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The X-Files

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The following guns were used in the television series The X Files:

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The X-Files (1993-2002)


Taurus PT92

For the first half of the first season, FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) used an older model Taurus PT92. PT92s also appeared in several other episodes from the first season.

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Taurus PT92 - 9x19mm
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Glock 19

Midway through the first season, Mulder switched to a Glock 19, which he used for the remaining episodes of the season. Glock 19s were also carried by some of the elite soldiers in Episode 9 of Season 1, "Fallen Angel", though they never fired their weapons (the invisible alien fried them all with its heat weapon before they could).

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Glock 19 - 9x19mm
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Walther PPK

For a lot of the first season, FBI Special Agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) carried a Walther PPK. The pistol seen in the first screen cap is one that she took from an enemy agent, in the other screen cap you can see the slide mounted safety. Before carrying the PPK she was carrying a Bernardelli .380 pocket pistol.

Also Fox Mulder can be seen carrying a Walther PPK as a back up pistol to his main sidearm, kept in an ankle holster.

It is also worth noting in Season 8 episode 11 titled "The Gift" flashbacks are shown of Fox Mulder using his PPK to shoot and attempt to kill a soul eater who cured him of a terminal disease, to relieve it of it's suffering.

After which Agent Dogget discovers the Walther taped under Mulder's bathroom sink in it's holster.

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Walther PPK in 6.35mm auto (.25 ACP), 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP) Auto or 9x17mm (.380 ACP)
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SIG-Sauer P226

In Season 2, Mulder started using a SIG-Sauer P226. This weapon first appeared in the Season 2 premier "Little Green Men", when Mulder tried in vain to shoot an alien with his newly-issued P226 (despite SIGs' "Hell and Back" reliability, firearms do not function when UFOs are around in The X-Files). Following this episode, Mulder carried the P226 for the entirety of the show, with the exception of Season 3, when he and Scully both used Smith & Wesson 5906s.

Many of the other FBI Agents throughout the show, including Agent John Doggett (Robert Patrick) also use P226s.

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SIG-Sauer P226 - 9x19mm
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From "Max". This is probably the best close-up of Mulder's SIG P226 in the entire show.
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SIG-Sauer P228

Beginning with Season 2, Scully started using a SIG-Sauer P228, which subsequently became her sidearm for the entire show (Season 3 notwithstanding, when she and Mulder both used Smith & Wesson 5906s). Alex Krycek (Nicholas Lea), Walter Skinner (Mitch Pileggi) and some of the other FBI Agents on the show also used the P228.

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SIG-Sauer P228 - 9x19mm
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Man, what a hideous grip she has!

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SIG-Sauer P225

There were several episodes, mostly in Season 5, where Scully used a SIG-Sauer P225 rather than the P228 she used normally. This might have occurred because the show's armorer was unable to bring a P228 on-set for those particular episodes.

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SIG-Sauer P225 - 9x19mm
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Smith & Wesson 5906

Although they use SIG-Sauer pistols in Season 2, both Mulder and Scully switch to using Smith & Wesson 5906s as their sidearms for all of Season 3. After this season, they resume using their respective SIG pistols (P226 for Mulder, P228 for Scully). Skinner is also seen using a 5906 as his carry weapon.

NOTE: Several users have suggested that these pistols might be the Smith & Wesson 1076 in 10mm, which was briefly used by the FBI. This is incorrect; the 1076 has a single-stack frame, while the pistols in the show have double-stack frames, meaning that they can only be the 5906 or the .40-caliber 4006. This is a TV show, not real life, and movie/television armorers have always tended to use 9mm pistols rather than larger calibers.

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Smith & Wesson 5906 9mm
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Smith & Wesson 5904

In the Season 2 episode "Duane Barry", Duane Barry (Steve Railsback) carries a Smith & Wesson 5904 that he took from a guard at the mental institute.

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Early Model Smith & Wesson 5904 - 9x19mm
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Colt Model 733 Commando

Several episodes in Season 1 feature appearances of Colt Model 733 "Commandos", usually in the hands of military personnel and SWAT officers. There's a great close-up of this gun in the second episode, "Deep Throat".

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Colt Model 733 5.56mm
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A Military Police officer with his Colt Model 733 at the ready.

Colt AR-15 SP1 Rifle

There are many episodes, especially in the early seasons, where U.S. military personnel are armed with Colt AR-15 SP1 rifles with M16A2-style hand guards, standing in for the M16A2 service rifles that the soldiers should be using in real life. You can tell because the receivers of the guns don't have the "fencing" around the magazine release, plus they lack the A2-style rear sights, shell deflectors, and forward assists. These are not fired on the episode, but they can be full auto conversions since armorers in both Canada and the U.S. picked up many SP1 conversions during the 1970s and 1980s.

