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Did You See The Sun Rise?

The third season of Magnum, P.I. began with a two-hour episode that aired on Sep­tem­ber 30, 1982. For many fans of this show, this compelling episode came to be one of their favorites, revealing a side of Thomas Magnum (played by Tom Selleck) not previously seen, with many flashbacks to Viet­nam, and its powerful ending with a sin­gle pistol shot.

As private detective in Hawaii, Thomas Magnum relied on a military 1911 pat­tern Colt semi-automatic pistol. At a recent auction in California, one of the blank-adapted Colt pistols used by actor Tom Selleck in the show came up for sale, and wound up at the National Fire­arms Museum.

This Magnum, P.I. handgun is actually a 9mm Parabellum pistol, rather than the typical U.S. Army issue .45 ACP caliber. The 9mm chambering for this prop gun was selected due to better operation with easily-obtained 9mm blank cartridges, ideal for a propmaster responsible for reliable operation of prop guns on set.

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The latest addition to the National Firearms Museum competitive gallery is a shooting jacket worn by champion Ryan Castonguay at this year's inaugural NRA/Springfield Armory M1A Match.

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Tom Selleck donates seven guns to Museum: Actor, NRA Board member and avid gun collector Tom Selleck has donated seven rifles and revolvers used in his films to the NRA National Firearms Museum.

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