Error creating thumbnail: File missing Falling Skies (June 2011-Present)
Falling Skies is a 2011 TNT science fiction television series co-created by Steven Spielberg . Set sometime after an alien invasion has wiped out most of Earth's population, the series stars Noah Wyle as Tom Mason, a former college professor who become involved in the resistance movement consisting of soldiers and civilians that rises up against the occupying alien force.
The following guns can be seen in the upcoming series Falling Skies :
Assault Rifles & Carbines
AKM
Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ) uses an AKM as his preferred weapon.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tom Mason aims his AKM while he takes cover behind stacked tires at the high school turned bunker, a bulwark against the alien invasion.
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Norinco Type 56-1
Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ) is also see carrying a Norinco Type 56-1 , the Chinese underfolding stock copy of the AKMS , with its distinctive hooded front sight.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norinco Type 56-1 - 7.62x39mm
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SIG SG 552 Carbine
Weaver (Will Patton ) uses a SIG SG 552 carbine.
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IMI Galil MAR Carbine
Hal Mason (Drew Roy ) carries a Galil MAR carbine fitted with a conventional bolt handle and top mounted rail.
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M16A1
An M16A1 can be seen in the hands of a resistance fighter.
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M16A2
Several resistance fighters are seen armed with M16A2 rifles .
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M16A4
One resistance fighter can be seen armed with an M16A4 rifle , identifiable by the removable carry handle/rear sights.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The resistance fighter in the green coat behind Mason is armed with an M16A4 rifle
Colt M4A1 Carbine
Colt M4A1 carbines can be seen carried by resistance soldiers with and without red dot sights, RIS foregrips and grenade launchers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M4A1 Carbine with M68 Aimpoint reflex optic and Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm
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Colt Model 733
Maggie (Sarah Carter) carries a Colt Model 733 .
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Norinco Type 56
Several resistance fighters are seen armed with Norinco Type 56 rifles.
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L1A1 SLR
The British variant of the FN FAL rifle, the L1A1 SLR is seen in the hands of of a resistance fighter inside a grocery store.
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Heckler & Koch Rifle
A rifle of the Heckler & Koch pattern can be seen being used by the human survivors. It is possible that this is the civilian version of the Heckler & Koch G3 , the HK91 , as noted by the lack of the grenade launching lug on the barrel. It also appears to have a flashlight attached to side of the front sight block.
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Rifles
M1 Garand
An M1 Garand can be seen on the right of this promotional image with the butt rested on the ground.
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Winchester Model 1894
A Winchester Model 1894 can be seen in the hands of one of the resistance fighters.
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Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*
The front end of a Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* can be seen in the middle of this image.
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Springfield Armory M1A
Pope is seen with a scoped M1A, the civilian version of the M14, in a promo.
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Submachine Guns & Machine Pistols
IMI Mini Uzi
Anthony (Mpho Koaho ) carries a Mini Uzi .
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Heckler & Koch UMP9
Karen (Jessy Schram ) uses a UMP9 as noted by it's curved magazine.
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Heckler & Koch MP5A3
Dai (Peter Shinkoda ) uses a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 fitted with a RIS handguard with attached flashlight and vertical grip.
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Shotguns
Short barreled Side by Side Shotgun (Sawed Off)
A Short barreled Side by Side Shotgun (Sawed Off) is used mainly by Dai (Peter Shinkoda ) but is also seen fired by Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing This is the screen used Zabala short barreled shotgun used by Denzel Washington in the film Man on Fire , very similar to Tony's lupara on The Sopranos .
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Winchester Model 1300
A Winchester Model 1300 is seen fired by a resistance fighter at a human checkpoint.
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Handguns & Pistols
Magnum Research Inc. Desert Eagle Mark XIX
Dai (Peter Shinkoda ) holds his Desert Eagle Mark XIX .
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Colt M1911A1
A variant of the Colt M1911A1 is carried by Maggie (Sarah Carter ) and Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ), fitted with adjustable sights.
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Colt Single Action Army
A Colt Single Action Army can be seen used by John Pope (Colin Cunningham ).
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Machine Guns
Browning M2HB
A Browning M2HB can be seen mounted on a resistance technical.
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FN M240B
Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ) can be seen firing an M240B when his squad ambushes Pope's bandits. Anthony and another survivor carry a similar weapon. The Falling Skies website mistakenly refers to it as a .50 Caliber weapon, when, in fact, it uses the .308 Winchester round.
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PKM
A PKM machine gun is seen being fired by Hal Mason when his squad ambushes the gang at the end of the first episode.
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Grenade & Rocket Launchers
M203 Grenade Launcher
M203 grenade launchers can be seen mounted under M4A1 carbines.
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RPG-7
Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ) can be seen firing an RPG-7 . The Falling Skies website erroneously refers to it as a "Bazooka ", a completely different weapon system.
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Other Weapons
Molotov Cocktail
Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ) fashions a molotov cocktail to distract several gun-wielding "harness" kids, when surrounded in the motorcycle store.
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