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==Benelli M3 Super 90== | ==Benelli M3 Super 90== | ||
Vancouver | Vancouver ERT officers in S03E04 "Hate Metal" are armed with [[Benelli M3 Super 90]] shotguns. | ||
[[Image:Benelli_m3-1-.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Benelli M3 Super 90 with pistol grip stock combination - 12 Gauge]] | [[Image:Benelli_m3-1-.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Benelli M3 Super 90 with pistol grip stock combination - 12 Gauge]] | ||
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===Heckler & Koch MP5K=== | ===Heckler & Koch MP5K=== | ||
Gray and Layla use [[Heckler & Koch MP5K]] submachine guns while searching for Al-Qaeda detainees who escaped from a rendition flight in Northern Quebec during S01E03 "Bodies on the Ground". MP5Ks are also seen in the ICS armory while agents are preparing for a sweep | Gray and Layla use [[Heckler & Koch MP5K]] submachine guns while searching for Al-Qaeda detainees who escaped from a rendition flight in Northern Quebec during S01E03 "Bodies on the Ground". MP5Ks are also seen in the ICS armory while agents are preparing for a sweep for illegal immigrants in Toronto. | ||
[[Image:MP5KA4.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Heckler & Koch MP5KA4 (3 round burst added) with 15-round magazine - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:MP5KA4.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Heckler & Koch MP5KA4 (3 round burst added) with 15-round magazine - 9x19mm]] | ||
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===Heckler & Koch MP5A3=== | ===Heckler & Koch MP5A3=== | ||
The [[MP5A3]] is seen in several configurations throughout the series. During season 1, MP5A3s with slimline forearms are used by Albanian gangsters in S01E02 "Gray Zone" and | The [[MP5A3]] is seen in several configurations throughout the series. During season 1, MP5A3s with slimline forearms are used by Albanian gangsters in S01E02 "Gray Zone" and JTF-2 commandos in "Bodies on the Ground". From Season 2 onwards, all of the MP5A3s are seen with Navy trigger groups and are most notably used by 'Ndragheta mobsters in the Season 2 finale "Going Dark". Modified MP5A3s with RIS forearms and suppressors are used by MS-13 gangsters who attempt to kill a witness hiding in a refugee settlement centre during the Season 3 finale "No Refuge". | ||
[[Image:H&KMP5A3slimforearm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with original "slimline" forearm - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:H&KMP5A3slimforearm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with original "slimline" forearm - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Border-MP5-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close-up of an Albanian gangster's MP5A3 in "Gray Zone".]] | [[Image:Border-MP5-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close-up of an Albanian gangster's MP5A3 in "Gray Zone".]] | ||
[[Image:Border-MP5-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A JTF-2 commando holds a MP5A3 in "Bodies on the Ground".]] | |||
[[Image:Border-MP5-10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Halifax Police officers with MP5s conduct a search onboard a freighter in S01E09, "Restricted Access".]] | |||
[[Image:Hk-mp5n.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9x19mm with Navy trigger group]] | [[Image:Hk-mp5n.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9x19mm with Navy trigger group]] | ||
[[Image:Border-MP5-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Moose retrieves a MP5A3 with a Navy trigger group.]] | [[Image:Border-MP5-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Moose retrieves a MP5A3 with a Navy trigger group.]] | ||
[[Image:Border-MP5-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A 'Ndragheta (Calabrian) mobster opens fire with a MP5A3 in "Going Dark".]] | |||
[[Image:Border-MP5-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Toronto ETF officer aims a MP5A3 as hostages are evacuated from a church in "Stop Loss".]] | |||
[[Image:MP002M-1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9x19mm with Surefire 628 dedicated forend weaponlight]] | [[Image:MP002M-1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9x19mm with Surefire 628 dedicated forend weaponlight]] | ||
[[Image:Border-MP5-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An ICS agent with a MP5A3 prepares to raid an apartment in S02E12, "Shifting Waters".]] | [[Image:Border-MP5-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An ICS agent with a MP5A3 prepares to raid an apartment in S02E12, "Shifting Waters".]] | ||
[[Image:Border-MP5-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gray holds a captured MP5A3 with a railed handguards and a suppressor in "No Refuge".]] | |||
[[Image:Border-MP5-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kessler holds a MP5A3 as he peers out the door of the refugee centre.]] | |||
[[Image:Border-MP5-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Liz Carver ([[Grace Park]]) fires a MP5A3 at attacking MS-13 gangsters.]] | |||
=Assault Rifles= | =Assault Rifles= |
Revision as of 19:22, 30 December 2010
The Border was a Canadian-produced drama series about the agents of the fictional Immigration and Customs Security agency who were tasked with investigating various threats and crimes that occurred along Canada’s borders. The series aired for three seasons from 2008 to 2010 on CBC Television, as well as in syndication in other countries.
