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M*A*S*H (TV Series)

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MASH (1972-1983)


M*A*S*H (or simply spelled as MASH) was the television adaptation of the 1970 film of the same name. As in the film, the series followed the antics of the medical personnel assigned to the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. Though set in the Korean War, the series was meant as an allegory to the then ongoing war in Vietnam. The series aired on CBS for 11 seasons from 1972-1983 and its finale was one of the most viewed television programs in history.

The following weapons were used in the series M*A*S*H:


Handguns

Star Model B

For the majority of the series, the Star Model B was used as a substitute for the M1911A1 that would be standard issue, since blank .45 ammo was more rare than 9mm at the time. It is used by many characters throughout the series, notably MAJ Frank Burns (Larry Linville) and (Harry Morgan) as both MG Bartford Hamilton Steele and as COL Sherman Potter. CPT Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce (Alan Alda) disdains guns, though he uses one in Episode 5.10 "Hawkeye, Get Your Gun" to scare Chinese forces.

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Star Model B - 9mm

Burns has a Star Model B with pearl handles. As the comic foil, he frequently breaks every rule of gun safety in spades, despite being "regular Army."

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Burns "cleaning" his sidearm unstripped with his finger on the trigger, safety off, and a (potentially) loaded magazine.
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Burns with Houlihan as he aims to plink some tin cans--with eyes closed--in Ep. 2.10 "The Sniper."
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Burns tries to lower the hammer on his pistol in 5.06 "The Abduction of Margaet Houlihan." Interestingly, the gun is not loaded in this instance (from the slide locking back with the magazine inserted), so this actually shouldn't be necessary. However, the gun still fires and grazes Dr. BJ Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell) offscreen.
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Harry Morgan draws his Star Model B as Major General Steele in 3.01 "The General Flipped at Dawn"
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Potter fires his Star Model B.
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Hawkeye refusing to fire his weapon. The lack of a grip safety indicates it is a Star Model B.
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"Oh, thank you." Potter cocks Hawkeye's Star Model B before firing.

Unidentified Pistol

In the Episode 1.16 "The Ringbanger" Henry uses his service pistol.

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Henry holds his pistol.
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Henry holds his pistol.

Colt New Service

In Episode 4.13 "The Gun," a wounded Colonel arrives at the 4077th with a revolver described as a chromed Colt .45, shiny barrel with bone grips, made in 1884. The year suggests a Colt Single Action Army, though the actual revolver appears to be an anachronistic Colt New Service model, which was made 14 years later.

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Colt New Service - .45 ACP
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Shot of the Colt New Service in the storage locker.
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Houlihan admiring the revolver. She reads the year inscribed as 1884, remarking her father had one like it.

Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket

In Episode 3.2 "Rainbow Bridge" Houlihan gives Burns a Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket with pearl grips for a concealed weapon before going to a wounded pickup in Chinese territory, in spite of the Chinese saying they were not even to have sidearms. Fortunately the Chinese are so amused by the diminutive size they laugh it off.

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Colt M1908 Vest Pocket - .25 ACP
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"It comes in a box of crackerjacks." Burns displays the M1908 VP.

Submachine Guns

M1928A1 Thompson

The M1928 Thompson is occasionally carried by some soldiers, as a stand-in for the M1.

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M1928A1 Thompson - .45 ACP
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A gunner uses an M1928 in Episode 2.10.
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A SSG holding a M1928A1 Thompson with 20-round magazine on patrol in "Hawkeye Get Your Gun." Note the top-mounted bolt actuator.


PPSh-41

Chinese soldiers in Episode 3.2 "Rainbow Bridge" are armed with Soviet PPSh-41 SMGs during the wounded pickup. If they were Chinese-made Type 50s, they would use stick magazines instead of drums, though North Korea did make licensed PPSh copies as Type 49s.

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Soviet PPSh-41, 7.62x25mm Tokarev
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Chinese soldiers with the PPSh-41


MP40

A Korean soldier (Soon-Tek Oh) surrenders in Episode 4.06 "The Bus" with an MP40, which MAJ Burns uses while guarding him.

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MP40, 9x19mm
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Burns with the MP40.

Rifles

M1 Carbine

Several US Army and UN soldiers are seen with M1 Carbines. CPL Maxwell Klinger (Jamie Farr) is seen with one during patrol in a couple instances. 1LT Smith (William Watson) uses one to demand treatment for his Sergeant in 3.12 "A Full Rich Day."

