is a pacifist.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Beretta 92FS Centurion - 9x19mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Randy shows Karen his Beretta 92FS Centurion sidearm, having momentarily forgotten that Karen happens to be a pacifist (for the record, this scene causes Leland to immediately remember to hide his gun, since he has to give Karen the impression that he doesn't use a gun in his work).

Beretta 950 Jetfire

A Beretta 950 Jetfire is used by coin dealer Jacob Posner (J.P. Manoux) in "Mr. Monk Is Up All Night" (S06E09) to kill one of the con men who ripped him off, and then take the other members of the con game hostage.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Beretta 950 Jetfire. Note solid trigger, circle mark in the center of the grips, missing trigger bar and different trigger guard shape.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
A shot of Posner's Beretta 950 Jetfire in his desk drawer during the flashback.

Colt 1908 Vest Pocket

In Season 4's "Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty" (S04E16), Miguel Escobar's girlfriend (Emmanuelle Vaugier) hides what appears to be a Colt 1908 Pocket in her coffee mug and uses it to threaten Monk and the other jurors.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 1908 Vest Pocket - .25 ACP.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
The drug dealer's girlfriend (Emmanuelle Vaugier) removes the Colt 1908 Pocket from her coffee mug.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
A shot of the Colt being held on one of the jurors.

Colt Double Eagle

A Colt Double Eagle is seen in the hands of the leader of a gang to threaten Karl Torini (Steve Valentine) in Season 7's "Mr. Monk and the Magician" (S07E15) after Torini makes the ringleader's watch disappear.

In "Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist," (S04E15) Denny Jardeen (Steve Heinze) shoots an armored car driver with what appears to be a Double Eagle pistol.

John Keyes (Marcus Giamatti) uses this type of pistol in "Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door" (S07E12) when robbing a jewelry store, and executes the manager when he recognizes Keyes.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Double Eagle .45 ACP
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
The drug dealer holds a Colt Double Eagle on Karl Torini (Steve Valentine) and threatens to make a bullet disappear into Torini's skull if he doesn't return his watch. Torini saves himself by motioning to one of the ringleader's comrades. (Episode S07E15, "Mr. Monk and the Magician").
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
John Keyes (Marcus Giamatti) holds a Colt Double Eagle during the jewelry store robbery. ("Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door," SE7E12).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
When the store manager recognizes Keyes (despite the fact that Keyes is wearing a ski mask), Keyes takes off his mask, admitting that he doesn't feel comfortable wearing it. Unfortunately, this means he will have to kill the manager.

Ruger KP89

Tony Gamelobo (Kirk Diedrich) holds a Ruger KP89 during Monk's summation of the bank robbery in "Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure". The appearance of the barrel and trigger guard makes it possible to identify.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Ruger KP89 - 9x19mm.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Tony Gamelobo (Kirk Diedrich) holds a Ruger during Monk's summation of the bank robbery. The appearance of the barrel and trigger guard and its stainless steel slide differ it from the Ruger P89. ("Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure," S06E06).

Ruger KP944

A .40 caliber Ruger KP944 is used by Denny Jardeen (Steve Heinze) during the armored car hijacking in "Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist" (S04E15).

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Ruger KP94DC (Stainless, Decocker) 9x19mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
A .40 caliber Ruger KP944 is used by Denny Jardeen (Steve Heinze) during the armored car hijacking in "Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist" (S04E15).

Colt Single Action Army

In Season 8's "Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk" (S08E09), Cowboy Hank (Jack Betts) carries dual Colt Single Action Army revolvers firing blanks.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Single Action Army "Quick Draw" model.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
A flashback of the younger Cowboy Hank with a Colt Single Action Army revolver.

Glock 17

In Season 2's "Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame" (S02E03), Walker Browning (Rainn Wilson) appears to use a Glock 17.

In Season 3's "Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever" (S03E12), FBI Special Agent Grooms (Josh Stamberg) shoots a Chinese assassin with a Glock pistol (exact model unknown), possibly a Glock 22 since that is the standard issue sidearm of FBI agents.

In Season 4's "Mr. Monk Goes Home Again" (S04E02), Paul Gilstrap (David Weisenberg) shoots an armored car driver with his own Glock 17 in an attempt to cover up the fact that the driver had eaten a poisoned candy bar, which would have been evidence of an aborted serial killer scheme that Gilstrap would have concocted.