The following weapons can be seen in the television series The Border:
Note: This page is a work in progress
Handguns
Smith & Wesson 4506
The Smith & Wesson 4506 pistol is the standard sidearm of Immigration and Customs Security (ICS) agents, including Major Mike Kessler (James McGowan), Detective-Sergeant Gray Jackson (Graham Abbey), Superintendent Maggie Norton (Catherine Disher) Detective Al 'Moose' Lepinsky (Mark Wilson) and Agent Darnell Williams (Jim Codrington).
Beretta 84FS Cheetah
A stainless Beretta 84FS "Cheetah" was Sergeant Layla Hourani’s sidearm in the show’s pilot. Suspected terrorist Tariq Haddad (Anousha Alamian) takes Hourani’s Beretta and holds her hostage with it during a standoff at Toronto Pearson Airport.
Beretta 92FS
The Beretta 92FS is commonly used by antagonists throughout the series.
Taurus PT92AFS
MI6 agent Charlotte Bates (Daisy Beaumont) assembles a stainless Taurus PT92 with a suppressor in S02E03, “Floral Tribute”, using it to assassinate a Nigerian drug dealer.
Beretta 92FS Inox
Bates uses the similar Beretta 92FS Inox in the Season 3 premiere, “The Dead”, when confronting ‘Ndrangheta mafia boss Andriano Frantangelo. Chinese Ministry of State Security agents are armed with the 92FS Inox while searching for a defector in S03E06, "Kiss and Cry".
Colt M1911A1
A Chinese human smuggler uses a M1911A1 pistol in S01E05, "Physical Assets".
Glock 17
Glock 17 pistols are used by Department of Homeland Security agents Bianca LaGuarda (Sofia Milos) and Liz Carver (Grace Park), as well as by most of the local police departments that assist ICS. Glock 17s are also used by some antagonists, including a domestic terrorist in S01E08 “Enemy Contact”, and African drug traffickers in S02E03, “Floral Tribute”.
Glock 17L
Agent Darnell Williams (Jim Codrington) uses what appears to be a Glock 17L pistol when rescuing Major Mike Kessler (James McGowan) in S03E05, "Missing Action".
Glock 19
A Glock 19 pistol is used by Sudanese refugee Ali in S01E07, “Family Affairs”. Gray also seizes a Glock 19 in S03E04, “Hate Metal” and uses it while searching for the leader of a white supremacist group.
Makarov PM
A Taliban leader in S03E05 "Missing in Action", is armed with a Makarov PM.
Ruger KP90
Gray uses a Ruger KP90 as his off-duty sidearm.
Walther PPK
Sergeant Layla Hourani (Nazeen Contractor) uses a stainless Walther PPK as her sidearm during seasons 1 and 2.
Walther PPK 'Non-Gun'
Rebecca Barden (Sarah White) fires a Walther PPK 'Non Gun' in S02E07, "Articles of Faith".
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SIG-Sauer P226
FBI agents and Surete Du Quebec officers in S02E04, “Nothing to Declare”, are armed with SIG-Sauer P226 pistols when they apprehend a pair of bikers working as hitmen on the Vermont/Quebec border. Kessler's former JTF2 comrade (Dwight McPhee) also cocks a P226 when helping to protect some witnesses in S01E13, "Blowback".
SIG-Sauer P230
Gangster Tran Bao Lanh (Adriano Sobretodo) uses a SIG-Sauer P230 in S03E09 "Dying Art".
Unknown Revolver
Sheriff Bill (Bruce Hunter) has a revolver as his sidearm in S02E04 "Nothing to Declare."
Shotguns
Remington 870
The Remington 870 shotgun is used by ICS agents and tactical teams in various configurations.
Mossberg 590
Sheriff Bill brandishes a Mossberg 590 shotgun while apprehending a pair of bikers in "Nothing to Declare"
Mossberg 590 Cruiser
Benelli M3 Super 90
Vancouver ERT officers in S03E04 "Hate Metal" are armed with Benelli M3 Super 90 shotguns.
Submachine Guns
IMI Uzi Series
IMI Uzi
A gunman in S02E09, "Good Intentions", fires an Uzi at Gray and Layla during a standoff at a motel.
IMI Mini-Uzi
Assassins use Mini-Uzi submachine guns in S03E10, "Spoils of War", to murder former Congolese warlord Edouard Baseke (Sterling Jarvis).