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M16 aka SP1 (flat "slab side receiver") with A2 style handguards used to impersonate the M16-A2 - 5.56x45mm
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Soldiers conduct maintenance on their rifles; note the lack of a forward assist, shell deflector, and "fencing" around the magazine release; all tell-tale signs of an AR15 SP1.
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A soldier gets out of a jeep with an AR15 SP1 in hand.

Diemaco C7/Colt Model 715

Because the show was initially filmed in Canada, many of the M16-type rifles in the early season were Diemaco C7s, or, more likely, the Olympic Arms K4B equivalent, which seems to be favored by the Canadian armorers. These weapons appeared in the hands of U.S. military personnel as an M16A2 stand-in, particularly in the Season 1 episodes "Deep Throat" and "Fallen Angel".

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Diemaco C7/Colt Model 715 - 5.56x45mm
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Norinco Type 84S

The Norinco Type 84S was often used on the show by Russian soldiers (as an AK-74 stand-in). It was first seen used by guards at the Tunguska gulag in the episode "Terma". In the episode "Patient X" when a unit of Russian soliders led by Alex Krycek (Nicholas Lea) encountered a UN military force at a UFO abduction site in Kazakhstan, two Russian soldiers were seen armed with AK rifles while the rest of the unit were armed with clubs/nightsticks. There is a possibility that there were not many AK rifles available in Vancouver during the mid-1990s, which could explain why only two soldiers/gulag guards were armed with rifles while the others were armed with nightsticks.

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Norinco Type 84S 5.56x45mm
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Norinco Type 84S Underfolder Model - 5.56mm

There was also a recurring appearance of a folding-stock Type 84 that had a long RPK-style barrel. It appeared several times in the 4th and 5th seasons, most prominently in the episode "Folie A Deux" where it was used by a hostage-taker. This is known as the Type 84S Match variant.

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Makarov PM

In the episode "Terma", a number of Russian guards on horseback are seen armed with Makarov PM handguns as they shoot at Mulder while he was escaping the Tunguska gulag.

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Makarov PM 9x18mm PM

AKM

Seen briefly in the hands of Ivory Coast soldiers in the episode "The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati".

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AKM assault rifle - 7.62x39mm

M16A1 rifle

Used by the militia gunmen in the episode "Tunguska". The M16A1 rifle was also used on a regular basis throughout The X-Files run as either a military and/or SWAT weapon. M16A1 rifles can be seen in the Season 2 episode "Sleepless".

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M16A1 with 30 Round magazine - 5.56x45mm

M16A2 rifle

M16A2 rifles were seen in later seasons when production was moved from Vancouver to Los Angeles.

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M16A2 5.56mm

Beretta 92FS pistol

Beretta 92FS pistols were commonly seen in the hands of police officers, sheriffs, a number of FBI agents and US military personnel. Seen as Agent Hamilton's sidearm in the lizard episode, season 8.

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Beretta 92FS - 9mm
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A Beretta 92FS in the hands of a U.S. soldier.

Colt M1911A1 pistol

Seen in the Season 2 episode "Sleepless"

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World War 2 issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.

Webley revolver

Used by Frank Black (Lance Henriksen) in The X-Files/Millennium crossover episode "Millennium"

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Webley Mk VI .455 Webley

Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine gun

There were lots of Heckler & Koch MP5A3 submachine guns in many episodes. Some of the non-firing MP5s appear to have been Tokyo Marui spring-powered airsoft guns, though of course real MP5s were used in firing scenes. In one episode, Scully wielded an MP5A3 with a Surefire forearm during a scene where she and Mulder participate in an FBI takedown of a militia group.

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Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9mm ("slimline" forearm)
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Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9mm ("tropical" forearm)
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Steyr AUG

In the first episode of Season 2, "Little Green Men", Mulder and Scully were chased away from the Arecibo radio telescope site in Puerto Rico by a Blue Beret Crash Retrieval Unit. The Blue Berets were armed with a number of weapons that were considered "futuristic" back in the mid-1990s when the episode was made, including a Steyr AUG, a Calico M955A with a laser sight, and at least two Mossberg 500 Bullpup shotguns. The leader of the team used another airsoft MP5 (see above).

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Steyr AUG (Austrian Army Version) - 5.56x45mm
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The Blue Berets firing their assault weapons at Mulder and Scully as they flee the Arecibo radio telescope site in Puerto Rico . The Berets are armed with (from left to right) Mossberg M500 Bullpups, a Calico M955A, and a Steyr AUG

Calico M955A

In the first episode of Season 2, "Little Green Men", Mulder and Scully were chased away from the Arecibo radio telescope site in Puerto Rico by a Blue Beret Crash Retrieval Unit. The Blue Berets were armed with a number of weapons that were considered "futuristic" back in the mid-1990s when the episode was made, including a Steyr AUG, a Calico M955A with a laser sight, and at least two Mossberg 500 Bullpup shotguns. The leader of the team used another airsoft MP5 (see above).

