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''M*A*S*H'' was | ''M*A*S*H'' (or simply spelled as MASH) was an American black comedy and medical drama TV series about the fictional 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in the Korean War. It followed a book and movie of the same name and ran 1972-1983. | ||
The series was concieved as an allegory to the ongoing Vietnam War. | |||
'''The following weapons were used in the series ''M*A*S*H'':''' | '''The following weapons were used in the series ''M*A*S*H'':''' | ||
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===Small Arms=== | |||
==Star Model B== | ==Star Model B== | ||
MASH uses the [[Star Model B]] to stand in as the M1911A1 that would be standard issue, since blank .45 ammo was more rare than 9mm at the time. It is used by many characters throughout the series, notably MAJ Frank Burns ([[Larry Linville | MASH uses the [[Star Model B]] to stand in as the M1911A1 that would be standard issue, since blank .45 ammo was more rare than 9mm at the time. It is used by many characters throughout the series, notably MAJ Frank Burns ([[Larry Linville]) and ([[Harry Morgan]]) as both MG Bradford Hamilton Steele and as COL Sherman Potter. CPT Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce ([[Alan Alda]]) disdains guns, though he uses one in Episode 5.10 "Hawkeye, Get Your Gun" to scare Chinese forces. | ||
[[Image:StarPistolB.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Star Model B - 9mm]] | [[Image:StarPistolB.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Star Model B - 9mm]] | ||
Burns has a Star Model B with pearl handles. As the comic foil, he frequently breaks every rule of gun safety in spades, despite being "regular Army." | Burns has a Star Model B with pearl handles. As the comic foil, he frequently breaks every rule of gun safety in spades, despite being "regular Army." | ||
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[[Image:MASHtv-star4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hawkeye refusing to fire his weapon. The lack of a grip safety indicates it is a Star Model B.]] | [[Image:MASHtv-star4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hawkeye refusing to fire his weapon. The lack of a grip safety indicates it is a Star Model B.]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-star5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"Oh, thank you." Potter cocks Hawkeye's Star Model B before firing.]] | [[Image:MASHtv-star5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"Oh, thank you." Potter cocks Hawkeye's Star Model B before firing.]] | ||
==M1 Carbine== | |||
Several US Army and UN soldiers are seen with M1 Carbines. CPL Maxwell Klinger ([[Jamie Farr]]) is seen with one during patrol in a couple instances. 1LT Smith ([[William Watson]]) uses one to demand treatment for his Sergeant in 3.12 "A Full Rich Day." | |||
[[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Korean-era M1 Carbine - .30]] | |||
[[Image:MASHtv-M1car1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Radar implies this is an M2 carbine "...that's one of those new rifles, shoots 30 corporals a second." His rifle has the appropriate 30-round magazine...]] | |||
[[Image:MASHtv-M1car2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|...though it lacks a selector switch, making this an M1 Carbine.]] | |||
==M1 Garand== | ==M1 Garand== | ||
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[[Image:MASHtv-Garand2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Klinger holds his Garand to block Winchester from entering camp.]] | [[Image:MASHtv-Garand2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Klinger holds his Garand to block Winchester from entering camp.]] | ||
==M1 | ==M1928A1 Thompson== | ||
The [[ | The 1928 Thompson is occasionally carried by some soldiers, as a stand-in for the M1. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:M1928-A1_T.jpg|thumb|350px|none|M1928A1 Thompson - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-thompson1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A gunner uses an M1928 in Episode 2.10.]] | |||
[[Image:MASHtv-thompson2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A SSG holding a M1928A1 Thompson with 20-round magazine on patrol in "Hawkeye Get Your Gun." Note the top-mounted bolt actuator.]] | |||
==Colt New Service== | |||
In Episode 4.13 "The Gun," a wounded Colonel arrives at the 4077th with a revolver described as a chromed Colt .45, shiny barrel with bone grips, made in 1884. The year suggests a Colt Single Action Army, though the actual revolver appears to be an anachronistic Colt New Service model, which was made 14 years later. | |||
[[Image:ColtNewService1917.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Colt New Service - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:MASHtv-coltns1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Shot of the Colt New Service in the storage locker.]] | |||