In Season 4's "Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa" (S04E09), criminal Frank Prager (Gill Gayle) fires five rounds at Captain Stottlemeyer with a Glock 17, leaving an "M" on the side of a wall to remind Stottlemeyer about his brother Michael.

In Season 6's "Mr. Monk Is Up All Night" (S06E09), a fake drug dealer "kills" an "undercover cop" with what appears to be a Glock pistol to con Jacob Posner (J.P. Manoux), but it is difficult to identify, since the scene where it appears is observed entirely through a window that Monk is peeking through.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Agent Grooms (Josh Stamberg) pops up behind a Chinese hit man and shoots him. It is probably a Glock 22 that he is using. Episode S03E12, "Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever."
After shooting the armored car driver on the left, Paul Gilstrap quickly wipes the prints off with his shirttail, drops the driver's Glock 17 on the ground, and runs away. Episode S04E02, "Mr. Monk Goes Home Again."
A shot from a flashback of the scene above, as Gilstrap pulls the gun out of the holster. Episode S04E02, "Mr. Monk Goes Home Again."

In the seventh and eighth seasons, Randy uses a third generation Glock 17 as his sidearm.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
A Generation 3 Glock 17 9x19mm. Note the finger grooves, thumb reliefs, and accessory rail on the frame, which differentiate it from the older model.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Bursting in on the first class box where the Iceman is trying to shoot, Disher (Jason Gray-Stanford) draws his Glock 17 and Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine) his S&W 3913, respectively (Episode 7.04, "Mr. Monk Takes A Punch").
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Believing that this egg-eating robot has become sentient, Randy draws his Glock and fires at it. The bullets only ricochet off the metal. Note that his gun has clearly sustained what is called a stovepipe jam (when a shell casing fails to eject). (Episode 7.12, "Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door").

Kahr K9

In the Season 8 episode "Mr. Monk is the Best Man" (S08E13), criminal Stephanie Briggs (Teri Polo) holds Stottlemeyer and Monk at gunpoint after recovering a pistol that she stuffed in a garment bag. When Stottlemeyer tells his girlfriend not to worry because the gun is not loaded, Stephanie responds by firing a round into the air - at which point the slide locks back, and Stottlemeyer informs Stephanie that the clip fell out into the garment bag, and she just spent the one round left in the chamber.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Kahr K9 9x19mm with stainless steel finish
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Stephanie Briggs (Teri Polo) reveals her Kahr K9 to Martin Kettering, and then shoots him.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
When T.K. shows up unexpectedly, Stephanie draws the pistol on her instead. Stottlemeyer then tricks her into disarming herself.

SIG-Sauer P239

In "Mr. Monk Buys a House" (S07E01), money-seeking handyman "Honest" Jake Phillips (Brad Garrett) takes Monk and Natalie hostage with a SIG-Sauer P239. After subduing them and recovering the money, he then executes his Hispanic partner "Honest" Ramone (Ivo Nandi) using it.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
SIG-Sauer P239 - 9x19mm.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
"Mr. Monk, I've got a confession to make: they really don't call me 'Honest' Jake." Jake Phillips (Brad Garrett) uses a SIG-Sauer P239 to demonstrate to Monk and Natalie the accuracy of his nickname.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
"And on second thought, I'm gonna retire." Jake pulls his P239 on Monk and Natalie and prepares to finish them off. The reason why his face is bloody is because Monk and Natalie had temporarily incapacitated him by pushing a wall down on him, knocking him out.

SIG-Sauer P226

In the season 5 episode "Mr. Monk Is At Your Service" (S05E12), Paul Buchanan (Sean Astin) shoots and kills his butler with a SIG-Sauer P226 after figuring out who has been blackmailing him for months.


In the Season 6 episode "Mr. Monk and the Birds and the Bees" (S06E05), sports agent Rob Sherman (Vincent Ventresca) shoots career burglar Dewey Jordan with his own 9mm pistol, and, when his wife comes running down to investigate, shoots her dead with a .38-caliber revolver, which he then places in the dead Dewey's hand, to frame him for the murder. When reconstructing the scenario for Monk, Disher describes the pistol as a Glock, but during the scene, Sherman is actually holding what appears to be a SIG-Sauer P226 Non Gun.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Rob Sherman (Vincent Ventresca) holds two pistols in his hand, reminding himself which one is supposed to belong to the "burglar" who "shot" his wife. The unidentified .38 revolver in his left hand is going to be Dewey's "gun", while the stainless P226 in his right hand will be the one he kills the "intruder" with. (Both guns appear to be Non Guns).

