The Colt Mk IV Series 70 appears to be the dominant M1911 variant of the season. The Colt Mk IV used in this season is a live gun and it is shot for real multiple times during the season.
In "The Golden Triangle" (S1E02), a goon in a junkyard carries an Colt Mk IV Series 70 with a supressor during the episode's "opening gambit". Later, when the real episode starts in Burma, it is used by the villianous Truang (Benjamin Lum), Gen. Narai's right hand man. It's mostly seen in his holster, but he draws it out when MacGyver starts causing commotion in the camp. He loses it when MacGyver rams a truck to a shed he is hiding in. When Truang's envoy returns to the village, he has aquired a new one. When MacGyver stops the envoy to taunt them, Truang pulls his Colt and shoots at MacGyver. The Colt Truang fires a real one, as it ejects casings and gunsmoke. Truang has the Colt Mk IV out for rest of the guerilla combat scene, until he is disarmed by Ming's (James Saito) bamboo pole kung fu.
In "The Gauntlet" (S1E04), during the opening gambit a high-ranking enemy officer wields a M1911 with chrome ejection port. The M1911 seems to alter between a real one and a non-firing prop, between one with a chrome-colored ejection port and one with a black one. In the main part of the episode, General Vasquez (Gregory Sierra) carries one. It's mostly kept in a holster, but when MacGyver sets off distraction near a church, he draws his Colt Mk IV out of his holster. Also one of Gen. Vasquez's men are seen with a Colt Mk IV.
In "The Heist" (S1E05), a Colt Mk IV appears appears in hands of Jack Catlin (Vernon Wells) at the very beginning, when he rubs off Daniel Sims (Larry D. Mann) with one. The Colt Mk IV is a real gun and actor Vernon Wells is made to shoot it for real. He has trouble keeping face while shooting it and goes through many goofy expressions during the short scene where he fires the gun. One appears in holster of one of the soldiers at airport at the beginning and the end of the episode.
In "Last Stand" (S1E07), Colt Mk IV first appears tucked in Elias' (Anthony Pena) pants. After MacGyver starts causing havoc with MacGyver'ed fertilizer bombs, Elias gets out the Colt Mk IV and goes to investigate. After MacGyver and the hostages try to flee with a water truck, Elias and the boss Terry Andrews (Michael McGuire) board the car. With Elias on the wheel, Terry takes the Colt Mk IV and starts shooting at the escapees. Terry Andrews carries the Colt Mk IV for the rest of the episode, while Elias gets a H&K P9S.
In "Target MacGyver" (S1E10), one of Axminster's goons appears briefly to have the Colt Mk IV.
In "Nightmares" (S1E11), it's carried by goon named Polk (Tommy Lamey). His M1911 has chrome ejection port, meaning this is the Colt Mk IV that pops up a lot in this season. Also the Colt Mk IV emblem is visible in one scene.
In "Flame's End" (S1E13), it's carried by Police Chief Ed Train (Conlan Carter), who turns out to be one of the two people involved in the uranium theft. He reveals himself with Colt Mk IV in hand and tries to kill Mac, Amy and a security guard to erase witnesses. However, Tim Wexler (Robert Englund) leaps in and is shot in the stomach. Train starts to fire towards Mac and Amy, ending up destroying plant controls and injuring the security guard. Again, the gun is shown recoiling. Also, as with Vernon Wells in Episode 5, the actor here seems nervous handling the gun. Train fires 'till he runs out of ammo and flees after that.
In "The Enemy Within " (S1E15), it is used by the brainwashed Craig Bannister (Michael Goodwin) in the episode finale.
In "The Escape" (S1E20), when MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) and "Brian Ashford" (John de Lancie, insert your Stargate joke here) get out of prison, Sara Ashford (Kristina Wayborn) draws a Colt Mk IV and reveals the truth about why she wanted Brian out of prison. Brian steals Sara's Colt and flees the scene. Brian is seen with the Colt Mk IV tucked in his pants during the armsdeal.
While Colt Mk IV Series 70 appears to be the dominant M1911 variant of the season, there are some other M1911 appearing in this season as well.
In "The Gauntlet" (S1E04), the high-ranking enemy officer's M1911 alters between a this M1911 variant and a Colt Mk IV. The pistol is possibly a non-firing prop pistol. It's distinguishable from the black barrel/ejection port.
In "Golden Triangle" (S1E02), a nickel, pearl-grip Star Model BM is the sidearm of General Narai (George Cheung). It's seen holstered in his earlier scenes. When MacGyver forces his copter to land, he draws this pistol. However, once he gets out of the helicopter, he is immediately disarmed by MacGyver's hi-keeba move, forcing the two go hand-to-hand. After Gen. Narai dies, MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) picks the general's gun up.
Walther PP has multiple appearances during this season. Notably it appears to be Peter Thorthon's (Dana Elcar) sidearm through the season and wields it in numerous occassions.
In "Thief of Budapest" (S1E03), MacGyver gets in a fight at a bar full of gypsies and one of the patrons draws a (possible) Walther PP.
