Error creating thumbnail: File missing Falling Skies - Season 1 (2011)The following weapons were used in Season 1 of the series Falling Skies
Assault Rifles & Carbines Norinco Type 56-1 (underfolding stock) For the first three episodes, Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ) is seen carrying a Norinco Type 56-1 , the Chinese underfolding stock copy of the AKMS , with its distinctive hooded front sight. The rifle also appears to have duct tape wrapped around the end of the stock, presumably for relief when the rifle is put to the shoulder.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norinco Type 56-1 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closeup of the Norinco as Tom loads it in "Live and Learn" (S1E01). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norinco Type 56 Several resistance fighters are seen armed with Norinco Type 56 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norinco Type 56 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKM Throughout the remainder of Season 1, Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ) carries an AKM as his preferred weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKM, stamped steel receiver with slant muzzle brake - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A publicity image of Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ) carrying his AKM stands along side of Anne Glass (Moon Bloodgood ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tom holds his AKM while taking fire in "Grace" (S1E04). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tom holds the AKM in "Grace" (S1E04). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A production image of Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ) aims his AKM while he takes cover behind stacked tires at the high school turned bunker, a bulwark against the alien invasion. Error creating thumbnail: File missing At the top, Tom opens fire with the AKM in the Season 1 finale "Eight Hours" (S1E10). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another publicity image of Noah Wyle as Tom with his AKM. AK-103 Several harnessed children are seen wielding AK-103 rifles fitted with drum magazines in (S1E04).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AK-103 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing (S1E04) Error creating thumbnail: File missing (S1E04) Error creating thumbnail: File missing (S1E04) SIG SG 552 Carbine Weaver (Will Patton ) carries a SIG SG 552 carbine as his preferred weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing SIG SG 552 - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A publicity image of Will Patton as Weaver armed with the SIG SG 552. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another publicity image of Will Patton with the SIG SG 552. Error creating thumbnail: File missing (S1E04) Error creating thumbnail: File missing (S1E04) Error creating thumbnail: File missing (S1E02) Error creating thumbnail: File missing (S1E07) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Weaver takes aim with SIG SG 552 as he is targeted by a "Skitter". IMI Galil MAR Carbine After having lost his M4A1 during the events of Episode 3, Hal Mason (Drew Roy ) carries a Galil MAR carbine fitted with a conventional bolt handle and top mounted rail as his preferred weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Galil MAR - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing (S1E08) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A publicity image of Drew Roy as Hal holding the Galil. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another publicity image of Hal (Drew Roy ) with his Galil MAR Carbine. M4A1 Carbine Colt M4A1 carbine is a prominent weapon seen carried by the resistance. In the first episodes, Hal Mason (Drew Roy ) is seen carrying the M4A1. Jimmy Boland (Dylan Authors ) carries his M4A1 fitted with an EOTech sight.
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 Error creating thumbnail: File missing In the premiere episode "Live and Learn" (S1E01), Hal Mason (Drew Roy ) carries the M4A1 as alien "skitters" pass by. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hal holds the M4A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hal opens fire with his M4A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jimmy Boland (Dylan Authors ) carries his M4A1 fitted with an EOTech sight. M16A1 An M16A1 can be seen in the hands of a resistance fighter.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A2 Several resistance fighters are seen armed with M16A2 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A2 - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several resistance fighters are seen armed with M16A2 rifles. M16A4 One resistance fighter can be seen armed with an M16A4 rifle, identifiable by the removable carry handle/rear sights.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A4 - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The resistance fighter in the green coat behind Mason is armed with an M16A4 rifle Colt Model 733 Maggie (Sarah Carter ) carries a Colt Model 733 as her preferred weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Model 733 - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt 733 (S1E09) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch HK91 A rifle of the Heckler & Koch pattern can be seen being used by one of Pope's gang in "The Armory" (S1E02). 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing HK91-A2 Rifle with Standard Stock - 7.62x51mm NATO File:Vlcsnap-2011-03-22-20h12m20s126.jpg In the bottom center, the HK rifle fitted with a weaponlight is visible in "The Armory" (S1E02). 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing L1A1 SLR - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rifles M1 Garand An M1 Garand can be seen on the right of this promotional image with the butt rested on the ground.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Garand - .30-06 File:M1 garand.jpg Marlin Model 336 A Marlin Model 336 can be seen in the hands of one of the resistance fighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marlin 336A Carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k In (S1E08), Sonya (Blair Brown ), a woman that Tom, Hal, and Weaver encounter in Boston, fires on the group with a Karabiner 98k , an interesting choice for a survivor of the attack. Note the weapon has a hooded front sight, indicating that it is of late to post war manufacture.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing In (S1E08), Sonya (Blair Brown ), a woman that Tom, Hal, and Weaver encounter in Boston, fires on the group with a Karabiner 98k , an interesting choice for a survivor of the attack. Note the weapon has a hooded front sight, indicating that it is of late to post war manufacture. Springfield Armory M1A One of Terry Clayton's men in "Sanctuary (Part 2)" carries a M1A Rifle . John Pope later takes the rifle and uses it in a shoot out with Clayton's men.