SIG-Sauer P228

In Season 5's "Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy", FBI Special Agent Thorpe (Chris Williams) carries a SIG-Sauer P228 as his sidearm. Most real life agents tend to use Glock weapons, like Glock 22s.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Undercover FBI agents and SFPD officers tackle a man they suspect to be a "serial killer" targeting street musicians. He turns out to be an innocent player with a harmonica. This is supposed to represent the in-joke that the FBI and ATF are incompetent at their jobs.

Smith & Wesson 3913

Stottlemeyer uses a Smith & Wesson 3913 as his sidearm for most of the series, although there are times during the series (notably season 3) when he uses a Beretta 92FS instead. Comically, in "Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man" (S02E05), he has to hide it in a drawer whenever his wife comes around, since she is a pacifist and he has to give the impression that he goes unarmed.

The size and dimensions of the pistol, as well as the diameter of the barrel, indicate the model. Various other cops and criminals use various Smith & Wesson pistols as well.

In the episode "Mr. Monk Can't See A Thing" (S05E04), a blind Monk grabs Stottlemeyer's gun and uses it to shoot Peter Breen (Jamie Kaler), advancing on them with a knife.


Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Smith & Wesson 3913 - 9mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine) draws his Smith & Wesson 3913 from a back holster after a suspect escapes custody. (Episode 6.13, "Mr. Monk and the Three Julies").
File:MonkRun20.JPG
"Monk, please drop the gun!" Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine) aims his Smith & Wesson 3913 when Monk draws a bead on him. (Episode 6.15, "Mr. Monk Is On The Run, Part 1").
File:MonkRun17.JPG
Stottlemeyer fires his Smith & Wesson 3913, "hitting" Monk twice in the chest (Monk survives because he's wearing a bulletproof vest). He has a good aim and noticeably doesn't blink at the muzzle flash.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
"What have I done?" (Episode 6.15, "Mr. Monk Is On The Run, Part 1").
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Stottlemeyer (on the left) has his S&W 3913 drawn during the raid on Douglas Thurman's photo studio. "Mr. Monk's 100th Case".

Smith & Wesson 6906

In the episode "Mr. Monk's Favorite Show" (S08E01), actress Christine Rapp (Elizabeth Perkins), the actress Monk is protecting, uses a Smith & Wesson 6906 to "defend herself".

This also appears to be the weapon utilized by Mandy Bronson (Sarah Brown) in "Mr. Monk and the Leper" (S05E10) to kill her accomplice and later when she opens fire on Monk and Natalie as they try to escape in a hot air balloon.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Smith & Wesson 6906 - 9mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Monk holds the gun and points it at Christine Rapp.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
In a flashback, Christine Rapp (Elizabeth Perkins), fires her 6906.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Mandy Bronson (Sarah Brown) shoots at Monk and Natalie with a S&W 6906 ("Mr. Monk and the Leper," SE5E10), blowing holes in the balloon.

Springfield 1911 Loaded

In the Season 3 episode "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine," (S03E09) Lester Highsmith (Ken Marino) uses what appears to be a Springfield 1911 Loaded to open fire on police officers.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Kimber Custom TLE II - .45 ACP. This version has no rails and is the version used in the Television show The Unit.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Lester Highsmith (Ken Marino) aims out the passenger's side window of his Toyota Corolla at the cops on the other side of the intersection. It should be noted that even though the window has been rolled down, the shots will still be deafeningly loud.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
As Lester pulls the gun out of the glovebox, we get this nice closeup of the slide serations vs Kimber in above picture. You can also just make out the Springfield logo on the slide.

Walther P38

In the episode "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine" (S03E09) Monk uses a water pistol modeled on a Walther P38 in an attempt to bluff Lester Highsmith (Ken Marino) at an industrial park, only, to his embarrassment, to let the barrel drip, revealing its true nature. Monk's water pistol, noticeably, lacks several safety features that are necessary on water pistols to tell them apart from regular pistols (to avoid the risk of child injuries).