In "Nightmares" (S1E11), Peter Thorthon (Dana Elcar) uses a Walther PP in the parking lot action scene.
In "Deathlock" (S1E12), Peter Thorthon (Dana Elcar) draws his Walther PP when the villain Quayle (Christopher Neame) reveals himself, but after MacGyver uses a knight's armor to test out the gun turrets outside, Pete's gun just disappears.
In "Countdown" (S1E14), Peter Thorthon (Dana Elcar) draws his Walther PP when Michael Donahue (Michael Cavanaugh) is exposed as the villainous mastermind behind the plot.
Appears in "The Heist" (S1E05). After diamond heist, Chris Rhodes (Doran Clark) gets caught by Jack Catlin (Vernon Wells) and the latter uses the former to force MacGyver to return his diamonds. MacGyver driving a MG MGB with the diamonds in the back trunk meets the henchwench Tiffany (Victoria Bass), who enters the car and draws a Raven Arms MP-25 on MacGyver and guides Mac to Chris' location. At the airport, she keeps the gun trained on MacGyver.
Both the pre-'73 and post-'73 models of the Heckler & Koch P9S appear multiple times during this season. In the early seasons (that is 1-3) of original MacGyver, it appears quite frequently as the gun of choice of most villains and their underlings. When the production moves to Canada for later seasons, the Taurus PT92 and/or Beretta 92F become the dominant bad guy guns.
In "Last Stand" (S1E07), after getting the money out of the armored car, a P9S appears on the desk when the badguys are counting the money. After MacGyver's escape fails about midway thru the episode, a goon named Elias (Anthony Pena) starts using it. Elias carried a Colt Mk IV earlier in the episode, but during a car chase, he gave the Colt to his boss, Terry, who pretty much overtook the gun for himself.
In "Nightmares" (S1E11) - both P9 variants appear. A pre-'73 model with a suppressor attached is used Barrett (J.P Bumstead). The post-'73 model appears in hands of Colonel Curt Neilson (Robert O'Reilly), who gets the P9S out in the finale after MacGyver takes out the remaining two goons. Curt ends up losing the P9S when he and MacGyver end up grappling on ground.
In "The Enemy Within " (S1E15), Reverend Mather (Douglas Dirkson) uncovers a pre-'73 P9S under cloth beneath the podium desk when the GRU assassin Anton Lem (Beau Starr) activates the Reverend's brainwashing during his speech. It turns into Heckler & Koch VP70 due to continuity error.
In "To Be A Man" (S1E17), villainous Khalil (Sid Haig) wields a post-'73 P9S. After Khalil is downed, young boy Ahmed (Ajay Naidu) tries to give the P9S to MacGyver to finish Khalil off.
In "The Escape" (S1E20), when the big prison escape goes down, the Commadant (Vic Polizos) is seen with a (maybe) H&K P9S. Which version is unknown, as trigger guard ends up being obscured too much.
Heckler & Koch P7 appears in the episode "The Prodigal" (S1E09). At the beginning, mafia goons take Frank Bennett (Robert Romanus) to a woodshop, where he meets his brother, Joey Bennett (Richard Romanus, actually Robert Romanus' brother). Joey intends to silence his brother and orders a goon named Max (Stan Kamber) to give him a gun. Max draws a H&K P7 (judging from markings, it's one of early 80's "Arlington, VA" import P7s) from a shoulder holster and gives it to Joey. After MacGyver causes a distraction and gets Frank to safety, Joey throws the gun back to Max and boards the car to chase MacGyver.
In the last part of the episode - at Bennet Family Home - after Frank tells Joey that their mother died, Joey only remarks that he will "miss her, as he is going to miss [Joey]" and Max draws the P7 and escorts Frank to a place to shoot him. However, MacGyver uses a string and rod to trip Joey and Max on stairs, allowing Frank to escape. Max shoots at the escapees but misses.
"The Enemy Within " (S1E15). When Reverend Mather's (Douglas Dirkson) brainwashing kicks in, he unveils a gun concealed in cloth under the podium desk. First the gun is a pre-'73 Heckler & Koch P9S, but when the Reverend reveals the gun to the event attendees, it has turned into Heckler & Koch VP70. Reverend loads the gun and starts to fire at the crowd at seemingly random. It later appears in the hands of the GRU assassin Anton Lem (Beau Starr) in the episode finale. He loses the gun when MacGyver pushes a TV stand at him. MacGyver picks the gun up and puts it aside. The gun appears to be real, as when the reverend fires it, it ejects a casing, exhalts large muzzle blast and the barrel is smoking after shooting it.
In "Ugly Duckling" (S1E18), a goon named Larkin (Ned Bellamy) has VP70 with a supressor attached. He first uses it during the botched attempt to abduct the Professor Willis (Richard McKenzie). He is seen with the pistol out while talking to his boss, Hatcher (Lee de Broux). He notably wields it during a action scene in a computer class, trying to capture Kate Lafferty (Darcy Marta). He pistolwhips MacGyver uncouncious with it.
