The A-Team is an American action television series that aired on NBC from 1983-1988. The show followed the adventures of a US Special Forces team who were convicted of a military crime they didn't commit. After escaping from a maximum security prison, they survive as soldiers of fortune in the Los Angeles underground. The show was known for its numerous gunfights where nearly no one was shot, and for its car chases where everyone is able to get out of their vehicles even after they experienced spectacular crashes. A theatrical adaptation of the show starring Liam Neeson was released in 2010.
The following weapons were used in the television series The A-Team :
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Handguns Browning Hi-Power 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".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning Hi-Power Type 73 - 9x19mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dr. Sullivan relieves Hannibal (George Peppard ) of his Browning Hi-Power Type 73 in the Season 1 episode "Black Day At Bad Rock". Colt Detective Special Hannibal (George Peppard ) holds a Colt Detective Special in Season 2's "Recipe For Heavy Bread".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Detective Special 3rd Gen - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hannibal (George Peppard ) with his Colt Detective Special in Season 2's "Recipe For Heavy Bread". Note how the chambers are not loaded, primarily for safety reasons since the weapon is being pointed directly at an actor. Colt M1911 The M1911 and many variants are carried at various times by A-Team members, U.S. Military Police pursuing the A-Team, and various bad guys.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A thug wields a M1911 in the Season 2 episode "The Only Church In Town". Error creating thumbnail: File missing In the Season 2 episode "The Battle for Bel-Air", Deckers second-in-command Capt. Crane (Carl Franklin ) fires his M1911 . Nickel Plated Colt Lawman MK III Used in multiple episodes, primarily by Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck (Dirk Benedict ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Lawman MK III. - .357 magnum Error creating thumbnail: File missing The business end of Faceman's (Dirk Benedict ) nickel plated Colt Lawman MK III . This is also the revolver of the main villain in the Season 2 episode "The Only Church In Town".
Heckler & Koch P9S Used by the A-Team and various bad guys.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch P9S Error creating thumbnail: File missing B. A. (Mr. T ) holds a Heckler & Koch P9S on an FBI agent in Season 5´s "The Grey Team". Star Model BM The main sidearm of B.A. Baracus (Mr. T ) is a nickel plated Star Model BM with ivory grips.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Star Model BM (nickel) - 9mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A thug in "The Only Church In Town" with a nickel plated Star Model BM. Error creating thumbnail: File missing B. A. (Mr. T ) with his Star Model BM , Season 2´s "Deadly Maneuvers". Smith & Wesson 39 During Season 2, the Smith & Wesson 39 is one of the preferred sidearms of Col. John "Hannibal" Smith (George Peppard ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson 39 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing In the Season 2 episode "The Battle for Bel-Air", Hannibal (George Peppard ) holds a S&W on Col. Decker (Lance LeGault ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hannibal (George Peppard ) firing his Smith & Wesson 39 in the Season 2 episode "Say It With Bullets". Smith & Wesson 639 Hannibal also uses a Smith & Wesson 639 in Season 2's "Deadly Maneuvers".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson 639 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hannibal (George Peppard ) holds a S&W in S2's "Deadly Maneuvers". Smith & Wesson Model 10 A thug is seen loading his Smith & Wesson Model 10 in the Season 3 episode "Breakout!".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the thugs loading his Smith & Wesson Model 10 in the Season 3 episode "Breakout!". Smith & Wesson Model 14 Sheriff Hank Thompson (Ed Lauter ) is seen loading a Smith & Wesson Model 14 in the Season 1 episode "Black Day at Bad Rock".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 14 - .38 spl Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sheriff Hank Thompson (Ed Lauter ) loading a Smith & Wesson Model 14 in the Season 1 episode "Black Day at Bad Rock". Smith & Wesson Model 29 The Smith & Wesson Model 29 is the main sidearm of A-Team nemesis Col. Decker (Lance LeGault ). It can also be seen in the Season 1 episode "Pros And Cons" used by Warden Beale. Faceman (Dirk Benedict ) is also seen carrying the Smith & Wesson Model 29 in numerous episodes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 29 - .44 magnum. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Faceman (Dirk Benedict ) shows Hannibal (George Peppard ) his S&W Model 29 in the Season 2 episode "The Taxicab Wars". Error creating thumbnail: File missing In the Season 2 episode "The Battle for Bel-Air", Col. Decker (Lance LeGault ) with his S&W Model 29 drawn, searches for Hannibal (George Peppard ) in a sporting goods store. Webley Mk VI The leader of the Guerillas in the Season 1 Pilot "Mexican Slayride" can be seen using a Webley Mk VI .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley Error creating thumbnail: File missing The leader of the Guerillas brandishing a Webley Mk VI .