In the episode "Mr. Monk is Underwater" (S07E05) Monk borrows a sidearm from Steven Albright (Casper Van Dien) to test whether a plastic bottle found at a crime scene could be utilized as a silencer, screwed on with surgical tape. The gun Albright hands to Monk is a Walther P38, despite the fact that the Beretta 92FS is the normal sidearm issued to the U.S. Navy. The Walther was probably used because its long, thin barrel makes it easy for Monk to make the experiment. In the flashback summation at the end of the episode, Commander Whitaker (William Atherton) is seen using a Walther P38 equipped with an improvised suppressor made from a cream soda bottle screwed on to the barrel and tightened with surgical tape.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Walther P38.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Monk draws a jet black Walther P38 water pistol on Lester Highsmith (Ken Marino), but is embarrassed when the barrel starts dripping. Notice that the water pistol is jet black and lacks the bright orange cap on the tip of the barrel that is necessitated by child-safety laws in order to tell water pistols and toy guns apart from real firearms. (Episode "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine" (S03E09)).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Monk fits a bottle onto the barrel of Albright's unloaded Walther P38, and then tightens it with surgical tape. The U.S. Navy actually uses Berettas as their choice of sidearms; the Walther seen here was probably used because of the thin barrel. It should also be noted that in reality, being the boat's medical officer, Albright would most likely never carry a gun in his duties. (Episode "Mr. Monk is Underwater" (S07E05))
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
In flashback, Commander Whitaker (William Atherton) forces Lt. Jason Pierce to drink a bottle of vodka at gunpoint, and then executes him. Presumably he uses a cream soda bottle instead of an ordinary suppressor because he couldn't possess such a thing on a submarine without drawing attention to himself.

Walther PP pistol series

Walther PPK

Hal Tucker (Andy Richter) takes Monk hostage with a Walther PPK in "Mr. Monk Makes a Friend" (S05E11).

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Hal Tucker (Andy Richter) holds his Walther PPK on Monk.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Monk holds the same Walther PPK on Hal.

Walther PPK/S

In Season 1's "Mr. Monk Takes A Vacation" (S01E10), hotel security chief and cop wannabe Rita Bronwyn (Polly Draper) carries a Walther PPK/S.

In the Season 3 premiere "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan" (S03E01), Steven Leight (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) shoots and kills his wife in Central Park with what appears to be a "Non Gun" version of the Walther PPK, then kills the Latvian ambassador and his bodyguards later on with the same weapon. Incongruously, the bullets recovered from the crime scene are described as .22 caliber, when the Walther PPK is chambered in .32 ACP and .38 ACP.

In the Season 6 premiere "Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan" (S06E01), John Ringel (John Mese) takes Monk and Marci Maven (Sarah Silverman) hostage with a Walther PPK. He later uses it during a shootout with Stottlemeyer and Disher.

In Season 7's "Mr. Monk on Wheels," (S07E11) criminal John Kuramoto (Alain Uy) shoots Monk in his left leg with a Walther PPK/S. Later in the episode, Sarah Longson (Pamela Adlon), his employer, turns on him and kills him with his own weapon. The first good look at the gun comes at the end when Natalie (Traylor Howard) chases Sarah out of a bioengineering lab, and she pulls the gun out of her purse. After a struggle for the gun, it is knocked away and Natalie is able to grab it. She appears to be very inexperienced with firearms, as she unintentionally discharges a bullet into Monk's right leg when she turns around. This completely contradicts the fact that dialogue in "Mr. Monk and the Three Julies" (S06E13) suggests Natalie to have experienced marksmanship.

In Season 8's "Mr. Monk Is Someone Else," (S08E04) while masquerading as contract killer Frank DePalma, Monk straps what looks like a Walther PPK to an ankle holster as a backup gun (and then conceals it with his pant leg), though only to fit in with the character.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Rita Bronwyn (Polly Draper) with her Walther PPK/S drawn just before she and Monk search a hotel room where a murder might have been "committed". (Episode 1.10, "Mr. Monk Takes A Vacation").
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Natalie takes cover as John Ringel (John Mese) fires at Stottlemeyer and Disher with a Walther PPK/S. (Episode 6.01, "Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan").
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Sarah Longson (Pamela Adlon) pulls the Walther PPK she used on John Kuramoto from her purse, as Natalie chases her. (Episode 7.11, "Mr. Monk On Wheels").
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Natalie takes Sarah hostage with her own weapon. (Episode 7.11, "Mr. Monk On Wheels").
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Steven Leight (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) shoots and kills his wife in Central Park with a Non Gun version of the Walther PPK. Episode 3.01, "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan".