Appears in "Target MacGyver" (S1E10), one of Axminster's men loads a Browning Hi-Power before attacking Harry Jackson's (John Anderson, unrelated to Richard Dean Anderson) cabin. The Hi-Power is not used for remainder of the episode, as the Axminster's goons carry Type 56 rifles for all times.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingBrowning Hi-Power "Type 73" - 9x19mm. These Hi-Powers feature elongated bushings different from Hi-Powers Made before 1973 and after the MK II Series.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "Target MacGyver" (S1E10), one of the Axminster's goons with a Browning Hi-Power.
Astra 600
Astra 600 appears in "Every Time She Smiles" (S1E16). It's the sidearm of Major Stepan Frolov (Kai Wulff) during the episode.
Beretta M1951 appears in "Every Time She Smiles" (S1E16). It's wielded by General Petrovich (Milos Kirek) when he reveals himself at his home during near end of the episode. Major Stepan (Kai Wulff) and MacGyver wrestle the gun away from him.
Appears in "Every Time She Smiles" (S1E16). After Mac, Penny and Stefan hijack the General's Volvo, the Bulgarian Militsiya arrives at the General's home. One of the Militsiya draws a(unknown pistol), which General Petrovich (Milos Kirek) will claim for himself.
In "Pilot" (S1E01), once MacGyver finally reaches Dr. Carl Steubens (Paul Stewart) and Dr. Sidney Marlowe (Olaf Pooley), the former reaches out to a drawer and pulls out a nickel Colt Detective Special. He keeps MacGyver and Dr. Marlowe at bay while the group discusses about Dr. Steubens' motives. Rashly acting Barbara Spencer (Darlanne Fluegel) rushes at Steubens and tries to wrestle the gun away, but the gun goes off and Barbara gets shot. Startled Steubens drops his guard and MacGyver uses the chance to disarm him.
In "The Last Stand" (S1E07), Security guard that was stuck in a armored car has one. However, he is shot by Buddy (Lewis Van Bergen) before he can use it to defend himself. It's seemingly used by Turk (Jackie Earle Haley) after he loses his first gun.
Appears in "The Gauntlet" (S1E03). When MacGyver enters a secret print-house for a underground news pamphlet, he encounters a man named Diego (Sam Vlahos) working on a print machine. After getting Diego's attention, he proceeds to draw a Colt Official Police on MacGyver. When Kate Connely (Robin Curtis) asks MacGyver to join in for a quick job, Diego intends give the revolver to MacGyver for protection. However, MacGyver refuses in first clear instance in the show of character expressing his distain towards firearms.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingColt Official Police - 6" Heavy Barrel - .38 SpecialError creating thumbnail: File missingHe ain't fake news. He's bad news. In "The Gauntlet" (S1E04), Diego (Sam Vlahos) with a Colt revolver. Note the slightly sharp front sight.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "The Gauntlet" (S1E04), Diego (Sam Vlahos) still trains his revolver on MacGyver, despite latter being cleared to enter.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "The Gauntlet" (S1E04), Diego (Sam Vlahos) offering MacGyver the revolver.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"Señor... you are going to need this." In "The Gauntlet" (S1E04), Diego (Sam Vlahos) offers Mac the revolver. Note the walnut target grips from slightly later period. It's not inconceivable to use more modern grips to replace worn out grips of old revolvers, like Colt Official Police that's been around before WWII.
Ruger Blackhawk (?)
Appears in "Trumbo's World" (S1E06) - When the ants start moving on to Trumbo's villa, Lucien Trumbo (David Ackroyd) uses a (possible) Ruger Blackhawk to signal Luiz to raise the water level.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingRuger Blackhawk - .357 MagnumError creating thumbnail: File missingIn "Trumbo's World" (S1E06) - Trumbo fires a revolver to signal Luiz. Regrettably, the video quality of the episode is very weak. There appears to be some funky filter that becomes stronger in certain parts of the episode, which makes it near impossible to ID Trumbo's revolver here.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "Trumbo's World" (S1E06) - Trumbo pumping oil for MacGyver's make-shift flamethrower while the revolver is in his holster. Grip is unlike that of Colt Single Action Army and more like one of Ruger revolvers.
Colt Python
Colt Python has few appearances during this season.
In "Target MacGyver" (S1E10), it appears in the opening gambit. Both of the kidnappers seem to carry Colt Python revolvers. After MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) trips the kidnappers, he aquires one of the Colt Pythons and holds the goons at bay.
In Countdown (S1E14), a DXS plainclothes agent is seen with a Colt Python after the "Viking" tells that he has aquired the ransom money from the locker that's under DXS surveillance.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingColt Python with 4" Barrel and factory wood grips - .357 MagnumError creating thumbnail: File missingIn "Target MacGyver" (S1E10) - Kidnapper and MacGyver race to grab the Colt Python in sand. This is not the Python he is later seen with, as here he merely throws this one aside.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "Target MacGyver" (S1E10) - MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) with the other Colt Python holds the two kidnappers at bay while calling the authorities. I bet the goons will be pissed when they find out about MacGyver's "no killing" rule later.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "Countdown" (S1E14) - DXS Agent with Colt Python is checking the utility room.