Beretta 92 Only seen during the Season 5 episode "The Theory Of Revolution", when the A-Team show General Stockwell just how many weapons they managed to smuggle into the farmhouse without his security detail noticing.
Beretta 92 - 9x19mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Beretta 92 can be seen lying on the table in the Virginia farmhouse. Note the pearl grips. Since filming for Season 5 began in 1986 it can be assumed that this is one of the original 92 models. Submachine Guns HK94A3 The A3 model of the Heckler & Koch HK94 are featured throughout the series. They appear to have the early "Slimline" forearms featured on older versions of the MP5.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch HK94 - 9mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Head of the Neighborhood Watch Joe Skrylow wielding a HK94A3 in the Season 4 episode "There Goes The Neighborhood". Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up of the receiver. Note the Diopter Sighting System and the firing mode switch, which only offers semi-firing mode. Intratec TEC-9 The Intratec TEC-9 is used by Boyle (Robert Davi ) in Season 3's "Sheriffs of Rivertown". Hannibal (George Peppard ) also uses a TEC-9 Mini.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Intratec TEC-9. - 9x19mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Intratec TEC-9 Mini. - 9x19mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Boyle (Robert Davi ) opening up with his Intratec TEC-9 in Season 3's "Sheriffs of Rivertown" . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Used throughout season 2, Hannibal (George Peppard ) is seen here holding an Intratec TEC-9 Mini. MAC-10 The MAC-10 appears notably when Hannibal (George Peppard ) discovers it in a weapons cache inside a limo - complete with what appears to be a Psionics suppressor.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing In the Episode "When You Comin´ Back, Range Rider?", a MAC-10 is used by Col. Roderick Decker (Lance LeGault ) for target practice. It should be noted that Lance LeGault barely ever flinches when firing a weapon in the series. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hannibal (George Peppard ) discovers a suppressed MAC-10 under a seat in the main villains limousine. He correctly refers to it as a "Ingram". Micro Uzi Error creating thumbnail: File missing Micro Uzi - 9mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Frankie Santana(Eddie Velez ) with a Micro Uzi on General Stockwell´s plane. (Mock-up) Uzi 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 Stripes
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Murdock (Dwight Schultz ) blasting away at a group of bad guys. Note that he is wearing the ear muffs so the bullet hits on the (apparently bulletproof) barrel he is hiding in wont blow his eardrums when he is taking cover. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another mocked up MAC-10. Uzi Carbine The Uzi Carbine was also a favorite weapon of bad guys on the show, and also used by members of the A-Team in some episodes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Uzi semiautomatic Carbine with 16" barrel - IMI Model A - 9x19mm Wilkinson Arms Linda pistol Hannibal (George Peppard ) uses a Wilkinson Arms Linda machine pistol converted to full-auto in the Season 2 episode "Deadly Maneuvers".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wikinson Arms Linda Pistol Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hannibal (George Peppard ) fires the Wilkinson Arms Linda in the Season 2 episode "Deadly Maneuvers". Rifles 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stainless Steel Ruger Mini-14 GB-F ("Government Barrel, Folding Stock") - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hannibal Smith (George Peppard ) and Templeton "Faceman" Peck (Dirk Benedict ) hold their Ruger rifles in the Season 2 episode "The Taxicab Wars". Error creating thumbnail: File missing "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". Armalite AR-18 The main villain in "The Only Church In Town" is armed with an Armalite AR-18 . This weapon, along with the older Armalite AR-10 , were often used as stand-ins for the more expensive M16.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Armalite AR-18 - 5.56mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The main villain (far left) in "The Only Church In Town" seen here armed with an Armalite AR-18 . This weapon, along with the older Armalite AR-10 , were often used as stand-ins for the more expensive M16. AKM AKM´s can be seen during the Season 4 finale "The Sound Of Thunder", used by North Vietnamese ground troops and throughout Season 5.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKM - 7.62x39mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A North Vietnamese soldier brandishing an AKM . Note the bulge on the forearm, a feature unique to this version of the Kalashnikov. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Why the NFL never thought of this. Daewoo K2 The Daewoo K2 is used in numerous episodes, notably by Murdock (Dwight Schultz ) in Season 4's "Wheel of Fortune".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Daewoo K2 AR - 5.56mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing H. M. Murdock ((Dwight Schultz ) carrying a Daewoo K2 in the Season 4 episode "Wheel Of Fortune". Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good look at the left side of the receiver. Heckler & Koch HK91A2 A group of bank robbers carry the Heckler & Koch HK91A2 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch HK91A2 - 7.62x51mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A group of bank robbers, some of which are wielding scoped HK91´s. Note clamped together magazines. IMI Galil Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Galil ARM - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Any Questions?", Templeton Peck (Dirk Benedict ) holds a Galil on a bunch of thugs from atop a Sherman tank. M16 Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16/SP1 - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16/SP1 with an A1 "birdcage" Flash hider used to impersonate the original M16, here carried by Hannibal (George Peppard ) in a flashback in the Season 4 finale "The Sound Of Thunder".Error creating thumbnail: File missing Murdock ((Dwight Schultz ) aiming a M16 with the original 3-prong flash hider. M16A1 Used by U.S. Military Police pursing the A-Team, by A-Team members themselves, and various bad guys.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Screen-used Faux M203 launcher attached to M16/SP1 - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Both the length of the tube and the shape and size of the trigger and accompanying trigger guard are off. Hannibal (George Peppard ) is also never seen actually loading the weapon, yet another indication that this is a non-firing prop. Norinco Type 56-2 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norinco Type 56-2 with side-folding stock - 7.62x39mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Norinco Type 56-2 leaning against a chair in the Season 5 episode "Quarterback Sneak". Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier in "The Theory Of Revolution" brandishing a Norinco Type 56-2 .
Ruger Mini-14 The Ruger Mini-14 is used mostly by bad guys in a multitude of episodes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ruger Mini-14 - 5.56x45mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Second and third extra from the left are carrying 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.
Steyr AUG A1 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steyr AUG A1- 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the thugs surrenders his Steyr AUG to the A-Team in the Season 4 episode "Where´s The Monster When You Need Him?". Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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. Thompson Submachine Gun Used in the two-parters "Judgement Day" and "Mexican Slayride".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1928 Thompson - .45 ACP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The main villain firing his Thompson M1928 on full auto. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hannibal (George Peppard ) wielding a M1921 in "Mexican Slayride". Note that the barrel appears to be cut down. One of the thugs uses a Thompson M1928A1 in "The Out-Of-Towners".
Valmet M71P Error creating thumbnail: File missing Valmet M71S - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The thug on the far right is carrying a Valmet M71P . It can be identified as the P variant by the plastic stock. Other firearms (from left to right): M16 , Armalite AR-18 , Colt M1911 . (Fake) XM177 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Commercial CAR-15 - 5.56x45mm. If someone can get a clearer screenshot, please go ahead and replace this one.
Winchester Model 1892 A wide variety of lever action rifles can be seen in The A-Team , including a Winchester Model 1892 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester Model 1892 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Main Villain in "Breakout!" holding a Winchester Model 1892 . Shotguns Browning O/U Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning O/U - 12 gauge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Charles Jourdan(Roy Dotrice ) is using a Browning O/U to shoot clay pigeons in the Season 5 episode "The Spy Who Mugged Me". Remington 870 Hannibal (George Peppard ) is seen holding a Remington 870 in "Sheriffs Of Rivertown".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 870 Police Magnum Riot Shotgun - 12 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hannibal (George Peppard ) holding a Remington 870 while breaking up a card game in "Sheriffs Of Rivertown". Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up of the Remington 870´s pump action. Ithaca Model 37 Sheriff Hank Thompson (Ed Lauter ) carries a 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 a 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ithaca Model 37 riot version - 12 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sheriff Hank Thompson (Ed Lauter ) carrying a Ithaca 37 shotgun in the Season 1 episode "Black Day at Bad Rock" Error creating thumbnail: File missing Deputy Jack Harmson (Ted Gehring ) picks up a Ithaca 37 shotgun from off-screen. It should be noted that this isn't the same shotgun as the one used by Sheriff Hank Thompson (Ed Lauter ) in the final scene, since they have different stocks. Charles Parker 1878 Double Barreled Shotgun Error creating thumbnail: File missing Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing A farmer holds his Double Barreled Shotgun on the A-Team in the Season 5 episode "Alive At Five". Sniper Rifles Arisaka Type 99 sporterized 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 missing Arisaka Type 02 Takedown paratrooper rifle - 7.7x58mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 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 missing The 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 Winchester Model 70 The Winchester Model 70 is used in various episodes, notably in Season 2's "Diamonds ´N Dust".