The A-Team - Season 1: Difference between revisions
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The A-Team - Season 1: Difference between revisions
[[Image:A TEam S1 PILOTGREAS.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Murdock ([[Dwight Schultz]]), Faceman ([[Tim Dunigan]]) and B.A. Baracus ([[Mr. T]]) hold [[Ingram Model 6]] in "Mexican Slayride", Season 1.]]
[[Image:A TEam S1 PILOTGREAS.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Murdock ([[Dwight Schultz]]), Faceman ([[Tim Dunigan]]) and B.A. Baracus ([[Mr. T]]) hold [[Ingram Model 6]] in "Mexican Slayride", Season 1.]]
=Rifles=
=Rifles/Carbines=
== Ruger Mini 14 Stainless version with Folding stock ==
When the show began its full run in 1984, the producers decided not to have the team use different weapons every week, primarily due to budget concerns.(Let's face it, it was a cheap show). Beginning with its second season, the A-Team favored the [[Ruger Mini-14]] with a factory folding stock in Stainless steel. Contrary to popular belief, these were not the fully automatic Ruger AC556 rifles, but the Semi auto only Ruger Mini 14 with folding stocks. Close examination of the show reveals that the actors are pulling the triggers quickly and only a few spent brass casing as flying out, despite the '''sound effects''' of full auto fire. Also the cuts in editing, showing bullet squibs and 'dust hits' against the ground and buildings, created the illusion of full auto firing Ruger rifles. Since Americans had not yet been exposed to 'assault weapon bans' being that this was the mid 1980s, the title 1 classified Ruger rifles were easy to transport across state and local lines with no paperwork hassles. The rifles were actually purchased for the show and were kept on permanent storage in the show's props containers during the show's run.
[[Image:ATeamS2 004.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hannibal Smith ([[George Peppard]]) and Templeton "Faceman" Peck ([[Dirk Benedict]]) hold their Ruger rifles in the Season 2 episode "The Taxicab Wars".]]
[[Image:ATeamS2 003.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"Howling Mad" Murdock ([[Dwight Schultz]]) holds a [[Ruger Mini-14]] as he and B.A. Baracus ([[Mr. T]]), who is holding his Star BM, burst into a backyard in Season 2's "The Taxicab Wars".]]
[[File:A TEAM S3BOSMM14.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Templeton Peck ([[Dirk Benedict]]) charges his [[Ruger Mini-14]] in "The Bells Of St. Mary's", Season 3. Notice that this rifle lacks a selector switch, proving that it is a semi-automatic Mini-14 and NOT, contrary to popular-belief, the select-fire AC556.]]
[[Image:A Team S3 SKM14.jpg|thumb|none|500px|H. M. Murdock ([[Dwight Schultz]]) and Templeton Peck ([[Dirk Benedict]]) hold their [[Ruger Mini-14]] in "Skins", Season 3.]]
[[Image:A Team S5 TFL1M14.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Templeton Peck ([[Dirk Benedict]]) fires his [[Ruger Mini-14]] in "The Court Martial Part 1: Dishpan Man", Season 5.]]
[[Image:ateams03e05.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hannibal Smith ([[George Peppard]]) holds his [[Ruger Mini-14]] in "Timber!", Season 3. Note the folding stock unfolded, rare scene in the show.]]
== Armalite AR-18 ==
== Armalite AR-18 ==
The main villain in "The Only Church In Town" is armed with an [[Armalite AR-18]]. It can also be seen in "Recipe For Heavy Bread". This weapon, along with the older [[Armalite AR-10]], were often used as stand-ins for the more expensive M16 in television shows and movies.
The main villain in "The Only Church In Town" is armed with an [[Armalite AR-18]]. It can also be seen in "Recipe For Heavy Bread". This weapon, along with the older [[Armalite AR-10]], were often used as stand-ins for the more expensive M16 in television shows and movies.
[[Image:A Team S4 FINALAKM.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A North Vietnamese soldier brandishing an [[AK47#AKM|AKM]].]]
[[Image:A Team S4 AKM.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Why the NFL never thought of this.]]
== Norinco Type 56 ==
In addition to [[AKM]]s, many [[Norinco Type 56]] rifles were used. Most can be seen with slanted compensators.