[[Image:MASHtv-coltns2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Houlihan admiring the revolver. She reads the year inscribed as 1884, remarking her father had one like it.]] | |||
==Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket== | |||
In Episode 3.2 "Rainbow Bridge" Houlihan gives Burns a Colt M1908 VP with pearl grips for a concealed weapon before going to a wounded pickup in Chinese territory, in spite of the Chinese saying they were not even to have sidearms. | |||
[[Image:Colt1908_Ni.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Colt M1908 Vest Pocket - .25 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:MASHtv-colt1908vp.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"It comes in a box of crackerjacks." Burns displays the M1908 VP.]] | |||
==PPSh-41== | |||
Chinese soliders in Episode 3.2 "Rainbow Bridge" are armed with Soviet PPSh-41 SMGs during the wounded pickup. If they were Chinese-made Type 50s, they would use stick magazines instead of drums, though North Korea did make licensed PPSh copies as Type 49s. | |||
[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Soviet PPSh-41, 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | |||
[[Image:MASHtv-ppsh1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Chinese soldiers with the PPSh-41]] | |||
==Valmet M71== | |||
In Episodes 6.12-13 "Comrades in Arms," Korean patrols appear to be carrying Valmet M71 Sporter riles with synthetic furniture and the muzzle brake removed, to represent AK-47s. While this is a reference to the Vietnam War, any AK-47 variant used in the Korean War is likely an anachronism, since even the Soviet Union and China did not issue AK-type rifles until years after the Armistice was signed in 1953. | |||
[[Image:Valmet71spor.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Valmet M71 - 5.56x45mm]] | |||
[[Image:MASHtv-AK1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Korean patrol with unloaded M71s while finding a jeep.]] | |||
[[Image:MASHtv-AK2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Korean solider with the Valmet doing a search.]] | |||
==Mosin Nagant M91/30== | ==Mosin Nagant M91/30== | ||
A surrendering North Korean soldier (nicknamed "Ralph" ([[Soon-Tek Oh]]) by Hawkeye) and a Korean patrol they encounter appear to be using Mosin Nagant M91 rifles in Episode 8.10 "The Yalu Brick Road." | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:M9130.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Mosin Nagant M1891, 7.62x54mmR]] | ||
[[Image:MASHtv-mosinn1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|North Korean patrol aiming their Mosin Nagant rifles.]] | |||
[[Image:MASHtv-mosinn2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"Ralph" with his M1891.]] | |||
==Double-Barreled Shotgun== | |||
MAJ Charles Winchester ([[David Ogden Stiers]]) managed to get his shotgun sent from home for fowl hunting in Episode 8.12 "Dear Uncle Abdul." It's a hammerless break action side-by-side shotgun. As a nod to his character namesake (and affluence), it is possibly a Winchester Model 21 or 24 though the receiver is never clearly seen. MAJ Margaret Houlihan ([[Loretta Swit]]) borrows it during the episode. | |||
[[Image:MASHtv-shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Winchester aiming shotgun.]] | |||
[[Image:MASHtv-shotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Houlihan hands the shotgun back to Winchester.]] | |||
===Other=== | |||
==Dummy Mk II hand grenade== | |||
Mk II pineapple grenades are occasionally seen on passing GIs. SSG Rizzo ([[G.W. Bailey]]) borrows a dummy grenade from PVT Igor to play pranks in Episode 11.15 "As Time Goes By." As another nod to the Vietnam War, this grenade is painted black. Mk II grenades during the actual Korean War would be olive drab in color. | |||
[[Image:MASHtv-mkii.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Winchester shocked to discover the Mk II is a dud.]] | |||
==Unknown "40mm AA gun"== | |||
The 4077th is supplied with a "40mm gun" in Episode 2.2 "5 O'Clock Charlie" when he starts trying to bomb an ammo dump near the hospital. | |||
[[Image:MASHtv-40mm1.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Side view of the AAA.]] | |||
[[Image:MASHtv-40mm2.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Firing the AA gun.]] | |||
[[Category:Television]] | [[Category:Television]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category:Comedy]] | [[Category:Comedy]] | ||
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M*A*S*H (or simply spelled as MASH) was an American black comedy and medical drama TV series about the fictional 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in the Korean War. It followed a book and movie of the same name and ran 1972-1983.