Smith & Wesson Model 64
In "The Golden Triangle" (S1E02), a Smith & Wesson Model 64 is used by two goons in opening gambit that takes place in the junkyard. When MacGyver starts causing a ruckus, the goons draw their weapons. Both of their S&W Model 64(s) have a suppressor attached.
Appears in "The Last Stand" (S1E07), a nickel-plated Smith & Wesson Model 36 carried by Turk (Jackie Earle Haley) for early half of the episode, before he loses it when MacGyver uses the "Lateral Cranial Impact Enhancer" on him. He later takes a downed security guard's compact revolver as his gun for the remainder of the episode.
Smith & Wesson Model 28 appears in "Flame's End" (S1E13). It first appears in last quarter of the episode; after MacGyver and Amy Austin (Tannis G. Montgomery) find the hidden uranium, Tim Wexler (Robert Englund) confronts the two with a Magnum on hand. However, MacGyver tells Tim that the latter doesn't have courage to shoot them. Despite Tim threathening to shoot MacGyver and Amy, Mac's guesses right and Tim is unable to shoot and drops the gun in grief. Later, after Police Chief Ed Train (Conlan Carter) is revealed to be a partner-in-crime, he grabs the S&W dropped by Tim after his Colt runs dry. Train tries to shoot MacGyver with it. Mac kicks him and Train ends up shooting one of the pipes that containing hazardous substance, fatally contaminating him. Amy picks up the revolver to keep it away from Train. Later, Mac is trying to open a valve to avoid meltdown, he slips and loses the wrench. Forced to improvise, Mac asks Amy to give Train's gun. He dislodges the chamber and uses the frame of the gun as a wrench to open the valve and avert the disaster.
Enfield No. 2 revolver appears in "Slow Death" (S1E19), where it's primarily carried by Hassan's men. Notably used by Badur (Elias Zarou) during intial train hijacking attempt. Hassan (Anthony De Fonte) himself also uses a one to signal his men.
Appears in "Trumbo's World" (S1E06). The Winchester Model 1912 first appears in Luiz's (Will Gotay) hands when MacGyver and Charles Alden (Peter Jurasik) venture into Trumbo's property. Luiz carries it when MacGyver is working on pump and for a short while in Trumbo's villa. It's later carried by Lucien Trumbo (David Ackroyd) when Mac and Charlie go to jungle to see what is the cause of the disarray. When Trumbo's workers try to leave, he tries to intimidate them by firing a warning shot, which prompts MacGyver's ire. Mac proceeds to knock Trumbo off the horse and throws the shotgun into the river.
In "The Enemy Within" (S1E15), A Jeager (Adam Gregor) encounters MacGyver with a Over-and-under Shotgun. He drops the gun when East German soldiers surround him and Macgyver.
In "A Prisoner of Conscience" (S1E21), at the beggining, one of the Russian policemen chasing MacGyver and friends has O/U Shotgun. During the speedboat chase, the policeman with O/U actively fires it at Mac and co. The policeman is seen breaking open the shotgun to reload, so this shotgun isn't a pump or semi-auto. Make of the O/U shotgun is impossible to tell from poor transfer quality.
Appears in "Ugly Duckling" (S1E18). Ithaca 37 Deer Slayer Police Special appears in last a parts of the episode in hands of numerous goons. In this episode, the Ithaca 37 is subject of a infamous MacGyverism where MacGyver uses sun-beam projection to heat up the Ithaca 37's bottom ejection/loading port, causing the chambered shotgun shell to go off and cause a disproportionately big explosion.
In "Pilot" (S1E01), Central Asian soldiers as well as MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) are seen using the Valmet M71S, standing in for the AK-47. All of these rifles appear to have 30-round .223 pre-ban metal magazines. Based on the shape of the stock, these are plastic handguard/resin-stock variants.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingValmet M71S with plastic handguard and resin stock - .223 RemError creating thumbnail: File missingIn "Pilot" (S1E01), hostile sentries taking a break with their rifles leaning against a rock. Visible here is the funky-shaped stock on the right rifle.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "Pilot" (S1E01), MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) trying to avoid detection while donning a enemy uniform and carrying the AK.
Norinco Type 56
Norinco Type 56 rifles also appear in the series. Frequently the Type 56 appears with a AKM-style slant cut muzzle break, presumably to pass off as a AKM, yet the trademark Type 56 front sight is often visible on them. Ocassionally, there are Type 56 without the slant-cut muzzle break. This rifle usually appears when a character within the episode needs to fire a live AK-type rifle on screen, as there is muzzle flash and ejecting casings coming from this rifle.
In "Pilot" (S1E01), MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) goes to seek a missile that's hidden in a tent, a noticeable continuity error occurs, as the Valmet M71 he carried in the previous scene has changed to an AKM. He later uses the AKM as part of a MacGyver'ed distraction to allow MacGyver to get the captured fighter pilot escape from a cage. Most peculiarly, MacGyver - who is later established as a very anti-gun person - opens fire towards chasing soldiers to fend them off; the reason for the uncharacteristically casual way he handles firearms in the pilot episode is exactly because this is the pilot episode. So details like MacGyver's backstory and aversion of firearms were merely in flux, depending on whatever the show would get picked up by a tv network or not. He later gives the AKM to prisoner while he starts to work on the escape plan.