Vektor CP1

During a shootout with the police in Season 5's "Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink" (S05E07), drug dealer Francis Merrigan (Gordon Clapp) shoots at Dr. Kroger (Stanley Kamel) with a Vektor CP1 handgun, but Harold Krenshaw (Tim Bagley) sees this and intercepts the bullet in the chest. Prior to this, Harold tries to sneak around Merrigan and his accomplice to get to Monk and Dr. Kroger and even picks up a spare Vektor (causing Monk and Dr. Kroger to gesture for him to shoot Merrigan), but he gives his position away when he makes a noise while reorganizing figurines on the shelf. In Season 6's "Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure" (S06E06), "Happy" Jack Connolly pistol-whips his brother with what appears to be a two-tone Vektor CP1 during a flashback.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Francis Merrigan (Gordon Clapp) fires at Dr. Kroger with a Vektor CP1. Episode S05E07, "Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Having tracked Monk and Dr. Kroger down, Harold Krenshaw (Tim Bagley) grabs a spare Vektor while sneaking around Merrigan and his accomplice. Unfortunately, he gives himself away while reorganizing these figurines on the shelves. "Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink," S05E07.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Vektor CP1 9x19mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
"Happy" Jack Connolly pistol-whips his brother after forcing him to open the bank's safe at gunpoint. That appears to be a two-tone Vektor CP1 in his hand. This is revealed to have been done to make it look authentic. (Episode 6.06, "Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure.")


Revolvers

Ruger Blackhawk

In "Mr. Monk Goes to the Circus" (S02E04), Natasia Lovara (Lolita Davidovich; stunt double Shauna Diggins) kills her ex-husband with a single shot from a revolver described as a "Ruger Casull" in .454 caliber from 30 feet away. The resulting slug actually goes right through the victim and lodges itself in a planter box behind him. The weapon the ninja holds appears to be a Ruger Blackhawk revolver, however, the Blackhawk does not come in a model that chambers the .454 Casull cartridge, as the Ruger Super Redhawk does.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Natasia aims her revolver at Sergei and then fires, killing him.

Smith & Wesson Model 10

In the Season Five premiere, "Mr. Monk and the Actor" (S05E01), Jack Leverett (Greg Grunberg) kills a pawn shop owner with his own weapon, which is a bright, nickel-plated snub-nosed Smith & Wesson Model 10 with a square butt and pearl grips. Disher describes it later as a "Smith & Wesson 38 with a pearl handle".

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Jack Leverett (Greg Grunberg) looks at the Smith & Wesson Model 10 in his hand after accidentally shooting the pawn shop owner.

Smith & Wesson Model 19

David Ruskin (Stanley Tucci), an actor who has immersed himself in playing Monk in a role, pulls a S&W Model 19 on Leverett during a standoff in Season 5's "Mr. Monk and the Actor".

Trivia: Tucci was one of the three final choices (along with Tony Shalhoub and Alfred Molina, who guest-starred in a season 6 episode) for the part of Monk.


Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Smith & Wesson Model 19 Combat Magnum - .357 magnum
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Just for the record, this is not Monk, but rather, David Ruskin (Stanley Tucci) wearing a wig and dressed similarly to Monk, pulling a S&W Model 19 on Jack Leverett inside his showroom during a standoff in Season 5's "Mr. Monk and the Actor."

Smith & Wesson Model 36

In the season 6 episode "Mr. Monk and the Daredevil," Joey Krenshaw (David Koechner) uses a Smith & Wesson Model 36 to force his cousin Harold to the edge of a hospital roof at gunpoint, but drops it when Natalie attacks him with a metal pipe. As Monk and Natalie try to subdue Joey, the gun gets kicked away.