[[Image:Type56Standard.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56 (Imported into the U.S. as the Norinco AKS-47 or AKS-47 Sporter) - 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:A Team S4 AK.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A [[Norinco Type 56]] leaning against a chair in the Season 5 episode "Quarterback Sneak".]]
[[Image:A Team S4 AK 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier in "The Theory Of Revolution" brandishing a [[Norinco Type 56]].]]
[[Image:A Team S5TORRubberAK.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another soldier carries a rubber stunt version of the [[Norinco Type 56]] in the same episode. Note the lack of a front sight. Parts such as this tend to simply break off during stunt work.]]
== Daewoo K2 ==
The [[Daewoo K1 / K2|Daewoo K2]] is used in numerous episodes, notably by Murdock ([[Dwight Schultz]]) in Season 4's "Wheel of Fortune".
[[Image:Daewoo-K2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Daewoo K2 AR - 5.56mm]]
[[Image:A Team S4 MGDK3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of General Chow's men holds a [[Daewoo K1 / K2|Daewoo K2]] in "Mind Games", Season 4.]]
[[Image:A team S4 WOFAR 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|H. M. Murdock ([[Dwight Schultz]]) carrying a [[Daewoo K1 / K2|Daewoo K2]] in the Season 4 episode "Wheel Of Fortune".]]
[[Image:A team S4 WOFAR.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A good look at the right side of the receiver.]]
== FN FAL ==
Seen in the Season 4 opener "Judgement Day Part 2" used by the Italian boarding crew sent to save the passengers of the hijacked cruise ship. In reality no part of the Italian Armed Forces ever used the FN FAL. It could be that the armorer had trouble acquiring the civilian version of the [[Beretta BM59]] at the time of filming. Note that the model used on the show features a rear flip-up sight.
[[Image:A Team S4 JDFAL.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A boarding crew member with his [[FN FAL]].]]
== Heckler & Koch HK91A2 ==
The [[Heckler %26 Koch HK91#Heckler .26 Koch_HK91|Heckler & Koch HK91A2]] is used mostly by bad guys during later seasons of ''The A-team''. One notable instance is when Hannibal uses a scoped [[Heckler %26 Koch HK91#Heckler .26 Koch_HK91|Heckler & Koch HK91A2]] during "The Grey Team", Season 5.
[[Image:HK Model 91.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Heckler & Koch HK91A2 - 7.62x51mm.]]
[[Image:A Team S4 CGHK.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A group of bank robbers, some of which are wielding scoped HK91's in "Cowboy George", Season 4. Note clamped together magazines.]]
[[Image:A Team S4 TWHIHK.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the drug runners in "The Trouble With Harry" firing his HK91.]]
[[Image:A Team S5 TGTHK.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hannibal ([[George Peppard]]) aims his scoped [[Heckler %26 Koch HK91#Heckler .26 Koch_HK91|Heckler & Koch HK91A2]] at Saroff in "The Grey Team".]]
==IMI Galil==
Wielded by Tony Victor ([[Lee Patterson]]) in the Season 2 episode "Chopping Spree" and during the Season 3 episode "The Island" by Templeton Peck ([[Dirk Benedict]]).
[[Image:GalilARM-2.jpg|thumb|400px|none|IMI Galil ARM w/ wood handguard, 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:A Team S2 CSGalil.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tony Victor ([[Lee Patterson]]) checks his [[IMI Galil#Galil ARM|IMI Galil]] in "Chopping Spree".]]
[[Image:A Team S2 TIGALIL.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"'''Any Questions?'''", Templeton Peck ([[Dirk Benedict]]) holds a [[IMI Galil#Galil ARM|Galil]] on a bunch of thugs from atop a Sherman tank in "The Island", Season 3.]]
[[File:A Team S5AAFM14.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier with a [[M14|M14 rifle]] slung over his back.]]
== M16/SP1 ==
== M16/SP1 ==
The [[M16 rifle series|M16/SP1]] is probably the most high-profile firearm in the first 4 seasons, being used by bad guys and members of the A-Team on dozens of occasions. Most of the M16 SP1s used on the show have been fitted with [[M16A1]] flash hiders, in order to stand in for the newer rifle (though some genuine M16A1s also appeared on the show).
The [[M16 rifle series|M16/SP1]] is probably the most high-profile firearm in the first 4 seasons, being used by bad guys and members of the A-Team on dozens of occasions. Most of the M16 SP1s used on the show have been fitted with [[M16A1]] flash hiders, in order to stand in for the newer rifle (though some genuine M16A1s also appeared on the show).