In "Golden Triangle" (S1E02), the rifle appears in hands of one the villagers when they prepare for Gen. Narai's counterattack as evidenced by the full-scooped hood on it. Live-firing variants are seen in a trap the villagers rig. Which, instead of horribly mauling the Burmese soldiers, it just blows the tires of all their jeeps.
In "Thief of Budapest" (S1E03), Type 56 rifles appear in the hands of Hungarian prison guards. Once riot starts, a one is stolen by a prisoner. When MacGyver and gang make a escape with a van, bunch of soldiers are shown to fire live Type 56 rifles. Even though they fire real guns, it's just trick photography exploting angle cuts.
In "Gauntlet" (S1E04), the rifles are wielded by Arabic soldiers in the episode's opening gambit. One soldier fires a live Type 56 on screen.
In "Target MacGyver" (S1E10), Type 56 rifles are used by Axminster (D'Mitch Davis) and his underlings through-out the whole episode. In finale, they use trick photography to fool the viewer into thinking that Type 56 firing in full auto.
In "Deathlock" (S1E12), during the opening gambit, when plan to smuggle MacGyver out of East Germany goes sour, the border guards with Type 56 move out. They are seen firing their Type 56 rifles at MacGyver on his coffin jetski.
In "The Enemy Within" (S1E15), many East German soldiers are seen with Type 56 rifles in the opening scene.
In "To Be a Man" (S1E17), wielded by Red Army soldiers and some Afghan horsemen working for them.
In "The Escape" (S1E20), guards at Harosh Prison - alongside some AKM/Maadi ARM - have Type 56 rifles of various configurations.
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AK-47
AK-47 and/or its better clones - with traditional muzzle/without slant cut compensator and open hood sights - are featured in the series.
In "Pilot" (S1E01), there is a moment in the opening gambit when MacGyver starts wrestling away a AK from a enemy soldier, that has a stubby muzzle instead of the slanted one MacGyver has later.
In "The Golden Triangle" (S1E02), Burmese Soldiers under General Narai have AK-47(s) with open hood sights. It's later seen in hands of the villagers after they prepare against Gen. Narai's retribution, though MacGyver proposes non-lethal approach. Gerald Okamura has a small cameo role as one of the Burmese soldiers.
In "Thief of Budapest" (S1E03), the rifle appears in the hands of Hungarian prison guards. Notably a Fat jerk soldier clearly has a Type III AK-47.
In "Deathlock" (S1E12)" - if the lifted footage from Funeral in Berlin is anything to go by, this one border guard has a fixed stock AK-47 the opening gambit.
In "Every Time She Smiles" (S1E16), it is wielded by Bulgarian Militsiya when they enter the Airport with Major Stepan Frolov (Kai Wulff) to confront Penny Parker (Teri Hatcher) over the diamonds.
In "To Be a Man" (S1E17), one Soviet infantry man has a Type III AK-47. For some reason it has it's rear sight up. In next scene, it's a slant-muzzle Type 56.
In "Deathlock" (S1E12), one of East German soldiers are seen with the open hood-sight AKS-47. The footage of East German border guards is actually lifted from the movie Funeral in Berlin.
AKM (or Maadi ARM) has couple of appearances. These are possibly some of the Maadi ARM that were converted full-auto during shooting of Red Dawn (1984).
In "The Enemy Within " (S1E15), appears in the beginning scene at East Germany. one of the soldiers is seen firing a fully-automatic AKM with open hood sights.
In To Be a Man" (S1E17), during the scene where MacGyver uses a hang-glider made from a downed satellite, one of the Afghans working for Soviets has a AKM/Maadi ARM.
In "The Escape" (S1E20) - while the guards at Harosh prison mainly have Type 56 rifles, they also have some AKM/Maadi ARM in mix.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingMaadi ARM (AKM) as used in Red Dawn (image from Long Mountain Outfitters) - 7.62x39mmError creating thumbnail: File missingEast German soldier firing a fully-automatic AK on screen on the episode "The Enemy Within " (S1E15). Note the open hood sights too.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "To Be a Man" (S1E17), a Afghan working for Soviets with AKM firing at MacGyver. Notice open hood sights and slanted muzzle break.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "The Escape" (S1E20), prison guards with AKM/Maadi ARM. Notice open hood sights and slanted muzzle break.
M16 (first version)
The first version of M16 seems to be the dominant AR-15 variant through-out the season. The M16s frequently appear with distinguishable 3-prong flash hider and flat "slab side receiver."
"Golden Triangle" (S1E02) - When Truang and his convoy head to the village, the Burmese soldiers are mostly carrying M16s. In the village, the soldiers fall for MacGyver's smoke trap and the villagers attack the soldiers, with few of the villagers disarming them and capturing their M16s. MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) takes one away too.