In the Season 6 episode "Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus" (S06E10), Monk picks up a pearl-handled Smith & Wesson Model 36 dropped by a suspect and uses it to shoot the criminal dressed as Santa Claus.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Smith and Wesson Model 36 - .38 special - 5 shot
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Joey Krenshaw (David Koechner) holds a Smith & Wesson Model 36 as he prepares to shove Harold off the roof. Behind him, Natalie (Traylor Howard) disarms him by striking him with a pipe. (Episode, "Mr. Monk and the Daredevil" (S06E07)).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
The gun gets kicked away as Monk and Natalie try to subdue Joey. This provides a better view of the weapon. (Episode, "Mr. Monk and the Daredevil" (S06E07)).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
"Don't try it!" Monk aims Michael Kenworthy's Smith & Wesson Model 36 while threatening to shoot him (Episode, "Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus" (S06E10)). Ultimately, he does have to shoot Kenworthy when Kenworthy comes at him with a pipe.

Smith & Wesson Model 66

In "Mr. Monk and the Other Detective," (S04E01) Vic Blanchard (Rossif Sutherland) uses what appears to be a Smith & Wesson Model 66 revolver to shoot and kill a security guard who has stumbled in on the robbery that Blanchard and his partner Eddie Dial (Reynaldo Gallegos) are committing, and whom has drawn a Glock 17 on them. After killing the guard, Blanchard executes the store manager they were blackmailing, since the manager has now seen Blanchard's face.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
2.5" barreled Smith & Wesson Model 66
"Okay. [gets out] Happy Halloween, man. Just relax." Vic Blanchard (Rossif Sutherland) guns down the guard with three shots to the chest at long range. Episode "Mr. Monk and the Other Detective," S04E01.
"I'm not done." Blanchard executes Harold Gumbal to eliminate any witnesses.

Submachine Guns

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

The Heckler & Koch MP5A3 is used by SFPD SWAT team members, fitted with Navy trigger groups, Surefire dedicated forend weaponlights, and an unknown scope. The SWAT teams appear in several episodes, including "Mr. Monk and the Candidate, Part II" (S01E02) and Season Three's "Mr. Monk and the Kid" (S03E16). In "Mr. Monk's 100th Case" (S07E07), the H&K MP5A3 is seen being utilized by SWAT officers during a raid on a photography studio and later on a motel room.


Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9x19mm with Navy trigger group and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
A SWAT officer with an MP5A3 (Episode 1.02, "Mr. Monk and the Candidate, Part II").
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
A SWAT officer holds an MP5A3 as they raid the Novaks' house. (Episode 3.16, "Mr. Monk and the Kid").
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
The SWAT officers on the left enter with their MP5A3s drawn as they raid Douglas Thurman's photo studio. On the left, Stottlemeyer has his S&W 3913 drawn. "Mr. Monk's 100th Case".

Ingram MAC-10

In the Season Three episode "Mr. Monk Meets the Godfather" (S03E05) a crew of mafia hoods from the Lucarelli crime family are gunned down at a barber shop with one of their own MAC-10s.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Ingram MAC 10 open bolt submachine gun - .45 ACP

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
The MAC-10 being fired in the barber shop (Episode "Mr. Monk Meets the Godfather" (S03E05)).

Rifles and carbines

Blaser 93 Sniper Rifle

A Blaser 93 sniper rifle is used by an Asian hitman in Season 3's "Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever".

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Blaser 93 sniper rifle 7.62x51mm NATO
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
A Chinese hit man fires a Blaser 93 sniper rifle while Grooms pops up behind the canoe in the background with his Glock 22 and shoots him.

M4A1

Numerous police and SWAT officers use various M4 variants. An SFPD officer holds one in Episode 6.13, "Mr. Monk and the Three Julies."

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
An SFPD officer (Perry Kelly) readies and aims his M4 carbine (Episode 6.13, "Mr. Monk and the Three Julies").
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
The view down the barrel of the officer's M4 carbine (Episode 6.13, "Mr. Monk and the Three Julies").

Norinco Type 56-1

In the Season Three episode "Mr. Monk and the Election" (S03E15) illegal arms dealer Jack Whitman (Nick Offerman) tries to disrupt Natalie's campaign headquarters by shooting up the office with a Norinco Type 56-1. From Monk's statement, Stottlemeyer determines that they are looking for a rapidfire semiautomatic. It is later revealed that he was actually trying to shoot out a copier machine with an incriminating document containing his client's names and the weapons being sold to them.