Heckler & Koch MP5
Heckler & Koch MP5K
Gray and Layla use Heckler & Koch MP5K submachine guns while searching for Al-Qaeda detainees who escaped from a rendition flight in Northern Quebec during S01E03 "Bodies on the Ground". MP5Ks are also seen in the ICS armory while agents are preparing for a sweep for illegal immigrants in Toronto.
Heckler & Koch MP5A3
The MP5A3 is seen in several configurations throughout the series. During season 1, MP5A3s with slimline forearms are used by Albanian gangsters in S01E02 "Gray Zone" and JTF-2 commandos in "Bodies on the Ground". From Season 2 onwards, all of the MP5A3s are seen with Navy trigger groups and are most notably used by 'Ndragheta mobsters in the Season 2 finale "Going Dark". Modified MP5A3s with RIS forearms and suppressors are used by MS-13 gangsters who attempt to kill a witness hiding in a refugee settlement centre during the Season 3 finale "No Refuge".
Assault Rifles
Colt Canada C7A1 rifle
In flashback sequences during the Season 1 finale "Blowback", Kessler and other JTF2 commandos are armed with C7A1 rifles while investigating a massacre in Bosnia. A C7A1 is also seen next to a dead Croatian paramilitary soldier, and Kessler explicitly mentions that Croatian forces engaged in ethnic cleansing were armed with "Colt Canada C7A1" rifles that had been covertly supplied by CSIS.
Colt Canada C8A1 Carbine
Gunmen during S01E04, "Gross Deceptions", use C8A1 carbines when seizing a Canadian military shipment of anti-tank weapons. C8 carbines are also used by the Canadian soldiers who rescue Kessler and DHS agent Henry Massoud (Ennis Esmer) at the conclusion of S03E05, "Missing in Action".
M4A1 Carbine
M4A1 carbines are used by many SWAT units throughout the series, including FBI agents in S01E12 "Grave Concern" and Toronto ETF officers in S03E01 "The Dead". U.S Army soldiers in the Season 2 premiere "Stop-Loss", and private military contractors in S02E09 "Good Intentions" and the Season 2 finale "Going Dark" also are armed with M4A1s.
AK-47 (Airsoft)
Airsoft AK-47s are seen in the hands of Iraqi insurgents in S02E01 "Stop-Loss", as well as Afghan kidnappers and Taliban militants in S03E05 "Missing in Action".
Norinco Type 56
A young Al-Qaeda escapee from a crashed American rendition flight uses a Norinco Type 56 with a thermal sight (in reality an AN/PVS-14 night sight) while covering the escape of his fellow detainees in in S01E03, "Bodies on the Ground". After the escapee is shot by Layla, Gray uses the Type 56 to cover her while they search for the remaining prisoners.
AKMS
An Al-Qaeda terrorist helping rendition suspects escape in "Bodies on the Ground" fires an AKMS at Gray after he disrupts their plan to flee by seaplane.
M16A4
While posing as a Neo-Nazi in British Columbia in S03E04, "Hate Metal", Gray and Danny (Jonathan Malen) practice shooting with M16A4 rifles.
Steyr AUG
Layla assembles a Steyr AUG rifle during S02E02, "Target of Opportunity", while pretending to be assassin Monita Persaud during a sting operation.
Zastava M70AB2
A Zastava M70AB2 rifle is shown being fired during stock footage of the Yugoslavian wars in S01E13, "Blowback".
Sniper Rifles
Remington 700PSS
Kessler is shown unpacking a Remington 700 PSS rifle in the season 1 finale "Blowback", as he seeks revenge against a former Croatian warlord who had resurfaced in Canada. ICS agents also use the Remington 700 on occasion, as does an assassin posing as an ETF sniper in S03E11 "Credible Threat".
Remington 700
Gray fires a standard Remington 700 while posing as a Neo-Nazi in "Hate Metal".
SVD Dragunov
Darnell Williams uses a SVD Dragunov in "Blowback".
Unknown Rifles
Neo Nazis in "Hate Metal" fire a variety of bolt-action rifles at the shooting range.
Other
M2 Carl Gustav MRAW
Carl Gustav recoiless rifles are among the weapons that are stolen by gunmen from a Canadian military transport in S01E04 "Gross Deceptions".
M26 Taser
Darnell uses a M26 Taser to subdue a terror suspect attempting to attack a Toronto subway station with Anthrax in S01E08, "Enemy Contact". Moose also uses a Taser to fatally tase a former Canadian soldier turned drug mule in S02E09, "Good Intentions".