[[Image:A Team S1 ASADWM16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Murdock ([[Dwight Schultz]]) aiming an [[M16 rifle series|M16]] with the original 3-prong flash hider in "A Small and Deadly War", Season 1.]]
[[Image:A Team S1 ASADWM16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Murdock ([[Dwight Schultz]]) aiming an [[M16 rifle series|M16]] with the original 3-prong flash hider in "A Small and Deadly War", Season 1.]]
[[Image:A Team S2 BTOBM16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hannibal ([[George Peppard]]) with an [[M16 rifle series|M16/SP1]] in Season 2's "Bad Time On The Border".]]
[[Image:A Team S4 ALTWAAM16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[M16 rifle series|M16/SP1]] with an A1 "birdcage" Flash hider, here used to impersonate the original M16, carried by Hannibal ([[George Peppard]]) in a flashback in the Season 4 finale "The Sound Of Thunder".]]
[[Image:A Team S5 TFL3M16jpg.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hannibal watches in horror as B. A. carries a wounded Face towards the beach in "The Court Martial Part 3: Firing Line", Season 5.]]
== M16/SP1 with fake M203 Grenade Launcher ==
The first appearance of the [[M16 rifle series#M16 with M203 Grenade Launcher|Faux M203]] is during the Season 3 episode "Timber", in the hands of H. M. Murdock ([[Dwight Schultz]]). During the Season 4 finale "The Sound Of Thunder", Hannibal ([[George Peppard]]) can be seen pulling a [[M16 rifle series#M16 with M203 Grenade Launcher|M16/SP1]] with the same mock-up M203 from Murdock's ([[Dwight Schultz]]) bag. It makes a brief reappearance in the Season 5 episode "The Crystal Skull".
[[Image:M16M203PredatorCombo.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Screen-used Faux M203 launcher attached to M16/SP1 - 39mm/5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:A Team S3 TM203.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Murdock ([[Dwight Schultz]]) holds an [[M16 rifle series#M16 with M203 Grenade Launcher|M16/SP1]] with a mock-up M203 in Season 3's "Timber".]]
[[Image:A Team S4 FINALFUAXM203.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hannibal ([[George Peppard]]) is seen using an M16 with the Faux M203 launcher attached. This is the same faux M203 used in ''[[Scarface]]'' and ''[[Predator]]'' before the advent of the more common [[Cobray 37mm Launcher]]s.]]
[[Image:A Team S5 TCSFAUXM203.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The third appearance of the [[M16 rifle series#M16 with M203 Grenade Launcher|mock-up M203]] during "The Crystal Skull".]]
== M16A1 ==
Used by U.S. Military Police pursing the A-Team, by A-Team members themselves, and various bad guys.
[[Image:A Team S2 TIRUG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Second and third extra from the left are carrying [[Ruger Mini-14|Ruger Mini-14's]] in the episode "The Island". One can also spot a couple of AC556 with their characteristic bayonet lugs earlier in the same episode.]]
[[Image:A Team S3 SDRUG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Parker ([[John Carter (IV)]]) as a fake Hannibal Smith opens fire with his [[Ruger Mini-14|Ruger Mini-14]] in "Showdown!", Season 3.]]
[[Image:A Team S5TORRUGMINI.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A revolutionary in "The Theory Of Revolution", Season 5, aims at government soldiers with a [[Ruger Mini-14|Ruger Mini-14]].]]
== Springfield 1861 ==
Only seen during Season 4's "Mission Of Peace", is a [[Springfield 1861]] rifle-musket.
[[Image:A Team S4 MOPRIF.jpg|thumb|none|500px|When the thugs arrive in the opening scene and take over the tour cart, Rudy ([[David White]]) fires upon them with his Springfield.]]
[[Image:A Team S4 MOPRIF 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|H. M. Murdock ([[Dwight Schultz]]), in character as Pathfinder, carrying a Springfield 1861.]]
== Steyr AUG A1 ==
After its introduction in Season 4, the [[Steyr AUG|Steyr AUG A1]] remained a favourite of the bad and good guys until the show's end in Season 5.