The AKM is also seen in the hands of an East Asian drug cartel member in the Season Seven episode "Mr. Monk and the Magician" (S07E15).

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake 7.62x39mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
The drug cartel members in the background have AKMs. "Mr. Monk and the Magician" (S07E15).

Ruger Model 77

In Season 3's "Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month" (S03E07), Monk grabs a Ruger Model 77 (identifiable from the paddle stock, and the built-in strap ring on the forestock, both of which are visible for a second) from the sporting goods section of the "Mega-Mart" and tosses it to his ex-partner, Joe Christie (Enrico Colantoni), who uses it to shoot out the tire of a bank robber gang's getaway van.

In Season 7's "Mr. Monk Takes A Punch" (S07E04), professional killer Charles Bach, or "The Iceman" (Jon Sklaroff) prepares a takedown and probably customized version of this rifle equipped with a bipod in his attempt to assassinate boxer Ray Regis (James Lesure) during a title bout. The inserts on the pistol grip section of the stock are the same as the Ruger M77 "paddlestock." Then again, the Iceman is a professional assassin, so it is not hard to consider that he might have custom built this rifle so that the police could not trace the weapon. It appears to be the same All-Weather Mark II rifle used in The Kill Point.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
In Season 3's "Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month" (S03E07), Morris (Michael Weston) holds the Ruger rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
A desperate Monk grabs a Ruger Model 77 from the dimwitted Ronnie and Moris at Mega-Mart. Although the rifle is unloaded, Monk successfully uses it to force the employees into giving him the ammunition.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Joe Christie (Enrico Colantoni) jumps onto a car roof, aims the Ruger, and manages to shoot one of the tires on the fleeing van.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Step 1: Take all of the parts out of your kit.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Step 2: Assemble the receiver.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Step 3: Add the buttstock.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Finishing the assembly.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Step 4: Attach the telescopic sight.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Step 5: Then add a suppressor to muffle the sound, just in case.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
The "Iceman" readies it to fire. It appears to be equipped with a bipod.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Close-up of the trigger guard.

Remington 700PSS

SFPD SWAT snipers are seen using the Remington 700PSS sniper rifle, notably in Season 6, during "Mr. Monk Is on the Run, Part 1".

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Remington 700PSS with Harris bipod, in .300 Win Mag
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
A SFPD sniper covers Stottlemeyer with a Remington 700PSS as the Captain goes to meet Monk.

Ruger Mini-14

In the Season Seven episode "Mr. Monk's Other Brother" (S07E10) prison guard Daniel Reese (Titus Welliver) fires a semi-automatic Ruger Mini-14 from his rooftop at Adrian, Natalie and Jack Monk, Jr. (Steve Zahn), who returns fire with Monk's own "borrowed" pistol. During Jack's staged escape seen in flashback, Reese opens fire on Jack from the guard tower with what appears to be the same semiautomatic rifle. For a prison guard, he has very bad marksmanship because we see scenes of him firing on but missing targets twice during the episode.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Blued Ruger Mini-14 Standard Model Semiautomatic Rifle (Pre-2005) with 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Reese (Titus Welliver) opens fire on Monk, Natalie, and Jack, Jr. Note how the squibs on the pavement are going off far below the trajectory of the barrel. Based on the trajectory, the squibs should actually be somewhere closer to Natalie's right foot. (Episode 7.10, "Mr. Monk's Other Brother).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Reese raises his Ruger as he closes in for the kill. Adrian and Natalie are hidden behind this log pile. (Episode 7.10, "Mr. Monk's Other Brother).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Reese looks up from the sights of his rifle after failing to hit the escaping Jack Monk, Jr. (Steve Zahn) (Episode 7.10, "Mr. Monk's Other Brother).