"The Gauntlet" (S1E04) - used by South American soldiers under General Antonio Vasquez's (Gregory Sierra) command. MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) briefly acquires one and does nothing with it.
"Last Stand" (S1E07) - The derranged hillbilly mall-ninja Buddy (Lewis Van Bergen) flails around with a M16 (1st version) through-out the episode. First seen hiding it behind the corner when MacGyver first arrives to airport diner. He enters the diner and after MacGyver spots a "Help" message on his coffee cup, Buddy draws his M16 on MacGyver. For the diner scene, he uses the M16 to harass the hostages. When the armored car arrives, Terry Andrews (Michael McGuire) takes Buddy's M16 for a while. After getting the armored car open, Buddy uses his M16 to shoot the security guard who was stuck inside. Buddy has the M16 while chasing MacGyver and hostages trying to escape with water truck on a motorcycle. He takes Kelly Nielson (Kay Lenz) hostage with it. He brings out M16 again in the finale. After Buddy is disarmed by MacGyver, the latter uses the M16 as a melee weapon to knock out Buddy. MacGyver gives the M16 to Dave Redding (Art Hindle) and then chef Al Tennyson (Harry Caesar) takes it over.
"Ugly Duckling" (S1E18) - used by black-clad operatives who hijack the Snake-Eye missile in first scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the US Air Force in Vietnam. This has the original 3-prong flash hider. It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56x45mmError creating thumbnail: File missingIn "The Golden Triangle" (S1E02), Burmese soldiers after MacGyver's AK trap goes off. Many M16s mixed with few AKs.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "The Golden Triangle" (S1E02), Burmese soldiers disoriented by the smoke trap, with Ming (James Saito) stealing one of the M16s.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "The Golden Triangle" (S1E02), MacGyver watching Truang while stylishly holding a M16. The M16 dissappears from MacGyver's hands in the very next scene.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "The Gauntlet" (S1E04), South American Soldier with a M16. He is either trying to contain Kate Connelly or giving an AR-15 as a romantic gift to her.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "The Gauntlet" (S1E04), MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) with a M16. He closes the door and throws the M16 away.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "The Gauntlet" (S1E04), Gen. Vasquez's soldiers fire their M16s at MacGyver.Error creating thumbnail: File missingBuddy: "Finish it, or I will". In "Last Stand" (S1E07), Buddy (Lewis Van Bergen) uses his M16 to tell MacGyver to sit his ass down in his chair and drink his goddamn tea.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "Last Stand" (S1E07), after getting talked back by Tennyson (Harry Caesar), Buddy (Lewis Van Bergen) stops harrassing Dave (Art Hindle) and begins to treathen Tennyson with the M16 again. Here Buddy cocks the charging handleError creating thumbnail: File missingIn "Last Stand" (S1E07), Terry Andrews (Michael McGuire) with Buddy's M16 orders MacGyver to make haste with the MacGyvering.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "Last Stand" (S1E07), MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) uses a M16 to knock out Buddy.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "Ugly Duckling" (S1E18), a black-clad operative rappelling down and firing a M16Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "Ugly Duckling" (S1E18), a black-clad operative firing a M16 while making a getaway. You can just see the 3-prong flashhider.
MGC M16 Replica
In "The Gauntlet" (S1E04), MacGyver uses a door to KO a enemy soldier and the latter's M16 flies in the air. The rifle here in reality is an MGC M16 replica.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe 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. The 'forward assist' on the early models like the one imaged here are bolt inserts to keep the receiver together. Modern MGC M16 replicas have improved by third parties over the years (like adding A1 flash hiders) making it more accurate to the real thing making it harder for 'Connoisseurs' to identifyError creating thumbnail: File missingIn "The Gauntlet" (S1E04), MacGyver uses a door to KO a enemy soldier and the latter's M16 flies in the air. The rifle here in reality is an MGC M16 rifle.
M1 Carbine
M1 Carbine makes a few appearances.
In "Thief of Budapest" (S1E03), tribal members are seen at the episode's beginning using the M1 Carbine (sans magazine) when MacGyver attempts to recover a valuable horse.
In "Trumbo's World" (S1E06), it appears in hands of some of the Basque radicals in the opening gambit takes place in Pyrenees.
Appears in "To Be A Man" (S1E17). Some Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I rifles are used by Afghan horsemen collaborating with the Soviets.
Later in the episode, there is a Afghan man working for the Soviets, who is trying the find the whereabouts of Khalil (Sid Haig) has a Lee-Enfield rifle with him. However, when he goes to invesitage Zia's (Persis Khambatta) house, his rifle changes back and forth between Lee-Enfield and Tokarev SVT-40 a few times.