[[Image:Steyr-AUG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Steyr AUG A1- 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:A Team S4 MOAUG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Templeton Peck ([[Dirk Benedict]]) fires his [[Steyr AUG]] in the Season 4 episode "Where's The Monster When You Need Him?".]]
[[Image:A Team S4 MOAUG 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A first person shot from the same episode. [[Dirk Benedict]] isn't actually firing the weapon, but is wiggling it around instead. Sound and special effects are doing the rest.]]
[[Image:A Team S4 WITMWUNHAUG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hannibal ([[George Peppard]]) holds a Steyr AUG, yet again in "Where's The Monster When You Need Him?".]]
[[File:A Team S5TORAUG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A revolutionary fires a [[Steyr AUG]] in "The Theory of Revolution", Season 5.]]
== Valmet M71P ==
== Valmet M71P ==
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[[File:A Team S1 OMTM71.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The second man from the left holds a Valmet M71P in "One More Time", Season 1.]]
[[File:A Team S1 OMTM71.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The second man from the left holds a Valmet M71P in "One More Time", Season 1.]]
[[Image:A Team S1 Valemt.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The thug on the far right is carrying a [[Valmet Assault Rifle Series|Valmet M71P]] in "The Only Church In Town". Other firearms (from left to right): [[M16 rifle series|M16]], [[Armalite AR-18|Armalite AR-18]], [[M1911#M1911|Colt M1911]].]]
[[Image:A Team S1 Valemt.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The thug on the far right is carrying a [[Valmet Assault Rifle Series|Valmet M71P]] in "The Only Church In Town". Other firearms (from left to right): [[M16 rifle series|M16]], [[Armalite AR-18|Armalite AR-18]], [[M1911#M1911|Colt M1911]].]]
==Winchester Model 1892==
A wide variety of lever action rifles can be seen in ''The A-Team'', including a [[Winchester Model 1892]].
[[Image:WinchesterModel1892.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Winchester Model 1892]]
[[Image:A Team S3 BRELA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The main Villain in "Breakout!", Season 3, holds his [[Winchester Model 1892]].]]
[[Image:A Team S3 TWIN.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A thug in the Season 3 episode "Timber" fires his [[Winchester Model 1892]].]]
[[Image:A Team S4 WITMWUNHWIN.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the sheriff's men holds a [[Winchester Model 1892]] in "Where Is the Monster When You Need Him?", Season 4.]]
== (Fake) XM177 ==
Only seen during "The Bells Of St. Mary's", Season 3.
A Beretta M951 is briefly seen in the hands of a skyjacker, who is swiftly disarmed by Murdock (Dwight Schultz) in "The Beast from the Belly of a Boeing", Season 1.
The Browning Hi-Power is one of the handguns frequently used by Col. John "Hannibal" Smith (George Peppard), notably in Season 1's "Black Day at Bad Rock".
The Star Model B is seen on few occasions during Season 1. A suppressed Star Model B is seen in the hands of Hannibal (George Peppard) during "The Rabbit Who Ate Las Vegas" (S1E07).
This revolver is among those primarily used by the bad guys on the show.
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Smith & Wesson Model 14
Sheriff Hank Thompson (Ed Lauter) carries two Smith & Wesson Model 14 in crossdraw holsters in the Season 1 episode "Black Day at Bad Rock".
These first appear as the personal sidearms of General Fulbright in "Beneath the Surface". In the Season 4 episode "Mission Of Peace", Hannibal (George Peppard) is seen defending the Mission with a Smith & Wesson Model 65.
Used in the two-parters "Judgement Day" and "Mexican Slayride". In "The Out-Of-Towners" a thug can be seen firing a Thompson M1928A1 with a drum magazine. As a nice gag, Hannibal is hanging onto a 1930's car with a Thompson with drum magazine and fires on a mafia boss in Season 4's "The Little Town with an Accent".
A MAC-10 mocked up to look like an Uzi with fake Uzi furniture mounted on the barrel and receiver can be seen being used by Murdock (Dwight Schultz). These same Uzi mock-ups can be seen in Raw Deal, The Dogs of War, and also Stripes (they were all built by a company called Special Effects Unlimited, which provided the weapons used in the first two seasons of this show).