Weatherby Mark V Fibermark

In the pilot episode, "Mr. Monk and the Candidate" (S01E01-02) hit man Ian Sykes (Shawn Reis) uses a bolt-action rifle identified later in the episode as a "Weatherby Fibermark" as his weapon of choice. It is incorrectly described as a British-made rifle, when in reality the Mark V line is American-made. Monk describes it as a hunting rifle that is popular with mercenaries and paramilitary groups for use as a sniper rifle.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Weatherby Mark V Fibermark.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Ian Sykes (Shawn Reis), dressed as a painter, checks his Weatherby Mark V Fibermark before his planned assassination (Episode 01.01, "Mr. Monk and the Candidate, Part I").
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Sykes steadies his shot with the drawstring of the window blinds, a technique Monk recognizes from the field manual for the U.S. Army Green Berets. Episode 01.01, "Mr. Monk and the Candidate, Part I").
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Sykes fires his Weatherby Mark V Fibermark on the police. (Episode 01.02, "Mr. Monk and the Candidate, Part II").

Winchester Model 70

In the Season 2's "Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife" (S02E14), Evan Coker (Daniel Goddard) guns down a tow truck driver with a single shot to the head from a long range position with Winchester Model 70 rifle, which is described by Disher as a "Winchester bolt-action rifle" in 30-.06 caliber.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Winchester New Model 70 Super Grade with no scope - .30-06
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Evan Coker (Daniel Goddard) scores a hit on the tow truck driver.


Shotguns

Mossberg 500

The Mossberg 500 shotgun fitted with a Surefire tactical light is often seen carried by SFPD SWAT officers.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Mossberg 500 - 12 gauge
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
A SWAT officer holds a Mossberg 500 fitted with a tactical light and ghost ring sights when kicking in the door of Douglas Thurman's motel room, only to find that he has shot himself (Episode 7.07, "Mr. Monk's 100th Case").

12 Gauge Over/Under Double Barreled Shotgun

In Season 5's "Mr. Monk Is At Your Service" (S05E12), Paul Buchanan (Sean Astin) tries to kill Natalie with an over/under 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun, though is distracted when Monk shows up with an identical shotgun taken from one of Paul's hunting friends, and Monk shoots down a quail with a single shot. Natalie then grabs the gun from Buchanan and she and Monk train both shotguns on Buchanan.

An unknown 12 Gauge shotgun is utilized as one of Bennie Wentworth's (Tom Bower) booby traps in "Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece" (S06E14).


Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Monk and Natalie train their over/under shotguns on Paul Buchanan. Notice that Natalie has stuffed a pillow down the front of her shirt, pretending to be pregnant in an attempt to ward off Paul's advances. When the episode was filmed in 2006, Traylor Howard was pregnant, so various hides and pretexts were necessary during the latter half of the season to conceal her stomach. ("Mr. Monk Is At Your Service," S05E12).

Remington 870 Field Gun

In Season 6's "Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend" (S6E04), Linda Fusco (Sharon Lawrence) shoots and kills her ex-business partner with a Remington 870 Field Gun. Later, when Monk and Natalie interview Linda at her office about the murder, Monk notices a photo of a younger Linda standing by her grandfather, apparently carrying the same kind of shotgun, which is what causes him to suspect Linda of the killing.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Remington 870 Shotgun with 28" barrel - 12 gauge.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Linda, careful to conceal her facial identity, steps out of her hiding place in the bathroom and delivers her business partner a single blast to the chest.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
A look down Linda's shotgun after the shooting. The blast from this shotgun is so strong that the victim is sent flying backwards across the next room and crushes a table. To the left (and off-screen) are the two terrified witnesses who have seen everything.

Other

Starter Pistol

Monk's assistant Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram) uses a starter pistol in "Mr. Monk and the Candidate, Part II" (S01E02) to test a suspect's claim that he located a sniper by the sound of his shot.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Sharona (Bitty Schram) fires a starter pistol (Episode 01.02, "Mr. Monk and the Candidate, Part II").

RGD-5 Hand Grenade

In the Season Three episode "Mr. Monk and the Election" (S03E15), an arms dealer throws an RGD-5 hand grenade (erroneously described as being manufactured in Chechnya) through Natalie's window. In a rather comical scene, Monk slo-mo runs and tosses the grenade into the refrigerator... but then reopens the door and places it neatly in an empty compartment of an egg carton, before slamming the door and running away. Even in slow motion, the grenade takes a ridiculously long time to explode.

(N.B. This trick - using a refrigerator to contain the blast of a grenade - has been used on several other films and television shows, but was later tested and declared "busted" on an episode of MythBusters.)

RGD-5 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Monk neatly places the RGD-5 hand grenade into an egg carton.