Det. Sgt. James "Sonny" Crockett (Don Johnson) uses a SIG-Sauer P220 in the pilot episode of the show. Considering that the pilot episode was filmed in the spring of 1984 the model used would most likely have been the European model with the heel-clip magazine release.
Sonny Crockett (Don Johnson) uses a Bren Ten in the first season of the show. It was essentially a beefed-up CZ 75 chambered for the original 10mm Norma Auto cartridge which differs slightly in case length from later 10mm rounds. This round was HOT, and consequently damaged the guns. In the '80s this was a new cartridge, but is rarely used in modern day. The company of Dornaus & Dixon was an ill-fated one, and since the producers of the Miami Vice-series would not use discontinued guns, it was replaced with the Smith & Wesson 645 auto pistol.
"The two guns were ordered specifically for the show by Michael Mann's production company. They did not come off the assembly line, but were built by Tom Dornaus personally. Tom did the initial blank conversion, if you want to call it that, but actually these two guns were built from the ground up specifically for firing blanks. He used major components which were not deemed suitable for production guns, but were perfectly adequate for a blank gun. The two guns were Standard Models with the old style rear sight assembly and no trigger stop screw. All external markings were standard Bren Ten. The only difference being that the guns had recoil springs and barrels designed to fire .45 ACP blanks. The barrel does not carry any caliber designation roll mark however. Because the ejection port on a Bren Ten is so large I don't believe that it had to be enlarged to accommodate the elongated .45 ACP blank cases. (Remember that the blank cases are in the shape of a loaded round WITH bullet seated.) Michael Mann requested specifically that the slides be a light color (hard chrome) for enhanced visibility. The hard chrome work was done by a small firm in the Huntington Beach area at that time. Both guns carry a special serial number. One of the guns is in the possession of a major collector in Pennsylvania and the other is owned by one of the show's producers, I believe. They weren't Marksmans or Standard Models with conversion kits. They were two specially built guns". from http://www.bren-ten.com/website/id5.html
Sonny Crockett (Don Johnson) carries a Detonics Combatmaster as a backup gun in an ankle holster. In reality, the Detonics would have been a substantial handgun to carry in an ankle holster. One of the court officer's uses a Combatmaster during Leon's arraignment in the pilot episode. A drug dealer in "Milk Run" also uses a Combatmaster.
FBI Agent Artie Rollins (Ed O'Neill) uses Beretta Cheetah during the climax of "Heart of Darkness". Tubbs (Philip Michael Thomas) uses a Beretta Cheetah with wood grips in "Calderone's Demise" and "Smuggler's Blues". A Beretta Cheetah is also used by Lile (David Thornton) during the climax of "Rites of Passage". Vanessa uses one to kill Dale Gifford in "The Great McCarthy".
A 1911A1 is famously used by Ludovici Armstrong (Jim Zubiena) to kill a bodyguard in "The Hit List". Joey Bramlette and one of his men use them as their sidearms in "Glades". Jimmy's mechanic Wavey Davey uses one when he and his friend attempt to rip off Crockett and Tubbs for the cocaine in "Smuggler's Blues". One of Calderone's henchmen uses one during the car chase with Crockett and Tubbs during "Calderone's Demise". Costellada's thugs use them in "Made For Each Other".
Ludovici Armstrong (Jim Zubiena) also carries a nickel-plated 1911 with pearl grips in "The Hit List". Another nickel 1911 with pearl grips is used by Vincent DeMarco (Joe Dallesandro) in "One Eyed Jack". It is likely that the same gun was used in both episodes. Lt. Jones (Ron Vawter) uses one during the climax of "Smuggler's Blues". Raoul Escobar also has one in "The Maze", seen when he threatens Tubbs with it and when he takes Georges' sister hostage. One of the home invaders is seen threatening Mrs Taylor with one during the opening scene of "The Home Invaders". One of the thugs in "Nobody Lives Forever" guns down the bookie with one at the beginning. One of the men who attempts to buy the MAC 10s off of Guzman during the opening of "Evan" fires one at Switek and Zito. Charlie Fusco (John Santucci) attempts to kill Al Lombard with one in "Lombard" before being shot by Crockett.