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester Model 70. - .30-06. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Winchester Model 70 is used twice in the episode "Diamonds ´N Dust". Error creating thumbnail: File missing This shot allows for a much clearer look at the rifle. Machine Guns Browning M1919 Only seen during the Season 2 episode "Say It With Bullets".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1919 - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Browning M1919 on a pintle mount in "Say It With Bullets". B. A. (Mr. T ) proofs his ingenuity by rigging this and multiple other firearms to start firing by way of a remote that Hannibal (George Peppard ) carries with him. M14E2 Light Machine Gun An M14E2 Light Machine Gun is featured only once in the Season 1 finale "A Nice Place to Visit".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M14E2 - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing During a flashback sequence in the final Season 1 episode "A Nice Place To Visit", a VC wields a US made M14E2 Light Machine Gun with a curved stock. This appears to be stock footage. M60 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 of been the obvious choice but more often was relegated to using a chrome Smith & Wesson 639 automatic pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M60 - 7.62x51mm NATO. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In the Season 2 episode "The Battle for Bel-Air", Hannibal (George Peppard )fires the M60 mounted on a Hughes 500 helicopter. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In the Season 3 episode "The Bend in the River", B.A. Baracus (Mr. T ) bursts into a bar with the M60. This is probably the only time we see B.A. (Mr. T ) fire the weapon. File:A Team S1 FINALEM60.jpg A close-up of Ray Brenner's M60 that Hannibal finds in a trunk in the Season 1 finale "A Nice Place to Visit". M60 Rubber props In the episode "Cowboy George" the viewer is treated to two M60 getting burned in two explosions. These are obviously rubber props.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The fact that this is a rubber prop is most evident when checking for the magazine. There is none . The barrel is also visibly wiggling around when the prop hits the ground. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another M60 rubber prop meets its untimely demise in an explosion. Browning Automatic Rifle Malavida Valdez (Sergio Calderón ) is using a Browning Automatic Rifle throughout the Season 1 pilot episode "Mexican Slayride".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Malavida Valdez (Sergio Calderón ) firing the BAR . Note the blank adaptor protruding from inside the barrel. Launchers Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher A Manville 25 mm Projectile Launcher is used by Hannibal in the Season 2 episode "Say It With Bullets".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher - 25mm Federal Gas Riot Gun In the Season 2 episode "When You Comin' Back, Range Rider?", Col. Decker (Lance LeGault ) uses a Federal M201-Z Riot Gun .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Federal M201-Z Riot Gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In "When You Comin' Back, Range Rider?", Col. Decker (Lance LeGault ) uses a Federal M201-Z Riot Gun . M72 Light Anti Tank Weapon (LAW) The bounty hunters in the Season 3 episode "Bounty" have a M72 lying in their hideout.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M72 LAW Error creating thumbnail: File missing The bounty hunters in the Season 3 episode "Bounty" have a M72 lying in their hideout. How they acquired that sort of ordnance is beyond me. M1 Rocket Launcher The M1 "Bazooka" is used by Murdock ((Dwight Schultz ) in the Season 4 episode "Where´s The Monster When You Need Him?".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 "Bazooka" Error creating thumbnail: File missing The M1 "Bazooka" is used once in the Season 4 episode "Where´s The Monster When You Need Him?". I am pretty sure that this is just a mock-up. Miscellaneous CO2 Pistol A CO2 pistol is used to fire tranquillizer darts in "The Court Martial Part 3: Firing Line".
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Mk 2 Fragmentation Grenade 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". Templeton Peck (Dirk Benedict ) and H. M. Murdock (Dwight Schultz ) also come across a box full of Mk 2 fragmentation grenades in the Season 3 episode "Moving Targets".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk 2 training grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Templeton Peck (Dirk Benedict ) and H. M. Murdock (Dwight Schultz ) come across a box full of Mk 2 fragmentation grenades in the Season 3 episode "Moving Targets". These are most probably the training variant painted to look like the actual thing. M69 Training Grenade M69 Training Grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing M69 Training Grenades can be seen here during "The Sound Of Thunder" in Murdock´s ((Dwight Schultz ) weapon bag. Identifiable by their blue paint job. These are not actual M67.M19 mortar Error creating thumbnail: File missing In "The Theory Of Revolution" Hannibal(George Peppard ) and B.A.(Mr. T ) lay suppressive fire with a M19 mortar. 