Appears in "To Be A Man" (S1E17). Some of the Afghan horsemen working for Soviets have Tokarev SVT-40 with them. Later in the episode, a Afghan man is trying the find the whereabouts of Khalil (Sid Haig). His rifle changes between Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I to Tokarev SVT-40 few times during the scene where he goes to Zia's (Persis Khambatta) home to investigate.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingTokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR. Note the purple color of the bolt; this is a result of post-WWII re-arsenaling, and is thus incorrect for any media taking place during the war.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "To Be A Man" (S1E17), Afghan on left with SVT-40Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "To Be A Man" (S1E17), Afghan man dismounts horse with SVT-40 on hands to investigate Zia's homeError creating thumbnail: File missingIn "To Be A Man" (S1E17), the Afghan man found Khalil's horse's silver brindle and angrly orders Zia to explain. He has Tokarev SVT-40 over shoulder now, where just previously he had a Lee-Enfield rifle.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "To Be A Man" (S1E17), Afghan man with Tokarev SVT-40 goes to investigate noise caused by MacGyver
M1917 Enfield
Appears in "Slow Death" (S1E19). Many tribesmen under Hassan have M1917 Enfield rifles. Episode takes place in India, so it appears they are trying to pass them off as British Rifles.
Appears in "Slow Death" (S1E19). Some of tribesmen under Hassan have Karabiner 98k rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingKarabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser. The only visual difference between the 98b and 98k is the 98b has a 29.1" barrel and correspondingly longer stock.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"Slow Death" (S1E19) - One of Hassan's men has a Mauser Kar 98k. Also pictured: MacGyver in mid-hikeeba.
Submachine Guns
IMI Uzi
In "The Prodigal" (S1E09), after knocking down over Joey and Max, MacGyver and Frank start to flee. Joey calls for a goon named Tommy (Mario Roberts), who responds to Joey's yelling and comes armed with a full-size Uzi. When Mac and Frank block the attic door, Tommy is ordered to shoot the door. Joey takes the Uzi for a while when he orders Tommy and Max to get a bench to use to break the door.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingIMI Uzi with buttstock collapsed - 9x19mmError creating thumbnail: File missingIn "The Prodigal" (S1E09), Tommy with a Uzi about to show MacGyver and Frank the mafia definition of hospitality.Error creating thumbnail: File missingJoey Bennett: "There's something behind it! Tommy! Give it a burst!" In "The Prodigal" (S1E09), Tommy tries to get the door blocked by MacGyver and Frank to open with the Uzi.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "The Prodigal" (S1E09), close-up of the barrel of the Uzi before Tommy starts firing it. The actor shakes the Uzi a lot and sometimes it exhalts pyrotechnic fire.
Heckler & Koch HK94A3 (chopped and converted)
In "Deathlock" (S1E12), Quayle uses remotely operated Heckler & Koch HK94A3 submachine guns set up in his garden to trap MacGyver. These HK94A3's have the barrel chopped and converted to look like an MP5A3.
Ingram MAC-10 (without stock) appears in "Deathlock" (S1E12). Quayle (Christopher Neame) has one as his main weapon. MAC-10s are also used in a hallway trap turrets. After Quayle is taken out, Karen Blake (Wendy Schaal) takes the MAC-10 and unloads it.
In "Pilot" (S1E01), an M60 is seen in the Central Asian encampment in the opening gambit.
In "The Gauntlet" (S1E04), a M60 is visible on the table after MacGyver and Kate Connelly have been caught by Gen. Vasquez's men. The items in the table had changed from the previous scene with the exception of M47 Dragon. Previously there was a FIM-43 and M202 Flash, now there is M60 and plastic explosives.
In "The Escape" (S1E20), the guards at Harosh prison get out M60 when the Commadant (Vic Polizos) orders prison to get ready for MacGyver's escape.
In Pilot (S1E01), MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) and Gatner (Michael Lerner) are flown to the Underground Research Facility in a specialized helicopter. In reality, this was a reuse of the famous Blue Thunder helicopter that would also later be used in the ABC miniseries Amerika. The Blue Thunder helicopter here still has the faux M61 Vulcan mounted under the nose.
Browning M1919 - in many different variations - has multiple appearances.
Two significant versions of M1919 appear in the episode "The Golden Triangle" (S1E02). First, General Narai's (George Cheung) men found two Browning M1919(s) - with flexible mounts and early slotted barrel shrouds - from a downed aircraft. Narai's men install these to these the General's helicopter. At the episode's climax, General attacks the villagers with the machine gun armed helicopter. These are presumably mock-up props, as the reciever lacks details. Also the gunfire is obvious pyrotechnics. Actual A4 variant appears in the last quarter of the episode on the jeeps of the Burmese soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingBrowning M1919A4, early model with slotted barrel shroud - .30-06 SpringfieldError creating thumbnail: File missingIn "The Golden Triangle" (S1E02), Gen. Narai (George Cheung) is pleased with the (faux) M1919s his men have represented to him. Notice the complete lack of detail on the M1919's reciever, meaning that this is a prop built from a ground up.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "The Golden Triangle" (S1E02), Gen. Narai's helicopter with the faux M1919(s) installed begins it's attack.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "The Golden Triangle" (S1E02), Gen. Narai doubles over. Faux M1919 installed on copter.Error creating thumbnail: File missingBrowning M1919A4 - .30-06 SpringfieldError creating thumbnail: File missingIn "The Golden Triangle" (S1E02), Truang (Benjamin Lum) in his jeep, M1919A4 behind him.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "The Golden Triangle" (S1E02), Truang (Benjamin Lum) vents his frustrations after Mac's AK trap blows the tires of the convoys jeeps. Mounts of the M1919A4 seen here.