Tubbs uses a satin nickel Colt Commander during the climax of the episode "One Eyed Jack". A thug in "The Golden Triangle" also uses a satin nickel Commander when the police stop the drug deal. Several SRT members in "The Maze" also use satin nickel Colt Commanders with wood Series 70 grips.
One of Joey Bramlette's men is seen with a Smith & Wesson Model 15 tucked in his waistband in "Glades". It is identified as a Model 15 by the S&W medallion on the grips and its adjustable rear sights.
Tubbs, undercover as a Jamaican arms dealer, carries a nickel Remington 1866 Derringer, which he holds on Tony Amato (Bruce Willis) at the end of "No Exit".
A henchman in "Calderone's Demise" holds a Walther PPK/S with white grips on Tubbs. Rita Amato (Katherine Borowitz) also uses a PPK/S to kill her husband (Bruce Willis) at the end of "No Exit". Valerie Gordon (Pam Grier) uses a PPK/S during the climax of "Rites of Passage". John Costellada pulls one during the climax of "Made For Each Other" but is disarmed of it by Noogie. It is likely that the same gun is used in all episodes.
Gentle (Al Garrison) uses a Heckler & Koch P9S at the end of "No Exit", which is later taken by Tubbs. Floyd Higgins (John Pankow) uses a P9S at the end of "Glades". A P9S is also used by a thug in "Smuggler's Blues", which he holds on Crockett as he and his partner rip them off. Tubbs takes a P9S from a gang member during the climax of "The Maze", which was used earlier by Elio to shoot Georges.
In "The Maze", Lt. Jack Davis (Joe Morton) is seen carrying a Colt Python in his holster, as noted by it's Colt grips. Most of the SRT members in "The Maze" carry either Colt Pythons or Colt Commanders.
Trini DeSoto (Martin Ferrero), disguised in drag, uses a stainless Dan Wesson Model 15-VH to attempt to kill Tubbs in the pilot episode, which he subsequently uses to fire at Crockett and other police officers. Martin Ferrero plays a recurring character Izzy Moreno throughout the rest of the series.
A police officer is seen with his Dan Wesson Model 15 drawn when checking to see if DeSoto is dead, after being shot by Tubbs. The officer's gun has a ribbed barrel.
During Leon's arraignment in the pilot episode, one court officer points a blued Smith & Wesson Model 29 at Leon, in the mock scenario to exercise their "right to bear arms". Jerry Carrow (Jimmie Ray Weeks) uses an S&W 29 to kill Vincent DeMarco in "One Eyed Jack".
Another court officer in the pilot episode points a nickel S&W 29 at Leon. In "Calderone's Demise", when they are getting ready to face Calderone, Tubbs asks Crockett for a nickel S&W 29, to which Crockett responds "We're not going after an elephant Tubbs" before handing it to him. Lt. Castillo (Edward James Olmos) carries a nickel S&W 29 during the opening scene in "No Exit". Billie Joe Higgins (Jay Patterson) holds a nickel S&W 29 on Crockett and Tubbs in "Glades".
A police officer uses a heavy barreled Smith & Wesson Model 10 in "The Hit List". This indicates that it is most likely the standard issue sidearm for the Metro-Dade Police Department.
A J-frame Smith & Wesson Model 36 "Chief's Special with the square butt configuration is seen on the bed in Tubbs' hotel room in the pilot episode. Det. Gina Calabrese (Saundra Santiago) also uses this as her sidearm throughout the season, as well as Det. Trudy Joplin (Olivia Brown). An S&W 36 is also used by David Traynor (John Turturro) during the climax of "Rites of Passage".
Carried by Tubbs in the first season. In the pilot, it is seen fitted with a full stock which is removed in later episodes. It is also used by one of the thugs in "Glades".