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Submachine Guns IMI Mini Uzi Anthony (Mpho Koaho ) carries a Mini Uzi as his preferred weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Mini Uzi SMG with stock folded - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anthony (Mpho Koaho ) holds a Mini Uzi in "The Armory" (S1E02). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anthony holds the mini Uzi on Pope in (S1E03) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch UMP9 Karen (Jessy Schram ) uses a UMP9 , as noted by the curved magazine, as her preferred weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch UMP9 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karen aims her Heckler & Koch UMP9 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch MP5A3 Dai (Peter Shinkoda ) uses a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 fitted with a RIS handguard with attached flashlight and vertical grip as his preferred weapon. The MP5A3 is is carried by some of the "harnessed" teens in "Grace" (S1E04).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with navy trigger group - 9x19mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing On the right, the muzzle flash of Dai's Heckler & Koch MP5A3 is seen in "The Armory" (S1E02). Error creating thumbnail: File missing The harnessed girl in the middle carries the MP5A3 in "Grace" (S1E04). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Heckler & Koch MP5A3 is carried by one of the "harnessed" teens in "Grace" (S1E04). Handguns Beretta 92FS A Beretta 92FS is the handgun carried by Weaver (Will Patton ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Weaver (Will Patton ) draws his Beretta during a confrontation in "Mutiny" (S1E09). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tom holds the Beretta in Weaver in "Mutiny" (S1E09). Beretta 92FS Inox In "Sanctuary, Part 1" (S1E06), Maggie gives a Beretta 92FS Inox to Anne Glass (Moon Bloodgood ) after an incident in the clinic.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anne Glass (Moon Bloodgood ) holds the Beretta Inox after an incident in the clinic in "Sanctuary, Part 1" (S1E06). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closeup of the Beretta as Maggie shows Anne how to fire it in "Sanctuary, Part 1" (S1E06). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anne fires the Beretta in "Sanctuary, Part 1" (S1E06). Colt M1911A1 Error creating thumbnail: File missing SIG-Sauer P228 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Gold Trophy M1911A1 A variant of the Colt M1911A1 is carried by Maggie (Sarah Carter ). The pistol is fitted with ivory grips and is first seen in "The Armory" (S1E02). She is seen to carry 2 of theses in a black leather shoulder rig.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Single Action Army John Pope (Colin Cunningham ) is seen carrying a Colt Single Action Army as his sidearm, notably in "The Armory" (S1E02). In (S1E08), he uses his SAA to test out a new armor-piercing round.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Single Action Army with 4.75" barrel, case colored and blued, referred to as "Quick-Draw" or "Civilian" model. Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Pope (Colin Cunningham ) holds the Colt Single Action Army during an ambush in "The Armory" (S1E02). Magnum Research Inc. Desert Eagle Mark XIX Dai (Peter Shinkoda ) uses a Magnum Research Inc. Desert Eagle Mark XIX as his secondary weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Magnum Research Inc. Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Para-Ordnance Nite-Tac A stainless steel Para-Ordnance Nite-Tac (LDA family) is carried by Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ), as noted by the double-stack magwell, DA trigger, and rail.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Para-Ordnance Nite-Tac stainless steel - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A stainless steel Para-Ordnance Nite-Tac (LDA family) is pulled by Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ) in "Grace" (S1E04). Taurus PT92 A Taurus PT92 is seen carried by Anthony (Mpho Koaho ) in the series premiere "Live and Learn" (S1E01).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Taurus PT92 is seen carried by Anthony (Mpho Koaho ) in the series premiere "Live and Learn" (S1E01). Shotguns Sawed Off Double Barreled Shotgun A Sawed Off Double Barreled Shotgun is carried in a backpack by Dai (Peter Shinkoda ) as his weapon of last resort. He is seen giving it to 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 The Sopranos . Error creating thumbnail: File missing In "Live and Learn" (S1E01), Dai holds his shotgun on a mortally wounded "Skitter". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tom uses the shotgun to disable a Skitter in (S1E03). Remington 870 At the beginning of the premiere episode "Live and Learn" (S1E01), a Remington 870 shotgun with an extended mag tube is seen used by a resistance fighter at a human checkpoint.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 870 Police Magnum customized with extended magazine tube - 12 Gauge (credit to Predator 20 )
