Amazing Stories was a television anthology series created by Steven Spielberg. The ambitious series premiered with great fanfare due to its high profile director and the series attracted several A-list directors to helm various episodes including Clint Eastwood, Joe Dante, Danny DeVito, Peter Hyams, Robert Zemeckis, and Martin Scorsese in addition to Spielberg himself. The series premiered in the US on NBC on September 29, 1985, and aired for two seasons until 1987. A revival of the series premiered on the Apple TV+ streaming service in March of 2020.
The following weapons were used in the television series Amazing Stories:
Browning M2 Aircraft heavy machine guns are the primary armament of the B-17 Flying Fortress in Season 1's "The Mission" (S1E05), which was directed by Steven Spielberg and featured Kevin Costner and Kiefer Sutherland as part of a B-17 bomber crew who struggle to find a way to get their young gunner out of his ball turret before they crash land.
The MG42 is seen used by enemy forces as the men storm the beach in Season 1's "No Day At The Beach" (S1E14), which starred Charlie Sheen as a young US infantryman who are about to get their first taste of battle as they storm a beach in Italy.
Davy Crockett (Richard Young) also uses a Flintlock Pistol while defending the Alamo. Several flintlocks are also seen in a modern day display later in the episode.
Alamo Jobe (Kelly Reno) carries a Kentucky/Pennsylvania long rifle throughout "Alamo Jobe" (S1E03), a Season 1 episode based on story by Steven Spielberg that follows a young Texan fighting at the Battle of the Alamo who finds himself transported through time to modern day Texas.
In Season 1's "No Day At The Beach" (S1E14), the M1 Carbine is mainly seen carried by the 1st Sergeant as well as Pvt. Arnold Skamp (Larry Spinak).
Error creating thumbnail: File missingKorean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine. Most of the World War II variations of the M1 Carbine were sent back to the Military Arsenals and retrofitted with the Bayonet Lug and adjustable rear sight. This is the version seen after late 1945 and all the way until the 1960s. This version is seen most often in World War II movies, despite being anachronistic for most World War II battlesError creating thumbnail: File missingThe 1st Sgt. carries his M1 Carbine in Season 1's "No Day At The Beach" (S1E14).Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe First Sergeant in the middle with his M1 Carbine in Season 1's "No Day At The Beach" (S1E14). Note that his carbine has the anachronistic post WWII bayonet lug.
