Tour of Duty - Season 1: Difference between revisions
Tour of Duty - Season 1: Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Tour of Duty - Season 1: Difference between revisions
[[Image:XM16E1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|XM16E1 rifle with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm. What distinguishes it from the original M16 was the addition of the forward assist button and a chrome bolt carrier (which was later dropped with the M16A1).]]
[[Image:XM16E1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|XM16E1 rifle with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm. What distinguishes it from the original M16 was the addition of the forward assist button and a chrome bolt carrier (which was later dropped with the M16A1).]]
[[Image:TOD 140.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lt. Goldman opens fire with a XM16E1 in the pilot episode.]]
[[Image:TOD 140.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lt. Goldman opens fire with a XM16E1 in the pilot episode.]]
[[Image:TOD 819.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sgt. Purcell ([[Tony Becker]]) holds the XM16E1 with magazines taped together "jungle" style.]]
[[Image:MGC16.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The MGC M16 Assault rifle: a non firing metal replica built by the Model Gun Corp of Japan and one of the most used non firing replicas of the M16 in movies and television.]]
[[Image:MGC16.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The MGC M16 Assault rifle: a non firing metal replica built by the Model Gun Corp of Japan and one of the most used non firing replicas of the M16 in movies and television.]]
[[Image:TOD 101.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Soldiers are seen holding the MGC replicas in Season 1's "Notes from the Underground".]]
[[Image:TOD 101.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Soldiers are seen holding the MGC replicas in Season 1's "Notes from the Underground".]]
Throughout the series, the MGC M1911A1 is seen held by various actors.
Tokarev TT-33
NVA officers and some other characters can be seen armed with the Tokarev TT-33 pistols.
Rifles
M16 Variants
The M16 rifle was the main rifle of the U.S. Army soldiers in Vietnam and is seen carried by most of the platoon. In the series, various models of the M16 are seen.
Colt XM177 (Colt Sporter Carbine)
A Colt Sporter Carbine modified to resemble the XM177 rifle is mainly seen being used by SFC Clayton "Zeke" Anderson (Terence Knox). In Season 1, Anderson's Colt Carbine is seen loaded with a 30-round magazine (unusual for the time period of the series). For the remainder of the series, the Colt is loaded with the more accurate 20 round magazine.
The Norinco Type 56 is seen in the hands of the NVA and VC soldiers.
AKM
The AKM is also used by enemy forces as well as Lt. Goldman.
AKMS
In later episodes, Goldman carries an AKMS. In Season 3's "War is a Contact Sport", an NVA tank gunner atop a T-55 is seen using one that's fitted with a drum magazine.
SKS rifle
The SKS rifle is seen a couple of times by VC soldiers.
SVD Dragunov
The SVD Dragunov is seen twice used by NVA snipers.
The Ithaca 37 shotgun is seen in the hands of SFC Clayton "Zeke" Anderson (Terence Knox). Anderson uses an Ithaca with a "Stakeout" style grip in Season 1, and a full-size one in Season 3. Sgt. Block (Michael Madsen) also is seen with a full size shotgun.
Machine Guns
M60
The M60 is the chief weapon carried by Pvt. Alberto Ruiz (Ramon Franco) in the series.
M60D
The "D" variant of the M60 is seen mounted on Huey helicopters as well as fired by enemy forces in the series.
Browning M2 HB
A Browning M2 .50 cal is seen mounted on US vehicles throughout the series.
Valmet M78
NVA forces are sometimes seen firing the Valmet M78.
Soviet SGM Goryunov
The Soviet Goryunov SGM Machine Gun or Chinese Type 57 machine gun is also seen used by NVA forces in the series. Actually it's not a real Goryunov machine gun. It's visually modified Browning M1919