Browning M2
Browning M2 appears in "The Gauntlet" (S1E04). It has been installed on jeeps of the soldiers under Gen. Vasquez. These are real M2 machine guns, as at the episode's finale, they are shown firing for real, with empty shells and brass ejecting from it.
Appears in "The Gauntlet" (S1E04) - Dave Ryerson (John Vernon) is selling black market US surplus weapons to Gen. Vasquez (Gregory Sierra), amongst them is one M47 Dragon.
In "The Gauntlet" (S1E04), Dave Ryerson (John Vernon) is selling black market US surplus weapons to Gen. Vasquez (Gregory Sierra), amongst them is the four-barreled M202 FLASH. Judging by the boxy appearance of the launcher body with only small rounded-off sections at the corners, this is probalbly either the same prop launcher used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando or a replica of it. It disappears in next scene and is replaced by an M60 (the prop M202 FLASH was probably removed to protect it from the pyrotechnics that occur around the table).
In "The Gauntlet" (S1E04), Dave Ryerson (John Vernon) is selling black market US surplus weapons to Gen. Vasquez (Gregory Sierra), amongst them is an FIM-43 Redeye.
Appears in "To Be a Man" (S1E17). Red Army Soldiers use a M2 Mortar to bombard MacGyver, who is hiding at hilltop and working on a hang-glider out of a felled satellite remains.
Appears in "To Be A Man" (S1E17). When MacGyver - alongside Zia and Ahmed - try to cross border to Pakistan by a 4x4, a single Red Army LUV unit locates them and gives chase. The unit leader orders a lesser-ranked soldier to use a RPG-7 to kill the fleeing MacGyver and friends. This launcher is likely the same prop from Red Dawn (1984).
Appears in the "Pilot" (S1E01). MacGyver investigates a downed fighter jet and finds an M8 Flare Pistol. When Mac and the prisoner try to escape, MacGyver uses a rock to flatten the barrel in order to create a little rocket thruster for the escape.
Appears in "Gauntlet" (S1E04). After being caught by Gen. Vasquez and Ryerson's men, MacGyver spots a blocks of uncovered plastic explosives on the table. MacGyver scoops a bit and blowing it up by jamming a camera's cord in it and putting it on timed flash (?).
Appears in "The Escape" (S1E20), MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) finds some RGD-5 hand grenade(s) during "Brian Ashford"'s arms deal.
He uses a trial of gunpowder to blow up a truck and mess up the arms deal. However, this would not really work. For gunpowder to explode, it must be confined in a tight package when it's detonated. As seen here, it would have just burned out and not exploded.
Appears in "To Be a Man" (S1E17). MacGyver's "obsolete aircraft" (day-for-night stock footage of a Northrop F5) is armed with wingtip-mounted AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.
Appears in "To Be a Man" (S1E17). When MacGyver enters Afghanistan airspace, Soviets fire Anti-Air Missiles at his aircraft. This is actually stock footage of American missile tests.
Featured in episode "Ugly Duckling" (S1E18) is a fictional "Snake-Eye Missile", which is described as an defective American surface-to-air heatseeker missile system with excess number of these missiles on surplus. The plot revolves around a new, upgraded guidance system that allows the Snake-Eye to be retooled into a programmable "surface-to-any target" missile.
"Snake Eye" is actually a term applied to the petal-retarded version of the Mk 82 500lb iron bomb.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing"Ugly Duckling" (S1E18) - Kate Lafferty (Darcy Marta) fiddling with the missile. The prop seems to actually be based on one of the Paveway series of laser-guided bombs.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"Ugly Duckling" (S1E18) - shot of "Snake-Eye" (which is now an MIM-3 Nike Ajax missile) launching into the air. Does anybody know any songs about stock footage?Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe notorious promo picture of Richard Dean Anderson with the Snake-Eye Missile prop hoisted over his shoulder.
Season 1 of MacGyver is little notorious for its stock footage lifted from previous motion pictures. The majority of the lifted footage was from films released by Paramount Pictures, as MacGyver was also Paramount production.
In "Thief of Budapest" (S1E03), the footage from the original 1969 film The Italian Job was used of the three Mini Coopers racing from the police in Italy. Almost everyone who has seen this show knows about this one instance of lifted footage.
In "The Heist" (S1E05), MacGyver's MGB car parachuting out of the back of a cargo plane was actually from a mid 80's TV commercial for the British Leyland Motors MG Car Company.
In "Trumbo's World" (S1E06), much of the plot as well as the footage is taken from The Naked Jungle (1954), notably footage of Christopher Leiningen (Charlton Heston) flooding the ants out in the field.
In "Target MacGyver" (S1E10), when MacGyver is seen blowing up a reactor plant at night, the actual explosions were taken from the film Tobruk (1967).
In "Deathlock" (S1E12), the footage of the East German border guards was taken from the Michael Caine film Funeral in Berlin (1966).