Two of Calderone's henchmen are seen holding Franchi SPAS-12s during the climax of the pilot episode before they are held at gunpoint by Crockett and Tubbs. A nickel plated SPAS-12 is used by a hired killer Ludovici Armstrong (Jim Zubiena) in the episode "The Hit List". Jaime Escobar also uses a nickel plated SPAS-12 in "The Maze". It is likely that the same nickel plated shotgun is used in both episodes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingFranchi SPAS-12 with stock folded and butt-hook removed- .12 gaError creating thumbnail: File missingTwo of Calderone's henchmen hold their SPAS-12s during the climax of the pilot episode.Error creating thumbnail: File missingCalderone's henchmen hold their SPAS-12s as they head towards the boat, just before they are held at gunpoint by Crockett and Tubbs.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLudovici Armstrong (Jim Zubiena) fires his SPAS-12 at two drug dealers, while posing as a chauffeur.Error creating thumbnail: File missingGreat shot of the Franchi SPAS-12. Note the way he is holding it. According to Jim Zubiena it was painful to fire the Franchi with the stock extended with live ammo, so he opted hold it from the top of the heat shield with his palm down to prevent muzzle climb. He handles the Ruger AC556 the same way in the climax of the episode.Error creating thumbnail: File missingJaime holding his Franchi SPAS-12 in "The Maze". This is most likely the same model used in "The Hit List", as it also has nickel plated parts.
Mossberg 500
Many Metro-Dade police officers, Vice detectives, and SRT members use Mossberg 500s in "Cool Runnin", "The Hit List", "The Maze" and "Evan", always with wooden furniture. Tubbs briefly takes one from an officer when searching of Ludovici Armstrong (Jim Zubiena) in "The Hit List". The judge in the pilot episode uses a Mossberg 500 Mariner during the mock scenario at the courthouse before Leon's arraignment.
Used by Clem (Al Cox) in "Glades", referred to as a "Gator-Getter". After it misfires several times, he finally kills a Colombian who was about to kill Crockett. The flared muzzle, though often depicted as allowing the gun to be stuffed full of random junk, was actually to make pouring powder easier; firing random objects would damage the barrel.
Xavier uses a High Standard Model 10 in "The Maze". This is a Model 10 "B" version, the "A" had a built in flashlight. This model had a removable one. One of the assassins also uses one in "Lombard".
Two of Calderone's henchmen use Interdynamic KG-99s in the pilot episode. Crockett (Don Johnson) and Jimmy (Glenn Frey) also use a KG-99 in "Smuggler's Blues" at different times in the episode.
Calderone's driver uses a MAC-10 with a muzzle brake in the pilot episode. Ramone (Coati Mundi) also uses a MAC-10 in the beginning of "No Exit". One of Bramlette's men is seen with a MAC-10 in "Glades". Elio Escobar uses a MAC-10 in "The Maze". A MAC-10 is also used by Evan (William Russ) in "Evan", as the episode revolves around the illegal sale of them. Two of Calderone's henchmen use them during the car chase with Crockett and Tubbs in "Calderone's Demise".
Two of the Jamaicans are armed with the Star Z62 in "Cool Runnin". Tubbs (Philip Michael Thomas) arms himself with one after he tasers one of the Jamaicans while hiding in the trunk. This 9mm SMG was used in the past by the Spanish military and police.
Crockett and Tubbs load up an Heckler & Koch HK94, among other weapons, before going to meet with Calderone in "Calderone's Demise". Later in the episode, Crockett knocks an HK94 out of a henchman's hand and uses it to kill Calderone. Ramone (Coati Mundi) uses an HK94 in the climax of "No Exit". Tubbs uses an HK94 when he, Crockett, and Jimmy encounter drug dealers as they prepare to leave Colombia in "Smuggler's Blues". Raoul Escobar uses an HK94 to fire at police in "The Maze". All the HK94s in the season are chopped and converted to look like MP5A3s.
Tubbs uses a MGC CAR-15 Replica rifle during the flashback to his brother's death in the pilot episode. The fake forward assist is indicative of an MGC Replica CAR-15 Rifle.
Sonny Crockett (Don Johnson) uses a Colt Model 654 with a 20-round magazine akimbo a SIG-Sauer P220 pistol during the climax of the pilot episode. Several SRT members also use them in "The Maze". It is noted as a Model 654 by its lack of forward assist.
