Sliders

Sliders (1995-2000)

The following weapons were used in the television series Sliders:

Handguns

Astra 400

An Astra 400 was used in Season 3's "Dead Man Sliding" (S3E10) as a futuristic looking tranquilizer gun by Contestant Coordinator Taryn Miller (Perrey Reeves). A laser was clamped onto the locked-back slide to make it appear futuristic.

Astra 400 - 9x23mm

Aiming for Quinn Mallory (Jerry O'Connell). Note slide locked-back.

Taryn Miller (Perrey Reeves) prepares to tranquilize Quinn Mallory (Jerry O'Connell) again in Season 3's "Dead Man Sliding" (S3E10).

Taryn Miller (Perrey Reeves) loads a tranquilizer dart into the modified Astra 400 in Season 3's "Dead Man Sliding" (S3E10).

Glock 17

The Glock 17 was first used in the Pilot episode when Quinn Mallory (Jerry O'Connell) was given one of these pistols by a resistance fighter on the world where America was occupied by the Soviet Union. These pistols subsequently appeared in quite a few other episodes.

Glock 17 - 9x19mm

The Glock 17 was first used in "Pilot" (S1E01), when Quinn Mallory (Jerry O'Connell) was given one of these pistols by a resistance fighter.

Glock handed off in "Pilot" (S1E01).

Beretta 92FS

The Beretta 92FS was another pistol which appeared quite regularly on the show. Maggie Beckett (Kari Wuhrer) carried one in several episodes, on at least one occasion with a suppressor.

Beretta 92FS 9mm

In "Exodus, Part I" (S3E16), Maggie Beckett (Kari Wuhrer) draws her Beretta 92FS.

A colonist carries a Beretta 92FS in "Dinoslide" (S3E23).

Col Rickman holds a Beretta 92FS on a hostage in "Dinoslide" (S3E23).

The Timecop Beretta (Dressed up Taurus PT99AF)

In Season 2's "El Sid" (S2E05), the handgun carried by Sid (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) appears to be the weapon that's known as the Timecop Beretta. This visually modified version of the Taurus PT99AF was used not only in the film Timecop, but also in the series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis.

Taurus PT99 - Basis for the Timecop Beretta

Prop version of theTimecop Beretta

In Season 2's "El Sid" (S2E05), the handgun carried by Sid (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) appears to be the weapon that's known as the "Timecop" Beretta.

Rifles

Norinco Type 56

The USSR soldiers in "Pilot" (S1E01) were armed mostly with Norinco Type 56 copies of the AK-47 assault rifle. These rifles were also seen in many other episodes. In "Slither" (S3E22), both Quinn Mallory and Rembrandt Brown (Cleavant Derricks) used Type 56 rifles after taking them from tobacco farmers (on a world where tobacco was illegal).

Type 56 assault rifle aka M22, early milled receiver model without under-folding ("pig sticker") bayonet - 7.62x39mm

The USSR soldiers in "Pilot" (S1E01) were armed mostly with Norinco Type 56 rifles.

Norinco Type 84

The USSR soldiers in "Pilot" (S1E01) were also armed with many Norinco Type 84S assault rifles, including at least one Type 84S Target with a long RPK-style barrel.

Norinco Type 84 5.56x45mm

Norinco Type 84S "Target" Rifle - 5.56x45mm. Basically a standard Norinco Type 84S with a slightly longer barrel. This variant was ready for export after the 1989 US import ban, so it is mostly seen in Canada. It has an 18.5" barrel and was not really seen in the U.S. Gun market.

On the left, a soldier with the Type 84 rifle in "Pilot" (S1E01).

M16A1

In the Pilot, anti-Soviet resistance fighters were armed mostly with M16A1 assault rifles. Hilariously, the resistance fighters' T-shirts showed the Statue of Liberty holding an M16A1 above her head (in defiance of similar Marxist-Leninist-themed T-shirts and flags).

M16A1s were also used in many episodes by military personnel, usually with M16A2-style hand guards, including Colonel Rickman's (Roger Daltrey's) Marines, and also Maggie Beckett (Kari Wuhrer) in "Dinoslide" (S2E23).