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Korean-era M1 Carbine - .30
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Radar implies this is an M2 carbine "...that's one of those new rifles, shoots 30 corporals a second." His rifle has the appropriate 30-round magazine...
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...though it lacks a selector switch, making this an M1 Carbine.
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Klinger with the M1 in 4.16 "Dear Ma".
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Burns with his M1 in episode 5.02.
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Burns hands his M1 to Radar (Gary Burghoff).

M1 Garand

The M1 Garand also appears as a regular service rifle, used by the Camp's enlisted men on guard duty (notably CPL Maxwell Klinger (Jamie Farr) before he becomes the company clerk), US soldiers and other UN allies.

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M1 Garand - .30-06
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A South Korean soldier shouldering an M1 Garand in Ep. 2.02 "5 O'Clock Charlie".
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A North Korean soldier terrorises the camp with an M1 Garand in Ep. 2.10 "The Sniper".
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Sgt. Condon (Mills Watson) has an M1 Garand in Ep. 2.09 "Dear Dad Three".
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Klinger holds his Garand to block Winchester from entering camp in Ep. 5.08 "Change Day".

Valmet M71

In Episodes 6.12-13 "Comrades in Arms," Korean patrols appear to be carrying Valmet M71 Sporter riles with synthetic furniture and the muzzle brake removed, to represent AK-47s. While this is a reference to the Vietnam War, any AK-47 variant used in the Korean War is likely an anachronism, since even the Soviet Union and China did not issue AK-type rifles until years after the Armistice was signed in 1953.

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Valmet M71 - 5.56x45mm
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Korean patrol with unloaded M71s while finding a jeep.
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Korean soldier with the Valmet doing a search in Ep. 6.12 "Comrades in Arms (1)".

Mosin Nagant M91/30

A{nother} surrendering North Korean soldier (nicknamed "Ralph" (Soon-Tek Oh) by Hawkeye) and a Korean patrol they encounter appear to be using Mosin Nagant M91 rifles in Episode 8.10 "The Yalu Brick Road."

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Mosin Nagant M1891, 7.62x54mmR
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North Korean patrol aiming their Mosin Nagant rifles.
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"Ralph" with his M1891.

Chinese SKS Type 56

On his way to R&R, Hawkeye is shot at by a North Korean soldier (Mako) who holds him at gun point, forcing him to treat his wounded comrade S09E01 "The Best of Enemies"

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Chinese Type 56 Carbine aka the Chinese SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm
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North Korean capturing Hawkeye w SKS
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North Korean letting Hawkeye go w SKS

Machine Guns

Browning M1919A4

A Browning M1919A4 is mounted on a US Army jeep during the retreat in Episode 5.01, "Bug Out".

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Browning M1919A4 on an M31C pedestal mount - .30-06 Springfield
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A Browning M1919A4 mounted on a US Army jeep.

Shotguns

Double-Barreled Shotgun

MAJ Charles Winchester (David Ogden Stiers) managed to get his shotgun sent from home for fowl hunting in Episode 8.12 "Dear Uncle Abdul." It's a hammerless break action side-by-side shotgun. As a nod to his character namesake (and affluence), it is possibly a Winchester Model 21 or 24 though the receiver is never clearly seen. MAJ Margaret Houlihan (Loretta Swit) borrows it during the episode.

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Winchester aiming shotgun.
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Houlihan hands the shotgun back to Winchester.

Other

Mk 2 hand grenade

Mk 2 pineapple grenades are occasionally seen on passing GIs. SSG Rizzo (G.W. Bailey) borrows a dummy grenade from PVT Igor to play pranks in Episode 11.15 "As Time Goes By." As another nod to the Vietnam War, these grenades are painted black. Mk II grenades during the actual Korean War would be olive drab in color.

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Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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Winchester shocked to discover the Mk II is a dud.
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Burns reinserting a grenade pin after pulling it out while playing soldier in ep 5.02

3"/23 caliber gun

The 4077th is supplied with a "40mm gun" in Episode 2.2 "5 O'Clock Charlie" when he starts trying to bomb an ammo dump near the hospital. This is actually a Navy 3"/23 caliber gun, similar to the one used in The Sand Pebbles.

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Side view of the AAA.
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Firing the AA gun.