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Sledge Hammer! was a television parody of the Dirty Harry series that starred David Rasche as Inspector Sledge Hammer, a tough no-nonsense cop whose tagline was "Trust me, I know what I'm doing!" The aired for two seasons on ABC from 1986-1988.
The following guns were used in the television series Sledge Hammer! (1986):
Inspector Sledge Hammer (David Rasche) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 629 as his sidearm. The revolver is arguably the star of the show, as it gets the vast majority of the screen time during the opening credits. The plastic grips have the image of a sledge hammer on each side. Hammer talks to it sometimes, but when people catch him doing it, he always denies it. He also cooks with it, sleeps next to it and showers with it.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSmith & Wesson Model 629 with Hogue Grips - .44 Magnum.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe S&W 629 lies next to Hammer in bed.A close-up of the special grips during the opening credits.A close-up of the rounds in the cylinder during the opening credits.Instead of a silencer, Hammer uses a "loudener."Hammer talks to his S&W 629.Hammer forces a purse snatcher to beat himself up at gunpoint.Hammer turns his S&W 629 into a spatula to flip his pancakes.
Smith & Wesson Model 38/49
Hammer's partner, Detective Dori Doreau (Anne-Marie Martin) carries either a Smith & Wesson Model 38 or Model 49 as her sidearm. There's no way to tell which it is. Sometimes she keeps it in her purse, others in an outside-the-waistband holster on her skirt.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSmith & Wesson Model 49 - .38 SpecialDoreau pulls out her S&W 38/49 on the perp in "All Shook Up" (S01E07).Doreau empties her S&W 38/49 at an oncoming forklift in "If I Had a Little Hammer" (S01E10).Doreau tries to pistol-whip a snake in "Miss of the Spider Woman" (S01E12). This offers a good shot of her grips.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingClassic Smith & Wesson Model 60 - .38 SpecialCaptain Trunk with his S&W 60 on the assault course in "They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?" (S01E04)Captain Trunk pulls out his S&W 60 while trying to fight off two syndicate assassins in "Over My Dead Bodyguard" (S01E08).
Browning Hi-Power
A thief (Robert Hallak) uses a Browning Hi-Power during a convenience store robbery in "Hammer Gets Nailed" (S01E02), but Hammer takes it away and hands it to his partner, Detective Dori Doreau (Anne-Marie Martin).
Error creating thumbnail: File missingClassic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian Mfg) - 9x19mmThe thief holds his BHP on the convenience store owner.Doreau holds the BHP on the thief after Hammer takes it away from him.
Heckler & Koch P7
Francine Flambo (Judie Aronson), the mayor's daughter, uses a Heckler & Koch P7M8 on Hammer and Doreau in the first episode "Under the Gun." (John Vernon reprises his role from Dirty Harry as the mayor of San Francisco in this episode.)
Error creating thumbnail: File missingPre-War Colt M1911A1 Pistol Commercial - .45 ACPAn assassin aims at Hammer with his M1911 in "Witless" (S01E03).Sam Steinway (Basil Hoffman) uses an M1911 when he's pressed into service as an assassin in "Witless" (S01E03).Cliff (Frank Doubleday) uses an M1911 in "Dori Day Afternoon" (S01E05).
Taurus Model 65
Taurus Model 65's appear to be the sidearm of the police department in this show. Officer Lenny (John Milford) tries to collect the bounty on Hammer in "Witless" (S01E03). Vigilante #2 (David Leisure) later uses one to gun down a recently released criminal in "Magnum Farce" (S01E09).
Error creating thumbnail: File missingOlder Taurus Model 65 - .357 Magnum. The one used in the episode was a newer model with a full underlug.The Taurus 65 is on the right.
Luger P08
Two syndicate posing as cops carry Luger P08s in their holsters in "Over My Dead Bodyguard" (S01E08). Hammer recognizes this detail and saves Captain Trunk's life.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingLuger P08 with black grips - 9x19mmNotice the Luger in the holster.One of the Lugers gets dropped during the altercation.
A cop posing as a pizza delivery man has a nickel Smith & Wesson Model 40 haphazardly taped to his ankle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSmith & Wesson Model 40 Nickel - .38 SpecialSeriously, NO ONE has an ankle holster?How were they expecting him to draw this?
Error creating thumbnail: File missingIMI Uzi with buttstock collapsed - 9x19mmA file photo of Feliz Navidad with an AMT Hardballer Longslide and an Uzi in "Under the Gun" (S01E01).Cottage Cheese Clodman (The Daily Show's Larry Wilmore) sets down his Uzi in "Under the Gun" (S01E01).Isadora (Ann Ryerson) and Jacob (Lewis Arquette) find Uzis in Hammer's overnight bag in "Witless" (S01E03).Lou (Britt Leach) uses an Uzi in "Dori Day Afternoon" (S01E05).
Error creating thumbnail: File missingM1928 "Tommy Gun" or "Chicago typewriter" with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP, made famous through countless classic gangster movies.
Shotguns
Ithaca 37
A police officer is armed with an Ithaca 37 during the sniper standoff. Hammer later takes an Ithaca 37 with an extended magazine from DA Collins (Janice Lynde) in "Magnum Farce" (S01E09).
Error creating thumbnail: File missingWinchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" Carbine - .44/40.There are some who would consider firing guns at suspects during questioning police brutality.
Armalite AR-18
One of the mob assassins uses a Armalite AR-18 when they try to kill Hammer in "Witless" (S01E03).
Hammer uses a M72 LAW rocket launcher to take down a sniper. (Or more specifically, to take down the building that the sniper is on top of.)
Error creating thumbnail: File missingM72A2 LAW - 66mmWhat kind of cop keeps a rocket launcher in his trunk? A PREPARED cop. (Note the "I ♥ VIOLENCE" sticker.)Hammer extends the M72.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingM67 fragmentation grenadeHammer hands an M67 to a housewife in case she starts arguing with her husband again.Hammer talks his gun after pulling a grenade out of his pocket.