Error creating thumbnail: File missingMurdock (Dwight Schultz) blasting away at a group of bad guys. Note that he is wearing the ear muffs so the bullet hits on the barrel he is hiding in won't blow his eardrums when he is taking cover. They also show the barrel being lined with 1/4 inch steel sheeting, which explains it being bullet-proof.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnother mocked up MAC-10 in the hands of Dwight Schultz during "The Rabbit Who Ate Las Vegas".
Ingram Model 6
Members of the A-Team and various bad guys use the Ingram Model 6 in the pilot episode. Possibly the only time that this little known SMG has appeared either on television or in the movies.
The main villain in "The Only Church In Town" is armed with an Armalite AR-18. It can also be seen in "Recipe For Heavy Bread". This weapon, along with the older Armalite AR-10, were often used as stand-ins for the more expensive M16 in television shows and movies.
The M16/SP1 is probably the most high-profile firearm in the first 4 seasons, being used by bad guys and members of the A-Team on dozens of occasions. Most of the M16 SP1s used on the show have been fitted with M16A1 flash hiders, in order to stand in for the newer rifle (though some genuine M16A1s also appeared on the show).
Has its first appearance in "One More Time", Season 1, used by the Rashaad's men. Seen in the hands of one of Salvador's men in Season 2, "The Only Church In Town". It can be identified as the P variant by the plastic stock.
Hannibal (George Peppard) is seen holding a Remington 870 in "Sheriffs Of Rivertown". Folding stock versions of this shotgun can be seen in Season 3's "Knights Of The Road", "Breakout!", in the Season 4 opener "Judgement Day Part 1", "A Little Town With An Accent" and in the Season 5 episode "The Crystal Skull". A Remington 870 folding stock with the stock removed and extended magazine tube appears in the hands of Templeton Peck in "The Big Squeeze", Season 3.
Sheriff Hank Thompson (Ed Lauter) carries an Ithaca 37 shotgun in the Season 1 episode "Black Day at Bad Rock" episode. It's also seen in the weapon rack in the sheriff's office along with multiple other shotguns. The bartender in Season 1's "The Out-Of-Towners" uses an Ithaca 37 with sawed-off stock and barrel. Another Ithaca is used by a thug in "The Only Church In Town", this one with sawed-off stock.
Double barreled shotguns can be seen on several occasions in The A-Team. Notable instances include a shotgun with cut down barrels and stock in the hands of Reverend Taylor (John Amos) in "Pure-Dee Poison", Season 2. Another one is hidden away in the prosthetic leg of El Cajon (Sergio Calderón) in the Season 3 two-parter "The Bend in the River". One of the Mafiosi in "Judgement Day", Season 4, can also be seen holding one during the Cruise ship hijacking.
Used only when the script calls for a trained assassin is a Arisaka Type 99 rifle. Specifically, the Type 2 takedown paratrooper variant.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingArisaka Type 02 Takedown paratrooper rifle - 7.7x58mmError creating thumbnail: File missingA Arisaka Type 99 rifle leaning against a couch. It can be identified as the Type 2 takedown paratrooper by the sling swivel and the receiver. Sporterized versions of the Type 99 are often used when a weapon that can be easily assembled is called for.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe disassembled Arisaka. In the series is it usually only separated into two parts, not counting the scope. This makes assembly fast and unproblematic. This weapon was also prominently featured in Dirty Harry.
The M60 was the regular squad support weapon in the series, always used by Hannibal Smith (George Peppard) and rarely by B.A. Baracus (Mr. T) even though he would have been the obvious choice but was more often relegated to using a nickel plated Star Model BM with ivory grips. The M60D can be seen as dorsal weapons on the UH-1, seen in stock footage used in the Season 5 and 1 Intros.
In the episode "Cowboy George" the viewer is treated to two M60 rubber props. While the use of rubber props themselves is not an unusual occurrence in The A-Team, the M60 appears far less often than any other firearms on the show.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe fact that this is a rubber prop is most evident when checking for the magazine. There is none. The body is also visibly wiggling around when the prop hits the ground.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnother M60 rubber prop bites the dust towards the end of the episode.
Vickers-Berthier Mk.1
The right hand man of Malavida Valdez (Sergio Calderón) is seen carrying a Vickers-Berthier Mk.1 light machine gun during the Season 1 Pilot episode "Mexican Slayride".
Hannibal (George Peppard) retrieves Mk 2 Hand Grenades from the trunk of former Green Beret Ray Brenner in the Season 1 Finale "A Nice Place To Visit".