M16A1 with 30 Round magazine - 5.56x45mm

On the far left, the female fighter holds the M16A1 in "Pilot" (S1E01).

M16A1 with A2 style handguards - 5.56x45mm.

Maggie Beckett (Kari Wuhrer) holds the M16A1 with A2 hand guards in "Dinoslide" (S2E23).

Maggie holds her M16A1 in "Dinoslide" (S2E23). Note receiver profile here.

Maggie and Quinn take cover from the T.rex in "Dinoslide" (S2E23) while pointing their rifles at the cave entrance. Note that Maggie's rifle has M16A1-style receiver; Quinn's rifle is an early Colt AR-15 A2 Sporter HBAR.

M16A2

Beginning in Season 3, when the production of the show moved to Los Angeles, M16A2 assault rifles were commonly seen, notably by Colonel Rickman's (Roger Daltrey's) Marines in the episodes "The Exodus, Part 1" (S3E16) and "The Exodus, Part 2" (S3E17). Most of the M16A2s in the show do not appear to have been genuine M16A2s: The glossy black finish on most of the rifles suggests that they are actually Olympic Arms K4B copies.

M16A2 - 5.56x45mm.

A U.S. Marine Sergeant speaks to Col Rickman with his M16A2 slung over his back, while other Marines confront protesters at the base perimeter in the backround in "The Exodus, Part 2" (S3E17).

In "The Exodus, Part 2" (S3E17), U.S. Marines aim their M16A2s at civilian intruders onto the base.

A close-up of an M16A2 that Dr. Tassler (Jay Acovone) keeps in his hideout in "Sole Survivors" (S3E18). Note that this one has an M16A1-style forward assist.

A colonist holds an M16A2 in "Dinoslide" (S3E23).

A resistance fighter fires his M16A2 in "The Dying Fields" (S4E12).

Colt AR-15 A2 HBAR

Quinn Mallory was seen using what appears to be another M16A2 in the episode "Dinoslide" (S3E23), which was also later used by Wade (Sabrina Lloyd) to shoot at the T.rex. Upon closer inspection: The rifle used by Quinn and Wade has a "slab side" lower receiver and no bayonet lug; these characteristics indicate that the weapon is actually an early Colt AR-15A2 Sporter HBAR that has been converted to full-auto. In the 1980s and 1990s, Colt's heavy-barreled AR-15s typically lacked the bayonet lugs, since this feature was not necessary for target rifles, as compared to military rifles.

Quinn and Maggie hunt for Col Rickman in "Dinoslide" (S3E23). Note that Quinn's rifle has a "slab side" lower receiver and indented forward pushpin, indicating that it is a civilian AR-15 A2 variant and not a mil-spec M16A2.

Quinn and Maggie take cover in a cave from the T.rex in "Dinoslide" (S3E23). Quinn's rifle lacks a bayonet lug on the front sight tower in this image, again indicating that it is an AR-15 A2 Sporter HBAR and not an actual M16A2.

Wade holds the AR-15 A2 Sporter HBAR in "Dinoslide" (S3E23). Again, note lack of bayonet lug.

Submachine Guns

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

The Heckler & Koch MP5A3 submachine gun first appeared in "Fever" (S1E03), seen used by the California Health Department soldiers.

Heckler & Koch MP5A3 - 9x19mm

Machine Guns

Cetme Ameli

In "Pilot" (S1E01), a resistance fighter is seen using a Cetme Ameli light machine gun mounted to a Steadicam harness (similar to the M56 Smart Gun from the film Aliens).

Cetme Ameli 5.56 Light Machine Gun - 5.56x45mm.

In "Pilot" (S1E01), a resistance fighter is seen using a Cetme Ameli light machine gun mounted on what appears to have been a Steadicam harness (similar to the M56 Smart Gun from the film Aliens).

On the right, the fighter holds the modified machine gun in "Pilot" (S1E01).

Other

DefTech 37mm launcher

In the episode "In Dino Veritas" (S2E11), a dinosaur poacher used a DefTech 37mm launcher to shoot in vain at the Allosaurus.

DefTech 37mm launcher