Error creating thumbnail: File missing At the beginning of "Live and Learn" (S1E01), a Remington 870 shotgun with an extended mag tube is seen used by a resistance fighter at a human checkpoint. Mossberg 590a1 Special Purpose In "Sanctuary, Part 2" (S1E06), a Mossberg 590 is used by Weaver to dispatch a skitter on route to kill Jimmy. The 8-shot is parkerized with ghost-ring sites and a speedfeed stock.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing In "Sanctuary, Part 2" (S1E06), a Mossberg 590 is used by Weaver to dispatch a skitter on route to kill Jimmy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The 8-shot is parkerized with ghost-ring sites and a speedfeed stock. Machine Guns Browning M2HB A Browning M2HB is the main heavy weapon used by the 2nd Massachusetts in Season 1. The machine gun is mounted in a Pontiac GTO.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB - .50 BMG Error creating thumbnail: File missing Click (Brent Jones ) mans the Browning M2 in the series premiere "Live and Learn" (S1E01). Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Browning M2 is manned by one of Pope's gang in the series premiere "Live and Learn" (S1E01). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Captain Weaver mans the M2HB in "Mutiny" (S1E09). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A vehicle-mounted M2HB as seen on the Pontiac GTO in "Mutiny" (S1E09). FN M240B The M240B is another weapon used by the 2nd Massachusetts. It's first seen being carried by Anthony (Mpho Koaho ) in the series premiere "Live and Learn" (S1E01). Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ) can be seen firing an M240B when his squad ambushes Pope's bandits in "The Armory" (S1E02). The Falling Skies website mistakenly refers to this machine gun as a .50 Caliber weapon, when, in fact, it uses the .308 Winchester round.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN M240B - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing The M240B is first seen being carried by Anthony (Mpho Koaho ) in the series premiere "Live and Learn" (S1E01). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tom aims the M240B in "The Armory" (S1E02). Error creating thumbnail: File missing On the left, Tom opens fire with the M240B in "The Armory" (S1E02). PKM A PKM machine gun is seen being fired by Hal Mason (Drew Roy ) when the squad ambushes Pope's gang at the end of "The Armory" (S1E02).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PKM with classic (most seen) version of the flash hider - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing The PKM machine gun is seen being fired by Hal Mason (Drew Roy ) when the squad ambushes Pope's gang at the end of "The Armory" (S1E02). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hal with the PKM in "The Armory" (S1E02). RPK An RPK machine gun is seen being fired by Anthony (Mpho Koaho ) when the squad ambushes Pope's gang at the end of "The Armory" (S1E02).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RPK - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing In the upper left, the RPK can be seen in "The Armory" (S1E02). Grenade & Rocket Launchers M203 Grenade Launcher M203 grenade launchers can be seen mounted under M4A1 carbines.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M4A1 carbine fitted with M203 grenade launcher - 40mm File:Vlcsnap-2011-03-22-20h12m20s126.jpg On the bottom left, one of Pope's men carries the M4A1 fitted with the M203 in "The Armory" (S1E02). RPG-7 In Season 1's finale "Eight Hours" (S1E10), Tom Mason (Noah Wyle ) can be seen firing an RPG-7 fitted with a special warhead manufactured from the aliens' "Mech" metal. The Falling Skies website erroneously refers to it as a "Bazooka " (which is 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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