Magnum P.I. was a detective series that was broadcast on CBS from 1980-1988. The series starred Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a Vietnam veteran and former Naval Intelligence officer who then worked as a private investigator on the islands of Hawaii. The series was created by Donald Bellisario, who was responsible for such popular series as Quantum Leap, Airwolf, JAG, and NCIS.
The following weapons were used on the TV series Magnum P.I.:
The main handgun used by Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) is a Colt MKIV/Series 70 Government Model, which is a commercial version of the U.S. Military M1911A1. This handgun is supposed to be the one he carried during his service in Vietnam and is sometimes carried in a tanker-style holster, most often seen carried inside wast band small of back, no holster. It is sometimes seen in Magnum's flashbacks to Vietnam. A former propmaster for the show has been quoted saying that the original gun was a traditional .45 ACP 1911, but was soon changed to a 9mm version because .45 ACP blanks were too hard to get on location for the show.
Jonathan Higgins (John Hillerman) uses a Walther P38 in the Season 1 episode "Never Again.....Never Again". Magnum is also seen handling one in Season 1's "Skin Deep".
The Heckler & Koch HK94s chopped and converted to resemble MP5A3s are notably used in Season 4's "All for One, Parts 1 & 2".
Error creating thumbnail: File missingHeckler & Koch HK94 chopped and converted to resemble an MP5A3. Note the lack of a paddle magazine release, a lugged barrel, and a push pin set 9x19mmError creating thumbnail: File missingMagnum lays down fire with the HK94. Note the lack of barrel lugs.File:Magnum4 14.jpgMagnum with the HK94 in Season 4's "All for One, Part 2". Note that he has 3 mags taped together "jungle" style.
"Fake" Uzi (Mocked up M11)
In Season 1, foreign agents are seen with Uzi's which are actually M11 with furniture to make it look like an Uzi.
In Season 1's "Skin Deep", actress Erin Wolfe (Cathie Shiriff) is seen enacting a scene with a single barrel shotgun for a video camera.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn Season 1's "Skin Deep", actress Erin Wolfe (Cathie Shiriff) is seen enacting a scene with a single barrel shotgun for a video camera.
over and under shotgun
An O/U shotgun is seen being used for skeet-shooting in the episode "Tropical Madness".
As what was common for productions in the 1970's and 1980's, the Valmet M71S rifle is seen used as a substitute for the AK-47. In the pilot episode, Vietnamese pirates are seen opening fire on T.C.'s helicopter from a boat. Higgins refers to the rifles in the episode as AK-47's.
Rick uses an M60 in his role as T.C.'s gunner in Vietnam. In the episode "All for One, Part 1", Rick is seen using the M60 from the riverboat during the firefight on the river. Magnum and Higgins are seen using the M60 during "All For One, Part 2". The machine gun is used as well in various flashbacks to Vietnam (the M60 in the flashbacks are seen mounted on the side of TC's helicopter). Also seen in the series is the M60C model (most often in disguise as a DSHK) as in "All for One" and "Mad Dogs and Englishmen")