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Calico M955A Intermediate length Select fire carbine - 9mm
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The Blue Berets firing their assault weapons at Mulder and Scully as they flee the Arecibo radio telescope site in Puerto Rico . The Berets are armed with (from left to right) Mossberg M500 Bullpups, a Calico M955A, and a Steyr AUG

Mossberg 500 Bullpup

In the first episode of Season 2, "Little Green Men", Mulder and Scully were chased away from the Arecibo radio telescope site in Puerto Rico by a Blue Beret Crash Retrieval Unit. The Blue Berets were armed with a number of weapons that were considered "futuristic" back in the mid-1990s when the episode was made, including a Steyr AUG, a Calico M955A with a laser sight, and at least two Mossberg 500 Bullpup shotguns. The leader of the team used another airsoft MP5 (see above).

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Mossberg 500 Bullpup - 12 gauge
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The Blue Berets firing their assault weapons at Mulder and Scully as they flee the Arecibo radio telescope site in Puerto Rico . The Berets are armed with (from left to right) Mossberg M500 Bullpups, a Calico M955A, and a Steyr AUG

M14 rifle

Used by a militia gunman in the episode "Tunguska".

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M14 rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO

Various pump-action shotguns

The pump-action shotgun was commonly used by many characters during The X-Files, namely in the hand of police officers, sheriffs, SWAT team members, FBI agents, and US soldiers. The kinds of pump-action shotguns used on The X-Files were mostly Remington 870s, Winchester 1300s, Mossberg 500s/590s, and Ithaca 37s

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Remington 870 New Model with Black Synthetic Furniture - 12 gauge
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Winchester M1300 with extended tube & rubber Butt pad
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Mossberg 500 Shotgun - .12 gauge
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Mossberg 590 12 gauge.
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Ithaca Model 37 riot version - 12 gauge

Ruger AC556

In the episode "First Person Shooter", the game guns were the same "M590 assault rifles" used in the show Space: Above and Beyond. This is a modified Ruger AC556 automatic rifle (the full auto version of the Mini-14) fitted in a custom casing. Both Mulder and Scully wielded these weapons after they entered the game world. The weapon was also wielded by Maitreya (Krista Allen) when she fights Scully on the second level of the game.

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Ruger AC556 (the full auto version of the Mini 14) - 5.56mm. This is the real firearm that was inside the fantasy outer shell.
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Artists rendition of the fictional M590 Assault rifle

Steyr SPP

In "First Person Shooter", the player Darryl Musashi (Christopher Ng) dual-wielded Steyr SPPs converted to fire full-auto while in the game. The weapon was also wielded by Maitreya (Krista Allen) when she fights Scully on the second level of the game.

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Steyr SPP - 9x19mm
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Heckler & Koch G36K

In the episode "First Person Shooter", the video game player named "LoFat" was armed with a Heckler & Koch G36K carbine assault rifle.

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Heckler & Koch G36K - 5.56x45mm.
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"LoFat" with his G36K.

Century Arms AK-47 bullpup rifle

Century Arms AK-47 bullpup rifles were seen in the episode "First Person Shooter".

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Century Arms AK-47 Bullpup - 7.62x39mm

Daewoo K3

In the episode "First Person Shooter, the "virtual "enemy combatants" in the video game, dressed like pseudo Nazis, used Daewoo K3 LMGs with the stocks removed and 100-round drum magazines fitted.

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An Daewoo K3 with a disentegrating belt attached. - 5.56x45mm NATO

M60 machine gun

Used by the US military throughout the series, usually as a vehicle-mounted weapon on the US Army's Jeeps and Humvees.

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M60 machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO

MP-40

Used by German soldiers in the episode "Triangle".

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MP-40 sub-machine gun 9x19mm

Knight's Armament Model R-2 Suppressed Revolver Rifle

Used by a Quiet Willy to kill the Smoking Man in Season 5 Episode 2 "Redux II" This is the Knight's Armament R2 system. It's a Ruger super redhawk modified to having the gap between the ammunition cylinder and the barrel closed. The idea was to create an effect similar to that of the mosin nagant revolver. Once this was done, a sound suppressor could be effectively employed. Needless to say, the life of the weapon was rather short as it wore out quickly due to the cyclinder grinding down steel when rubbing against the barrel as it turned.

Browning Hi-Power

Used by the evil guy in s8e17.

Jericho 941

Used by Langley to "shoot" Suzanne Modeski.