The series was concieved as an allegory to the ongoing Vietnam War.
The following weapons were used in the series M*A*S*H:
Small Arms
Star Model B
MASH uses the Star Model B to stand in as the M1911A1 that would be standard issue, since blank .45 ammo was more rare than 9mm at the time. It is used by many characters throughout the series, notably MAJ Frank Burns ([[Larry Linville]) and (Harry Morgan) as both MG Bradford Hamilton Steele and as COL Sherman Potter. CPT Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce (Alan Alda) disdains guns, though he uses one in Episode 5.10 "Hawkeye, Get Your Gun" to scare Chinese forces.
Burns has a Star Model B with pearl handles. As the comic foil, he frequently breaks every rule of gun safety in spades, despite being "regular Army."
M1 Carbine
Several US Army and UN soldiers are seen with M1 Carbines. CPL Maxwell Klinger (Jamie Farr) is seen with one during patrol in a couple instances. 1LT Smith (William Watson) uses one to demand treatment for his Sergeant in 3.12 "A Full Rich Day."
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand also appears as a regular service rifle, used by Klinger and other UN allies.
M1928A1 Thompson
The 1928 Thompson is occasionally carried by some soldiers, as a stand-in for the M1.
Colt New Service
In Episode 4.13 "The Gun," a wounded Colonel arrives at the 4077th with a revolver described as a chromed Colt .45, shiny barrel with bone grips, made in 1884. The year suggests a Colt Single Action Army, though the actual revolver appears to be an anachronistic Colt New Service model, which was made 14 years later.
Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket
In Episode 3.2 "Rainbow Bridge" Houlihan gives Burns a Colt M1908 VP with pearl grips for a concealed weapon before going to a wounded pickup in Chinese territory, in spite of the Chinese saying they were not even to have sidearms.
PPSh-41
Chinese soliders in Episode 3.2 "Rainbow Bridge" are armed with Soviet PPSh-41 SMGs during the wounded pickup. If they were Chinese-made Type 50s, they would use stick magazines instead of drums, though North Korea did make licensed PPSh copies as Type 49s.
Valmet M71
In Episodes 6.12-13 "Comrades in Arms," Korean patrols appear to be carrying Valmet M71 Sporter riles with synthetic furniture and the muzzle brake removed, to represent AK-47s. While this is a reference to the Vietnam War, any AK-47 variant used in the Korean War is likely an anachronism, since even the Soviet Union and China did not issue AK-type rifles until years after the Armistice was signed in 1953.
Mosin Nagant M91/30
A surrendering North Korean soldier (nicknamed "Ralph" (Soon-Tek Oh) by Hawkeye) and a Korean patrol they encounter appear to be using Mosin Nagant M91 rifles in Episode 8.10 "The Yalu Brick Road."
Double-Barreled Shotgun
MAJ Charles Winchester (David Ogden Stiers) managed to get his shotgun sent from home for fowl hunting in Episode 8.12 "Dear Uncle Abdul." It's a hammerless break action side-by-side shotgun. As a nod to his character namesake (and affluence), it is possibly a Winchester Model 21 or 24 though the receiver is never clearly seen. MAJ Margaret Houlihan (Loretta Swit) borrows it during the episode.
Other
Dummy Mk II hand grenade
Mk II pineapple grenades are occasionally seen on passing GIs. SSG Rizzo (G.W. Bailey) borrows a dummy grenade from PVT Igor to play pranks in Episode 11.15 "As Time Goes By." As another nod to the Vietnam War, this grenade is painted black. Mk II grenades during the actual Korean War would be olive drab in color.
Unknown "40mm AA gun"
The 4077th is supplied with a "40mm gun" in Episode 2.2 "5 O'Clock Charlie" when he starts trying to bomb an ammo dump near the hospital.