Ludovici Armstrong (Jim Zubiena) uses a Ruger AC556 with a shortened barrel, folding stock, and two magazines jungle-taped together in the climax of "The Hit List" when he attempts to kill Crockett.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingRuger AC556/GB-F ("Government Barrel, Folding Stock") with the stock folded - 5.56mm. This is the same configuration as the rifle used by Ludovici Armstrong in "The Hit List"Error creating thumbnail: File missingLudovici Armstrong (Jim Zubiena) fires his Ruger AC556 at Crockett in "The Hit List". Note how he is holding the weapon with his left hand on top - this enabled Zubiena to control the weapon whilst firing extended bursts on full auto.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLudovici Armstrong (Jim Zubiena) fires his Ruger AC556 at Tubbs hiding behind a couch.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLudovici Armstrong (Jim Zubiena) fires his Ruger AC556 in the hallway of Crockett's home. Trying to escape. A little bit trivia about this scene quoted from Jim Zubiena himself. "During the above scene I had a misfortune that could have been reeeeeal bad but as it turned out is just an incident to learn from. The restrictor for the blanks was installed in the flash suppressor instead of in the barrel. The Director wanted to shoot a continuous motion master of the entire scene from first shot to last (going through the window). That entailed firing approx. 60-80 rounds of automatic machine gunning with 2 reloads of 30 round mags after the initial mag. was in place. The camera was set up in front of the window with a large Lexan sheet between myself and the camera operators. During the portion of the scene where I am in the air jumping over Ms. Montgomery in the doorway I was hit with something in my left shoulder near the collarbone which spun me around to the left and knocked me on my..... you know. A bit dazed 'we' asked what that was all about and realized quickly that the suppressor had expanded due to the amount of heat created by the many rounds. It slipped off of the threads and went flying at the Lexan. It proceeded to come back at me with enough force to spin and put me down. At the time I didn't freak about it but later realized it could have been bad if it had hit me just about anywhere in the head. Lesson learned????? ALL barrel plugs are in the BARREL for the rest of time wherever I am."Error creating thumbnail: File missingLudovici Armstrong (Jim Zubiena) fires his Ruger AC556 at the police outside.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLudovici Armstrong fires his Ruger before being shot by police.
An SRT member carries a Ruger AC556 with a full stock in "The Maze".
Joey Bramlette (Keith Szarabajka) and his men use M16A1s in "Glades". The often switch to regular M16s in continuity error. Several SRT members use M16A1s in "The Maze". Trudy (Olivia Brown) is seen holding an M16A1 when escorting Albert Lombard (Dennis Farina) to the courthouse in "Lombard".
Bramlette (Keith Szarabajka) and one of his men use original, bolt assist-less M16s with M16A1 flash Hiders in "Glades". The M16s switch with the M16A1s because of Continuity errors. Several SRT members in "The Maze" also use M16s.
Used by Ludovici Armstrong (Jim Zubiena) to snipe at Crockett (Don Johnson) in the episode The Hit List.
According to Jim Zubiena on the Miami-Vice.org forum he recalls the rifle being a Steyr. See discussion page for further details.
Several SRT members use Winchester Model 70s in "The Hit List" and "The Maze". Cassie Bramlette (Shannon Unger) carries a Winchester in "Glades". Switek (Michael Talbott) also uses a Winchester in the end of "Smuggler's Blues".
An M60 machine gun can be seen in the back of a Van in the start of "No Exit". An M60 is also seen in the Maze complex in "The Maze". Stan Switek (Michael Talbott) uses an M60 in "Lombard".
A FIM-43 Redeye is used by Gentle (Al Garrison), one of Tony Amato (Bruce Willis)'s gun handlers in "No Exit". It has the sight removed and is dressed up with a fake IFF antenna to replicate a FIM-92A Stinger
When Tubbs goes to see Crockett in the morning, Crockett, having found out that Tubbs isn't who he said he was, pulls a flare gun on him, demanding that he tell Crockett who he is and threatening to "blow up his intestines like Cape Canaveral".
Error creating thumbnail: File missingScene from "The Hit List". Quoted from Jim Zubiena. "The above clip could have ended 'Vice' quickly. The squibs that simulate the bullets hitting the wall where electrically triggered too early...... supposed to wait until Don backed out. As you see, they went off in his face. Don was wearing a very expensive watch, as always, and ..... the squib blew the glass face right off the watch. Glad he reacted quickly to the mishap".Error creating thumbnail: File missingSwitek uses Crockett's Bren Ten in "The Hit List", most likely his silver chrome Hi-Power wasn't available and needed a substitute.Error creating thumbnail: File missingOne of the SRT members has an accidental discharge in "The Maze".
